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

03-03-2021 01:57 UTC-4

More Doubles Before Break

HillKerby

Under two minutes remain in Level 27 (12,500/25,000/3,250) and 15 players still have chips as three more doubles have been earned by the likes of "PrinceTurtle", "tsaroffish4", and "Batmanstein".

"9NINENINE" still finds themselves atop the counts, and updated stacks for everybody have been provided below once again.

Player	Chips	Progress
9NINENINE	763,834	-5,444
PimpMyBalance	698,499	266,250
PrinceTurtle	541,910	91,955
WadeDavenport	484,771	-125,097
megatron06869	479,572	116,750
8goldchains	471,144	42,500
ParryGreen$tein	447,388	-73,250
tsaroffish4	413,406	110,078
V1ct0r0	382,771	58,250
BigRon324	370,161	25,250
JDrik09	357,733	-126,250
Batmanstein	298,388	111,194
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou	260,360	-168,250
UncleBuppy	246,462	-282,078
Coolriver84	208,601	-368,047

03-03-2021 01:53 UTC-4

"ParryGreen$tein" Saved by the River

HillKerby

In Level 27 with blinds of 12,500/25,000 and an ante of 3,250, action folded to "ParryGreen$tein" in the small blind and they open-jammed for 248,944. "Batmanstein" called in the big blind.

"ParryGreen$tein":
"Batmanstein":

"ParryGreen$tein" flopped an open-ended straight draw on but saw their six live outs abolished on the turn . No matter, the river brought a wheel on board and gave "ParryGreen$tein" the six-high straight to double and bring their stack over half a million.

Player	Chips	Progress
ParryGreen$tein	520,638	336,791
Batmanstein	187,194	-227,444

03-03-2021 01:47 UTC-4

"WadeDavenport" Back In It

HillKerby

In Level 26 with blinds of 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500, "WadeDavenport" found a double with on a board against pocket sevens and further chipped up to 281,184 before facing an under-the-gun open from "9NINENINE" to 40,000. One to the left, they re-popped it to 280,000 and called off the remaining crumbs after being put all in.

"WadeDavenport":
"9NINENINE":

"WadeDavenport" was now facing a coin flip for their tournament life and stayed ahead for the flop . The turn gave them top set and reduced their opponent's outs from six to four before the river completed the runout, giving them a full house along the way. After the double, they now have over 600,000 and one of the top stacks just moments after being the shortest stack among the 15 remaining players.

Player	Chips	Progress
9NINENINE	769,278	-304,934
WadeDavenport	609,868	521,776

03-03-2021 01:45 UTC-4

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03-03-2021 01:40 UTC-4

Updated Counts; "9NINENINE' Reaches a Milly

HillKerby

Level 26 has just begun with blinds reaching 10,000/20,000 and an ante of 2,500. "gets2u1975" and "tkfly1324" have been recently eliminated to bring the field down to 15, and update chip counts for all who remain have been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
9NINENINE	1,074,212	430,711
Coolriver84	576,648	420,224
UncleBuppy	528,540	390,936
JDrik09	483,983	225,699
PrinceTurtle	449,955	155,000
PimpMyBalance	432,249	94,480
8goldchains	428,644	180,158
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou	428,610	165,500
Batmanstein	414,638	134,079
megatron06869	362,822	-171,750
BigRon324	344,911	-5,600
V1ct0r0	324,521	264,607
tsaroffish4	303,328	-68,864
ParryGreen$tein	183,847	-218,444
WadeDavenport	88,092	-146,730
gets2u1975	Busted
tkfly1324	Busted

03-03-2021 01:34 UTC-4

Another Round of Payouts Finalized

HillKerby

In Level 25 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and an ante of 2,000, "Owens18853" saw their luck run dry to bust in 19th place just after Henry "xlzou1990" Zou doubled. Eighteen then remained across the final two tables of play.

Later in the level, "Coolriver84" opened to 36,000 in middle position and was called by "9NINENINE" on the button. "justinbrown69" was in the big blind and "squeezed", re-shoving for 350,112. "Coolriver84" re-jammed for 379,956 and "9NINENINE" folded.

"justinbrown69":
"Coolriver84":

"justinbrown69" ran a big hand into an even bigger one and saw the runout come to result in their elimination in 18th place. The pair of knockouts rounds out the second-round payouts good for $657, and all 17 who now remain have locked up at least $782.

Player	Chips	Progress
9NINENINE	643,501	366,927
justinbrown69	Busted

03-03-2021 01:27 UTC-4

Zou Doubles Amidst a Flurry of Eliminations

HillKerby

In Level 24 with blinds of 7,000/14,000 and an ante of 1,750, "gets2u1975" found a double through "megatron06869" to reach 160,000 before open-jamming on the very next hand from the cutoff. Henry "xlzou1990" Zou called all in on the button for less.

Henry "xlzou1990" Zou:
"gets2u1975":

Zou coasted to the double on a runout of to bring his stack over a quarter-million.

Much less fortunate were handful of others, all of whom busted in rapid-fire succession to bring about just 19 remaining players.

Player	Chips	Progress
megatron06869	534,572	-213,945
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou	263,110	126,180
gets2u1975	45,460	-131,985
Hotsauce5050	Busted
Zeke232323	Busted
tombrady1977	Busted
OpusX6969	Busted
Patrick "MSPT-HOF" Steele	Busted

03-03-2021 01:20 UTC-4

Businessman Matthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis Battling in MICOOP

HillKerby

Matthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis is a 31-year-old former director of mortgage banking for Quicken Loans and now an owner of his own Allstate Insurance Agency. Davis, who is single with no kids, resides in Washington, Michigan not far from Detroit.

"I started playing poker when I was 15 with friends from school," he said when asked how he learned the game. "There was about four of us who would play $5 sit n gos. I play mostly Texas hold ‘em, but I mix in PLO, 7-Card Stud, and five-card PLO from time to time. I play mainly tournaments but I do want to start playing more cash. I do really well in cash games but I love to hunt for titles."

He continued: "I used to play online before Black Friday. I’ve been playing on another site for the last few years but now play on PokerStars. I’ve mostly played tournaments. I typically will play the mid to higher-stakes games online."

In the live realm, Davis has more than $160K in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob. That includes a career-high $98,120 for finishing 76th out of an 8,569-player field in the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. He also finished 24th in the 2015 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,675 Main Event for $13,437, 28th in the same tournament in 2019 for $8,065, and 21st in the 2014 Heartland Poker Tour Mount Pleasant $1,650 Main Event for $4,933.

After falling short of a cash this evening, only time will tell if Davis' live success will translate to the online felt here in the 2021 MICOOP.

03-03-2021 01:18 UTC-4

"GoGreen35" Falls to "megatron06869"

HillKerby

In Level 23 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, "GoGreen35" opened to 24,000 under the gun and received calls form "megatron06869" in middle position, "PimpMyBalance" in the hijack, and "BigRon324", who defended their big blind.

The four saw a flop of and "BigRon324" checked, first to act. "GoGreen35" continuation-bet 42,000 and "megatron06869" called. "PimpMyBalane" and "BigRon324" folded, taking action heads up to the turn where "GoGreen35" shoved for 135,119. "megatron06869" called.

"GoGreen35":
"megatron06869":

"GoGreen35" had jammed with two overs and a gutshot, but one of those overcards was dead due to the open-ended straight draw of "megatran06868". Additionally, one of their gutshot outs was also dead, leaving them with only six outs to stay alive. None came on the river and they were eliminated as a result with a pot of over 460,000 being shipped to the "megatron06869", whose stack is now just shy of 750K.

"xXColdCallXx" was also eliminated earlier in the level, and 24 players now remain

Player	Chips	Progress
megatron06869	748,517	261,426
BigRon324	350,511	14,000
PimpMyBalance	337,769	70,875
xXColdCallXx	Busted
GoGreen35	Busted

03-03-2021 01:10 UTC-4

"JaDoncic" and "brybrypokerguy" Round Out First-Level Payouts

HillKerby

In Level 23 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and an ante of 1,500, action folded to "ParryGreen$tein" on the button and they opened to 22,000. "Batmanstein" three-bet jammed for 149,759 in the small blind and "JaDoncic" called all in for less in the big blind, totaling 97,551. "ParryGreen$tein" folded.

"JaDoncic":
"Batmanstein":

"JaDoncic" found no help on a runout of and their ace-ten remained second best against the two ladies of "Batmanstein" to bring about the end of their run. Moments earlier, "brybrypokerguy" was also knocked out of the tournaments, and the pair of eliminations has rounded out the first level of payouts at $552. All 26 remaining players have now locked up at least $657.

Player	Chips	Progress
ParryGreen$tein	402,291	-15,750
Batmanstein	280,559	92,051
brybrypokerguy	Busted
JaDoncic	Busted