PokerStars Ambassadors The prestigious PokerStars Championship of Online Poker (COOP) is currently running in a trio of US states in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New Jersey . All three PokerStars US-facing sites offer state-specific versions of the COOP, with each running concurrently September 10-27 .
The Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP) guarantees $2 million across 69 events on PokerStars PA. The two-day PACOOP Main Event runs Sept. 26-27, with a $300 buy-in and $200,000 in guaranteed prize money on the line.
PokerNews , which is offering both live updates and daily recaps from all three US COOP series, recently caught up with PokerStars PA Ambassadors Jen Shahade and Keith “AccidentalGrenade” Becker to talk about poker in the Keystone State. Interview w/ Shahade & Becker
PokerNews: How excited are you for PACOOP?
Shahade: PACOOP comes at a very exciting time for me, as I’m starting to think about playing some live poker again. Online poker has always been the arena where I test my knowledge and get more passionate about the game and its mechanics. Just the other day I was watching a video that Team Pro Lex Veldhuis recorded with BBZ poker and it really made me excited for the study AND practice of the game.
I also love the fact that PACOOP comes at one of my favorite seasons in Philadelphia, as the “Back to School” vibe of autumn, definitely applies to learning at the tables too. I don’t think it ever goes away really, the desire to learn and improve in September/October and to become a better version of myself. Now that my son is in pre-K it’s even more pronounced.
One of the first PACOOP events I tried was a Five-Card Draw. I probably played the game once or twice ages ago, but I had few memories of it. I discovered I love that game. It’s really pure and I enjoy the mechanics of bluffing and bluff-catching in it, and how like any new game, it forces you to pay attention. Paying attention is such a key skill in NLHE too, but with so many distractions and the […]
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