Pokerstars have, for the first time, run three concurrent state-specific editions of their Championship of Online Poker series. The NJCOOP for New Jersey, the MICOOP for Michigan, and the PACOOP for Pennsylvania.
These events are smaller equivalents to the larger and more prestigious world-facing WCOOP and SCOOP.
The three series all achieved coterminous satisfaction yesterday with the crowning of three Main Event winners. Turnout was pretty good for the three series. Given that participants were limited to players who were able to play from inside the borders of the relevant state, the potential pool of players was fairly limited.
Stars were no doubt hoping that the excitement after the WCOOP wrapped and ahead of this year's WSOP might turn the series into serious earners. In the case of the NJCOOP Main Event, the company ended up paying for some overlay on the $100,000 guarantee.
All three events were played in pretty much the same format. All three cost $300 to buy into. The guarantees varied between the three main events, reflecting the relative population of each state and poker's relative popularity.
2021 PokerStars Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP) $300 Main Event
The PACOOP Main Event attracted 851 entries, making for a prize pool of $238,230.
First place ultimately went to "Hondoribbia." They won $36,401 for first place.
"The #PACOOP Main Event champ is Hondoribbia," tweeted Pokerstars. "116 of 851 entrants cashed. $36,400.85 going to the champ along with the ME [trophy]. With Thanks to all that played the series."
| Position | Player Name | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | "Hondoribbia" | $36,401 |
| 2nd | "queenbee842" | $32,401 |
| 3rd | "tlamb43" | $20,483 |
| 4th | "and_porter" | $14,634 |
| 5th | "ecerille" | $10,455 |
| 6th | "MishkaMan85" | $7,649 |
| 7th | "P0stFl0pMal0ne" | $5,336 |
| 8th | "FindingNemo32" | $3,812 |
| 9th | "Yuli215" | $2,724 |
2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP) $300 Main Event
Michigan's MICOOP Main Event ended up with 632 buy ins on the table. That put $179,960 in the pot, comfortably beating the guarantee of $150,000.
There was $31,015 up top, which ultimately went to "WadeDavenport."
"We have our #MICOOP Main Event champ," wrote PokerStarsUSA on Twitter. "WadeDavenport takes home the $31,014.58 first place prize and the championship [cup]."
| Position | Player Name | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | "WadeDavenport" | $31,015 |
| 2nd | Matt "FukDaRivereh" Boulton | $22,243 |
| 3rd | “ProfessorSNAPE” | $15,952 |
| 4th | "citysushii" | $11,441 |
| 5th | "GoGreen35" | $8,205 |
| 6th | Paul "grandma1967" Mattioda | $5,885 |
| 7th | "GZKASCC" | $4,220 |
| 8th | "new_doc793" | $3,027 |
| 9th | "PLAYIN_4_STAXX" | $2,171 |
2021 New Jersey Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (NJCOOP) $300 Main Event
The NJCOOP saw Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari take the Main Event down, winning $18,660 after outlasting 334 entrants. The prize pool was the promised $100,00 after the event failed to make the guarantee.
"Congrats to our #NJCOOP Main Event champ," PokerStars tweeted. "sri100k was the last one standing of the 334 entrants, earning the Main Event."
| Position | Player Name | Payout |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari | $18,660 |
| 2nd | "TiltedHard" | $13,720 |
| 3rd | "pompii23" | $10,088 |
| 4th | "deeeeeeeeez" | $7,417 |
| 5th | Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes | $5,453 |
| 6th | Benji “OtB_RedHeron” Felson | $4,009 |
| 7th | "soothsay" | $2,948 |
| 8th | "borachinhak" | $2,167 |
| 9th | "URpoker64" | $1,594 |
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