- Highlights from the New Jersey online poker schedule for this weekend.
This weekend spells the end of a fantastic New Jersey Championship of Online Poker (NJCOP) for Borgata and partypoker, while the rest of New Jersey’s specialty online poker tournaments continue to guarantee big bucks at the tables. Check out what this weekend has in store for New Jersey’s illustrious online poker following.
Borgata and partypoker
So far $300,000 of the $600,000 in guaranteed prize pool cash has been paid out. Over this weekend the remaining $300,000 will be up for grabs over the course of the final 5 NJCOP tournaments.
The NJCOP is running into its final two days this weekend where players will have the chance to enter the Main Event which holds a $200,000 prize pool. On top of this, some of the regular tournaments found on Borgata and Partypoker are still on the cards.
NJCOP Event #11 Rebuy Qualifier – 2 seats GTD NL
Buy-in: $10
Starting Stack: 3000
Blind Levels: 5 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 12:00pm (Saturday)
Players can qualify for Event 11 for just $10. There are rebuys available for $9.10, which buys 3,000 chips. A 4,500 chip add-on is also available for $9.10 after the 1 hour rebuy period has ended.
NJCOP #11 – $30,000 GTD NL Hold’em
Buy-in: $200
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 5:00pm (Saturday)
$7,500 from the prize pool has been reserved and guaranteed for the winner of the tournament.
NJCOP #12 – $20,000 GTD Bounty
Buy-in: $100
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 7:00pm (Saturday)
For every player knocked out along the way in this tournament, players will receive $20. Knock just 5 people out to get your buy-in back, and then continue through the bubble for a share of the $20,000 up for grabs.
Saturday Turbo Rebuy $1,000 GTD [Big Add-on]
Buy-in: $2
Starting Stack: 3,000
Blind Levels: 5 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 8:00pm (Saturday)
3,000 chips for $1.80 unlimited rebuys and then the there is a Big Add-on after the rebuy period. For $1.80, players can buy a single add-on worth 30,000 additional chips.
NJCOP Main Event Hyper Turbo Qualifier – 1 seat GTD
Buy-in: $20
Starting Stack: 500
Blind Levels: 3 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 11:15pm (Saturday)
Every $200 that goes into the prize pool will award an extra seat into the $200,000 GTD Main Event. Each buy-in will contribute $18.50 to the prize pool, so every 11th entrant will mean there is another seat available past the bubble.
Sunday Omaha Hi-Lo $250 Guaranteed
Buy-in: $2
Starting Stack: 3,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 12:00pm (Sunday)
Here is tournament that continues its weekly appearance amongst the NJCOP crop of high prize pool guaranteed online tournaments. Last week 71 players were involved with no overlay. The winner took down $53.17 in just 3 hours and 17 minutes of play.
Mega Re-buy Satellite to NJCOP $200,000 – 25 seats GTD
Buy-in: $10
Starting Stack: 2,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 2:00pm (Sunday)
For the first hour, there will be unlimited rebuys costing $9 for 2,000 chips. After the rebuy hour is complete, add-ons cost $9 for 4,000 chips. 25 $200 tickets to the Main Event will be awarded.
NJCOP #13 – $200,000 GTD Main Event
Buy-in: $200
Starting Stack: 20,000
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 25/50
Time: 5:00pm (Sunday)
$50,000 has been reserved for the winner of the Main Event. The cards will get in the air late in afternoon with all players beginning deepstacked with 400 big blinds.
NJCOP #14 – $30,000 GTD Highroller
Buy-in: $500
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 25/50
Time: 6:00pm (Sunday)
$20,000 has been reserved for first place and $10,000 for second place. The High Roller event will attract some of the big guns and previous NJCOP winners. This will be a tough event, and it is also the most expensive of the entire NJCOP event.
NJCOP #15 – $20,000 GTD
Buy-in: $100
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 20 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 7:00pm (Sunday)
The final NJCOP tournament will get underway early in the evening finishing off 15 events with $600,000 of guaranteed prize pool money given away.
888 Poker
The $10,000 Big Sunday event will be on once again. There are also 2 more tournaments displayed in the 888 Poker lobby at the time writing this report.
$3,000 – Super Status Freeroll
Buy-in: Free
Starting Stack: 1,500
Blind Levels: 7 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 9:05pm (Saturday)
A maximum of 3,000 Super Status 888 Poker players can register for a chance at the guaranteed $615 first place prize. Second place can win $450 with 50 more places paid based on 201 players or less registering for the tournament.
NJ Banjo
Buy-in: $16
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 12 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 7:30pm (Sunday)
The NJ Banjo is back for just a $16 buy-in. Based on just 10 players entering, $105 will go to first place and $45 to second place.
$10,000 – The Big Sunday
Buy-in: $200
Starting Stack: 10,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 9:00pm (Sunday)
500 big blinds make up each starting stack in the $10,000 Big Sunday. 15 minute blinds and a deepstack should give players plenty of opportunity to be more selective over their starting hands, but be aware of big bet bluffs in the opening levels as players tries to double up early.
Ultimate Poker
Below is the regular information given from the Tournaments and Promotions sections of the Ultimate Poker New Jersey website, which remains unchanged from last week.
$5,000 Nightly
Buy-in: $50
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Time: 7:30pm (Saturday)
For those looking to qualify to this tournament at a discounted rate, there are qualifier available in the lobby leading up to the tournament. Qualifiers cost $1 to $2.
Nightly 2nd Chance [$1,000 Guaranteed]
Buy-in: $20
Starting Stack: 3,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Time: 8:30pm (Saturday)
Take another shot at winning a positive ROI from the Nightly tournaments on Ultimate Poker in this 2nd Chance event. It’s cheaper and the prize pool is slightly lower, but it worth the effort if you missed the first $5,000 Nightly or if you hit the rails early on.
$20,000 Sundays
Buy-in: $100
Starting Stack: 20,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 25/50
Time: 6:00pm (Sunday)
This tournament has already been confirmed in the Ultimate Bet lobby. A forgiving tournament structure if you happen to suffer from an early loss of chips. With a huge 20,000 chip starting stack, players have a massive 400 bb to get their campaign to the bubble spots underway.
$5,000 Nightly
Buy-in: $50
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Time: 7:30pm (Sunday)
The third of the weekend Nightly tournaments starts on Sunday evening. The event in fact takes place every day of the week, so there is always another chance to grind your way into the cash spots if at first you do not succeed.
WSOP
The Weekend Warm-Up $55 R&A [$5,000 Gtd.]
Buy-in: $55
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 1:00pm (Saturday)
As usual there are unlimited rebuys for 4,000 chips at $50 and 8,000 chips for a $50 add-on fee.
$33 Re-Entry $3,000 Guaranteed
Buy-in: $33
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 2:30pm (Saturday)
There are 3 re-entries available for this tournament costing $33 per additional buy-in.
$1,250 Guarantee Deepstack R&A
Buy-in: $11
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 4:30pm (Saturday)
Unlimited re-buys are $10 for 4,000 chips and an optional add-on gets you 4,500 chips.
$1,250 Guarantee Deepstack R&A
Buy-in: $16.50
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 5:30pm (Saturday)
This $1,250 comes at a slightly higher price than the previous event 248905 at 4.30pm. Rebuys are $15 for 4,000 chips while add-ons cost the same, but you get 4,500 chips.
$55 No Limit Holdem Freezout $1,000 Guarantee
Buy-in: $55
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 2:00pm (Sunday)
Purely freezout play comes around on Sunday for a $55 buy-in. Get knocked out and you cannot rebuy or re-enter.
R&A Pot Limit Omaha $2,000 Guarantee
Buy-in: $27.50
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 4:00pm (Sunday)
Unlimited rebuys cost $25 each for 4,000 chips and for 8,000 chips a single top-up is available for $25.
$1,250 Guarantee Deepstack R&A
Buy-in: $11.00
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 4:30pm (Sunday)
Once again another unlimited rebuy tournament comes around for the weekend. 4,000 chips will cost $10 for rebuys and 4,500 chips will cost the same for add-ons.
$2,000 Guarantee Deepstack R&A
Buy-in: $16.50
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 10 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 5:30pm (Sunday)
The unlimited rebuys get you 4,000 chips for $15 as well as 4,500 chips for the add-on. The rebuy period is available until the second break where the single add-on will be given as an option.
$25,000 Weekly Sunday Guarantee
Buy-in: $215
Starting Stack: 5,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 6:00pm (Sunday)
Starting stacks of 250 big blinds for what is usually the most expensive buy-in of the weekend. This weekend WSOP’s $25,000 Weekly Sunday Guarantee has the second highest buy-in behind the NJCOP #14 – $30,000 GTD Highroller. Nevertheless, this is a great tournament to get into. Players start with deepstacks and there are big money prizes for bursting through the bubble.
$10,000 Weekly Sunday Guarantee
Buy-in: $109
Starting Stack: 4,000
Blind Levels: 15 minutes
Level 1 Blinds: 10/20
Time: 8:00pm (Sunday)
The last of the WSOP high stakes tournaments comes at 8:00pm. It is the latest starting tournament of the weekend with a 5 figure guarantee attached to it.
