The 2021 PokerStars Pennsylvania Spring Championship of Online Poker (PASCOOP) kicked off on April 17 and will run through May 3, offering more than $2 million in guaranteed prize pools with buy-ins as low as $5 up to $1,000. The highlight of the series is the two-day $300 buy-in Main Event on May 2 featuring a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Each of the 40 events is comprised of three different tournaments – a High, Medium, and Low buy-in – meaning there’s a total of 120 tournaments. Through the first 15 days of the series, 105 events have run their course, catering to 39,428 combined entrants and awarding $2,100,916 in prize money in the process.
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The biggest prize by far on Saturday was up for grabs in 33-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $50K GTD. There, a field of 95 turned up to leave some free money in play thanks to the hefty guarantee. That would be a theme throughout the day.
In any case, "NervyPudendal" would emerge atop the heap to win $13,503, the only five-figure prize awarded on the day. Other notable finishers included Matt "Thewhitesmith" McNeil, a two-time PASCOOP champ who wound up in third for $3,169 in bounties and prizes.
2021 PASCOOP Event 33-H Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NervyPudendal | $13,503 |
| 2 | DrFoxV | $7,514 |
| 3 | Mcatcal | $6,216 |
| 4 | TurkTerminator | $4,178 |
| 5 | Matt "Thewhitesmith" McNeil | $3,169 |
| 6 | StormRider7777 | $2,011 |
| 7 | CLaP420 | $1,564 |
| 8 | NeolithicFarmer | $2,340 |
The $200 Medium had the second-largest guarantee of the day at $35K and it also fell a bit shy with 163 entries leaving some $2,400 in extra meat on the bone. PokerStars PA Ambassador Keith "whoopsboom" Becker made a deep run but fell just shy of the title as "irishbeer1701" managed to get him heads up.
It was a tough three-handed match as the third-place finisher was two-time PASCOOP winner "jbrink22."
Meanwhile, it didn't take long for someone to follow up "waltsnotdeadyet" as a three-time champion. It would be the grinder extraordinaire "ChrundleTheGr8" shipping the Low event for $3,197 to go with two other wins worth about $2,400 combined.
While that Low event did cover the guarantee, it was one of just two events to do so on the day, the other being 32-L: $10 NLHE [6-Max, Win the Button], $4K GTD. Aside from the two events already mentioned another $9,000 or so in overlay was spread across five other tournaments.
Details of the winners and prize pools in those events can be found below.
The final jam-packed Sunday of the schedule sees four events play out for 12 tournaments total, including the 36-H: $300 NLHE Main Event that's being live reported right here on PokerNews. Other highlights include a $100 Marathon and a $200 PLO, and PokerNews will return to coverage Monday with relevant info on all of these events.
Remaining PokerNews PASCOOP Live Reporting Schedule
| Date | Day | Time (EST) | Event | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2 | Sunday | 6 p.m. | #36-H: $300 NLHE Main Event Day 1 | $200,000 |
| May 3 | Monday | 6 p.m. | #36-H: $300 NLHE Main Event Day 2 | $200,000 |
Recent 2021 PASCOOP Winners
| Date | Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, May 1 | 32-H: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Win the Button], $25K GTD | 205 | $25,000 | queenbee842 | $4,915 |
| Saturday, May 1 | 32-M: $50 NLHE [6-Max, Win the Button], $15K GTD | 299 | $15,000 | [email protected] | $2,854 |
| Saturday, May 1 | 32-L: $10 NLHE [6-Max, Win the Button], $4K GTD | 480 | $4,368 | thida1983 | $705* |
| Saturday, May 1 | 33-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $50K GTD | 95 | $50,000 | NervyPudendal | $13,503 |
| Saturday, May 1 | 33-M: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $35K GTD | 163 | $35,000 | Irishbeer1701 | $7,624 |
| Saturday, May 1 | 33-L: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $20K GTD | 464 | $21,112 | ChrundleTheGr8 | $3,197 |
| Saturday, May 1 | 34-H: $50 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo], $25K GTD | 420 | $25,000 | POTLORD420 | $4,512 |
| Saturday, May 1 | 34-M: $15 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo], $5K GTD | 301 | $5,000 | DONWON37 | $947 |
| Saturday, May 1 | 34-L: $5 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo], $2K GTD | 408 | $2,000 | doodledodd11 | $361 |
