In Level 7 with blinds at 1,250/2,500/325, "bad1182002" raised from middle position and then called the 13,000 three-bet Ricardo "RikyOneTime" Lara made from the big blind.
Once the flop appeared, Lara moved all in for 50,743 and "bad1182002" snap-called.
"bad1182002":
Ricardo "RikyOneTime" Lara:
Lara was ahead until the appeared on the turn, leaving him drawing to any ace or non-spade king.
Unfortunately for Lara, the completed the board on the river and ended his tournament.
In Level 6 with blinds at 1,000/2,000/250, action folded around to Eric "Eze0302" Rayner III moved got his 8,798 stack in the middle from the cutoff and "A-yoPutDisOn" looked him up from the big blind.
"A-yoPutDisOn":
Eric "Eze0302" Rayner III:
Rayner had his opponent dominated until a six appeared in the window on the flop.
The brought possible chop outs on the turn but the river gave the pot to "A-yoPutDisOn" and Rayner re-entered the tournament.
In Level 5 with blinds at 800/1,600/200, "fiveduece52" and "boutrous1111" limped in from early position before "mjfii420" raised to 5,600 from late position.
Action folded back to "fiveduece52" who mucked their hand while "boutrous1111" called to see a flop.
A series of raises saw "mjfii420"get their 52,390 stack in the middle and was called.
"mjfii420":
"boutrous1111":
"mjfii420" was in the lead after flopping a set of sixes and the turn didn't change a thing. "mjfii420" just needed to fade a heart on the river but unfortunately for them the appeared and "boutrous1111" collected the pot.
In the summer of 2010, Mike "PeppSee" Long found the game of poker after playing a game of pickup basketball. A group of guys was heading to a local charity room that night to play in a Texas hold'em tournament, and Long opted to tag along.
"One individual in the group boasted about how much money he had made during the summer from these games," Long recalled. "Being a young individual going to college full-time and working full-time, it piqued my interest. Later that night, I went with the group to the charity room. Being that I had never played any type of poker in an organized setting, I remember being very anxious about the situation."
The tournament was a $30 buy-in and had about four tables filled with players. Long wound up making the final table, though he was ultimately eliminated short of the money.
"But one member of the group ended up taking down the tournament," he added. "I remember thinking, 'If this guy can do it, I’m sure I can figure it out!'"
From that point on, Long was hooked and spent the rest of the summer taking in everything he could about poker. That included reading books, grinding local cash games, and joining the TwoPlusTwo forums.
At the beginning of August 2010, he made my first deposit on PokerStars.
"I did relatively well in the low buy-in tournaments and quickly built a larger bankroll through the end of the month," he explained. "With the end of August comes the restart of college. I knew that my poker playing would be drastically cut down so I could keep up my results with work and school. I decided to take a shot on a Sunday night in a $200 buy-in with over 500 entrants."
Long story short, he took second for his first big online score, which he followed up by winning a tournament outright two nights later. The hook was set even deeper.
After the events of 2011, Long transitioned to live poker exclusively, but that changed when PokerStars returned to Michigan in 2021 as he's been back at the virtual tables, especially during the flagship MICOOP.
"With online poker being back regulated in Michigan, I am able to safely get back to my roots as a poker player," he said. "On PokerStars, I am primarily a tournament grinder across the various stakes. The MICOOP has been an excellent way to kick off volume with solid tournament structures. So far, I have been able to cash in 10 of the events that I have played in. While the win hasn’t come yet, it’s only a matter of time!"
PokerNews will continue to monitor Long's progress in his quest to win a coveted MICOOP title.
In Level 3 with blinds at 600/1,200/150, "UltimulletTV" raised to 2,800 from under the gun, "poker 55 big A" three-bet to 8,400 from the cutoff and "Neckerson" five-bet jammed for 99,260 from the big blind.
"UltimulletTV" folded while "poker 55 big A" called off their 59,066 stack and the two players tabled their hands.
"Neckerson":
"poker 55 big A":
"Neckerson" was in rough shape but a king appeared in the window on the flop giving "poker 55 big A" a little sweat.
Luckily for "poker 55 big A", the board completed with the turn followed by the river and secured their double-up.
In the final hand of Level 1 (400/800/100), "HeyLookItsTez" limped-in from late position and "jdsteff10" raised to 3,200 from the cutoff.
Action was on Mike "PeppSee" Long who four-bet to 9,600 from the button and only "jdsteff10" called to see a flop appear.
"jdsteff10" check-called Long's 21,800 all in bet and the two players tabled their hands.
"jdsteff10":
Mike "PeppSee" Long:
Long was ahead but had to fade some cards as his opponent held the flush draw with backdoor straight outs and the turn add just that to "jdsteff10" hand.
Long needed some help on the river but the appeared and gave "jdsteff10" a set of sixes to win the pot.
In Level 1 with blinds at 400/800/100, action folded around to "Lovey2021" who raised to 1,600 from the small blind and "SpartanD7" defended their big blind to see a flop appear.
"Lovey2021" continued for 1,353 and then called the 2,706 raise from "SpartanD7" bringing the turn.
"Lovey2021" check-called the 4,756 bet from "SpartanD7" and the completed the board on the river. "Lovey2021" fired out 9,612, "SpartanD7" quickly called the two players revealed their hands.
"Lovey2021" showed for a pair of jacks but they were no good as "SpartanD7" held for the jack-high straight.
flop appeared, Lara moved all in for 50,743 and "bad1182002" snap-called. 
completed the board on the river and ended his tournament.
flop. 
brought possible chop outs on the turn but the 
river gave the pot to "A-yoPutDisOn" and Rayner re-entered the tournament.
flop. 
turn didn't change a thing. "mjfii420" just needed to fade a heart on the river but unfortunately for them the 
appeared and "boutrous1111" collected the pot.
flop. 
flop giving "poker 55 big A" a little sweat. 
turn followed by the 
river and secured their double-up.
flop appear. 
completed the board on the river. "Lovey2021" fired out 9,612, "SpartanD7" quickly called the two players revealed their hands. 
for the jack-high straight.