Sunday Special Championship ($125,000 GTD) | 2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP)

Sunday Special Championship ($125,000 GTD)

Day 1 Completed

09-25-2023 03:37 UTC-4

After Roller Coaster Final Table “mbw2388” Wins Event #47 at PACOOP

Jeremy Geist

In the 2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP), Event #47: $200 No Limit Hold’em Sunday Special Championship was held with a guarantee of $125,000. A total of 744 players participated in the event, vying for the top prize of $23,482 and the trophy. Ultimately, “mbw2388" emerged victorious.

At the final table, "mbw2388" managed to catch some good cards but also dominated the competition with their bold and aggressive gameplay. They fearlessly went up against other players at the table, ultimately propelling them to a head-to-head battle for the championship against Zach "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg. Despite a few intense hands, "mbw2388" maintained a substantial chip lead and emerged victorious after just five hands of heads-up play with Gruneberg.

Event #47: $200 No Limit Hold’em Sunday Special Championship Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	"mbw2388"	$23,482
2	Zach "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg	$16,738
3	"peiffer12"	$11,932
4	"Schnauzer17972"	$8,505
5	"Jesushadgr8abs"	$6,063
6	"ValueBluffRiver"	$4,322
7	"CallYourMommy"	$3,081
8	"Great Daneo"	$2,196
9	"cheten95"	$1,565

Final Table Action

The final table began with the elimination of "cheten95", whose pocket sevens lost to "mbw2388" ace-queen. Shortly after that, "Great Daneo" was also eliminated when their king-queen could not beat "mbw2388"'s ace-deuce.

"CallYourMommy" was eliminated after they limped the small blind and induced a jam from "ValueBluffRiver" in the big blind. "CallYourMommy" was holding aces, but "ValueBluffRiver" hit a straight after a brutal runout. "ValueBluffRiver" would face an even worse cooler to hit the rail after their rivered full house fell to the rivered straight flush of "Schnauzer17972".

"Jesushadgr8abs" was eliminated in fifth place after their ace-five fell to the queen-nine of "peiffer12" when a nine hit the flop. Shortly after that, "Schnauzer17972" was eliminated when their pocket queens lost to the flush of "peiffer12".

The play came down to a heads-up match between Gruneberg and “mbw2388” and concluded after only five hands. "mbw2388" opened the action on the button, and Gruneberg went all in from the blinds. "mbw2388" called, and they played out the full board to determine the winner of the tournament. Unfortunately, Gruneberg had to settle for second place as his king-seven could not surpass the ace-ten of the eventual champion, “mbw2388”.

Several players won COOP titles during the day's events. "Rogggggy" emerged victorious in Event #45: $50 NLHE Marathon, taking home$3,907."RandyLahey SV" topped the field in Event #46: $10 NLHE Sunday Starter, earning $1,297. PokerStarsNJ Ambassador David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye claimed victory in Event #47: $200 NLHE Sunday Special Championship, winning a prize of $29,343. "phillychzsteak" finished first in Event #48: $30 NLHE Mini Sunday Special, taking home $5,967. "Kingston511" won Event #50: $100 PLO 5-Max, earning $2,971. Meanwhile, Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski won his third and fourth COOP titles on the same day in Event #51: $50 NLHE Bounty Builder Adrenaline 6-Max PKO.

You can take advantage of your chance to win big and earn the title of Pennsylvania's best in the remaining 2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker events. The main event is right around the corner, with plenty of satellites left to play.

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09-25-2023 02:54 UTC-4

"KennytheRipper" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($16,738)

Jeremy Geist

The action was opened on the button to 800,000 by "mbw2388" before "KennyTheRipper" moved all in from the blinds. "mbw2388" called and they were off to a full board for the fate of the tournament.

"KennyTheRipper": K♣7♦
"mbw2388": A♥10♦

The full board ran out 8♠A♣4♣6♦6♣ and "KennyTheRipper" hit the rail in second place after a fantastic run.

Full recap coming soon.

Player	Chips	Progress
mbw2388	37,200,000	21,580,765
KennytheRipper	Busted

09-25-2023 02:47 UTC-4

"peiffer12" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($11,932)

Jeremy Geist

"peiffer12" moved in from the big blind after a button open and a call from "KennytheRipper".

The cards hit their backs.

"peiffer12": J♦7♦
"KennytheRipper": Q♣10♣

The full board ran out K♥3♣9♥8♦2♠ and "peiffer12" hit the rail in third place after an impressive showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
KennytheRipper	9,480,000	2,880,000
peiffer12	Busted

09-25-2023 02:30 UTC-4

"Schnauzer17972" Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,505)

Jeremy Geist

"Schnauzer17972" was eliminated when their pocket queens fell to the flush of "peiffer12".

"Schnauzer17972" hit the rail in fourth place after an impressive run.

Player	Chips	Progress
peiffer12	17,200,000
Schnauzer17972	Busted

09-25-2023 02:21 UTC-4

"Jesushadgr8abs" Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,063)

Jeremy Geist

"Jesushadgr8abs" was eliminated after their ace-five fell to the queen-nine of "peiffer12" when a nine hit the flop.

"Jesushadgr8abs" hit the rail in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
peiffer12	13,000,000	8,700,000
Jesushadgr8abs	Busted

09-25-2023 02:13 UTC-4

"ValueBluffRiver" Eliminated in 6th Place ($4,322)

Jeremy Geist

Blinds 100,000/200,000

"ValueBluffRiver" opened in middle position to 400,000 before getting a call from "Schnauzer17972" in the small blind and from "mbw2388" in the big blind.

The 8♥8♣Q♣ flop quickly checked through to a 9♥ turn. "mbw2388" led for 621,000 and got a call from both players on their way to J♣ river.

"Schnauzer17972" then lead jammed the river for 3,286,112. Only "ValueBluffRiver" called and the cooler was real.

"ValueBluffRiver" tabled J♠J♦ for a rivered boat and "Schnauzer17972" tabled 9♣10♣ for a rivered straight flush to eliminate "ValueBluffRiver" in 6th place.