Rutherford, "Sesh-Man" Capture Second ONCOOP Titles
Day 5 of the inaugural PokerStars Ontario Championship of Online Poker (ONCOOP) saw two players earn their second titles of the series.
Event 14-H: $2,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday - High Roller]
Play resumed in Event 14-H: $2,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday - High Roller] with nine players remaining out of a starting field of 42.
Only five would make the money, and it took more than two hours before Giancarlo "thepokerlife" Santolin, down to 158,236, shoved with two nines and was called by Timothy "TruthBeTold7" Rutherford holding ace-nine. An ace on the river sent Santolin to the virtual rail as the bubble boy and guaranteed the five remaining players $5,790.48.
On the next hand after the bubble burst, chip leader "bluetwopac" three-bet to 137,500 before Patrick "Egption" Tardif moved all in for 250,750. "bluetwopac" called with king-five and Tardif showed ace-jack. "bluetwopac" flopped two pair and sent the popular Twitch streamer out in fifth place.
In a heads-up pot between Rutherford and Ryan "Ristokat" Riske, Riske shoved the river for 617,224 with a pair of aces but Rutherford had two pair, aces and nines, to take a massive pot. Riske was knocked down to less than one big blind and was eliminated in fourth shortly afterward.
"bluetwopac," who began the day as a massive chip leader, was the next to fall. "L3G3NDA1RY" limped in and "bluetwopac" shoved for 407,860. "L3G3NDA1RY" called with queen-ten while "bluetwopac" was ahead with ace-seven and needed to hold on to survive. "L3G3NDA1RY" flopped the nut straight, and while "bluetwopac" picked up a flush draw on the turn, they improved no further and was eliminated in third.
"L3G3NDA1RY" led 2,688,798 to Rutherford's 1,511,202 at the start of heads-up play, but Rutherford would take a big pot after shoving on the river for 1,622,752. "L3G3NDA1RY" went into their time bank before folding as Rutherford climbed above 3,000,000. "L3G3NDA1RY" earned a double up after moving all in for 685,948 with two fives against queen-jack. Rutherford flopped an open-ended straight draw to go with his two overcards but missed the turn and river.
"L3G3NDA1RY" doubled up again after shoving the river for 501,756. Rutherford tanked for a moment before calling with a pair of fives, but "L3G3NDA1RY" showed jack-seven for two pair and pulled virtually even in chips. But it wouldn't take long before they clashed in a massive pot that determined the outcome of the tournament.
"L3G3NDA1RY" bet 100,800 on an ace-high flop with two spades and Rutherford called. The turn brought another spade and Rutherford check-called a bet of 359,200. "L3G3NDA1RY" moved all in for 1,250,905 on the river and Rutherford called. "L3G3NDA1RY" had ace-king for top two pair, but Rutherford showed six-four of spades for the flush, adding another ONCOOP title to the one he earned in Event 7.
Final Table results
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy "TruthBeTold7" Rutherford | $31,474.57 |
| 2 | "L3G3NDA1RY" | $20,613.34 |
| 3 | "bluetwopac" | $13,500.11 |
| 4 | Ryan "Ristokat" Riske | $8,841.50 |
| 5 | Patrick "Egption" Tardif | $5,790.48 |
Event 19-H: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO]
"Sesh-Man," winner of Event 10, soon joined Rutherford with multiple ONCOOP titles after outlasting a field of 154 entries in Event 19-H: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO].
At the start of the final table, "Sesh-Man" was second in chips behind Santolin but soon took the chip lead thanks to a little good fortune. "PAEME" was all in for 586,215 against "Sesh-Man" as both players showed two jacks. "Sesh-Man," though, made a club flush to send out "PAEME" in sixth place.
"poolhaller" doubled up through "Sesh-Man" with a full house, but would again be all in the next hand for 742,808 with ace-nine against "molupton"'s king-queen. "molupton" hit a king on the flop and "poolhaller" was eliminated in fifth.
Santolin, chip leader at the start of the final table, ended up tangling with "Sesh-Man" in a pot that ended with his elimination and left "Sesh-Man" with a massive lead three-handed. Santolin raised to 175,000 pre-flop, then called all in for 1,025,091 after "Sesh-Man jammed. Santolin had ace-ten but was dominated by ace-king. He took the lead with a ten on the flop, but "Sesh-Man" made the nut straight on the turn to score the knockout.
"molupton" closed the gap by doubling up for 642,427 with a pair of aces, dodging "Sesh-Man"'s flush draw. They then won another 1,100,000 chip pot after "Sesh-Man" called a bet of 420,000 on the river and "molupton" showed a nut flush.
"molupton"'s rise would soon be halted by "Thief," who called all in for 905,490 with aces and beat "molupton"'s jacks. Knocked down to 400,856, just over four big blinds, "molupton" shoved the next hand with queen-seven but couldn't beat "Sesh-Man"'s ace-four to hit the rail as the third-place finisher.
"Sesh-Man" led 4,891,520 to 2,808,480 at the start of heads-up play, which only lasted a few hands before "Thief" called an all-in shove for their last 1,283,480 with queens. "Sesh-Man" had king-three and turned a king to jump into the lead. A harmless river gave "Sesh-Man" another ONCOOP title.
Final Table results
| Rank | Player | Earnings | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sesh-Man" | $1,143.06 | $2,446.85 |
| 2 | "Thief" | $1,142.96 | $118.75 |
| 3 | "molupton" | $736.15 | $310.94 |
| 4 | Giancarlo "thepokerlife" Santolin | $552.77 | $520.32 |
| 5 | "poolhaller" | $415.08 | $159.38 |
| 6 | "PAEME" | $311.68 | $306.25 |
Other Day 5 Winners
| Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-L: $200 NLHE [8-Max] | 120 | $22,380 | "yukeepplayin" | $4,905.46 |
| 17-L: $10 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO] | 550 | $5,005 | Jonathan "JonnyKilo" Kyriakides | $326.98 ($624.29 bounties) |
| 18-H: $100 Razz | 76 | $6,976.80 | "Razzyone" | $1,901.22 |
| 18-L: $10 Razz | 153 | $1,392.30 | "neclord-doom" | $302.94 |
| 19-L: $20 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO] | 325 | $5,915 | "KeeBaby" | $407.06 ($406.68) |
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