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

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

Level: 35

Blinds: 70,000/140,000

Ante: 17,500

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

Level: 34

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 15,000

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

09-25-2023 01:31 UTC-4

"INoUHAveIt" Eliminated in 12th Place ($1,502)

Ryan Lashmar

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

"neverhaveit22" opened to 200,000 from under the gun and "INoUHaveIt" shoved for 1,998,102 from the button. Action folded back around to "neverhaveit22" who called with a covering stack.

"INoUHaveIt": A♣8♣
"neverhaveit22": A♠K♦

The board came J♠7♣2♥Q♣6♦. "neverhaveit22" held with the bigger ace resulting in the elimination of "INoUHaveIt" in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
neverhaveit22	6,562,950 4,205,360	4,205,360
INoUHaveIt	Busted

09-25-2023 01:25 UTC-4

"Q8kicksass" Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,250)

Ryan Lashmar

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

"Q8kicksass" opened to 200,000 from under the gun and "DOZER519" moved all in from the big blind for 5,127,542. "Q8kicksass" called off with their 2,946,164 stack putting themself at risk.

"Q8kicksass": K♦K♠
"DOZER519": J♣J♠

"Q8kicksass" was in great shape to double up with pocket kings and remained ahead on the 7♣Q♠5♥ flop and 9♣ turn. The J♣ river gave "DOZER519" a set, securing the elimination of "Q8kicksass" and allowing "DOZER519" to take down a substantial pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
DOZER519	6,029,828 1,736,242	1,736,242
Q8kicksass	Busted

09-25-2023 01:19 UTC-4

"pepstargar" Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,250)

Ryan Lashmar

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

"pepstargar" opened to 500,000 from under the gun, leaving only 29,072 behind. "PLAYIN_4_STAXX" moved all in for 2,708,264 from the hijack, folding out all other players. "pepstargar" made the call and was at risk.

"pepstargar": A♣4♦
"PLAYIN_4_STAXX": K♠K♣

"pepstargar" could not find an ace on the 8♣8♥Q♦6♣9♠ runout and was eliminated in 14th place while "PLAYIN_4_STAXX" collected the last of their chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
PLAYIN_4_STAXX	3,474,836 1,412,322	1,412,322
pepstargar	Busted

09-25-2023 01:13 UTC-4

"Q8kicksass" Finds a Double in Battle of the Blinds

Ryan Lashmar

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

Action folded around to "Q8kicksass" who moved all in from the small blind for 1,048,082. "Pies1212" made the call in the big blind with a covering stack.

"Q8kicksass": K♣3♠
"PIES1212": A♥2♠

"Qukicksass" was behind but caught top pair to pull ahead on the K♠Q♥9♥ flop. They remained ahead on the J♣ turn and 2♥ river to secure a key double up at the expense of "PIES1212".

Player	Chips	Progress
PIES1212	2,206,954 -843,082	-843,082
Q8kicksass	2,183,664 -131,918	-131,918