2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

Event #18: $500 NLHE [6-Max, High Roller], $35K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k3
Prize
$12,988
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
131

"stud911911" Busts; Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

"PowerRanges"
"PowerRanges"

In Level 18 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, "PowerRanges" opened to 10,000 in the hijack and "stud911911" re-jammed for 75,277 in the cutoff. Action folded back to "PowerRanges" and a call was made to send the two off to the races.

"stud911911": {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}
"PowerRanges": {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

An ace on the flop was enough to spell doom for "stud911911", as no seven followed on the runout {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} to result in their elimination from the tournament in 21st place.

With 20 players remaining, just one more elimination is needed for the tournament to make it into the money. Hand-for-hand play is now in effect across the four remaining tables until that feat is accomplished.

Ploof Wins a Big Coin Flip

Matthew Ploof
Matthew Ploof

In Level 18 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, "YouPaid2SeeNuts" opened to 15,000 in the hijack and Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof re-jammed on the button for 103,225. Action folded back to "YouPaid2SeeNuts" and they called for almost all of their chips.

Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
"YouPaid2SeeNuts": {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

Ploof was out in front by a slight margin and stayed there through the runout {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} to score the double, bringing him over 200,000 in the process. Meanwhile, "YouPaid2SeeNuts" was down to their last couple of big blinds, but found a double to find a small piece of life.

Moments later, "irishfan423" ran queens into the kings of "vikmod" to bust, and "FarmingYou" was also knocked out on an adjacent table. Twenty-one now remain, leaving the tournament just two away from the reaching the money.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of vikmod us
vikmod
387,625
178,807
178,807
Profile photo of Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof us
Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof
215,825
132,725
132,725
Profile photo of YouPaid2SeeNuts us
YouPaid2SeeNuts
22,559
-110,008
-110,008
Profile photo of FarmingYou us
FarmingYou
Busted
Profile photo of irishfan423 us
irishfan423
Busted

"irishfan423" Finds a Double

"irishfan423"
"irishfan423"

In Level 17 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, action folded to "gets2u1975" on the button and they opened to 8,000. "irishfan423" defended their big blind and the flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. "irishfan423" led out for 8,000 and "gets2u1975" called.

The turn came {4-Clubs} and "irishfan423" jammed for 35,825, nearly a pot-sized bet. "gets2u1975" called once more.

"irishfan423" {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
"gets2u1975": {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

"irishfan423" found a set of fours on the turn before getting all of their chips in, but still had nine flush outs to fade to stay alive. The river {j-Hearts} fell safely and they scored the double.

Less fortunate were "theduke8605" and "aqbdogaqbdog", who both have fallen since the break, and 23 now remain.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of irishfan423 us
irishfan423
108,650
54,825
54,825
Profile photo of gets2u1975 us
gets2u1975
50,521
-59,325
-59,325
Profile photo of theduke8605 us
theduke8605
Busted
Profile photo of aqbdogaqbdog us
aqbdogaqbdog
Busted

Businessman Matthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis Battling in MICOOP

Matthew Davis
Matthew Davis

Matthew "Luna_Nova21" Davis is a 31-year-old former director of mortgage banking for Quicken Loans and now an owner of his own Allstate Insurance Agency. Davis, who is single with no kids, resides in Washington, Michigan not far from Detroit.

"I started playing poker when I was 15 with friends from school," he said when asked how he learned the game. "There was about four of us who would play $5 sit n gos. I play mostly Texas hold ‘em, but I mix in PLO, 7-Card Stud, and five-card PLO from time to time. I play mainly tournaments but I do want to start playing more cash. I do really well in cash games but I love to hunt for titles."

He continued: "I used to play online before Black Friday. I’ve been playing on another site for the last few years but now play on PokerStars. I’ve mostly played tournaments. I typically will play the mid to higher-stakes games online."

In the live realm, Davis has more than $160K in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob. That includes a career-high $98,120 for finishing 76th out of an 8,569-player field in the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. He also finished 24th in the 2015 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,675 Main Event for $13,437, 28th in the same tournament in 2019 for $8,065, and 21st in the 2014 Heartland Poker Tour Mount Pleasant $1,650 Main Event for $4,933.

Only time will tell if Davis' live success will translate to the online felt here in the 2021 MICOOP.

Tags: Matthew Davis

Twenty-Five Remain on Break

In Level 17 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500, the tournament has reached its third break of the night. Just 25 players remain with "PowerRanges" still being the one to catch atop the counts.

A complete list of chip counts for all remaining players has been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of PowerRanges us
PowerRanges
282,453
96,613
96,613
Profile photo of MrDogg313 us
MrDogg313
245,599
245,599
245,599
Profile photo of Johnanthony55 us
Johnanthony55
240,220
107,356
107,356
Profile photo of vikmod us
vikmod
208,818
123,176
123,176
Profile photo of eyewantoowin us
eyewantoowin
173,178
91,256
91,256
Profile photo of barry20sanders us
barry20sanders
164,712
164,712
164,712
Profile photo of WadeDavenport us
WadeDavenport
161,579
161,579
161,579
Profile photo of stud911911 us
stud911911
141,920
2,337
2,337
Profile photo of chunkypineapple us
chunkypineapple
135,255
-5,270
-5,270
Profile photo of Gamestop2012 us
Gamestop2012
135,098
135,098
135,098
Profile photo of FukDaRivereh us
FukDaRivereh
133,100
133,100
133,100
Profile photo of YouPaid2SeeNuts us
YouPaid2SeeNuts
132,567
107,567
107,567
Profile photo of Buckstabu686 us
Buckstabu686
123,094
123,094
123,094
Profile photo of Surge_Ibaka us
Surge_Ibaka
116,739
1,197
1,197
Profile photo of gets2u1975 us
gets2u1975
109,846
109,846
109,846
Profile photo of bas50425 us
bas50425
105,848
105,848
105,848
Profile photo of sexycaitlyn us
sexycaitlyn
97,696
-12,425
-12,425
Profile photo of HeyLookItsTez us
HeyLookItsTez
94,932
35,607
35,607
Profile photo of Orlimar17 us
Orlimar17
89,380
89,380
89,380
Profile photo of Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof us
Matthew "ProfitablePloof" Ploof
83,100
83,100
83,100
Profile photo of FarmingYou us
FarmingYou
71,336
71,336
71,336
Profile photo of freebrit us
freebrit
66,098
-62,629
-62,629
Profile photo of aqbdogaqbdog us
aqbdogaqbdog
55,450
55,450
55,450
Profile photo of irishfan423 us
irishfan423
53,825
14,523
14,523
Profile photo of theduke8605 us
theduke8605
53,157
-55,913
-55,913

Remaining 2021 MICOOP Schedule

PokerNews is slated to offer live updates from the bolded events.

EventDateTime (ET)Tournament
2025-Feb (Th)8 p.m.$200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $30K Gtd
2125-Feb (Th)8:30 p.m.$30 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill Mini], $15K Gtd
2225-Feb (Th)9 p.m.$30 5-Card PLO [6-Max, Turbo], $3K Gtd
2326-Feb (F)5 p.m.$100 FLHE [6-Max], $5K Gtd
2426-Feb (F)8 p.m.$100 NLHE [Big Antes], $7.5K Gtd
2526-Feb (F)8:30 p.m.$150 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd
2627-Feb (Sa)6 p.m.$50 HORSE [Turbo], $3K Gtd
2727-Feb (Sa)7 p.m.$50 NLHE [Rebuy], $10K Gtd
2827-Feb (Sa)8 p.m.$100 NLHE [Turbo, Saturday Speedway SE], $10K Gtd
2928-Feb (Su)2 p.m.$100 NLHE [8-Max, Marathon], $25K Gtd
3028-Feb (Su)4 p.m.$50 NLHE [Sunday Warm Up SE], $12.5K Gtd
3128-Feb (Su)5 p.m.$250 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $50K Gtd
3228-Feb (Su)5:30 p.m.$30 NLHE [Sunday Special Mini], $15K Gtd
3328-Feb (Su)7 p.m.$50 PLO [8-Max, Turbo], $5K Gtd
3428-Feb (Su)8 p.m.$100 NLHE [6-Max], $10K Gtd
3528-Feb (Su)10 p.m.$75 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic SE], $10K Gtd
361-Mar. (M)7 p.m.$50 NLHE [4-Max], $10K Gtd
371-Mar. (M)8 p.m.$100 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale SE], $25K Gtd
382-Mar. (Tu)8 p.m.$250 NLHE [Super Tuesday SE], $35K Gtd
392-Mar. (Tu)8:30 p.m.$50 NLHE [Super Tuesday Mini], $20K Gtd
402-Mar. (Tu)9 p.m.$50 Stud Hi-Lo, $5K Gtd
413-Mar. (W)8 p.m.$250 PLO [6-Max, High Roller], $12.5K Gtd
423-Mar. (W)8:30 p.m.$30 PLO [6-Max], $5K Gtd
433-Mar. (W)9 p.m.$100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd
444-Mar. (Th)8 p.m.$250 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $35K Gtd
454-Mar. (Th)8:30 p.m.$50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill Mini], $20K Gtd
464-Mar. (Th)9 p.m.$20 NLHE [Turbo], $15K Gtd
475-Mar. (F)6 p.m.$10 NLHE [6-Max, Rebuy], $10K Gtd
485-Mar. (F)8 p.m.$75 NLHE, $15K Gtd
495-Mar. (F)9:30 p.m.$20 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $5K Gtd
506-Mar. (Sa)6 p.m.$50 8-Game, $3K Gtd
516-Mar. (Sa)7 p.m.$50 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom], $15K Gtd
526-Mar. (Sa)8 p.m.$50 NLHE [Turbo, Saturday Speedway SE], $5K Gtd
537-Mar. (Su)2 p.m.$50 NLHE [8-Max, Marathon], $10K Gtd
547-Mar. (Su)4 p.m.$100 NLHE [Progressive KO], $30K Gtd
557-Mar. (Su)5 p.m.$300 NLHE [Main Event], $125K Gtd
567-Mar. (Su)6 p.m.$50 NLHE [Mini Main Event], $35K Gtd
577-Mar. (Su)7:30 p.m.$200 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $20K Gtd
587-Mar. (Su)10 p.m.$100 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo, Sunday Supersonic SE], $10K Gtd
598-Mar. (M)7 p.m.$100 NLHE [Nightly Stars SE], $30K Gtd
608-Mar. (M)9 p.m.$20 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom], $10K Gtd

Registration Closes, Prize Pool Information Finalized

MICOOP 2021
MICOOP 2021

Level 16 has begun, and one minute prior, the two-hour-and-forty-minute late registration period officially became a thing of the past. A total of 131 entries generated a prize pool of $61,570, leaving the top 19 places set to be paid a minimum of $903. The eventual winner is set to earn $12,988.

For complete prize pool information, check the Payouts Tab above.

"TY_GOVWHITMER" Gets Crushed by the River

"TY_GOVWHITMER"
"TY_GOVWHITMER"

In Level 15 with blinds of 1,250/2,500 and an ante of 325, "Bout2CrushU" opened to 5,625 in the hijack and "TY_GOVWHITMER" re-shoved for 22,655 in the cutoff. Action folded back to "Bout2CrushU" and they called.

"TY_GOVWHITMER": {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
"Bout2CrushU": {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

"TY_GOVWHITMER" had a commanding lead and remained there through the flop {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. The turn {a-Clubs} gave them six outs to fade for a chop, but instead saw the river come {5-Clubs} to give "Bout2CrushU" a full house and bring about their elimination from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bout2CrushU us
Bout2CrushU
127,241
47,405
47,405
Profile photo of TY_GOVWHITMER us
TY_GOVWHITMER
Busted

Updated Counts

Play has moved into Level 14 (1,000/2,000/250) and the field has risen to 122. Forty-three players remain and "PowerRanges" is still the chip leader with a stack of more than 180,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of PowerRanges us
PowerRanges
185,840
98,152
98,152
Profile photo of chunkypineapple us
chunkypineapple
140,525
93,497
93,497
Profile photo of stud911911 us
stud911911
139,583
77,170
77,170
Profile photo of Johnanthony55 us
Johnanthony55
132,864
76,497
76,497
Profile photo of freebrit us
freebrit
128,727
45,874
45,874
Profile photo of Surge_Ibaka us
Surge_Ibaka
115,542
115,542
115,542
Profile photo of -Plata0Plomo-0 us
-Plata0Plomo-0
112,636
112,636
112,636
Profile photo of sexycaitlyn us
sexycaitlyn
110,121
110,121
110,121
Profile photo of theduke8605 us
theduke8605
109,070
109,070
109,070
Profile photo of bas0425 us
bas0425
107,430
107,430
107,430
Profile photo of vikmod us
vikmod
85,642
11,551
11,551
Profile photo of DrewUngar29 us
DrewUngar29
85,099
85,099
85,099
Profile photo of eyewantoowin us
eyewantoowin
81,922
17,757
17,757
Profile photo of Bout2CrushU us
Bout2CrushU
79,836
25,742
25,742
Profile photo of SpartanD7 us
SpartanD7
79,819
79,819
79,819

"HeyLookItsTez" Gets a Knockout

"HeyLookItsTez"
"HeyLookItsTez"

In Level 13 with blinds of 800/1,600 and an ante of 200, "HeyLookItsTez" opened to 3,200 and "GAMETIMESC" re-jammed for 19,670 in the small blind. "HeyLookItsTez" called.

"GAMETIMESC": {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
"HeyLookItsTez": {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

"HeyLookItsTez" had the knockout locked in by the turn on a runout of {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}, ultimately hitting a full house to send "GAMETIMESC" to the rail as the pot of nearly 42,000 was shipped their way.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of HeyLookItsTez us
HeyLookItsTez
59,325
3,335
3,335
Profile photo of GAMETIMESC us
GAMETIMESC
Busted