51-M: NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $100K Gtd Day 1 | 2021 New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP)

05-24-2021 00:20 UTC-4

"el binko" First to Cross Three Million

Kevin Taylor

Level 23 (15,000/30,000/4,500)

"el binko" raised to 63,000 under the gun, and action folded around to the big blind, "deTnosliW2121", who moved all in for 807,000 and change. "el binko" was quick to call the big shove with , and they were dominating the of "deTnosliW2121."

The board came down , and big slick held to shoot "el binko" up to the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
el binko	3,226,442 1,526,261	1,526,261
deTnosliW2121	Busted

05-24-2021 00:03 UTC-4

"kurgenjlopp" Cracks Aces on the River to Double

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Kevin Taylor

Level 22 (12,500/25,000/3,750)

Action folded around to the button, "kurgenjlopp", and he moved all in for 278,000 and change. In the small blind, "09123459" made the call with . "kurgenjlopp" had alot of catching up to do with , and they got alittle help on the flop. It did give "09123459" a flush draw, limited the outs for "kurgenjlopp", but after missing the turn, they would pick up the on the river to score an unlikely double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
kurgenjlopp	608,954 608,954	608,954
09123459	304,264 304,264	304,264

05-23-2021 23:52 UTC-4

"bo1502043" Doubles With Pocket Kings

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Kevin Taylor

Level 22 (12,500/25,000/3,750)

"bo1502043" moved all in from under the gun for their final 265,000 and change, and a few seats over, "vigman@135" moved all in to isolate. After everyone folded, they showed pocket jacks, but "bo1502043" was well out in front holding . The board came down , and the kings held to boost "bo1502043" up to nearly 600,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
bo1502043	598,656 598,656	598,656
vigman@135	145,358 145,358	145,358

05-23-2021 23:46 UTC-4

The Big Stacks In the Money

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Kevin Taylor

Just 54 players remain now, and all of them are at least $660 richer. The following players are the ones who are in the best position to make the final table of this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fort Matilda	2,315,946
lIlBILLYmAC	1,700,249 203,715	203,715
el binko	1,700,181 1,175,711	1,175,711
Zlajamiest	1,625,666 1,421,737	1,421,737
Penguino246	1,508,837
TiltedHand	1,406,083
PhillyisGarb	1,366,716 490,250	490,250
SirToochAlot	1,325,269 392,730	392,730
RunninItUp98	1,117,875 184,619	184,619
TrashNinja00	126,876

05-23-2021 23:39 UTC-4

"MisAnnthr0pe" Doubles Up on the Money Bubble

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Kevin Taylor

Level 21 (10,000/20,000/3,250)

Play has tightened up on the money bubble, and "GivnUstrokes" tried to take advantage of that when they shoved all in from the small blind, having "MisAnnthr0pe" covered in the big blind. "MisAnnthr0pe" called off their final 387,000 and change holding , and they were in good shape to double against the of "GivnUstrokes."

The flop of kept "MisAnnthr0pe" in the lead, and the turn gave them two pair, but also gave "GivnUstrokes" an inside straight draw. However, another ace came on the river, giving "MisAnnthr0pe" a full house, and a big double on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
MisAnnthr0pe	800,364 800,364	800,364
GivnUstrokes	185,318 185,318	185,318

05-23-2021 23:23 UTC-4

The Money Bubble is Nearly Here

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Kevin Taylor

Just 60 players remain in tonight's Main Event. but only 55 of them will be getting some extra money in their accounts tonight. Once play is down to 56 players, hand-for-hand play will commence.

Once the money bubble has burst, we will post a fresh round of big stack chip counts.

05-23-2021 23:11 UTC-4

Angel "Chr0meKing" Lopez Can't Fade the River

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Kevin Taylor

Level 19 (7,000/14,000/2,000)

The action started with "Batzz88" raising to 28,000, and that bet was called by "Scruggle1." Action folded to Angel "Chr0meKing" Lopez in the small blind, and he moved all in for 167,000 total. That was too rich for "Batzz88"'s blood, but "Scruggle1" made the call holding .

Lopez showed pocket tens, and those tens would hold on the flop, and the turn. However, the on the river flipped the script, giving the knockout to "Scruggle1", and sending Lopez to the virtual rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scruggle1	586,615 586,615	586,615
Angel "Chr0meKing" Lopez	Busted

05-23-2021 22:57 UTC-4

Level 18 Chip Count Updates

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Kevin Taylor

Player	Chips	Progress
lIlBILLYmAC	1,496,534 861,485	861,485
sshav8484	1,131,914 663,263	663,263
tharris1021	1,090,768 1,090,768	1,090,768
MerkinChief3	960,773 226,034	226,034
ChemDude73	948,358 948,358	948,358
1st.p1ace	944,799 295,380	295,380
RunninItUp98	933,256 933,256	933,256
SirToochAlot	932,539 932,539	932,539
PhillyisGarb	876,466 876,466	876,466
TiltedHard	835,957 536,723	536,723

05-23-2021 22:39 UTC-4

Aces For "el binko"

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Kevin Taylor

Level 17 (5,000/10,000/1,500)

"el binko" kicked off the action by raising to 21,000 from under the gun, and the only player to give them action was "coldandwarm." They wouldn't call though, moving all in instead for 228,000. "el binko" quickly called with , dominating the pocket queens of "coldandwarm."

The board ran down , and the aces held up to score the knockout, and nearly double "el binko"'s stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
el binko	524,470 524,470	524,470
coldandwarm	Busted

05-23-2021 22:27 UTC-4

Final Payouts for 51-M: NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $100K Gtd

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Kevin Taylor

Registration has officially closed in this 2021 NJSCOOP Main Event, and the final entry number was 391. That makes for a final prizepool of $109,480. That cash will be handed out to the final 55 players, all of them earning at least $659.87. First place will take home just under $20,000. Check out the final payouts in this photo, or in the payouts tab.