First MICOOP Event on PokerStars Kicks-Off Today!
Today marks the first of many Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP) events on the PokerStars Michigan client. This series boasts a total of 60 tournaments and breaking the Michigan online barrier will be MICOOP-01: $100 NLHE [MICOOP Kick-Off, Nightly Stars SE] $30,000 Guaranteed which starts at 6 p.m. ET. A high level of anticipation has been set for this event as it is the first major online event for the state in what is looking like a revival of the online poker scene in Michigan.
The opening event will be sure to attract a larger than expected field with the great structure that has been set as everyone will be sitting down with 25,000 in chips, although the blinds will be hastily going up every 10-minutes. Late registration will be open for the first 15 levels and anyone who bust out prior can reenter up to three times.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be covering this opening tournament until the end, so stay tuned as the action unfolds.