Event #04: $100 NLHE Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event, $25K Gtd
Day 1 Completed
2021 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker (NJCOOP)
Event #04: $100 NLHE Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event, $25K Gtd
Day: 1
Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig Earns NJCOOP Championship Trophy After Shipping Event #4: $100 NLHE Big Kickoff ($5,187)
The 2021 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker kicked off with a bang this weekend, with Event #4: $100 NLHE Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event bringing a total of 298 players to the felt (191 entrants and 107 re-entries) to push the total prize pool past the advertised $25,000 guarantee. Of the $27,356 prize pool, it was Yardville, New Jersey's Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig who took home the top prize of $5,187, as well as a shiny new NJCOOP Trophy to add to his collection of accolades.
Sewnig, a poker pro with over seven figures in online earnings, told PokerNews back in 2020 that “I've put more work into studying and improving over that timespan than I have in the rest of my career combined. I've also done a much better job of dealing with adversity." Those words rang true as his heads-up battle with "HBKandSting" saw his stack dwindle down to just eight big blinds, but a rally of double-ups and pure aggression saw him chip away until he finally vanquished "HBKandSting" and earned the coveted NJCOOP trophy.
NJCOOP Event #4: $100 NLHE Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig | $5,187 |
| 2 | HBKandSting | $3,813 |
| 3 | wxg1989 | $2,804 |
| 4 | BENN DOVERR | $2,062 |
| 5 | Paceman2jr | $1,516 |
| 6 | TStacksPaper | $1,115 |
| 7 | LilNickyDaBoss | $820 |
| 8 | Stackhe20 | $603 |
| 9 | Kaymeal | $507 |
Action of the Day
Forty-one players would walk away with a chunk of the prize pool, and notables such as "DangerFloof" (10th - $426), Ross "rosseg" Gottlieb (23rd - $302), and Benji “OtB_RedHeron” Felson (29th - $254) all managed to earn a cash.
The top two stacks at the start of the final table were Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig and "HBKandSting", and four fast eliminations kept the two of them in what looked to be a collision course for a heads-up showdown. "HBKandSting" then lost two straight all-in pots to fall to the short stack, and had to cling on as Sewnig busted "Paceman2jr" in fifth.
Sewnig, who now held more than half of the chips in play, sat on the sidelines as "wxg1989" finished off "BENN DOVERR" in fourth, and "HBKandSting" now sat neck and neck with "wxg1989". That's when one of the most pivotal hands of the final table took place; "wxg1989" held aces and got it in against "HBKandSting", who was about to be coolered to crumbs with kings. A king on the flop and a clean runout turned fortune on its head for "wxg1989", however, and the fated heads-up battle came true, with Sewnig holding a 4:3 chip lead at the onset.
Sewnig lost an early preflop all in spot with ace-ten against the ace-queen of "HBKandSting" to fall down to just over eight big blinds. Sewnig then reeled off three doubles in quick succession to bring the stacks back to even, and on the final hand, he four-bet shoved with ace-queen and held against the ace-eight of "HBKandSting" to earn the title and the trophy.
PokerNews will return for coverage of Event #15: $250 NLHE Super Tuesday NJCOOP Edition Championship Trophy Event on Tuesday, September 15th at 7 p.m. EST, so be sure to tune in then to see who the next NJCOOP Trophy Winner will be!
Recent 2021 NJCOOP Winners
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
| Event #1: $10 NLHE [NJCOOP Warm Up], $5K GTD | 535 | $5,000 | GHOSTBX70 | $811.11 |
| Event #2: $100 NLHE [NJCOOP Big Warm Up], $8K GTD | 172 | $15,789.60 | MisAnnthr0pe | $3,179.14 |
| Event #3: $50 NLHE [Turbo, NJCOOP Turbo Warm Up], $6K GTD | 181 | $8,235.50 | aerols80 | $1,635.04 |
| Event #4: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Big Kickoff Trophy Event], $25K GTD | 298 | $27,356.40 | Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig | $5,186.56 |
| Event #5: $300 NLHE [6-Max], $22.5K GTD | 75 | $22,500 | iFoldN0T | $5,487.93 |
| Event #6: $75 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom], $12.5K GTD | 166 | $12,500 | MoZZyNJ | $2,528.60 |
"HBKandSting" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($3,813)
Level 34: (50,000/100,000/12,500)
Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig raised to 220,000 from the button, and "HBKandSting" three-bet to 785,000 in the big blind. Sewnig four-bet shoved, and "HBKandSting" called off for 1,243,412 more.
"HBKandSting": 
Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig: 
Sewnig's kicker held on the 
flop, but chop opportunities emerged on the 
turn. The 
river was a brick, and "HBKandSting" settles for second, while Sewnig earns the first NJCOOP Championship Trophy of the series.
A full recap will follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,450,000 | 2,753,412 |
|
|
Busted |
Sewnig Retakes the Chip Lead
Level 34: (50,000/100,000/12,500)
"HBKandSting" raised to 200,000 on the button, and Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig called on the button.
Sewnig check-called a bet of 200,000 from "HBKandSting" on the 
flop, and check-called another bet of 412,500 on the 
turn. Both players checked the river, and Sewnig showed 
. "HBKandSting" mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,696,588 | 1,811,500 |
|
|
2,753,412 | -1,811,500 |
Sewnig Claws Back
Level 33 (40,000/80,000/10,000)
After doubling up his short stack twice, Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig three-bet shoved for 1,432,544 from the big blind over a 160,000 raise from "HBKandSting", who called.
Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig: 
HBKandSting: 
Sewnig flopped top set and turned a full house on a 
runout to earn another double and pull closer to "HBKandSting".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,564,912 | -2,235,452 |
|
|
2,885,088 | 2,235,452 |
"HBKandSting" Doubles Through Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig
Level 33: (40,000/80,000/10,000)
Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig raised to 176,000 on the button, and "HBKandSting" three-bet to 708,000 in the big blind. Sewnig tanked before four-bet shoving, and "HBKandSting" called off for 2,682,182 more.
"HBKandSting": 
Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig: 
Sewnig would fail to hit his kicker on a 
runout, and took a massive hit to his stack, while "HBKandSting" doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,800,364 | 3,544,237 |
|
|
649,636 | -3,544,237 |
"wxg1989" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($2,804)
Level 32: (35,000/70,000/8,750)
"HBKandSting" raised to 140,000 on the button, and "wxg1989" three-bet to 420,000 from the big blind. "HBKandSting" four-bet shoved, and "wxg1989" called off for 1,120,539 more.
"wxg1989": 
"HBKandSting":
It looked like "wxg1989" was going to earn a massive double and leave "HBKandSting" with crumbs, but the 
flop had other ideas. The 
turn and river left "HBKandSting" with kings-full, and "wxg1989" was eliminated on an awful beat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,193,873 | -43,750 |
|
|
3,256,127 | 1,829,289 |
|
|
Busted |
Break Time
The final three players are on a five-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,237,623 | 190,750 |
|
|
1,785,539 | -755,419 |
|
|
1,426,838 | 564,669 |
"BENN DOVERR" Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,062)
Level 32: (35,000/70,000/8,750)
"BENN DOVERR" jammed for 575,765 from the button, and "wxg1989" called in the big blind.
"BENN DOVERR":
"wxg1989": 
A dry 
runout left the kicker of "wxg1989" in front, and "BENN DOVER" was dusted in fourth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,046,873 | -154,000 |
|
|
2,540,958 | 715,765 |
|
|
862,169 | 154,000 |
|
|
Busted |
"Paceman2jr" Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,516)
Level 32: (35,000/70,000/8,750)
"Paceman2jr" jammed for 423,509 from the button, and was at risk against Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig in the small blind.
"Paceman2jr":
Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig: 
Both players hit a pair on the 
flop, but Sewnig's aces would prove best on the turn and river to earn the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,873 | 837,534 |
|
|
1,825,193 | 714,500 |
|
|
715,765 | -378,775 |
|
|
708,169 | -8,750 |
|
|
Busted |