2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP)

Sunday Special Championship ($150,000 GTD)
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP)

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a
Prize
$29,343
Event Info
Buy-in
$200
Prize Pool
$179,490
Entries
965
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
965
Players Left
1

Event #47: $200 Sunday Special Championship ($150,000 GTD) Kicks Off at 18:00 EST

USCOOP 2023
USCOOP 2023

The United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP) continues today on PokerStars with Event #47: $200 Sunday Special Championship $150k GTD. Starting at 18:00 EST (22:00 GMT) players from Michigan and New Jersey will compete for the top prize of the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool in this event, the tenth championship event of the series.

The action at the USCOOP was nonstop this past week with several championship events taking place. “EarnhardtFan59” walked away with one of the biggest scores of the week, taking down Event $33: $500 High Roller Thrill Championship 80k GTD for $17,627. Other big scores from last week’s championship events include David “DavidKayePoker” Kaye, winner of Event $20: $250 Battle Royale Championship $60k GTD for $15,170 and “OtB_RedHeron", who took down Event #26: $200 Bigstack Championship $60k GTD for $12,925.

Recent USCOOP Championship Winners

TournamentEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
USCOOP #20: $250 Battle Royale Championship, $60k GTD307$71,531David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye$15,170
USCOOP #26: $200 Bigstack Championship, $60k GTD429$79,794"OtB_RedHeron"$12,925*
USCOOP #30: $250 Pot Limit Omaha Championship, $30k GTD211$49,163"GOOBER_HOTLINE"$9,647
USCOOP #33: $500 High Roller Thrill Championship, $80k GTD166$80,000"EarnhardtFan59"$17,627
USCOOP #39: $200 4-Max Championship, $25k GTD252$46,872"thewholefunk"$9,035
USCOOP #43: $100 Deepstack Championship, $35k GTD619$56,824"FoxyNinja22"$10,007

*-denotes a chop deal

Players will begin with 50,000 chips, blinds of 125/250 and an ante of 30. The blinds will increase every 12 minutes. Late registration will be available for the first three hours and forty minutes after play begins and there will be a maximum of five re-entries allowed during that period. As this is a one-day event action for the day will only conclude once a winner is crowned.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your live coverage needs for this and every other big Sunday Event at the USCOOP on Pokerstars, including the two-day Main Event on October 1.

Level: 1

Blinds: 125/250

Ante: 30

Sunday Special Championship ($150,000 GTD)

Day 1 Started

Low Kicker Not a Problem for Kaye

Level 1 : Blinds 125/250, 30 ante

"HonestlytheBest" limped in from the hijack and "V1ct0ro" limped as well from the small blind. David "DavidKayePoker" Kaye checked from the big blind.

All three players cheked the A410 flop leading to the 7 on the turn. Action checked around to "HonestlyTheBest" who bet 480. "V1ct0ro" got out of the way while Kaye made the call.

Kaye check-called another bet from his opponent on the 9 river, this time for 1,420. "HonestlyTheBest" showed down 55 while Kaye tabled A3 for top pair with a weak kicker to take down the early pot.

Player Chips Progress
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David Kaye
52,490
52,490
52,490
Profile photo of V1ct0ro us
V1ct0ro
49,380
Profile photo of HonestlyTheBest us
HonestlyTheBest
47,605
47,605
47,605

Level: 2

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 40

"MakeTheHop" Forces a Fold

Level 2 : Blinds 150/300, 40 ante

"jrmcbread" limped in from the hijack and "mariopartypoker" limped behind from the small blind. "MakeTheHop" raised it to 1,520 from the big blind, receiving a call from "jrmcbread" while "mariopartypoker" got out of the way.

Both players checked the A5Q flop leading to the 9 turn. "MakeTheHop" bet 2,400 and received a call from his opponent.

On the 2 river "MakeTheHop" bet 10,560 and this time "jrmcbread" opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
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MakeTheHop
58,940
58,940
58,940
Profile photo of mariopartypoker us
mariopartypoker
49,192
49,192
49,192
Profile photo of jrmcbread us
jrmcbread
42,290
42,290
42,290

"thewholefunk" Gets the Whole Pot

Level 2 : Blinds 150/300, 40 ante

"thewholefunk" opened to 750 from the cutoff and "Po$ter Nutbag" made the call from the small blind.

The flop came KQ9 and action checked to "thewholefunk" who bet 1,060. "Po$ter Nutbag" check-raised it to 3,300 and "thewholefunk" called.

On the 5 turn "Po$ter Nutbag" bet 12,450 and "thewholefunk" made the call.

"Po$ter Nutbag" bet again on the 8 river, this time moving all in for his remaining 28,514. "thewholefunk" made the call and revealed A10 for the nutflush. "Po$ter Nutbag" revealed J10 for the nut-straight on the flop and was eliminated from the tournament, although they still have plenty of time to re-enter should they exercise their option to do so.

Player Chips Progress
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thewholefunk
90,648
90,648
90,648
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Po$ter Nutbag
Busted

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

"SlemDogg13" Building Stack Early

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 50 ante

"terry1113" limped in from under the gun and "SlemDogg13" raised to 1,200, receiving a call from his opponent.

The flop came K86 and "terry1113" bet 1,675. "SlemDogg13" raised to 4,000 and "terry1113" made the fold.

Player Chips Progress
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SlemDogg13
129,810
129,810
129,810
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terry1113
43,835
43,835
43,835