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

09-24-2023 19:44 UTC-4

"jimb580!" Takes from Kaye

Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante

"jimb580!" opened to 2,000 from the cutoff and David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye defended from the big blind.

The flop came J♥10♦9♠ and Kaye check-called a 2,750 continuation bet from his opponent.

Both players checked the 8♠ turn leading to the 8♣ river. Kaye bet 11,000 and "jimb580!" made the call.

Kaye revealed A♥9♦ for two pair, nines and eights while "jimb580!" tabled K♦J♦ for two pair, Jacks and eights to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
jimb580!	55,350 55,350	55,350
David Kaye	48,177 29,030	29,030

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 125

09-24-2023 19:37 UTC-4

"CoonG23" Flushes Out "slipinjimy"

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 100 ante

"CoonG23" opened to 1,600 from middle position and "Deansk1138" called from the hijack. "slipinjimy" raised to 4,160 from the cutoff and both "CoonG23" and "Deansk1138" made the call.

All three players checked the A♠4♠2♠ flop leading to the 5♣ on the turn. "CoonG23" checked and "Deansk1138" bet 7,240. "slipinjimy" called and "CoonG23" moved all in for 178,936, covering both opponents by a wide margin. "Deansk1138" got out of the way while "slipinjimy" made the call and was at risk.

"slipinjimy": A♣Q♦
"CoonG23": 10♠8♠

"slipinjimy" had top pair but was drawing dead against "CoonG23" who had flopped a ten-high flush. The J♣ river changed nothing and "CoonG23" collected a pot worth over one hundred big blinds while "slipinjimy" was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
CoonG23	240,031 240,031	240,031
Deansk1138	44,054 44,054	44,054
slipinjimy	Busted

09-24-2023 19:27 UTC-4

"wassem28" Doubles with Rockets

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 100 ante

"EVERis777" opened to 2,400 from under the gun and "aardvark555" called from the cutoff. "wassem28" raised to 11,600 from the button and "mikey_Tee989" moved all in for 92,259 from the big blind. "EVERis777" and "aardvark555" got out of the way while "wassem28" made the call with a stack of 44,177 to put themself at risk.

"wassem28": A♥A♦
"mikey_Tee989": A♣K♣

The board ran out 5♠Q♦7♥J♣6♥ and the pocket-aces were good to secure a full double up for "wassem28" at the expense of "mikey_Tee989".

Player	Chips	Progress
wassem28	94,354 94,354	94,354
mikey_Tee989	48,082 -47,107	-47,107
aardvark555	33,060 33,060	33,060
EVERis777	23,435 -10,580	-10,580

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

09-24-2023 19:19 UTC-4

"mikey_Tee989" Gets Tricky with Cowboys

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 350/700, 90 ante

"mikey_Tee989" limped in from early position and "EVERis777" raised to 2,800 from middle position. "Rogggggy" called in the small blind and "mikey_Tee989" raised to 7,000. "EVERis777" got out of the way while "Rogggggy" made the call.

"Rogggggy" checked on the J♣9♦8♠ flop and "mikey_Tee989" moved all in, covering "Rogggggy" who had 18,729 behind. "Rogggggy" made the call and was at risk.

"Rogggggy": Q♥J♥
"mikey_Tee989": K♦K♠

"mikey_Tee989" was ahead with pocket-kings but "Rogggggy" had several outs in the form with top pair and a gutshot straight draw. The 3♣ turn and 3♠ river were both bricks and "Rogggggy" was eliminated while "mikey_Tee989" took down a sizable pot.

"Rogggggy" would choose to re-enter the tournament shortly after this hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
mikey_Tee989	95,189 95,189	95,189
Rogggggy	48,030 48,030	48,030
EVERis777	34,015 34,015	34,015

Level: 6

Blinds: 350/700

Ante: 90

09-24-2023 19:07 UTC-4

"Isilsuk" Delivers Cooler on the Turn

Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 75 ante

"SuperZooted10" opened to 1,200 from middle position and received calls from Isilsuk" in the hijack and "MultiClownPoker" in the big blind.

The flop came A♣10♠3♣. "MultiClownPoker" checked and "SuperZooted10" fired a continuation bet of 2,250. "Isilsuk" called while "MultiClownPoker" got out of the way.

On the J♣ turn "SuperZooted10" bet 4,500 and was called by "Isilsuk".

"SuperZooted10" bet again on the 4♦ river for 9,000 and "Isilsuk" moved all in, covering "SuperZooted10"'s remaining stack of 17,245. "SuperZooted10" made the call.

"SuperZooted10" revealed J♠J♥ for a set of jacks while "Isilsuk" revealed K♣4♣ for a turned king-high flush to send "SuperZooted10" to the rail and take down a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isilsuk	125,033 125,033	125,033
MultiClownPoker	48,425 48,425	48,425
SuperZooted10	Busted

09-24-2023 19:02 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts After First Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 75 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
thewholefunk	140,828 50,180	50,180
Po$ter Nutbag	124,910 124,910	124,910
V1ct0ro	88,891 39,511	39,511
OtB_RedHeron	83,572 -3,245	-3,245
MakeTheHop	61,611 2,671	2,671
ryanbudzek	54,600 24,575	24,575
SlimmShadis	46,716 -47,190	-47,190
Paladin4818	45,929 4,034	4,034
mariopartypoker	45,808 -3,384	-3,384
HonestlyTheBest	37,868 -9,737	-9,737
jrmcbread	31,653 -10,637	-10,637
David Kaye	19,147 -33,343	-33,343

SlemDogg13	Busted

09-24-2023 18:56 UTC-4

Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 75 ante

Players are on their first break of the evening. The field has grown to 406 total entrants and there is approximately two hours and forty-five minutes of late registration remaining.