Event #55: $300 NLHE [Main Event], $200K Gtd | 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

03-08-2021 15:25 UTC-5

Who Will Win the MICOOP Main Event?

Anthony Thompson

Forty-three players will be returning to the virtual felt at 5 p.m. EST for Day 2 of the MICOOP $200K GTD Main with their eyes set on the top prize of $56,398.93, all of whom survived Sunday’s Day 1 from the 1,284 recorded entries.

"smftt" will enter play with the rest of the field looking up at their stack of 10,535,155. "PintiMellon" comes into the day next in chips (8,084,861) with "Camelcack" hot on their tail (8,043,805), while "smileybpoker" (6,820,038) and "BeetlejuiceHere" (5,774,879) round out the top five.

Top 10 Stacks After Day 1

Position	Player	Chip Count
1	"smftt"	10,535,155
2	"PintiMellon"	8,084,861
3	"Camelcack"	8,043,805
4	"smileybpoker"	6,820,038
5	"BeetlejuiceHere"	5,774,879
6	"Pennies444"	5,678,130
7	"gofundme1"	5,529,216
8	"z2z3z"	4,470,301
9	"headbone76"	4,433,278
10	"LayThePipeDream"	4,167,950

Play resumes in Level 27 (40,000/80,000/10,000) and will continue to be 15-minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament until a champion is crowned.

MICOOP Main Event Remaining Payouts

Position	Prize
1	$56,398.93
2	$40,202.13
3	$28,657.44
4	$20,427.99
5	$14,561.81
6	$10,380.16
7	$7,399.31
8	$5,274.48
9	$3,759.82
10-13	$2,680.14
14-17	$2,013.06
18-26	$1,666.95
27-44	$1,380.34

Who will be crowned Champion? Follow along on PokerNews to find out.

03-08-2021 18:24 UTC-5

"Pennies444" Gets Rough Exit

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 32 with blinds at 100,000/200,000/25,000, "GigglyGrizzlies" raised to 400,000 from under the gun and "Pennies444" defended their big blind to see a flop appear.

"Pennies444" check-jammed for 2,910,630 after "GigglyGrizzlies" continued for 600,000 and was called.

"Pennies444":
"GigglyGrizzlies":

"Pennies444" had "GigglyGrizzlies" crushed until the appeared on the turn to give "GigglyGrizzlies" a set of sevens.

"Pennies444" needed to spike a nine on the river to stay alive but it came the and ended their tournament in 23rd place for $1,666.95.

Player	Chips	Progress
GigglyGrizzlies	10,010,662 2,895,630	2,895,630
Pennies444	Busted

03-08-2021 18:32 UTC-5

"LayThePipeDream" Gets a Lucky Turn to Eliminate "Vokey1224"

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 32 with blinds at 100,000/200,000/25,000, "LayThePipeDream" raised to 440,000 from under the gun and then called the 1,159,798 three-bet jam "Vokey1224" made a from middle position.

"Vokey1224":
"LayThePipeDream":

"Vokey1224" was in rough shape until a three appeared in the window on the flop.

Unfortunately for "Vokey1224", the victory was short-lived as the dropped on the turn giving "LayThePipeDream" a set of fives and the river ended "Vokey1224's' night in 22nd place for $1,666.95.

Player	Chips	Progress
LayThePipeDream	9,276,807 737,598	737,598
Vokey1224	Busted

03-08-2021 19:41 UTC-5

"PintiMellon" Bubbles Main Event Final Table

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 37 with blinds at 250,000/500,000/62,500, "sexycaitlyn" raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and "PintiMellon" three-bet jammed for 4,195,0126 from the small blind.

Action was on "smftt" who called from the big blind and "sexycaitlyn" mucked their hand.

"smftt":
"PintiMellon":

"PintiMellon" was dominated needing help and they found some after the flop gave them the nut flush draw.

Unfortunately for "PintiMellon", the turn and river were both bricks ending their tournament in 10th place for $2,680.14.

Player	Chips	Progress
smftt	24,636,992 15,239,247	15,239,247
sexycaitlyn	5,639,888 613,806	613,806
PintiMellon	Busted

03-08-2021 19:41 UTC-5

"PintiMellon" Bubbles Main Event Final Table

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 37 with blinds at 250,000/500,000/62,500, "sexycaitlyn" raised to 1,000,000 from under the gun and "PintiMellon" three-bet jammed for 4,195,0126 from the small blind.

Action was on "smftt" who called from the big blind and "sexycaitlyn" mucked their hand.

"smftt":
"PintiMellon":

"PintiMellon" was dominated needing help and they found some after the flop gave them the nut flush draw.

Unfortunately for "PintiMellon", the turn and river were both bricks ending their tournament in 10th place for $2,680.14.

Player	Chips	Progress
smftt	24,636,992 15,239,247	15,239,247
sexycaitlyn	5,639,888 613,806	613,806
PintiMellon	Busted

03-08-2021 19:53 UTC-5

"sexycaitlyn" Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,759.82)

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 37 with blinds at 250,000/500,000/62,500, "cbauer6789" opened for 1,312,500 from early position and then called the 5,389,888 three-bet jam "sexycaitlyn" made from the next seat over.

"sexycaitlyn":
"cbauer6789":

"sexycaitlyn" was behind looking to connect with either of their two over cards but with a five appearing in the window , they needed running cards to stay alive.

The turn was a card "sexycaitlyn" wanted to see but the river wasn't and their tournament came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
cbauer6789	22,766,260 7,764,888	7,764,888
sexycaitlyn	Busted

03-08-2021 20:00 UTC-5

"Ryan Haury" Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,274.48)

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 37 with blinds at 250,000/500,000/62,500, "smftt" raised to 1,050,000 from early position and "Ryan Haury" defended their big blind to see a flop appear.

"Ryan Haury" led out for 940,500 and then called the 2,650,000 raise from "smftt" bringing the turn.

A series of raises saw "Ryan Haury" get their remaining chips in the middle and was called by "smftt".

"smftt":
"Ryan Haury":

"Ryan Haury" was ahead after turning two-pair but the paired the board on the river and ended their tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
smftt	44,165,604 19,528,612	19,528,612
Ryan Haury	Busted

03-08-2021 20:09 UTC-5

"PuntnStacks" Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,399.31)

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 38 with blinds at 300,000/600,000/75,000, action folded to "PuntnStacks" who raised all in for 8,935,272 from the small blind and "nldoublej" snap-called from the big blind.

"nldoublej":
"PuntnStacks":

"PuntnStacks" was behind holding live cards and added more outs after the flop gave them an open-ended straight draw.

The turn was bad for "PuntnStacks" as it took away some of their outs and left them drawing to either a six or jack to stay alive.

Unfortunately for them, the completed the board and ended their tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
nldoublej	20,599,499 8,735,272	8,735,272
PuntnStacks	Busted

03-08-2021 20:17 UTC-5

"GigglyGrizzlies" Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,380.16)

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 38 with blinds at 300,000/600,000/75,000, "smftt" opened for 1,260,000 from under the gun and then called the 6,073,162 three-bet jam "GigglyGrizzlies" made from the cutoff.

"smftt":
"GigglyGrizzlies":

"GigglyGrizzlies" was ahead with their small pocket pair but had a sweat after the flop came with a pair of sixes.

The turn was safe for "GigglyGrizzlies" but the river paired "smftt" and ended their Main Event in sixth place for $10,380.16.

Player	Chips	Progress
zscoro	30,081,280 5,253,644	5,253,644
GigglyGrizzlies	Busted

03-08-2021 20:28 UTC-5

"nldoublej" Eliminated in 5th Place ($14,561.81)

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Anthony Thompson

In Level 39 with blinds at 350,000/700,000/87,500, "nldoublej" raised all in for 10,087,142 and was called by "zscoro" from the button.

"zscoro":
"nldoublej":

"nldoublej" was behind looking to pair either of their overs but failed as the runout ended their tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
zscoro	53,330,922 23,249,642	23,249,642
nldoublej	Busted