PokerStars customers playing online at PokerStars Michigan and PokerStars New Jersey received a new year treat on January 1, 2023, when the player pools from both sites merged into one. The increased player liquidity was there for all to see on New Year’s Day, with tournament guarantees blown out of the water. Things are about to grow a whole lot larger for Michigan and New Jersey grinders because PokerStars has unveiled the $2.5 million PSPC Online festival.
The PSPC Online festival marks the first time PokerStars players in Michigan and New Jersey will combine in a prestigious online series. A total of 85 events are scheduled, with players at PokerStars Pennsylvania getting their own version featuring 72 events with combined prize pools of $1.5 million. The action on both platforms runs from January 13-30.
Severin Rasset, the PokerStars US Managing Director, is excited for the upcoming PSPC Online series’.
“It was brilliant to see our communities in Michigan and New Jersey come out in force on January 1 to celebrate the combining of our player pool and enjoy our special New Year’s Day events and smash the guarantees. We’re now excited to bring players our first multi-state online series and our largest online series to date in the US, where players have the chance to join in the Bahamian fu of the PSPC and play alongside their favorite players as they battle it out on the online tables. There’s plenty more to come for the MI and NJ community, and we look forward to exciting and rewarding our players in 2023 and beyond.”
$500,000 Worth of PSPC Online Main Events in MI and NJ!
The PSPC Online series takes inspiration from the eagerly anticipated $25,000 PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) scheduled for January 30 through February 30 in The Bahamas. Although the Michigan and New Jersey PSPC Online Main Event commands a much more affordable $250 buy-in, it still comes with a whopping $300,000 guaranteed prize pool, one of the largest prize pools offered by PokerStars since its launch in the various states.
Lower stakes players can get involved in a $50 buy-in Mini Main Event and play for a share of a guaranteed $50,000, while high roller have their own $2,500 buy-in High Roller Main Event that guarantees $125,000. All three PSPC Online Main Events shuffle up and deal on January 29.
Pennsylvania residents can play for the lion’s share of a $150,000 guaranteed Main Event for a $250 investment.
Of course, there are satellite aplenty feeding into the PSPC Online Main Events, satellites starting at a mere $1. There are also $2.50 buy-in PSPC Online edition Spin & Go tournaments awarding tickets to higher buy-in events.
There is even the chance to win a PSPC Online Main Event seat for free via a special Depositor Freeroll. Deposit $50 or more using the bonus code “PSPCONLINE” after January 13 to gain access to the Depositor Freeroll on January 29.