Sunday Special Championship ($150,000 GTD) | 2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP)

09-24-2023 21:51 UTC-4

"MY1st50" Doubles Through Kaye

Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

"MY1st50" opened to 12,000 from the button and David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye moved all in for 250,421 from the big blind. "MY1st50" called with a total stack of 87,200 and was at risk.

"MY1st50" : K♥K♦
David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye: A♠4♦

Kaye failed to find an ace on the 8♥J♠6♣5♠9♠ runout and "MY1st50" received a full double up as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
MY1st50	183,400 183,400	183,400
David Kaye	163,221 55,346	55,346

09-24-2023 21:55 UTC-4

Another Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Players are now on their fourth five-minute break of the evening. There are currently 220 players remaining.

09-24-2023 22:02 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts After Fourth Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Arcon916	345,641 80,032	80,032
MarkySharky3	332,436 82,801	82,801
Paladin4818	321,837 224,475	224,475
SlimmShadis	317,402 218,992	218,992
pepstargar	306,255 39,123	39,123
CoonG23	247,855 15,609	15,609
ryanbudzek	229,483 87,360	87,360
hagz2richez	227,982 85,441	85,441
David Kaye	226,921 63,700	63,700

Deansk1138	218,153 35,948	35,948
urmomislag	203,952 -170,796	-170,796
Isilsuk	178,007 -20,144	-20,144
rimmer27	139,840 -13,146	-13,146
MakeTheHop	106,099 -111,248	-111,248
jay83434	77,406 -54,224	-54,224
terry1113	65,209 -42,658	-42,658
mcleskey	Busted
sidpatel92	Busted
aardvark555	Busted
OtB_RedHeron	Busted
MultiClownPoker	Busted

Level: 19

Blinds: 3,500/7,000

Ante: 875

09-24-2023 22:07 UTC-4

"BOnEheAd109" Takes a Bite Out of "Meatballs9000"

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 3,500/7,000, 875 ante

"cho789" opened to 14,000 from the cutoff and "Meatballs9000" moved all in for 595,197 from the small blind, covering all remaining opponents in the hand by a wide margin. "BOnEheAd109" called from the big blind and "cho789" got out of the way.

"BOnEheAd109": A♠K♥
"Meatballs9000": A♣10♣

"BOnEheAd109" was in great shape with a bigger ace and remained ahead on the 8♦J♣2♣8♠Q♥ runout to secure a full double up while making a small dent to the stack of "Meatballs9000".

Player	Chips	Progress
Meatballs9000	431,272 431,272	431,272
BOnEheAd109	298,400 298,400	298,400
cho789	148,844 148,844	148,844

Level: 20

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

09-24-2023 22:21 UTC-4

"s3lfreliance" and "dirteharry19" Triumph in Multiway Action

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

"Isilsuk" opened to 16,000 from under the gun and "dirteharry19" called from the cutoff. "s3lfreliance" three-bet to 75,000 from the big blind and "Isilsuk" clicked it back to 134,000. "dirteharry19" called off with a total stack of 79,029 and "s3lfreliance" also called.

With "dirteharry19" already all in the remaining two players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of 5♠Q♥5♥K♦9♣. "s3lfreliance" bet 96,000 and "Isilsuk" raised to 192,000. "s3lfreliance" made the call.

"dirteharry19" revealed J♣10♣ for a rivered straight to receive a full triple up. Meanwhile "Isilsuk" showed down A♦Q♠ for second pair while "s3lfreliance" tabled A♥K♠ for top pair to take down a sizable side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
s3lfreliance	1,036,797 1,036,797	1,036,797
dirteharry19	248,087 248,087	248,087
Isilsuk	236,536 58,529	58,529

Level: 21

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,250

09-24-2023 22:32 UTC-4

"Grav King" Puts Nail in Coffin of "HarrytheHammer"

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

"HarrytheHammer" opened to 23,000 from under the gun and "Grav King" called from the cutoff.

The flop came K♥6♦4♦ and "HarrytheHammer" bet 20,000. "Grav King" made the call.

On the 5♥ turn "HarrytheHammer" moved all in for 88,632 and "Grav King" called with a covering stack.

"HarrytheHammer": Q♥Q♣
"Grav King": 4♥4♣

"HarrytheHammer" was in rough shape against the flopped set of "Grav King" and failed to find a queen on the K♠ river, resulting in their elimination while "Grav King" added more chips to his already impressive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grav King	1,307,380 1,307,380	1,307,380
HarrytheHammer	Busted

09-24-2023 22:37 UTC-4

"EarnhardtFan59" Ousted by "tslate21"

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

"tslate21" opened to 20,000 from early position and "EarnhardtFan59" three-bet to 105,000 from the button, leaving only 24,709 behind. "tslate21" moved all in with a covering stack and "EarnhardtFan59" made the call.

"EarnhardtFan59": A♦J♣
"tslate21": A♥Q♣

The board ran out 10♣Q♦3♣7♦10♠ and "EarnhardtFan59" was eliminated just shy of making the money while "tslate21" added more chips to their stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
tslate21	378,966 378,966	378,966
EarnhardtFan59	Busted