2020 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker [PACOOP]

PACOOP 30: $500 PLO [6-Max, High-Roller], $25K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker [PACOOP]

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq8
Prize
$8,712
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
76

PACOOP 30: $500 PLO [6-Max, High-Roller], $25K Gtd

Day 1 Completed

"TryptophanMan" Wins PACOOP-30: $500 PLO [6-Max, High-Roller] for $8,712

PACOOP-30 Results
PACOOP-30 Results

It took just shy of five hours for PACOOP-30: $500 PLO [6-Max, High-Roller] $25K Gtd to see a title claimed. In total, 76 entries generated a prize pool of $35,720, exceeding its guaranteed prize pool by over 40% with the lion's share of $8,712 going to "TryptophanMan".

"TryptophanMan" used one of their three allotted re-entries after being eliminated during the three-hour late registration period, and rode a heater that left them atop the counts when registration closed. At that time, 24 remained with the top 11 set to make it into the money, a feat that would happen when none other than "TryptophanMan" burst the bubble to amass more than one-fourth of the chips in play with 11 remaining.

Thirty minutes later, "TryptophanMan" would once again be the one bursting the next bubble, eliminating "Lachoy14" in eighth place to bring the final table of seven.

PACOOP-30 Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1TryptophanMan$8,712
2hunterm708$6,638
3MR.20InchArms$5,058
4Morning Waffles$3,854
5sawyer2117$2,936
6AllinWithAJoff$2,237
7soccerdad29$1,704

On the second hand of the final table, "TryptophanMan" scored another knockout, sending "soccerdad29" out in seventh."AllinWithAJoff" and "sawyer2117" followed shortly thereafter, and five-handed play then occurred for a bit until "TryptophanMan" sent "Morning Waffles" packing in fourth.

Three-handed play began with "TryptophanMan" holding roughly two-thirds of the cips in play, while "MR.20InchArms" and "hunterm708" were nearly even in chips. The two of them wound up playing for stacks with "hunterm708" coming out on top and leaving "MR.20InchArms" crippled. They found two doubles, but eventually ran kings into "hunterm708's" aces and finished in third.

"hunterm708" started the heads-up match with almost a two-to-one advantage and took the lead for a quick moment, but "TryptophanMan" quickly regained momentum, erasing the defecit and building an even bigger chip lead than when they started the match. A few hands later, stacks went in on a queen-queen-three flop with "TryptophanMan" holding an ace and a queen, both of which wound up playing as their trips held versus a backdoor flush draw to claim the title and the accompanying prize of $8,712.

It marked the second title win for "TryptophanMan", who on Sunday, September 20 topped a 191-entry field to win Event #7: $100 PLO [6-Max] $15K GTD for $3,497.29.

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Remaining 2020 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP) Schedule

Check out the rremaining event PACOOP schedule below with the featured PokerNews live-reported tournaments bolded.

#DateTime (ET)Event
3129-Sep (Tu)7 p.m.$250 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo, Super Tuesday], $40K Gtd
3229-Sep (Tu)8 p.m.$100 NLO8 [8-Max], $10K Gtd
3330-Sep (W)7 p.m.$30 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $20K Gtd
3430-Sep (W)8 p.m.$200 NLHE, $30K Gtd
3530-Sep (W)9 p.m.$100 Stud Hi/Lo, $10K Gtd
361-Oct (Th)7 p.m.$250 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill], $40K Gtd
371-Oct (Th)9 p.m.$150 NLHE, $20K Gtd
382-Oct (F)7 p.m.$200 FLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd
392-Oct (F)9 p.m.$200 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo], $15K Gtd
403-Oct (Sa)6 p.m.$300 NLHE [6-Max], $40K Gtd
413-Oct (Sa)9 p.m.$75 NLHE [6-Max], $20K Gtd
424-Oct (Su)2 p.m.$100 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Deepstack], $25K Gtd
434-Oct (Su)5 p.m.$300 NLHE [Main Event], $200K Gtd
444-Oct (Su)6 p.m.$50 NLHE [Mini Main Event], $40K Gtd
454-Oct (Su)8 p.m.$100 NLHE [Progressive KO], $30K Gtd
464-Oct (Su)9 p.m.$100 PLO [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo], $10K Gtd
474-Oct (Su)10 p.m.$75 NLHE [Sunday SuperSonic SE], $10K Gtd
485-Oct (M)7 p.m.$100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE – PACOOP Wrap-Up], $35K Gtd
495-Oct (M)8 p.m.$50 NLHE [8-Max, Phase 2], $50K Gtd
505-Oct (M)9 p.m.$100 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Deep Hyper Turbo], $15K Gtd

"hunterm708" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($6,638)

"hunterm708"
"hunterm708"

In Level 23 with blinds of 5,000/10,000, "hunterm708" raised to 30,000 on the button and "TryptophanMan" three-bet to 90,000. "hunterm708" four-bet for another pot-sized figure of 270,000 and "TryptophanMan" called, bringing about a flop of {q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{q-Clubs}. "TryptophanMan" checked, "hunterm708" jammed for 205,648, and "TryptophanMan" immediately called.

"hunterm708": {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
"TryptophanMan": {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

"TryptophanMan" had a commanding lead after flopping trips with an ace kicker. They needed to fade only running kings, clubs, or wheel outs. The clubs became a real sweat on the turn {7-Clubs}, but the river {k-Hearts} was clean and "TryptophanMan" found themselves with all the chips in the tournament as "hunterm708" finished the tournament in second place, earning $6,638 for their efforts.

Meanwhile, "TryptophanMan" has won PACOOP-30 for $8,712. A full recap will be posted shortly.

Player Chips Progress
TryptophanMan us
TryptophanMan
1,900,000 715,648
hunterm708 us
hunterm708
Busted

Heads-Up Update

Play has moved into Level 23 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 as the first 15 hands of the heads-up match between "TryptophanMan" and "hunterm708" has seen no showdowns.

A bit of back-and-forth has occurred, with "TryptophanMan" winning a couple early pots before "hunterm708" chipped up to 1.04 million. However, a few hands have since enused with "TryptophanMan" winning and stacks are now back to nearly where they started.

Player Chips Progress
TryptophanMan us
TryptophanMan
1,184,352 -65,000
hunterm708 us
hunterm708
715,648 65,000

"MR.20InchArms" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($5,058)

"MR.20InchArms"
"MR.20InchArms"

In Level 22 with blinds of 4,000/8,000, "TryptophanMan" raised to 20,000 on the button and "MR.20InchArms" made a pot-sized three-bet to 68,000. "hunterm708" re-potted it, cold four-betting to 224,000 and forcing "TryptophanMan" out of the pot before "MR.20InchArms" called all in for 138,000 total.

"MR.20InchArms": {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs}
"hunterm708": {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{2-Clubs}

"MR.20InchArms" had run kings into aces and was in need of assistance. They found extra outs on the flop {7-Spades}{5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} to maintain their exact equity going to the turn, which appeared {10-Clubs} to add heaps more outs to their total. Unfortunately, all their hope bricked on the river {3-Hearts} and their kings remained second best to the aces of "hunterm708" to result in them taking third place in the tournament for a payday of $5,058.

Player Chips Progress
TryptophanMan us
TryptophanMan
1,249,352
hunterm708 us
hunterm708
650,648
Mr.20InchArms us
Mr.20InchArms
Busted

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"MR.20InchArms" Back In Business

In Level 22 with blinds of 4,000/8,000, "MR.20InchArms" found themselves with a stack of 83,000 after their pocket queens held versus the pocket fours of "TryptophanMan". They defended their big blind to an open of 24,000 from "hunterm708", who was on the button,

The flop came {j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{7-Hearts} with 52,000 in the pot and "MR.20InchArms" checked. "hunterm708" continuation-bet the pot and "MR.20InchArms" check-shoved for 7,000 more. "hunterm708" called.

"MR.20InchArms": {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
"hunterm708": {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

The turn {q-Hearts} brought gin for "MR.20InchArms", giving them Broadway to score them a double as the river {2-Spades} completed the runout and bring their stack back to 170,000 from being at 20,000 just a few hands prior.

Player Chips Progress
TryptophanMan us
TryptophanMan
1,281,352 -49,505
hunterm708 us
hunterm708
448,628 -95,010
Mr.20InchArms us
Mr.20InchArms
170,020 132,515

"hunterm708" Doubles Through "MR.20InchArms"

In Level 22 with blinds of 4,000/8,000, "hunterm708" opened to 16,000 on the button and "MR.20InchArms" three-bet to 52,000, which was the size of the pot. "hunterm708" called.

The flop fell {6-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} and "MR.20InchArms" made a pot-sized continuation-bet of 108,000. "hunterm708" jammed for 217,819 and "MR.20InchArms" called.

"hunterm708": {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
"MR.20InchArms": {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

"hunterm704" had flopped two pair versus the top pair, top kicker of "MR.20InchArms" and held as the turn {3-Spades} and river {2-Hearts} completed the runout, leaving "MR.20InchArms" with just 37,505 after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
hunterm708 us
hunterm708
543,638 257,819
Mr.20InchArms us
Mr.20InchArms
37,505 -245,819

"Morning Waffles" Eliminated in 4th Place ($3,854)

"Morning Waffles"
"Morning Waffles"

In Level 22 with blinds of 4,000/8,000, "Morning Waffles" raised the pot to 28,000 in the cutoff and "TryptophanMan" three-bet to the size of the pot, making it 92,000 to go in the small blind. "Morning Waffles" four-bet jammed for 112,196 and "TryptophanMan" called.

"Morning Waffles": {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
"TryptophanMan": {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Clubs}

"Morning Waffles" found themselves running into pocket kings, and while they found extra flush outs on the flop {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, they never got any closer as the turn {3-Clubs} and river {j-Diamonds} completed the runout with them finishing with nothing more than ace-high. The pot was sent to "TryptophanMan" with top two pair and "Morning Waffles" became the fourth-place finisher in the tournament as a result.

Player Chips Progress
TryptophanMan us
TryptophanMan
1,330,857 223,406
hunterm708 us
hunterm708
285,819 -92,598
Mr.20InchArms us
Mr.20InchArms
283,324 50,000
Morning Waffles us
Morning Waffles
Busted

"sawyer2117" Eliminated in 5th Place ($2,936)

"sawyer2117"
"sawyer2117"

In Level 22 with blinds of 4,000/8,000, action folded to "sawyer2117" in the small blind and they raised the pot to 24,000. "MR.20InchArms" defended their big blind and the flop came {9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}. "sawyer2117" continuation-bet the size of the pot for 48,000 and "MR.20InchArms" raised all in for the 81,440 effective that "sawyer2117" had and proceeded to call off.

"sawyer2117": {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
"MR.20InchArms": {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

"MR.20InchArms" was out in front with two apir and a flush draw, needing to fade "sawyer2117's" straight draw and set outs. The turn {8-Clubs} gave "MR.20InchArms" a flush, leaving "sawyer2117" drawing dead to the river {5-Spades}. The pot was shipped to "MR.20InchArms" and "sawyer2117" finished the tournament in fifth place, earning $2,936 for their efforts.

Player Chips Progress
Mr.20InchArms us
Mr.20InchArms
233,324 111,940
sawyer2117 us
sawyer2117
Busted