2020 PACOOP 36: $250 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill], $40K GTD Gets Underway at 7 p.m. ET
The PokerStars 2020 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker [PACOOP] continues tonight with a progressive bounty event as the $250 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill], $40K Gtd is set to get underway at 7 p.m. ET.
Featuring a buy-in of $250, PACOOP 36 is one of two events for the evening and one of 50 throughout the two-week-long series on PokerStars PA running now through October 5, culminating with the $300 NLHE, $200K guaranteed Main Event on Sunday, October 4. All within the state of Pennsylvania may compete for a total of $1.5 million in guaranteed prize money across all 50 events.
This tournament is certain to bring the gamble out of players all evening long, as $250 from each entry will go towards being put atop their heads as a bounty in this Progressive Knockout format. Anytime a player earns a knockout, they will receive half of their opponent's bounty, while the other half will be added to their own bounty and be up for the taking.
Event 36 will give players 25,000 to start with as blinds will begin at 70/140 with an ante of 15. Blind levels will lasting 10 minutes in length for the duration of the tournament.
Late registration will be open for three hours, closing at 10:00 p.m. ET, and players are allowed up to three re-entries should they find themselves unfortunate enough to bust during the registration period.
A detailed blind structure has been provided below.
| Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante | Level | Blinds | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70/140 | 15 | 13 | 600/1200 | 150 | 25 | 6,000/12,000 | 1,500 |
| 2 | 80/160 | 20 | 14 | 700/1400 | 175 | 26 | 7,000/14,000 | 1,750 |
| 3 | 100/200 | 25 | 15 | 800/1,600 | 200 | 27 | 8,000/16,000 | 2,000 |
| 4 | 125/250 | 30 | 16 | 1,000/2,000 | 250 | 28 | 10,000/20,000 | 2,500 |
| 5 | 150/300 | 40 | 17 | 1,250/2,500 | 325 | 29 | 12,500/25,000 | 3,250 |
| 6 | 175/350 | 45 | 18 | 1,500/3,000 | 375 | 30 | 15,000/30,000 | 3,750 |
| 7 | 200/400 | 50 | 19 | 2,000/4,000 | 500 | 31 | 20,000/40,000 | 5,000 |
| 8 | 250/500 | 60 | 20 | 2,500/5,000 | 625 | 32 | 25,000/50,000 | 6,000 |
| 9 | 300/600 | 75 | 21 | 3,000/6,000 | 750 | 33 | 30,000/60,000 | 7,500 |
| 10 | 350/700 | 90 | 22 | 3,500/7,000 | 875 | 34 | 35,000/70,000 | 8,750 |
| 11 | 400/800 | 100 | 23 | 4,000/8,000 | 1,000 | 35 | 40,000/80,000 | 10,000 |
| 12 | 500/1,000 | 125 | 24 | 5,000/1,0000 | 1,250 | 36 | 50,000/100,000 | 12,500 |
Remaining 2020 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP) Schedule
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.
| # | Date | Time (ET) | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |