2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

Event #18: $500 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller], $35K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
$12,988
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
131

"sexycaitlyn" Takes the Chip Lead

"sexycaitlyn"
"sexycaitlyn"

In Level 27 with blinds of 12,500/25,000 and an ante of 3,250, action folded to "Johnanthony55" on the button and they opened to 50,000. "sexycaitlyn" three-bet to 125,555 in the small blind and "Johnanthony55" called.

The flop fell {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} and "sexycaitlyn" made a continuation-bet of 95,555 and "Johnanthony55" called, bringing the turn {9-Diamonds}. "sexycaitlyn" shoved for their remaining 386,420, and it proved to be convincing enough to fold "Johnanthony" out of the pot.

With the win, "sexycaitlyn" has now taken the chip lead: a couple of hands followed, and players are now on break with current stack sizes as follows.

Player Chips Progress
sexycaitlyn us
sexycaitlyn
916,835 398,750
HeyLookItsTez us
HeyLookItsTez
843,636 -130,000
Johnanthony55 us
Johnanthony55
704,914 -172,147
barry20sanders us
barry20sanders
456,522 -95,908
Surge_Ibaka us
Surge_Ibaka
353,093 -695

Ace High Good at Showdown

"Johnanthony55"
"Johnanthony55"

In Level 27 with blinds of 12,500/25,000 and an ante of 3,250, "Johnanthony55" opened to 50,000 on the button and was three-bet to 125,555 by "sexycaitlyn" in the small blind. "Johnanthony55" called.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and "sexycaitlyn" made a continuation-bet of 111,555. "Johnanthony55" called, with action checking through both the turn {q-Hearts} and river {4-Spades} to take the hand to showdown.

"sexycaitlyn" showed {k-Clubs}{j-Spades} for the missed backdoor gutshot, and was bested by the {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} of "Johnanthony55", who took down the pot good for more than half a million with ace high.

Player Chips Progress
HeyLookItsTez us
HeyLookItsTez
973,636 -49,750
Johnanthony55 us
Johnanthony55
877,061 239,860
barry20sanders us
barry20sanders
552,430 65,250
sexycaitlyn us
sexycaitlyn
518,085 -210,610
Surge_Ibaka us
Surge_Ibaka
353,788 -44,750

"HeyLookItsTez" Back Over Seven Figures

"HeyLookItsTez"
"HeyLookItsTez"

In Level 26 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, "Surge_Ibaka" raised to 47,985 in the hijack and action folded around to "HeyLookItsTez", who defended their big blind.

The flop dropped {10-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Spades} and "HeyLookItsTez" check-called a continuation-bet of 46,785 from "Surge_Ibaka". Action then checked through both the turn {3-Hearts} and river {4-Clubs} to take the hand to showdown.

"HeyLookItsTez" showed {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for second pair, top kicker, and "Surge_Ibaka" mucked to earn "HeyLookItsTez" the pot and take them back over 1 million as five-handed play continues.

Player Chips Progress
HeyLookItsTez us
HeyLookItsTez
1,023,386 25,270
sexycaitlyn us
sexycaitlyn
728,695 173,945
Johnanthony55 us
Johnanthony55
637,201 -132,645
barry20sanders us
barry20sanders
487,180 -11,000
Surge_Ibaka us
Surge_Ibaka
398,538 -55,570

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Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,042)

Matthew Ploof
Matthew Ploof

In Level 24 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750, action folded to Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof on the button and he jammed for his last 117,374. "HeyLookItsTez" called in the big blind.

Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof: {a-Hearts}{6-Spades}
"HeyLookItsTez": {q-Spades}{j-Spades}

The flop {5-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades} gave Ploof 15 outs to sweat, and he was unable to avoid falling behind on the turn {j-Hearts}, leaving him with just two non-spade aces to stay alive. Neither came on the river {k-Hearts} and he finished in sixth place as a result, earning $3,042 for his efforts.

"ProfitablePloof"
"ProfitablePloof"
Player Chips Progress
HeyLookItsTez us
HeyLookItsTez
1,136,116 -8,870,126
Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof us
Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof
Busted

"PowerRanges" Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,485)

"PowerRanges"
"PowerRanges"

In Level 23 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "PowerRanges" open-jammed for 182,512 in the hijack and received action from "Surge_Ibaka" on the button.

"PowerRanges": {a-Spades}{10-Spades}
"Surge_Ibaka": {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

The MICOOP Event #1 Winner smacked the flop {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs} but saw it smack their opponent harder, running top two pair into top set. The turn {9-Clubs} squashed any hope of hitting running quads, and the river {3-Clubs} proved to be the last card of their tournament as they finished in seventh place for a total cash of $2,485.

Player Chips Progress
HeyLookItsTez us
HeyLookItsTez
1,006,242 42,750
Johnanthony55 us
Johnanthony55
684,296 -13,500
Surge_Ibaka us
Surge_Ibaka
626,468 264,127
sexycaitlyn us
sexycaitlyn
561,640 -24,000
barry20sanders us
barry20sanders
254,980 -156,860
Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof us
Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof
141,374 -32,500
PowerRanges us
PowerRanges
Busted

"FukDaRivereh" Eliminated on the Final Table Bubble

"FukDaRivereh"
"FukDaRivereh"

In Level 23 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "Johnanthony55" opened to 36,000 in the cutoff and "FukDaRivereh" re-jammed for 222,451 in the small blind. "Johnanthony55" called.

"FukDaRivereh": {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
"JohnAnthony55": {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

A paired flop {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} followed by the turn {a-Diamonds} left possible chop outs, but the river {3-Clubs} was of no avail and "FukDaRivereh" saw the last of their chips shipped in the direction of "Johnanthony55" as they were eliminated in eighth place.

The seven-handed final table has now begun.

Player Chips Progress
Johnanthony55 us
Johnanthony55
697,796 396,946
FukDaRivereh us
FukDaRivereh
Busted

"sexycaitlyn" Saved by the River

"sexycaitlyn"
"sexycaitlyn"

In Level 23 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "PowerRanges" opened to 24,000 on the button and "sexycaitlyn" re-jammed for 280,820 on the button. Both blinds folded to send action back to "PowerRanges", who quickly called.

"sexycaitlyn": {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
"PowerRanges": {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

"PowerRanges" looked certain to burst the final table bubble through the flop {2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and turn {4-Clubs}, but the river {9-Diamonds} gave "sexycaitlyn" top set, saving them from elimination and earning them a massive double with eight still remaining.

Player Chips Progress
sexycaitlyn us
sexycaitlyn
585,640 292,320
PowerRanges us
PowerRanges
133,012 -400,070

Eric "Eze0302" Rayner Off to Hot Start in Inaugural MICOOP Series

Eric "Eze0302" Rayner
Eric "Eze0302" Rayner

One player off to a hot start in the 2021 MICOOP is 40-year-old Eric "Eze0302" Rayner III, who grew up in Brighton, went to Eastern Michigan, and currently resides in Plymouth with his wife Karina, son Éric IV, and a foster son his family is working to adopt. When not playing poker, Rayner helps run a small brokerage called Midtown Home Mortgage.

"I got invited to a home game that was a $1/$2 limit game on Tuesdays and a $1/$2 mixed game on Sundays. That’s where I learned Omaha 8, my favorite game," Rayner said when asked how he learned the game."I play more mixed games than anything but I play all of them. When going to Vegas, I stay at The Orleans for their mixed games and O8

Prior to the pandemic, Rayner would often play live at Doc's Sports Bar and Greek Town while also dabbling online. That includes now playing on PokerStars, usually $0.50/$1.00 NLH but also taking a seat anytime Omaha 8 has a table running.

Rayner got off to a hot start in the MICOOP finished 10th in a field of 883 entries in Event #1: $100 NLHE Kick Off, Nightly Star SE Event, good for $755. He also placed 34th in Event #3: $50 NLHE 8-Max for $175, and fourth in Event #13: $50 PLO8 8-Max for $975. Not too shabby as he had only played six tournaments up to that point in the series.

In addition, he's already won a satellite into Event #55: $300 NLHE [Main Event], $125K Gtd on March 7-8. Until then, he'll continue to grind when not at his day job or spending time with his family.

"I'll play the limit and mixed game events for sure," he said. "But [loan] rates have dropped so I've been writing loans the last few days."

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