PACOOP 43: $300 NLHE [Main Event], $200K Gtd Day 1 | 2020 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker [PACOOP]

10-04-2020 22:43 UTC-4

"chipadib" Over 1.5 Million

Kevin Taylor

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

"hotdiggitydog" raised it up to 28,000, and "$$Top_Boy$$ OG" reraised to 60,000. "chipadib" flatted from the small blind, and "hotdiggitydog" got out of the way. The flop came down , and "chipadib" quickly bet pot, 170,000. "$$Top_Boy$$ OG" moved all in for 420,000, "chiadib" called, and just like that, a pot of over 1.1 million had developed.

"$$Top_Boy$$ OG":
"chipadib":

It was an overpair cooler situation, and the queens would stay true, as the board finished out and . After that pot, "chipadib" is one of the chip leaders with 1,654,590.

Player	Chips	Progress
chipadib	1,654,590 776,721	776,721
hotdiggitydog	768,393 768,393	768,393
$$Top_Boy$$ OG	Busted

10-04-2020 22:59 UTC-4

Level 18 Updated Chip Counts

Kevin Taylor

Player	Chips	Progress
ryan.lamb713	1,734,714
chipadib	1,671,365 16,775	16,775
HeavyLizard	1,579,548
wongsic	1,537,170
SirPilesMcGee	1,528,364 -650,176	-650,176
Killerbaby1329	1,522,136
Lirek154	1,472,592 532,860	532,860
dbag0098	1,443,486 273,003	273,003
ImHere4TheBeer	1,391,192 346,459	346,459
LetMeWin3437	1,308,791

10-04-2020 23:13 UTC-4

"CS_PSU1607" Doubles With Aces

Kevin Taylor

Blinds: 7,000-14,000

"Crabtree101" kicked off the action by raising under the gun to 42,000, and "CS_PSU1607" reraised to 80,000. "Crabtree101" called, and the flop came . "Crabtree101" checked, and after "CS_PSU1607" shoved all in for 110,000, "Crabtree101" called.

"CS_PSU1607":
"Crabtree101":

The aces were well out in front, and two more tens on the turn and river kept it that way.

Player	Chips	Progress
CS_PSU1607	423,126 12,688	12,688
Crabtree101	32,693 -183,227	-183,227

10-04-2020 23:30 UTC-4

Ace on the River For "pettyrocks"

Kevin Taylor

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

"pettyrocks" raised from under the gun to 32,000, and he saw two callers before it got to "thpinal" in the big blind. He moved all in for his final 325,005, and "pettyrocks" didn't take very long to isolate by shoving over the top. Everyone else folded, and the cards were flipped.

"pettyrocks":
"thpinal":

"thpinal" was in great shape to double up, holding his lead through the flop, and turn. However, the came down on the river to flip the script, and give "pettyrocks" a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
pettyrocks	957,766 957,766	957,766
thpinal	Busted

10-04-2020 23:44 UTC-4

"Killerbaby1329" Nearing Two Million

Kevin Taylor

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

"Killerbaby1329" kicked off the action with a raise to 32,000, and after one call, "themeekone" moved all in for his final 243,000. "Killerbaby1329" made the call with , and he was flipping against the of "themeekone".

The board ran down , and the tens held to send "Killerbaby1329" up to just under two million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Killerbaby1329	1,908,232 386,096	386,096
themeekone	Busted

10-04-2020 23:46 UTC-4

Directly on the Money Bubble Now

Kevin Taylor

Just 144 players remain from the starting field of 1,013, but for one more player, they will be walking away empty handed. As soon as the bubble has burst, we will post the latest round of big stacks, as players enter the final hour of play tonight.

10-04-2020 23:53 UTC-4

The Big Stacks in the Money

Kevin Taylor

Player	Chips	Progress
LetMeWin3437	2,200,470 891,679	891,679
Killerbaby1329	1,992,357 84,125	84,125
Lirek154	1,830,537 357,945	357,945
HeavyLizard	1,771,657 192,109	192,109
dbag0098	1,721,906 278,420	278,420
ImHere4TheBeer	1,590,995 199,803	199,803
ryan.lamb713	1,538,314 -196,400	-196,400
wongsic	1,487,600 -49,570	-49,570
SirPilesMcGee	1,473,585 -54,779	-54,779
demon95976	1,422,540 1,422,540	1,422,540
chipadib	1,406,235 -265,130	-265,130
Great Daneo	1,355,982 1,355,982	1,355,982

10-04-2020 23:59 UTC-4

"KennytheRipper" Looking For Third Title in a Row

Kevin Taylor

One of the biggest storylines remaining in this tournament is that of "KennytheRipper", who has simply been on fire this weekend. On Friday, he bested a field of 67 players to win $2,369, and yesterday, he added $5,133.43 more to his account when he won the $20,000 Guaranteed Turbo Event.

Well, "KennytheRipper" has his eyes on the much bigger first place prize in this event, and he is in the 10% of the field right now, with a stack of over 1.3 million. Stay tuned to see if he is able to make it through to tomorrow's finals!

Player	Chips	Progress
KennytheRipper	1,338,703 1,338,703	1,338,703

10-05-2020 00:13 UTC-4

"ToddLaxmen" Scores Massive Double Through "Lirek154"

Kevin Taylor

Blinds: 12,500-25,000

"ToddLaxmen" raised it up to 50,000, and "Lirek154", who started the hand as the massive chip leader with over three million, reraised to 150,000 on the button. It folded back to "ToddLaxmen", and he moved all in for his final 919,000. "Lirek154" thought for a bit before calling, creating a pot of nearly two million chips.

"ToddLaxmen":
"Lirek154":

"ToddLaxmen" was in great shape to double, and the hand was all but over after the flop came down . Another three on the turn meant that only a third three could secure a chop for "Lirek154", but a four came instead.

Just like that, "ToddLaxmen" is one of our leaders with 1.9 million, while "Lirek154" is still in fine shape with nearly 2.4 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lirek154	2,398,896 568,359	568,359
ToddLaxmen	1,902,576 1,902,576	1,902,576

10-05-2020 00:23 UTC-4

Last Level of the Night

Kevin Taylor

There are now less than 100 players as the 15,000-30,000 level is now starting, and as the title indicates, that will be the final level of the evening. At 12:30 AM ET, the tournament will stop, and the remaining players will come back tomorrow at 7 PM ET.