PokerStars NACOOP Schedule Released for MI/NJ, PA & ON; First Chance at a Gold Pass

Chad Holloway
PR & Media Manager
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2023 NACOOP

PokerStars previously announced a save the dates for the North American Championship of Online Poker (NACOOP), which will run September 15-October 2. Now, the full schedule has been released, as well as the first chance to win a Vegas Gold Pass that’ll combine NAPT action and an Oracle Red Bull Racing Fan Experience in November.

The NACOOP will last just over two weeks and is comprised of 315 tournaments in a wide variety of games and buy-ins. There will be 61 Championship Trophies up for grabs and over $7 million in guaranteed prize pools. The USCOOP, which is for players in the merged market of Michigan and New Jersey, will offer 89 tournaments with buy-ins from $10-$2,500 with $3 million in GTDs. The PACOOP for players in Pennsylvania will have the same number of events, albeit with $2.5 million in GTDs. For players in Ontario, they will be able to play 137 tournaments with $1.5 million (~$2 million CAD) in GTDs in the ONCOOP.

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The NACOOP will offer the first opportunities to win a Vegas Gold Pass, with one Pass available for the Main Event winner of each Championship. There will be many more opportunities for poker players and racing fans elsewhere across the globe to get their hands on a coveted Vegas Gold Pass, with further ways to win announced soon.$4,000 towards flights and expenses

Overall guarantees are inclusive of a Vegas Gold Pass package for the winners of the respective Main Events (October 1-2). The package, worth $20,300, includes the following:

  • Seat in the $5,300 NAPT Las Vegas High Roller (November 10-12)
  • 3-day pass for two (November 16-18) for Oracle Red Bull Racing Fan Experience in Las
    Vegas
  • 9 nights hotel accommodation for two (November 10-19) at Resorts World Las Vegas,
    including taxes and resort fees.
  • $4,000 towards flights and expenses.

“We’re so excited to be able to give our players even more rewards for playing with us, through our work with our partner Oracle Red Bull Racing,” said Rebecca McAdam Willetts, Director of Partnerships & PR, PokerStars. “We plan to really put our stamp on Vegas this November, making it an incredible experience from our first NAPT event in 12 years, all the way through to the return of Vegas to the racing calendar since 1982! The NACOOP is just one way to get involved in all the action, but there is plenty more to come for both poker and racing fans around the world.”

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NACOOP Event Highlights

Check out all the NACOOP schedules here!

  • 19+ Championship Trophies available per liquidity
  • 19 Trophy events in PACOOP and USCOOP, 17 Trophy events in ONCOOP o 1 Trophy for Main Event Winner in PA, US and ON
  • 1 Trophy for Leaderboard Winner in PA, US and ON
  • Wide variety of games, speeds, structures and formats and table maxes
  • No Limit Hold’em, Omaha varieties, 2-7 Triple Draw (PACOOP and USCOOP only),
    Razz, Seven Card Stud H/L and mixed games
  • Standard, Turbo, Hyper, and Slow speed tournaments
  • Bigstacks, Deepstacks, Freezeouts (PACOOP and USCOOP only) and Zoom
  • Progressive and Total Knock Outs
  • All table max varieties: Heads up, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-Max
  • $300 Main Event (PA: $250K Gtd / SL: $350K Gtd / ON: $150K Gtd)
  • $50 Mini Main Event
  • $2,500 High Roller (PACOOP and USCOOP only)

Check out all the NACOOP schedules here!

Players in Ontario will also be able to exclusively take part in a $1,000 High Roller Championship Event with $100K GTD with the opportunity to win a trophy in Razz, HORSE, 8-Game.

In addition to the Vegas Gold Pass, players in PA, MI + NJ have the chance to win their way to a racing fan’s dream with three prestigious Red Spade Passes for Vegas up for grabs. PokerStars are holding an online sweepstakes where there will be one Pass for each state available. The lucky winners will experience a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, with PokerStars taking them to the incredible Las Vegas Strip for a VIP Oracle Red Bull Racing fan experience.

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Chad Holloway
PR & Media Manager

PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.

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