""ACE"10276" Wins NJSCOOP Event #14-H: $200 NLHE [Super Tuesday] for $5,590
On Tuesday night, the 2021 New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP) played host to Event #14-H: $200 NLHE [Super Tuesday], $17.5K GTD. The guaranteed prize pool was met two-thirds of the way through the late registration period, and a total of 145 entries had been recorded when registration closed, generating a prize pool of $26,970 set to be paid to the top 20 finishers.
Six hours and a handful of minutes after play began, "ACE"10276 was the one to call themselves champion, earning the first-place prize of $5,590 to go along with the prestigious NJSCOOP title.
""ACE"10276" was seen at or near the top of the leader board as early as Level 12 and remained there largely all tournament long, entering the final table third in chips. After eliminating the short-stacked Angel "Chr0meKing" Lopez in sixth place, they found themselves in the middle of the pack. By the final break of the night, they were second in chips with three remaining.
When the break finished, ""ACE"10276" was dealt two aces on the very first hand back and got their full stack in against at-the-time chip leader "IGOTCRABZ_33", who had ace-king suited. A few hands later, "IGOTCRABZ_33" ran sixes into the sevens of "JohnnyMania" to take third, and heads-up play only lasted a few short minutes before ""ACE"10276" finished things off in style by besting jack-nine offsuit with pocket kings to win it all.
NJSCOOP Event #14-H Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACE10276 | $5,590 |
| 2 | JohnnyMania | $4,260 |
| 3 | IGOTCRABZ_33 | $32,247 |
| 4 | Jake "MoZZyNJ" Dynes | $2,474 |
| 5 | Steven "FadeOrHoldz" Madara | $1,885 |
| 6 | Angel "Chr0meKing" Lopez | $1,437 |
| 7 | NEIRB2021 | $1,095 |
| 8 | Bliatz | $834 |
| 9 | vigman@135 | $636 |
Others to make it into the money and fall short of the final table included Stanton"Stonniepokes" Tentnowski (17th - $492) and Jaime "moosedeer17" Reyes (11th - $559). Players such as Ryan "hagz2richez" Hagerty, Dan "AvaGray" Lupo, Christopher "Chalmisi6" Hill, and Daniel "loxonbagel" Buzgon were also in the mix after registration closed but were eliminated before the bubble burst.
PokerNews coverage of the 2021 NJSCOOP will continue Wednesday, May 12 at 8 p.m. ET with Event #16-H: $200 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7] $12.5k Gtd. A full list of tournaments to be reported on has been provided below.
PokerNews NJSCOOP Live Reporting Schedule
| Date | Day | Time (EST) | Event | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | Wednesday | 8 p.m. | 16-H: $200 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7] | $12,500 |
| May 13 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | 19-H: $200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill] | $10,000 |
| May 16 | Sunday | 6 p.m. | 29-M: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Half Price Jersey Special] | $35,000 |
| May 18 | Tuesday | 8 p.m. | 36-H: $200 NLHE [Super Tuesday] | $17,500 |
| May 19 | Wednesday | 8 p.m. | 38-H: $200 NLHE [7-Max, Exit 7] | $15,000 |
| May 20 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | 41-H: $200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill] | $10,000 |
| May 23 | Sunday | 6 p.m. | 51-M: $300 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event] Day 1 | $100,000 |
| May 24 | Monday | 6 p.m. | 51-M: $300 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event] Day 2 | $100,000 |