Event #62: $1,000 NLHE High Roller Championship Trophy Event, $60K Gtd | 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

09-26-2021 19:00 UTC-4

Welcome to MICOOP Event #62: $1,000 NLHE High Roller Championship Trophy Event, $60K Gtd

Brandon Bloom

PokerNews coverage of the 2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP) continues today with Event #62: $1,000 NLHE High Roller Championship Trophy Event, $60K Gtd, and action is set to begin at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Players will start with 50,000 in chips and blinds will start at 150/300 with a 40 ante. Levels are 12-minutes in length, and players can late register or re-enter (up to three times) for three hours and fifteen minutes after the tournament starts. This is a one-day event, and play will continue until a champion is crowned.

Among the early entries is Corey “Corgasm231” Paggeot, who took down a field of 195 entrants just a few days ago to claim victory in Event #49: $250 NLHE Thursday Thrill PKO SE Championship Trophy Event, $40K GTD.

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 a winner is determined and a trophy is given out!

09-26-2021 20:19 UTC-4

Quads for "vberkk"

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 150-300

"vberkk" opened to 720 from early position and "flopping air" called on the button.

On the flop, "vberkk" check-called a bet of 868 from "flopping air". "vberkk" check-called a bet of 2,930 on the turn, and the river saw both players check.

"flopping air" was glad to see he didn't put out a river bet as "vberkk" turned over for quad nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
vberkk	55,288 5,288	5,288
flopping air	35,592 -14,408	-14,408

09-26-2021 21:30 UTC-4

"zscoro" Ousted by Better Boat on River

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 500-1,000

"LetsGoGlobal" opened to 3,275 in the small blind and "zscoro" called in the big blind.

On the flop, ""LetsGoGlobal"" led for 3,500 and "zscoro" re-raised to 11,000. This prompted "LetsGoGlobal" to jam and "zscoro" called for 28,394 behind.

"LetsGoGlobal":
"zscoro":

"LetsGoGlobal" flopped top two but was behind the flopped bottom set of "zscoro". The turn brought some chop possibilities, but instead, the spiked the river to give "LetsGoGlobal" the better boat and take down "zscoro".

Player	Chips	Progress
LetsGoGlobal	104,318 34,094	34,094
zscoro	Busted

09-26-2021 21:45 UTC-4

"zscoro" Endures Another Bad Beat as Cowboys Get Taken Down

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 500-1,000

Only a few hands after losing his stack on the river and needing to re-enter, "zscoro" once again found himself without a stack due to unfortunate circumstances.

"LetsGoGlobal" opened under the gun to 2,319 and "zscoro" three-bet to 6,800 from one seat over. "C0LD_W0RLD" then jammed from the cutoff and action folded back to "zscoro" who called off his remaining 47,575.

"zscoro":
"C0LD_W0RLD":

"zscoro" was well ahead with kings and furthered his odds of winning the hand on the flop. However, disaster struck for him on the turn as the peeled off. The completed the board and "zscoro" was once again with no chips as "C0LD_W0RLD" chipped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
C0LD_W0RLD	124,344 42,057	42,057
zscoro	Busted

09-26-2021 22:23 UTC-4

"Surge_Ibaka" Spikes River to Double

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 800-1,600

"justinbrown69" opened to 3,200 on the button and "Surge_Ibaka" shoved for 33,644 in the small blind. "Upay4mySushi" re-jammed in the big blind and the original raiser folded.

"Surge_Ibaka":
"Upay4mySushi":

The brought some chop possibilities, the came on the turn, and the spiked the river to give the pot to "Surge_Ibaka" as he staved off elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Surge_Ibaka	71,888 21,888	21,888
Upay4mySushi	55,679 -33,644	-33,644

09-26-2021 22:41 UTC-4

Quad Aces Defeat Cowboys of "PowerRanges"

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 1,250-2,500

"Jbird401" opened under the gun to 5,000, "DeeerTaaaY" called on the button, and "PowerRanges" raised to 21,250 in the small blind. The original raiser folded before "DeeerTaaaY" jammed for 83,141 and received a call.

"DeeerTaaaY":
"PowerRanges":

"PowerRanges" was ahead with the cowboys until an ace appeared on the flop. The came on the turn and "PowerRanges" was still looking for a king, but it was the to complete the board and give "DeeerTaaaY" quad aces as he raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
DeeerTaaaY	175,732 175,732	175,732
PowerRanges	31,837 -82,933	-82,933

09-26-2021 23:28 UTC-4

Paggeot Rivers Broadway to Take Chip Lead

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 2,500-5,000

Corey "Corgasm231" Paggeot opened to 11,100 in middle position and "Meatballs9000" called in the big blind.

On the flop, "Meatballs9000" check-called off his 54,535 stack after Paggeot jammed.

Corey "Corgasm231" Paggeot:
"Meatballs9000":

"Meatballs9000" was ahead with top pair and extended his lead by improving to two pair on the turn. With only needing to fade a queen, the spiked the river to eliminate "Meatballs9000" and give the chip lead to Paggeot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey "Corgasm231" Paggeot	395,914
Meatballs9000	Busted

09-27-2021 00:23 UTC-4

Bubble Broken as "santasworkshop" is Eliminated

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 4,000-8,000

"flopping air" opened to 248,000 in the big blind to essentially cover the players in the blinds and "santasworkshop" called off his stack of 122,833 in the big blind.

"flopping air":
"santasworkshop":

The flop was to put "santasworkshop" in rough shape. The turn left him drawing dead as the board completed with the and "santasworkshop"
was gone as the remaining players cashed.

Player	Chips	Progress
flopping air	699,046 228,433	228,433
santasworkshop	Busted

09-27-2021 00:28 UTC-4

"Buckoh555" Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,176)

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 5,000-10,000

Corey "Corgasm231" Paggeot jammed in the small blind and "Buckoh555" called off in the big blind for 81,510 more.

Corey "Corgasm231" Paggeot:
"Buckoh555":

"Buckoh555" took a big lead on the flop, but the turn left some possibilities open. The hit the river to knock out "Buckoh555" on running cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey "Corgasm231" Paggeot	1,042,301 61,964	61,964
Buckoh555	Busted

09-27-2021 00:32 UTC-4

"healflip" Eliminated in 10th Place ($2,176)

Brandon Bloom

Blinds 5,000-10,000

"Upay4mySushi" opened to 20,000 on the button and "healflip" jammed in the big blind for 72,000 and was called.

"Upay4mySushi":
"healflip":

"healflip" was in a good spot and improved even more on the flop. However, the came on the turn to put him behind. Needing a queen or to make his straight or flush draw to stay alive, the river fell and eliminated him, sending the remaining nine players to the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upay4mySushi	286,808 -64,860	-64,860
healflip	Busted