ONCOOP 61-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event - High], $200K Gtd
Day 2 Completed
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ONCOOP 61-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event - High], $200K Gtd
Day: 2
"youaremelon" Comes Out On Top to Win $500 ONCOOP Main Event ($36,895)
Level 33
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
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"youaremelon" overcame a field of 355 players to capture the win in Event 61-H:$500 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event-High] and become the first ever Ontario Championship of Online Poker (ONCOOP) Main Event champion. They came into the day in the middle of the pack of Day 1 survivors, 25th out of an initial field of 48, but quickly caught some heat to surge toward the top of the leaderboard.
"bachelder" finished in second place after being unable to overcome a large heads-up deficit. Matthew "Sucra71" Gillingham rounded out the top three, a result that may be somewhat disappointing for him given he held a dominant chip lead for much of the final table.
Final Table Action
Though Day 2 began with 48 players, it did not take long for that field to be whittled down to a final table of nine. Coming into the final table as the shortstack was "neclord-doom", so it was not surprising to see them make the first exit, their suited ace-king unable to overcome the ladies of Gillingham.
"jadedjason" was the next to go, finding themselves on the bad end of a preflop cooler against a rampant Gillingham. Not long after, start of day chipleader "Iri$shPoet" was sent to the rail in seventh place when their eights were outflipped by "youaremelon".
Event 61-H: $500 [8-Max, Main Event-High] Final Table Results
| Position | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | youaremelon | Canada | $36,865 |
| 2 | bachelder | Canada | $27,831 |
| 3 | Matthew "Sucra71" Gillingham | Canada | $21,011 |
| 4 | wunogos | Canada | $15,862 |
| 5 | InTheAyers36 | Canada | $11,975 |
| 6 | fahdsmom | Canada | $9,040 |
| 7 | Iri$hPoet | Canada | $6,825 |
| 8 | jadedjason | Canada | $5,152 |
| 9 | neclord-doom | Canada | $4,144 |
"fahdsmom" had been near the top of the leaderboard for much of the tournament but their run came to an end in sixth place when their Ace-Nine could not beat the fives of "youaremelon". "InTheAyers26" had been short for some time before eventually getting felted by "wonogos" after their eights failed to hold.
It was none other than "wonogos" who was next to crash out, first getting whittled down to a short stack before being finished off by Gillingham. It was Gillingham who had dominated the final table up to three-handed play, amassing a sizable chiplead. That all came toppling down in quick order after losing several pots to "youaremelon" before running his ace-queen into the rockets of "youaremelon" in the biggest pot of the tournament.
Heads-Up Play
Gillingham's elimination set the stage for a heads-up battle between "youaremelon" and "bachelder". "youaremelon" began with a more than 7:1 chiplead and never looked back. It did not take long for them to wrap up matters, outflopping the Ace-Nine of "bachelder" to secure $36,865 and the title of ONCOOP Main Event champion.
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"bachelder" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($27,830)
Level 33
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
"youaremelon" opened to 336,000 on the button and "bachelder" responded by three-betting to 10,048,000. "youaremelon" called to send action to the flop.
"bachelder" checked on the 
flop, prompting "youaremelon" to bet out 704,880. "bachelder" moved all in for 4,025,924 and "youaremelon" called to put their opponent at risk.
"bachelder": 
"youaremelon": 
"bachelder" had had their opponent dominated preflop but that was no longer the case. "youaremelon" just needed to hold on the final two streets to claim the pot and tournament win. They did that after the board completed 
, condemning "bachelder" to a 2nd place finish.
Stay tuned for a full tournament recap to follow shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,500,000 | 6,984,537 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
"Sucra71" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($21,010)
Level 32
: Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
"bachelder" opened to 308,000 on the button and "Sucra71" three-bet to 1,232,000 out of the small blind only to be met by a cold four-bet to 3,010,000 from "youaremelon" in the big blind. The original raiser got out of the way but "Sucra71" responded by moving all in for 12,568,661. "youaremelon" snapped it off to put "Sucra71" at risk.
"Sucra71": 
"youaremelon": 
"Sucra71" was in dire straits, needing a miracle to survive. The 
flop brought none though the 
turn did keep them drawing live. The river bricked out 
, however, to send "Sucra71" packing in 3rd place and setup a heads-up match between "youaremelon" and "bachelder".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,515,463 | 18,453,939 |
|
|
6,984,537 | 719,425 |
|
Busted |
"wunogos" Eliminated in 4th Place ($15,861)
Level 32
: Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
"wunogos" moved all in for 452,164 on the button and was called by both "Sucra71" in the small blind as well as "youaremelon" in the big blind.
Action checked through the 
flop to the 
turn at which point "Sucra71" led out for 840,000, getting a fold from "youaremelon".
"wunogos": 
"Sucra71": 
"wunogos" was drawing dead with the river being a formality, sending him out of the tournament in 4th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,188,064 | 283,496 |
|
|
10,061,524 | 4,786,880 |
|
Busted |
Break Time
Level 32
: Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante
The remaining four players have been sent on a five minute break.
Level: 32
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 17,500
Updated Chip Counts
Level 31
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,904,568 | 3,311,300 |
|
|
6,265,112 | 3,647,692 |
|
|
5,274,644 | -619,000 |
|
|
5,055,676 | -2,925,000 |
"InTheAyers36" Eliminated in 5th Place ($11,974)
Level 31
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
"wunogos" opened to 264,000 from under the gun and action folded around to "InTheAyers36" in the big blind. They moved all in for 1,115,456 and "wunogos" made the call.
"InTheAyers36": 
"wunogos" : 
Though at risk, "InTheAyers36" was ahead. That all changed on the 
flop with "wunogos" holding after the 
turn and river to eliminate "InTheAyers36" in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,980,676 | 1,319,036 |
|
|
Busted |