First MICOOP Concludes at PokerStars MI With Over $2.2 Million Awarded

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Yesterday marked the conclusion of the inaugural poker tournament series on PokerStars MI, which undeniably achieved unprecedented success.

The winners of the inaugural Michigan Championship of Online Poker walked away with a staggering $2.2 million in prize money from a total of 60 events. The decision to enhance the guarantees during MICOOP clearly paid off, as the outcome far surpassed any initial expectations.

Nearly half of MICOOP events featured boosted guarantees

PokerStars wasted no time in making a strong impact during the MICOOP series, as they decided to boost the guarantees right before reaching the halfway point. The enhancements took place on February 27-28, during a thrilling Double Up Weekend. PokerStars MI made a significant move by doubling the guarantees for all 10 tournaments held on both Saturday and Sunday.

During the final week of MICOOP, PokerStars raised the guarantees for several tournaments. The most significant increase was seen in the Main Event, where the guarantee was raised from $125,000 to $200,000. Ultimately, 26 out of the 60 tournaments had higher guaranteed prize pools than initially intended.

The enhancements boosted the previously set total guaranteed prize pools of slightly over $1 million to nearly $1.43 million. Ultimately, merely four out of the 60 tournaments experienced overlays, with the most substantial being slightly over $9,700 in a $200 6-Max Turbo event held on Sunday.

In total, the MICOOP saw a staggering number of nearly 32,000 entries, comprising re-entries, rebuys, and add-ons across three rebuy events.

Business at PokerStars Michigan challenging PA and NJ

MICOOP players at PokerStars MI were awarded a staggering $2,208,002.20, surpassing the prize money offered during the first PACOOP in November-December 2019, where players won nearly $1.56 million. This achievement also exceeded the prize pool of the second PACOOP held in October 2020, where players took home almost $2.04 million.

The total amount easily surpasses the winnings of New Jersey players in the NJCOOP, as last autumn they only accumulated slightly above $1.12 million.

During the MICOOP event from February 20th to March 8th, both PokerStars PA and PokerStars NJ simultaneously organized the Bounty Builder Series.

The PokerStars PA Bounty Builder Series distributed a total prize pool of slightly above $2 million across 75 events, whereas the PokerStars NJ Bounty Builder Series comprised 58 events and granted just under $700,000 in winnings.

It should be mentioned that PokerStars is currently the sole operating online poker site in Michigan and Pennsylvania, giving them a monopoly in those states. However, PokerStars NJ faces competition from several other online poker sites.

MICOOP Main draws nearly 1,300 entries, prize pool of $360K

The MICOOP Main Event, with a buy-in of $300, managed to draw in a total of 1,284 entries. As a result, the prize pool soared to $359,520, surpassing the initial $200K guarantee. The title was claimed by player “smftt,” who took home an impressive first prize of over $56,000.

The MICOOP Main Event undoubtedly marked the biggest tournament thus far in the brief existence of PokerStars MI, standing shoulder to shoulder with some of the grandest events held on PokerStars PA since its introduction in November 2019.

The MICOOP Main Event, with a comparable structure and a $300 buy-in along with re-entries, outperformed the PACOOP Main Event held in October last year. The 2020 PACOOP Main Event attracted slightly more than 1,000 entries, resulting in a prize pool of just over $283,000.

In the meantime, PokerStars PA has organized three unique Pennsyl-MANIA tournaments, each offering substantial guarantees that have resulted in the creation of larger prize pools.

In May 2020, Pennsyl-MANIA marked a significant milestone as the biggest tournament in the history of PokerStars PA, boasting an impressive prize pool of nearly $516,000. However, the subsequent installment experienced a decline in participation, resulting in a smaller turnout and a prize pool of approximately $377,000. Conversely, the third iteration guaranteed a hefty $500,000, but ultimately fell short with an overlay.

It wouldn’t be surprising if PokerStars MI introduces its own version of a special event similar to Pennsyl-MANIA. This would determine whether PokerStars MI can successfully organize a bigger event compared to what PokerStars PA has accomplished so far.

Let’s take a glance at the participants and prize pools for all 60 events of the inaugural MICOOP.

2021 MICOOP by the numbers

Event	Buy-in	Guarantee	Entries	Re-Entries	Prize Pool
1: NLHE [MICOOP Kick Off, Nightly Stars SE]	$100	$30,000	597	286	$81,059.40
2: NLHE [Rebuy]	$20	$10,000	747	1,153**	$34,580.00
3: NLHE [8-Max]	$50	$20,000	548	229	$35,353.50
4: NLHE [8-Max, Deepstacks]	$100	$25,000	430	226	$60,220.80
5: NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Warm Up SE]	$50	$10,000	430	206	$28,938.00
6: NLHE [Sunday Special SE]	$200	$40,000	289	141	$79,980.00
7: NLHE [Sunday Special Mini]	$25	$12,500	820	409	$27,959.75
8: PLO	$100	$10,000	146	72	$20,012.40
9: NLHE [Second Chance]	$75	$7,500	223	76	$20,406.75
10: NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic SE]	$50	$5,000	199	51	$11,750.00
11: NLHE [4-Max]	$100	$15,000	206	106	$28,641.60
12: NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale SE]	$50	$20,000	443	203	$29,393.00
13: PLO8	$50	$7,500	193	87	$12,740.00
14: NLHE [Super Tuesday SE]	$200	$30,000	189	109	$55,428.00
15: NLHE [Super Tuesday Mini]	$30	$15,000	624	326	$25,935.00
16: PL 5-Card Draw [Turbo]	$50	$3,000	81	14	$4,322.50
17: PLO [6-Max]	$100	$7,500	114	44	$14,504.40
18: NLHE [6-Max, High Roller]	$500	$35,000	90	41	$61,570.00
19: NLHE	$50	$20,000	382	180	$25,571.00
20: NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE]	$200	$30,000	171	85	$47,616.00
21: NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill Mini]	$30	$15,000	556	276	$22,713.60
22: 5-Card PLO [6-Max, Turbo]	$30	$3,000	135	63	$5,405.40
23: FLHE	$100	$5,000	71	16	$7,986.60
24: NLHE [Big Antes]	$100	$7,500	230	112	$31,395.60
25: NLHE	$150	$10,000	109	27	$18,727.20
26: HORSE	$50	$6,000	194	84	$12,649.00
27: NLHE	$50	$20,000	394	439**	$37,901.50
28: NLHE [Turbo, Saturday Speedway SE]	$100	$20,000	222	65	$26,346.60
29: NLHE [8-Max, Marathon]	$100	$50,000	382	193	$52,785.00
30: NLHE [Sunday Warm Up SE]	$50	$25,000	442	160	$27,391.00
31: NLHE	$250	$100,000	332	129	$107,413.00
32: NLHE	$30	$30,000	768	369	$31,040.10
33: PLO [8-Max, Turbo]	$50	$10,000	156	35	$10,000.00*
34: NLHE	$100	$20,000	215	104	$29,284.20
35: NLHE [Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic SE]	$75	$20,000	168	41	$20,000.00*
36: NLHE	$50	$15,000	301	151	$20,566.00
37: NLHE	$100	$25,000	273	141	$38,005.20
38: NLHE	$250	$50,000	171	86	$59,881.00
39: NLHE	$50	$25,000	437	207	$29,302.00
40: Stud Hi-Lo	$50	$5,000	112	22	$6,097.00
41: PLO	$250	$20,000	78	30	$25,164.00
42: PLO	$30	$5,000	255	130	$10,510.50
43: NLHE	$100	$20,000	215	107	$29,559.60
44: NLHE	$250	$50,000	178	98	$64,308.00
45: NLHE	$50	$25,000	444	190	$28,847.00
46: NLHE	$20	$15,000	538	235	$15,000.00*
47: NLHE [6-Max, Rebuy]	$10	$15,000	760	1,565**	$21,157.50
48: NLHE	$75	$15,000	381	177	$38,083.50
49: NLHE	$20	$5,000	408	190	$10,883.60
50: 8-Game	$50	$10,000	199	77	$12,558.00
51: NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]	$50	$15,000	331	189	$23,660.00
52: NLHE	$50	$10,000	291	83	$17,017.00
53: NLHE	$50	$35,000	533	238	$35,080.50
54: NLHE [Progressive KO]	$100	$40,000	336	124	$42,228.00
55: NLHE [Main Event]	$300	$200,000	882	402	$359,520.00
56: NLHE [Main Event Mini]	$50	$50,000	813	388	$54,645.50
57: NLHE	$200	$30,000	84	25	$30,000.00*
58: NLHE	$100	$15,000	186	61	$23,465.00
59: NLHE [Nightly Stars SE]	$100	$30,000	358	182	$49,572.00
60: NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom]	$20	$10,000	484	388	$15,870.40
TOTALS		$1,429,500	20,344	11,643	$2,208,002.20

Events with overlays include Event No. 33 with a guarantee of $1,309.05, Event No. 35 with a guarantee of $5,265.50, Event No. 46 with a guarantee of $931.40, and Event No. 57 with a guarantee of $9,726.00. Additionally, the total rebuys and add-ons have increased guarantees.

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