With anticipation of the WSOP tournaments starting May 27th we will be discussing up coming tournaments. The Midwest’s dedication to poker is growing with the most recent addition of tournaments taking place this month at the FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek, MI. This Mid-States Poker Tour will have multiple satellite events May 10th-15th ($260 entry) with the main event taking place on the 15th-18th. The main event has a $1,100 buy in with a guaranteed price pool of 200k minimum (pokeratlas.com). In my opinion, this is an awesome addition to the annual tournaments that already take place in the Midwest. Soaring Eagle which is another MI based casino located by Central Michigan University also holds an annual tournament known as the Heartland Event which generally has a decent player field and prize pool. As a resident of MI, having access to these smaller but good local tournaments is something I look forward to every year. Michigan has more relaxed views on casinos and gambling then many other states. Detroit has consistently placed in the top 20 of the most profitable casinos in the U.S. over the past few years which only takes in account Greek Town, MGM, and Motor City casino. Unfortunately, like many states online poker is still banned and does not look promising anytime soon. 

World Series of Poker has events taking place from Late May to early July leading up to the main event which will begin on July 5th (wsop.com). This will attract players to take up temporary residence in Las Vegas for the entire time frame, weekend warriors or individuals taking time off to play in these events, cash game players, local players, fans, and tourist. During this timeframe there is always great action at the tables, higher stakes, and the opportunity to win/lose a substantial amount of money. Through events that the WSOP, WPT, and EPT tours host allows players to earn a substantial portion of their income for the year. Cash game players who do not play in tournaments will also spend a large portion of this time in Las Vegas. The WSOP gives them the earning potential available from the large amount of players, bankrolls, and tourist who will be vacationing for these events.

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