MicroMillions 2025 is coming: Huge value, tiny buy-ins, $3.5M guaranteed

August 12, 2025

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by PokerStars Staff

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From the super high rollers of EPT Monte Carlo to the month-long grinds of SCOOP and the WSOP, there’s been plenty of action at the mid-to-high-to-super-high stakes as spring switched to summer.

But what about those of us who love to grind a series but have modest–some might say, micro–bankrolls? Well, our time of the year has arrived.

MicroMillions is the most extensive, most prestigious online poker tournament series for new and aspiring poker players hoping to build their bankrolls and capture a title. Plus, winners get a MicroMillions badge that you can display proudly when playing on PokerStars!

It’s a series designed for those who have big poker dreams, but don’t necessarily have big poker bankrolls. But with buy-ins as low as $1.10 plus tons of added-value satellites for every event, you don’t need one to enjoy MicroMillions.

The series falls right in that sweet spot between WCOOP Boot Camp and WCOOP itself, and with such small buy-ins, it’s the perfect place to experiment in tournament formats you’re not experienced in, or to dabble in variants of poker you’ve never played before.

Plus, there’s $50K in WCOOP tickets up for grabs in select tournaments (keep scrolling for more info).

So, whether you’re brand new to poker or you want to get back in the game after some time away, there’s no better series to play than this one.

MicroMillions 2025: August 17 – 31

It might be small stakes, but it’s low risk and has big prizes. There’s $3.5 million guaranteed in prize pools across 208 events, and the biggest buy-in is just $22.

For those bigger buy-in events, you can always use qualifiers to get in for cheap.

ATTENTION POWER PATH PLAYERS

You can redeem a $109 Bronze Pass for a special Bronze MicroMillions Power Pass Ticket Bundle from August 17. You’ll receive:

1x $22, 1x $11, 9x $5.50, 3x $3.30, 5x $2.20, 5x $1.10 + 10 cents

KEY INFO AND DATES

Dates: August 17 – 31, 2025
Events: 208
Guarantee: $3.5M
Buy-in range: $1.10 to $22

We are increasing the total added value in MicroMillions from $10K to $50K in WCOOP tickets, split across the WCOOP Special and the Main Event.

$5.50 MicroMillions WCOOP Special – August 31, $60,000 guaranteed, plus $20,000 in WCOOP tickets added

$22 MicroMillions Main Event – August 31, $400,000 guaranteed, plus $30,000 in WCOOP tickets added

*Players from Germany, Denmark, Belgium and Sweden are not eligible to win added value.

MICROMILLIONS 2025 SCHEDULE

Check out the MicroMillions 2025 poker tournament schedule for August 2025.

GET YOURSELF PREPARED

How to prepare for a big tournament

How do you like to prepare for a big tournament?

Do you focus on strategy and game planning? Or do you relax, get some rest, and prepare internally? 

Whatever your focus points, the fact is that everyone has their own ways of getting in the zone. 

However, there are some common pieces of advice for preparing for a massive tournament that will apply to you no matter what your preparation looks like.

Check out: How to prepare for a big tournament

(Even if you play low-stakes poker tournaments, they can still be big for you and your bankroll!)

Tournament strategy guides

Huge tournaments like the Sunday Storm with great structures and big fields allow for plenty of play. But this also means you’ll need to navigate your way through every stage of the tournament, from the early stages through to the mid-game; the bubble through to the final table.

PokerStars Learn has put together these guides to help you every step of the way.

Check out: Tournament strategy guides

PROGRESSIVE KNOCKOUT STRATEGY

Progressive Knockout tournament tips

Knockout poker tournaments are an increasingly popular format of the game. 

They are also a lot of fun, adding bounties to each player to give extra incentive to knocking people out of the tournament. 

Here we will look at some tips to maximise your chances of getting those lucrative bounties.

Check out: Progressive Knockout tournament tips

The mathematics of bounties

One quick glance at a Bounty Builder / Progressive Knock-Out (PKO) lobby never gives you the whole story. 

The payouts may seem smaller than you’d expect considering the tournament’s guarantee, particularly the min-cash (which is often less than the buy-in itself). 

But that’s because, unlike regular tournament structures, you don’t have to wait until the bubble bursts to make money. Half of your buy-in goes to a regular prize pool, while the other half goes into the bounty prize pool. 

In a Bounty Builder/PKO tournament, the second you knock a player out, half of their bounty is added directly to your PokerStars account in cash, while the other half is added to your own bounty. 

This drastically changes the way you have to have to play. We have to aggressively try and knock out as many people as possible, and that means we have to crunch the equity numbers.

In this article, you’ll learn how much a bounty is really worth in chips, how much equity you need to call to win a bounty, and more.

Check out: Getting to grips with the mathematics of bounties

MYSTERY BOUNTY TOURNAMENTS

Mystery Bounty tournaments combine the thrill and skill of poker tournaments with the excitement and anticipation of a raffle or lottery — and there’s at least one Mystery Bounty tournament every day during MicroMillions 2024.

Huge prizes can be won and you don’t even need to be near the end of the tournament to win them.

But if you’ve never played one before, you might be unclear on the rules. Don’t sweat, we’ve got you covered.

Find out how Mystery Bounty tournaments work in this guide.