US Online Sunday Briefing: PokerStars Ambassador Jen Shahade Wins PASCOOP Sunday Special

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Jen Shahade wins the PASCOOP Sunday Special at PokerStars

It was a big Sunday for poker players at American-regulated online poker networks with the Spring Poker Open Online Series concluding on the partypoker US network and the NJSCOOP and PASCOOP at PokerStars along with the Spring Online Championships at WSOP.com also providing big action.

Pierce "victoria53" McKellar won the biggest prize of the weekend after shipping the WSOP.com Spring OC #23 - WSOP.com $100,000 NLH Sunday Special for $37,755.

In other big news, PokerStars PA Ambassador Jennifer "JenShahadePA" Shahade won the PokerStars PA PASCOOP-07-H: $100 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $70K Gtd for $11,537 after agreeing to a three-way deal on the final table.

Read on for a full look at the Sunday results for tournaments with at least a $25,000 guarantee from partypoker NJ, BorgataPoker.com, PlayMGM, WSOP.com NJ, WSOP.com Nevada, 888poker NJ, PokerStars NJ, PokerStars PA, and the three 888poker clients in Delaware.


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BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Spring Poker Open #16 HIGH - $100,000 GTD NLH Main Event

DateApril 12
Buy-in$400
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants346
Prize pool$126,290
ITM36

The Spring Poker Open #16 HIGH - $100,000 GTD NLH Main Event was the bigger of the two 2020 Borgata Spring Poker Open Online Series Main Events on Sunday at partypoker US.

The tournament was a big success with 346 entrants (193 entries + 153 re-entries) ponying up the $400 buy-in to generate a $126,290 prize pool.

A total of 36 players cashed in this event for at least a min-cash of $758.

It was only fitting that one of the most successful online poker players in the Garden State in David "TheKing411" Coleman shipped the event for $28,805.

Coleman has amassed around $2.8 million in online cashes, mostly on online poker networks regulated in the United States. He is also ranked in second place in the United States at PocketFives and in 88th place in the Worldwide Rankings.

Other notable players at the final table included Chris "rumpthumper" White (fourth - $10,103), Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon (sixth - $6,062), Daniel "mj23style" Sewnig (seventh - $4,673), Sridhar "sri50k" Sangannagar (eighth - $3,284), and Jonathan "DaCoolerKing" Kim (ninth - $2,400).

PlacePlayerPrize
1David "TheKing411" Coleman$28,605
2Rennan23$20,206
3Bluehaven$13,639
4Chris "rumpthumper" White$10,103
5deerpathdave$7,577
6Yong "IReadYrSoul" Kwon$6,062
7Daniel "mj23style" Sewnig$4,673
8Sridhar "sri50k" Sangannagari$3,284
9Jonathan "DaCoolerKing" Kim$2,400

READ MORE: David "TheKing41" Coleman wins Borgata SPO Online Series Main Event.


BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Spring Poker Open #17 HIGH - $75,000 GTD NLH High Roller

DateApril 12
Buy-in$400
Guarantee$75,000
Entrants67
Prize pool$75,000
ITM9

The Spring Poker Open #17 HIGH - $75,000 GTD NLH High Roller provided tons of value to the nine players that cashed for at least $2,325 with the 67 entrants falling eight shy of meeting the $75,000 guarantee.

A total of 36 players cashed in this event for at least a min-cash of $758.

After nearly six hours of play, "Eages" shipped the event for $24,375. Also on the podium was Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd in third place for $10,200.

Joining this duo at the final table were Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier (fifth - $5,700), Brady "NoRecourse" Osterman (seventh - $3,488), and Jonathan "jetsfan411" Borenstein (eighth - $2,663).

PlacePlayerPrize
1Eages$24,375
2judiallin$14,175
3Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd$10,200
4Turkeyleg$7,500
5Brian "TopCreature" Sherrier$5,700
6Skip_2_My_Lou$4,575
7Brady "NoRecourse" Osterman$3,488
8Jonathan "jetsfan411" Borenstein$2,663
9odo23$2,325

READ MORE: "Eages" wins Borgata SPO Online Series High Roller.

Ryan Dodd
Ryan "Whosyourdoddy" Dodd takes third place for $10,200.

BorgataPoker.com/partypoker/PlayMGM Spring Poker Open #1 PHASED DAY 2 - $100,000 GTD NLH

DateApril 12
Buy-in$215
Guarantee$100,000
Entrants633
Prize pool$126,600
ITM54

The Spring Poker Open #1 PHASED - $100,000 GTD NLH completed its second and final day on Sunday. The opening flights attracted 633 entrants but this was whittled down to 162 players to start Day 2 with 54 players guaranteed at least a min-cash worth $570.

A total of 36 players cashed in this event for at least a min-cash of $758.

"cuser24" won the event for $23,674 after besting "Core4" (second - $17,724) in heads-up play.

Also at the final table were Michael "pay4medsch00l" Lavenburg (fourth - $9,368) and Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John (eighth - $3,292).

PlacePlayerPrize
1cuser24$23,674
2Core4$17,724
3supremetny$12,660
4Michael " pay4medsch00l" Lavenburg$9,368
5CreateReality$7,280
6KNIEM7$5,697
7jacksonterman$4,431
8Michael "UFOLDIWIN" St. John$3,292
9HodorHodorHodor$2,405
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PokerStars NJSCOOP-05-H: Sunday Special - $75,000 Gtd

DateApril 12
Buy-in$300
Guarantee$45,000
Entries231
Prize pool$64,680
ITM39

The PokerStars NJ Sunday Special increased its guarantee from $40,000 to $45,000 thanks to the NJSCOOP coming to town.

The NJSCOOP with $1.2 million in guarantees across 96 events from April 11-27.

The event was a huge success with 141 entries and 90 re-entries generating a $64,680 prize pool. A total of 39 players were guaranteed at least a min-cash of $553.

After nearly 7 1/2 hours of play, "Skrelnick" was the last player standing and collected the $12,149 top prize. Joining this player on the podium were Yong "iFoldN0T" Kwon (second - $9,223) for his second mention this report and Keith "donnysack" Donovan (third - $6,817).

Meanwhile, Brian "s3lfreliance" Wood continued his final table streak in this event appearing for a third straight time with a ninth-place finish worth $1,111. Wood shipped this event two weeks ago for $10,194 and took fourth place for $4,511 three weeks ago.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Skrelnick$12,149
2Yong "iFoldN0T" Kwon$9,223
3Keith "donnysack" Donovan$6,817
4laura33188$5,039
5Burgersssss$3,724
6RequalsI$2,753
7insatiable$2,035
8JJVFTW$1,504
9Brian "s3lfreliance" Wood$1,111

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PokerStars PA PASCOOP-26-H: $150 NLHE [Marathon], $35K Gtd

DateApril 5
Buy-in$150
Guarantee$35,000
Entries314
Prize pool$43,288
ITM53

The PASCOOP 2020 kicked off its second week of action this past weekend.

The festival features 50 action-packed tournaments with more than $2 million in guaranteed prizes broken out into low and high tournaments from April 4-20.

The PokerStars PA PASCOOP-26-H: $150 NLHE [Marathon], $35K Gtd was the first big event on Sunday and it attracted 218 entries plus 96 re-entries to generate a $43,288 prize pool. A total of 53 players cashed for at least a min-cash of $275.

"TheBigSlick74" shipped the event for $8,122 after nearly 10 1/2 hours of play.

Joining this player on the podium were "wnunley" (second - $5,953) and "pigsoverus" (third - $4,364).

PlacePlayerPrize
1TheBigSlick74$8,122
2wnunley$5,953
3pigsoverus$4,364
4CL911129$3,199
5and_porter$2,345
6Ryan "NeillyAA74" Neilly$1,719
7T DUMO$1,260
8iamafarmer$923
9buzzsaw2357$677

PokerStars PA PASCOOP-07-H: $100 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $70K Gtd

DateApril 5
Buy-in$100
Guarantee$70,000
Entries1,076
Prize pool$98,777
ITM179

PokerStars PA has been playing around with its guarantee for its biggest event of the week, the Sunday Special going from $40,000 to $100,000 back down to $50,000 this past week. On Sunday, the buy-in doubled from the usual $100 to $200.

  • March 8 - $40,000 Guarantee
  • March 15 - $50,000 Guarantee
  • March 22 - $75,000 Guarantee
  • March 29 - $100,000 Guarantee
  • April 5 - $70,000 Guarantee
  • April 12 - $50,000 Guarantee

The guarantee was smashed with 295 entries and 127 re-entries generating a huge $78,492 prize pool with 177 players collecting at least a min-cash of $373.

PokerStars PA Ambassador Jennifer "JenShahadePA" Shahade was the biggest online poker winner in Pennsylvania after shipping this for $11,527. Shahade agreed to a an even-split, three-way deal with "Jonny LeGOAT" (second - $10,277) and "BMM2019" (third - $10,277) with $1,250 left to play for the winner.

Shahade gave something for her fans to root for as she streamed the victory for her first big poker stream.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Jennifer "JenShahadePA" Shahade$11,527*
2Jonny LeGOAT$10,277*
3BMM2019$10,277*
4PokerStarsHYS$5,565
5SDotRog$4,079
6killerbird019$2,990
7KennytheRipper$2,192
8smm570$1,606
9HodorHodorHodor$1,178
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WSOP.com Spring OC #23 - WSOP.com $100,000 NLH Sunday Special

DateApril 12
Buy-in$320
Guarantee$100,000
Entries834
Prize pool$250,200
ITM120

The WSOP.com $100,000 GTD Sunday got a temporary name change to the WSOP.com Spring OC #23 - WSOP.com $100,000 NLH Sunday Special with the Spring Online Championships taking place this month.

The Spring Online Championships features 100 big events with more than $4 million in guaranteed prizes from April 1 to May 3.

The tournament buy-in this week increased from $215 to $320 and this had an effect on the prize pool with 535 entries and 299 re-entries generating a huge $250,200 prize pool for more than 2.5-times the $100,000 guarantee.

A total of 160 players managed to go home with at least a min-cash valued at $651.

The final table was full of big names including Joseph "ul_gg" Mitchell (second - $27,972), Ross "BlueTang" Gottlieb (third - $20,642), Ryan "protential" LaPlante (fourth - $15,112), Brandon "Horus" Eisen (fifth - $11,734), Mark "avocadotoast" Bauer (sixth - $9,007), Jeremy "chipchecka" Ausmus (seventh - $6,805), Ryan "stlbel" Belsky (eighth - $5,179), and Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli (ninth - $3,928).

However, after nine hours of play, it was Pierce "victoria53" McKellar with all of the chips and was able to collect the biggest prize at American-regulated online poker networks on Sunday of $37,755.

PlacePlayerPrize
1Pierce "victoria53" McKellar$37,755
2Joseph "ul_gg" Mitchell$27,972
3Ross "BlueTang" Gottlieb$20,642
4Ryan "protential" LaPlante$15,112
5Brandon "Horus" Eisen$11,734
6Mark “avocadotoast” Bauer$9,007
7Jeremy "chipchecka" Ausmus$6,805
8Ryan "stlbel" Belsky$5,179
9Bryan "Pellepelle" Piccioli$3,928
Pierce Mckellar
Pierce "victoria53" McKellar wins for $37,755.

WSOP.com $30,000 Weekly Sunday

DateApril 12
Buy-in$500
Guarantee$30,000
Entries163
Prize pool$76,121
ITM15

The WSOP.com $30,000 Weekly Sunday Deepstack more than doubled its $30,000 guarantee with 95 entries and 68 reentries generating a $76,121 prize pool. A total of 15 players walked away with at least a min-cash of $1,675 for more than triple the $500 buy-in.

Joseph "melonhead" Bartholdi shipped the event for $21,694 after besting "BinkPD" (second - $12,560) in heads-up play.

Also at the final table were Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian (third - $7,612), Jesse "mrjessejames" Sylvia (fourth - $6,090), James "prpirate420" Vales (fifth - $5,252), and Dan "Feeltheflow" Sindelar (sixth - $4,491).

PlacePlayerPrize
1Joseph "melonhead" Bartholdi$21,694
2BinkPD$12,560
3Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian$7,612
4Jesse "mrjessejames" Sylvia$6,090
5James "prpirate420" Vales$5,252
6Dan "Feeltheflow" Sindelar$4,491
Joe Bartholdi
Joseph Bartholdi wins for $21,694.

If you play regulated online poker tournaments in Delaware, Nevada, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and would like your real name appearing in future articles, please contact Jason Glatzer via email at [email protected] or via Twitter under @JaxonPoker.

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