The elimination of "1st.p1ace" in 27th place means the money bubble has burst. The top 26 finishers are guaranteed $491.62 in prize money, but of course, the entire field has their eyes set on the $7,940.59 top prize.
In Level 21 (6,000/12,000/1,500), Michael "J3Bl@ckP0pe" Gagliano raised to 27,000 from the hijack and called when "tmacnj" three-bet jammed for 88,227 from the cutoff.
Michael "J3Bl@ckP0pe" Gagliano:
"tmacnj":
It was a flip and "tmacnj" was looking to hold to stay alive. Unfortunately for them, that didn't happen as the board ran out to give Gagliano the winner.
In Level 21 (6,000/12,000/1,500), action folded around to "xsunny8891x" in the small blind and they raised to 24,000. David "coles93" Coleman then moved all in for 81,878 from the big and "xsunny8891x" wasted little time in making the call.
"xsunny8891x":
David "coles93" Coleman:
Coleman woke up with a big hand but unfortunately for him his opponent had the best hand in poker. The flop gave Coleman a Broadway straight draw, but he missed when the bricked the turn followed by the on the river.
In Level 19 (4,000/8,000/1,000), Michael "J3Bl@ckP0pe" Gagliano raised to 18,000 from the cutoff only to have "BarB3r03" three-bet jam for 73,691 from the button. "senor stinks" then four-bet jammed for 414,093 from the big blind and Gagliano got out of the way.
"senor stinks":
"BarB3r03":
"BarB3r03" was behind and never caught up as the board ran out a lowly .
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In Level 17 (3,000/6,000/750), action folded around to "karish33", who moved all in for 34,758. David "coles93" Coleman called from the big blind and the cards were revealed.
David "coles93" Coleman:
"karish33":
Coleman had the better hand and improved to top pair on the flop. The turn was not help to "karish33", who needed to find a jack on the river to survive. It wasn't in the cards though as the peeled off instead to give the pot to Coleman.
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Late registration and re-entries have come to an end. The 2020 PokerStars NJSCOOP Event #5: $200 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $40K Gtd attracted 136 players who rebought 57 times, which meant the 193-entry field resulted in the advertised $40,000 prize pool. That will be paid out to the top 26 players with the eventual winner taking home a $7,940.59 first-place prize.