Event #55: $300 NLHE [Main Event], $200K Gtd Day 1 | 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

03-08-2021 02:03 UTC-4

"smftt" Takes Chip Lead as 43 Advance to Day 2

Anthony Thompson

Day 1 of the MICOOP Main Event has wrapped up for the night after seven and a half hours of play. The $200K guarantee was reached in the early stages of the tournament and the $359,520 prize pool became official after 1,284 total entries (882 entries and 402 re-entries) were logged.

Once registration had ended, only 484 players remained and each knew they needed to make it into the top 179 to receive a piece of the prize pool.

Many notable players showed up to take a shot at a MICOOP title with many failing to find the run good needed, which included Jason "TheRealClozer" Kapoor, PMatthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis, Andrew "autokorekt" Korby and Henry "xlzou1990" Zou.

The virtual bodies continued to fall and in Level 20 "TTV JThrizz" bubbled the tournament leaving the remaining 179 players in the money. From there, the very few familiar names were still remaining, started to drop from the field as Jason "TheRealClozer" Kapoor (143th Place - $649), Matt "FukDaRivereh" Boulton (104th Place - 783.75), Steve "Gamerguy123456" Caswell (97th Place - $946.50), and Corey "Chewmonsta2503" John (96th Place - $946.50) all got a piece of the prize pool but fell short of a Day 2 birth.

Play continued with only 43 players remaining at the hard stop for Day 1 with "smftt" winning a late pot to soar to the top of the chip counts with a whopping 10,535,155. Rounding out the top five stacks include "PintiMellon" (8,084,861), "Camelcack" (8,043,805), "smileybpoker" (6,820,038), and "BeetlejuiceHere" (5,774,879).

Day 2 of the Main Event will start Monday, March 8, at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), and PokerNews will be providing updates until an eventual champion is crowned. Blinds will remain 15-minutes in length and action will commence where Day 1 ended in Level 27 (40,000/80,000/10,000).

Make sure to come back to PokerNews tomorrow to find out who will be crowned the inaugural MICOOP Main Event Champion.

03-08-2021 01:34 UTC-4

"smftt" Making Late Push for Chip Lead

Anthony Thompson

In Level 27 with blinds at 40,000/80,000/10,000, "jamblance75" opened for 160,000 from under the gun and "aimario24" three-bet all in for 664,837 from the hijack.

Action was on "smftt" who called from the cutoff and "jamblance75" came along as well to see a flop appear.

"jamblance75" led out for 1,092,256 before calling the 2,928,797 all in raise from "smftt"

"smftt":
"aimario24":
"jamblance75":

All three players held made hands but "smftt" held the best one and neither the turn nor the river changed a thing as "smftt" won the massive pot putting them in contention to end the night as the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
smftt	8,042,105	6,179,760
jamblance75	1,865,903	-1,946,969
aimario24	Busted

03-08-2021 00:46 UTC-4

"ShortGME" Sends Two Packing

Anthony Thompson

In Level 24 with blinds at 25,000/50,000/6,000, "NJF1985" raised to 185,000 from early position, "eyewantoowin" three-bet all in for 533,758 from the next seat over and "ShortGME" came over the top for 846,628 from the big blind.

Action was back on "NJF1985" who called off their 365,752 and the three players were off to the races.

"NJF1985":
"ShortGME":
"eyewantoowin":

"ShortGME" was ahead with their made hand and improved after a nine appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn left "eyewantoowin" drawing dead while "NJF1985" needed a ten on the river to stay alive but it came the and "ShortGME" eliminated both players.

Player	Chips	Progress
ShortGME	1,996,138	1,996,138
eyewantoowin	Busted
NJF1985	Busted

03-07-2021 23:09 UTC-4

Korby's Tournament Ends After Two Bricks

Anthony Thompson

In Level 18 with blinds at 8,000/16,000/2,000, action folded to Andrew "autokorekt" Korby who raised all in for 116,462 from the hijack and "georgejanssen" isolated after three-betting to 216,924 from the button.

"georgejanssen":
Andrew "autokorekt" Korby:

Korby was behind looking to get lucky after the flop appeared with three diamonds giving him the flush draw.

Unfortunately for Korby, his luck had run out after two bricks came to complete the board and ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
georgejanssen	1,020,136
Andrew "autokorekt" Korby	Busted

03-07-2021 22:56 UTC-4

Vaughan's Main Event is Over

Anthony Thompson

In Level 17 with blinds at 7,000/14,000/1,750, "OpusX6969" raised to 40,000 from early position and then called K.C. "Legendkiller88" Vaughan's 142,581 three-bet jam from the hijack.

"OpusX6969":
K.C. "Legendkiller88" Vaughan:

Vaughan was in rough shape and the flop didn't help at all.

The turn left Vaughan praying for a lady on the river but the appeared and ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
OpusX6969	670,678
K.C. "Legendkiller88" Vaughan	Busted

Tags: K.C. Vaughan

03-07-2021 22:25 UTC-4

Set No Good For Zou

Anthony Thompson

In Level 15 with blinds at 5,000/10,000/1,250, "smileybpoker" raised to 20,000 from middle position and found four callers which included Henry "xlzou1990" Zou from the cutoff.

The flop was checked to Zou who fired out 58,125 and only "smileybpoker" called to see the appear on the turn.

"smileybpoker" check-raised to 581,250 after Zou fired out 116,250 and Zou called off his 367,645 stack.

"smileybpoker":
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou:

Zou flopped a set of ducks but "smileybpoker" turned the straight and the river ended Zou's tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
smileybpoker	1,482,815	1,159,463
toptenHIGHlite	259,957
mikesright	244,649
jamestown1122	106,050
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou	Busted

Tags: Henry Zou

03-07-2021 22:07 UTC-4

Registration Closed - Prize Pool Information Posted

Anthony Thompson

The add-on break has ended for the MICOOP Main Event and a total prize pool of $359,520 was generated via 1,284 total entries (882 entries and 402 re-entries).

The top 179 players will make it into the money and earn at least $649, with payouts increasing until the eventual champion earns themselves $56,398.35.

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
45-71	$1,143.02
72-98	$946.50
99-134	$783.75
135-179	$649

03-07-2021 21:41 UTC-4

Rayner Coolered With Cowboys

Anthony Thompson

In Level 13 with blinds at 3,500/7,000/875, "d1zturbed" raised to 21,000 from late position and Eric "Eze0302" Rayner III three-bet jammed for 158,390 from the button.

After the blinds folded "d1zturbed" called and the two players revealed their hands.

"d1zturbed":
Eric "Eze0302" Rayner III:

Rayner had his opponent crushed and the flop didn't change a thing.

The turn gave Rayner comfort as he was looking good to score the double-up until the dropped on the river and ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
d1zturbed	490,204
Eric "Eze0302" Rayner III	Busted

Tags: Eric Rayner III

03-07-2021 21:28 UTC-4

Davis Left With Crumbs After Losing Race to "green heron1432"

Anthony Thompson

In Level 12 with blinds at 3,000/6,000/750, "green heron1432" raised to 14,440 from early position and Matthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis three-bet to 57,000 from the small blind.

The big blind folded and action was back on "green heron1432" who jammed for 257,018. Davis called leaving himself with just 623 and the two players tabled their hands.

"green heron1432":
Matthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis:

It was a classic race with Davis out in front and nothing changed after the flop.

However, the turn put "green heron1432" in the lead and the river secured their double-up, leaving Davis with table scraps.

Player	Chips	Progress
green heron1432	540,576
Matthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis	623	-223,637

Tags: Matthew Davis

03-07-2021 20:14 UTC-4

Davis Flops Quads and Sends "SpartanD7" Packing

Anthony Thompson

In Level 8 with blinds at 1,500/3,000/375, "SpartanD7" raised to 9,000 from early position and Matthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis defended his big blind to see a flop appear.

Davis check-called the 22,875 continuation bet from "SpartanD7" bringing the turn. Davis check-called once again, this time for "SpartanD7's" 40,211 stack.

"SpartanD7":
Matthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis: