2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP)

Sunday Special Championship ($150,000 GTD)
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a
Prize
$29,343
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$179,490
Entries
965
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
965
Players Left
1

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

"thewholefunk" Continues to Climb

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 200 ante

"mcleskey" opened to 3,200 from under the gun and "thewholefunk" three-bet to 9,600 from middle position. "mcleskey" moved all in for 56,361 and "thewholefunk" called with a covering stack.

"mcleskey": AK
"thewholefunk": JJ

The board ran out 4Q595. "thewholefunk" had won the flip with pocket-Jacks, taking down a nice pot while forcing "mcleskey" to fire a second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
thewholefunk us
thewholefunk
207,949
62,060
62,060
mcleskey us
mcleskey
50,000
50,000
50,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 250

"OtB_RedHeron" Puts "sidpatel92" to the Test

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

"sidpatel92" limped in from early position and "OtB_RedHeron" checked from the big blind.

The flop came AQ4 and "OtB_RedHeron" check-called a 4,000 bet from "sidpatel92".

"OtB_RedHeron" check-called another bet on the 3 turn, this time for 8,000.

On the J river "OtB_RedHeron" checked, "sidpatel92" bet 26,000 and "OtB_RedHeron" moved all in with a covering stack, forcing a fold from "sidpatel92".

Player Chips Progress
OtB_RedHeron us
OtB_RedHeron
203,912
45,421
45,421
sidpatel92 us
sidpatel92
17,050
17,050
17,050

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,250/2,500

Ante: 325

"DangerFloof" Doubles With Cowboys

Level 13 : Blinds 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

"DangerFloof" opened to 5,655 from the cutoff and "MarkySharky3" three-bet to 15,060 from the small blind. "DangerFloof" moved all in for 52,540 and "MarkySharky3" called with a covering stack to put "DangerFloof" at risk.

"DangerFloof": KK
"MarkySharky3": 99

The board ran out 8Q5310. "DangerFloof" held with the higher pocket pair and received a full double up at the expense of "MarkySharky3".

Player Chips Progress
MarkySharky3 us
MarkySharky3
162,044
162,044
162,044
DangerFloof us
DangerFloof
110,000
110,000
110,000

"rimmer27" Holds with Big Slick

Level 13 : Blinds 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

"Ecurt107" moved all in from the button for 44,986 and "aardvark555" called from the small blind. "rimmer27" moved all in for 52,700 from the big blind and "aardvark555" called, covering both players.

"Ecurt107": A9
"rimmer27": AK
"aardvark555": AJ

"rimmer27" was in great shape with the best ace and remained ahead on the 26634 runout to secure the triple up while eliminating "Ecurt107" and severely reducing the stack of "aardvark555".

Player Chips Progress
rimmer27 us
rimmer27
152,986
152,986
152,986
aardvark555 us
aardvark555
10,784
-22,276
-22,276
Ecurt107 us
Ecurt107
Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 375

"urmomislag" outflips "BadBeatMyKids"

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

"BadBeatMyKids" opened to 6,300 from under the gun and "olim324" called from the cutoff. "urmomislag" three-bet to 19,500 from the button and "BadBeatMyKids" moved all in for 97,275. "olim324" got out of the way and "urmomislag" made the call with a covering stack.

"BadBeatMyKids": AK
"urmomislag": 1010

It was a classic preflop flop that "urmomislag" pulled ahead of on the 437 flop. They remained ahead on the Q turn and 8 river to take down a chunky pot.

"BadBeatMyKids" would choose to re-enter shortly after this hand.

Player Chips Progress
urmomislag us
urmomislag
374,748
374,748
374,748
olim324 us
olim324
57,396
57,396
57,396
BadBeatMyKids us
BadBeatMyKids
50,000
50,000
50,000