Main Event ($250,000 GTD)
Day 1 Completed
2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP)
Main Event ($250,000 GTD)
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP)
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$250,000
Entries
877
Entries
877
Players Left
39
"amr2002417" Leads Final 39 Players in PACOOP Event #81: $300 Main Event
After nearly 27 levels of play, "amr2002417" emerged as the leader in Day 1 of Event #81: $300 Main Event with 15,487,165 in chips after navigating a field of 877 entries. By the time play was suspended, just 39 players remained. Not far behind "amr2002417" is online grinder Chris "PetCheetah101" Bilinsky, who will bring 15,189,604 with him to the virtual felt tomorrow for Day 2.
Bilinsky is a regular in PokerStars PA tournaments and has already enjoyed success online over the last couple of years, including a runner-up finish in the World Series of Poker Online Circuit Pennsylvania $215 No Limit Hold'em - Sunday Special for $12,366 and a first-place finish in a WSOPC $215 Monster Stack event for $10,190. Earlier this year, Bilinsky pocketed $11,309 for taking down a $100 buy-in PokerStars PA Sunday Special. Bilinsky will be looking to secure his biggest online score to date with a win tomorrow.
PACOOP Event #81: $300 Main Event Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "amr2002417" | 15,487,165 | 97 |
| 2 | Chris "PetCheetah101" Bilinsky | 15,189,604 | 95 |
| 3 | "5BetBill" | 14,028,660 | 88 |
| 4 | "jreid106" | 13,664,137 | 85 |
| 5 | Alex "Schwibbs1" Schwint | 12,573,680 | 79 |
| 6 | "steelcitypoker" | 12,434,299 | 78 |
| 7 | "FooK3" | 10,826,690 | 68 |
| 8 | "usmc2doc13" | 10,357,491 | 65 |
| 9 | "Mufftetus" | 10,070,157 | 63 |
| 10 | "fubadbeatbob" | 9,756,279 | 61 |
Day 1 got underway with 208 entrants and that number continued to increase right up until the end of late registration before settling on 877, which brought the total prize pool to $245,560. Bilinsky got off to a hot start and claimed several eliminations along the way, including "HeaterISreal" and "Jdgambler43" after trapping with a set.
The rapid structure of the event saw players bust out in rapid fashion from the get go. Even hand-for-hand play did not last long, with "Vubcept888" bursting the money bubble soon after it began. A couple notables who were in contention but did not make the money include Andrew "and_porter" Porter and Aubrey "RiverMeDaddy" Williams, who lost a flip with pocket sevens against "NoamSayng" in the latter half of the day.
Three-time PokerStars Championship of Online Poker (COOP) winner Casey "superdonkeydave" Hatmaker was able to make the money, but was eliminated short of Day 2 after "Jdgambler43" out-flopped Hatmaker's ace-king with queen-jack.
It was a tight race for the chip lead between Bilinsky and "amr2002417" in the final few hands of the day, but "amr2002417" secured his lead after piling on the aggression against "Mufftetus" with just minutes remaining.
One other notable who earned a Day-2 berth is none other than Zach "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg, who has already scored two NACOOP titles this year. Gruneberg will return for Day 2 with a respectable 9,679,312 to play with.
The remaining 39 players will reconvene and play down to a winner on October 2 at 6:00 p.m. local time. Play will resume on level 27, which features 80,000/160,000 blinds with a 20,000 ante. Levels will continue to last 15 minutes each and the official final table will begin when nine players are left.
In other 2023 PACOOP tournaments that took place today, "JettJett19" won $5,619.04 after taking down Event #80: $100 NLHE PACOOP Marathon, "frozenn523" took down Event 82: $50 NLHE Mini Main Event for $8,165, and "despicable_you" won Event #83: $2,500 NLHE High Roller Championship after besting Andrew Porter heads-up for $44,872.52.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action from the 2023 PACOOP Main Event leading to the next champion!
End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,487,165 | |
|
||
|
|
15,189,604
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
14,028,660
5,804,300
|
5,804,300 |
|
|
13,664,137
5,977,079
|
5,977,079 |
|
|
12,573,680
1,526,137
|
1,526,137 |
|
||
|
|
12,434,299
6,995,125
|
6,995,125 |
|
|
10,826,690 | |
|
|
10,357,491 | |
|
|
10,070,157
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
|
9,756,279
6,430,763
|
6,430,763 |
|
|
9,752,895
5,050,724
|
5,050,724 |
|
9,678,312
9,378,312
|
9,378,312 |
|
|
9,377,090
-1,082,093
|
-1,082,093 |
|
8,092,572 | |
|
|
7,552,861 | |
|
|
6,893,826 | |
|
|
6,811,024
-1,891,400
|
-1,891,400 |
|
|
6,564,808
1,478,220
|
1,478,220 |
|
|
6,470,890
3,540,588
|
3,540,588 |
|
|
5,885,742 | |
|
|
5,213,712 | |
|
4,829,612
3,162,466
|
3,162,466 |
|
|
4,673,386 | |
|
|
4,231,711 | |
|
|
4,231,009
-6,724,060
|
-6,724,060 |
Play Done For The Day
Play has concluded for Day 1 of Event #81: $300 Main Event with "amr2002417" holding a narrow lead over Chris "PetCheetah101" Bilinsky. The final 39 players will return and play down to a winner tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET.
Stay tuned for a full recap.
"amr2002417" Snags The Chip Lead
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
"Mufftetus" opened to 352,000 first-to-act and was called by "amr2002417" on the button.
"amr2002417" called a 542,000 bet from "Mufftetus" on the 9♦5♦5♠ flop.
"Mufftetus" then check-called a 1,560,960" bet from "amr2002417" on the 4♣ turn.
The 8♦ completed the board and "Mufftetus" check-folded facing a 3,121,053 bet from "amr2002417" — giving "amr2002417" the chip lead as Day 1 winds to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,487,165
4,993,308
|
4,993,308 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,430,157
681,312
|
681,312 |
Bilinsky Continues to Climb; Eliminates "PSUDave07"
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
"PSUDave07" open shoved for their last 1,993,698 from the hijack and was called by Chris "PetCheetah101" Bilinsky in the cutoff to put "PSUDave07" at risk. Everyone else folded and hands were revealed.
"PSUDave07": 6♣6♦
Chris Bilinsky: A♠K♥
It was a coinflip, but the 7♥3♠5♦2♠K♣ runout paired Bilinsky's king on the river to eliminate "PSUDave07" in heart-breaking fashion and add to Bilinsky's big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,197,604
1,638,978
|
1,638,978 |
|
|
Busted |
Bilinsky Catches Bluff to Eliminate "Jdgambler43"
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
"Jdgambler43" opened to 280,000 from the hijack and was called by "DiamondsOnMyNek" in the cutoff and Chris "PetCheetah101" Bilinsky in the big blind.
Bilinsky checked to "Jdgambler43" on the 5♥2♣J♦ flop and they continued for 309,750. Bilinsky called.
Bilinsky check-called an 840,000 bet from "Jdgambler43" on the 9♠ turn and Bilinsky checked a final time when the K♦ completed the board.
"Jdgambler43" then made a pot-sized shove for 3,207,265 and Bilinsky quickly called.
"Jdgambler43" held Q♦8♦ for a stone bluff and Bilinsky showed 2♦2♥ for a flopped set to eliminate "Jdgambler43" in the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,558,626
4,932,015
|
4,932,015 |
|
|
Busted |
Schwint Takes Over The Chip Lead
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
"DMC5511" opened to 280,000 from middle position and was called by Alex "Schwibbs1" Schwint on the button and "22EPL" in the big blind.
"22EPL" checked to "DMC5511" on the 7♣5♣6♠ flop and he continued for 280,000. Only Schwint called.
"DMC5511" bet 280,000 again on the J♣ turn and Schwint raised to 861,000. "DMC5511" called.
The 2♠ completed the board and "DMC5511" checked to Schwint, who bet enough to put "DMC5511" all in for their last 1,943,799. "DMC5511" let their hand go and Schwint took over the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,047,543
1,923,500
|
1,923,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,816,293
-839,410
|
-839,410 |
|
|
1,943,799
1,943,799
|
1,943,799 |
Updated Chip Counts
The field has been reduced down to just 53 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,991,548
4,663,096
|
4,663,096 |
|
|
10,955,069
7,535,890
|
7,535,890 |
|
|
10,493,857
10,493,857
|
10,493,857 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,459,183
-811,243
|
-811,243 |
|
|
9,748,845
-481,123
|
-481,123 |
|
|
9,124,043
276,109
|
276,109 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,702,424
-1,320,000
|
-1,320,000 |
|
|
8,626,611
3,995,686
|
3,995,686 |
|
|
8,224,360
-23,975
|
-23,975 |
|
|
7,687,058
3,131,569
|
3,131,569 |
"R-hart215" Doubles Through "22EPL" in Massive Pot
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
"22EPL" raised to 252,000 from early position and was three-bet to 936,000 by "R-hart215" from the small blind. It was folded back to "22EPL" and they shoved, which was enough to put "R-hart215" all in for their 4,891,212 total. "R-hart215" called to put themselves at risk and hands were revealed.
"R-hart215": A♥K♣
"22EPL": A♠Q♥
"R-hart215" got it in good and the 9♥K♦5♦J♦5♠ ruout kept them best with kings-up for the massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,022,424 | |
|
|
5,655,703 |