Day 1 Closes With Stanton "stonniepokes" Tentnowski Chasing Third Title of the Series!
The Day 1 session of Event #81: $300 NLHE Main Event has officially wrapped over on PokerStarsNJ.com as the 2023 US Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP) nears it's end. The tournament drew 1,094 total entries to create a massive prize pool worth $334,320 with 53 players returning tomorrow to chase the title and the $52,577 first-place prize that awaits the eventual champion.
Returning to the biggest stack tomorrow will be "olim324", bringing 15,143,581 to Day 2 with them. Lurking just behind, though, with the second-biggest stack is none other than Stanton "stonniepokes" Tentnowski, who claimed two USCOOP titles on the same day just last week. Also among those returning for the final day will be Benji "OtB_Redhron" Felson (6,530,720) and PokerStars Ambassador David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye (3,595,496), who is chasing his second title of the series. With several other recognizable screen names peppered throughout the remaining field, Day 2 is guaranteed to be fast-paced and exciting as every player left will come back to the table with the same goal in mind.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "olim324" | 15,143,581 | 76 |
| 2 | Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski | 14,196,028 | 71 |
| 3 | "titleistgolf22" | 13,577,286 | 68 |
| 4 | "mburke87" | 13,456,580 | 68 |
| 5 | "eWins4712 | 12,855,152 | 65 |
| 6 | "cloucas" | 12,659,847 | 64 |
| 7 | "robgetsthere" | 11,193,748 | 56 |
| 8 | "rich2579" | 10,915,966 | 55 |
| 9 | "Big Chips79" | 10,418,148 | 52 |
| 10 | "ryanbudzek" | 10,254,992 | 52 |
There were a handful of other USCOOP events today with two still running as of writing and three having already crowned champions. Winners of those events included "PhuneeeMuneee", who took down Event #80: $10 NLHE Marathon for $7,599; "WadeDavenport", who added to their 2021 MICOOP Main Event title by taking down Event #84: $200 NLHE Turbo Sunday Second Chance for $7,398.40; and "dmart1234" who finished atop the field in Event #85: $100 NLHE Bounty Builder Adrenaline for $5,750.95.
Day 2 play will begin at 6:00 p.m. EST in Level 28 with blinds of 100,000/200,000 and an ante of 25,000. Play will continue with 15-minute levels and a break at :55 past the hour until a champion has been crowned, so keep it locked to PokerNews for the exciting conclusion to the 2023 USCOOP!