Considered one of PokerStars’ latest ambassadors scored a victory in her personal problem throughout Spring Championship of On-line Poker (SCOOP) collection at the moment operating on PokerStars North America, and which means some North American gamers will get a share of $10,000 in prize cash.
Caitlin Comeskey, who together with Jason Koon signed on as a PokerStars ambassador in November 2024, received a $20 No-Restrict Maintain’em Turbo Thriller Bounty occasion for $1,302. That breaks right down to $711 in first-place cash and $591 in bounty prizes. Extra importantly, it means victory for Comeskey within the “Caitlin Problem.”
PokerNews caught up with the award-winning content material creator forward of the SCOOP collection to speak streaming, content material creation and changing into the newest PokerStars ambassador.
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Comeskey defined the Caitlin Problem in a March 20 interview, noting that PokerStars would put up $10,000 for US gamers to win in a drawing if she received an occasion whereas streaming.
“So if I win, individuals get cash,” she advised PokerNews.
It solely took a couple of days for Comeskey to finish the problem as she received the Turbo Thriller Bounty occasion after a number of deep runs in prior occasions.
“I have been doing fairly nicely,” she mentioned about her current on-line outcomes. “I am not completely smashing it, however I’m up on the location. I am a profitable PokerStars Professional as of now.”
The collection of deep runs are all of the extra spectacular contemplating Comeskey not often multitables.
“I actually cap out at three tables as a result of I’m extra of an interacting (streamer) and I like to inform tales,” Comeskey mentioned. “I like there to be room and vitality to have interaction with my viewers.”
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Treating Streaming Like a Efficiency
Coming from a theater performing background and recognized for her universally adored poker sketches, Comeskey mentioned she treats each stream “like a stay efficiency.”
“I deal with it as if I used to be going to star on Broadway that evening,” she mentioned. “This can be a little bit lame, however that is actually what I do. I work out, I eat proper, I do a real vocal warm-up, I meditate or say affirmations or chant.”
“As a result of it is exhausting to juggle all these balls within the air. I actually am making an attempt to play to the very best of my capacity, and I’ve had some leads to poker and I am able to taking part in very well. So I would like to have the ability to pull all of it off on the identical time.”
After signing on as a PokerStars ambassador final fall, Comeskey relocated from Dallas, Texas, to northern New Jersey — simply exterior of New York Metropolis — the place she usually streams on PokerStars.
“I am nonetheless studying New Jersey transit, however I can entry all three airports, which is nice for me, as a result of I can nonetheless do lots of touring to stay stops,” she mentioned. “I actually really feel like I do business from home now, when earlier than I infrequently did in addition to filming the loopy sketch movies round my home.”
Comeskey is a fan of 2-7 Single Draw and famous that there’s a $100 buy-in occasion on the SCOOP schedule.
“That is my favourite variant of poker,” Comeskey mentioned. “I needed to learn to play it to get into money recreation after I began my money grinding profession and I fell in love with it instantly. It is simply such a cool recreation.”
SCOOP is operating March 21-April 7 and is out there to these in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ontario, Canada.
Gamers can nonetheless use the deposit code ‘STARSCAITLIN’ to get:
Deposit match as much as $500One entry right into a drawing for certainly one of 10 $300 SCOOP Predominant Occasion seatsOne entry into drawing for share of $10,000 money
Connor Richards
Editor & Dwell Reporter U.S.
