2020 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker [NJCOOP]

Event #36: $200 NLHE [8-Max], $20K GTD
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker [NJCOOP]

Final Results
Winner
D-DUB1969
Winning Hand
66
Prize
$5,549
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$30,132
Entries
162
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
162
Players Left
1

Time for 8-Max Action with NJCOOP-36

2020 NJCOOP
2020 NJCOOP

The huge New Jersey Championship of Online Poker (NJCOOP) continues today with 8-max action in Event #36: $200 NLHE [8-Max], $20K GTD. Action kicks off at 7 p.m. eastern time on PokerStars NJ, and there's $20,000 guaranteed in the prize pool.

Players get 25K in chips for their $200 entry fee, and action starts at 70/140 with an ante of 15. They'll play 10 minute levels until a winner is decided, with three hours for players to enter late or enter again if they lose all their chips.

Stay tuned here for action from Event 36, an if you need to download the client, PokerNews has you covered. Click on the applicable links below to get started.

Event Highlights

The NJCOOP series, which will run through October 26, features $1 million in total guarantees across 54 events.

The crown jewel of the series is of course the $300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, which boasts a $125,000 guarantee. That one takes place Sunday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. local time.

It'll be accompanied by a smaller $50 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Main Event, with a $25,000 guarantee.

Players who enjoy non-hold'em formats will also have plenty to choose from. There are several pot-limit Omaha events, including a $500 six-max high roller. There's even $100 Pot-Limit Badugi, $100 H.O.R.S.E. and $100 5-Card PLO.

PokerStars NJ is also committed to giving unlucky players extra value via freeroll tickets. Players who get eliminated shy of the money in NJCOOP events will be given tickets into events awarding more NJCOOP seats.

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Following up Huge Spring and Summer Series

Action has been intense as ever on PokerStars NJ this year with some big tournament series hitting the client awarding some hefty prizes.

In April, New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker ran, with 620 entries in the similar $300 Main Event. "moledaddy" took home more than $30,000 for first place in that one.

A follow-up in July, the Bounty Builders series, saw more than $700,000 awarded over the course of a few weeks. Network superstar Daniel "AvaGray" Lupo, featured here on PokerNews, won about $14K in the Main Event.

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Early Carnage

Early Carnage
Early Carnage

Early in Level 1, "mellman1989" and "karish33" got into a raising war that ended with "karish33" calling off the five-bet shove by "mellman1989".

"mellman1989": {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
"karish33": {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

Board: {q-Clubs}{2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

It was an early cooler, and "karish33" held for a big double while "mellman1989" bought in again for another stack.

Player Chips Progress
karish33 us
karish33
50,330
mellman1989 us
mellman1989
25,000

"PompYouUp" Coolers "ChumChurumSojuz"

"PompYouUp" Coolers "ChumChurumSojuz"
"PompYouUp" Coolers "ChumChurumSojuz"

With Level 3 blinds at 100/200/(25) "PompYouUp" raised to 430 under the gun, and "karish33" reraised to 1,200 from their left. "ChumChurumSojuz" 4-bet to 2,750, pushing the blinds out of the way before "PompYouUp" shoved for 26,406. "karish33" mucked, but "ChumChurumSojuz" called, running queens into kings. The board ran clean for the kings, and "ChumChurumSojuz" chose not to rebuy.

Player Chips Progress
karish33 us
karish33
55,363
-1,275
-1,275
PompYouUp us
PompYouUp
42,626
ChumChurumSojuz us
ChumChurumSojuz
Busted

"DucksterSrjr" Gets it on the River

"DucksterSrjr" Gets it on the River
"DucksterSrjr" Gets it on the River

Level 6: 175/350(40)

"DucksterSrjr" limped in early, and "BrigBeast06" raised the cutoff to 1,575. Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes called from the big blind, as did "DucksterSrjr". The flop came {7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and it checked to "BrigBeast06" who bet 2,625.

"DucksterSrjr" called to the {6-Diamonds} turn, and they both checked to the {5-Hearts} river. "DucksterSrjr" bet 4,865 and got the fold and the pot.

Player Chips Progress
DucksterSrjr us
DucksterSrjr
24,591
BrigBeast06 us
BrigBeast06
22,052
Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes us
Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes
21,468

"BrigBeast06" Wins Race on River

"BrigBeast06" Wins Race on River
"BrigBeast06" Wins Race on River

Level 9: 300/600(75)

"DucksterSrjr" raised to 2,700 early, and "BrigBeast06" shoved for 20,737 from the cutoff. "DucksterSrjr" called off for less, running jacks into ace-king. The board ran clean for the pair until the king river, and "DucksterSrjr" elected not to rebuy.

Player Chips Progress
BrigBeast06 us
BrigBeast06
42,947
21,435
21,435
DucksterSrjr us
DucksterSrjr
Busted

Watch the 2020 NJCOOP Main Event on the PokerNews Twitch Channel!

PokerNews Twitch
PokerNews Twitch

The PokerNews live reporting team is on top of the 2020 NJCOOP, and in addition to live reporting eight tournaments we're also slated to live stream the two-day Main Event.

The NJCOOP series, which will run through October 26, features $1 million in total guarantees across 54 events. The crown jewel of the series is of course the $300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, which boasts a $125,000 guarantee. That one takes place Sunday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. local time.

We'll be streaming both Day 1 on Sunday, October 25 and the Day 2 finale on Monday, October 26 with PokerNews's Social Media manager Jesse Fullen on commentary.

Besides our traditional updates, the PokerNews Twitch stream is back to bring you direct coverage from the digital arena.

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"mrblonde2020" Gets There

"mrblonde2020" Gets There
"mrblonde2020" Gets There

Level 13: 600/1.2K(150)

"mrblonde2020" raised the middle to 2.4K, and "JinYangPP" reraised the button to 8.4K. "mrblonde2020" called and the flop came {a-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}. "mrblonde2020" check-raised, then called off the shove from "JinYangPP".

"JinYangPP" : {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
"mrblonde2020": {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Board: {a-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

"mrblonde2020" was behind when the money went in, but they went runner-runner flush for the win. "JinYangPP" busted the short stack a few hands later, and bought another stack.

Player Chips Progress
mrblonde2020 us
mrblonde2020
67,054
67,054
67,054
JinYangPP us
JinYangPP
25,000
25,000
25,000

Prize Pool Tops $30K

Prize Pool Tops $30K
Prize Pool Tops $30K

The final numbers are in and the prize pool for Event 36 crushed the guarantee by more than 50%. With 162 total entries, they'll split $30,132 23 ways. Final table payouts are below, and click the Payouts tab for full details.

PlacePrize
1$6,071
2$4,627
3$3,526
4$2,687
5$2,048
6$1,561
7$1,190
8$907
9$749

"mrblonde2020" Gets There

"mrblonde2020" Gets There
"mrblonde2020" Gets There

Level 18: 1.5K/3K(375)

"Maverick08618" limped the button and got calls from both blinds, including "mrblonde2020" in the small. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{q-Hearts} and it checked to "Maverick08618" who bet 5K. "mrblonde2020" shoved for more than 41K, and "Maverick08618" called off with more.

"Maverick08618": {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
"mrblonde2020": {q-Clubs}{7-Spades}

Board: {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{q-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts}

"mrblonde2020" hit the queen and held for a big double.

Player Chips Progress
mrblonde2020 us
mrblonde2020
94,260
45,630
45,630
Maverick08618 us
Maverick08618
21,870