GGPoker’s Pick&Go: The Ultimate Hat-Trick of Poker and Soccer

Sure, June’s the month of summer vacation but for European soccer fans, it’s much more than that this year. In just a few short days, seven to be exact, the UEFA European Championship kicks off in Germany, literally.

While we’ve all been too busy putting on our battle colors, online poker giant, GGPoker has decided to get in on the action. In anticipation of the championship, the online poker room is launching its Pick&Go promotion aimed at poker fans both in Europe and beyond.

Since we can’t say no to a poker promotion that blends our favorite card game and the Beautiful Game, we’ve decided to take a peak at this promo and tell you a bit about it. Let’s go!

What Is Pick&Go?

At its core, the Pick&Go promotion is aimed at MTT players who also happen to have a soft spot for soccer. Thus, to come up on top, players are going to need both poker skills and a solid soccer foundation.

Poker tournaments that are part of the Pick&Go promotion will be running on GGPoker simultaneously with the 2024 European Championship, meaning the promotion will be active for an entire month, from June 14th to July 14th.

There are no satellites for Pick &Go tournaments. The rake starts from the 8th%.

How Does Pick&Go Work?

While the promotion is running, online tournaments will be played at the same time as the soccer matches in real time. As a poker player, you first need to pick a tournament and register but here’s the kick – upon registration, you’ll be asked to predicting the winner of a soccer match taking place simultaneously.

Once the tournament starts, you’ll be able to see which of the two teams each of your opponents selected.

So, what’s the catch?

Remember when we said you’re going to need some soccer knowledge to survive – it’s going to come in handy when predicting the winner. See, during the tournament, players are going to be following the soccer action with a live scoreboard.

If your team loses, you’re out of the tournament regardless of the size of you chip stack. Only those who predicted the winner stay on and move on. In the case of a draw, all players at the table advance.

Buy-Ins for Pick&Go

To account for the issue of mismatches, GGPoker has come out with a new buy-in strategy.

Players planning to bet on favorites to boost their winning chances, will now face adjusted entry fees. Those betting on the underdogs will benefit from reduced buy-in costs. A standard $10 entry fee will be discounted in real time based on live match odds for each team, ensuring a fairer playing field.

After all, just think how lucky you’ll feel when your underdog comes up on top and saves you a pretty penny.

Pick&Go Schedule

Below you’re find the first few matches in the GGPoker Pick&Go schedule. For a full list as well as detailed Terms and Conditions, please refer to the GGPoker site.

Day	Time	Event	Buy-In	GTD
Jun 14	19:00	Pick & Go: Germany vs Scotland	$10	$10,000
Jun 15	13:00	Pick & Go: Hungary vs Switzerland	$10	$5,000
Jun 15	16:00	Pick & Go: Spain vs Croatia	$10	$5,000
Jun 15	19:00	Pick & Go: Italy vs Albania	$10	$5,000
Jun 16	13:00	Pick & Go: Poland vs Netherlands	$10	$10,000
Jun 16	16:00	Pick & Go: Slovenia vs Denmark	$10	$10,000
Jun 16	19:00	Pick & Go: Serbia vs England	$10	$10,000
Jun 17	13:00	Pick & Go: Romania vs Ukraine	$10	$5,000
Jun 17	16:00	Pick & Go: Belgium vs Slovakia	$10	$5,000
Jun 17	19:00	Pick & Go: Austria vs France	$10	$5,000
Jun 18	16:00	Pick & Go: Turkey vs Georgia	$10	$5,000
Jun 18	19:00	Pick & Go: Portugal vs Czechia	$10	$5,000
Jun 19	13:00	Pick & Go: Croatia vs Albania	$10	$5,000
Jun 19	16:00	Pick & Go: Germany vs Hungary	$10	$5,000
Jun 19	19:00	Pick & Go: Scotland vs Switzerland	$10	$5,000

Good luck to all the players both on and off the soccer field! The first ball kicks off June 14th with Germany going head to head with Scotland at 9pm CEST.