The global health pandemic has caused some damage to poker in Las Vegas. As a result, three MGM Resorts poker rooms are closing permanently. But the good news for poker players is they all have leftover jackpot pool money and you can get your hands on some of that cash.
Mandalay Bay, Excalibur, and Mirage have now officially closed their poker rooms. The casinos haven't announced if that's permanent or not, but we do know at the very least it will be a long time before any of those card rooms reopen, if they ever do.
So, to honor their memories, the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip is hosting three promotional freerolls starting November 3. The first one, on Election Day, is to pay out the money leftover from the Mandalay Bay's jackpot pool, which totals $24,022. Unfortunately, if you haven't already registered, you probably won't get a seat as it has sold out. However, if you show up before the 5 pm start time in the MGM Grand poker room, there's a chance you could still get in on the action if some players who registered don't show up.
If not, you will still have an opportunity to get your hands on free money as there are two more freerolls upcoming. The second tournament, honoring Mirage, takes place on November 17 at 5 pm. This one has a prize pool of $69,804, and numerous players will get apiece of it. And the third and final promotional freeroll tournament, for Excalibur, will be hosted December 1 at 5 pm with a $27,837 guaranteed to be awarded. These tournaments will also take place at MGM Grand.
