33-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, H Roller], $40K Gtd
Day 1 Completed
33-H: $500 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, H Roller], $40K Gtd
Day 1 Completed
Another big night of big bounties was on tap for Michigan natives and visitors, as the 2021 PokerStars Michigan Spring Championship of Online Poker saw Event-33-H: $500 NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller) blow past the advertised guarantee, giving the 104-entrant field a $48,880 prize pool to shoot at between bounties and the tournament prize pool.
In a unique end to the tournament, "mariopartypoker" earned the victory after being pitted heads-up against "nurtureisnature", who had disconnected from the tournament near the end of three handed play. With a $3,719.58 bounty on "nurtureisnature", "mariopartypoker" decided to take no chances and quickly ground down the 53 big blind stack of "nurtureisnature" to the felt in a ten-minute span.
For their victory, "mariopartypoker" earned $4,920.20 from the tournament prize pool, as well as all the bounties they accrued through the tournament and their own bounty, which totaled $6,921.45. All told, "mariopartypoker", who fired two bullets in today's tournament, walked away with a total cash of $11,841.65.
Place | Player | Prize | Bounties | Total Earnings |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | mariopartypoker | $4,920.20 | $6,921.45 | $11,841.65 |
2 | nurtureisnature | $4,920.11 | $3,484.62 | $8,404.73 |
3 | aardvark555 | $3,180.18 | $763.75 | $3,943.93 |
4 | rebuy1000 | $2,393.40 | $587.50 | $2,980.90 |
5 | Hail-6404 | $1,801.28 | $1,586.26 | $3,387.54 |
6 | prince0114 | $1,355.64 | $741.72 | $2,097.36 |
7 | Pennies444 | $1,020.26 | $881.25 | $1,901.51 |
8 | db aka birdz | $767.85 | $646.25 | $1,414.10 |
9 | CashoutCurt87 | $679.59 | $558.13 | $1,237.72 |
"PimpMyBalance" started the day off red hot, earning $705 in bounties in a hurry, but things quickly went sour, and they busted not only that bullet, but a second bullet shy of the money. "USADave2015" found themselves one spot shy of a cash as the bubble, and from there, "santasworkshop", "barry20sanders", "Magicpen15", "248donkey", "Yerfdog3665", and "gut€nberg" all finished in the money before the final table of nine was reached.
Two short stacks were the first to bust at the final table, as "CashoutCurt87" and "db aka birdz" fell in ninth and eigth, respectively. "Pennies777" was next to go, losing a classic flip to "Hail-6404" in brutal fashion, when "Pennies777" flopped a king with their Big Slick, but "Hail-6404" turned a queen with their pocket queens to leave "Pennies777" drawing dead before the river fell.
"Prince0114" lost a flip a few moments later to bust in sixth, then "Hail-6404" jammed jacks right into the aces of "nurtureisnature" to fall in fifth. "nurtureisnature", who held the chip lead for most of the final table, also busted "rebuy1000" in fourth, but then had connection issues and began to sit out. "mariopartypoker" took full advantage, winning a flip to knock "aardvark555" out in third, then blinding "nurtureisnature" out in rapid fashion to secure the victory.
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"nurtureisnature" never returned from their disconnection, and "mariopartypoker" simply blinded "nurtureisnature" down to dust in a few minutes after the break ended, giving "mariopartypoker" the win by default.
A full recap will be posted shortly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
mariopartypoker |
5,200,000
1,046,708
|
1,046,708 |
nurtureisnature | Busted |
At the start of three-handed play, "nurtureisnature" disconnected out of the tournament, and has yet to return. "mariopartypoker" has been quickly demolishing the remaining stack of "nurtureisnature" in the process, and will be able to wrap up the tournament quickly if "nurtureisnature" doesn't return soon.
The players are currently on a five-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
mariopartypoker |
4,153,292
883,500
|
883,500 |
nurtureisnature |
1,046,708
-883,500
|
-883,500 |
Level 27 (17,500/35,000 ante 4,500)
"mariopartypoker" raised to 80,500 on the button, and called when "aardvark555" three-bet shoved for 761,824 total.
"aardvark555":
"mariopartypoker":
"mariopartypoker" flopped a set with the flop, but "aardvark555" had plenty of outs once the hit the turn, with a gutshot and a flush draw to draw to. It was "mariopartypoker" who improved on the river, however, and "aardvark555" busted to quads.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
mariopartypoker |
3,269,792
980,574
|
980,574 |
nurtureisnature |
1,930,208
-188,000
|
-188,000 |
aardvark555 | Busted |
Level 26 (15,000/30,000 ante 3,750)
"nurtureisnature" raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, then called a three-bet shove for 604,600 from "rebuy1000" on the button.
"rebuy1000":
"nurtureisnature":
"nurtureisnature" got back to their winning ways after a board left them on the winning side of the coin.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
mariopartypoker |
2,289,218
234,000
|
234,000 |
nurtureisnature |
2,118,208
354,100
|
354,100 |
aardvark555 |
792,574
33,750
|
33,750 |
rebuy1000 | Busted |
Level 26 (15,000/30,000 ante 3,750)
"rebuy1000" raised to 66,000 from the cutoff, "mariopartypoker" three-bet shoved for 987,109, "nurtureisnature" four-bet shoved in the big blind with a covering stack, and "rebuy1000" folded.
"mariopartypoker":
"nurtureisnature":
"mariopartypoker" hit their ace on the flop, and "nurtureisnature" was left drawing to a single out, as "mariopartypoker" also had a flush draw. The miracle didn't come in on the turn or river, and for the first time at the final table, "nurtureisnature" lost the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
mariopartypoker |
2,055,218
1,223,109
|
1,223,109 |
nurtureisnature |
1,764,108
-726,019
|
-726,019 |
aardvark555 |
758,824
-50,500
|
-50,500 |
rebuy1000 |
621,850
-446,500
|
-446,500 |
Level 25 (12,500/25,000 ante 3,250)
"aardvark555" jammed for 391,912 from the button, and "nurtureisnature" called in the big blind.
"aardvark555":
"nurtureisnature":
Both players ended up with a straight on a board, but the six-high straight of "aardvark555" was good enough for a double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
nurtureisnature |
2,490,127
-345,002
|
-345,002 |
rebuy1000 |
1,068,350
28,250
|
28,250 |
mariopartypoker |
832,109
84,750
|
84,750 |
aardvark555 |
809,324
231,912
|
231,912 |
Level 25 (12,500/25,000 ante 3,250)
"nurtureisnature" raised to 91,250 from the small blind, then called when "Hail-6404" three-bet shoved for 811,030 in the big blind.
"Hail-6404":
"nurtureisnature":
"nurtureisnature" continued their blazing run at the final table, as a runout left their aces in front and "Hail-6404" was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
nurtureisnature |
2,835,129
935,630
|
935,630 |
rebuy1000 |
1,040,100
16,000
|
16,000 |
mariopartypoker |
747,359
-187,850
|
-187,850 |
aardvark555 |
577,412
106,000
|
106,000 |
Hail-6404 | Busted |
Level 25 (12,500/25,000 ante 3,250)
"mariopartypoker" raised to 52,500 from under the gun, and "nurtureisnature" three-bet to 155,000 next to act. "prince0114" four-bet shoved for 633,714 from the cutoff, and action folded back to "nurtureisnature", who called.
"prince0114":
"nurtureisnature":
"prince0114" fell well behind on the flop, and never caught up on the turn or river to bust.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
nurtureisnature |
1,899,499
759,964
|
759,964 |
prince0114 | Busted |