The PokerStars 2021 Michigan Spring Championship of Online Poker (MISCOOP) is underway, as the poker festival's signature event of the opening weekend, MISCOOP-4-H: $100 NLHE (Sunday Special SE), $80K Gtd, begins at 6 p.m. EST. This event marks the first of ten days of PokerNews live reporting on a selection of tournaments, including the two-day Main Event.
Players in today's event begin with 50,000 in tournament chips, and the blinds begin at 150/300 with a 40 ante. Blinds increase every 12 minutes throughout the tournament. Players may late register or re-enter (up to five times) until 9:35 p.m. EST.
Event Highlights
The MISCOOP series. which runs from May 8th through May 24th, offers over $2 million in guarantees across 120 different tournaments.
In all, forty tournaments, each at three different buy-in levels, will be offered to residents and travelers located in the state of Michigan to fire at, including Hold'em, PLO/PLO 5-Card, HORSE and 8-Game tournaments, and Progressive Knockout, Zoom, 6-Max, and Win the Button variants to give players a host of different options every night of the MISCOOP schedule.
The highlight on the schedule is the $300 Main Event, boasting a $200,000 guarantee. The $75 buy-in Mid and $30 buy-in Mini versions of the Main Event also have healthy $40,000 and $20,000 guarantees, respectively.
PokerNews MISCOOP Live Reporting Schedule
| Date | Day | Time (EST) | Event | GTD |
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| May 9 | Sunday | 6 p.m. | 4-H: $100 NLHE [Sunday Special SE] | $80,000 |
| May 12 | Wednesday | 8 p.m. | 11-H: $2,000 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller] | $80,000 |
| May 13 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | 13-H: $200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE] | $35,000 |
| May 16 | Sunday | 6 p.m. | 20-H: $200 NLHE [Sunday Special SE] | $100,000 |
| May 18 | Tuesday | 8 p.m. | 26-H: $300 NLHE [Super Tuesday SE] | $40,000 |
| May 19 | Wednesday | 8 p.m. | 27-H: $1,000 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller] | $50,000 |
| May 20 | Thursday | 8 p.m. | 29-H: $300 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE] | $40,000 |
| May 22 | Saturday | 8 p.m. | 33-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller] | $40,000 |
| May 23 | Sunday | 6 p.m. | 36-H: $300 NLHE [Main Event] Day 1 | $200,000 |
| May 24 | Monday | 6 p.m. | 36-H: $300 NLHE [Main Event] Day 2 | $200,000 |
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all the highlights and action from the MISCOOP, and stay tuned as the Sunday Special kicks off shortly!
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fell on the turn. "FreshLemonsauce" checked again, and "swanny266" bet 7,700. "FreshLemonsauce" called.
hit the river, and "FreshLemonsauce" check-called a 33,555 chip shove from "swanny266" with 
for top pair, top kicker. "swanny266" had that bested with their 
for a straight, and earned the double.
flop, and they bet 1,770. Only "Tyski11" called.
flop gave "no_eric_shun" the nut flush draw to go with their overs, but the 
turn and 
river left the queens of "santasworkshop" in command for the bustout.
flop, and only "Kydd_Poker28" made the call.
river, and "Kydd_Poker28" earned the knockout.