Welcome to PokerNews' Coverage of the 2020 PACOOP!
The 2020 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker [PACOOP], the second edition after a successful inaugural series that paid out over $1.5M across the state's residents, kicked off yesterday. Today, PokerNews begins its coverage of the 2020 PACOOP with live updates from the first of eight covered tournaments. In addition, we'll be offering a live stream from the Main Event on October 4 & 5.
Those residing in Pennsylvania can look forward to a 50-event series on PokerStars PA running now through October 5. The 17-day festival offers $1.5 million in guaranteed prize money, with the $300 NLHE, $200K guaranteed Main Event on Sunday, October 4 as the highlight of the series.
Buy-ins for the festival range from $20 all the way up to $500, with the schedule taking care of the PLO- and mixed-game aficionados as well. Satellites for the PACOOP will appear soon in the PokerStars PA client.
For those that come up short into one of the PACOOP events, special freeroll tickets are awarded with $1,250 in satellite tickets and entries to other PACOOP events being awarded. These Second Chance Freerolls run daily at 6:50 p.m. ET from Sept. 20-Oct. 3, with one more on Oct. 4 at 4:50 p.m.
To spice things up, a special Main Event Depositor Freeroll will be played out on Sunday, October 4 at 2 p.m. ET. Players who deposit at least $30 while using the code PACOOP will receive a ticket to the special freeroll with $7,500 in Main Event entries (30 seats) added to the prize pool.
Check out the full 50-event PACOOP schedule below with the featured PokerNews live-reported tournaments bolded.
Full 2020 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP) Schedule
| # | Date | Time (ET) | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19-Sep (Sa) | 6 p.m. | $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars – PACOOP Warm-Up], $50K Gtd |
| 2 | 19-Sep (Sa) | 8 p.m. | $50 NLHE [8-Max, PACOOP Warm-Up], $30K Gtd |
| 3 | 20-Sep (Su) | 1 p.m. | $100 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Deepstack], $35K Gtd |
| 4 | 20-Sep (Su) | 2 p.m. | $50 NLHE [6-Max], $20K Gtd |
| 5 | 20-Sep (Su) | 3:30 p.m. | $150 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $30K Gtd |
| 6 | 20-Sep (Su) | 5 p.m. | $100 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $100K Gtd |
| 7 | 20-Sep (Su) | 7 p.m. | $100 PLO [6-Max], $15K Gtd |
| 8 | 20-Sep (Su) | 10 p.m. | $50 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday SuperSonic SE], $10K Gtd |
| 9 | 21-Sep (M) | 7 p.m. | $50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO, Battle Royale SE Progressive KO], $30K Gtd |
| 10 | 21-Sep (M) | 8 p.m. | $75 PLO8 [8-Max], $12K Gtd |
| 11 | 22-Sep (Tu) | 7 p.m. | $200 NLHE [Super Tuesday SE], $40K Gtd |
| 12 | 22-Sep (Tu) | 8 p.m. | $20 NLHE [Mini Super Tuesday SE], $15K Gtd |
| 13 | 22-Sep (Tu) | 8 p.m. | $150 NLHE [8-Max], $15K Gtd |
| 14 | 23-Sep (W) | 8 p.m. | $500 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller], $50K Gtd |
| 15 | 23-Sep (W) | 9 p.m. | $150 NLHE, $15K Gtd |
| 16 | 24-Sep (Th) | 7 p.m. | $200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $40K Gtd |
| 17 | 24-Sep (Th) | 7:30 p.m. | $20 NLHE [Progressive KO, Mini Thrill], $20K Gtd |
| 18 | 24-Sep (Th) | 8 p.m. | $100 PL 5-Card Draw [8-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd |
| 19 | 25-Sep (F) | 7:30 p.m. | $200 8-Game, $15K Gtd |
| 20 | 25-Sep (F) | 9:30 p.m. | $150 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $20K Gtd |
| 21 | 26-Sep (Sa) | 5 p.m. | $100 NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack], $35K Gtd |
| 22 | 26-Sep (Sa) | 8 p.m. | $50 NLHE [Saturday Speedway SE], $15K Gtd |
| 23 | 27-Sep (Su) | 1 p.m. | $100 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Marathon], $35K Gtd |
| 24 | 27-Sep (Su) | 2 p.m. | $100 PLO [8-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd |
| 25 | 27-Sep (Su) | 3:30 p.m. | $150 NLHE [6-Max], $25K Gtd |
| 26 | 27-Sep (Su) | 5 p.m. | $100 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $100K Gtd |
| 27 | 27-Sep (Su) | 7 p.m. | $200 NLHE [Progressive KO], $35K Gtd |
| 28 | 27-Sep (Su) | 9 p.m. | $75 NLHE [Sunday SuperSonic SE], $12K Gtd |
| 29 | 28-Sep (M) | 7 p.m. | $200 NLHE [4-Max], $25K Gtd |
| 30 | 28-Sep (M) | 8 p.m. | $500 PLO [6-Max, High-Roller], $25K Gtd |
| 31 | 29-Sep (Tu) | 7 p.m. | $250 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo, Super Tuesday], $40K Gtd |
| 32 | 29-Sep (Tu) | 8 p.m. | $100 NLO8 [8-Max], $10K Gtd |
| 33 | 30-Sep (W) | 7 p.m. | $30 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $20K Gtd |
| 34 | 30-Sep (W) | 8 p.m. | $200 NLHE, $30K Gtd |
| 35 | 30-Sep (W) | 9 p.m. | $100 Stud Hi/Lo, $10K Gtd |
| 36 | 1-Oct (Th) | 7 p.m. | $250 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill], $40K Gtd |
| 37 | 1-Oct (Th) | 9 p.m. | $150 NLHE, $20K Gtd |
| 38 | 2-Oct (F) | 7 p.m. | $200 FLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd |
| 39 | 2-Oct (F) | 9 p.m. | $200 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo], $15K Gtd |
| 40 | 3-Oct (Sa) | 6 p.m. | $300 NLHE [6-Max], $40K Gtd |
| 41 | 3-Oct (Sa) | 9 p.m. | $75 NLHE [6-Max], $20K Gtd |
| 42 | 4-Oct (Su) | 2 p.m. | $100 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Deepstack], $25K Gtd |
| 43 | 4-Oct (Su) | 5 p.m. | $300 NLHE [Main Event], $200K Gtd |
| 44 | 4-Oct (Su) | 6 p.m. | $50 NLHE [Mini Main Event], $40K Gtd |
| 45 | 4-Oct (Su) | 8 p.m. | $100 NLHE [Progressive KO], $30K Gtd |
| 46 | 4-Oct (Su) | 9 p.m. | $100 PLO [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo], $10K Gtd |
| 47 | 4-Oct (Su) | 10 p.m. | $75 NLHE [Sunday SuperSonic SE], $10K Gtd |
| 48 | 5-Oct (M) | 7 p.m. | $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE – PACOOP Wrap-Up], $35K Gtd |
| 49 | 5-Oct (M) | 8 p.m. | $50 NLHE [8-Max, Phase 2], $50K Gtd |
| 50 | 5-Oct (M) | 9 p.m. | $100 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Deep Hyper Turbo], $15K Gtd |