2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP)

High Roller Championship ($150,000 GTD)
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$44,873
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$150,000
Entries
70
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
70
Players Left
1

High Roller Championship ($150,000 GTD)

Day 1 Completed

“despicable_you” Rolls-Over the Table in The High Roller Championship

PACOOP 2023
PACOOP 2023

The Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP) is coming to an end, but not before the biggest buy-in event of the series takes place. Event #83: $2,500 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Championship had plenty of action despite having a smaller field compared to other events in the series.

A total of 70 players competed for a prize pool of $166,250, with "despicable_you" emerging as the winner. They received both the trophy and the top prize of $44,873 after defeating Andrew "and_porter" Porter in heads-up play. "despicable_you" entered heads-up play with a massive chip lead and managed to secure the victory after just a few orbits.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1despicable_you$44,873
2Andrew "and_porter" Porter$33,595
3Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas$25,152
4Rob570$18,830
5StrikeNaturally$14,098
6vaysmoney$10,555
7TryptophanMan$7,902
8BDGEJLM$5,916
9yaces_fool$5,330

Final Table Action

The final table bubble was also the money bubble with only nine players making the money and securing a minimum cash of $5,330.

Almost immediately after the bubble burst it was “yaces_fool” who would be the first to fall in ninth place. This was followed up by "BDGEJLM" who would get coolered on their way to the rail when their ace-king fell to the flush of “Rob570” when all the chips got in pre-flop.

“despicable_you” then got their first knockout of the final table when they eliminated "TryptophanMan" with ace-queen defeating "TryptophanMan" pocket sixes. Next to hit the rail was “vaysmoney” in sixth place after their ace-ten could not improve against the pocket eights of Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas. “StrikeNaturally” would hit the rail in fifth place after losing a standard flip to “Rob570”.

“Rob570” would then jam button with ace-three a few hands later and get called by the ace-nine of future champ “despicable_you”. “Rob570” could not improve and hit the rail in fourth. Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas held the chip lead for a portion of the final table but ultimately fell in third place when his pocket duces lost to the flopped top pair of runner-up Andrew "and_porter" Porter.

This brought us to heads up play where “despicable_you” started with about an 8:1 chip lead. Although Porter was able to secure a double-up it would not be enough to take down the jaugernaut that was “despicable_you” on their way to the victory. Porter put up a good fight, but "despicable_you" ultimately won the trophy, the top prize of $44,873.

Final Elimination
Final Elimination

Several players emerged victorious in the USCOOP/PACOOP event today alongside "despicable_you". Among the winners were "PhuneeeMuneee", who won Event #80: $10 NLHE Marathon and took home $7,599, "WadeDavenport", who secured the title for Event #84: $200 NLHE Turbo Sunday Second Chance and earned $7,398.40, and "dmart1234", who emerged as the top player in Event #85: $100 NLHE Bounty Builder Adrenaline and won $5,750.95. The main event is still underway with players “bagging” chips and headed to Day 2 on October 3rd.

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Andrew "and_porter" Porter Eliminated in 2nd Place ($33,595)

and_porter
and_porter

"despicable_you" moved all in from the button and got a call from Andrew "and_porter" Porter who would go to a full board all in and at risk.

Andrew "and_porter" Porter: Q10
"despicable_you": A8

The full board ran out 39J82 and with the nut flush "despicable_you" sent Porter to the rail in second place.

Full recap coming soon.

Player Chips Progress
despicable_you us
despicable_you
70,000,000 23,050,368
Andrew "and_porter" Porter us
Andrew "and_porter" Porter
Busted

Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas Eliminated in 3rd Place ($25,152)

fubadbeatbob
fubadbeatbob

Action folded to Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas in the small blind who moved all in for his tournament life and got called by Andrew "and_porter" Porter in the big blind.

Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas: 22
Andrew "and_porter" Porter: K9

The full board ran out K105Q10 and McNicholas hit the rail in third place after an impressive run.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew "and_porter" Porter us
Andrew "and_porter" Porter
14,965,368 3,402,112
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas us
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas
Busted

"Rob570" Eliminated in 4th Place ($18,830)

Rob570
Rob570

Action folded to "Rob570" on the button who moved all in and got a call from "despicable_you" in the small blind.

The cards hit their backs with "Rob570" all in and at risk.

"Rob570": A3
"despicable_you": A9

The full board ran out 3AJ65 and "Rob570" hit the rail in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
despicable_you us
despicable_you
46,949,632 20,675,350
Rob570 us
Rob570
Busted

"despicable_you" Flops Big

Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas opened under the gun to 750,000 and it folded all the way to "despicable_you" in the big blind who called and they were off to a flop heads up.

The 7J6 flop quickly checked through to a 2 turn. "despicable_you" led out for 1,200,000 and got a call on their way to a 10 river.

"despicable_you" led out again for 3,800,000 and without much thought "fubadbeatbob" called. "despicable_you" tabled 67 for a flopped two pair and "fubadbeatbob" mucked.

Player Chips Progress
despicable_you us
despicable_you
26,274,282 9,603,875
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas us
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas
14,833,113 -19,502,596

"StrikeNaturally" Eliminated in 5th Place ($14,098)

StrikeNaturally
StrikeNaturally

"Rob570" opened under the gun and it folded to "StrikeNaturally" in the big blind who moved in and got a call.

The cards hit their backs with "StrikeNaturally" all in and at risk.

"StrikeNaturally": A9
"Rob570": 88

The full board ran out 6410K7 and "Strike Naturally would hit the rail in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Rob570 us
Rob570
9,287,000 394,778
StrikeNaturally us
StrikeNaturally
Busted

"vaysmoney" Elminiated in 6th Place ($10,555)

vaysmoney
vaysmoney

Action folded to "fubadbeatbob" on the button who opened to 440,000. "vaysmoney" was in the small blind and three-bet to 2,400,000. It folded back to "fubadbeatbob" who moved in and "vaysmoney" called.

"vaysmoney": A10
"fubadbeatbob": 88

The full board ran out Q76J6 and "vaysmoney" hit the rail in 6th place.

Player Chips Progress
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas us
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas
34,335,709 5,742,098
vaysmoney us
vaysmoney
Busted

"BDGEJLM" Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,916)

BDGEJLM
BDGEJLM

"Rob570" opened in early position before "BDGEJLM" moved all in for 1,532,416. It folded back around to "Rob570" who called and the cards hit their backs.

"BDGEJLM": AK
"Rob570": Q9

The full board ran out 2J6710 and "BDGEJLM" would hit the rail in eighth place after "Rob570" hit a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Rob570 us
Rob570
8,892,222 -671,423
BDGEJLM us
BDGEJLM
Busted