2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

Event #38: $250 NLHE [Super Tuesday SE], $50K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

2021 Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$11,525
Event Info
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$59,881
Entries
257

"V1ct0r0" Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,483)

"V1ct0r0"
"V1ct0r0"

In Level 30 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000, action folded to "Batmanstein" in the small blind just three hands after they eliminated "BigRon324" in ninth place. They open-jammed for the effective stack of 274,980 that "V1ct0r0" had in the big blind, and a call was made to put "V1ct0r0" at risk for their tournament life.

"V1ct0r0": {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
"Batmanstein": {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

"V1ct0r0" was a severe underdog and the runout {8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} did nothing to change that, resulting in them taking eighth place in the tournament for a payday of $1,483.

"BigRon324" Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,106)

"BigRon324"
"BigRon324"

In Level 30 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000, "BigRon324" open-jammed for 473,296 in early position and received a call from "Batmanstein" on their direct left. No other takers were to be had.

"BigRon324": {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
"Batmanstein": {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

"BigRon324" saw two of their outs disappear on the flop {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and no further help came as the turn {10-Hearts} and river {a-Hearts} completed the runout to bring about their elimination in ninth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Batmanstein us
Batmanstein
1,427,400
572,296
572,296
Profile photo of BigRon324 us
BigRon324
Busted

"Batmanstein" Starts Off Hot

Hand #1: In Level 30 with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000, "batmanstein" was down to their last 191,776 under the gun and jammed. Action folded around to "BigRon324" in the big blind, who called.

"Batmanstein": {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}
"BigRon324": {a-Spades}{8-Spades}

"Batmanstein" got an easy double as the board ran out {q-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

"Batmanstein"
"Batmanstein"

Hand #2: Two hands later, action folded to "Batmanstein" in the small blind and they shoved for 400,552. "V1ct0r0" called in the big blind.

"Batmanstein": {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
"V1ct0r0": {3-Hearts}{3-Spades}

After just doubling, "Batmanstein" needed to win a coin flip to stay alive and get a second double early at the final table. The flop {10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Clubs} gave them four extra outs and the turn {10-Spades} added six more to that total. The river {k-Spades} completed Broadway and scored them the second double, leaving "V1ct0r0" with less than two blinds after the pot. However, they would then double on the very next hand to gain a small amount of breathing room.

"Batmanstein"
"Batmanstein"
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Batmanstein us
Batmanstein
855,104
646,328
646,328
Profile photo of BigRon324 us
BigRon324
411,296
-79,776
-79,776
Profile photo of V1ct0r0 us
V1ct0r0
187,980
-314,562
-314,562

Final Table Chip Counts

After just one hand at the final table, Level 30 has now been reached with blinds of 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000. Updated counts at the final table have been provided below.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of 9NINENINE us
9NINENINE
2,153,588
255,000
255,000
Profile photo of Henry "xlzou1990" Zou us
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou
1,055,113
Profile photo of PrinceTurtle us
PrinceTurtle
755,011
66,250
66,250
Profile photo of tsaroffish4 us
tsaroffish4
545,476
132,070
132,070
Profile photo of V1ct0r0 us
V1ct0r0
502,542
119,771
119,771
Profile photo of BigRon324 us
BigRon324
491,072
120,911
120,911
Profile photo of PimpMyBalance us
PimpMyBalance
427,998
-34,141
-34,141
Profile photo of UncleBuppy us
UncleBuppy
285,424
-252,000
-252,000
Profile photo of Batmanstein us
Batmanstein
208,776
-89,612
-89,612

"JDrik09" Eliminated on the Final Table Bubble by Henry "xlzou1990" Zou

In Level 29 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 5,000, "JDrik09" saw action fold to them on the button and they jammed for their remaining 206,216. Henry "xlzou1990" Zou re-jammed in the small blind to force a fold behind.

"JDrik09": {j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

"JDrik09" found themselves drawing dead by the turn on a runout of {4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{j-Spades}, hitting a pair of jacks on the river that still left them no good to Zou's two queens. As a result, they finished in 10th place.

The nine remaining players have now reached the final table. Stay tuned for updated counts.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Henry "xlzou1990" Zou us
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou
1,055,113
381,216
381,216
Profile photo of JDrik09 us
JDrik09
Busted

"9NINENINE" Knocks Out Two, Zou Gets One; Hand-for-Hand Play Begins Once More

"8goldchains"
"8goldchains"

In Level 29 with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and an ante of 5,000, "9NINENINE" opened to 80,000 under the gun and action folded around to "8goldchains" in the big blind, who three-bet shoved for 238,394. "9NINENINE" called.

"8goldchains": {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
"9NINENINE": {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The flop {2-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} gave "9NINENINE" top two pair and left "8goldchains" with just a gutshot to Broadway. The turn {2-Hearts} gave them a possibility at a better two pair should Barry Greenstein pay them a visit, but instead {5-Spades} completed the runout and "8goldchains" was eliminated from the tournament in 13th place.

In the blink of an eye thereafter, "megatron06869" lost with {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} versus Henry "xlzou1990" Zou's {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and then "9NINENINE" knocked out "ParryGreen$tein" after their {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} held vs {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}, both in all-in preflop situations.

The trio of bust-outs has reduced the field from 13 to 10, and hand-for-hand play is now in effect as the final table bubble has been reached.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of 9NINENINE us
9NINENINE
1,898,588
724,532
724,532
Profile photo of Henry "xlzou1990" Zou us
Henry "xlzou1990" Zou
673,897
413,537
413,537
Profile photo of 8goldchains us
8goldchains
Busted
Profile photo of megatron06869 us
megatron06869
Busted
Profile photo of ParryGreen$tein us
ParryGreen$tein
Busted

Remaining 2021 MICOOP Schedule

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

EventDateTime (ET)Tournament
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

"Coolriver84" Falls; "WadeDavenport" Follows

"Coolriver84"
"Coolriver84"

In Level 28 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and an ante of 3,750, "Coolriver84" open-jammed for 142,101 on the button and received action from "PrinceTurtle" in the small blind.

"Coolriver84": {10-Spades}{9-Spades}
"PrinceTurtle": {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}

"Coolriver84" saw one of their two live cards connect on the flop {2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Clubs} to pull ahead, but running {3-Clubs}{4-Hearts} gave "PrinceTurtle" a wheel by the river, resulting in them taking 15th place in the tournament.

Just moments later, "WadeDavenport" got the last of their chips into the middle preflop with {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts} against the {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades} of "9NINENINE" and a ten on the turn brought about their 14th-place finish. Both players earned $782 for their efforts, and the pair of eliminations means that all 13 players remaining will now earn at least $930.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of 9NINENINE us
9NINENINE
1,174,056
410,222
410,222
Profile photo of PrinceTurtle us
PrinceTurtle
688,761
Profile photo of Coolriver84 us
Coolriver84
Busted
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WadeDavenport
Busted

Another Pair of Doubles

"UncleBuppy"
"UncleBuppy"

Hand #1 In Level 27 with blinds of 12,500/25,000 and an ante of 3,250, "megatron06869" open-limped in middle position and proceeded to call a shove of 243,212 from "UncleBuppy", who was in the small blind.

"UncleBuppy": {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
"megatron06869": {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

Five bricks rolled off on the runout {k-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs} and "UncleBuppy" scored the easy dub, leaving "megatron06869" under a quarter-million after the pot was shipped their way.

Hand #2 In Level 28 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and an ante of 3,750 just a couple of hands later, "PimpMyBalance" opened to 60,000 under the gun and action folded around to "megatron06869" in the big blind, who defended.

With 165,000 in the middle, the flop came {5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{a-Clubs} and "megatron06869" went all in for 162,360. "PimpMyBalance" called.

"megatron06869": {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
"PimpMyBalance": {k-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

"megatron06869" was ahead but their second-nut-flush draw was up against the one club that could top it. Fortunately for them, the turn {7-Spades} and river {3-Diamonds} left their queen kicker best and they scored a double just moments after ceding one.

Player Chips Progress
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UncleBuppy
537,424
290,962
290,962
Profile photo of megatron06869 us
megatron06869
489,720
10,148
10,148
Profile photo of PimpMyBalance us
PimpMyBalance
462,139
-236,360
-236,360

David "steadymobbin420" Poppenfuse on the MICOOP Grind

David Poppenfuse
David Poppenfuse

David "steadymobbin420" Poppenfuse, 33, is from Otisville, Michigan but currently resides in the Burton/Flint area.

Self-employed, Poppenfuse plays poker on the side. He first learned the game at the age of 15 while playing in a garage and on golf tees.

"As I got older, I started to take it more seriously and started playing at different places including online prior to 2011," he told PokerNews.

Poppenfuse is well-versed in all games, but he plays primarily no-limit hold'em, pot-limit Omaha, and Omaha Hi/Lo.

"On PokerStars, I mainly play tournaments and play cash live," he revealed. "When I do play live it's $1-$2 or $2-$5 hold'em or PLO for the most part."

Right now, Poppenfuse finds himself among the Michigan poker community taking their game online in an attempt to nab a coveted MICOOP title.