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Last week, PokerNews Ambassador and Pennsylvania native Keith Becker, offered his first PA poker update. Part of it focused on the #GrowPAPoker campaign, which took place on Tuesday, May 7th.
PokerNews joined forces with Pokerfuse.com and poker players all over Pennsylvania to promote the inclusion of Pennsylvania in the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). The goal of the campaign was to get the attention of various lawmakers in the Keystone State to encourage them to support HB 2078, which is a piece of legislation authorizing the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to enter a shared liquidity agreement with other states including Nevada, New Jersey, and Michigan.
With a population of nearly 13 million residents, Pennsylvania joining shared liquidity would be a huge boost; in fact, it has the largest population of all four states mentioned. Not only would it mean more games and larger prize pools for players, but it would also result in more tax revenue for Pennsylvania.
#GrowPAPoker Freeroll on PokerStars
As part of the campaign, PokerStars USA offered a special freeroll for players in Pennsylvania. The #GrowPAPoker Freeroll saw $2,078 added to the prize pool and played out over the course of three hours on Tuesday night.
The top 71 finishers from the 352-entry field got a piece of the prize pool, and in the end, the final four players struck a deal that saw them each take $231.01 in prize money, while “PittsburghPoker” got a penny more than that and was deemed the official winner.
PokerStars #GrowPAPoker Freeroll Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “PittsburghPoker” | $231.02* |
| 2 | “Gmen010” | $231.01* |
| 3 | “visiblemoss” | $231.01* |
| 4 | “joogie75” | $231.01* |
| 5 | “BungalowB422” | $101.33 |
| 6 | “burroughs17” | $74.59 |
| 7 | “RushLite” | $54.91 |
| 8 | “boris03s” | $40.42 |
| 9 | “JPC44pt83” | $29.75 |
*Denotes four-way deal.
Players Show Support
In addition to the freeroll, plenty of PA players showed their support by participating in the campaign online.
While the campaign may be done, it is not too late to show your support. To make it easy, you can share this text (courtesy Pokerfuse) on X (formerly Twitter):
Please support HB 2078 to bring shared liquidity to Pennsylvania and #GrowPApoker! @GovernorShapiro @RepBradford @RepDunbar @RepRozzi @russdiamond @PAGamingControl @pokerfuse @pokernews
Remember, PA players can legally play real money poker in Pennsylvania, so we’ve come up with a list of the very best online poker sites in Pennsylvania. Access real poker sites and play different games with poker players within the state.
Whether you’re looking to play poker freerolls, looking for the best poker bonuses, or want to quickly hop into a cash game or an online poker tournament, our dedicated page on PokerNews will tell you everything you need to know about online poker in PA.
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PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.