PACOOP 43: $300 NLHE [Main Event], $200K Gtd | 2020 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker [PACOOP]

10-05-2020 16:59 UTC-4

"Great Daneo" Holds the Pole Position Here on Day 2

tayke2

Yesterday, the 2020 PACOOP Main Event saw over 1,000 total entries come out to play, and after nearly eight hour of play, only 89 players remain. "Great Daneo" holds a nice lead over the field, with a monster stack of 3,840,578. That stack is nearly one million more than his next closest competitor, "Lirek154."

The blinds coming back today will be 15,000-30,000, and the average stack will be 1,138,202. Pokernews.com will be here until the end tonight, so be sure to come back at 7 PM ET for all of your updates!

Good luck everyone!

10-05-2020 21:27 UTC-4

"KennytheRipper" Eliminates Start of Day Chip Leader "Great Daneo"

tayke2

Blinds: 50,000-100,000

Action folded around to "KennytheRipper" on the button, and he min raised to 200,000. "Great Daneo" defended his big blind, and the flop came down . "Great Daneo" check called a bet of 140,775, and the hit the turn. "Great Daneo" check again, and the bet this time was 270,775. "Great Daneo" check raised all in for just under 1.2 million.

"KennytheRipper" made the call with , and he was well out in front of the of "Great Daneo." Another six on the river gave "KennytheRipper" a full house, boosting his stack up to over 4.3 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
KennytheRipper	4,328,755 228,742	228,742
Great Daneo	Busted

10-05-2020 21:28 UTC-4

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10-05-2020 22:50 UTC-4

"love2playpoker" Vaults Into the Chip Lead

tayke2

Blinds: 100,000-200,000

"DakDakAce" raised it up to 400,000, and next to act, "bigdoritoTito" moved all in for his final 3,580,000. Unfortunately for him, "love2playpoker" would shove right over the top, and showed . He was dominating the of "bigdoritoTito", and no ace would come, as the board ran down .

With that pot, "love2playpoker" is the new chip leader, as he is nearly pushing 15 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
love2playpoker	14,962,646 5,892,252	5,892,252
bigdoritoTito	Busted

10-05-2020 23:19 UTC-4

"LetMeWin3437" Wins the Biggest Pot of the Tournament

tayke2

Blinds: 125,000-250,000

Wow. We just saw a massive three way all in showdown, with the three best hands in Hold'em, and it has seen a new chip leader emerge on an absolutely wild runout. Here's how the action went down.

"staxthagawd" once again kicked off the action with a raise to 750,000, and "DakDakAce" flatted on the button. "love2playpoker" reraised to 3,177,775 in the small blind, and from the big blind, "LetMeWin3437" shoved all in for 11 million and change.

"staxthagawd" quickly folded, but "DakDakAce" wasn't going anywhere, as he called off his final nine million. Chip leader "love2playpoker" also called the all in, and just like that, 33 million chips were in the middle before the flop came down.

"LetMeWin3437":
"love2playpoker":
"DakDakAce":

The flop of didn't change up, but the turn sure did. Now "love2playpoker" was in prime position to knock both players out, and take a stranglehold in this tournament. However, the smacked down on the river, and just like that, "LetMeWin3437", who started with the worst of it, had rivered a straight to take a massive chip lead himself.

Player	Chips	Progress
LetMeWin3437	33,141,384 28,351,116	28,351,116
love2playpoker	7,970,511 -10,930,536	-10,930,536
DakDakAce	Busted

10-06-2020 00:10 UTC-4

"love2playpoker" Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,120.35)

tayke2

Blinds: 200,000-400,000

On the second hand back from break, "ryan.lamb713" raised to 800,000, and "love2playpoker" moved all in for his final 4,595,000. "ryan.lamb713" made the call with , and he was flipping against the pocket jacks of "love2playpoker." "ryan.lamb713" shot out to the lead on the flop of , and "love2playpoker" was never able to catch up from there, making him the first casualty at this final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
ryan.lamb713	13,868,178 5,295,119	5,295,119
love2playpoker	Busted

10-06-2020 00:21 UTC-4

"1BoomSwitch" Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,371.65)

tayke2

Blinds: 250,000-500,000

"staxthagawd" moved all in for his final 3.7 million, and action folded around to "1BoomSwitch" in the big blind. He already had almsot half his stack committed, so he called it off despite holding just . He was trailing the of "staxthagawd", and after the flop, "1BoomSwitch" could only win with a five. That card wouldn't come though, and "staxthagawd" would actually river trips, boosting his stack up to 5,661,860.

Player	Chips	Progress
staxthagawd	5,661,860 3,001,026	3,001,026
1Boomswitch	Busted

10-06-2020 00:30 UTC-4

"goodfundies" Eliminated in 7th Place ($6,124.80)

tayke2

Blinds: 250,000-500,000

"Lirek154" raised it up to 1 million, and he was called by chip leader "LetMeWin3437", and big blind "goodfundies." The flop came down , and "goodfundies" moved all in for 4.6 million. "Lirek154" quickly moved all in over the top, and "LetMeWin3437" bowed out.

"goodfundies":
"Lirek154":

"goodfundies" had flopped top pair, but he was still well behind the overpaid held by "Lirek154." The board would finish out with two eights, and the queens held to give the knockout to "Lirek154."

Player	Chips	Progress
Lirek154	14,585,566 534,528	534,528
goodfundies	Busted

10-06-2020 00:37 UTC-4

"ChrundleTheGr8" Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,580.96)

tayke2

Blinds: 300,000-600,000

Action folded all the way around to "ChrundleTheGr8" in the small blind, and he moved all in for his final 6,878,465. Chip leader "LetMeWin3437" made the call with , and he was well out in front of the of "ChrundleTheGr8." The flop of meant that only a king or running straight cards would do it now, but a three and deuce would actually give "LetMeWin3437" an unneeded straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
LetMeWin3437	51,518,580 7,178,465	7,178,465
ChrundleTheGr8	Busted

10-06-2020 00:47 UTC-4

"ryan.lamb713" Eliminated in 5th Place ($12,022.10)

tayke2

Blinds: 300,000-600,000

"LetMeWin3437" raised it up preflop, and "ryan.lamb713" defended his big blind. The flop ran down , and "ryan.lamb713" check called a c-bet of 1,200,000. The hit the turn, and "ryan.lamb713" check called another bet, 4,200,000 this time.

The came on the river, and a third check from "ryan.lamb713" saw "LetMeWin3437" empty the clip, as he moved all in, having "ryan.lamb713" covered. He would make the call with , but he was trailing the whole hand, as "LetMeWin3437" showed for a set of eights.

With that pot, "LetMeWin3437" now has almost 2/3 of the chips in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
LetMeWin3437	64,412,398 21,068,178	21,068,178
ryan.lamb713	Busted