ONCOOP 61-L: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event - Low], $40K Gtd
Day 1 Completed
PokerStars ONCOOP 2022
ONCOOP 61-L: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event - Low], $40K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
PokerStars ONCOOP 2022
Buy-in
50 CAD
Prize Pool
40,000 CAD
Entries
724
Level
40
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
37,500
Entries
724
Players Left
21
"hittinthebax" Leads Final 21 Players in Inaugural ONCOOP Main Event
Level 29
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Poker players from across Canada’s most populous province gathered on Sunday for the inaugural edition of the PokerStars Ontario Championship of Online Poker (ONCOOP) Main Event.
Event 61-L: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event - Low] attracted 724 total entries, including 435 unique players and 289 reentries, each chasing a share of the $40,000 guaranteed prize pool. After nearly eight hours of play on Day 1, just 21 remain with the chance to call themselves the first-ever PokerStars Ontario champion.
Leading the way is “hittinthebax,” who busted both “johnstxn” and former chip leader “TraVision” towards the end of the day to become the only player over 4,000,000, finishing with 4,586,504. “ShowYouHow” won a 1,600,000 pot against “grishanin121” with four tables remaining after walking up with kings in the small blind, ending up in second place with 3,687,899.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "hittinthebax" | 4,586,504 | 115 |
| 2 | "ShowYouHow" | 3,687,899 | 92 |
| 3 | "gellyfish112" | 2,772,277 | 69 |
| 4 | "SmartAcesGuy" | 2,385,234 | 60 |
| 5 | "rockgodd" | 2,231,908 | 56 |
| 6 | Gareth "GarethC23" Chantler | 2,010,717 | 50 |
| 7 | "OV3R--WATCH" | 1,998,051 | 50 |
| 8 | "TAA66" | 1,866,062 | 47 |
| 9 | "RyCoSuave" | 1,809,411 | 45 |
| 10 | Jeffrey "Jefffrr8" Reardon | 1,792,030 | 45 |
Right behind them are “gellyfish112” (2,772,277), “SmartAcesGuy” (2,385,234), “rockgodd” (2,231,908), and Gareth “GarethC23” Chantler (2,010,717). Jeffrey “Jefffrr8” Reardon is in 10th place with 1,792,030, while ONCOOP champions “Legiit4” (1,384,168), “muggsyboges” (980,764), and “Tournigan” (787,188) will be looking to add another title.
Shyam “G’s zee” Srinivasan, one of the biggest winners in online poker history with $10 million in career earnings, went through four bullets but busted each one before the money. Julien “L1VeYRdrEamS” Perouse entered the maximum six times but couldn’t survive the money bubble, which came at 127th place. Four-time ONCOOP champion “fuzztacular” also fired four times and managed to cash in 104th place.
Team PokerStars Pro Arlie “Prince Pablo” Shaban, who is already enjoying a spectacular series with five titles to his credit, finished in 35th place, while popular Twitch streamer Patrick “Egption” Tardif made it to 33rd (on just one bullet) before having his run come to an end.
Action will resume on Monday at 7:05 p.m. ET and play down to a winner. Blinds pick up on Level 29 at 20,000-40,000 and a 5,000 ante, with the average stack around 43 big blinds.
The 21 remaining players have already navigated through a massive field, but only one can make Ontario poker history tomorrow. PokerNews will be on hand providing all the updates until an inaugural champion is crowned.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 29
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,586,504 | -5,000 |
|
3,687,899 | 936,593 |
|
|
2,772,277 | 133,895 |
|
2,385,234 | -631,662 |
|
2,231,908 | -15,000 |
|
2,010,717 | 2,010,717 |
|
1,998,051 | -457,837 |
|
1,866,062 | 962,653 |
|
1,809,411 | 458,787 |
|
1,792,030 | 20,000 |
|
|
1,761,095 | -455,217 |
|
1,454,266 | |
|
1,384,168 | 741,416 |
|
|
1,349,820 | 905,160 |
|
|
1,023,627 | 51,000 |
|
|
980,764 | 451,138 |
|
|
913,291 | 729,114 |
|
|
831,610 | -32,649 |
|
|
787,188 | -152,406 |
|
|
326,068 | -125,716 |
|
|
248,010 | 62,090 |
Play Concludes
Level 29
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Play has ended on Day 1 with 21 players remaining. They will return at 7:05 p.m. ET on Monday to play down to a champion.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for a recap of the day's action.
"FearScott" Eliminated in 22nd Place ($236.69)
Level 29
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
"FearScott" raised to 560,000, leaving just 49,787 behind, before "RyCoSuave" reraised all in from the button. "FearScott" committed their last chips.
"FearScott": 
"RyCoSuave": 
"FearScott" spiked a set on the 
flop, but "RyCoSuave" also made a set of jacks. The board ran out 
and "RyCoSuave" finished with a flush to eliminate "FearScott" in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,809,411 | 1,809,411 |
Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp Eliminated in 23rd Place ($236.69)
Level 29
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
"hittinthebax" raised to 180,000 on the button before Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp moved all in for 418,610. "hittinthebax" called.
Steve "BetrThanPhil" Tripp: 
"hittinthebax": 
Tripp remained ahead as the board came 
, but "hittinthebax" spiked the on the river to make a pair of nines and send Tripp out in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,591,504 | 473,070 |
|
Busted |
"BallerSpeed" Eliminated in 24th Place ($197.80)
Level 29
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jeffrey "Jefffrr8" Reardon raised to 84,000 from early position before "BallerSpeed" three-bet to 500,000 on the button. Reardon reraised all in and "BallerSpeed" committed their last 19,442.
"BallerSpeed": 
Jeffrey "Jefffrr8" Reardon: 
"BallerSpeed" was well ahead with kings, but Reardon spiked a set on the 
board to send out "BallerSpeed" in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,772,030 | 288,387 |
|
|
Busted |
"rockgodd" Holds On to Bust "grandelegend7"
Level 29
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
"rockgodd" raised to 80,000 on the button and "grandelegend7" defended from the big blind.
The flop came 
and "rockgodd" continued for 145,000. "grandelegend7" came back with a raise to 320,000, "rockgodd" moved all in, and "grandelegend7" called for 579,956.
"rockgodd" had 
for top pair, while "grandelegend7" showed 
for a flush draw. "grandelegend7" failed to hit the turn or 
river and the hit the rail in 25th place right before play concludes for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,246,908 | 1,824,324 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 29
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
"ShowYouHow" Gets Kings to Bust "grishanin121"
Level 28
: Blinds 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
"deucesofclub" raised to 73,500 from the button before "ShowYouHow" reraised to 227,500 in the small blind. From the big blind, "grishanin121" shoved all in for 769,274 and "deucesofclub" folded, but "ShowYouHow" called to put them at risk.
"grishanin121" showed , but "ShowYouHow" had woken up with . The board ran out 
and "ShowYouHow"'s kings stayed in front to send "grishanin121" to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,751,306 | 1,718,094 |
|
|
972,627 | 117,424 |
|
|
Busted |