Event #10: $100 NLHE Sunday Special, $75K Gtd
Day 1 Completed
2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)
Event #10: $100 NLHE Sunday Special, $75K Gtd
Day: 1
"santasworkshop" Wins MICOOP Event #10: $100 NLHE Sunday Special ($12,632)
The 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP) rolled on Sunday with one of the signature events of the schedule, Event #10: $100 NLHE Sunday Special. Despite 777 entrants in the field between 486 players and 291 re-entries, the $75,000 guarantee was missed by $3,671, which was added by PokerStars to fill the prize pool.
After a nine-hour day on the felt, the third bullet was the charm for "santasworkshop", who made a monster run at the final table to earn the top prize of $12,632. "santasworkshop" started their rise to the top with three tables left, winning a monster pot against "BigQ1975" to leap up to the chip lead. From there, they coasted to the final table in third chip position and won two massive pots at key points in the final table to ensure their victory.
MICOOP Event #10: $100 NLHE Sunday Special Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | santasworkshop | $12,632 |
| 2 | C0LD_W0RLD | $9,024 |
| 3 | justinbrown69 | $6,447 |
| 4 | JJgetsCARDz | $4,606 |
| 5 | RentedCar | $3,291 |
| 6 | Buckeye48875 | $2,351 |
| 7 | FadeJR | $1,680 |
| 8 | wilcohotel | $1,200 |
| 9 | ErikBachman | $857 |
Action of the Day
"Pillzebub", who was the champion of MICOOP Event #05: $100 NLHE Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event, made another deep run, but finished in 22nd place for $469. Others notables out of the 116 who made the money include "fueledbyanxiety" (10th - $701), "HarryTheHammer" (46th - $314) and Andrew "autokorekt" Korby (60th - $257).
The final table was a brisk one-hour affair, kicked off by the elimination of "ErikBachman" at the onset. The next two eliminations were filled with drama, as "wilcohotel" watched their ace-king go from worst to first to worst again against the ace-queen of "C0LD_W0RLD" to bust in eighth. Level 33, which saw four players hit the rail in short order, kicked off with "RentedCar" flopping quads with their ace-king to eliminate "FadeJR" in seventh.
From there, "Buckeye48875", "RentedCar", and "JJgetsCARDz" all fell in the next ten minutes, and even with the now deep stacks, "justinbrown69" lost a flip to "C0LD_W0RLD" to bring "santasworkshop" and "C0LD_W0RLD" heads-up with 155 big blinds between them and fairly even stacks.
One of the first hands of heads-up was a big blow to "C0LD_W0RLD", however, as they lost 66% of their stack when "santasworkshop" got big value with trip sevens. "C0LD_W0RLD" hung on for one more level, but finally got their last twenty big blinds in with a flopped double gutshot, but bricked off against the kings-up of "santasworkshop" to fall in second place.
Coverage of the 2021 MICOOP continues on Wednesday with Event #23: $250 NLHE 6-Max Championship Trophy Event, $30K Gtd, so be sure to tune in to PokerNews for all the action!
2021 MICOOP Winners Thus Far
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $10 NLHE [MICOOP Warm Up], $10K GTD | 1,225 | $11,147.50 | 1BullSpartan |
| Event #2: $100 NLHE [MICOOP Big Warm Up], $20K GTD | 343 | $31,487.40 | PowerRanges |
| Event #3: $30 NLHE [Turbo Warm Up], $6K GTD | 321 | $8,763.30 | waverunner1976 |
| Event #4: $30 NLHE/PLO [8-Max, Mixed Game Warm Up], $4K GTD | 160 | $4,368 | flopping air |
| Event #5: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Big Kickoff Trophy Event], $50K GTD | 578 | $53,060.40 | Pillzebub |
| Event #6: $500 NLHE [8-Max, PKO High Roller], $40K GTD | 81 | $40,000 | ChipzNChesse |
| Event #7: $50 PL 5-Card Draw, $4K GTD | 96 | $4,368 | goodhandyou |
| Event #8: $100 NLHE [MICOOP Marathon], $25K GTD | 279 | $25,612.20 | 248donkey |
| Event #9: $100 HORSE [6-Max], $6K GTD | 58 | $6,000 | Bamboo Panda850 |
| Event #10: $100 NLHE [Sunday Special], $75K GTD | 777 | $75,000 | santasworkshop |
| Event #11: $100 PLO [8-Max], $12K GTD | 150 | $13,770 | Paul "grandma1967" Mattioda |
| Event #12: $500 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller], $40K GTD | 104 | $48,880 | J_Voorhees187 |
| Event #13: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Second Chance], $8.5K GTD | 258 | $11,739 | Omarrcomin |
| Event #14: $75 NLHE [6-Max, PKO, Super Sonic], $8K GTD | 130 | $8,872.50 | Mike "PeppSee" Long |
"C0LD_W0RLD" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($9,024)
Level 36: (200,000/400,000/50,000)
"santasworkshop" raised to 880,000 from the button, and "C0LD_W0RLD" called in the big blind.
"C0LD_W0RLD" checked the 
flop, and "santasworkshop" bet 1,395,000. "C0LD_W0RLD" check-raised all in for 7,849,160 and "santasworkshop" called.
"C0LD_W0RLD": 
"santasworkshop": 
"C0LD_W0RLD" needed to hit his double-gutter to survive, but would be left wanting on the 
turn and 
river to end the tournament.
A full recap of the day's action will follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,850,000 | 5,589,580 |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,260,420 | 1,855,343 |
|
|
5,589,580 | -1,855,343 |
Massive Blow to "C0LD_W0RLD"
Level 34: (125,000/250,000/32,500)
"santasworkshop" raised to 550,000 from the button, then called a three-bet to 1.75 million from "C0LD_W0RLD" in the big blind.
"C0LD_W0RLD" bet 1.25 million on the 
flop, and "santasworkshop" called.
"C0LD_W0RLD" checked the 
turn, then called a bet of 2.21 million from "santasworkshop".
"C0LD_W0RLD" checked again on the river, and "santasworkshop" bet 7.15 million. "C0LD_W0RLD" called, but mucked when "santasworkshop" tabled 
for trip sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,405,077 | 13,207,500 |
|
|
7,444,923 | -13,207,500 |
"justinbrown69" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($6,447)
Level 34: (125,000/250,000/32,500)
"C0LD_W0RLD" raised to 550,000 from the button, then called when "justinbrown69" three-bet shoved for 7,092,287 in the small blind.
"justinbrown69": 
"C0LD_W0RLD": 
"C0LD_W0RLD" would fade the overs and end up with a set on a 
runout to send them heads-up in a hurry against "santasworkshop", with both players holding on to healthy stacks at the onset of heads-up play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,652,423 | 11,700,342 |
|
|
18,197,577 | 2,095,000 |
|
|
Busted |
"JJgetsCARDz" Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,606)
Level 33: (100,000/200,000/25,000)
One hand after losing a flip to "justinbrown69", "JJgetsCARDz" got their last 1,996,120 in from the button and was at risk against "C0LD_W0RLD".
"JJgetsCARDz": 
"C0LD_W0RLD": 
"JJhgetsCARDz" couldn't find a ten on a 
runout, and was the latest victim of Level 33.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,102,577 | -1,470,000 |
|
|
13,795,342 | 7,450,726 |
|
|
8,952,081 | 1,041,120 |
|
|
Busted |
"RentedCar" Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,291)
Level 33: (100,000/200,000/25,000)
"RentedCar" limped in from the small blind, and "santasworkshop" checked their option in the big blind.
"RentedCar" bet 200,000 on the 
flop, and "santasworkshop" raised to 893,750. "RentedCar" called.
"RentedCar" checked the 
turn, and "santasworkshop" bet 1.44 million. "RentedCar" called again.
"RentedCar" checked one last time on the 
river, then called off their last 4,150,427 when "santasworkshop" shoved. "santasworkshop" showed for a rivered gutshot straight, which beat the 
of "RentedCar" for the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,572,577 | 5,966,177 |
|
|
Busted |
"Buckeye48875" Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,351)
Level 33: (100,000/200,000/25,000)
"justinbrown69" raised to 400,000 from under the gun, and "JJgetsCARDz" three-bet to 1 million in the hijack. "Buckeye48875" four-bet shoved for 1,397,338 in the cutoff, and only "JJgetsCARDz" called.
"Buckeye48875":
"JJgetsCARDz": 
"Buckeye48875" couldn't find an ace on a 
runout, and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,366,291 | 3,879,443 |
|
|
6,344,616 | 405,895 |
|
|
Busted |
"FadeJR" Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,680)
Level 33: (100,000/200,000/25,000)
"FadeJR" jammed for 1,519,600 from middle position, and was up against "RentedCar" in the cutoff, who three-bet shoved for 5,960,132 to isolate themselves with "FadeJR".
"FadeJR": 
"RentedCar":
"RentedCar" ended matters emphatically on the flop, nailing quads, and leaving "FadeJR" dead to the turn and 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,954,732 | 2,809,600 |
|
|
Busted |