��Pillzebub�� Wins Trophy in MICOOP Event #05: $100 NLHE MICOOP Big Kickoff for $9,345
��Pillzebub�� defeated ��BaoBaofor3�� in heads-up play to win MICOOP Event #05: $100 NLHE MICOOP Big Kickoff Championship Trophy Event of the PokerStars 2021 MICOOP for a shiny MICOOP trophy and the top prize of $9,345.
The event attracted 578 entries for a $53,060 prize pool.
Event #05: $100 NLHE MICOOP Big Kickoff Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ��Pillzebub�� | USA | $9,345 |
| 2 | ��BaoBaofor3�� | USA | $6,661 |
| 3 | ��hebba2020�� | USA | $4,478 |
| 4 | ��luckyduckylucky�� | USA | $3,385 |
| 5 | ��NineFiftySix�� | USA | $2,413 |
| 6 | ��Declan Scott�� | USA | $1,720 |
| 7 | ��1WINATATIME�� | USA | $1,226 |
| 8 | ��srmcfly25�� | USA | $874 |
| 9 | ��wolfhoundvet�� | USA | $639 |
Final Table Action
"Pillzebub" started the final table as the chip leader, and was the last one standing at the end. ��Wolfhoundvet�� was the first to fall at the final table as his ace-jack was dominated against the jacks of the eventual second-place finisher. ��smrcfly25�� was the next to go as the short stack, and then it was ��1WINATATIME�� falling in seventh as the next short stack. It was then that ��Declan Scott�� couldn��t avoid a cooler as he got his queens in against ace-king and wasn��t able to hold. ��NineFiftySix�� was next to be eliminated in fifth as the short stack at the time, and was soon followed by ��luckyduckylucky�� out in fourth when they got beat by a devastating two-outer on the river.
Three-handed Play
The remaining three players ��hebba2020��, "BaoBaofor3", and "Pillzebub" were the final three and they battled back and forth for a bit. At one point, ��Pillzebub�� hit a fortunate ace on the turn to stay alive with ace-seven against the queens of ��hebba2020��. Soon after, it was ��hebba2020�� as the fortunate one, spiking a three-outer on the turn to stay alive against ��Pillzebub��. Play continued after that for a while without many showdowns until ��BaoBaofor3�� won a flip against ��hebba2020�� to take most of their chips, and took the rest of their chips by making quads in the next hand.
Heads-up
��BaoBaofor3�� started heads-up play with the lead but it was soon evened up without a showdown and ��Pillzebub�� became an overwhelming chip leader when they got ace-queen in preflop against the suited ten-five of ��BaoBaofor3�� and ��BaoBaofor3�� failed to improve. ��BaoBaofor3�� attempted to mount a comeback but the lead was too much to overcome, as they then fell in second-place when getting ace-queen all-in versus the king-seven of ��Pillzebub�� and ��Pillzebub�� flopped a king and held, winning the title, trophy, and $9,345.
This concludes the PokerNews coverage for this event in the 2021 PokerStars Michigan Championship of Online Poker. Stay tuned as PokerNews returns to bring you coverage of Event #10: $100 NLHE Sunday Special, $75K Gtd on Sunday, September 12th at 6:00pm EST.
Recent 2021 MICOOP Winners
| Tournament | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: $10 NLHE [MICOOP Warm Up], $10K GTD | 1,225 | $11,147.50 | 1BullSpartan | $1,749.47 |
| Event #2: $100 NLHE [MICOOP Big Warm Up], $20K GTD | 343 | $31,487.40 | PowerRanges | $5,875.90 |
| Event #3: $30 NLHE [Turbo Warm Up], $6K GTD | 321 | $8,763.30 | waverunner1976 | $1,635.54 |
| Event #4: $30 NLHE/PLO [8-Max, Mixed Game Warm Up], $4K GTD | 160 | $4,368 | flopping air | $880.16 |
| Event #5: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Big Kickoff Trophy Event], $50K GTD | 578 | $53,060.40 | Pillzebub | $9,344.76 |
| Event #6: $500 NLHE [8-Max, PKO High Roller], $40K GTD | 81 | $40,000 | ChipzNChesse | $12,045.98 |
| Event #7: $50 PL 5-Card Draw, $4K GTD | 96 | $4,368 | goodhandyou | $1,020.13 |