NJSCOOP $300 Main Event Day 1 | 2020 NJSCOOP $300 Main Event

04-27-2020 01:05 UTC-4

"ISlowRollYou" Out in Front After Day 1 of PokerStars New Jersey 2020 NJSCOOP $300 Main Event

HillKerby

Level 20 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

"ISlowRollYou" Leads Day 1 of 2020 NJSCOOP Main Event

Day 1 of the PokerStars New Jersey 2020 NJSCOOP $300 Main Event has concluded with the completion of Level 20 and 60 players remaining in the tournament. In total, 620 entries were logged to generate a prize pool of $173,600, well beyond the guaranteed figure of $100,000.

Levels lasted 20 minutes for a seven-and-a-half hour day, with "ISlowRollYou" leading the way after finishing the day with 505,174. They were the only person to finish above a half-million, reaching that mark in the last half hour of play after being near the top of the leader board from around the time the five-and-a-half-hour registration period closed.

Five more players finished above 300,000: MisAnnthr0pe (341,753), coco91721 (337,959), Three6Latvia (335,262), nmamo33 318,939), and Wsopboy1997 (304,570).

Day 2 will resume for all 60 of the remaining players on Monday, April 27 at 7 p.m. ET. Levels will remain 20 minutes in length and play will continue until a winner has been declared and the first-place prize of $30,121.18 has been claimed.

Place	Prize
1	$30,121.18
2	$21,858.46
3	$15,862.68
4	$11,511.53
5	$8,353.92
6	$6,062.44
7	$4,399.52
8	$3,192.72
9	$2,316.96
10-13	$1,681.42
14-17	$1,220.19
18-26	$885.49
27-44	$742.20
45-60	$638.18

PokerNews will be back to bring you all of the Day 2 action. Make sure to follow along and see who wins the PokerStars NJSCOOP Main Event.

04-27-2020 00:36 UTC-4

"GODOFCREAM" Doubles on Last Hand of Night; Leaves "BokenTerp" With Crumbs

HillKerby

Level 20 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

"GODOFCREAM" Doubles on Last Hand of the Night

On the final hand of the evening, "BokenTerp" limped in under the gun and action folded around to "flukey10" in the small blind, who completed. "GODOFCREAM" checked their option in the big blind and the flop came . "flukey10" checked and "GODOFCREAM" bet 6,000. "BokenTerp" raised to 12,000 and saw a fold from "flukey10" and a call from "GODOFCREAM."

Action was then heads up to the turn , and "GODOFCREAM" checked. "BokenTerp" bet 18,188" and "GODOFCREAM" check-raised all in for 95,196. "BokenTerp" called.

"GODOFCREAM":
"BokenTerp":

Stacks got in after "GODOFCREAM" turned a flush, leaving "BokenTerp" in need of the board pairing to score the knockout. No such pair came on the river and the pot was shipped to "GODOFCREAM," who found a double on the final hand of the night to leave "BokenTerp" with just 10,000 to take into Day 2.

The following players were also eliminated before the end of the night in 61-71st place, leaving just 60 players to advance to Day 2. A full list of chip counts and a recap of the day's action will be provided shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
GODOFCREAM	226,767
BokenTerp	10,901 -11,920	-11,920
GivnUstrokes	Busted
laura33188	Busted
mtubb2455	Busted
maynardsdik	Busted
Kings905	Busted
AvaGray	Busted
collegebro21	Busted
Josias977	Busted
dirtyjerzgent	Busted
JinxySkunk	Busted
KoolerU	Busted

04-26-2020 23:41 UTC-4

"thewholefunk" Eliminated on the Bubble of PokerStars New Jersey 2020 NJSCOOP $300 Main Event

HillKerby

Level 18 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

"thewholefunk" Bubbles NJSCOOP Main Event

"AllinScott8" raised to 4,000 in middle position and was called by "thewholefunk" on the button. Action went heads up to a flop of and "AllinScott8" made a continuation-bet of 3,975. "thewholefunk" called.

The turn was . "AllinScott8" fired a second barrel of 14,133 and "thewholefunk" stuck around, clicking the call button to bring about the river . "AllinScott8" shoved all in for an effective 40,615 and "thewholefunk" called off their remaining chips.

"thewholefunk":
"AllinScott8":

"thewholefunk" had called off their remaining chips with top pair, top kicker and it wound up being second best to the top two pair of "AllinScott8" to result in their departure from the tournament on the bubble in 108th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
AllinScott8	165,793 41,458	41,458
thewholefunk	Busted

04-26-2020 22:48 UTC-4

"NewarkMom" Gets Felted

HillKerby

Level 16 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

"miw21000" raised to 3,200 under the gun and "NewarkMom" three-bet all in for 38,060 in the hijack. Action made its way back to "miw21000," who called.

"NewarkMom":
"miw21000":

The outlook was grim for "NewarkMom" and no sign of help came as the board ran out to result in their elimination. "miw21000" earned the knockout and now has a stack north of 138,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
miw21000	138,118
NewarkMom	Busted

04-26-2020 22:08 UTC-4

One Week Ago: David Coleman Ships the NJSCOOP Sunday Special

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

The NJSCOOP has been playing out for the past couple weeks, and last Sunday David "coles93" Coleman took down the PokerStars NJ NJSCOOP-24-H: Sunday Special - $50,000 GTD.

The PokerStars NJ Sunday Special featured a larger than normal $350 buy-in and a $50,000 guarantee with the NJSCOOP in town.

The event was a huge success with 153 entries and 90 re-entries generating a $79,461 prize pool. A total of 39 players were guaranteed at least a min-cash of $680.

David "coles93" Coleman shipped the event for $15,331 after more than 6 1/2 hours of play. Coleman, who has amassed more than $2.8 million in online cashes, was ranked in 95th place in the world and in third place in the United States entering the tournament according to PocketFives.

Other notables at the final table included Don "mrblonde2020" Himpele (third - $8,375), David "dak1616" Kotler (fourth - $6,190), and Michael "miw21000" Wang (ninth - $1,366).

Place	Player	Prize
1	David "coles93" Coleman	$15,331
2	Burgersssss	$11,331
3	Don "mrblonde2020" Himpele	$8,375
4	David "dak1616" Kotler	$6,190
5	Michael "MartinChatwn" Lavenburg	$4,575
6	keith1983217	$3,382
7	pernz014	$2,500
8	oopth	$1,847
9	Michael "miw21000" Wang	$1,366

Click here for more online results in PokerNews' US Online Poker Briefing.

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04-26-2020 21:21 UTC-4

"NewarkMom" Nears 200,000

HillKerby

Level 12 : 350/700, 85 ante

"NewarkMom" Nears 200,000 After Knockout

"coco91721" limped in under the gun and action folded around to "NewarkMom" in the small blind, who completed. "Chama6439$" was in the big blind and pumped it up to 4,900, prompting a fold from "coco91721" and a call from "NewarkMom."

The flop was and "NewarkMom" checked. "Chama6439$" went all in for 20,518" and "NewarkMom" quickly called.

"Chama6439$":
"NewarkMom":

"NwarkMom" had flopped a set of fours, leaving "Chama6439$" in need of hitting an eight on the turn or river or running tens in order to stay alive. No help came as the turn and river completed the runout and the pot was shipped to "NewarkMom," who now has over 190,000 after earning the knockout and winning the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
NewarkMom	193,252 40,773	40,773
coco91721	164,303 4,785	4,785
Chama6439$	Busted

04-26-2020 20:53 UTC-4

"iFoldN0T" Makes Like Their Name; "KoolerU" Doesn't

HillKerby

Level 11 : 300/600, 70 ante

"iFoldN0T" raised to 1,200 in early position and saw action fold around to "KoolerU," who was on the button and jammed for an effective 15,000. The players in the blinds folded and "iFoldN0T" called off their remaining 9,100.

"iFoldN0T":
"KoolerU":

The runout saw five bricks come with the final board reading and "KoolerU" was unable to cooler "iFoldN0T," who scored the double and finds themselves over 22,000 after the won pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
KoolerU	25,501 25,501	25,501
iFoldN0T	22,186 22,186	22,186

04-26-2020 20:20 UTC-4

"CoachPHD" Finds Aces at the Right Time

HillKerby

Level 9 : 200/400, 50 ante

Action folded around to "NewarkMom" in middle position and they opened to 1,200. "Charma6439$" called in the hijack and then "CoachPHD" three-bet jammed for their last 7,885 out of the big blind. "NewarkMom" folded and "Chama6439$" called.

"CoachPHD":
"Chama6439$":

"CoachPHD" saw their aces in great shape and had no real sweat as the board ran out to score them the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chama6439$	62,426 1,240	1,240
NewarkMom	45,366 25,266	25,266
CoachPHD	17,620 17,620	17,620

04-26-2020 19:42 UTC-4

"jtrhockey" Takes the Chip Lead

HillKerby

Level 8 : 150/300, 40 ante

"Bluffkin88" pumped it up to 3,900 under the gun and action folded around to "BarB3r03," who was on the buttona and called. "jtrhockey" also called in the big blind and the three went to a flop of . "jtrhockey" led out with a bet of 1,200 and "Bluffkin88" called before "barB3r03" folded.

Action was then heads up as the turn came . "jtrhockey" checked to "Bluffkin88," who fired out 8,700. "jtrhockey" check-raised all in and "Bluffkin88" called off their remaining 16,749.

"Bluffkin88":
"jtrhockey":

"Bluffkin88" got their stack in after hitting two pair on the turn and the 65,000-plus chip pot was one card away from being theirs. However, the river came to improve "jtrhockey" to trips and win them the pot, vaulting them to the top of the leader board in the process as "Bluffkin88" found themselves eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
jtrhockey	89,676 30,039	30,039
BarB3r03	53,233 -7,767	-7,767
Bluffkin88	Busted

04-26-2020 19:11 UTC-4

Big Blind Special for "fengshui428"

HillKerby

Level 6 : 100/200, 25 ante

"XhustlerX420" limped in from early position and "The1TrueHero" limped behind in middle position. "ondemand4488" was in the cutoff and raised the minimum required amount to 400. "fengshui428" called in the big blind and both limpers did as well, taking action four ways to the streets.

With 1,900 in the middle, the flop came and action checked to "ondemand4488," who made a continuation-bet of 3,000. "fengshui428" check-raised to 6,000, prompting two folds before "ondemand4488" called.

"fengshui428" then had 1,090 left and proceeded to commit it on the turn . "ondemand4488" called and hands were shown.

"fengshui428":
"ondemand4488":

"fengshui428" found themselves unable to be eliminated with their two pair needing to fade nothing more than a straight coming on board to chop. The river was safe and furthermore improved them to a full house, scoring a double and finding new life to go along with it.

Player	Chips	Progress
The1TrueHero	17,461
fengshui428	16,080 -14,715	-14,715
XhustlerX420	9,316
ondemand4488	8,786