Sunday Special Championship ($150,000 GTD) | 2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP)

09-25-2023 03:14 UTC-4

"neverhaveit22" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($20,916)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 42 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

David Kaye Wins the Sunday Special Championship

David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye opened to 1,200,000 from the button and "neverhaveit22" moved all in for 12,274,603. Kaye made the call with a covering stack.

"neverhaveit22": J♥10♦
David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye: A♦10♠

"neverhaveit22" was ahead on the J♦8♥9♦ flop with top pair while both players held the same open-ended straight draw. The K♠ turn gave Kaye a few more outs in the form of a gutshot straight draw to the nuts, which came through on the Q♣ river, securing the elimination of "neverhaveit22" and the USCOOP championship victory.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaye	48,250,000 18,603,353	18,603,353

neverhaveit22	Busted

09-25-2023 03:07 UTC-4

"DOZER519" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($14,910)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 41 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"DOZER519" moved all in from the button and was called by "neverhaveit22" in the big blind who had a covering stack.

"DOZER519": A♥2♥
"neverhaveit22": A♣8♣

The board ran out 7♦K♣K♦8♥6♣. "neverhaveit22" held with a bigger ace and "DOZER519" was eliminated, marking the beginning of heads-up play.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaye	29,646,647 -4,825,657	-4,825,657

neverhaveit22	18,603,353 9,651,314	9,651,314
DOZER519	Busted

09-25-2023 02:58 UTC-4

"ProfessorNAPE" Eliminated in 4th Place ($10,628)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 41 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

Action folded around to "ProfessorNAPE" who moved all in for 2,043,534 from the small blind. David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye called from the big blind with a covering stack.

"ProfessorNAPE": K♦9♠
David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye: J♦9♥

The board ran out Q♠A♥3♥6♣J♣. Kaye's rivered pair of jacks were good for the winner resulting in "ProfessorNAPE" being sent to the rail in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaye	34,472,304 20,405,869	20,405,869

neverhaveit22	8,952,039 -12,232,477	-12,232,477
DOZER519	4,825,657 -1,550,000	-1,550,000
ProfessorNAPE	Busted

09-25-2023 02:52 UTC-4

"FunkyJesus" Eliminated in 5th Place ($7,576)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 40 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

"FunkyJesus" moved all in for 3,959,300 from under the gun and David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye called on the button with a covering stack.

"FunkyJesus": K♦10♦
David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye: A♥A♠

Kaye flopped a set on the A♦2♣Q♥ flop and filled up on the Q♣ turn, leaving "FunkyJesus" drawing dead to the 7♦ river. Kaye scooped a pivotal pot while "FunkyJesus" was eliminated in 5th Place.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Kaye	14,066,435 8,620,640	8,620,640

FunkyJesus	Busted

09-25-2023 02:32 UTC-4

"PLAYIN_4_STAXX" Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,400)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 39 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

"PLAYIN_4_STAXX" Eliminated in 6th Place

"neverhaveit22" opened to 690,000 from the cutoff and "PLAYIN_4_STAXX" moved all in for 903, 672 from the button. "neverhaveit22" made the call with a covering stack.

"PLAYIN_4_STAXX": A♥6♦
"neverhaveit22":J♦3♦

"PLAYIN_4_STAXX" was in great shape with top pair on the A♦K♠7♠ flop but the K♦ turn gave "neverhaveit22" more outs in the form of a flush draw. The 7♦ river brought the flush in resulting in the elimination of "PLAYIN_4_STAXX" while "neverhaveit22" scored another final table knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
neverhaveit22	21,184,516 9,210,172	9,210,172
PLAYIN_4_STAXX	Busted

09-25-2023 02:26 UTC-4

"TTV JThrizz" Ekiminated in 7th Place ($3,849)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 38 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

"TTV JThrizz" opened to 1,050,000 from under the gun and "Dozer519" moved all in with a covering stack from the big blind. "TTV JThrizz called for 2,119,297 more and was at risk.

"TTv JThrizz": A♣J♦
"DOZER519": A♥Q♣

"DOZER519" remained ahead with the bigger ace on the 10♥7♠7♣9♦5♥ runout to score another knockout and put an end to "TTv JThrizz"'s deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
DOZER519	8,474,057 407,461	407,461
TTV JThrizz	Busted

09-25-2023 01:55 UTC-4

"MakeTheHop" Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,744)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 35 : Blinds 70,000/140,000, 17,500 ante

"TTV JThrizz" opened to 280,000 from the hijack and "MakeTheHop" raised to 1,400,000 from the button, leaving just 325,871 behind. "TTV JThrizz" moved all in with a covering stack and "MakeTheHop" called.

"MakeTheHop": A♥K♦
"TTV JThrizz": J♠J♦

The board ran out J♣4♥2♠9♦A♦. Although "MakeTheHop" had rivered top pair it was no good against the top set of "TTV JThrizz" who took down the pot while "MakeTheHop" was eliminated in 8th Place.

Player	Chips	Progress
TTV JThrizz	7,591,557 4,354,214	4,354,214
MakeTheHop	Busted

09-25-2023 01:49 UTC-4

"PIES1212" Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,956)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 34 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

"neverhaveit22" opened to 240,000 from under the gun and "MakeTheHop" called from the cutoff. "PIES1212" moved all in from the button for 1,731,954 and "neverhaveit22" called with a covering stack while "MakeTheHop" got out of the way.

"PIES1212": J♥J♣
"neverhaveit22": A♥A♠

"neverhaveit22" was in great shape to secure the knockout with pocket-aces and remained ahead on the K♣3♥2♠8♥3♦ runout to do just that, eliminating "PIES1212" in 9th place and taking down yet another substantial pot in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
neverhaveit22	11,818,637 2,045,454	2,045,454
MakeTheHop	3,940,016 -259,500	-259,500
PIES1212	Busted

09-25-2023 01:43 UTC-4

"VT3133" Eliminated in 10th Place ($1,502)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 33 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

"neverhaveit22" opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and "VT3133" moved all in for 2,885,233 from the big blind. "neverhaveit22" made the call with a covering stack.

"VT3133": 8♥8♣
"neverhaveit22" : K♦K♣

The board ran out 10♥9♠4♠4♦2♠. The cowboys remained ahead for "neverhaveit22" who collected a sizable pot while "VT3133" was sent to the rail one spot away from making the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
neverhaveit22	9,773,183 3,210,233	3,210,233
VT3133	Busted

09-25-2023 01:36 UTC-4

"dankecomwieder" Eliminatedd in 11th Place ($1,520)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 33 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 12,500 ante

"dankecomwieder" Eliminated in 11th Place

"dankecomwieder" moved all in from the cutoff for 1,195,090 and "DOZER519" made the call from the button with a covering stack.

"dankecomwieder": Q♦Q♠
"DOZER519": A♥Q♣

The board ran out 10♠5♦6♣A♦K♠. "DOZER519" pulled ahead on the turn with top pair and remained so on the river to secure the elimination of "dankecomwieder" and take down another decent pot in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
DOZER519	9,556,296 3,526,468	3,526,468
dankecomwieder	Busted