PokerStars MicroMillions Returns in 2026 With $2M+ Guaranteed

PokerStars MicroMillions Returns in 2026 With $2M+ Guaranteed
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Iva Dozet News Editor
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  • Updated: August 18, 2026
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Poker has its fair share of celebrities, but every they had to start somewhere. More importantly, the majority of people sitting down at tables aren’t professionals at all. They’re recreational players, newcomers, and low-stakes grinders still figuring out just how far their bankroll can take them.

That’s the crowd PokerStars’ MicroMillions has traditionally been built for, and the series is returning this August with another two weeks of low-stakes tournament action. Buy-ins start at just $1.10, more than $2 million is guaranteed across the festival, and the schedule culminates with a $250,000 guaranteed Main Event.

Coming directly after WCOOP Boot Camp and shortly before WCOOP itself, MicroMillions is something like a final soundcheck before PokerStars‘ biggest online festival of the year takes over.

MicroMillions 2026: The Basics

MicroMillions returns to PokerStars from August 16 through August 31.

Keeping with the now age-old philosophy behind the festival, buy-ins remain at the lower end of the PokerStars tournament schedule, ranging from $1.10 to $22. Despite those comparatively small entry fees, PokerStars has put more than $2 million in guarantees on the schedule.

DetailMicroMillions 2026
WhereOnline at PokerStars
DatesAugust 16–31, 2026
Buy-ins$1.10–$22
Total GuaranteeMore than $2 million
Main EventAugust 30
Main Event Buy-in$22
Main Event Guarantee$250,000
Main Event SatellitesFrom $2.20

Winners will also receive a MicroMillions badge that can be displayed while playing on PokerStars, something beyond just the prize money to show for a series title.

What’s on the MicroMillions Schedule?

While $1.10 is the bottom of the buy-in range, the largest tournaments on the schedule still come with five- and six-figure guarantees.

The opening Sunday on August 16 featured an $11 Sunday Storm PKO with $75,000 guaranteed alongside the $22 Sunday High Roller, which carries another $75,000 guarantee. While their first editions are behind us, both tournaments return one week later on August 23, giving the audience two of the biggest recurring events before the festival reaches its finale.

That comes on August 30, when the $22 PKO Main Event puts at least $250,000 on the line. Players who don’t want to pay the full entry can qualify through satellites starting from $2.20.

Beyond those headline tournaments, the wider MicroMillions schedule moves between different buy-in levels and formats. That makes the series particularly suited to players who want to experiment with tournament types or poker variants they don’t usually play without suddenly investing a larger portion of their bankroll.

For newer players, this could very well be their first taste of a major PokerStars festival before the stakes climb for the World Championship of Online Poker in September.

Either way, from August 16, the spotlight moves away from the enormous summer buy-ins for a while. Right now, it’s the micro-stakes players’ turn.