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

Main Event ($330,000 GTD)

Day 1 Started

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!

Level: 1

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 150

10-01-2023 18:08 UTC-4

"lufy_boy" Puts Out Massive River Bet to Take it Down

Chris Land

Level 1 : Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante

"lufy_boy" raised to 2,640 from under the gun and found one caller in "Keith Hanzel" from the big blind before seeing the flop come 3♠8♦5♠.

Both players checked to see the 4♥ hit the turn. "Keith Hanzel" decided to lead out in a bet way with a bet of 16,200. "lufy_boy" made the quick call to see the J♦ fall on the river.

"Keith Hanzel" led again, this time for 12,000, but was met with a massive jam for 280,860 from "lufy_boy".

"Keith Hanzel" paused briefly and seemed to be contemplating a call but eventually found the fold button, sending what had become a massive pot for the second hand of the tournament over to "lufy_boy".

Player	Chips	Progress
lufy_boy	332,340
Keith Hanzel	273,660

Level: 2

Blinds: 750/1,500

Ante: 200

10-01-2023 18:22 UTC-4

"BigCShepp" Forces a Fold on the Turn

Chris Land

Level 2 : Blinds 750/1,500, 200 ante

Action folded to "BigCShepp" who raised to 4,500 from the cutoff only to face a three-bet to 22,500 from "Servonious" in the small blind. "BIGCShepp" made the call and the flop came out J♣7♦6♦.

"Servonious" continued with a bet of 10,500 which "BigCShepp" quickly called to see the turn come the A♦.

"Servonious" checked to "BigCShepp" who put out a bet of 33,050. "Servonious" didn't wait long to fold, awarding the pot to "BigCShepp" without seeing a river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Servonious	257,500
BigCShepp	254,270

Level: 3

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 250

10-01-2023 18:38 UTC-4

"shivadadi" Takes Down Four-Bet Pot

Chris Land

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

"dlcj1412" limped in for 2,000 from under the gun before seeing "mleon11440" raised to 4,000 to his left. One seat behind him, "JordanTravis13" put in a three-bet to 17,000 that was quickly met with the four-bet to 38,000 from "shivadadi" in the cutoff. Action folded back around to "JordanTravis13" who made the call to see the J♦6♦A♠ flop.

"JordanTravis23" checked over to "shivadadi" who continued the aggression with a bet of 32,000. "JordanTravis13" put in the call to bring out the A♣ on the turn.

"JordanTravis13" checked once more and "shivadadi" put out another bet, this time for 75,375 which caused "JordanTravis13" hit the fold button and send the pot over "shivadadi".

Player	Chips	Progress
shivadadi	438,322
dlcj1412	363,883
mleon11440	308,974
JordanTravis13	170,976

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,250/2,500

Ante: 325

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