Event #31: $250 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $100K Gtd | 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

02-28-2021 16:13 UTC-4

Welcome To MICOOP Event #31: $250 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $100K GTD

Anthony Thompson

The inaugural PokerStars Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP) continues today with seven events on the schedule and PokerNews coverage of Event #31: $250 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $100K GTD starting at 5 p.m. ET.

Registration is already open for all within the state of Michigan. Players need not be Michigan residents; they simply must be within state lines to compete.

Starting stacks for this event are 50,000 with 12-minute levels throughout the tournament. Play will begin with blinds of 200/400 and an ante of 50, with late registration is open for the first two hours and forty-five minutes. Up to five re-entries are available for all who are eliminated during the late registration period.

After today, over half of the 60 scheduled events will have been played to their completion in the series, spanning over the past eight days and featuring over $1 million in guaranteed prize pools.

Today's event was originally slated with a $50K GTD but was bumped to $100K with the success of the series thus far. Every event has shattered its guarantee up until this point, with almost all of them generating prize pools that were multiples of what was promised. The large turnouts continue to pave the way for more success in the recently-legalized online poker market of Michigan.

PokerNews will be on hand all the way to the finish line, so be sure to follow along and see who comes out on top.

02-28-2021 18:12 UTC-4

"ToIkien_Fan" Coolered Early

Anthony Thompson

In Level 1 with blinds at 200/400/50, "UltimulletTV" opened for 1,200 from under the gun and was called by "saturn1ut0" before "wh33lz0fst3@l" three-bet to 6,200 from the cutoff.

Action folded to "ToIkien_Fan" who four-bet jammed for 49,900 from the big blind, "UltimulletTV" came over the top for just 50 more and "wh33lz0fst3@l" called as well.

"ToIkien_Fan":
"UltimulletTV":
"wh33lz0fst3@l":

"ToIkien_Fan" was ahead with their pocket rockets and the flop didn't change a thing.

The turn however, gave "ToIkien_Fan" a sweat as "UltimulletTV" picked-up the nut flush draw and they completed after the appeared on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
UltimulletTV	152,800
wh33lz0fst3@l	1,350
ToIkien_Fan	Busted

02-28-2021 19:42 UTC-4

"Coolriver84" Lives Up to Their Name

Anthony Thompson

In Level 8 with blinds at 700/1,400/175, "BishPlz94" open-jammed for 14,475 from the hijack and "Coolriver84" looked them up from the big blind.

"BishPlz94":
"Coolriver84":

"BishPlz94" had dominated "Coolriver84" and the flop wasn't bad for "BishPlz94" as they picked-up the broadway draw.

The paired the board on the turn bringing about chop possibilities if a jack or six were to fall on the river but it came the pairing "Coolriver84's" nine and gave them the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Coolriver84	87,512 87,512	87,512
BishPlz94	Busted

02-28-2021 20:41 UTC-4

PokerStars Thanks Players By Doubling Weekend Guarantees

Chad Holloway

Due to overwhelming demand for its inaugural Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP) series, PokerStars decided to double the guarantees for MICOOP events over this weekend, including this very event which went from a $50K GTD to $100K.

PokerStars’ “Double Up Weekend” came following a week’s worth of MICOOP events, which have received massive support from the Michigan online poker community.

“The response in Michigan to our first Championship of Online Poker has been wonderful so we wanted to celebrate with our players,” said PokerStars Associate Director, Group Public Relations, Rebecca McAdam Willetts. “The poker community in Michigan has spoken and we are thrilled to double the value on offer to our players.”

Most recently, the total prize pool across events on Day 6 (Thursday, 2/25) exceeded $75,000, versus an original guarantee of $48,000 for the day. So far, the first 22 MICOOP events have exceeded their guarantees.

MICOOP features 60 tournaments of all different types and buy-ins ranging from $20 to $500, as well as qualifying tournaments (satellites) from as little as $2. The series runs until March 8 and culminates with a two-day $300 buy-in Main Event on March 7-8, featuring a guaranteed prize pool of $125,000.

02-28-2021 21:33 UTC-4

Long Flops Quads to Stay Alive

Anthony Thompson

In Level 15 with blinds at 2,500/5,000/625, Mike "PeppSee" Long raised to 15,000 from early position, "freshwaterfish3" three-bet jammed for 87,200 from the button and "smftt" came over the top for 155,500 from the big blind.

Action was back on Long who called off his 81,380 stack and the three players revealed their hands.

"smftt":
"freshwaterfish3":
Mike "PeppSee" Long:

Long was in trouble but couldn't ask for a better flop as it came giving him quads off the bat.

The turn didn't change a thing and the river secured Long the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "PeppSee" Long	288,085 238,085	238,085
smftt	59,120
freshwaterfish3	Busted

Tags: Mike Long

02-28-2021 22:48 UTC-4

"wicked_smaaart" Trips Up "raykbr1253" On Money Bubble

Anthony Thompson

In Level 22 with blinds at 8,000/16,000/2,000, action folded around to "raykbr1253" who moved all in for their last 6,836 and "wicked_smaaart" looked them up from the big blind.

"raykbr1253":
"wicked_smaaart":

"raykbr1253" held the better hand but fell behind after the flop gave "wicked_smaaart" trip nines.

The turn was no help to "raykbr1253" as they needed to spike a king on the river to stay alive.

Unfortunately for "raykbr1253", the completed the board and ended their tournament on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
wicked_smaaart	1,238,521 33,835	33,835
raykbr1253	Busted

02-28-2021 23:09 UTC-4

Long Fades Diamonds and Doubles Through "DoubleDab22"

Anthony Thompson

In Level 23 with blinds at 10,000/20,000/2,500, "DoubleDab22" raised to 62,200 from middle position and then called Mike "PeppSee" Long's 515,156 three-bet jam from the cutoff.

"DoubleDab22":
Mike "PeppSee" Long:

Long was ahead but the flop gave him a sweat as it gave "DoubleDab22" the nut flush draw.

Both the turn and river were red cards but the completed the board securing the double-up for Long.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "PeppSee" Long	1,080,312 792,227	792,227
DoubleDab22	270,726 -405,398	-405,398

Tags: Mike Long

03-01-2021 00:45 UTC-4

"Young$$$REDBONE" Bubbles Final Table

Anthony Thompson

In Level 31 with blinds at 40,000/80,000/10,000, "Young$$$REDBONE" raised all in for 1,061,114 from the small blind and "PimpMyBalance" called from the big blind.

"PimpMyBalance":
"Young$$$REDBONE":

"Young$$$REDBONE" was behind needing help but didn't find any on the flop.

The turn was worse for "Young$$$REDBONE" as the left them drawing to a chop at best and the ended their tournament in 10th place for $1,337.33.

Player	Chips	Progress
PimpMyBalance	4,633,504 167,126	167,126
Young$$$REDBONE	Busted

03-01-2021 01:02 UTC-4

Mike "PeppSee" Long Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,690.57)

Anthony Thompson

In Level 32 with blinds at 50,000/100,000/12,500, action folded to "cbauer6789" who raised all in for 5,123,982 from the small blind and Mike "PeppSee" Long called off his 1,108,149 stack from the big blind.

"cbauer6789":
Mike "PeppSee" Long:

Long was ahead with his made hand until the flop appeared pairing "cbauer6789" five.

The was no help to Long nor was the river and his tournament came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
cbauer6789	6,402,131 2,010,149	2,010,149
Mike "PeppSee" Long	Busted

Tags: Mike Long

03-01-2021 01:10 UTC-4

Steve "Gamerguy123456" Caswell Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,289.99)

Anthony Thompson

In Level 32 with blinds at 50,000/100,000/12,500, Steve "Gamerguy123456" Caswell raised to 176,000 from middle position and then called off his 1,042,464 stack after "TheWamboozler" three-bet jammed for 2,404,476 from the small blind.

"TheWamboozler":
Steve "Gamerguy123456" Caswell: