2021 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP)

Event #38: $200 NLHE Sunday Special SE, $100K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$18,529
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
564

Welcome to The PACOOP Sunday Special!

Happy Sunday everyone! The 2021 PACOOP is rolling on today with another six figure guaranteed tournament, as Event #38: $200 NLHE Sunday Special SE, $100K Gtd is set to start up at 6 PM Eastern Time. Players will be starting with 50,000 in chips, and blinds will be 150/300. All levels today will be 12 minutes long.

Plenty of big names should be coming out for this event, and it’s the biggest guarantee of the PACOOP so far. Some of the players who are already registered well in advance of the start include Barrett "AndrewYang2020" Lipkin, Matt "Thewhitesmith" McNeil, and Rob "anamlr" LaManna.

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As always, Pokernews will be here to bring you all of your coverage. And don’t forget that there are similar events happening simultaneously in New Jersey and Michigan. Check out the remaining events that will be covered here, and be sure to come back at 6 PM ET for all of your updates from what should be a massive event.

PokerNews PACOOP Live Reporting Schedule

DateDayTime (EST)EventGTD
September 19Sunday6 p.m.Event #38: $200 NLHE Sunday Special SE$100,000
September 23Thursday7 p.m.Event #50: $250 NLHE Progressive KO Thursday Thrill SE Championship Trophy Event$55,000
September 26Sunday6 p.m.Event #61: $300 NLHE Main Event$200,000
September 26Sunday8 p.m.Event #63: $1,000 NLHE High Roller Championship Trophy Event$75,000

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Final Payout Information for Event #38: $200 NLHE Sunday Special SE, $100K Gtd

Today's Sunday Special PACOOP Event saw a massive crowd of 564 players come out, creating a prizepool of $104,904. The top 80 players will finish in the money tonight, all earning at least $424. First place will take home $18,529, and the PACOOP title.

Take a look at the payout tabs shortly for a full breakdown of the prizepool, and stay tuned for more updates from this event!

"degoscrcard412" Takes the Chip Lead With Aces

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

"degoscrcard412" made it 35,000 to go from the cutoff, and on the button, Zach "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg three bet shove for 269,825. Action folded back to "degoscrcard412", who snap called with {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}. They were dominating the {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} of Gruneberg, and while he picked up some hope on the {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop. However, the board finished out {4-Diamonds} and {7-Spades}, and the aces held to shoot "degoscrcard412" to the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
degoscrcard412
degoscrcard412
935,863
242,200
242,200
Zach "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg
Zach "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg
Busted

Double Knockout Gets Us to Final Table

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas kicked off the action by raising to 176,000, and "ctharris92" who had been crippled down to their last 42,000 the hand before, called all in. "CLEZIGGY" moved in over the top for over 800,000, and McNicholas put them both at risk holding {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}.

He would flop a set on the {j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop, and a ten on the turn sealed the hand, securing the double knockout, and getting us down to the final nine!

Player Chips Progress
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas
4,119,772
2,104,700
2,104,700
CLEZIGGY
CLEZIGGY
Busted
ctharris92
ctharris92
Busted

"jbrink22" Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,386)

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

"jbrink22" raised from middle position to 168,000, only to see Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas move all in from the big blind. This bet was for the 1,400,000 that "jbrink22" had total, and they would call it off with {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. However, they were miles behind the kings shown by McNicholas.

The board came down {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{a-Spades}, and the kings held to secure the first knockout of the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas
4,911,418
801,646
801,646
jbrink22 us
jbrink22
Busted

"k9MohSun95" Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,917)

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

"k9MohSun95" shoved their final 615,000 into the middle from early position, and on the button, "MarcZumoff" shoved for 922,000.

"StarChaser420" called to put both players ar risk with {8-Clubs}{3-Spades}, and they were in rough shape against the tens shown by "MarcZumoff." The board came down {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and "MarcZumoff" knocked off "k9MohSun95", while also doubling through "StarChaser420."

Player Chips Progress
MarcZumoff us
MarcZumoff
2,610,556
238,932
238,932
StarChaser420
StarChaser420
1,150,066
-713,124
-713,124
k9MohSun95 us
k9MohSun95
Busted

"StarChaser420" Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,650)

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

"StarChaser420" moved all in from middle position for over 1,500,000, and in the big blind, Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas called holding {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}. they were dominating the {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} shown by "StarChaser420."

The flop of {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Spades} didn't change much, but the {10-Hearts} came on the turn to flip the hand. That lead was short lived though, as the {a-Hearts} came on the river, giving the hand back to McNicholas.

With that knockout, just six players are left!

Player Chips Progress
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas
Michael "fubadbeatbob" McNicholas
11,521,584
2,500,566
2,500,566
StarChaser420
StarChaser420
Busted