"Iri$hPoet" in Pole Position Heading Into Final Day of Event 61-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event-High]
Going into the second and final day of Event 61-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event-High], 48 players remain out of a starting field of 355 with $36,865 and the title of Ontario Championship of Online Poker (ONCOOP) Main Event champion on the line for whoever comes out on top.
Currently it is "Iri$hPoet" who leads the pack on a massive stack of 3,088,541, good for 193 big blinds. They flirted with the top ten chip counts for much of Day 1 but hit a late heater to surge to a commanding advantage over their nearest opponent, "P.Green6" (2,188,532), by the day's conclusion. Closing out the top three is "fahdsmom" (1,761,678), though there is not much separation between them and "TORO20155" (1,723,167) in fourth and "dsquirrels" (1,652,571) in fifth.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Iri$hPoet" | 3,088,541 | 193 |
| 2 | "P.Green6" | 2,188,532 | 137 |
| 3 | "fahdsmom" | 1,761,678 | 110 |
| 4 | "TORO20155" | 1,723,167 | 108 |
| 5 | "dsquirrels" | 1,652,571 | 103 |
| 6 | Matthew "Sucra71" Gillingham | 1,551,795 | 97 |
| 7 | "tcavallin" | 1,497,383 | 93 |
| 8 | "wunogos" | 1,340,035 | 84 |
| 9 | "bluetwopac" | 1,189,775 | 74 |
| 10 | "tmw.wood" | 1,083,221 | 68 |
Play resumes at 7:05 p.m. ET Monday, October 17th partway through level 20 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and a 2,000 ante. As on Day 1, levels will be 20-minutes long and play will continue until a winner is crowned. Be sure to tune in as the PokerNews live reporting team brings you updates of this tournament as it and with it the first ever ONCOOP series draw to a close.