2020 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker [NJCOOP]

Event #1: $100 NLHE [NJCOOP Warm-Up], $25K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker [NJCOOP]

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
76
Prize
$4,467
Event Info
Buy-in
$100
Entries
276

Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,486.47)

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

"zhatka" kicked off the action with a raise to 80,000 under the gun, and next to act, Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta three bet to 325,000. It folded back to "zhatka", and he moved all in, easily having Datta covered.

Datta called with {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}, but he was miles behind the pocket aces of "zhatka." The board ran down {k-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, and Datta was knocked out in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
zhatka us
zhatka
3,098,898 1,802,699
Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta
Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta
Busted

"zhatka" Doubles Through "Chalmisi6"

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

"Chalmisi6" raised to 74,000, and chip leader "ohhh hellooo" called on the button. In the small blind, "zhatka" reraised to 259,294. Only "Chalmisi6" called, and the flop came down {8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Spades}. "zhatka" moved all in for 717,500, a bit over a pot sized bet, and "Chalmisi6" called with a big draw, {k-Spades}{5-Spades}. "zhatka" was in front with two red aces, and the pcoket rockets held to the end of the board to double "zhatka" into second place.

Mike “mmenz08816” Menzer Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,106.89)

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

Following a raise to 74,000 from one of the big stacks "Chalmisi6", Mike “mmenz08816” Menzer moved all in for his final 433,000. "Chalmisi6" called with {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}, and he was dominating Menzer's {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}.

The board ran down {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, and the jack kicker played for "Chalmisi6" to earn the bounty.

Player Chips Progress
Chalmisi6 us
Chalmisi6
1,841,542 468,639
Mike “mmenz08816” Menzer
Mike “mmenz08816” Menzer
Busted

"nickybrunson" Eliminated in 7th Place (824.23)

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

"nickybrunson" was under the gun when he raised to 65,000, and a few seats over, big stack "Chalmisi6" reraised to 200,000. Action folded back to "nickybrunson", who would call all in for just a few thousand less.

"nickybrunson": {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
"Chalmisi6": {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

"nickybrunson" was in a world of hurt with a dominated pair, and the board would provide no help, coming down {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Chalmisi6 us
Chalmisi6
1,568,903 279,428
nickybrunson
nickybrunson
Busted

"D-DUB1969" Eliminated in 8th Place ($613.76)

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

"D-DUB1969" moved all in from late position for his final 280,786, and in the big blind, chip leader "ohhh hellooo" called with {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. He was dominating the {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} of D-DUB1969, while he would pick up some extra outs after the {10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop, no further help would come, as the two red sixes in the deck finished off the board.

Player Chips Progress
ohhh hellooo us
ohhh hellooo
2,079,597 312,786
D-DUB1969 us
D-DUB1969
Busted

Final Table Seating Chart and Counts

After a double elimination on the final table bubble, only eight players remain. "ohh hellooo" remains in the chip lead, but he has a couple of players catching up to him quickly. Stay tuned to find out who takes home the opening NJCOOP title!

Player Chips Progress
ohhh hellooo us
ohhh hellooo
1,766,811 406,914
zhatka us
zhatka
1,384,224 233,050
Chalmisi6 us
Chalmisi6
1,289,475 396,371
Mike “mmenz08816” Menzer
Mike “mmenz08816” Menzer
893,389 149,300
bgtpoker us
bgtpoker
583,007 -77,750
Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta
Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta
419,130 19,000
D-DUB1969 us
D-DUB1969
287,286 -160,500
nickybrunson
nickybrunson
213,178 -17,750

Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta Knocks Out "thekid333721"

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

"thekid333721" shoved his short stack of 104,642 into the middle, and in the small blind, Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta shoved over the top holding {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. He was flipping against the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} of "thekid333721", but Datta shot out to a huge lead after the flop came down {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}. Only a ten would work for "thekid333721", but a nine on the turn left him drawing dead.

With that, we are hand-for-hand until the final table is determined.

Player Chips Progress
Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta
Sanjeev "sandman9876" Datta
400,130 199,092
thekid333721 us
thekid333721
Busted

"Chalmisi6" Nearing a Million Chips

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Action folded around to "jmadd615" on the button, and he moved all in for his final 136,000. "Chalmisi6" called in the small blind with {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, and he was ahead of the {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} of "jmadd615."

The flop of {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds} gave "Chalmisi6" top pair, but also gave "jmadd615" an open ended straight draw. The {7-Diamonds} turn gave him even more outs, but the {2-Spades} river was a complete blank.

Player Chips Progress
Chalmisi6 us
Chalmisi6
976,104 384,374
jmadd615
jmadd615
Busted

"ohhh hellooo" Eliminates Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

"ohhh hellooo" was the short stack with three tables remaining, but a series of fortunate hands has seen him rise into the top five now. Here is the hand that did most of the adding to his stack.

"ohhh hellooo" started with a raise to 28,000, and "Chalmisi6" called. Next to act, Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski moved all in for 277,075. Action folded back to "ohhh hellooo", who moved all in for over 440,000 to isolate.

"ohhh hellooo": {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Tentnowski: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The board ran down ten high, and just like that, "ohhh hellooo" is one of our chip leaders with nearly 800,000.

Player Chips Progress
ohhh hellooo us
ohhh hellooo
784,348 338,325
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski
Busted