Event #05: $100 NLHE MICOOP Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event, $50K Gtd
Day 1 Started
Event #05: $100 NLHE MICOOP Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event, $50K Gtd
Day 1 Started
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!
Cards are in the air and play is underway.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Josh "JBzDAD" Balogh
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
rdmrazek |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Ponydown72
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Sugre_Ibaka
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
jimmytoost2 |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
JJgetsCARDz |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Jkin231 |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Dunkelb1616
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Stayathomedabb
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Mgrzech |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Mike Parrott |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
WadeDavenport |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Easynow58 |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
ivegotstylekid |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
pocketgucci
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Mayesman1
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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 |
Blinds 150-300
"smftt" opened to 630 in middle position and was called by "CowboyVeezy" on the button as well as "BIGDEEtown" in the big blind.
The flop saw "smftt" bet 895 and both other players called. "smftt" continued for 2,995 on the turn and only "CowboyVeezy" called. The river had "smftt" put in all of his 7,191 chips and once again receive a call.
"smftt" showed which wasn't good enough to beat the flopped top pair for [CowboyVeezy].
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
CowboyVeezy
|
30,981 | |
smftt | Busted |
Blinds 150-300
"3b Print Repeat" opened to 660 in early position and "DeeerTaaaY" three-bet to 1,998 from one seat over. "Surge_Ibaka" cold four-bet to 4,200 in the cutoff and action folded back to "DeeerTaaaY" who made the call.
The flop saw "DeeerTaaaY" check-call a bet of 4,332. He once again check-called on the turn, this time for 10,200. And on the river, he check-called one last time for his remaining 16,637.
"DeeerTaaaY" had the for an overpair but it was not good enough against the of "Surge_Ibaka".
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Surge_Ibaka |
83,011
83,011
|
83,011 |
3b Print Repeat
|
26,239
26,239
|
26,239 |
DeeerTaaaY | Busted |
The players are now on their first five-minute break of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
biglyoof
|
101,898 | |
Surge_Ibaka |
86,181
3,170
|
3,170 |
bellybuster33
|
85,651
85,651
|
85,651 |
Modena360G
|
82,066 | |
Rogggggy |
81,066
81,066
|
81,066 |
LittleRedElf |
78,920
78,920
|
78,920 |
new_doc793 |
78,813
78,813
|
78,813 |
gabpoker_cc |
76,817
76,817
|
76,817 |
Bert Convy |
76,667
76,667
|
76,667 |
CANDYMAN442
|
74,353
74,353
|
74,353 |
Blinds 250-500
Mike Parrott limped in from middle position, as did "Stayathomedabb". "rkellyishere" called the small blind and the big blind was checked by "Outofyourrange".
The four players saw a flop of and Parrott opened the betting with a bet of 1,240. "rkellyishere" was the only one to continue and raised to 4,480. Parrott called and the hit the turn. "rkellyishere" led for 8,440 and was called. On the river, [rkellyishere] went all in for 7,836 and Parrott called.
Parrott made two pair on the turn with but "rkellyishere" flopped better two pair with
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
rkellyishere |
43,992
43,992
|
43,992 |
Mike Parrott |
7,664
-20,531
|
-20,531 |