New Jersey Weekend Tournament Review for April 20, 2015
This weekend in New Jersey, over $500,000 in guaranteed prizes were up for grabs across all sites, which resulted in several five-figure paydays. There were six NJCOP events on Sunday alone on PartyPoker/Borgata. PocketFiver sang500 won Event #9, a $30,000 guarantee, for $5,475. Winning NJCOP Event #10, which was a $100,000 guarantee, was deerpathdave, who banked $17,820.
HenryIam took down NJCOP Event #11, a $50,000 guarantee High Roller Event, pocketing $12,000. PocketFiver sansara52won both NJCOP Event #6 and the 888 Poker/WSOP $10,000 Guarantee for a total of $9,153.
Making seven final tables this weekend was Mike Lav519Lavenburg (pictured, ranked 58th in New Jersey), who plays under the handle myGAME. Lavenburg finished seventh in the PartyPoker/Borgata $5,000 Guarantee, fourth in the network’s $10,000 Guarantee, fourth in NJCOP Event #3, third in NJCOP Event #6, ninth in NJCOP Event #14, fifth in the 888 Poker/WSOP $2,500 Guarantee, and third in the 888 Poker/WSOP $10,000 Sunday Weekly Guarantee for a total of $8,542.
Following up his win in the $30,000 guarantee Spring Poker Series on WSOP last weekend with a couple more wins was Steven 7douche Madara, who managed to win NJCOP Event #12 and Event #7 of the WSOP Spring Poker Series for a combined $7,811. Madara also finished sixth in NJCOP Event #13, which was a $50,000 guarantee, for an additional $3,700.
Lastly, PocketFiver Thrash won the WSOP Spring Poker Series Main Event, adding $13,831 to his bankroll and a championship ring to his trophy case.
Congrats to all PocketFivers who cashed this weekend. Visit PocketFives’ New Jersey poker community for the latest news and discussion from New Jersey players.
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PartyPoker/Borgata $5,000 Guarantee for Friday, April 17th had 88 runners. 12 spots were paid with 1st place paying $1,125. The final 9 finishers were:
1 RonMexico – $1,125
2 myGAME – $772 (Lav519)
3 Getchipz82 – $610
4 FlopShot – $505
5 Glimmer21 – $435
6 kdogg – $370
7 seeload – $305 (seeload)
8 waldorf – $245
9 big.appl3 – $190 (big.appl3)
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PartyPoker/Borgata $10,000 Guarantee for Friday, April 17th had 96 runners buying in for $100 ($91 + $9). 12 spots were paid with 1st place being $2,250. The top 9 finishers were:
1 iheartboobs – $2,250 (thechiv3)
2 seedload – $1,545 (seedload)
3 majoda2 – $1,220 (danielmajor87)
4 myGAME – $1,010 (Lav519)
5 phatdaddy – $870 (phatchoy888)
6 jakep474 – $740 (jtsnakes)
7 The_Dude – $610
8 MajorMalady – $490
9 NEWitWZcmng – $380
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #3 – $20,000 GTD NLH 6-max for Friday, April 17th had 194 runners buying in for $100 ($91 + $9) for a prize pool of $17,654 ($2,346 overlay). 27 spots were paid with 1st place being $3,900. The top 6 finishers were:
1 UhOh23 – $3,900 (C.M.E)
2 ajgoal – $2,740
3 phatdaddy – $2,020 (phatchoy888)
4 myGAME – $1,680 (Lav519)
5 THAKID04 – $1,420
6 Swifty – $1,220
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #4 – $10,000 GTD FLH for Friday, April 17th had 59 runners buying in for $150 for a prize pool of $8,142 ($1,858 overlay). 8 spots were paid with 1st place being $2,083. The top 8 finishers were:
1 GGlady – $2,083
2 sansara52 – $2,066 (sansara52)
3 Skip_2_My_Lou – $1,500
4 OWNEDLOLUMAD – $1,200 (ykwon17)
5 AlPeat – $900
6 schaf4206 – $800 (schaf4206)
7 spongebob – $750
8 sofcknsick – $700 (Sofcknsickk)
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PartyPoker/Borgata $5,000 Guarantee for Saturday, April 18th had 84 runners. 12 spots were paid with 1st place paying $949. The final 9 finishers were:
1 rlcconstruction – $949*
2 seedload – $949* (seedload)
3 Badwis – $610 (Badwis)
4 TonyDunstWPT – $505 (Bond18)
5 hud_seriously – $435
6 PlantLeaf – $370 (BiggDaddy)
7 poopchute – $305 (sisco)
8 No_Xcape – $245 (No_Xcape)
9 bombal62 – $190
*Final Table Chop
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PartyPoker/Borgata $10,000 Guarantee for Saturday, April 18th had 95 runners buying in for $100 ($91 + $9). 12 spots were paid with 1st place being $2,250. The top 9 finishers were:
1 ZhuMaster – $2,250 (aceszhuited)
2 laumserg – $1,545 (Mergulas)
3 azulciel – $1,220
4 dimpnood – $1,010
5 iluvmollys55 – $870
6 ClickClack – $740
7 CumToDaddy – $610
8 JohnnyDrama – $490 (JohnnnyDrama)
9 hadoken – $380
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #5 – $25,000 GTD NLH for Saturday, April 18th had 92 runners buying in for $200 for a prize pool of $17,020 ($7,980 overlay). 12 spots were paid with 1st place being $5,625. The top 9 finishers were:
1 Kanish29 – $5,625
2 sofcknsick – $3,863 (Sofcknsickk)
3 mrdeal23 – $3,050
4 Polarize – $2,525
5 OWNEDLOLUMAD – $2,175 (ykwon17)
6 laumserg – $1,850 (Mergulas)
7 TabulaRasa – $1,525
8 nowitsover – $1,225 (nowitsover)
9 VARJAK – $950
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #6 – $25,000 GTD NLH Rebuy for Saturday, April 18th had 117 runners buying in for $50 with 83 rebuys and 87 add-ons for a prize pool of $12,915 ($12,085 overlay). 8 spots were paid with 1st place being $5,475. The top 8 finishers were:
1 sansara52 – $5,475 (sansara52)
2 The_POW – $3,725
3 myGAME – $2,875 (Lav519)
4 MistaMenza – $2,375
5 hud_seriously – $2,000
6 CHIPEATER – $1,700
7 mj23style – $1,425 (RedsoxNets5)
8 GirlOnFire – $1,150
9 Hurricane89 – $900 (sandip815)
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #7 – $20,000 GTD NLH Bounty for Saturday, April 18th had 174 runners buying in for $100 for a prize pool of $16,095 ($3,905 overlay). 27 spots were paid with 1st place being $3,900. The top 9 finishers were:
1 FitzroidPoo – $3,900
2 DoubleDogDevil – $2,740 (johnnyss14)
3 poopchute – $2,020 (sisco)
4 KOB_ECG – $1,680 (jerzrep)
5 RonMexico – $1,420
6 valuetown255 – $1,220
7 No_Xcape – $1,020 (No_Xcape)
8 GirlOnFire – $820
9 TheRealOD – $620 (odi420)
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #8 – $15,000 GTD PLO Rebuy for Saturday, April 18th had 59 runners buying in for $50, 75 rebuys and 49 add ons for a prize pool of $8,235 ($6,765 overlay). 8 spots were paid with 1st place being $3,600. The top 8 finishers were:
1 riverbather – $3,600
2 OWNEDLOLUMAD – $2,625 (ykwon17)
3 FrankiePugs89 – $2,250
4 biggerbill – $1,800
5 laumserg – $1,350 (Mergulas)
6 roystalin – $1,200 (ol muggins)
7 phatdaddy – $1,125 (phatchoy888)
8 TastesRed – $1,050 (TastesRed)
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PartyPoker/Borgata $5,000 Guarantee for Sunday, April 19th had 108 runners buying in for $50 ($45+ $5). 18 spots were paid with 1st place being $1,095. The top 9 finishers were:
1 Everytime – $1,095 (Lydiard)
2 ClickClack – $745
3 BF-WhizKid – $575 (jBEEZ_8X)
4 metalfungo – $475
5 PlantLeaf – $400 (BiggDaddy)
6 pitt72 – $340
7 Exit9Polarizer – $285 (SmashMouthPoker)
8 Midnight – $230
9 billyj23144 – $180
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #9 – $30,000 GTD NLH Deepstack for Sunday, April 19th had 309 runners for a prize pool of $28,119 ($1,881 overlay). 45 spots were paid with 1st place paying $5,556. The final 9 finishers were:
1 youngkoi – $5,556 (sang500)
2 NEWitWZcmng – $3,903
3 outplaymenow – $2,790
4 bobbyv64 – $2,280
5 vicmart – $1,950
6 glytterpyss – $1,650 (cicakman)
7 NowThatsAKnife – $1,350
8 RonMexico – $1,050
9 paaaaag5 – $750 (paaaaag5)
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #10 – $100,000 GTD NLH for Sunday, April 19th had 473 runners buy in for $200 for a prize pool of $87,505 ($12,495 overlay). 63 spots were paid with 1st place paying $17,820. The final 9 finishers were:
1 deerpathdave – $17,820
2 metalfungo – $12,610
3 BinkedTheRiver – $8,900 (BinkedTheRiver)
4 ChipsJammed – $7,100 (spiker123)
5 FrankiePugs89 – $6,000
6 RobzBullets – $5,000
7 TheBoa – $4,000
8 Collegebro21 – $3,100 (Mhollenberg22)
9 bountyhuntr – $2,200
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #11 – $50,000 GTD NLH Highroller for Sunday, April 19th had 50 runners buy in for $1,000 for a prize pool of $47,500 ($2,500 overlay). 8 spots were paid with 1st place paying $12,000. The final 8 finishers were:
1 HenryIam – $12,000
2 GiantGenius – $8,750 (Pompiaa2)
3 HodorHodorHodor – $7,500
4 DGZack – $6,000 (DGZack)
5 AerysTargaryen – $4,500
6 KINGDONK99 – $4,000
7 bobbyv64 – $3,750
8 Royalty – $3,500
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #12 – $25,000 GTD NLH for Sunday, April 19th had 267 runners buy in for $100 for a prize pool of $24,297 ($703 overlay). 36 spots were paid with 1st place paying $4,111. The final 8 finishers were:
1 stevenmadara – $4,111* (7douche)
2 Hashtag_Hashtag – $3,956* (Hashtag_Hashtag)
3 InspireEnvy – $2,450 (iLiCiS)
4 Polarize – $2,025
5 CountrfeitKK – $1,700 (CountrfeitKKs)
6 FATDAN44 – $1,450 (FATDAN44)
7 nowitsover – $1,200 (nowitsover)
8 TonyL0c0 – $950
9 NowThatsAKnife – $700
Final Table Chop
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #13 – $50,000 GTD NLH 6-max Highroller for Sunday, April 19th had 99 runners buy in for $500 for a prize pool of $46,035 ($3,965 overlay). 12 spots were paid with 1st place paying $11,250. The final 9 finishers were:
1 bernstreg – $11,250
2 Mistythedog – $7,725
3 glytterpyss – $6,100 (cicakman)
4 shekel99 – $5,050
5 Sveinbinder099 – $4,350
6 stevenmadara – $3,700 (7douche)
7 showmethecookie – $3,050
8 KZ120 – $2,450 (kz120)
9 due904 – $1,900
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PartyPoker/Borgata NJCOP #14 – $20,000 GTD NLH Turbo Last Chance for Sunday, April 19th had 110 runners buy in for $200 for a prize pool of $20,350. 15 spots were paid with 1st place paying $4,457. The final 9 finishers were:
1 toddcoozies – $4,457
2 THAKID04 – $3,032
3 Thatgood45 – $2,340
4 JayRiv22 – $1,933 (RivJ)
5 Polarize – $1,628
6 Birdz198199 – $1,384
7 JohnnyDrama – $1,160 (JohnnnyDrama)
8 bobbyv64 – $936
9 pay4medsch00l – $733 (Lav519)
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888 Poker/WSOP “NJ High Roller” $2,500 Guarantee – $100 buy in for Friday April 17th had 45 runners for a prize pool totaling $4,230. 9 spots were paid with 1st place $1,354. The top 9 finishers were:
1 Jakep474 – $1,354 (jtsnakes)
2 RedsoxNets5 – $761 (RedsoxNets5)
3 KilgoreTrout – $529
4 liquidTLO – $444
5 Dweezy78 – $351
6 BigMikey – $309
7 ImaMachine – $262
8 geNet1x_ – $220
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888 Poker/WSOP “NJ High Roller II” $2,000 Guarantee – $100 buy in for Friday, April 10th had 40 runners for a prize pool totaling $3,800. 6 spots were paid with 1st place $1,330. The top 6 finishers were:
1 djperkins – $1,330
2 Humbie – $836
3 schaf4206 – $570 (schaf4206)
4 BiggDaddy – $418 (BiggDaddy)
5 HotRedMomma – $342 (Redhotmomma)
6 secretfish – $304
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888 Poker “NJ High Roller” $2,500 Guarantee – $100 buy in for Saturday, April 18th had 40 runners for a prize pool totaling $3,760. 8 spots were paid with 1st place $1,316. The top 8 finishers were:
1 liquidTLO $1,316
2 LeftSid3 $827 (JohnnnyDrama)
3 raisydaisy $564
4 Showers $414
5 myGAME $338 (Lav519)
6 whattupb $301 (booshsquad)
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888 Poker/WSOP “NJ High Roller II” $2,000 Guarantee – $100 buy in for Saturday, April 18th had 35 runners for a prize pool totaling $3,325. 6 spots were paid with 1st place $1,164. The top 6 finishers were:
1 Dan81st – $1,164
2 JayRiv – $732 (RivJ)
3 RedsoxNets5 – $499 (RedsoxNets5)
4 WhyStopNow – $366
5 Lunarman0 – $299
6 ImaMachine – $266
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888 Poker “NJ High Roller” $2,500 Guarantee – $100 buy in for Sunday, April 19th had 58 runners for a prize pool totaling $5,452. 9 spots were paid with 1st place $1,636. The top 9 finishers were:
1 WhyStopNow – $1,636
2 mrbozeee – $954
3 flawlessbink – $665 (tonydatiger)
4 donklEADER – $556
5 BiggDaddy – $442 (BiggDaddy)
6 soccerajs77 – $387
7 yeayeaflush – $333 (wildman75)
8 jetsfan14 – $278 (itsmejon)
9 margateman – $202 (redirkulous)
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888 Poker/WSOP “NJ High Roller II” $2,000 Guarantee – $100 buy in for Sunday, April 19th had 35 runners for a prize pool totaling $3,325. 6 spots were paid with 1st place $1,164. The top 6 finishers were:
1 jetsfan14 – $1,164 (itsmejon)
2 Marmaduke300 – $732
3 TVHobo – $499
4 whattupboos – $366 (booshsquad)
5 centrfieldr5 – $299 (centrfieldr)
6 geNet1x_ – $266
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888 Poker/WSOP “Big Sunday” $10,000 Guarantee – $200 buy in for Sunday, April 19th had 43 runners. 8 spots were paid with 1st place $3,200. The top 8 finishers were:
1 Jordankickz – $3,200
2 Iron_Lung – $1,800
3 centrfieldr5 – $1,250 (centrfieldr)
4 memucking – $1,050
5 South732Paw – $830 (JohnnnyDrama)
6 jenndablade – $730
7 pokerdorms – $620 (pokerdorms)
8 OnTheRun – $520 (OnTheRun)
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888 Poker/WSOP the $5,000 Nightly Guarantee R&A for Friday, April 17th had 263 runners buying in for $11 ($10+$1) each, 292 re-buys for $10 and 181 add-ons for $10, for a prize pool totaling $6,698. 30 spots were paid with 1st place being $1,957. The top 9 finishers were:
1 RonSwanson – $1,741
2 Nikalyss5 – $1,005
3 Eggman – $643
4 LeggoMyEgg0 – $509
5 jackhi20 – $442
6 Atsashame – $301
7 lynchie33 – $234 (lynchie33)
8 pokerboy7788 – $174
9 jcgamblers – $141
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888 Poker/WSOP $10,000 Guarantee for Friday, April 17th had 170 runners buying in for $30 ($27.50 + $2.50) R&A, 196 re-buys for $27.50, 133 add-ons for $27.50, totaling $13,623. 30 spots were paid with 1st place being $3,678. The top 9 finishers were:
1 sansara52 – $3,678 (sansara52)
2 Jluddy12 – $2,146 (Jluddy12)
3 puperoni – $1,226
4 liquidTLO – $954
5 mglnow – $817
6 smaulerg – $681 (Mergulas)
7 WhyStopNow – $518
8 Shoregambler – $327
9 notmejack – $232
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888 Poker/WSOP the $5,000 Nightly Guarantee R&A for Saturday, April 18th had 243 runners buying in for $11 ($10+$1) each, 208 re-buys for $10 and 166 add-ons for $10, for a prize pool totaling $5,615. 30 spots were paid with 1st place being $1,488. The top 9 finishers were:
1 WhyStopNow – $1,488
2 CANIBUS09 – $870
3 Onbadwis – $550 (badwis)
4 elprez44 – $438
5 Mishegas5 – $382
6 navajojr15 – $258
7 georgtheBest – $202
8 Highsmen – $157
9 BluFFinEm247 – $124
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888 Poker/WSOP $10,000 Guarantee for Saturday, April 18th had 132 runners buying in for $30 ($27.50 + $2.50) R&A, 128 re-buys for $27.50, 102 add-ons for $27.50, totaling $10,000. 25 spots were paid with 1st place being $2,750. The top 9 finishers were:
1 d_hoffman87 – $2,750
2 Thrash123 – $1,600 (Thrash)
3 jetsfan14 – $910 (itsmejon)
4 liquidTLO – $710
5 LuckySpewy1 – $610 (ykwon17)
6 iamskynet – $510 (Eatahoagie)
7 smaulerg – $390 (Mergulas)
8 Thebigman61 – $250
9 wolverine17 – $180 (1timewonder)
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888 Poker/WSOP $40,000 Guarantee for Sunday, April 19th had 206 runners buying in for $200 ($185 + $15) for a prize pool of $38,110 ($1,890 overlay). 35 spots were paid with 1st place being $10,600. The top 9 finishers were:
1 mglnow – $10,600
2 primarymix – $6,200
3 Str8FlushGuy – $3,540
4 SLHalper – $2,720 (s.l. halper)
5 TMac15 – $2,320 (njhockey15)
6 Otr187 – $1,920
7 Savant111 – $1,440 (Savant111)
8 njplchimp99 – $960 (njplchimp99)
9 mrssucko – $680
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888 Poker/WSOP $10,000 GTD Weekly Sunday for April 19th had 137 runners for a prize pool of $12,467. 25 spots were paid with 1st place $3,428. The top 9 finishers were:
1 thersty – $3,428
2 SofcknsicKKK – $1,995 (SofcknsicKK)
3 myGAME – $1,134 (Lav519)
4 stevenmadara – $885 (7douche)
5 RUA11 – $760
6 DitchPlains – $636 (WindanSea)
7 groucho – $486
8 jake32 – $312
9 PompYouUp – $224 (PompYouUp)
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WSOP.com $5,000 GTD [Super Turbo, R&A] – Spring Poker Series Event #6 for Friday, April 17th had 97 runners buying in for $30 for a prize pool of $5,000. 6 spots were paid with 1st place being $1,750. The top 6 finishers were:
1 thatdirt – $1,750
2 schaf4206 – $1,100 (schaf4206)
3 buxton – $750
4 Jluddy12 – $550 (Jluddy12)
5 Girlpower777 – $450
6 BiggDaddy – $400 (BiggDaddy)
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WSOP.com $10,000 GTD [6-Handed, R&A] – Spring Poker Series Event #7 for Saturday, April 18th had 44 runners buying in for $30 for a prize pool of $10,000. 6 spots were paid with 1st place being $1,750. The top 6 finishers were:
1 stevenmadara – $3,700 (7douche)
2 MikeyCasino – $2,500 (MikeyCasino)
3 ImaMachine – $1,500
4 Flawlessbink – $1,200 (tonydatiger)
5 donkleader – $1,100
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WSOP.com $40,000 GTD [RNA] Spring Poker Series Main Event – Ring Event for Sunday, April 19th had 120 runners buying in for $200 with 50 re-buys and 97 add-ons for a prize pool of $49,395. 15 spots were paid with 1st place being $13,831. The top 9 finishers were:
1 Thrash123 – $13,831 (Thrash)
2 nomercy03 – $8,397
3 RIP_Neiko – $5,236
4 tooletime13 – $4,248
5 nickdevo2 – $3,754 (nickdevo1)
6 margateman – $2,618 (redirkulous)
7 Goodfellas2 – $2,124
8 SofcknsicKKK – $1,630 (SofcknsicKK)
9 Ashisit – $1,334
