Event #37: $200 NLHE Sunday Special SE, $90K Gtd
Day 1 Completed
2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)
Event #37: $200 NLHE Sunday Special SE, $90K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$90,000
Entries
453
Entries
453
Players Left
1
“Alcatraz5432” Wins MICOOP Event #37: $200 NLHE Sunday Special SE for $16,055
On Sunday night, ”Alcatraz5432” defeated ”PowerRanges” in heads-up play to win MICOOP Event #37: $200 NLHE Sunday Special SE, $90K Gtd of the PokerStars 2021 MICOOP for a top prize of $16,055.
The event attracted 453 entries and the prize pool was $90,000, per the guarantee.
MICOOP Event #37 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Alcatraz5432” | $16,055 |
| 2 | “PowerRanges” | $11,852 |
| 3 | “C0LD_W0RLD” | $8,750 |
| 4 | “kzahrt” | $6,460 |
| 5 | “s7udz” | $4,769 |
| 6 | “Buckoh555” | $3,521 |
| 7 | “LetsGoGlobal” | $2,599 |
| 8 | “zscoro” | $1,919 |
| 9 | “1WINATATIME” | $1,417 |
Action of the Day
“Alcatraz5432” was one of the top stacks for the entire tournament up until they lost most of their chips at the final three tables holding the nut flush against quads. “Alcatraz5432” didn’t throw in the towel though, and battled back to once again amass a top stack and eventually eliminated that same player in 15th place who had knocked him down with quads.
“Alcatraz5432” entered the final table fourth in chips and wasted no time using them by making the first three eliminations at the final table as "1WINATATIME" fell in ninth, “zscoro” was gone in eighth, and “LetsGoGlobal” made his exit in seventh. ”s7udz” then held cowboys to eliminate ”Buckoh555” in sixth-place, and “s7udz” himself was eliminated in fifth by none other than “Alcatraz5432”, when getting it in with a dominated hand. "kzahrt" was the next player gone in fourth when “Alcatraz5432” made two pair by the river, and soon after, “Alcatraz5432” ousted "C0LD_W0RLD" in third when he turned a straight.
“Alcatraz5432” held a sizeable chip lead going into heads-up play and the first all-in occurred six hands in when his queen-nine was up against the ace-ten of "PowerRanges". The flop and turn were blanks, but the river queen ended the tournament and made him the victor. In total, “Alcatraz5432” made all but one of the eliminations in an impressive final table run, and has been awarded the $16,055 top prize for his tournament victory.
This concludes the PokerNews coverage for this event in the 2021 PokerStars Michigan Championship of Online Poker. Stay tuned as PokerNews returns to bring you coverage of Event #49: $250 NLHE Thursday Thrill SE Championship Trophy Event, $40K GTD on Thursday, September 23rd at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Recent 2021 MICOOP Winners
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #36: $100 NLHE [Bigstack Marathon], $25K GTD | 310 | $28,458 | HarryTheHammer | $5,364.70 |
| Event #37: $200 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $90K GTD | 453 | $90,000 | Alcatraz5432 | $16,055.02 |
| Event #38: $30 NLHE [Mini Sunday Special], $15K GTD | 734 | $20,038.20 | droopysnake | $3,413.03 |
| Event #39: $500 NLHE [High Roller], $40K GTD | 97 | $45,590 | 1WINATATIME | $10,804.43 |
| Event #40: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Sunday Second Chance], $12.5K GTD | 196 | $17,992.80 | real_stu_pidazo | $3,574.31 |
"PowerRanges" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($11,852)
Blinds 100,000-200,000
When heads-up play began, the players wished each other luck and although "Alcatraz5432" opined "you're much better than me", "PowerRanges" replied back by noting "you have a lot of chips (:".
Only six hands into heads-up play, "PowerRanges" opened to 500,000 and "Alcatraz5432" went all in. "PowerRanges" called for his remaining 3,301,290 and hands were revealed.
"PowerRanges": 
"Alcatraz5432": 
"Alcatraz5432" was behind but had live cards for the win. The flop came 
and the turn was the 
. Needing a queen or nine, "Alcatraz5432" feasted his eyes upon the 
river to take down the tournament and the top prize of $16,055, while "PowerRanges" will have to settle for the runner-up prize of $11,852 in a solid effort.
A recap of the tournament is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,650,000 | 4,051,290 |
|
|
Busted |
C0LD_W0RLD Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,750)
Blinds 100,000-200,00
"C0LD_W0RLD" shoved in his 3,460,462 stack in the small blind and "Alcatraz5432" called.
"C0LD_W0RLD": 
"Alcatraz5432": 
"Alcatraz5432" picked up a straight draw on the 
flop, and got there on the 
turn. "C0LD_W0RLD" needed a river king, but it was the to complete the board and knock him out in third.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,598,710 | 3,085,462 |
|
|
4,051,290 | -525,000 |
|
|
Busted |
"kzahrt" Eliminated in 4th Place ($6,460)
Blinds 100,000-200,000
"kzahrt" jammed for 607,488 on the button and "Alcatraz5432" called in the small blind.
"kzahrt": 
"Alcatraz5432": 
"Alcatraz5432" jumped ahead on the 
flop. The 
and completed the board to eliminate "kzahrt".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,513,248 | 7,334,257 |
|
|
4,576,290 | -1,931,000 |
|
|
2,560,462 | -1,443,769 |
|
|
Busted |
"s7udz" Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,769)
Blinds 80,000-160,000
"Alcatraz5432" called from the small blind, "s7udz" jammed in the big blind for 2,091,480, and "Alcatraz5432" called.
"Alcatraz5432": 
"s7udz":
"s7udz" was behind until the 
flop paired his six. The left him behind again, and the completed the board to eliminate him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,178,991 | 2,655,180 |
|
|
6,507,290 | 2,288,670 |
|
|
4,004,231 | 924,203 |
|
|
3,959,488 | 1,359,913 |
|
|
Busted |
"Buckoh555" Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,521)
Blinds 80,000-160,000
"Buckoh555" shoved for 1,177,468 from under the gun and "s7udz" called in the big blind.
"Buckoh555":
"s7udz": 
"Buckoh555" was well behind the cowboys but found some hope on the 
flop. The turn eliminated draw possibilities, and only a river queen would keep him alive, but the board completed with the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,802,856 | 809,858 |
|
|
Busted |
"LetsGoGlobal" Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,599)
Blinds 70,000-140,000
"LetsGoGlobal" jammed in the small blind for 1,462,286 and "Alcatraz5432" called in the big blind..
"LetsGoGlobal": 
"Alcatraz5432": 
The flop was 
, the turn was the 
, and with "LetsGoGlobal" needing a queen or a nine to stay alive, the 
peeled off on the river to eliminate him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,523,811 | 972,286 |
|
|
Busted |
Updated Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,992,998 | 130,014 |
|
|
4,551,525 | -3,582,012 |
|
|
4,218,620 | 1,644,496 |
|
|
3,080,028 | -511,676 |
|
|
2,599,575 | -942,520 |
|
|
1,654,786 | -13,231 |
|
|
1,552,468 | 297,484 |
"zscoro" Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,919)
Blinds 60,000-120,000
"Alcatraz5432" opened to 240,000 from the button and "zscoro" went all in for 1,124,358 from the big blind. "Alcatraz5432" called and hands were shown.
"Alcatraz5432":
"zscoro": 
The flop was 
, the turn was the , and the completed the board to send "Alcatraz5432" the chips and eliminate "zscoro" in eighth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,133,537 | 2,756,803 |
|
|
Busted |