PokerStars Releases 2020 New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker Schedule
On Thursday, PokerStars announced the schedule for its upcoming New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP). The series is beefed up a little bit relative to 2019 but otherwise fairly similar to previous years’ spring series.
Prior to releasing the details, PokerStars did tease a few of the key highlights. We already knew the dates for the series — April 11-27 — and that it would feature $1.2 million in total guarantees.
Now we have the full details to share with you.
If it ain’t broke, PokerStars ain’t fixing it
Not only did PokerStars raise the guarantees for the NJSCOOP, but the schedule also has grown since last year, too. There are 48 events in 2020, up from 41 in 2019.
As has been the case every year since the series launched in 2016, there are two buy-in tiers for each of these for a total of 96 separate tournaments. Buy-ins begin at $5 and range up to $100 for the Low tier, and from $50 to $1,000 for the High tier.
The overall composition of the schedule is similar as well.
Last year’s Mixed NLH/PLO event is gone, but the mix of games and formats is otherwise the same. Most of the new events are special editions of NLH events on the regular weekly schedule.
The Main Event buy-ins have been scaled back slightly, however.
The High version is now a $300 entry with $100,000 guaranteed (down from $500/$130k). The Low version kept the same $50 buy-in but reduced the guarantee 25% to $30,000.
One novel addition to the schedule is a $10/$100 Phased tournament, Event #47. Starting flights run throughout the series, and the combined Day 2 plays out on the series’ final day.
NJSCOOP promos aplenty, but no Platinum Passes?
PokerStars is giving away a bit of extra money to sweeten the deal for its spring series.
A Depositor Freeroll on Saturday, April 26, will award $9,000 in free tickets to the Main Event the following day. Special Edition $3 NJSCOOP Spin & Gos offer another way to get into the Main Event cheaply.
The series additionally features a $1,000 Second Chance freeroll every day. All players eliminated from NJSCOOP events prior to the money that day are automatically entered. These freerolls are all-in shootouts, so no effort is required. You don’t even need to be logged when it runs for your chance at a prize.
Unfortunately, there’s been no word yet about whether PokerStars will be giving out any Platinum Passes to this year’s PokerStars Player’s Championship (PSPC). Worth about $30,000 apiece, they grant travel, accommodation, and entry to the €22,500 tournament scheduled for August in Barcelona.
PASCOOP schedule coming soon
PokerStars PA will run its own version of the series in Pennsylvania starting on April 4. Despite starting a week earlier, however, the schedule isn’t quite ready yet.
Expect to see the full details as early as next Monday.
Previous PokerStars series in PA have produced per-event prize pools almost twice as large as New Jersey’s on average. Accordingly, PASCOOP will likely have $2 million in total guarantees.
2020 NJSCOOP schedule
Here is the full schedule, including tournament dates, formats, buy-ins and guarantees.
| Date | # | Tier | Buy-in | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11 | 1 | High | $100 | NLHE [Nightly Stars - NJSCOOP Warm-Up] | $20,000 |
| April 11 | 1 | Low | $10 | NLHE [NJSCOOP Warm-Up] | $5,000 |
| April 11 | 2 | High | $50 | NLHE [Turbo] | $10,000 |
| April 11 | 2 | Low | $5 | NLHE [Turbo] | $3,500 |
| April 12 | 3 | High | $200 | NLHE [Deepstack, 8-Max] | $25,000 |
| April 12 | 3 | Low | $20 | NLHE [Deepstack, 8-Max] | $7,500 |
| April 12 | 4 | High | $150 | NLHE [Progressive KO] | $25,000 |
| April 12 | 4 | Low | $15 | NLHE [Progressive KO] | $5,000 |
| April 12 | 5 | High | $300 | NLHE [Sunday Special SE] | $45,000 |
| April 12 | 5 | Low | $30 | NLHE [Mini Sunday Special] | $12,000 |
| April 12 | 6 | High | $100 | PL Omaha [6-Max] | $8,000 |
| April 12 | 6 | Low | $10 | PL Omaha [6-Max] | $2,000 |
| April 12 | 7 | High | $150 | NLHE [Sunday Supersonic SE, Hyper-Turbo] | $10,000 |
| April 12 | 7 | Low | $15 | NLHE [Mini Supersonic, Hyper-Turbo] | $3,000 |
| April 13 | 8 | High | $200 | NLHE [Win The Button] | $15,000 |
| April 13 | 8 | Low | $20 | NLHE [Win The Button] | $6,000 |
| April 13 | 9 | High | $100 | NLHE [4-Max, Progressive KO] | $17,500 |
| April 13 | 9 | Low | $10 | NLHE [4-Max, Progressive KO] | $4,000 |
| April 14 | 10 | High | $300 | NLHE [Super Tuesday SE] | $35,000 |
| April 14 | 10 | Low | $30 | NLHE [Mini Super Tuesday] | $10,000 |
| April 14 | 11 | High | $100 | NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO] | $15,000 |
| April 14 | 11 | Low | $10 | NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO] | $4,000 |
| April 14 | 12 | High | $150 | NLHE [Escalating Antes] | $15,000 |
| April 14 | 12 | Low | $15 | NLHE [Escalating Antes] | $5,000 |
| April 15 | 13 | High | $500 | 8-Game [6-Max] | $17,500 |
| April 15 | 13 | Low | $50 | 8-Game [6-Max] | $6,000 |
| April 15 | 14 | High | $200 | NLHE [Turbo] | $12,000 |
| April 15 | 14 | Low | $20 | NLHE [Turbo] | $4,000 |
| April 16 | 15 | High | $250 | NLHE [Thursday Thrill SE] | $25,000 |
| April 16 | 15 | Low | $25 | NLHE [Mini Thrill] | $8,000 |
| April 16 | 16 | High | $200 | PL Omaha [8-max, Progressive KO] | $10,000 |
| April 16 | 16 | Low | $20 | PL Omaha [8-max, Progressive KO] | $3,000 |
| April 17 | 17 | High | $100 | NLHE [Nightly Stars SE] | $12,000 |
| April 17 | 17 | Low | $10 | NLHE | $3,000 |
| April 17 | 18 | High | $200 | NLHE [Deep Hyper-Turbo] | $10,000 |
| April 17 | 18 | Low | $20 | NLHE [Deep Hyper-Turbo] | $5,000 |
| April 18 | 19 | High | $100 | NLHE [Deepstack, 6-Max] | $12,000 |
| April 18 | 19 | Low | $10 | NLHE [Deepstack, 6-Max] | $4,000 |
| April 18 | 20 | High | $200 | PLO8 | $7,500 |
| April 18 | 20 | Low | $20 | PLO8 | $3,000 |
| April 18 | 21 | High | $100 | NLHE [3-Max, Turbo, Zoom, Progressive KO] | $7,500 |
| April 18 | 21 | Low | $10 | NLHE [3-Max, Turbo, Zoom, Progressive KO] | $3,000 |
| April 19 | 22 | High | $100 | NLHE [Marathon] | $10,000 |
| April 19 | 22 | Low | $10 | NLHE [Marathon] | $3,500 |
| April 19 | 23 | High | $150 | NLHE [Progressive KO] | $20,000 |
| April 19 | 23 | Low | $15 | NLHE [Progressive KO] | $5,000 |
| April 19 | 24 | High | $350 | NLHE [Sunday Special SE] | $50,000 |
| April 19 | 24 | Low | $35 | NLHE | $15,000 |
| April 19 | 25 | High | $100 | PL 5-Card Omaha [8-Max] | $6,500 |
| April 19 | 25 | Low | $10 | PL 5-Card Omaha [8-Max] | $2,000 |
| April 19 | 26 | High | $300 | NLHE [6-Max, Turbo] | $25,000 |
| April 19 | 26 | Low | $30 | NLHE [6-Max, Turbo] | $7,500 |
| April 20 | 27 | High | $300 | NLHE [4-Max] | $30,000 |
| April 20 | 27 | Low | $30 | NLHE [4-Max] | $10,000 |
| April 20 | 28 | High | $100 | NLO8 [8-Max] | $7,500 |
| April 20 | 28 | Low | $10 | NLO8 [8-Max] | $3,000 |
| April 21 | 29 | High | $250 | NLHE [Super Tuesday SE] | $35,000 |
| April 21 | 29 | Low | $25 | NLHE [Mini Super Tuesday] | $10,000 |
| April 21 | 30 | High | $200 | NLHE [Progressive KO] | $20,000 |
| April 21 | 30 | Low | $20 | NLHE [Progressive KO] | $6,000 |
| April 21 | 31 | High | $1000 | NLHE High Roller [6-Max] | $45,000 |
| April 21 | 31 | Low | $100 | NLHE High Roller [6-Max] | $27,500 |
| April 22 | 32 | High | $200 | NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO] | $20,000 |
| April 22 | 32 | Low | $20 | NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO] | $6,000 |
| April 22 | 33 | High | $100 | NLHE [8-Max, Turbo] | $10,000 |
| April 22 | 33 | Low | $10 | NLHE [8-Max, Turbo] | $3,000 |
| April 23 | 34 | High | $150 | PL Omaha [8-Max] | $7,500 |
| April 23 | 34 | Low | $15 | PL Omaha [8-Max] | $2,500 |
| April 23 | 35 | High | $200 | NLHE [Thursday Thrill SE] | $20,000 |
| April 23 | 35 | Low | $20 | NLHE [Mini Thrill] | $7,500 |
| April 23 | 36 | High | $100 | NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive Total KO, Zoom] | $7,500 |
| April 23 | 36 | Low | $10 | NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive Total KO, Zoom] | $2,500 |
| April 24 | 37 | High | $200 | NLHE [6-Max] | $17,500 |
| April 24 | 37 | Low | $20 | NLHE [6-Max] | $5,000 |
| April 24 | 38 | High | $150 | NLHE [BigStack Turbo] | $12,000 |
| April 24 | 38 | Low | $15 | NLHE [BigStack Turbo] | $4,000 |
| April 25 | 39 | High | $200 | NLHE [Final Weekend Kickoff] | $12,000 |
| April 25 | 39 | Low | $20 | NLHE [Final Weekend Kickoff] | $8,000 |
| April 25 | 40 | High | $200 | Stud Hi/Lo [8-Max] | $5,000 |
| April 25 | 40 | Low | $20 | Stud Hi/Lo [8-Max] | $1,500 |
| April 25 | 41 | High | $50 | NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Rebuy] | $7,500 |
| April 25 | 41 | Low | $5 | NLHE [4-Max, Turbo, Rebuy] | $1,500 |
| April 26 | 42 | High | $200 | NLHE [Progressive KO] | $15,000 |
| April 26 | 42 | Low | $20 | NLHE [Progressive KO] | $3,500 |
| April 26 | 43 | High | $300 | NLHE [Main Event, 2-Day Event] | $100,000 |
| April 26 | 43 | Low | $50 | NLHE [Main Event, 2-Day Event] | $30,000 |
| April 26 | 44 | High | $150 | PL Omaha [6-Max] | $8,500 |
| April 26 | 44 | Low | $15 | PL Omaha [6-Max] | $2,500 |
| April 26 | 45 | High | $100 | NLHE [Sunday Supersonic SE, Hyper-Turbo] | $8,500 |
| April 26 | 45 | Low | $10 | NLHE [Hyper-Turbo] | $2,000 |
| April 27 | 46 | High | $100 | NLHE [Nightly Stars - NJSCOOP Wrap-Up] | $22,000 |
| April 27 | 46 | Low | $10 | NLHE [NJSCOOP Wrap-Up] | $4,000 |
| April 27 | 47 | High | $100 | NLHE [Phase, Day 2] | $25,000 |
| April 27 | 47 | Low | $10 | NLHE [Phase, Day 2] | $5,000 |
| April 27 | 48 | High | $150 | NLHE [Wrap-up - Deep, Hyper-Turbo] | $12,000 |
| April 27 | 48 | Low | $15 | NLHE [Wrap-up - Deep, Hyper-Turbo] | $3,000 |
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