NJCOOP 2020 Arrives This Weekend With A Crowd-Pleasing Schedule
PokerStars’ New Jersey Championship of Online Poker (NJCOOP) kicks off this weekend. It’s the fifth run of the annual fall series in the Garden State.
NJCOOP will run from Oct. 10 through 26 and features a total of 54 events. The guarantees total $1 million, as has been the norm most years.
Buy-ins range from $20 up to $1,000. The Main Event starts on Oct. 25, has a $300 buy-in, guarantees $125,000, and runs over the course of two days. Its Mini cousin starts at the same time and has the same structure, but costs a mere $50 and guarantees $25,000.
For those on a budget, there’s a Main Event Depositor Freeroll at 1:59 p.m. the same day, requiring only a $30 deposit using the appropriate PokerStars bonus code. There’s also a special NJCOOP Spin & Go priced at $3, with cash prizes and a 2.5% chance of playing for a Main Event ticket.
Finally, there are the now-standard Second Chance All-in Shootout Freerolls, running daily. Anyone busting an NJCOOP event without cashing gets a free entry, and each freeroll awards $20,000 in tickets to try again.
Next door in Pennsylvania, PACOOP wrapped up on Monday. Slightly larger than its New Jersey cousin, it guaranteed $1.5 million and ultimately paid out over $2 million in prizes.
What’s new this year
In broad strokes, this year’s NJCOOP schedule isn’t too different from previous years’. The total guarantees, range of buy-ins, approximate number of events, and focus on No-Limit Hold’em are all standard at this point.
That said, there have been some significant changes. PokerStars is pushing hard on those formats most preferred by players. This year’s schedule features:
- 33 short-handed events, more than half the schedule, up from 19 last year
- 16 progressive knockouts, more than triple the five last year
- 16 turbo or hyper-turbo tournaments, up from nine in 2019
There are a few new games in the mix as well: Badugi, H.O.R.S.E., and 5-Card Omaha. To make room, some less-popular novelty formats are out. The two Bubble Rush events are gone, as are Win the Button, Escalating Antes, and a Mixed NLHE/PLO tournament.
As far as guarantees go, the Main Event, Mini Main Event, and Phase tournament all promise to be bigger this year. Conversely, PokerStars has lowered its expectations for the two High Rollers somewhat.
Full NJCOOP 2020 schedule
Here’s the full list of events with their dates, buy-in, format, and guarantee. Good luck at the tables!
| Date | Buy-in | Event Name | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct | $100 | 01: $100 NLHE | $25,000 |
| 10-Oct | $50 | 02: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO] | $12,500 |
| 11-Oct | $150 | 03: $150 NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack] | $20,000 |
| 11-Oct | $100 | 04: $100 NLHE [Progressive KO] | $15,000 |
| 11-Oct | $200 | 05: $200 NLHE | $400,000 |
| 11-Oct | $50 | 06: $50 NLHE | $15,000 |
| 11-Oct | $100 | 07: $100 PLO [6-Max] | $8,000 |
| 11-Oct | $150 | 08: $150 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo] | $12,000 |
| 12-Oct | $50 | 09: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Big Antes] | $10,000 |
| 12-Oct | $100 | 10: $100 NLHE [4-Max, Progressive KO] | $20,000 |
| 13-Oct | $250 | 11: $250 NLHE | $40,000 |
| 13-Oct | $30 | 12: $30 NLHE | $10,000 |
| 13-Oct | $100 | 13: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO] | $10,000 |
| 14-Oct | $100 | 14: $100 NLHE [Progressive KO] | $20,000 |
| 14-Oct | $1,000 | 15: $1,000 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller] | $45,000 |
| 14-Oct | $100 | 16: $100 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO] | $7,500 |
| 15-Oct | $200 | 17: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO] | $20,000 |
| 15-Oct | $20 | 18: $20 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO] | $8,500 |
| 15-Oct | $100 | 19: $100 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo] | $10,000 |
| 16-Oct | $200 | 20: $200 8-Game | $12,500 |
| 16-Oct | $150 | 21: $150 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo] | $10,000 |
| 17-Oct | $100 | 22: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack] | $12,500 |
| 17-Oct | $100 | 23: $100 NLO8 [6-Max] | $7,500 |
| 17-Oct | $200 | 24: $200 NLHE [Turbo, Bigstack Turbo] | $10,000 |
| 18-Oct | $100 | 25: $100 NLHE [Marathon] | $10,000 |
| 18-Oct | $150 | 26: $150 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO] | $22,000 |
| 18-Oct | $300 | 27: $300 NLHE | $50,000 |
| 18-Oct | $100 | 28: $100 5-Card PLO [6-Max] | $6,500 |
| 18-Oct | $200 | 29: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO] | $15,000 |
| 18-Oct | $100 | 30: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo] | $10,000 |
| 19-Oct | $500 | 31: $500 PLO [6-Max, PLO High Roller] | $15,000 |
| 19-Oct | $150 | 32: $150 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO] | $10,000 |
| 20-Oct | $200 | 33: $200 NLHE | $35,000 |
| 20-Oct | $20 | 34: $20 NLHE | $8,500 |
| 20-Oct | $150 | 35: $150 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO] | $15,000 |
| 21-Oct | $200 | 36: $200 NLHE [8-Max] | $20,000 |
| 21-Oct | $100 | 37: $100 HORSE | $30,000 |
| 22-Oct | $250 | 38: $250 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO] | $30,000 |
| 22-Oct | $30 | 39: $30 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO] | $10,000 |
| 22-Oct | $150 | 40: $150 NLHE [Turbo] | $15,000 |
| 23-Oct | $150 | 41: $150 FLHE [6-Max] | $6,000 |
| 23-Oct | $200 | 42: $200 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO] | $12,000 |
| 24-Oct | $200 | 43: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack] | $15,000 |
| 24-Oct | $100 | 44: $100 PL Badugi [6-Max] | $6,000 |
| 24-Oct | $75 | 45: $75 NLHE [8-Max, Zoom] | $15,000 |
| 25-Oct | $100 | 46: $100 NLHE [Progressive KO, Big Antes] | $12,500 |
| 25-Oct | $300 | 47: $300 NLHE [Main Event] | $125,000 |
| 25-Oct | $50 | 48: $50 NLHE [Mini Main Event] | $25,000 |
| 25-Oct | $100 | 49: $100 PLO [6-Max] | $7,500 |
| 25-Oct | $200 | 50: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo] | $15,000 |
| 25-Oct | $75 | 51: $75 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo] | $10,000 |
| 26-Oct | $100 | 52: $100 NLHE | $22,000 |
| 26-Oct | $100 | 53: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Phase, Day 2] | $35,000 |
| 26-Oct | $150 | 54: $150 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo] | $12,500 |
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