Event #49: $250 NLHE Thursday Thrill SE Championship Trophy Event, $40K Gtd | 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

09-23-2021 21:38 UTC-4

"Spartan19882" Rivers Nuts Over Second Nuts

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 700-1400

"wilcohotel" opened to 2,800 from the hijack and "Spartan19882" called in the small blind.

Both players checked the flop. The turn saw "Spartan19882" overbet jam for 16,865 into the pot of 8,400 and "wilcohotel" called.

"Spartan19882":
"wilcohotel":

Both players had a flush draw as well as a gutshot draw but it was "Spartan19882" well ahead. The river gave both players a flush but "Spartan19882" took the pot with the better one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Spartan19882	42,130 42,130	42,130
wilcohotel	31,265 -8,875	-8,875

09-23-2021 21:45 UTC-4

"Blunce" Binks River Ace to Double

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 800-1,600

"GoadPoker" opened in the cutoff to 4,000 and "Blunce" shoved his 29,793 chips on the button. "GoadPoker" called and hands were tabled.

"GoadPoker":
"Blunce":

The players were flipping and the tens stayed ahead on the flop as well as the turn. The peeled off on the river though, and "Blunce" took in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blunce	63,586 63,586	63,586
GoadPoker	44,627 44,627	44,627

09-23-2021 21:52 UTC-4

"Pepbuzz" Turns Nine to KO Two

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 1,000-2,000

"Pepbuzz" opened in early position to 5,000, "BipolarHobbes" jammed from one seat away for 15,684, and "dawheelz2.0" put in his 14,350 chips from another seat over. Action folded back to "Pepbuzz" who put in the call.

"Pepbuzz":
"BipolarHobbes":
"dawheelz2.0":

The flop put "BipolarHobbes" ahead temporarily, but "dawheelz2.0" picked up a gutter draw and "Pepbuzz" picked up a flush draw. Neither draw hit the turn but the did come to put "Pepbuzz" ahead. The changed nothing and "Pepbuzz" took the chips and the bounties.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pepbuzz	198,622 30,534	30,534
BipolarHobbes	Busted
dawheelz2.0	Busted

09-23-2021 21:55 UTC-4

Break

Brandon Bloom

Players are on a five-minute break.

09-23-2021 22:01 UTC-4

Top Ten Stacks

Brandon Bloom

Player	Chips	Progress
dankecomwieder	258,970 258,970	258,970
Freezey42	246,851 246,851	246,851
real stu pidazo	223,678 132,743	132,743
DeeerTaaaY	194,463
Pepbuzz	174,822 -23,800	-23,800
longballjy	160,242 160,242	160,242
Krummster77	145,030 145,030	145,030
Vokey1224	144,995 41,450	41,450
mangocoin	139,529 56,288	56,288
wait_for_it33	131,256 131,256	131,256

09-23-2021 22:07 UTC-4

Late Registration has Closed

Brandon Bloom

Late registration is now closed and the prize pool is set. The total prize pool is $45,435, breaking right through the guarantee, with 195 total entries and the top 26 making it into the money.

The total prize pool is evenly split between the regular and bounty prize pool, with the top two spots each getting about $3,968 in addition to their collected bounties.

09-23-2021 22:14 UTC-4

Flopped Straight for "luckyduckylucky" Earns KO

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 1,250-2,500

Action folded to "luckyduckylucky" in the small blind who called and "biglyoof" checked the big blind.

On the flop, "luckyduckylucky" check-raised a 2,500 bet up to 8,800 and was called.

"luckyduckylucky" jammed on the turn and "biglyoof" called for their remaining 31,000 chips.

"luckyduckylucky":
"biglyoof":

"luckyduckylucky" flopped a straight but still had to fade a river boat, and the completed the board to give him the chips and eliminate "biglyoof".

Player	Chips	Progress
luckyduckylucky	152,929 68,927	68,927
biglyoof	Busted

09-23-2021 22:22 UTC-4

Jacks of "Outofyourrange" Hold Versus Big Slick for KO

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 1,500-3,000

Action folded to "Outofyourrange" in the small blind who called. "V4LUEBLUFF" raised to 7,500 and "Outofyourrange" jammed. "V4LUEBLUFF" called for his remaining 25,060 chips.

"Outofyourrange":
"V4LUEBLUFF":

Both players had picked up big hands in the blinds and were flipping. The flop was . The turn gave "V4LUEBLUFF" a wheel draw but "Outofyourrange" picked up a flush draw. The blank completed the board and "V4LUEBLUFF" was out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Outofyourrange	133,300 25,029	25,029
V4LUEBLUFF	Busted

09-23-2021 22:29 UTC-4

"TheColonelAngus" Falls to Nines of Bishop

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 2,000-4,000

"TheColonelAngus" shoved in his 63,294 stack from the cutoff and Tim "BishPlz94" Bishop called in the big blind.

"TheColonelAngus":
Tim "BishPlz94" Bishop:

The players were flipping but "TheColonelAngus" needed to improve. The flop came down, the was on the turn, and the blank river knocked him out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim "BishPlz94" Bishop	171,942
TheColonelAngus	Busted

09-23-2021 22:42 UTC-4

"luckyduckylucky" Takes Chip Lead in Aces Versus Kings Cooler

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 2,000-4,000

"luckyduckylucky" opened to 8,000 in early position and "longballjy" called from one seat over. "real stu pidazo" then raised to 42,500 in the hijack and "luckyduckylucky" jammed. Only "real stu pidazo" called for 148,053 more and hands were revealed in this massive pot that would give the winner the chip lead.

"luckyduckylucky":
"real stu pidazo":

"real stu pidazo" was on the wrong side of the cooler and was looking for a king. The flop was and the turn was the . Needing a king to survive, "real stu pidazo" would not find it and was eliminated on the river.