Online poker players in Michigan didn’t have to wait long for their first interstate series.
PokerStars announced Thursday that it will run the PSPC Online Series for its shared player pool in Michigan and New Jersey from Jan. 13 through 30.
The series, which is the largest ever online series run by PokerStars, will feature 85 events and a guaranteed prize pool over $2.5 million.
PSPC Online series in Michigan and New Jersey
PokerStars began offering interstate play Jan. 1 for players in Michigan and New Jersey. A rise in payouts and entries was immediate, and now Michigan online poker players will get to compete against their New Jersey counterparts in a major series.
“It was brilliant to see our communities in Michigan and New Jersey come out in force on [Jan. 1] to celebrate the combining of our player pool and enjoy our special New Year’s Day events and smash the guarantees,” PokerStars US Managing Director, Severin Rasset, said in a release. “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 fun 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 awarding our players in 2023 and beyond.”
The PSPC is based off the PokerStars Players Championship, which will be played in the Bahamas starting Jan. 30 and run through February.
That event has a $25,000 buy-in. The PSPC online is much more affordable. Buy-in for the main event of the series, which starts Jan. 29, is $250, with a guaranteed prize pool of $300K.
It’s one of three “main events” that start on Jan. 29. A $50 buy-in mini main event has a $75K guarantee, while a $2,500 buy-in high roller main event has a $125K guarantee. That makes for $500K in main event guarantees.
There are events with buy-ins as low as $10.
PSPC Online Michigan-New Jersey Schedule
Here’s the full schedule of events for the PSPC Online series at PokerStars MI.
| Event Name | Date | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSPC Online 01: $50 NLHE [Nightly Stars Warm Up], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 13 | Fri | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 02: $50 NLHE [Nightly Stars Knockout Warm Up], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 13 | Fri | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 03: $30 HORSE [Mixed Game Warm Up, HORSE], $3.5K Gtd | Jan. 13 | Fri | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 04: $20 NLHE [Afternoon Warm Up], $7.5K Gtd | Jan. 14 | Sat | 4:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 05: $100 NLHE [Big Kickoff], $60K Gtd | Jan. 14 | Sat | 6:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 06: $10 NLHE [Mini Kickoff], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 14 | Sat | 6:20 pm |
| PSPC Online 07: $25 NLHE [ Mini Stars Turbo], $10K Gtd | Jan. 14 | Sat | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 08: $25 NLHE [Mini Stars Turbo Knockout], $10K Gtd | Jan. 14 | Sat | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 09: $50 NLHE [Marathon], $20K Gtd | Jan. 15 | Sun | 2:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 10: $30 NLHE [Sunday Warm Up], $12K Gtd | Jan. 15 | Sun | 5:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 11: $100 NLHE [Players Special], $150K Gtd | Jan. 15 | Sun | 6:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 12: $10 NLHE [Mini Players Special], $20K Gtd | Jan. 15 | Sun | 6:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 13: $500 NLHE [High Roller Players Special], $100K Gtd | Jan. 15 | Sun | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 14: $50 NLHE [Turbo Stars], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 15 | Sun | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 15: $50 NLHE Sunday [Turbo Stars Knockout], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 15 | Sun | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 16: $30 NLHE [Bounty Builder Adrenaine], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 15 | Sun | 9:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 17: $250 NLHE [Battle Royale, Players Championship Edition], $40K Gtd | Jan. 16 | Mon | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 18: $10 NLHE [$10 Turbo Battle], $5K Gtd | Jan. 16 | Mon | 7:20 pm |
| PSPC Online 19: $100 PLO8, $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 16 | Mon | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 20: $30 NLHE [Heads-Up, Zoom,Progressive Total KO], $10K Gtd | Jan. 16 | Mon | 9:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 21: $200 NLHE [Freezeout], $25K Gtd | Jan. 17 | Tue | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 22: $10 NLHE [6-Max, Zoom], $5K Gtd | Jan. 17 | Tue | 7:20 pm |
| PSPC Online 23: $100 NLHE [Super Tuesday], $40K Gtd | Jan. 17 | Tue | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 24: $30 NL 5-Card Draw, $3K Gtd | Jan. 17 | Tue | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 25: $250 NLHE [Storm, Players Championship Edition], $35K Gtd | Jan. 18 | Wed | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 26: $10 NLHE [$10 Storm Turbo], $5K Gtd | Jan. 18 | Wed | 7:20 pm |
| PSPC Online 27: $100 NLHE [9-Max Classic], $25K Gtd | Jan. 18 | Wed | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 28: $30 PLO [Progressive KO], $7.5K Gtd | Jan. 18 | Wed | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 29: $10 NLHE [$10 Stars Turbo], $5K Gtd | Jan. 19 | Thu | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 30: $50 NLHE [4-Max Stars], $10K Gtd | Jan. 19 | Thu | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 31: $50 NLHE [4-Max Stars Knockout], $10K Gtd | Jan. 19 | Thu | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 32: $100 NLHE [Thursday Thrill], $40K Gtd | Jan. 19 | Thu | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 33: $30 Razz [Razz], $4K Gtd | Jan. 19 | Thu | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 34: $200 PLO, $20K Gtd | Jan. 20 | Fri | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 35: $100 NLHE [Friday Night Fight, Progressive KO], $30K Gtd | Jan. 20 | Fri | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 36: $10 NLHE [$10 Turbo Fight, Progressive KO], $5K Gtd | Jan. 20 | Fri | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 37: $30 NLHE [6-Max, Zoom, Progressive KO], $10K Gtd | Jan. 20 | Fri | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 38: $10 NLHE [Players Championship Big $10], $5K Gtd | Jan. 21 | Sat | 5:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 39: $250 NLHE [Deepstack Saturday, Players Championship Edition], $35K Gtd | Jan. 21 | Sat | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 40: $100 NLHE [Turbo], $20K Gtd | Jan. 21 | Sat | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 41: $30 NLHE [Mini Deepstack Saturday], $10K Gtd | Jan. 21 | Sat | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 42: $30 NLHE [Sunday Warm Up, Progressive KO Edition], $12K Gtd | Jan. 22 | Sun | 5:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 43: $200 NLHE [Championship Special, 2-Day], $200K Gtd | Jan. 22 | Sun | 6:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 44: $20 NLHE [Championship Mini Special], $30K Gtd | Jan. 22 | Sun | 6:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 45: $1,000 NLHE [Championship High Roller Special], $100K Gtd | Jan. 22 | Sun | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 46: $100 NLHE [Turbo Stars], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 22 | Sun | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 47: $50 NLHE [Turbo Stars Knockout], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 22 | Sun | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 48: $50 NLHE [Bounty Builder Adrenaine], $15K Gtd | Jan. 22 | Sun | 9:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 49: $50 NLHE [ 6-Max Stars, Big KOs], $10K Gtd | Jan. 23 | Mon | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 50: $50 NLHE [6-Max Stars, Mini KOs], $10K Gtd | Jan. 23 | Mon | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 51: $10 NLHE [ $10 Total KO Turbo], $5K Gtd | Jan. 23 | Mon | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 52: $100 NLHE [Battle Royale], $30K Gtd | Jan. 23 | Mon | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 53: $30 NLHE [Turbo], $8.5K Gtd | Jan. 23 | Mon | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 54: $250 NLHE [Super Tuesday, Players Championship Edition], $50K Gtd | Jan. 24 | Tue | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 55: $10 NLHE [$10 Turbo Tuesday], $5K Gtd | Jan. 24 | Tue | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 56: $100 8-GAME, $10K Gtd | Jan. 24 | Tue | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 57: $30 NLHE [Big Stack, Progressive KO], $10K Gtd | Jan. 24 | Tue | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 58: $50 NLHE [Stars Freezeout], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 25 | Wed | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 59: $50 NLHE [Stars Freezeout, Progressive KO], $12.5K Gtd | Jan. 25 | Wed | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 60: $10 NLHE [$10 Adrenaline], $5K Gtd | Jan. 25 | Wed | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 61: $100 NLHE [Storm], $30K Gtd | Jan. 25 | Wed | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 62: $30 5-Card PLO, $6K Gtd | Jan. 25 | Wed | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 63: $250 NLHE [Thursday Thrill, Players Championship Edition], $50K Gtd | Jan. 26 | Thu | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 64: $10 NLHE [$10 Turbo Thrill], $5K Gtd | Jan. 26 | Thu | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 65: $100 NLHE [Zoom], $25K Gtd | Jan. 26 | Thu | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 66: $30 NLHE [Last Man Standing], $7.5K Gtd | Jan. 26 | Thu | 9:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 67: $250 NLHE [riday Night Fight, Players Championship Edition], $40K Gtd | Jan. 27 | Fri | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 68: $10 NLHE [10 Adrenaline], $5K Gtd | Jan. 27 | Fri | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 69: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $25K Gtd | Jan. 27 | Fri | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 70: $30 NLHE [ Bounty Builder Adrenaine], $5K Gtd | Jan. 27 | Fri | 9:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 71: $250 NLHE [Main Event Walk Through], $35K Gtd | Jan. 28 | Sat | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 72: $10 NLHE [$10 Turbo Main Event Run Through], $5K Gtd | Jan. 28 | Sat | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 73: $100 NLHE [Deepstack Saturday], $30K Gtd | Jan. 28 | Sat | 8:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 74: $30 NLHE [Freezeout], $6K Gtd | Jan. 28 | Sat | 8:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 75: $50 NLHE [Marathon], $25K Gtd | Jan. 29 | Sun | 2:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 76: $30 NLHE [Main Event Warm Up], $15K Gtd | Jan. 29 | Sun | 5:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 77: $250 NLHE [Main Event, 2-Day], $300K Gtd | Jan. 29 | Sun | 6:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 78: $50 NLHE [Mini Main Event], $75K Gtd | Jan. 29 | Sun | 6:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 79: $2,500 NLHE [Super High Roller Main Event], $125K Gtd | Jan. 29 | Sun | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 80: $100 NLHE [Main Event Second Chance], $30K Gtd | Jan. 29 | Sun | 9:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 81: $75 NLHE [Bounty Builder Adrenaline, Big KOs], $20K Gtd | Jan. 29 | Sun | 10:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 82: $100 NLHE [The Closer], $40K Gtd | Jan. 30 | Mon | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 83: $100 NLHE [Phase], $100K Gtd | Jan. 30 | Mon | 7:00 pm |
| PSPC Online 84: $10 NLHE [Mini Closer], $10K Gtd | Jan. 30 | Mon | 7:30 pm |
| PSPC Online 85: $300 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Last Chance, Big Kos], $50K Gtd | Jan. 30 | Mon | 8:00 pm |
