2021 NJ/MI SCOOP Day 5: Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski Wins Again

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Now through May 24, Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) festivals are running in both Michigan and New Jersey on PokerStars.

There are more than $3 million in total guarantees spread among 285 individual tournaments (most events having a High, Medium, and Low tier) between the MISCOOP and NJSCOOP. There are events for players of all sorts with buy-ins ranging from $5 to as high as $2,000 and formats from the intricate and challenging 8-game to no-frills no-limit hold'em.

After five days of play, there have been 22,630 entries total for $1,161,768 in prize money.

Click here for more information on PokerStars USA SCOOP events.

Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski Wins Again

On Monday, Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski took down 11-L: $30 NLHE [6-Max, PKO, Battle Royale], $4K GTD for $1,371.08, and on Wednesday he added another title in 16-H: $200 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7], $12.5K GTD after heads-up chop for $3,619.

Tentnowski outlasted a field of 82 to reach the top, with his victory coming by way of a heads-up match that lasted just four hands with runner-up Ross "rosseg" Gottlieb. The two were agreeable partners to a three-way deal with eventual third-place finisher st0neydanza, but the latter did not wish to partake. After heads-up play was reached and a deal was struck that left $250 on the table, Gottlieb got ace-ten all in preflop against Tentnowski's pocket jacks and that was all she wrote.

NJSCOOP Event #14-H Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski$3,619*
2Ross "Rosseg" Gottlieb$3,167*
3st0neydanza$1,906
4Dkornblau$1,372
5Batzz88$1,029
6pompii23$762
7Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon$610
8TiltedHard$419

*Denotes heads-up deal.

Other notable in-the-money finishers included Ryan "hagz2richez" Hagerty (14th - $381) and Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon (7th - $610).

It's also worth noting that "IIIbILLYmAC" claimed a second title in back-to-back days. On Tuesday, they won 14-L: $30 NLHE [Super Tuesday, Mini], $7.5K GTD for $1,737.45 and followed it up on Wednesday by winning 17-H: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, PKO], $5K GTD for $968.21.

Through the first five days of the NJSCOOP, the series has completed 51 tournaments. Through those, a combined 8,292 entrants competed, and $424,148.75 in prize money awarded.

Recent 2021 NJSCOOP Winners

DateEventEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
May 1215-H: $100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $8K GTD129$11,842.20cncly1314$2,595.74
May 1215-M: $30 NLHE, $5K GTD276$7,534.80nuttedd$1,438.02
May 1215-L: $20 NLHE [The Big 20 SE], $3.5K GTD267$4,859.40JohnnyMania$927.51
May 1216-H: $200 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7], $12.5K GTD82$15,252Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski$3,619.98
May 1216-M: $100 NLHE [7-Max, Half Price Exit 7], $5K GTD73$6,701.401st.p1ace$1,654.68
May 1216-L: $30 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7, Mini], $4K GTD206$5,623.80RedConejo7$1,265.46
May 1217-H: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, PKO], $5K GTD89$8,170.20IIIbILLYmAC$968.21
May 1217-M: $30 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, PKO], $2K GTD120$3,276Lond13onE$869.36
May 1217-L: $20 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, PKO], $1.5K GTD159$2,893.80Habibi22256$592.42

"Upay4mySushi" Takes Down MISCOOP high Roller

Through five days of play and 36 completed events, the 2021 MISCOOP has catered to 14,338 entrants and awarded $737,619.25 in prize money.

On Wednesday, it took a mere five hours for "Upay4mySushi" to become the2021 MISCOOP Event 11-H: $2,000 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] champion — a feat made all the more impressive given they did so on a single entry.

In total, there were 37 unique entrants in today's event (with 18 re-entries), which was enough to cover the $80K guarantee and generate a $104,500 prize pool.

MISCOOP High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1"Upay4mySushi"*$27,262.39
2"thebikeman12"*$22,817.03
3"Gamestop2012"*$24,220.30
4"KCspencey"$11,530.16
5"J_Voorhees187"$8,323.60
6"georgejanssen"$6,008.79
7"LetsGoGlobal"$4,337.73

*Denotes three-way deal.

As is expected in a fast-structured tournament with a low number of entrants, it didn't take long to reach the final table. In fact, the average number of big blinds going into the final table was just over 20, with "Upay4mySushi" holding the largest stack at a mere 54 big blinds.

Action began rather slow at the final table, with players seemingly tightening up in hopes of making it into the money. However, a double KO by "thebikeman12" would set the action in motion having burst the money bubble.

The rest of the tournament would last for a mere three levels as short-stacked players found themselves frequently all-in preflop due to escalating blinds.

Once "Gamestop2012" eliminated "KCspencey" in fourth place after slowplaying kings, the remaining three players were quick to make an ICM deal, with first place getting the lion's share of the prize pool.

Interestingly, "Gamestop2012" would make slightly more than "thebikeman12" despite being knocked out in third place as a result of the ICM chop.

Once heads up, "Upay4mySushi" quickly took down the tournament after turning a set of fours against the top pair of "thebikeman12". Congratulations to "Upay4mySushi", who collected $27,262.39 for their efforts.

Recent 2021 MISCOOP Winners

DateEventEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
May 1211-H: $2,000 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $80K GTD55$104,500Upay4mySushi$27,262.39
May 1211-M: $500 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $50K GTD144$67,680PimpMyBalance$14,064.31
May 1211-L: $200 NLHE [8-Max], $30K GTD204$37,944Surge_Ibaka$7,405.03
May 1212-H: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, High Roller Second Chance], $17.5K GTD99$18,414Kell_19red$4,373.09
May 1212-M: $30 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $12.5K GTD298$13,559sandsimplosion$2,330.44
May 1212-L: $20 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $5K GTD341$6,206.20equitorialhaze$1,146.03

Both NJSCOOP and MISCOOP will have continued coverage here on PokerNews via daily recaps and live reporting of select events. You can find the homepage for the New Jersey coverage here and the Michigan coverage here.

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