With the satellites, it's an event literally anyone who visits a poker room can afford to play.
You're going to get a lot of local amateurs that want to take a shot at a big event when it comes to town. A win in a $70 satellite game advances you to the $265 level, followed by the $1,100 main event and the $1,000,000 guarantee final game. If I'm reading this right (and you should look at the complete rules yourself before you ante up), you can get into a game for as little as $70. This is why players love the Mid-States Poker Tour. This guarantee is not a top prize- it doesn't go to just one person, rather tournament players will carve up the prize money between them, with the lion's share going to the biggest card sharks. The Mid-States Poker Tour Michigan Championship comes to Firekeeper's Casino May 12-15, with a $1,000,000 guarantee. The Mid-States Poker Tour has been described as the rare poker tour that really is open to everyone from sunglasses-wearing amateurs to hopeful hobby players to the clean-it-up professionals.
