ONCOOP 61-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event - High], $200K Gtd
Day 2 Started
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ONCOOP 61-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event - High], $200K Gtd
Day: 2
"Iri$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.
Start of Day 2
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event 61-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event-High].
"905ptatience" Loses Flip, Eliminated Shortly After
"905ptatience" came into the day as one of the shortest stacks and was unable to get anything going early on. "Mr RakaJohn" moved all in for their last 198,569 on the button and was looked up by "905ptatience" with the marginally larger stack out of the big blind.
"Mr RakaJohn": 
"905ptatience": 
Both players were engaged in what was effectively a race for their tournament life. The 
flop kept "905ptatience" ahead but the 
fell on the turn, vaulting "Mr RakaJohn" into a massive lead. No miracle came on the 
river, handing "Mr RakaJohn" a crucial double while leaving "905ptatience" with just 2,951. They were eliminated shortly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
419,138 | 188,569 |
|
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Busted |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,500
"cchen16" Sends "djforever" Crashing Out
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
"cchen16" opened to 35,200 from the cutoff only to see "djforever" move all in for 324,598 out of the small blind. The big blind got out of the way to send the action back to "cchen16" who quickly called with the covering stack to put "djforever" at risk.
"djforever": 
"cchen16": 
"djforever" was in terrible shape, dominated and needing significant help to survive. The 
flop did give them some chop outs with the 
turn, though pairing "cchen16", handing "djforever" a flush draw. It did not come in on the 
river, ending the tournament run of "djforever" in 39th, good for $1,122.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
758,664 | 119,238 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
Top 10 Chip Counts
Level 22
: Blinds 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,419,408 | 1,657,730 |
|
|
2,938,146 | -150,395 |
|
|
2,859,963 | 1,207,392 |
|
2,541,309 | 989,514 |
|
|
2,533,238 | 344,706 |
|
|
2,084,779 | 361,612 |
|
|
1,738,826 | 987,961 |
|
1,635,948 | 138,565 |
|
|
1,596,328 | 256,293 |
|
|
1,394,985 | 588,138 |
"bachelder" Makes Tough Call
Level 22
: Blinds 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
"bachelder" opened to 50,000 on the button and "Sucra71" defended out of the big blind to send action heads-up to the flop.
Both players checked through the 
flop to the 
turn at which point "Sucra71" led out for 150,000. "bachelder" was not going anywhere just yet and made the call.
The board pairing river saw "Sucra71" opt to move all in for 2,363,059, putting "bachelder" to the ultimate test as they had only 436,656 behind. After some thought "bachelder" was able to find the call with just 
but that was good enough for the full double as "Sucra71" held 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,926,403 | -614,906 |
|
|
1,308,562 | 637,626 |
Break Time
Level 22
: Blinds 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
The remaining 28 players have been sent on their first five minute break of the day.