PKO High Roller Championship ($100,000 GTD)
Day 1 Completed
2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP)
PKO High Roller Championship ($100,000 GTD)
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP)
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$132,050
Entries
139
Entries
139
Players Left
1
"Vertimax" Last One Standing in PACOOP Event #49: $1,000 PKO High Roller Championship ($11,664)
Event #49: $1,000 PKO High Roller Championship at the 2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP) attracted 139 entries to beat the guarantee of $100,000 and generate a total prize pool of $132,050.
After only 6 hours of play, "Vertimax" accumulated all of the chips in play to score the $11,664 top prize to go along with $15,484 in bounties. "Huggers23" could not overcome a heads-up deficit to finish the tournament in second place.
Event #49: $1,000 PKO High Roller Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vertimax" | United States | $11,664 + $15,484 |
| 2 | "Huggers23" | United States | $11,664 + $5,984 |
| 3 | "StrikeNaturally" | United States | $7,922 + $5,750 |
| 4 | "RuffBluff111" | United States | $6,154 + $4,813 |
| 5 | "BullseyeMD" | United States | $4,780 + $1,844 |
| 6 | "22EPL" | United States | $3,713 + $1,781 |
| 7 | "frozenn523" | United States | $2,884 + $750 |
| 8 | "CallYourMommy" | United States | $2,240 + $2,344 |
| 9 | "skinnnypanda" | United States | $1,846 + $1,563 |
The top 17 finishers each received a portion of the regular prize pool and it was "redactedcartel" who was the unfortunate individual to fall just short of that mark after their big slick could not hold up in a blind-on-blind encounter. The remaining players were all guaranteed at least $1,033 to go along with any bounties they won.
The final table of nine was set not long after when "Jvic2721" could not find a fold against "BullseyeMD".
Final Table Action
"skinnnypanda" was the short stack coming into the final table and its first casualty. A couple of hands later, "CallYourMommy" fell in 8th place after suffering a domination rotation.
After a short lull in the pace of eliminations, "StrikeNaturally" picked up pocket jacks to best the sixes of "frozenn523" and brought the tournament down to six players.
"22EPL" looked set to score a crucial double-up against "Huggers23" after picking up a dominating ace-queen, but it was not to be as their opponent flopped trips to send the at-risk player to the rail.
Play slowed for a while until the hand of the tournament proved to be the end of "BullseyeMD". They were felled in a four-way all-in encounter after running their cowboys right into the rockets of "Huggers23", who did not even win the hand when the extreme short stack "RuffBluff111" managed to make a flush to secure the pay jump.
Though they were able to find the ladder, "RuffBluff111" could not mount a further comeback, instead falling in 4th place to "StrikeNaturally". Despite getting the elimination, "StrikeNaturally" was the shortest of the three remaining players and ended up finishing in third place to set the stage for a heads-up showdown between "Huggers23" and "Vertimax".
The latter entered play with a nearly 2:1 chip advantaged and never looked back, securing the win with pocket aces to bring the tournament to a close.
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"Huggers23" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($11,664)
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
"Vertimax" opened to 100,000 on the button only to see "Huggers23" three-bet to 312,000 in the big blind. That prompted "Vertimax" to come back with a four-bet to 750,000 which their opponent called.
Action checked to "Vertimax" on the 7♠A♠K♦ flop and they continued for 400,000. "Huggers23" check-raised all in for 1,290,049 and was snapped off.
"Huggers23": K♣J♣
"Vertimax": A♥A♣
"Vertimax" had flopped the nuts to put themselves in firm control, needing to fade running straight cards to secure the pot and victory. The Q♠ turn brought a scare but the river bricked out 5♥ to confirm the 1st place finish for "Vertimax". "Huggers23", meanwhile, was forced to settle for a consolation prize of $11,664 plus bounties.
Stay tuned for a tournament recap to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,950,000 | 2,989,689 |
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Busted |
"StrikeNaturally" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($7,922)
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
"Vertimax" opened to 100,000 on the button and called after "StrikeNaturally" moved all in for 1,292,432 out of the small blind.
"StrikeNaturally": A♥Q♦
"Vertimax": K♠Q♣
"StrikeNaturally" had gotten their money in good but could not hold on the 7♦K♥9♦5♥Q♠ runout to bring their tournament to a close and set the stage for a heads-up showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,960,311 | 2,228,216 |
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2,989,689 | -1,890,733 |
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Busted |
"RuffBluff111" Eliminated in 4th Place ($6,153)
"Vertimax" open jammed for 1,861,374 on the button and received calls from both "RuffBluff111" in the small blind as well as "StrikeNaturally" in the big blind.
"RuffBluff111": J♦10♣
"StrikeNaturally": 6♦2♦
"Vertimax": A♦5♣
"Vertimax" was marginally ahead but it was "StrikeNaturally" who emerged on top after the board ran out 4♦7♠6♥9♦2♠ to eliminate "RuffBluff111" in 4th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,732,095 | -133,529 |
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341,773 | 208,244 |
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Busted |
"BullseyeMD" Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,780)
"RuffBluff111" called all in for 9,835 from under the gun before "StrikeNaturally" re-jammed for 1,794,502 in the cutoff. Amazingly, "Huggers23" called off for their stack of 1,660,973 on the button and as if that was not enough action, "BullseyeMD" also committed their chips in the big blind to set the stage for a massive pot.
"RuffBluff111": Q♠2♠
"BullseyeMD": K♥K♠
"Huggers23": A♦A♣
"StrikeNaturally": 3♣3♦
"BullseyeMD" had run into a horrific cooler but could still find a payjump if "RuffBluff111" did not finish on top. The Q♦7♥J♠ flop kept the aces best but the A♠ turn did give "RuffBluff111" a flush draw while also handing "BullseyeMD" some hope in the form of a gutshot. The 3♠ river brought in the flush for "RuffBluff111" to give them a payjump at the expense of "BullseyeMD".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,880,422 | 3,761,492 |
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1,865,624 | 830,974 |
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133,529 | -1,552,397 |
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70,425 | -1,421,221 |
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Busted |
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"22EPL" Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,713)
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
"Huggers23" opened to 75,000 from the cutoff and then called after "22EPL" moved all in for 251,110 on the button.
"22EPL": A♠Q♠
"Huggers223": A♥J♠
"22EPL" had their opponent dominated but immediately fell behind on the J♥10♠J♣ flop. The 6♦ turn left the at risk player hoping to make broadway on the river but the 5♦ completed the board instead to send "22EPL" out in 6th Place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,118,930 | -148,716 |
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Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,685,926 | -79,725 |
|
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1,491,646 | -217,908 |
|
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1,267,646 | 308,386 |
|
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1,041,158 | 17,173 |
|
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1,034,650 | 195,007 |
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477,110 | -201,210 |
"frozenn523" Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,884)
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
"Vertimax" opened to 28,000 from middle position and "frozenn523" moved all in for 263,386 out of the small blind. "StrikeNaturally" re-jammed for 1,462,015 in the big blind, forcing a fold from "Vertimax".
"frozenn523": 6♦6♣
"StrikeNaturally": J♣J♥
"StrikeNaturally" had picked up pocket jacks at an opportune moment to leave themselves in good position to score the pot and bounty. That is exactly what happened after the board ran out 3♣8♦Q♦4♠2♥ to eliminate "frozenn523" in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,765,651 | 197,831 |
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Busted |