2021 New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP)

In Level 19 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and an ante of 750, Dan "AvaGray" Lupo opened to 12,000 in early position and "toddchipman" three-bet to 36,000 on his direct left. Action folded around to Benji "OtB_RedHeron" Felson in the small blind, who cold four-bet jammed for 161,822. Lupo folded and "toddchipman" called.

Benji "OtB_RedHeron" Felson:
"toddchipman":

Felson needed a king and one came immediately on the flop , giving him top set. He faded an ace coming on both the turn and river to secure the double, leaving "toddchipman" with just a few blinds left in their stack.

A couple of hands later, Steven "FadeOrHoldz" finished the deed when his made the nuts against the of "toddchipman" upon a completed board of to eliminate them in 18th place and officially send the tournament into the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benji "OtB_RedHeron" Felson	348,394 264,858	264,858
Steven "FadeOrHoldz" Madara	341,111 134,714	134,714
Dan "AvaGray" Lupo	176,927 -8,250	-8,250
toddchipman	Busted

The final seconds of Level 15 (1,250/2,500/325) are ticking off the clock and the three-hour-and-fifteen-minute late registration period has now closed. In total, 125 entries generated $23,250 up for grabs that is set to be paid to the top 17 players. A first-level payout is good for $440 with payouts increasing regularly until the eventual winner earns $5,096. Complete payout information can be found in the Payouts Tab above.

Thirty-eight players currently remain.

In Level 13 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200, Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski opened the action with a raise to 3,200 in the cutoff. "pompii23" defended their big blind as the sole caller and the flop came .

"pompii23" checked to Tentnowski, who continuation-bet 2,150 and saw "pompii23" check-jam for 19,400. Tentnowski called.

"pompii23":
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski:

Tentnowski's top pair was ahead of his opponent's open-ended straight draw and was able to hold as the turn and river completed the runout to earn him the pot and the knockout with his pair of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski	128,166 103,166	103,166
pompii23	Busted

In Level 11 with blinds of 600/1,200 and an ante of 150, "jrmoney81924" opened to 2,640 under the gun and "1st.p1ace" called in middle position. Dan "AvaGray" Lupo three-bet jammed for 17,133 and action folded back to "1st.p1ace", who called to send the two off to the races.

Dan "AvaGray" Lupo:
"1st.p1ace":

Lupo's sixes were out in front and remained there through the flop . The turn gave "1st.p1ace" the nut flush draw and two more counterfeit outs to a double-paired board. Such outs proved to be too many for Lupo to fade as the river completed the runout, giving "1st.p1ace" a better two pair and sending Lupo to re-enter as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
1st.p1ace	88,815 27,298	27,298
Dan "AvaGray" Lupo	25,000 -16,740	-16,740

In Level 7 with blinds of 300/600 and an ante of 75, "1st.p1ace" opened the action with a raise to 1,320 in middle position and "Hustle_Man93" three-bet to 4,200 in the hijack. Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro was in the small blind and cold four-bet to 10,800, prompting action to fold back to "Hustle_Man93" who five-bet jammed for 24,865. Funaro called.

"Hustle_Man93":
Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro:

Funaro's aces were best and the runout gave him no sweat, earning him the pot and sending "Hustle_Man93" to re-enter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro	63,029 21,260	21,260
Hustle_Man93	25,000 25,000	25,000
1st.p1ace	16,815 16,815	16,815

The field has cracked 30 just past the midway point in Level 1 (80/160/20) and plenty of notables are already in the mix, including Dan "AvaGray" Lupo, Ryan "hagz2richez" Hagerty, Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon, Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig (pictured), and Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan "AvaGray" Lupo	25,000 25,000	25,000
BLACKKOWBOYZ	25,000 25,000	25,000
Steven "FadeOrHoldz" Madara	25,000 25,000	25,000
John "GameofEdges" Forlenza	25,000 25,000	25,000
Ryan "hagz2richez" Hagerty	25,000 25,000	25,000
iFoldN0T	25,000 25,000	25,000
Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon	25,000 25,000	25,000
Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jake "MozzyNJ" Dynes	25,000 25,000	25,000
Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari	25,000 25,000	25,000
Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski	25,000 25,000	25,000
Anthony "supremetny" Chin	25,000 25,000	25,000
thekidraf04	25,000 25,000	25,000
TiltedHard	25,000 25,000	25,000

It's time for another night of action for the 2021 PokerStars New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP), with the capstone event of Event #36-H: $200 NLHE [Super Tuesday], $17.5K Gtd set to begin at 8 p.m. ET.

Registration is open for all in the state of New Jersey, with this evening's NJSCOOP episode of the weekly "Super Tuesday" event being the second of the series. A week ago to the day, "ACE"10276 topped a field of 145 in last week's similar version, earning $5,590 for their efforts as the overall prize pool of $26,970, which beat its identical guarantee by more than 50%.

Players receive starting stacks of 25,000 with blinds beginning at 80/160 (20 ante) and escalating every 12 minutes all tournament long. Late registration is open for three hours and 15 minutes, closing roughly near the end of Level 15 (1,250/2,500/325). Should players need, up to five re-entries are available during that time frame, meaning every player may fire a total of six bullets into this event.

PokerNews will be on hand to provide updates on all the action until just one player remained, so be sure to stick around.

PokerNews NJSCOOP Live Reporting Schedule

Less than a week remains in the 2021 PokerStars NJSCOOP, but plenty more events are on the schedule. Below are the last of the series' marquee events that will also have accompanying PokerNews coverage, culminating on May 23-24 with the two-day $300 Main Event, which features a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.