MicroMillions II (July 2012) -- Discussion Thread

[BryanS-PS]

Hello all,

We'll be publishing the schedule for MicroMillions II to the PokerStars client soon. Before we do so, I'd be interested in reading any feedback you all might have to offer. Here's what we're planning:

Thursday, 12 July 2012
08:30 ET -- Event 01: $0.11+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo, Top 100 Paid]
11:30 ET -- Event 02: $1 NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]
13:00 ET -- Event 03: $3.30 NL Hold'em [6-Max]
15:30 ET -- Event 04: $3.30+R NL Hold'em [Action Hour]
18:30 ET -- Event 05: $3.30 NL Hold'em
22:00 ET -- Event 06: $2.20+R NL Hold'em [2x-Turbo]

Friday, 13 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 07: $5.50 NL Hold'em
04:00 ET -- Event 08: $4.40 NL Hold'em [2X Chance]
06:00 ET -- Event 09: $8.80 PL Omaha
08:30 ET -- Event 10: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]
11:30 ET -- Event 11: $11 NL Hold'em [6-Max]
13:00 ET -- Event 12: $3.30 NL Hold'em [Big Antes]
15:30 ET -- Event 13: $8.80 HORSE
18:30 ET -- Event 14: $3.30+R NL Hold'em
22:00 ET -- Event 15: $5.50 FL Hold'em [Turbo]

Saturday, 14 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 16: $2.20 NL Hold'em
04:00 ET -- Event 17: $5.50 NL Draw
06:00 ET -- Event 18: $3.30 NL Hold'em [Turbo]
08:30 ET -- Event 19: $4.40 NL Hold'em [4-Max]
11:00 ET -- Event 20: $2.22+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo , Saturday Splash Special Edition]
11:30 ET -- Event 21: $3.30 PL Omaha [6-Max, Turbo]
13:00 ET -- Event 22: $11 NL Hold'em [SuperKnockout]
15:30 ET -- Event 23: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]
18:30 ET -- Event 24: $2.20 NL Hold'em
22:00 ET -- Event 25: $3.30 NL Hold'em [Ante Up]

Sunday, 15 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 26: $2.20 NL Hold'em [2R1A]
04:00 ET -- Event 27: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo , Sunday Spark Special Edition]
06:00 ET -- Event 28: $5.50 NL Hold'em [6-Max]
08:30 ET -- Event 29: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]
11:30 ET -- Event 30: $3.30 NL Hold'em [Heads-Up, Turbo]
13:00 ET -- Event 31: $11 NL Hold'em [Sunday Storm Special Edition]
13:30 ET -- Event 32: $3.30 FL Stud Hi/Lo
15:30 ET -- Event 33: $2.20+R NL Hold'em [2x-Turbo]
18:30 ET -- Event 34: $5.50 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Shootout]
22:00 ET -- Event 35: $5.50 NL Hold'em [1R1A]

Monday, 16 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 36: $11 NL Hold'em
04:00 ET -- Event 37: $3.30 PL Omaha [6-Max, 2R1A]
06:00 ET -- Event 38: $5.50 NL Hold'em
08:30 ET -- Event 39: $4.40 FL Razz
11:30 ET -- Event 40: $5.50 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Turbo, Knockout]
13:00 ET -- Event 41: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]
15:30 ET -- Event 42: $5.50 NL Hold'em
18:30 ET -- Event 43: $3.30 NL Hold'em [6-Max]
22:00 ET -- Event 44: $11 NL Hold'em

Tuesday, 17 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 45: $3.30 PL/NL Hold'em [The Big Game Format]
04:00 ET -- Event 46: $11 NL Hold'em [6-Max, SuperKnockout]
06:00 ET -- Event 47: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]
08:30 ET -- Event 48: $3.30 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
11:30 ET -- Event 49: $3.30 FL Stud
13:00 ET -- Event 50: $4.40 NL Hold'em [4-Max, 4X Chance]
15:30 ET -- Event 51: $2.20+R NL Hold'em [Ante Up, 2x-Turbo]
18:30 ET -- Event 52: $5.50 NL Hold'em
22:00 ET -- Event 53: $3.30 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Ante Up]

Wednesday, 18 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 54: $5.50 NL Hold'em
04:00 ET -- Event 55: $2.20 NL Hold'em
06:00 ET -- Event 56: $3.30 FL Badugi
08:30 ET -- Event 57: $8.80 NL Hold'em [8-Max, Shootout]
11:30 ET -- Event 58: $2.20+R NL Hold'em [Big Antes, 2x-Turbo]
13:00 ET -- Event 59: $3.30 NL Omaha Hi/Lo
15:30 ET -- Event 60: $8.80 NL Hold'em
18:30 ET -- Event 61: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]
22:00 ET -- Event 62: $4.40+R PL Omaha [6-Max]

Thursday, 19 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 63: $5.50 NL Hold'em
04:00 ET -- Event 64: $3.30 NL Hold'em
06:00 ET -- Event 65: $4.40 NL Hold'em [6-Max]
08:30 ET -- Event 66: $2.20 NL Hold'em
11:30 ET -- Event 67: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]
13:00 ET -- Event 68: $2.20+R NL Omaha [6-Max, 3x-Turbo]
15:30 ET -- Event 69: $3.30 FL Triple Stud
18:30 ET -- Event 70: $5.50 NL Hold'em
22:00 ET -- Event 71: $11 NL Hold'em [Turbo, SuperKnockout]

Friday, 20 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 72: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]
04:00 ET -- Event 73: $3.30 NL Hold'em
06:00 ET -- Event 74: $8.80 NL Hold'em [4-Max, SuperKnockout]
08:30 ET -- Event 75: $5.50 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Big Antes]
11:30 ET -- Event 76: $2.20 NL Hold'em
13:00 ET -- Event 77: $3.30 NL Hold'em [10-Max, Shootout]
15:30 ET -- Event 78: $5.50 NL Hold'em [6-Max, 2X Chance]
18:30 ET -- Event 79: $3.30 FL 2-7 Triple Draw
22:00 ET -- Event 80: $5.50 NL Hold'em

Saturday, 21 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 81: $5.50 PL Omaha [6-Max]
04:00 ET -- Event 82: $2.20 NL Hold'em
06:00 ET -- Event 83: $4.40 NL Hold'em [1R1A]
08:30 ET -- Event 84: $8.80 NL Hold'em
11:00 ET -- Event 85: $2.22+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo , Saturday Splash Special Edition]
11:30 ET -- Event 86: $1 NL Hold'em
13:00 ET -- Event 87: $3.30 FL Hold'em [6-Max, Turbo]
15:30 ET -- Event 88: $4.40+R NL Hold'em [6-Max, Action Hour]
18:30 ET -- Event 89: $5.50 FL Omaha Hi/Lo
22:00 ET -- Event 90: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo]

Sunday, 22 July 2012
02:00 ET -- Event 91: $3.30 8-Game
04:00 ET -- Event 92: $1+R NL Hold'em [3x-Turbo , Sunday Spark Special Edition]
06:00 ET -- Event 93: $2.20 NL Hold'em
08:30 ET -- Event 94: $5.50 NL Hold'em [1R1A]
11:30 ET -- Event 95: $2.22 NL Hold'em [HU, Hyper-Turbo]
13:00 ET -- Event 96: $3.30+R NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, 3x-Turbo]
13:30 ET -- Event 97: $11 NL Hold'em [Sunday Storm Special Edition]
15:30 ET -- Event 98: $22 NL Hold'em Main Event [$150K+ to 1st!] (2-Day Event)
18:30 ET -- Event 99: $3.30 NL Hold'em [Turbo]
22:00 ET -- Event 100: $1+R NL Hold'em [Hyper-Turbo]

Guarantees will be published when the events are deployed to the PokerStars client.

Player of the Series prizes will be announced later, along with any other promotional details.

[furo]

/sticky for now

[Benedmonds]

Assuming that the majority of these players for these events come from Europe now (That might be wrong) is a 22:00 ET starting time not a little late?

[killer_kill]

I miss pokerstars so much sometimes.

[HUHandEH]

I just want to say thanks Pokerstars for taking care of microplayers

[BigVach]

More draw please. There's no PL 5-card or 2-7 Single Draw. There should at least be more draws than action hours imo.

[carDplayer11]

The more series, the better. Keep them coming PokerStars!

[furo]

Originally Posted by Benedmonds

Assuming that the majority of these players for these events come from Europe now (That might be wrong) is a 22:00 ET starting time not a little late?

its the same for scoop,etc. every year.
no idea why they still have these times.

but +1

[timtom]

Originally Posted by Benedmonds

Assuming that the majority of these players for these events come from Europe now (That might be wrong) is a 22:00 ET starting time not a little late?

+1

[BryanS-PS]

Originally Posted by Benedmonds

Assuming that the majority of these players for these events come from Europe now (That might be wrong) is a 22:00 ET starting time not a little late?

The schedule doesn't cater to any one time zone. More than for any other series we put out, the times for MicroMillions are spread all over the clock. This is intentional, and opens up at least some portion of the series to every portion of our playerbase.

[The Mook]

Looking forward to it.

.FR's micro series has a 30 euro high roller, why not similar?
Could main event not be $25+2 like SCOOOOOP L?

[CMoosepower]

Less rebuy tourneys and especially 3x-turbos.
If you go for the leaderboard it just forces you to play them which sucks since there are a big chance of cashing if you just ship every hand until you get a stack.
Also some kind of highroller would be fun i think. I know it is for micro players but doesnt every series has a highroller? A 109 or 215 would be nice.
Would like to see more non-holdem events as well.
Also is "the big game format" something we will see more of on the regular schedule?

[Benedmonds]

Originally Posted by BryanS-PS

The schedule doesn't cater to any one time zone. More than for any other series we put out, the times for MicroMillions are spread all over the clock. This is intentional, and opens up at least some portion of the series to every portion of our playerbase.

Whilst it may not cater to a specific timezone, it's still based largely on the US playing. If most users are based in Europe then there are gonna be very few players prepared to stay up until 4am to play in a $5 tournament.

Understand that with the big schedule not all events can be played out in suitable times for the UK and Euro market, but I definitely think the times could be altered slightly to allow more of the tournaments to be open.

[TeamTrousers]

Forgive the dumb question, but what's the" Big Game Format"? AFAIK, the Big Game is a Pokerstars sponsored TV poker show, but it's a highstakes cash game with the pros. How does that translate to a tourney?

Anyway, Daniel Negreanu and Barry G can't be on every table!

TT

[BryanS-PS]

Originally Posted by Benedmonds

Whilst it may not cater to a specific timezone, it's still based largely on the US playing. If most users are based in Europe then there are gonna be very few players prepared to stay up until 4am to play in a $5 tournament.

It's not at all based on the US playing. As for participation, unless they're all turbos, anyone going deep is going to find themselves at least partially inconvenienced. That's just the nature of championship-level poker with deep stacks.

Originally Posted by CMoosepower

Less rebuy tourneys and especially 3x-turbos.
If you go for the leaderboard it just forces you to play them which sucks since there are a big chance of cashing if you just ship every hand until you get a stack.
Also some kind of highroller would be fun i think. I know it is for micro players but doesnt every series has a highroller? A 109 or 215 would be nice.
Would like to see more non-holdem events as well.
Also is "the big game format" something we will see more of on the regular schedule?

3x-Turbos were hugely popular in MicroMillions I. I don't expect they'll go anywhere. As for a high roller, in a micro series that amounts basically to a regular tournament on the schedule. As you point out, the series is quite hold'em heavy; this is by design. There's no intention to put the Big Game Format into the regular schedule.

Originally Posted by The Mook

Could main event not be $25+2 like SCOOOOOP L?

An interesting idea which we'll discuss. Thanks!

Originally Posted by TeamTrousers

Forgive the dumb question, but what's the" Big Game Format"? AFAIK, the Big Game is a Pokerstars sponsored TV poker show, but it's a highstakes cash game with the pros. How does that translate to a tourney?

The Big Game Format refers to the fact that it's PLHE before the flop and NLHE after the flop, which is how The Big Game is played.