2020 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker [NJCOOP]

NJCOOP 47: $300 Main Event, $125K Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker [NJCOOP]

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$22,445
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Entries
422
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
175,000 / 350,000
Ante
45,000

"Musketqueer3" Busts To Reach Final Five Tables

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
"Musketqueer3"
"Musketqueer3"

On the last hand of the previous level, "MrGgermmm" opened to 51,250 in middle position and was called by "aanzalone123", who was on the button. "Musketqueer3" was in the big blind and three-bet shoved for 208,900, and "MrGgermmm" reraised all in for 1.55 million, quickly getting a fold from "aanzalone123".

"Musketqueer3": {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
"MrGgermmm": {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

"Musketqueer3" needed to hold in the coin-flip situation for their tournament life and instead saw a flop of {10-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} leave them drawing thin. No help came on the turn {5-Diamonds}, and the river {a-Clubs} fell behind it to complete the runout and leave their fours second best.

Their elimination came just after that of "FizzEdJohn" to bring the field down to 45 players across five full tables, and John "GameofEdges" Forlenza was eliminated shortly thereafter in 45th place to round off the level of payouts at $649. All remaining players are now guaranteed at least $802.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of aanzalone123 us
aanzalone123
1,893,388
664,369
664,369
Profile photo of MrGgermmm us
MrGgermmm
1,851,369
872,310
872,310
Profile photo of John "GameofEdges" Forlenza us
John "GameofEdges" Forlenza
Busted
Profile photo of Musketqueer3 us
Musketqueer3
Busted
Profile photo of FizzEdJohn us
FizzEdJohn
Busted

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,750

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Level 23 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
PokerNews Twitch
PokerNews Twitch

The PokerNews live reporting team is on top of the 2020 NJCOOP, and in addition to live reporting eight tournaments we're also slated to live stream the two-day Main Event.

The NJCOOP series, which will run through October 26, features $1 million in total guarantees across 54 events. The crown jewel of the series is of course the $300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, which boasts a $125,000 guarantee. That one takes place Sunday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. local time.

We'll be streaming both Day 1 on Sunday, October 25 and the Day 2 finale on Monday, October 26 with PokerNews's Social Media manager Jesse Fullen on commentary.

Besides our traditional updates, the PokerNews Twitch stream is back to bring you direct coverage from the digital arena.

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Hagerty Gets Buzgon Early

Level 23 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Dan Buzgon
Dan Buzgon

Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon was in early position with 404,000 and open-jammed. Action folded around to Ryan "hagz2richez" Hagerty, who was in the big blind and called.

Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Ryan "hagz2richez" Hagerty: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Buzgon found himself flipping for his tournament life until the flop came {9-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{2-Clubs}, leaving him with nothing more than backdoor Broadway outs. The turn {10-Diamonds} kept him alive momentarily, but the river {6-Diamonds} left Buzgon's draw to fall short and he was eliminated in the early minutes of the tournament.

Also knocked out in the first handful of minutes in play were "RchrThnCrkts", "JerseyRU", and "JinxySkunk", all of whom will earn $649 for their efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan "hagz2richez" Hagerty
Ryan "hagz2richez" Hagerty
1,115,369
426,608
426,608
Profile photo of seinfeld123 us
seinfeld123
Busted
Profile photo of RchrThnCrkts us
RchrThnCrkts
Busted
Profile photo of JerseyRU us
JerseyRU
Busted
Profile photo of Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon
Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon
Busted
Profile photo of JinxySkunk us
JinxySkunk
Busted

Day 2 Underway

Level 23 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
2020 NJCOOP
2020 NJCOOP

Play has begun on Day 2 with the final 52 players set to play down to a winner before the night's end.

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,500/25,000

Ante: 3,250

Who Will Win the NJCOOP Main Event?

Shankar Pillai
Shankar Pillai

Fifty-two players will be returning Monday evening at 7 p.m. ET for Day 2 of the PokerStars 2020 New Jersey Championship of Online Poker Main Event with their eyes set on the top prize of $22,444, all of whom survived Sunday’s Day 1 from the 422 recorded entries.

Shankar “Burgersssss” Pillai will enter play with the rest of the field looking up at him and his stack of 2.44 million. Pillai is no stranger to the bright lights, having amassed lifetime earnings of over $1.96 million. He has also been plenty active and successful online in 2020, scoring more than a dozen cashes over this past summer for over $1.2 million of those winnings.

Arian "angel zera" Stolt comes into the day next in chips (2.27 million) as the only other player above 2 million. Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes (1.91 million), “zBeanHeaDz” (1.87 million), and Kevin "T1111111111M" Campbell round out the top five.

Other players of note who are in contention include Dan “monkeyma067” Sewnig (870,629), Dan “AvaGray” Lupo (779,375), Sanjeev “sandman9876” Datta (541,244), Mike “mmenz08816” Menzer (230,636), and Daniel “loxonbagel” Buzgon (476,858), who is in search of his second NJCOOP title after winning Event #20 (8-Game) earlier this month.

Play resumes in Level 23 with blinds of 12,500/25,000 and an ante of 3,250. Levels will be 18 minutes in length and will continue until one player has amassed every chip in play to claim the NJCOOP Main Event title. Who will be that one? Follow along on PokerNews to find out.

Event Highlights

The NJCOOP series, which will run through October 26, features $1 million in total guarantees across 54 events.

The crown jewel of the series is of course the $300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, which boasts a $125,000 guarantee. That one takes place Sunday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. local time.

It'll be accompanied by a smaller $50 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Main Event, with a $25,000 guarantee.

Players who enjoy non-hold'em formats will also have plenty to choose from. There are several pot-limit Omaha events, including a $500 six-max high roller. There's even $100 Pot-Limit Badugi, $100 H.O.R.S.E. and $100 5-Card PLO.

PokerStars NJ is also committed to giving frustrated players extra value via freeroll tickets. Those who get eliminated shy of the money will be given tickets into events awarding more NJCOOP seats.

Click Here to Sign Up for PokerStars NJ Mobile Today

Following up Huge Spring and Summer Series

Action has been intense as ever on PokerStars NJ this year with some big tournament series hitting the client awarding some hefty prizes.

In April, New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker ran, with 620 entries in the similar $300 Main Event. "moledaddy" took home more than $30,000 for first place in that one.

A follow-up in July, the Bounty Builders series, saw more than $700,000 awarded over the course of a few weeks. Network superstar Daniel "AvaGray" Lupo, featured here on PokerNews, won about $14K in the Main Event.

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Start of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai us
Shankar "Burgersssss" Pillai
2,444,201
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Arian "angel zera" Stolt us
Arian "angel zera" Stolt
2,227,064
Profile photo of Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes
Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes
1,918,577
Profile photo of zBeanHeaDz us
zBeanHeaDz
1,872,582
Profile photo of Kevin "T1111111111M" Campbell us
Kevin "T1111111111M" Campbell
1,783,056
Profile photo of pmartin23 us
pmartin23
1,386,237
Profile photo of Brian "s3lfreliance" Wood us
Brian "s3lfreliance" Wood
1,372,223
Profile photo of DabledoreNJ us
DabledoreNJ
1,363,708
Profile photo of John "GameofEdges" Forlenza us
John "GameofEdges" Forlenza
1,312,604
Profile photo of aanzalone123 us
aanzalone123
1,229,019
Profile photo of TSwiftFan1989 us
TSwiftFan1989
1,116,754
Profile photo of senor stinks us
senor stinks
995,013
Profile photo of MrGgermmm us
MrGgermmm
979,059
Profile photo of CrookedF00T us
CrookedF00T
977,768
Profile photo of koisauce us
koisauce
957,160
Profile photo of pompii23 us
pompii23
953,872
Profile photo of gtobet us
gtobet
903,029
Profile photo of Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig
Dan "monkeyman067" Sewnig
870,629
Profile photo of sunsvet7580 us
sunsvet7580
865,938
Profile photo of chikyrod18 us
chikyrod18
813,833
Profile photo of LetsW1n us
LetsW1n
797,136
Profile photo of Dan "AvaGray" Lupo
Dan "AvaGray" Lupo
779,375
Profile photo of S_R732 us
S_R732
776,228
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Fort Matilda us
Fort Matilda
713,008
Profile photo of lipmas93 us
lipmas93
696,683

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