Jen Shahade, who resides in Philadelphia, told PokerNews that her hometown has "passionate" poker players during the PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Hotel & Casino Philadelphia.
The PokerStars ambassador didn't have to go far — about 20 minutes — to register for Day 1b of the $2,200 buy-in series finale, which features a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. And it came at a time when she's made some news outside the poker community.
Stepping Away from US Chess
Shahade is a Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in chess and has served as the Director for the US Chess Women's Program since 2018, and has been with US Chess in some capacity since 2006.