"I'm an ONCOOP Champion!" PokerStars Pro Arlie Shaban Tastes Victory in Ontario
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The Ontario Championship of Online Poker (ONCOOP) may only be three days old, but PokerStars Ambassador Arlie Shaban has wasted no time in appearing on the winner's list.
The popular Twitch streamer took down Event 11-L: $30 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Monday Starter SE] for combined cashes of $1,923.05.
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Event 11-L: $30 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Monday Starter SE] Final Table Results
| RANK | PLAYER | Payout | BOUNTIES | Total Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlie "Prince Pablo" Shaban | $714 | $1,209 | $1,923 |
| 2 | "FearScott" | $714 | $258 | $972 |
| 3 | "evilstepsis" | $418 | $156 | $573 |
| 4 | "myrtle7" | $295 | $345 | $640 |
| 5 | "dclu98" | $209 | $183 | $392 |
| 6 | "Lacey411" | $147 | $8 | $155 |
| 7 | "TeeWee55" | $104 | $213 | $317 |
Final Table Recap
The seven-handed final table began with Shaban second in chips behind "myrtle7", who would send "TeeWee55" to the rail in seventh place in dramatic fashion. "TeeWee55" was all in with queens against the sevens of their opponent. The flop gave both players a set but "myrtle7" spiked the one-outer on the river to improve to quads.
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Shaban would then move into the chip lead after tangling with "myrtle7" who slid further down the chip counts after doubling up "evilstepsis", who then eliminated "Lacey411" in sixth place. Shaban would retain the chip lead after eliminating "dclu98", but there was drama still to come as the other three players tangled in a massive three-way all in. "evilstepsis" would triple to leave "myrtle7" and they would be eliminated in fourth place.
"I'm an ONCOOP champion! I did it!"
The stack sizes meant Shaban was able to take most flops with pre-flop raises, reducing his opponents to ten big blind stacks. "evilstepsis" was eliminated in third place bringing the tournament to heads-up with Shaban holding more than a 5:1 chip lead.
However, heads-up opponent "FearScott" would battle into the chip lead against Shaban, but eventually came off second best. Shaban three-bet shoved with ace-jack into the nines of his opponent, and after flopping two pair Shaban was praying for no rivered two-outer. As the final card came, Shaban exploded with joy.
"Yes, yes!" he cried. "I'm an ONCOOP champion! I did it! "It's such a good feeling come on. We took down an ONCOOP, let's go guys!"
How to Play PokerStars in Ontario
From June 28, 2022, Ontario based PokerStars players have been required to migrate their account to the new PokerStars Ontario platform. The process may seem daunting at first but just takes a few moments and follows an easy going process. This is mandatory for all Ontario account holders.
All you need to do is follow this simple step by step guide and you'll have your PokerStars Ontario account set-up in next to no time at all.
Eligible iGames conducted and managed by iGO are only available to those physically present in the Province of Ontario. PokerStars operates pursuant to an agreement with iGaming Ontario.
For more information, visit the Ontario Players Homepage
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Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.
