Main Event ($330,000 GTD) Day 1 | 2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP)

10-02-2023 02:31 UTC-4

Day 1 Closes With Stanton "stonniepokes" Tentnowski Chasing Third Title of the Series!

Chris Land

Level 27 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

2023 US Championship of Online Poker Main Event

The Day 1 session of Event #81: $300 NLHE Main Event has officially wrapped over on PokerStarsNJ.com as the 2023 US Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP) nears it's end. The tournament drew 1,094 total entries to create a massive prize pool worth $334,320 with 53 players returning tomorrow to chase the title and the $52,577 first-place prize that awaits the eventual champion.

Returning to the biggest stack tomorrow will be "olim324", bringing 15,143,581 to Day 2 with them. Lurking just behind, though, with the second-biggest stack is none other than Stanton "stonniepokes" Tentnowski, who claimed two USCOOP titles on the same day just last week. Also among those returning for the final day will be Benji "OtB_Redhron" Felson (6,530,720) and PokerStars Ambassador David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye (3,595,496), who is chasing his second title of the series. With several other recognizable screen names peppered throughout the remaining field, Day 2 is guaranteed to be fast-paced and exciting as every player left will come back to the table with the same goal in mind.

Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	"olim324"	15,143,581	76
2	Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski	14,196,028	71
3	"titleistgolf22"	13,577,286	68
4	"mburke87"	13,456,580	68
5	"eWins4712	12,855,152	65
6	"cloucas"	12,659,847	64
7	"robgetsthere"	11,193,748	56
8	"rich2579"	10,915,966	55
9	"Big Chips79"	10,418,148	52
10	"ryanbudzek"	10,254,992	52

There were a handful of other USCOOP events today with two still running as of writing and three having already crowned champions. Winners of those events included "PhuneeeMuneee", who took down Event #80: $10 NLHE Marathon for $7,599; "WadeDavenport", who added to their 2021 MICOOP Main Event title by taking down Event #84: $200 NLHE Turbo Sunday Second Chance for $7,398.40; and "dmart1234" who finished atop the field in Event #85: $100 NLHE Bounty Builder Adrenaline for $5,750.95.

Day 2 play will begin at 6:00 p.m. EST in Level 28 with blinds of 100,000/200,000 and an ante of 25,000. Play will continue with 15-minute levels and a break at :55 past the hour until a champion has been crowned, so keep it locked to PokerNews for the exciting conclusion to the 2023 USCOOP!

Tags: Benji Felson David Kaye Stanton Tentnowski

10-02-2023 01:25 UTC-4

"Burgersssss" Takes From "lufy_boy" As End of Day 1 Session Approaches

Chris Land

Level 27 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Action folded to "Burgersssss" who raised to 320,000 only to see a three-bet of 896,000 come from "lufy_boy" on the button. "Burgersssss" made the call and the flop came 2♦A♣4♣.

"Burgersssss" checked over to "lufy_boy" who continued for 431,840. "with action back on "Burgersssss", they decided to check-raise to 1,088,000, getting called after a brief pause from "lufy_boy" before seeing the 8♣ hit that turn.

"Burgersssss' decided to lead this time around and jammed for 3,676,520 which sent "lufy_boy" into the tank. After about 25 seconds of thought, "lufy_boy" found the fold button and sent the pot to "Burgersssss" without seeing a river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Burgersssss	8,044,520 67,470	67,470
lufy_boy	5,722,280 5,389,940	5,389,940

10-02-2023 00:23 UTC-4

"WORM903" Doubles Through "Barney889"

Chris Land

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Action folded to "WORM903" who raised to 160,000 and finding callers in both "Barney889" and "pokermikeM&M" in the big blind to before seeing the flop come 9♣9♦J♦.

"pokermikeM&M" checked over to "WORM903" who continued for a bet of 215,000. Only "Barney889" called to see the turn come the 9♥.

"WORM903" checked over to "Barney889" who put out a bet of 320,000. "WORM903" put in the call and the river peeled off the 6♦.

This time, "WORM903" took the lead with a bet of 400,000 before seeing "Barney889" jam 3,036,150. "WORM903" wasn't going anywhere as he quickly called and turned over the A♠A♣ to beat the J♠10♣ of "Barney889" and secure a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
WORM903	4,802,350
Barney889	1,464,975

10-01-2023 23:41 UTC-4

"Khurizma" Sends "bababaBINK" Home Just Before the Money Bubble Bursts

Chris Land

Level 21 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

"bababaBINK" jammed from middle position for their last 163,000 and got called by "Khurizma" from the small blind to send both players to a runout with "bababaBINK" at risk.

"bababaBINK": K♠Q♠
"Khurizma": A♦7♠

The board ran out 10♥6♠8♠4♥2♥, keeping "Khurizma" in the lead the whole way through and sending "bababaBINK" to the rail on the money bubble.

The money bubble would burst just a few moments later with every remaining player now guranteed a min-cash of $628.

Player	Chips	Progress
Khurizma	3,726,666
bababaBINK	Busted

10-01-2023 23:12 UTC-4

David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye Sends "TheWamboozler" to the Rail

Chris Land

Level 19 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye Climbing the Counts

PokerStars Ambassador David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye raised to 80,000 from early position only to see a three-bet jam from "TheWamboozler" on the button for 576,548. Action folded back around to Kaye who quickly made the call to send both players to a runout with "TheWamboozler" at risk.

"TheWamboozler": A♣J♥
David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye: 8♥8♦

The board of Q♣4♥2♣2♥K♦ was safe for Kaye as he continues to chip up further into the counts by securing the pot and sending "TheWamboozler" to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
DavidKayePoker	3,470,479
TheWamboozler	Busted

10-01-2023 22:23 UTC-4

"ParryGreen$tein" Doubles Through "Let'em go88"

Chris Land

Level 16 : Blinds 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

"ParryGreen$tein", who was on the first hand of a re-entry" jammed from under the gun for 296,750. "Let'em go88" three-bet jammed for his remaining 372,190 from the hijack and the rest of the table folded to send the two to a runout with "ParryGreen$tein" at risk.

"ParryGreen$tein": 6♦6♠
"Let'em go88": A♠K♣

The board came 8♠6♥4♦2♦Q♦, securing a double for the fresh stack of "ParryGreen$tein" and leaving "Let'em go88" on just a three big blind stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
ParryGreen$tein	657,000
Let'em go88	75,440

10-01-2023 21:27 UTC-4

David Kaye Grows His Audience (And His Bankroll) at the 2023 NACOOP

Chris Land

Level 13 : Blinds 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye, who joined PokerStars in November of 2022, already has two titles and several final tables in the USCOOP, and it's taking his live stream to the next level.

Kaye is one of the early standouts in a series that has gained traction since online poker markets in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New Jersey opened up for play on PokerStars. The ambassador has been a standard bearer for the brand, and he’s enjoying every minute of it.

He streams regularly, and the COOP schedule allows him to present wall-to-wall action to his growing set of fans. He will be playing all 18 days of the USCOOP — 75 of the 77 no-limit hold’em events on the schedule.

“Even as a cash game player, the prestige of COOP as well as the excitement that the series generates is something I always love being a part of,” Kaye said in a recent interview.

10-01-2023 19:45 UTC-4

"CerealWithWater" Drowns "thewholefunk"

Chris Land

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

"thewholefunk" raised to 11,300 from under the gun and was called by "NiceDude1979" before facing a three-bet from "CerealWithWater" to 40,200 from the small blind.

The big blind folded and "thewholefunk" paused briefly before jamming for 282,216 total. "NiceDude1979" quickly folded and "CerealWithWater" snap-called to send both players to a runout with "thewholefunk" at risk.

"thewholefunk": A♠2♠
"CerealWithWater": K♠K♥

The J♠Q♣9♠ flop gave "thewholefunk" a lot of outs with two pulls of the deck left but when the turn and river came the 6♣ and J♥, "CerealWithWater" would secure the flop as "thewholefunk" was sent to the lobby to re-enter for a fresh 300,000 starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
CerealWithWater	901,409
thewholefunk	300,000

10-01-2023 18:57 UTC-4

"thekid333721" Leaves "sirbluffsalottt" on Fumes

Chris Land

Level 4 : Blinds 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

"thekid333721" Coolers "sirbluffsalottt"

"thekid333721" raised to 5,000 from early position and got called by "gotcha8999" on the button, "sirbluffsalottt" in the small blind and "KeithHanzel" in the big blind leading to a Q♠K♠2♣ flop.

Action checked to "thekid333721" who continued for 16,138. "gotcha8999" folded before "sirbluffsalottt" came in with a check-raise to 37,500. "Keith Hanzel" got out of the way before "thekid333721" made the call to bring the 7♣ out on the turn.

"sirbluffsalottt" quickly led out for 62,500 before seeing "thekid333721" jam for 212,450. "sirbluffsalottt" made the quick call to set up a one card runout with "thekid333721" at risk.

"thekid333721": 2♥2♦
"sirbluffsalottt": K♦Q♣

"sirbluffsalottt" was on the wrong side of a flopped cooler when the cards were turned up and when the river produced the 6♥, "thekid333721" would lock up a massive pot and leave "sirbluffsalott on a little over 10 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
thekid333721	522,175
gotcha8999	360,129
Keith Hanzel	203,970 -69,690	-69,690
sirbluffsalottt	36,500

10-01-2023 17:00 UTC-4

2023 US Championship of Online Poker Main Event Kicks Off Today on PokerStarsNJ.com!

Chris Land

The 2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP) has crowned 79 champions during the last two weeks over on PokerStarsNJ.com, but the final two days still have a handful of titles left to be awarded before the series comes to an end. With 10 events remaining on what has already been a value-loaded schedule, the most sought-after title of the series will kick off today.

Event #81: $300 Main Event Championship carries the most weight as far as titles go and will also carry the biggest guarantee of the series with the prize pool promised to be a minimum of $350,000. Included in that will be a $20,000 NAPT Golden Pass Package which will send the eventual winner to Las Vegas for nine nights of luxury travel accommodations to take their seat in the 2023 NAPT $5,300 High Roller.

A guarantee this large with such a sought-after title and so much additional added value is sure to bring players to the virtual felt in droves and because of that, you can expect play to be exciting as each player chases glory in what could be a life-changing victory for many. The tournament is sure to be an exclamation point on what has already been an incredibly successful series for PokerStarsNJ.

Play will kick off at 6:00 p.m. EST in this two-day event with a 300,000 starting stack and blinds of 600/1200 and an ante of 150. The remaining players will break after seven and a half hours of play to return for Day 2 with late registration remaining open for the first four and a half hours of the Day 1 session.

Keep it locked to PokerNews for the exciting conclusion of the 2023 USCOOP with up-to-the-minute coverage of both this event and Event #83: $2,500 High Roller Championship!