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

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

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

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 125

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: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 150

09-24-2023 19:53 UTC-4

"pepstargar" Clashes With "Sanjay1412" in Four-Bet Pot

Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante

"pepstargar" opened to 2,525 from under the gun and "Sanjay1412" three-bet to 6,600 from the hijack. "pepstargar" four-bet to 19,200 and "Sanjay1412" made the call.

On the 8♥7♥5♥ flop "pepstargar" moved all in for 36,817 and "Sanjay1412" made the call with a covering stack.

"pepstargar": 9♥9♣
"Sanjay1412": 8♦7♦

Both players caught a big piece of the board with "pepstargar" holding an overpair, flush draw and gutshot straight draw while "Sanjay1412" held top two pair. "pepstargar" pulled way ahead when the 2♥ turn brought in the flush and remained ahead on the 6♦ river to receive a ful double up at the expense of "Sanjay1412".

Player	Chips	Progress
pepstargar	115,034 115,034	115,034
Sanjay1412	15,744 15,744	15,744

09-24-2023 19:57 UTC-4

Break Time

Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante

Players are now on their second 5-minute break of the evening. The field has grown to 605 total entrants of which 399 remain and there is one hour and forty-five minutes left of late registration.

Level: 10

Blinds: 700/1,400

Ante: 175

09-24-2023 20:04 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts After Second Break

Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 700/1,400, 175 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
wassem28	167,065 72,711	72,711
OtB_RedHeron	158,491 74,919	74,919
thewholefunk	145,889 5,061	5,061
Paladin4818	121,515 75,586	75,586
Po$ter Nutbag	99,442 -25,468	-25,468
SlimmShadis	94,760 48,044	48,044
terry1113	89,836 46,001	46,001
MultiClownPoker	89,629 41,204	41,204
V1ct0ro	74,597 -14,294	-14,294
ryanbudzek	67,823 13,223	13,223
MakeTheHop	51,794 -9,817	-9,817
Isilsuk	48,268 -76,765	-76,765
David Kaye	32,687 -15,490	-15,490

Rogggggy	31,770 -16,260	-16,260
mariopartypoker	23,558 -22,250	-22,250
HonestlyTheBest	23,355 -14,513	-14,513
mikey_Tee989	Busted
jrmcbread	Busted
EVERis777	Busted

09-24-2023 20:12 UTC-4

"hagz2richez" Forces a Fold

Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 700/1,400, 175 ante

"hagz2richez" opened to 2,800 from middle position and "jay83434" three-bet to 11,900 from the cutoff. "hagz2richez" made the call.

The flop came J♣9♥2♣. "hagz2richez" checked, "jay83434" bet 27,300 and "hagz2richez" moved all in for 122,153. "jay83434" made the fold and "hagz2richez" took down a nice pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
jay83434	245,278 245,278	245,278
hagz2richez	94,853 94,853	94,853