At a press conference that took place during the NAPT Las Vegas festival at Resorts World, two new PokerStars ambassadors were announced. High roller Jason Koon and poker player-content creator Caitlin Comeskey will become the newest faces to represent one of the most prestigious online poker sites in the world.
PokerStars Team Pro: Jason Koon
Like many of today’s poker high rollers, Jason Koon began his for-profit poker journey by cutting his teeth at the online poker tables in the mid-2000s.
Jason started playing No Limit Texas Hold’em games on PokerStars in 2006, while in the process of obtaining his Masters degree in Business Administration and Finance from Wesleyan College.
It wasn’t long before the West Virginia native realized he could turn poker playing into a real job. His first major cash came in 2009, when he captured a victory in the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), taking home more than $300,000 for his efforts.
His largest poker score to date came in the Triton Poker Series during the 2018 calendar year, when he won $3.57 million in the high roller festival’s short-deck no-ante live tournament.
Koon is currently ranked #4 on The Hendon Mob‘s worldwide all-time money list, with over $58 million in career live tournament cash prizes.
His accomplishments also include a World Series of Poker bracelet, which he won in 2021 by outlasting a highly competitive field in the $25,000 buy-in NLHE heads-up event.
PokerStars Team Pro: Caitlin Comeskey
Poker pro Caitlin Comeskey burst onto the poker scene in the early 2020s by providing fresh, innovative poker content on Twitter/X.
Soon thereafter, Caitlin’s material was being widely shared and re-tweeted by popular poker personalities including Joey Ingram and Solve4Why co-founder Matt Berkey.
Her live poker achievements have so far been achieved at the Lodge Card Club near Austin, Texas, where Comeskey currently resides as a professional cash game and tournament player.
In 2022, Caitlin had dual runner-up performances in the Lodge Monthly Monster tournament. These two performances resulted in cash prizes of $60,035 (April) and $55,328 (October), according to The Hendon Mob.
Notably, Caitlin is also a Global Poker Awards winner, having taken home the trophy for Best Short Form Content Creator in 2023.
Screaming, crying, throwing up 🤮 beyond proud to announce that I’m joining @PokerStars as Ambassador. Thanks to everyone who supported me on my journey to this moment ðŸ˜ðŸ¥°ðŸ¤˜ pic.twitter.com/ZM4amcFsUq
— Caitlin Comeskey (@CaitlinComeskey) November 7, 2024
PokerStars Legacy Achievements in Online and Live Poker
For more than two decades, the PokerStars brand has been responsible for creating many of the most innovative player experiences on the planet.
From popular WCOOP and SCOOP online tournament series to marquee live events; from mixed games like Badugi, Omaha, 7 Card Stud, and Razz to the No Limit Texas Hold’em Sunday Million — PokerStars has provided its customers with top-notch customer service along with a wide variety of online poker options since 2001.
Presence in the United States Online Poker Market
The PokerStars online poker site is currently available in the United States in three jurisdictions: New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. In the long run, having more statewide markets available for legal US online poker will increase the influence of PokerStars ambassadors while providing more opportunities for highly talented individuals to become online poker brand representatives.
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