Event #20: $200 8-GAME, $12.5K Gtd
Day 1 Completed
2020 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker [NJCOOP]
Event #20: $200 8-GAME, $12.5K Gtd
Day: 1
A break from big-bet-only games came by way of NJCOOP-20: $200 8-Game, $12.5K GTD on Friday night, and it proved to be a hit.
The eight-game mixed event drew 81 entries (56 entrants and 25 re-entries), generating an overall prize pool of $15,066 that was paid out to the top 11 players.
When the dust settled, Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon was the last player standing, coming out on top after a nearly hour-long final table after he entered as the chip leader.
One by one, players fell until three remained, and just a mere 20 minutes then went by as Buzgon continued to pull away from the pack to take down the top prize of $3,674.77.
NJCOOP-20 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon | $3,674.77 |
| 2 | senor stinks | $2,799.94 |
| 3 | p0k3rking33 | $2,133.43 |
| 4 | Drunk Spew | $1,625.57 |
| 5 | LargeFarva99 | $1,238.61 |
| 6 | AxyAnderson | $943.76 |
| 7 | FlyinAlbo22 | $719.10 |
Players remained on their toes all tournament long as the eight-game rotation cycled through a different format of poker every six minutes. Fourteen players registered from the start, though that number was into the 40s halfway through the three-hour-and-five-minute late registration period, and it continued to climb steadily until its final resting point at 81.
When registration closed, 28 players remained and it took just over 60 minutes for the bubble to burst with the final 11 set to be paid. A few game rotations later, hand-for-hand was enacted as just eight remained, though some 20 minutes passed before "CrazylKilla" was eliminated in eighth place by "Drunk Spew" to reach the final table of seven.
"FlyinAlbo22" the first to bust the final table and did so during Limit-Hold'em, with "AxyAnderson" bowing out in sixth shortly thereafter during Omaha Hi-Lo.
By the time 2-7 Triple Draw was reached again, action was three-handed and "senor stinks" eliminated "p0k3rking33" from the tournament in third, only to fall to runner-up shortly after to Buzgon.
2020 NJCOOP
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Limit Hold'em
With blinds of 30,000/60,000 and bets of 60,000/120,000, Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon raised and "senor stinks" called to see a 
flop appear.
"senor stinks" check-raised Buzgon and was called bringing the 
turn. "senor stinks" checked to Buzgon who bet 60,000.
"senor stinks" raised to 120,000 and then called off their last 6,746 after Buzgon re-raised.
"senor stinks": 
Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon: 
Buzgon caught up after paring his ace on the turn and the 
river eliminated "senor stinks" in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,025,000
756,746
|
756,746 |
|
Busted |
2-7 Triple Draw
With blinds of 15,000/30,000 and bets of 30,000/60,000, "p0k3rking33" raised and then capped the betting after "senor stinks" re-raised, "senor stinks" called.
First draw went one and two.
"senor stinks" led out, "p0k3rking33" raised and then called off the rest of their 26,750 after "senor stinks" capped the betting.
"senor stinks" stood pat on the second draw while "p0k3rking33" took two and then did the same on third draw.
"p0k3rking33" showed 
but it would be second best to the 
of "senor stinks".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,268,254
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
756,746
71,750
|
71,750 |
|
|
Busted |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,118,254
572,502
|
572,502 |
|
|
684,996
491,680
|
491,680 |
|
|
221,750
-237,502
|
-237,502 |
Stud
With limits of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 4,000:
Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon was the bring in. "Drunk Spew" completed and off their last 3,101 after Buzgon raised.
"Drunk Spew": 
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Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon: 
/
"Drunk Spew" was ahead until Buzgon caught running hearts to make the flush and "Drunk Spew" took their exit in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
545,752
145,851
|
145,851 |
|
|
Busted |
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Razz
With limits of 17,500/35,000 and an ante of 3,500:
"senor stinks" was the bring in with the 
. "p0k3rking33" completed, as did Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon and "LargeFarva99" moved all-in for 28,938.
"p0k3rking33" raised to 35,000 and Buzgon called for side pot action.
"p0k3rking33" bet every street and Buzgon called until the river, giving "p0k3rking33" the side pot.
"p0k3rking33": 
"LargeFarva99": 
"LargeFarva99" had a solid hand going into the final two streets but they just couldn't get lucky and they were eliminated in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
459,252
348,903
|
348,903 |
|
|
399,901
117,250
|
117,250 |
|
|
Busted |
Omaha Hi-Lo
With blinds of 8,750/17,500 and bets of 17,500/35,000, "AxyAnderson" raised and then called off their last 10,390 after Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon re-raised to 52,500.
"AxyAnderson": 
Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon: 
Both players held similar hands but "AxyAnderson" was behind needing help but the 
runout ended their night in sixth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
282,651 | |
|
|
Busted |