After weeks of anticipation, on Jan 1, the PokerStars market finally shared liquidity in the US. The shared player pools of Michigan and New Jersey are now live. To celebrate PokerStars is getting ready to host its first combined tournament series on the NJ online poker platform.
This festival, known as the PSPC Online (PokerStars Players Championship), will take place from Jan. 13- 30 and will feature 85 events with a guaranteed prize pool of $2.5 million. It will also be the largest ever online tournament series held by PokerStars in the United States.
🥳 Get ready for the largest USA series ever, #PSPCOnline 🎉
📆 Jan 13th-30th
💰 $4 Million Total Guaranteed
1️⃣ 5️⃣ 0️⃣ + total events
💵 $250 2-Day Main Event Jan 29th 💰 $300k GTD MI/NJ 💰 $150k GTD PA
💵 $50 Mini Main
💵 $2500 High Roller Main
1️⃣ 0️⃣+ events with $100k+ GTD pic.twitter.com/ZvbxNM0tyu— PokerStarsUSA (@PokerStarsUSA) January 5, 2023
“We’re now excited to bring players our first multi-state online series and our largest online series to date in the US,” said PokerStars US Managing Director, Severin Rasset.
PokerStars PSPC Main Events showcase over $500K
The PokerStars NJ series will house 85 tournaments but three of those events will stand out. The following tournaments on Sunday Jan. 29 will showcase some big guarantees to go along with the big expected player pools.
- $250 NLHE Main Event – $300K Gtd.
- $50 NLHE Mini Main Event Event – $75K, Gtd.
- $2,500 NLHE Min Event – $125K Gtd.
PSPC Online Series Schedule
Here is the full events schedule for the PSPC online series:
| Date | Event | Time | Entry Fee | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 13 | #01: NLHE [Nightly Stars Warm Up] | 7 p.m. | $50 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 13 | #02: NLHE [Nightly Stars Knockout Warm Up] | 7 p.m. | $50 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 13 | #03: HORSE [Mixed Game Warm Up, HORSE] | 8:30 p.m. | $30 | $3.5K |
| Jan. 14 | #04: NLHE [Afternoon Warm Up] | 4 p.m. | $20 | $7.5K |
| Jan. 14 | #05: NLHE [Big Kickoff] | 6 p.m. | $100 | $60K |
| Jan. 14 | #06: NLHE [Mini Kickoff] | 6:20 p.m. | $10 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 14 | #07: NLHE [ Mini Stars Turbo] | 8:30 p.m. | $25 | $10K |
| Jan. 14 | #08: NLHE [Mini Stars Turbo Knockout] | 8:30 p.m. | $25 | $10K |
| Jan. 15 | #09: NLHE [Marathon] | 2 p.m. | $50 | $20K |
| Jan. 15 | #10: NLHE [Sunday Warm Up] | 5 p.m. | $30 | $12K |
| Jan. 15 | #11: NLHE [Players Special] | 6 p.m. | $100 | $100K |
| Jan. 15 | #12: NLHE [Mini Players Special] | 6:30 p.m. | $10 | $20K |
| Jan. 15 | #13: NLHE [High Roller Players Special] | 7 p.m. | $500 | $100K |
| Jan. 15 | #14: NLHE [Turbo Stars] | 8 p.m. | $50 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 15 | #15: NLHE Sunday [Turbo Stars Knockout] | 8 p.m. | $50 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 15 | #16: NLHE [Bounty Builder Adrenaine] | 9:30 p.m. | $30 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 16 | #17: NLHE [Battle Royale, Players Championship Edition] | 7 p.m. | $250 | $40K |
| Jan. 16 | #18: NLHE [Turbo Battle] | 7:20 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 16 | #19: PLO8 | 8 p.m. | $100 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 16 | #20: NLHE [Heads-Up, Zoom,Progressive Total KO] | 9 p.m. | $30 | $10K |
| Jan. 17 | #21: NLHE [Freezeout] | 9 p.m. | $200 | $25K |
| Jan. 17 | #22: NLHE [6-Max, Zoom] | 9:20 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 17 | #23: NLHE [Super Tuesday] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $40K |
| Jan. 17 | #24: NL 5-Card Draw | 8:30 p.m. | $30 | $3K |
| Jan. 18 | #25: NLHE [Storm, Players Championship Edition] | 7 p.m. | $250 | $35K |
| Jan. 18 | #26: NLHE [Storm Turbo] | 7:20 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 18 | #27: NLHE [9-Max Classic] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $25K |
| Jan. 18 | #28: PLO [Progressive KO] | 8:30 p.m. | $30 | $7.5K |
| Jan. 19 | #29: NLHE [$10 Stars Turbo] | 7 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 19 | #30: NLHE [4-Max Stars] | 7 p.m. | $50 | $10K |
| Jan. 19 | #31: NLHE [4-Max Stars Knockout] | 7 p.m. | $50 | $10K |
| Jan. 19 | #32: NLHE [Thursday Thrill] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $40K |
| Jan. 19 | #33: Razz [Razz] | 8:30 p.m. | $30 | $4K |
| Jan. 20 | #34: PLO | 7 p.m. | $200 | $20K |
| Jan. 20 | #35: NLHE [Friday Night Fight, Progressive KO] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $30K |
| Jan. 20 | #36: NLHE [Turbo Fight, Progressive KO] | 7 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 20 | #37: NLHE [6-Max, Zoom, Progressive KO] | 8 p.m. | $30 | $10K |
| Jan. 21 | #38: NLHE [Players Championship Big] | 5 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 21 | #39: NLHE [Deepstack Saturday, Players Championship Edition] | 7 p.m. | $250 | $35K |
| Jan. 21 | #40: NLHE [Turbo] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $20K |
| Jan. 21 | #41: NLHE [Mini Deepstack Saturday], | 8:30 p.m. | $30 | $10K |
| Jan. 22 | #42: NLHE [Sunday Warm Up, Progressive KO Edition] | 5 p.m. | $30 | $12K |
| Jan. 22 | #43: NLHE [Championship Special, 2-Day] | 6 p.m. | $200 | $200K |
| Jan. 22 | #44: NLHE [Championship Mini Special] | 6:30 p.m. | $20 | $30K |
| Jan. 22 | #45: NLHE [Championship High Roller Special] | 7 p.m. | $1,000 | $100K |
| Jan. 22 | #46: NLHE [Turbo Stars] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 22 | #47: NLHE [Turbo Stars Knockout] | 8 p.m. | $50 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 22 | #48: NLHE [Bounty Builder Adrenaine] | 9:30 p.m. | $50 | $15K |
| Jan. 23 | #49: NLHE [ 6-Max Stars, Big KOs] | 7 p.m. | $50 | $10K |
| Jan. 23 | #50: NLHE [6-Max Stars, Mini KOs] | 7 p.m. | $50 | $10K |
| Jan. 23 | #51: NLHE [ $10 Total KO Turbo] | 7 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 23 | #52: NLHE [Battle Royale] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $30K |
| Jan. 23 | #53: NLHE [Turbo] | 8:30 p.m. | $30 | $8.5K |
| Jan. 24 | #54: NLHE [Super Tuesday, Players Championship Edition] | 7 p.m. | $250 | $50K |
| Jan. 24 | #55: $10 NLHE [Turbo Tuesday] | 7 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 24 | #56: 8-GAME | 8 p.m. | $100 | $10K |
| Jan. 24 | #57: NLHE [Big Stack, Progressive KO] | 8:30 p.m. | $30 | $10K |
| Jan. 25 | #58: NLHE [Stars Freezeout] | 7 p.m. | $50 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 25 | #59: NLHE [Stars Freezeout, Progressive KO] | 7 p.m. | $50 | $12.5K |
| Jan. 25 | #60: NLHE [ Adrenaline] | 7 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 25 | #61: $100 NLHE [Storm], $30K Guaranteed | 8 p.m. | $100 | $30K |
| Jan. 25 | #62: 5-Card PLO | 8:30 p.m. | $30 | $6K |
| Jan. 26 | #63: NLHE [Thursday Thrill, Players Championship Edition] | 7 p.m. | $250 | $50K |
| Jan. 26 | #64: NLHE [Turbo Thrill] | 7 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 26 | #65: NLHE [Zoom] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $25K |
| Jan. 26 | #66: NLHE [Last Man Standing] | 9 p.m. | $30 | $7.5K |
| Jan. 27 | #67: NLHE [riday Night Fight, Players Championship Edition] | 7 p.m. | $250 | $40K |
| Jan. 27 | #68: NLHE [10 Adrenaline] | 7 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 27 | #69: NLHE [6-Max, Turbo] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $25K |
| Jan. 27 | #70: NLHE [ Bounty Builder Adrenaine] | 9 p.m. | $30 | $5K |
| Jan. 28 | #71: NLHE [Main Event Walk Through] | 7 p.m. | $250 | $35K |
| Jan. 28 | #72: $10 NLHE [Turbo Main Event Run Through] | 7 p.m. | $10 | $5K |
| Jan. 28 | #73: NLHE [Deepstack Saturday] | 8 p.m. | $100 | $30K |
| Jan. 28 | #74: NLHE [Freezeout] | 8:30 p.m. | $30 | $6K |
| Jan. 29 | #75: NLHE [Marathon] | 2 p.m. | $50 | $25K |
| Jan. 29 | #76: NLHE [Main Event Warm Up] | 5 p.m. | $30 | $15K |
| Jan. 29 | #77: NLHE [Main Event, 2-Day] | 6 p.m. | $250 | $300K |
| Jan. 29 | #78: NLHE [Mini Main Event] | 6:30 p.m. | $50 | $75K |
| Jan. 29 | #79: NLHE [Super High Roller Main Event] | 7 p.m. | $2,500 | $125K |
| Jan. 29 | #80: NLHE [Main Event Second Chance] | 9 p.m. | $100 | $30K |
| Jan. 29 | #81: NLHE [Bounty Builder Adrenaline, Big KOs] | 10 p.m. | $75 | $20K |
| Jan. 30 | #82: NLHE [The Closer] | 7 p.m. | $100 | $40K |
| Jan. 30 | #83: NLHE [Phase] | 7 p.m. | $100 | $100K |
| Jan. 30 | #84: NLHE [Mini Closer] | 7:30 p.m. | $10 | $10K |
| Jan. 30 | #85: NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Last Chance, Big Kos] | 8 p.m. | $300 | $50K |
PokerStars New Year Day events a big hit
To celebrate the merger, PokerStars held some big events on Jan. 1. This combined market held two New Years Day tournaments: a $100 buy-in event with a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 and a $10 buy-in tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000.
Both of these events exceeded their guarantees, with the $100,000 event more than doubling its advertised prize pool and the $50,000 event producing a $58,000 prize pool.
One player from New Jersey was exceptionally happy with the combined player pool.
“I decided to play the $100, 100k event and was glad I did,” says NJ online poker player Roger Downes of Englishtown. “I ended up final tabling the tournament and took fifth place for $5,501. First place was just about $30,000. That is incredible for only a $100 buy-in, so I am happy for the merger to finally take place.”
PokerStars merged player pools for Michigan and New Jersey. This now provides a wider range of options, tournaments, and players for poker enthusiasts in the two states, as well as larger prizes.
🥳 Congrats to abitbarrelly for being the last of the 2189 entries standing, and taking down the MI/NJ Special for 💰 $29,895.03.
Thanks to all that played 🤝 and be sure to keep your 👀 on our page for our upcoming promotions and series. pic.twitter.com/y7EKpvEg9g
— PokerStarsUSA (@PokerStarsUSA) January 3, 2023
“There’s plenty more to come for the Michigan and New Jersey community and we look forward to exciting and rewarding our players in 2023 and beyond.” Rasset said.
