{"id":47569,"date":"2021-02-12T01:14:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T01:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=47569"},"modified":"2021-02-12T18:05:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:05:21","slug":"a-basic-faq-to-playing-online-poker-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/a-basic-faq-to-playing-online-poker-in-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"A Basic FAQ To Playing Online Poker in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan online poker<\/span><\/a> finally became a reality on Jan. 29 as PokerStars<\/strong> went live<\/a> a week after online gambling launched – and <\/span>business <\/span>has been booming<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What online poker brands are live in Michigan?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Right now PokerStars<\/strong><\/a>, which gained access through a partnership with the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians<\/strong>, is the only game in town.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under Michigan law, three commercial casinos in Detroit and 12 tribal casino operators elsewhere are eligible for gambling licenses and will be allowed one online casino brand and one online poker brand per license, up to two total brands apiece.<\/span><\/p>\n

What online poker brands are coming to Michigan?<\/span><\/h2>\n

BetMGM Poker<\/strong> has been approved for online poker, but has not announced plans to launch. The company has a retail casino in the state, the MGM Grand Detroit.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Partypoker<\/strong>, whose parent company is ROAR Digital<\/strong>, a company partly owned by MGM, is also expected to arrive in the first half of 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because operators can have up to two brands per license, watch for other popular outlets like WSOP<\/strong> or 888 Poker<\/strong><\/a>, which are up and running elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

What online poker games are available in Michigan?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Online poker is comprised of basically four types of games: cash games, sit-and-gos, spin-and-gos and multi-player tournaments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A rundown:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cash games<\/span><\/h3>\n

Log in, buy-in and play for the stakes of that game.<\/span><\/p>\n

For No-Limit Hold\u2019em, the stakes in Michigan range from 1 cent\/ 2 cents to $25\/$50, with about 30 different game options from Hold\u2019em and Omaha to the more obscure games like Badugi and Triple Draw.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sit and gos<\/span><\/h3>\n

The option for the time-crunched or impatient.<\/span><\/p>\n

In essence, you face one table only, and in heads-up versions, you play just one person. There are also six-handed options. PokerStars MI has both Pot-Limit Omaha and No-Limit Hold\u2019em Sit and Gos with buy-ins ranging from $1 to $500.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spin and Gos<\/span><\/h3>\n

These are similar to Sit and Gos, except the prize pool will vary. The buy-in amount ranges from $1-5. Blinds escalate rapidly in tournaments and players, therefore, go all-in pretty early in games. Games can be over very quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Multi-player Tournaments<\/span><\/h3>\n

These are prestige events that many players dream of when venturing into online poker. These \u201cMTTs\u201d are announced on a schedule like an in-person event and can boast prize pools of varying sizes depending on the amount of buy-in. It\u2019s not unusual to see a $500 guaranteed pool.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bigger tournaments, some with guarantees in the hundreds of thousands are held quarterly, but weekly tournaments feature guarantees around $35,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s also the Michigan Championship of Online Poker<\/strong> that will feature 60 events<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to register and fund online poker accounts in Michigan<\/span><\/h3>\n

Adults <\/span>21 years of age or older and with state borders are eligible to register and play. Geolocation technology makes sure players are in-state and age-verification measures are taken by the operators at time of sign-up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Michigan online poker operators will offer many of the same funding and withdrawal options as sports betting and online casino, including<\/span> third-party payment processors like PayPal<\/strong>, debit or credit cards, and cash.<\/span><\/p>\n

These are the payment methods used by PokerStars in Pennsylvania and therefore can be expected in Michigan.:<\/span><\/p>\n