Sunday Special Championship ($125,000 GTD)
Day 1 Completed
Sunday Special Championship ($125,000 GTD)
Day 1 Completed
In the 2023 Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP), Event #47: $200 No Limit Hold’em Sunday Special Championship was held with a guarantee of $125,000. A total of 744 players participated in the event, vying for the top prize of $23,482 and the trophy. Ultimately, “mbw2388" emerged victorious.
At the final table, "mbw2388" managed to catch some good cards but also dominated the competition with their bold and aggressive gameplay. They fearlessly went up against other players at the table, ultimately propelling them to a head-to-head battle for the championship against Zach "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg. Despite a few intense hands, "mbw2388" maintained a substantial chip lead and emerged victorious after just five hands of heads-up play with Gruneberg.
Place | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | "mbw2388" | $23,482 |
2 | Zach "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg | $16,738 |
3 | "peiffer12" | $11,932 |
4 | "Schnauzer17972" | $8,505 |
5 | "Jesushadgr8abs" | $6,063 |
6 | "ValueBluffRiver" | $4,322 |
7 | "CallYourMommy" | $3,081 |
8 | "Great Daneo" | $2,196 |
9 | "cheten95" | $1,565 |
Final Table Action
The final table began with the elimination of "cheten95", whose pocket sevens lost to "mbw2388" ace-queen. Shortly after that, "Great Daneo" was also eliminated when their king-queen could not beat "mbw2388"'s ace-deuce.
"CallYourMommy" was eliminated after they limped the small blind and induced a jam from "ValueBluffRiver" in the big blind. "CallYourMommy" was holding aces, but "ValueBluffRiver" hit a straight after a brutal runout. "ValueBluffRiver" would face an even worse cooler to hit the rail after their rivered full house fell to the rivered straight flush of "Schnauzer17972".
"Jesushadgr8abs" was eliminated in fifth place after their ace-five fell to the queen-nine of "peiffer12" when a nine hit the flop. Shortly after that, "Schnauzer17972" was eliminated when their pocket queens lost to the flush of "peiffer12".
The play came down to a heads-up match between Gruneberg and “mbw2388” and concluded after only five hands. "mbw2388" opened the action on the button, and Gruneberg went all in from the blinds. "mbw2388" called, and they played out the full board to determine the winner of the tournament. Unfortunately, Gruneberg had to settle for second place as his king-seven could not surpass the ace-ten of the eventual champion, “mbw2388”.
Several players won COOP titles during the day's events. "Rogggggy" emerged victorious in Event #45: $50 NLHE Marathon, taking home$3,907."RandyLahey SV" topped the field in Event #46: $10 NLHE Sunday Starter, earning $1,297. PokerStarsNJ Ambassador David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye claimed victory in Event #47: $200 NLHE Sunday Special Championship, winning a prize of $29,343. "phillychzsteak" finished first in Event #48: $30 NLHE Mini Sunday Special, taking home $5,967. "Kingston511" won Event #50: $100 PLO 5-Max, earning $2,971. Meanwhile, Stanton "Stonniepokes" Tentnowski won his third and fourth COOP titles on the same day in Event #51: $50 NLHE Bounty Builder Adrenaline 6-Max PKO.
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The action was opened on the button to 800,000 by "mbw2388" before "KennyTheRipper" moved all in from the blinds. "mbw2388" called and they were off to a full board for the fate of the tournament.
"KennyTheRipper": K♣7♦
"mbw2388": A♥10♦
The full board ran out 8♠A♣4♣6♦6♣ and "KennyTheRipper" hit the rail in second place after a fantastic run.
Full recap coming soon.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
mbw2388 |
37,200,000
21,580,765
|
21,580,765 |
KennytheRipper | Busted |
"peiffer12" moved in from the big blind after a button open and a call from "KennytheRipper".
The cards hit their backs.
"peiffer12": J♦7♦
"KennytheRipper": Q♣10♣
The full board ran out K♥3♣9♥8♦2♠ and "peiffer12" hit the rail in third place after an impressive showing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
KennytheRipper |
9,480,000
2,880,000
|
2,880,000 |
peiffer12 | Busted |
"Schnauzer17972" was eliminated when their pocket queens fell to the flush of "peiffer12".
"Schnauzer17972" hit the rail in fourth place after an impressive run.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
peiffer12 | 17,200,000 | |
Schnauzer17972 | Busted |
"Jesushadgr8abs" was eliminated after their ace-five fell to the queen-nine of "peiffer12" when a nine hit the flop.
"Jesushadgr8abs" hit the rail in fifth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
peiffer12 |
13,000,000
8,700,000
|
8,700,000 |
Jesushadgr8abs | Busted |
Blinds 100,000/200,000
"ValueBluffRiver" opened in middle position to 400,000 before getting a call from "Schnauzer17972" in the small blind and from "mbw2388" in the big blind.
The 8♥8♣Q♣ flop quickly checked through to a 9♥ turn. "mbw2388" led for 621,000 and got a call from both players on their way to J♣ river.
"Schnauzer17972" then lead jammed the river for 3,286,112. Only "ValueBluffRiver" called and the cooler was real.
"ValueBluffRiver" tabled J♠J♦ for a rivered boat and "Schnauzer17972" tabled 9♣10♣ for a rivered straight flush to eliminate "ValueBluffRiver" in 6th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Schnauzer17972 |
9,256,588
6,356,588
|
6,356,588 |
ValueBluffRiver | Busted |
Players are now on a five-minute break.
"CallYourMommy" was eliminated after they limped the small blind and induced a jam from "ValueBluffRiver" in the big blind.
"CallYourMommy" was holding aces but "ValueBluffRiver" hit a straight after a brutal runout.
"CallYourMommy" hit the rail in seventh place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
ValueBluffRiver |
10,845,236
6,745,236
|
6,745,236 |
CallYourMommy | Busted |
"Great Daneo" was eliminated when their K♣Q♠ could not improve against the A♣2♣ of "mbw2388"
"Great Daneo" hit the rail in 8th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
mbw2388 |
15,619,235
4,639,235
|
4,639,235 |
Great Daneo | Busted |