Event #05: $100 NLHE MICOOP Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event, $50K Gtd | 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

09-11-2021 17:30 UTC-4

2021 MICOOP Kicks Off with Trophy Event

Brandon Bloom

This edition of the 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP) started off strong yesterday and this fifth and featured event with a $50k guarantee will also award a trophy to the winner as the MICOOP series continues along until Sept 27.

Today's featured event, Event #05: $100 NLHE MICOOP Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event, $50K Gtd, begins at 6:00 p.m. EST, is the first of this MICOOP series to award some hardware in addition to the first place prize, and this event is one of twenty-one events across the COOP events in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania that will award the champion a COOP Trophy. You can check out the full schedule of all three COOP series here.

Players will begin with 25,000 in chips for the Big Kickoff, and blinds will start at 80/160 with a 20 ante. Levels are 10-minutes in length for the duration of the tournament, and players can late register or re-enter (up to three times) until 8:40 p.m. EST. This is a one-day event, meaning play will continue until a champion is crowned.

PokerNews will be following the virtual action from this event and a selection of other events across the MICOOP schedule all series long, so stay tuned as we crown the first trophy winner of the 2021 MICOOP!

09-11-2021 18:33 UTC-4

Turned Set of Kings Cracks Aces

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 125-250

In one of the early pots of the day, "Easynow58" opened to 750 and was called by Mike Parrott in the cutoff. "Stayathomedabb" raised to 2,250, "Mayesman1" called in the big blind, and the original raiser folded as Parrott called.

The three players saw a flop of and "Stayathomedabb" led for 3,500 and only "Mayesman1" continued. The turn saw "Stayathomedabb" go all in and "Mayesman1" called for his remaining 13,195 chips.

"Stayathomedabb":
"Mayesman1":

Both players may have thought they had the best hand the whole way but it was "Stayathomedabb" who jumped ahead with a set of kings. The river sent him the chips and cracked the rockets and downed the bullet of "Mayesman1".

Player	Chips	Progress
Stayathomedabb	50,630 25,630	25,630
Mike Parrott	28,195
Easynow58	21,337 -3,663	-3,663
Mayesman1	Busted

09-11-2021 19:31 UTC-4

Flopped Broadway Defeats Flopped Top Two

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 350-700

"807bowl899" opened to 2,100 in early position and "1uncle catfish" defended his big blind.

On the flop, "1uncle catfish" led for 1,400 and was raised to 5,390. "1uncle catfish" re-raised to 9,380 which prompted "807bowl899" to put in all the chips. "1uncle catfish" called for his remaining 13,430 and hands were revealed.

"807bowl899":
"1uncle catfish":

The flop turned out to be quite an action flop as one player's flopped top two ran into the flopped nuts. The turn provided more outs, but the completed the board and sent the pot the way of "807bowl899".

Player	Chips	Progress
807bowl899	57,832
1uncle catfish	Busted

09-11-2021 20:48 UTC-4

Turned Broadway Eliminates "StatPadford"

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 1,250-2,500

Action folded to "mocchung82" on the button who raised to 5,000 and "StatPadford" jammed his 34,707 stack in. "mocchung82" called and hands were revealed.

"mocchung82":
"StatPadford":

The flop came , putting all of the hearts for a royal out on the board. The turn gave "StatPadford" a set but gave "mocchung82" Broadway and left "StatPadford" looking for the board to pair on the river, but it was the to complete the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
mocchung82	82,332
StatPadford	Busted

09-11-2021 21:24 UTC-4

"UraPokerPro23" Eliminates Two with Tens

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 2,500-5,000

"ZP7000" went all in for 48,053 and "UraPokerPro23" called on the button. "s7udz" jammed his stack of 120,664 in from the big blind and "UraPokerPro23" called.

"ZP7000":
"s7udz":
"UraPokerPro23":

The flop was , the turn was the giving a possibility of a chop with a river seven, but the river completed the board giving the pot to "UraPokerPro23" and eliminating two before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
UraPokerPro23	388,055 388,055	388,055
s7udz	Busted
ZP7000	Busted

09-11-2021 21:42 UTC-4

Ace on the River Eliminates Two for "mocchung82"

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 3,500-7,000

"rkellyishere" opened in early position to 14,700 and "Lindy2424" went all in for 91,723. "mocchung82" also went all in for 107,694 from the button, and "GS2021553" put his 27,015 chips into the middle in the small blind.

"Lindy2424":
"mocchung82":
"GS2021553":

"Lindy2424" stayed ahead on the flop, as well as the turn. "mocchung82" was looking for either a river seven or ace and he spiked the on the river to take the pot and knock out two players.

Player	Chips	Progress
mocchung82	255,132 172,800	172,800
Lindy2424	Busted
GS2021553	Busted

09-11-2021 21:55 UTC-4

"Declan Scott" Rivers Quads on His Way to Chip Lead

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 3,500-7,000

"248donkey" opened to 14,000 in early position and "mjfii420" three-bet to 58,513. "Declan Scott" then cold four-bet jammed for 196,865 on the button and while "FullDraw333" was already all in for his last 2,513 in the small blind, "mjfii420" made the call.

"mjfii420":
"Declan Scott":
"FullDraw333":

"mjfii420" had "Declan Scott" pipped, but the fortune changed as the flop came down . The turn left "mjfii420" drawing to a river jack, but instead the river brought the to give "Declan Scott" quads just for fun.

A few hands later, "Declan Scott" once again had tens with and knocked out "LetsGoGlobal" who had on a board of . That pot brought "Declan Scott" over 570,000 and gave him the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Declan Scott	570,030 570,030	570,030
mjfii420	Busted
FullDraw333	Busted
LetsGoGlobal	Busted

09-11-2021 22:13 UTC-4

"xvuszvs2739" Vaults into Chip Lead with Jacks

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 5,000-10,000

Before the break, "xvuszvs2739" vaulted into the chip lead when he first opened in early position to 20,000, "squeeze.it.plzz" called on the button, and "Surge_Ibaka" raised to 90,000 in the big blind. That led to "xvuszvs2739" moving his stack of 465,362 into the middle. Only "Surge_Ibaka" called and a huge pot had amassed.

"xvuszvs2739":
"Surge_Ibaka":

The flop came giving "xvuszvs2739" a set and bringing "Surge_Ibaka" drawing to a ten. The peeled off on the turn and the completed the board, catapulting "xvuszvs2739" into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
xvuszvs2739	961,974
Surge_Ibaka	28,133 -58,048	-58,048

09-11-2021 23:09 UTC-4

"8goldchains" Eliminated in 21st Place ($392)

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 12,500-25,000

"luckyduckylucky" opened to 50,000 under the gun and "8goldchains" jammed his 121,962 stack in middle position. Action folded back to "luckyduckylucky" who called.

"luckyduckylucky":
"8goldchains":

"8goldchains" found himself in an unfortunate situation as he ran into the rockets of "luckyduckylucky" and was eliminated as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
luckyduckylucky	694,704 175,712	175,712
8goldchains	Busted

09-11-2021 23:24 UTC-4

"John Germaine" Eliminated in 18th Place ($392)

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 20,000-40,000

"John Germaine" raised to 320,000 in the small blind and "GrindSZN" went all in from the big blind. "John Germaine" called for his last 29,626.

"John Germaine":
"GrindSZN":

The flop came . The on the turn meant that the players would most likely chop the pot, but the hit the river, eliminating "John Germaine" from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
GrindSZN	1,145,518 520,412	520,412
John Germaine	Busted