Blinds: 1,500/3,000

"Dkornblau" kicked off the action with a raise to 6,600, and the lone caller was overall chip leader "SmokingAces17" in the big blind. The flop came down , and "SmokingAces17" check called a bet of 15,000. The hit the turn, and after another check, "Dkornlau" moved all in for 51,729, just over a pot sized bet.

"SmokingAces17" thought for a bit before calling with a massive draw, , and he was up against the pocket aces of "Dkornblau." He was able to fade the world of outs on the river, and the aces netted "Dkornbalu" a massive double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
SmokingAces17	164,728 50,011	50,011
Dkornblau	151,533 151,533	151,533

The first event of the 2020 NJCOOP saw a field of 276 players come out. That just covered the guarantee, as the final prizepool was $25,336.80. The final 39 players will finish in the money, with first place taking home $4,834.83.

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Blinds: 1,000/2,000

"S1imChar1es" raised to 5,000 under the gun, and Mike “mmenz08816” Menzer called two seats over. "moosedeer17" also called, and three players with stacks around 100,000 went to a flop of .

Action checked to "moosedeer17" on the button, and he fired 5,000. Both players called, and the hit the turn. This time, all three players checked, and the river brought the . A third check from "S1imChar1es" saw Menzer fire 15,000. "moosedeer17" folded, but "S1imChar1es" made the call with . It bested the King-Queen of Menzer, and a nice pot was sent over to "S1imChar1es."

Player	Chips	Progress
S1imChar1es	145,515 33,250	33,250
Mike “mmenz08816” Menzer	90,145 -25,588	-25,588
moosedeer17	84,980 84,980	84,980

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Following a raise to 4,000 from "KoolerU", "Pokerphace77" moved all in for his final 23,350. In the small blind, "TheNewMonkey" shoved all in to isolate, holding . "Pokerphace77" showed , but those tens fell behind after the flop of . No miracle ten would come for "Pokerphace77", who hit the virtual rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
TheNewMonkey	77,411 34,475	34,475
KoolerU	56,835 56,835	56,835
Pokerphace77	Busted

Blinds: 700/1400

After a raise to 2,800 from "Roopak_xD", two players called and saw the flop of come down. "jamkings" fired 4,200 from the big blind, and "Roopak_xD" was the only caller. The hit the turn, "jamkings" fired 12,600, and "Roopak_xD" moved all in for 21,000 and change. "jamkings" called with , and though he had a ton of outs, he was still trailing the pocket sixes of "Roopak_xD."

The river gave "jamkings" two pair, but also gave "Roopak_xD" a straight, and he secured the double up to over 62,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roopak_xD	62,452 43,319	43,319
jamkings	9,193 9,193	9,193

Blinds: 600/1,200

"sw0rdfish21" raised it up 2,400 from under the gun, and two seats over, "Maris6121" got his final 16,000 and change in the middle. It folded back to "sw0rdfish21", who called with . He was well behind the of "Maris6121", and though he picked up some extra outs on the flop, he would get no further help from there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maris6121	35,860 35,860	35,860
sw0rdfish21	7,127 -27,858	-27,858

Blinds: 400/800

"TheNewMonkey" raised it up to 1,900, and after one call, "RunsDeep84" moved all in for just over 8,400. "TheNewMonkey" moved all in to isolate with , and he was well behind the of "RunsDeep84." However, the flop of flipped the lead. "RunsDeep84" did pick up a flush draw, but the turn and river didn't bring any help.

Player	Chips	Progress
TheNewMonkey	42,936 -11,647	-11,647
RunsDeep84	Busted