PokerStars US COOP: Steve "mrshikadance711" Ahern Among Tuesday Winners

US COOP

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.

The 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP) offers 68 events, with a combined guarantee of $1.5 million. The upcoming series marks the second time the MICOOP has run on PokerStars MI, which launched in January 2021. .

New Jersey poker players are well familiar with the NJCOOP series, which returns to PokerStars NJ with a schedule of 60 events. The guarantees add up to $1 million for the 2021 NJCOOP, including the $300 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed Main Event Sept. 26-27.

PokerNews is providing live reporting coverage on selected events from all three US COOP series. Here’s a look at the most recent winners.

Steve "mrshikadance711" Ahern Wins a PACOOP Title

On Tuesday, the 2021 PACOOP continued with three more tournaments, one of which was Event #46: $50 NLHE [4-Max, PKO], $20K GTD, which attracted 461 runners and offered up a $20,975.50 prize pool.

PokerStars PA ambassador Mark "NaigoPA" Foresta wound up finishing in third place for $969.21, while Steve "mrshikadance711" Ahern beat “Brother Justin” in heads-up play to win $3,684.61 in prize money.

PokerNews coverage of the 2021 PACOOP will continue Thursday, September 23rd, at 7 p.m. ET with updates from Event #50: $250 NLHE Progressive KO Thursday Thrill SE Championship Trophy Event.

Recent PACOOP Winners

TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Event #45: $250 NLHE [Super Tuesday Special Edition], $55K GTD237$55,221TeamVillage$10,628.19
Event #46: $50 NLHE [4-Max, PKO], $20K GTD461$20,975.50Steve "mrshikadance711" Ahern$3,684.61
Event #47: $75 NLHE [Turbo, Super Tuesday, Late Edition], $20K GTD292$20,000xxx2575$3,816.45

“Meatballs9000” Claims 2nd MICOOP Title

Three more MICOOP tournaments were held on Tuesday including Event #45: $50 NLHE [4-Max, PKO], $5K GTD, which drew 236 entrants who created a $10,738 prize pool. “Meatballs9000” wound up on top to claim a $2,010 first-place prize and their second title of the series.

They had previously bested a 163-entry field to win MICOOP Event #29: $200 NLHE [4-Max], $25K GTD for $6,173.

PokerNews returns to bring you coverage of Event #49: $250 NLHE Thursday Thrill SE Championship Trophy Event, $40K GTD on Thursday, September 23rd at 7:00 p.m. EST.

Recent 2021 MICOOP Winners

TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Event #44: $250 NLHE [Super Tuesday Special Edition], $40K GTD209$48,697mysurplusvalue$9,496.90
Event #45: $50 NLHE [4-Max, PKO], $5K GTD236$10,738Meatballs9000$2,009.89
Event #46: $75 NLHE [Turbo, Super Tuesday, Late Edition], $12.5K GTD243$16,584.75Razeised$3,192.10

A Trio of NJCOOP Winners

In the Garden State, three more titles were awarded with the biggest tournament being Event #39: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Bigstack], $32.5K GTD, which drew 202 runners and offered up a $37,572 prize pool. Emerging victorious was “smellsLike_DONK”, who banked $7,464 in prize money.

PokerNews will continue coverage of the 2021 NJCOOP on Thursday with NJCOOP Event #44: $250 NLHE (Thursday Thrill PKO SE Championship Trophy Event),$30k GTD, so be sure to tune in then for exciting Progressive Knockout action!

Recent 2021 NJCOOP Winners

TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Event #39: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Bigstack], $32.5K GTD202$37,572smellsLike_DONK$7,463.74
Event #40: $20 NLHE [8-Max, Bigstack], $7.5K GTD457$8,317.40MultiClownPoker$1,493.92
Event #41: $50 NLHE [6-Max, PKO], $7K GTD221$10,055.50borachinhak$3,054.08

Tournament buy-ins for each COOP series begin as low as $10. Satellites qualifiers into COOP tournament also run throughout each series. Main Event tickets are on the line in $3 Spin & Go’s, which run up until the start of the Main Event on Sept. 26. ‘

Sept. 26 also sees Depositor Freeroll's at all three PokerStars US sites, with all players that deposit at least $30 using a state-specific promo code (PACOOP, MICOOP, or NJCOOP) granted entry. The top 50 finishers in each depositor freeroll win a $300 ticket to their respective Main Event.

All players eliminated short of the money ladder in any COOP event also get entry to a Second Chance Freeroll the following day. The Second Chance Freerolls will award $5,000 in COOP tickets in each state’s series.

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