Two players have separated themselves from the pack in the early stages of today's Progressive Knockout event, as "TheNewMonkey" sits on top with $233 in collected bounties, while "Grav King" is right behind with $203.88.
Four players have earned $116.50 in bounties, and three more are at a respectable $87.38. Twenty-four players have earned the minimum of $58.25 for a single knockout.
Level 9: 400/800 ante 100
"RynerNJ" limped in from early position, and "NikkieBlueEyes" checked their option in the big blind.
"NikkieBlueEyes" checked the 
flop, and "RynerNJ" bet 1,400. "NikkieBlueEyes" called.
"NikkieBlueEyes" checked again on the 
turn, and "RynerNJ" bet 3,200. "NikkieBlueEyes" check-raised to 9,200, and "RynerNJ" called.
"NikkieBlueEyes" bet 7,200 on the 
river, and "RynerNJ" tanked for a bit, then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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47,152 | |
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35,661 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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103,409 | |
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83,111 | 22,508 |
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77,486 | 40,042 |
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72,903 | |
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67,547 | 34,181 |
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65,471 | |
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63,554 | 14,720 |
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60,356 | 17,040 |
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59,454 | 17,751 |
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58,099 | -4,375 |
Level 8: 350/700 ante 90
"CJisNuts88" raised to 1,800 from middle position, and "hubbiee" called in the big blind.
"hubbiee" checked the 
flop, and "CJisNuts88" bet 2,500. "hubbiee" check-raised to 10,930, and "CJisNuts88" called.
"hubbiee" jammed for 25,142 on the 
turn, and "CJisNuts88" called off for 24,934.
"CJisNuts88": 
"hubbiee": 
"hubbiee" held on the 
river to claim both the bounty and the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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76,516 | |
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Busted |
Level 8: 350/700 ante 90
"GoldnBrown" raised to 1,750 from under the gun, then called when Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro three-bet shoved for 14,535 in middle position.
Frank "thewholefunk" Funaro: 
"GoldnBrown": 
Funaro fell behind on the 
flop, and failed to catch up on the 
turn and 
river to bust. Funaro immediately re-entered with a fresh stack of 25,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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54,848 | 13,590 |
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25,000 | 2,243 |
Level 7: 300/600 ante 75
"zentao01" limped in from under the gun, and "Mummy's Bitch" raised to 2,400 from middle position. "lIlbILLYmAC" called in the big blind, as did "zentao01".
Action checked to "Mummy's Bitch" on the 
flop, and they bet 4,293. "lIlbILLYmAC" check-raised to 14,400, and "zentao01" three-bet shoved for 20,000. "Mummy's Bitch" four-bet shoved on top, and "lIlbILLYmAC" called off their last 24,322.
"zentao01": 
"lIlbILLYmAC": 
"Mummy's Bitch":
"zentao01" would hold on the 
turn and river to triple up with a full house, while "lIlbILLYmAC" earned the side pot to nearly break even on the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,100 | 31,960 |
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37,444 | |
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18,590 | -41,067 |
Level 7: 300/600 ante 75
"TiltedHard" raised to 1,380 from under the gun, and "Tagubhai" three-bet shoved for 3,469 from the hijack. "TiltedHard" called.
"TiltedHard": 
"Tagubhai": 
"TiltedHard" wouldn't claim the bounty of "Tagubhai" when a dry 
runout failed to improve their hand, and "Tagubhai" doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,750 | 19,750 |
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8,363 | -10,535 |
| 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 |
| Event #7: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack], $25K GTD | 94 | $25,000 | Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski | $5,924.79 |
| Event #8: $150 NLHE [8-Max, PKO], $20K GTD | 137 | $20,000 | Benji “OtB_RedHeron” Felson | $3,581.88 |
| Event #9: $250 NLHE [Sunday Special], $45K GTD | 194 | $45,202 | Tagubhai | $8,973.34 |
| Event #10: $30 NLHE [Mini Sunday Special], $12.5K GTD | 400 | $12,500 | kyleorto86 | $2,267.63 |
| Event #11: $100 PLO [6-Max], $7.5K GTD | 73 | $7,500 | SocoMonster | $1,833.05 |
| Event #12: $150 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic SE], $10K GTD | 81 | $11,542.50 | Naichang "cncly1314" Chen | $2,815.33 |
| Event #13: $100 NLHE [4-Max, PKO], $20K GTD | 227 | $20,838.60 | Ross "rosseg" Gottlieb | $3,286.96 |
| Event #14: $75+R PLO8 [8-Max, Rebuy], $10K GTD | 70 | $10,000 | Dan "AvaGray" Lupo | $2,699.13 |
| Event #15: $250 NLHE [Super Tuesday Championship Trophy Event], $35K GTD | 178 | $41,474 | kyleorto86 | $8,350.39 |
| Event #16: $30 NLHE, $10K GTD | 434 | $11,848.20 | Renorick1946 | $2,127.69 |
| Event #17: $150 NLHE, $15K GTD | 123 | $16,937.10 | Tagubhai | $3,712.43 |
| Event #18: $100 NLHE [Turbo, Bubble Rush], $10K GTD | 135 | $12,393 | 1025191 | $2,343.17 |
| Event #19: $100 NLHE [PKO], $20K GTD | 244 | $22,399.20 | thebojangler | $4,849.66 |
| Event #20: $1,000 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller Championship], $40K GTD | 37 | $40,000 | Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski | $18,142.99 |
| Event #21: $150 NLHE [6-Max], $15K GTD | 120 | $16,524 | Naichang "cncly1314" Chen | $3,148.81 |
| Event #22: $200 NLHE [PKO, Bigstack], $20K GTD | 133 | $24,738 | NikkieBlueEyes | $5,396.16 |
| Event #23: $20 NLHE [PKO], $5K GTD | 359 | $6,533.80 | MisAnnthr0pe | $1,224.20 |
| Event #24: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $8K GTD | 121 | $11,107.80 | Naichang "cncly1314" Chen | $2,442.54 |
| Event #25: $300 8-Game Championship, $15K GTD | 67 | $18,760 | MisAnnthr0pe | $5,829.21 |
| Event #26: $200 NLH [6-Max, Turbo, PKO, BigStack], $10K GTD | 93 | $17,298 | Malakia1212 | $4,289.57 |
| Event #27: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack], $12.5K GTD | 145 | $13,311 | Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon | $2,766.18 |
| Event #28: $300 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, $100 Bounty], $20K GTD | 83 | $23,240 | jafilo schwartz | $6,447.13 |
| Event #29: $100 NLO8 [8-Max], $6K GTD | 51 | $6,000 | AMZBC | $2,292.92 |
| Event #30: $100 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo], $7.5 GTD | 114 | $10,465 | blazemdm | $2,211.84 |
| Event #31: $100 NLHE [Marathon], $10K GTD | 106 | $10,000 | Gould_Rush | $2,094.94 |
| Event #33: $150 NLHE [6-Max, PKO, Big Antes], $20K GTD | 117 | $20,000 | teplo2224 | $4,646.86 |
| Event #34: $300 NLHE [Sunday Special], $50K GTD | 190 | $53,200 | Ryan "ISlowRollYou" Hohner | $10,561.03 |
| Event #35: $200 NLHE [PKO], $25K GTD | 129 | $25,000 | troutray | $6,580.78 |
| Event #36: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo], $8.5K GTD | 112 | $10,640 | 9123459 | $2,484.87 |
| Event #37: $300 NLHE [4-Max], $22.5K GTD | 95 | $26,600 | Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig | $6,212.01 |
| Event #38: $100 HORSE [6-Max], $6.5K GTD | 71 | $6,517.80 | #3lynchmob | $1,492.89 |
| Event #39: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Bigstack], $32.5K GTD | 202 | $37,572 | smellsLike_DONK | $7,463.74 |
| Event #40: $20 NLHE [8-Max, Bigstack], $7.5K GTD | 457 | $8,317.40 | MultiClownPoker | $1,493.92 |
| Event #41: $50 NLHE [6-Max, PKO], $7K GTD | 221 | $10,055.50 | borachinhak | $3,054.08 |
Level 6: 250/500 ante 60
"JayRiv" limped in from the small blind, and two-time 2021 NJCOOP champ Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski checked his option in the big blind.
"JayRiv" check-called a bet of 500 from Tentnowski on the 
flop, and both players checked the turn. "JayRiv" checked the river, and Tentnowski over-bet the pot with a bet of 3,000. "JayRiv" called, but mucked when Tentnowski showed for a rivered full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,466 | |
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14,332 | -5,621 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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66,606 | 1,855 |
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62,474 | |
|
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60,603 | 7,193 |
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59,657 | |
|
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54,763 | |
|
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50,849 | |
|
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50,762 | |
|
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50,571 | 8,497 |
|
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50,352 | 4,125 |
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48,834 | -3,389 |