PokerStarsNJ Releases NJSCOOP Schedule
The biggest name in online poker and New Jersey online released the schedule for the largest series to date in the Garden State. PokerStarsNJ announced $1.3 million in guarantees across 80 tournaments (40 High and 40 Low events) that run from April 14-30 for the 2018 New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP). The 80 events are up from 70 in 2017.
Platinum Pass Comes to New Jersey
The highlight point of the schedule is the two coveted Platinum Passes awarded to the NJSCOOP Main Event winners. Both the High ($500) and Low ($50) Main Event champions earn a $30,000 Platinum Pass to the 2019 Poker Player’s No Limit Hold’em Championship at the PokerStars Carribean Adventure.
The High Main Event features a $200,000 guarantee and the Low is a minimum prize pool of $40,000.
Other major guarantees include the $80,000 Sunday Special on April 22 and the $30,000 Super Tuesday on April 17.
Mixed Menu of Offerings
No Limit Hold’em is a strong feature on the schedule with most events comprising the two card game. Available NLHE variants include 8-Max, Progressive Knockout, 6-Max, Bubble Rush, and Win The Button.
Mixed games have their place on the calendar as well. Pot Limit Omaha has five events with all either in the 6-Max or 8-Max variety. Other mixed games on the calendar include 8-Game, Stud Hi-Lo, HORSE, No Limit Omaha Hi-Lo.
The largest buy-in mixed game event is the $500 8-Game on Wednesday, April 18. The MTT features a $15,000 guarantee.
Events range on the High scale from $100 all the way up to the $1,000 6-Max High Roller $65,000 guaranteed.
PokerStarsNJ offers satellites for every event starting at just $0.50. Players can also win Main Event seats in Spin & Go’s starting at $4.
The NJSCOOP series opens on Saturday, April 14 with the $100/$10 NJSCOOP Warm Up and concludes on Monday, April 30 with the $150/$15 Wrap Up Hyper-Turbo.
Complete PokerStarsNJ NJSCOOP Event Schedule
| Date | Event | Level | Name | Time (ET) | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 14 | 1 | High | NLHE [Nightly Stars – NJSCOOP Warm-Up] | 6:30 PM | $100 | $18,000 |
| April 14 | 1 | Low | NLHE [NJSCOOP Warm-Up] | 6:30 PM | $10 | $5,000 |
| April 15 | 2 | High | NLHE [Deepstack, 8-Max] | 2:00 PM | $200 | $20,000 |
| April 15 | 2 | Low | NLHE [Deepstack, 8-Max] | 2:00 PM | $20 | $7,500 |
| April 15 | 3 | High | NLHE [Progressive KO] | 3:30 PM | $150 | $25,000 |
| April 15 | 3 | Low | NLHE [Progressive KO] | 3:30 PM | $15 | $5,000 |
| April 15 | 4 | High | NLHE [Sunday Special SE] | 5:00 PM | $300 | $75,000 |
| April 15 | 4 | Low | NLHE [Mini Sunday Special] | 5:00 PM | $30 | $16,000 |
| April 15 | 5 | High | PL Omaha [6-Max] | 7:00 PM | $100 | $12,000 |
| April 15 | 5 | Low | PL Omaha [6-Max] | 7:00 PM | $10 | $2,500 |
| April 15 | 6 | High | NLHE [Sunday Supersonic SE, Hyper-Turbo] | 10:00 PM | $150 | $16,000 |
| April 15 | 6 | Low | NLHE [Mini Supersonic, Hyper-Turbo] | 10:00 PM | $15 | $4,000 |
| April 16 | 7 | High | NLHE [Win The Button] | 6:30 PM | $200 | $20,000 |
| April 16 | 7 | Low | NLHE [Win The Button] | 6:30 PM | $20 | $5,000 |
| April 16 | 8 | High | NLHE [4-Max, Progressive KO] | 8:00 PM | $100 | $15,000 |
| April 16 | 8 | Low | NLHE [4-Max, Progressive KO] | 8:00 PM | $10 | $4,000 |
| April 17 | 9 | High | NLHE [Super Tuesday SE] | 6:30 PM | $250 | $30,000 |
| April 17 | 9 | Low | NLHE [Mini Super Tuesday] | 6:30 PM | $25 | $10,000 |
| April 17 | 10 | High | NLHE [Escalating Antes] | 8:00 PM | $150 | $15,000 |
| April 17 | 10 | Low | NLHE [Escalating Antes] | 8:00 PM | $15 | $5,000 |
| April 18 | 11 | High | 8-Game [6-Max] | 6:30 PM | $500 | $15,000 |
| April 18 | 11 | Low | 8-Game [6-Max] | 6:30 PM | $50 | $7,500 |
| April 18 | 12 | High | NLHE [Bubble Rush] | 8:00 PM | $200 | $12,000 |
| April 18 | 12 | Low | NLHE [Bubble Rush] | 8:00 PM | $20 | $4,000 |
| April 19 | 13 | High | NLHE [Thursday Thrill SE] | 6:30 PM | $250 | $25,000 |
| April 19 | 13 | Low | NLHE [Mini Thrill] | 6:30 PM | $25 | $10,000 |
| April 19 | 14 | High | PL Omaha [8-max, Win The Button] | 7:00 PM | $200 | $15,000 |
| April 19 | 14 | Low | PL Omaha [8-max, Win The Button] | 7:00 PM | $25 | $3,000 |
| April 20 | 15 | High | NLHE [Deep Hyper-Turbo] | 9:00 PM | $200 | $15,000 |
| April 20 | 15 | Low | NLHE [Deep Hyper-Turbo] | 9:00 PM | $20 | $4,000 |
| April 21 | 16 | High | NLHE [Deepstack, 6-Max] | 5:00 PM | $100 | $18,000 |
| April 21 | 16 | Low | NLHE [Deepstack, 6-Max] | 5:00 PM | $10 | $5,000 |
| April 21 | 17 | High | HORSE | 7:00 PM | $200 | $10,000 |
| April 21 | 17 | Low | HORSE | 7:00 PM | $20 | $2,500 |
| April 21 | 18 | High | NLHE [3-Max, Turbo, Zoom, Progressive KO] | 9:00 PM | $100 | $12,000 |
| April 21 | 18 | Low | NLHE [3-Max, Turbo, Zoom, Progressive KO] | 9:00 PM | $10 | $3,000 |
| April 22 | 19 | High | NLHE [Marathon] | 1:00 PM | $100 | $16,000 |
| April 22 | 19 | Low | NLHE [Marathon] | 1:00 PM | $10 | $5,000 |
| April 22 | 20 | High | NLHE [Progressive KO] | 3:30 PM | $150 | $20,000 |
| April 22 | 20 | Low | NLHE [Progressive KO] | 3:30 PM | $15 | $5,000 |
| April 22 | 21 | High | NLHE [Sunday Special SE] | 5:00 PM | $350 | $80,000 |
| April 22 | 21 | Low | NLHE | 5:00 PM | $50 | $14,000 |
| April 22 | 22 | High | PL 5-Card Omaha [8-Max] | 7:30 PM | $100 | $10,000 |
| April 22 | 22 | Low | PL 5-Card Omaha [8-Max] | 7:30 PM | $10 | $3,000 |
| April 22 | 23 | High | NLHE [6-Max, Turbo] | 10:00 PM | $300 | $25,000 |
| April 22 | 23 | Low | NLHE [6-Max, Turbo] | 10:00 PM | $30 | $7,500 |
| April 23 | 24 | High | NLHE [4-Max] | 6:30 PM | $300 | $35,000 |
| April 23 | 24 | Low | NLHE [4-Max] | 6:30 PM | $30 | $10,000 |
| April 23 | 25 | High | NLO8 [Rebuy, 8-Max] | 8:00 PM | $100 | $10,000 |
| April 23 | 25 | Low | NLO8 [Rebuy, 8-Max] | 8:00 PM | $10 | $4,000 |
| April 24 | 26 | High | NLHE [Progressive KO, Win The Button] | 6:30 PM | $200 | $22,000 |
| April 24 | 26 | Low | NLHE [Progressive KO, Win The Button] | 6:30 PM | $20 | $6,000 |
| April 24 | 27 | High | NLHE High Roller [6-Max] | 7:00 PM | $1,000 | $65,000 |
| April 24 | 27 | Low | NLHE High Roller [6-Max] | 7:00 PM | $100 | $30,000 |
| April 25 | 28 | High | NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO] | 6:30 PM | $200 | $22,000 |
| April 25 | 28 | Low | NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO] | 6:30 PM | $20 | $6,000 |
| April 25 | 29 | High | NLHE [8-Max, Turbo] | 8:00 PM | $100 | $10,000 |
| April 25 | 29 | Low | NLHE [8-Max, Turbo] | 8:00 PM | $10 | $4,000 |
| April 26 | 30 | High | PL Omaha [8-Max, Progressive KO] | 6:30 PM | $150 | $10,000 |
| April 26 | 30 | Low | PL Omaha [8-Max, Progressive KO] | 6:30 PM | $15 | $3,000 |
| April 26 | 31 | High | NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive Total KO, Zoom] | 8:00 PM | $300 | $15,000 |
| April 26 | 31 | Low | NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive Total KO, Zoom] | 8:00 PM | $30 | $4,000 |
| April 27 | 32 | High | NLHE [BigStack Turbo] | 8:00 PM | $150 | $15,000 |
| April 27 | 32 | Low | NLHE [BigStack Turbo] | 8:00 PM | $15 | $5,000 |
| April 28 | 33 | High | NLHE [Final Weekend Kickoff] | 6:00 PM | $200 | $20,000 |
| April 28 | 33 | Low | NLHE [Final Weekend Kickoff] | 6:00 PM | $20 | $7,500 |
| April 28 | 34 | High | Stud Hi/Lo [8-Max] | 7:00 PM | $200 | $7,500 |
| April 28 | 34 | Low | Stud Hi/Lo [8-Max] | 7:00 PM | $20 | $2,500 |
| April 28 | 35 | High | NLHE [3-Max, Hyper, Rebuy] | 9:00 PM | $50 | $10,000 |
| April 28 | 35 | Low | NLHE [3-Max, Hyper, Rebuy] | 9:00 PM | $5 | $3,000 |
| April 29 | 36 | High | Mixed NLHE/PLO [Progressive KO] | 2:30 PM | $200 | $16,000 |
| April 29 | 36 | Low | Mixed NLHE/PLO [Progressive KO] | 2:30 PM | $20 | $4,000 |
| April 29 | 37 | High | NLHE [Main Event, 2-Day Event] | 5:00 PM | $500 | $200,000 |
| April 29 | 37 | Low | NLHE [Main Event, 2-Day Event] | 5:00 PM | $50 | $40,000 |
| April 29 | 38 | High | PL Omaha [6-Max] | 8:00 PM | $150 | $15,000 |
| April 29 | 38 | Low | PL Omaha [6-Max] | 8:00 PM | $15 | $3,000 |
| April 29 | 39 | High | NLHE [Sunday Supersonic SE, Hyper-Turbo] | 10:00 PM | $100 | $15,000 |
| April 29 | 39 | Low | NLHE [Hyper-Turbo] | 10:00 PM | $10 | $3,000 |
| April 30 | 40 | High | NLHE [Wrap-up – Deep, Hyper-Turbo] | 9:00 PM | $150 | $16,000 |
| April 30 | 40 | Low | NLHE [Wrap-up – Deep, Hyper-Turbo] | 9:00 PM | $15 | $5,000 |