Level 32 (80,000/160,000/25,000)
"Zlajamiest" raised to 320,000, and after Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari called, “jordanofpkr” moved all in for 1.8 million from the big blind. "Zlajamiest" folded, but Sangannagari tagged along with 
. They were flipping against the 
of "Zlajamiest", and the tens held true on a runout of 
.
With that pot, Sangannagari is now firmly in second place.
Level 31 (70,000/140,000/20,000)
"PhillyisGarb" kicked off the action with a raise to 350,000, and that bet was called by "RunninItUp98" in middle position, and "TiltedHard" in the big blind. The flop of 
was checked through, and the hit the turn. This time, "PhillyisGarb" fired 420,000, and only "RunninItUp98" called to see the complete the board.
"PhillyisGarb" bet 420,000 again, but "RunninItUp98" wanted to play for more, moving all in for over three million. "PhillyisGarb" would have to put their whole stack at risk, but they weren't prepared to do that, conceding the pot to "RunninItUp98."
Level 30 (60,000/120,000/17,500)
"TiltedHard" raised to 240,000 from under the gun, and "TrashNinja00" defended their big blind. The flop came down 
, and "TrashNinja00" led right out for 480,000. "TiltedHard" called, the 
turn slowed "TrashNinja00" down, as they checked, and "TiltedHard" fired 345,745.
"TrashNinja00" called, and the river brought the 
. "TrashNinja00" took the intuitive again, firing 1,165,765, about half the pot. "TiltedHard" thought for quite a while before releasing, and a nice pot was sent to "TrashNinja00."
Level 30 (60,000/120,000/17,500)
The first knockout of the final table belong to "PhillyisGarb." They raised to 300,000 after action folded to them on the button, and in the small blind, “GivnUstrokes" moved all in for nearly 1,700,000. "PhillyisGarb" was quick to call the all in with pocket aces, and they were well out in front of their opponent's King-Jack.
The flop of 
gave "PhillyisGarb" top set, but “GivnUstrokes" likely didn't mind that, as they now had a straight draw and backdoor flush draw. However, the turn and 
river provided no further help, making “GivnUstrokes" the first victim of the final table.
Steven "FadeOrHoldz" Madara just extended his chip lead after scoring the final knockout before the final table, when his kings bested the pocket jacks of "Rappy3000" in an all in confrontation preflop.
That leaves just nine players remaining now. Here is how those final nine currently stack up!
Level 28 (40,000/80,000/12,000)
Action folded to "SirToochAlot" on the button, and they moved all in for 1.27 million. In the big blind, "TiltedHard" made the call holding 
, and they were dominating the 
of "SirToochAlot." The board ran down 
, and just like that, "TiltedHard" is one of the chip leaders.
Level 28 40,000/80,000/12,000
On the final hand of play last night, "GivnUstrokes" was able to double up through "BrigBeast06." A few hands into play today, "GivnUstrokes" took the rest of the chips. "BrigBeast06" moved all in from under the gun for 1.2 million, and action folded to "GivnUstrokes" in the big blind, who woke up with pocket kings.
They were dominating the Ace-King of "BrigBeast06", and no ace would come on the queen high run out, marking the first elimination of the day.
It's time to find out who the latest NJSCOOP Main Event champion will be. Steven "FadeOrHoldz" Madara is in the pole position right now with nearly seven million in chips. The final table is just around the corner, and at that point, you will see every elimination, big double up, and more in the updates, right here on Pokernews.com.
Good luck to the final twelve!
Welcome back to the final day of NJSCOOP coverage here on Pokernews.com! After a late surge last night, Steven "FadeOrHoldz" Madara bagged the virtual chip lead with a stack of 6,690,399, while New Jersey regular Sridhar "sri100k" Sangannagari is also in there with a stack of nearly four million. You can view the full list of chip counts below.
The action will be resume again at 6 PM ET, where the final 12 will do battle to find out who will take home the first place prize of $19,938.52. Be sure to come back then for all of the updates, as a new NJSCOOP Main Event champion will be crowned shortly!
51-M: NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $100K Gtd
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