Event #38: $250 NLHE [Super Tuesday SE], $50K Gtd | 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

03-03-2021 02:36 UTC-4

"V1ct0r0" Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,483)

HillKerby

In Level 30 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000, action folded to "Batmanstein" in the small blind just three hands after they eliminated "BigRon324" in ninth place. They open-jammed for the effective stack of 274,980 that "V1ct0r0" had in the big blind, and a call was made to put "V1ct0r0" at risk for their tournament life.

"V1ct0r0":
"Batmanstein":

"V1ct0r0" was a severe underdog and the runout did nothing to change that, resulting in them taking eighth place in the tournament for a payday of $1,483.

03-03-2021 02:33 UTC-4

"BigRon324" Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,106)

HillKerby

In Level 30 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000, "BigRon324" open-jammed for 473,296 in early position and received a call from "Batmanstein" on their direct left. No other takers were to be had.

"BigRon324":
"Batmanstein":

"BigRon324" saw two of their outs disappear on the flop and no further help came as the turn and river completed the runout to bring about their elimination in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Batmanstein	1,427,400	572,296
BigRon324	Busted

03-03-2021 02:30 UTC-4

"Batmanstein" Starts Off Hot

HillKerby

Hand #1: In Level 30 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000, "batmanstein" was down to their last 191,776 under the gun and jammed. Action folded around to "BigRon324" in the big blind, who called.

"Batmanstein":
"BigRon324":

"Batmanstein" got an easy double as the board ran out .

Hand #2: Two hands later, action folded to "Batmanstein" in the small blind and they shoved for 400,552. "V1ct0r0" called in the big blind.

"Batmanstein":
"V1ct0r0":

After just doubling, "Batmanstein" needed to win a coin flip to stay alive and get a second double early at the final table. The flop gave them four extra outs and the turn added six more to that total. The river completed Broadway and scored them the second double, leaving "V1ct0r0" with less than two blinds after the pot. However, they would then double on the very next hand to gain a small amount of breathing room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Batmanstein	855,104	646,328
BigRon324	411,296	-79,776
V1ct0r0	187,980	-314,562

03-03-2021 02:25 UTC-4

Final Table Chip Counts

HillKerby

After just one hand at the final table, Level 30 has now been reached with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000. Updated counts at the final table have been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
9NINENINE	2,153,588	255,000
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou	1,055,113
PrinceTurtle	755,011	66,250
tsaroffish4	545,476	132,070
V1ct0r0	502,542	119,771
BigRon324	491,072	120,911
PimpMyBalance	427,998	-34,141
UncleBuppy	285,424	-252,000
Batmanstein	208,776	-89,612

03-03-2021 02:23 UTC-4

"JDrik09" Eliminated on the Final Table Bubble by Henry "xlzou1990" Zou

HillKerby

In Level 29 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 5,000, "JDrik09" saw action fold to them on the button and they jammed for their remaining 206,216. Henry "xlzou1990" Zou re-jammed in the small blind to force a fold behind.

"JDrik09":
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou:

"JDrik09" found themselves drawing dead by the turn on a runout of , hitting a pair of jacks on the river that still left them no good to Zou's two queens. As a result, they finished in 10th place.

The nine remaining players have now reached the final table. Stay tuned for updated counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou	1,055,113	381,216
JDrik09	Busted

03-03-2021 02:19 UTC-4

"9NINENINE" Knocks Out Two, Zou Gets One; Hand-for-Hand Play Begins Once More

HillKerby

In Level 29 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 5,000, "9NINENINE" opened to 80,000 under the gun and action folded around to "8goldchains" in the big blind, who three-bet shoved for 238,394. "9NINENINE" called.

"8goldchains":
"9NINENINE":

The flop gave "9NINENINE" top two pair and left "8goldchains" with just a gutshot to Broadway. The turn gave them a possibility at a better two pair should Barry Greenstein pay them a visit, but instead completed the runout and "8goldchains" was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place.

In the blink of an eye thereafter, "megatron06869" lost with versus Henry "xlzou1990" Zou's and then "9NINENINE" knocked out "ParryGreen$tein" after their held vs , both in all-in preflop situations.

The trio of bust-outs has reduced the field from 13 to 10, and hand-for-hand play is now in effect as the final table bubble has been reached.

Player	Chips	Progress
9NINENINE	1,898,588	724,532
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou	673,897	413,537
8goldchains	Busted
megatron06869	Busted
ParryGreen$tein	Busted

03-03-2021 02:15 UTC-4

Remaining 2021 MICOOP Schedule

HillKerby

PokerNews is slated to offer live updates from the bolded events.

Event	Date	Time (ET)	Tournament
41	3-Mar. (W)	8 p.m.	$250 PLO [6-Max, High Roller], $12.5K Gtd
42	3-Mar. (W)	8:30 p.m.	$30 PLO [6-Max], $5K Gtd
43	3-Mar. (W)	9 p.m.	$100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd
44	4-Mar. (Th)	8 p.m.	$250 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $35K Gtd
45	4-Mar. (Th)	8:30 p.m.	$50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill Mini], $20K Gtd
46	4-Mar. (Th)	9 p.m.	$20 NLHE [Turbo], $15K Gtd
47	5-Mar. (F)	6 p.m.	$10 NLHE [6-Max, Rebuy], $10K Gtd
48	5-Mar. (F)	8 p.m.	$75 NLHE, $15K Gtd
49	5-Mar. (F)	9:30 p.m.	$20 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $5K Gtd
50	6-Mar. (Sa)	6 p.m.	$50 8-Game, $3K Gtd
51	6-Mar. (Sa)	7 p.m.	$50 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom], $15K Gtd
52	6-Mar. (Sa)	8 p.m.	$50 NLHE [Turbo, Saturday Speedway SE], $5K Gtd
53	7-Mar. (Su)	2 p.m.	$50 NLHE [8-Max, Marathon], $10K Gtd
54	7-Mar. (Su)	4 p.m.	$100 NLHE [Progressive KO], $30K Gtd
55	7-Mar. (Su)	5 p.m.	$300 NLHE [Main Event], $125K Gtd
56	7-Mar. (Su)	6 p.m.	$50 NLHE [Mini Main Event], $35K Gtd
57	7-Mar. (Su)	7:30 p.m.	$200 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $20K Gtd
58	7-Mar. (Su)	10 p.m.	$100 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic SE], $10K Gtd
59	8-Mar. (M)	7 p.m.	$100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $30K Gtd
60	8-Mar. (M)	9 p.m.	$20 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom], $10K Gtd

03-03-2021 02:11 UTC-4

"Coolriver84" Falls; "WadeDavenport" Follows

HillKerby

In Level 28 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and an ante of 3,750, "Coolriver84" open-jammed for 142,101 on the button and received action from "PrinceTurtle" in the small blind.

"Coolriver84":
"PrinceTurtle":

"Coolriver84" saw one of their two live cards connect on the flop to pull ahead, but running gave "PrinceTurtle" a wheel by the river, resulting in them taking 15th place in the tournament.

Just moments later, "WadeDavenport" got the last of their chips into the middle preflop with against the of "9NINENINE" and a ten on the turn brought about their 14th-place finish. Both players earned $782 for their efforts, and the pair of eliminations means that all 13 players remaining will now earn at least $930.

Player	Chips	Progress
9NINENINE	1,174,056	410,222
PrinceTurtle	688,761
Coolriver84	Busted
WadeDavenport	Busted

03-03-2021 02:06 UTC-4

Another Pair of Doubles

HillKerby

Hand #1 In Level 27 with blinds of 12,500/25,000 and an ante of 3,250, "megatron06869" open-limped in middle position and proceeded to call a shove of 243,212 from "UncleBuppy", who was in the small blind.

"UncleBuppy":
"megatron06869":

Five bricks rolled off on the runout and "UncleBuppy" scored the easy dub, leaving "megatron06869" under a quarter-million after the pot was shipped their way.

Hand #2 In Level 28 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and an ante of 3,750 just a couple of hands later, "PimpMyBalance" opened to 60,000 under the gun and action folded around to "megatron06869" in the big blind, who defended.

With 165,000 in the middle, the flop came and "megatron06869" went all in for 162,360. "PimpMyBalance" called.

"megatron06869":
"PimpMyBalance":

"megatron06869" was ahead but their second-nut-flush draw was up against the one club that could top it. Fortunately for them, the turn and river left their queen kicker best and they scored a double just moments after ceding one.

Player	Chips	Progress
UncleBuppy	537,424	290,962
megatron06869	489,720	10,148
PimpMyBalance	462,139	-236,360

03-03-2021 02:01 UTC-4

David "steadymobbin420" Poppenfuse on the MICOOP Grind

HillKerby

David "steadymobbin420" Poppenfuse, 33, is from Otisville, Michigan but currently resides in the Burton/Flint area.

Self-employed, Poppenfuse plays poker on the side. He first learned the game at the age of 15 while playing in a garage and on golf tees.

"As I got older, I started to take it more seriously and started playing at different places including online prior to 2011," he told PokerNews.

Poppenfuse is well-versed in all games, but he plays primarily no-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha, and Omaha Hi/Lo.

"On PokerStars, I mainly play tournaments and play cash live," he revealed. "When I do play live it's $1-$2 or $2-$5 hold'em or PLO for the most part."

Right now, Poppenfuse finds himself among the Michigan poker community taking their game online in an attempt to nab a coveted MICOOP title.