"grandma1967" Wins MICOOP Event #41 ($250 PLO High Roller) for $5,876
Of all the Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments in the 2021 PokerStars Michigan Championship of Online Poker, Wednesday night's Event #41: $250 PLO [6-Max High Roller], 20K Gtd was the largest in terms of both buy-in and prize pool. When all was said and done, "grandma1967" was the one to top the field of 108 for the top prize of $5,876, more than 23% of the overall $25,164 prize pool.
"grandma1967" came into the final table of seven with the chip lead, doing so after their second-place stack found a full double against then-chip leader "RaceC19" with two tables remaining. They were then responsible for half of the knockouts at the final table, with the last elimination being the one to seal the deal.
Event #41 Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | grandma1967 | $5,876 |
| 2 | zozopots | $4,434 |
| 3 | Neckerson | $3,345 |
| 4 | Mithlin | $2,524 |
| 5 | Andrew "autokorekt" Korby | $1,905 |
| 6 | J_Voorhees187 | $1,437 |
| 7 | beardedbadger | $1,106 |
Event Recap
Twenty-two players were in from the beginning of the event, a number that rose steadily until late registration closed some two hours and 40 minutes later. Shortly after that mark, "grandma1967" had ascended to a top-five stack. They climbed into the top three when the tournament reached the bubble, and then into second place after eliminating "PintiMellon" in 13th place shortly thereafter.
By the time the final table was reached, they were back in second as "Neckerson" rode a heater that claimed the tenth-through-eighth place eliminations to take the chip lead into the final table. That heater also claimed the tournament life of "beardedbadger" in seventh before "grandma1967" took back the reigns, sending "JVoorhees187" and Andrew "autokorekt" Korby out to reduce the field to five.
"zozopots" then got in on the fun, earning the next two knockouts of "Mithlin" and "Neckerson" to climb back into the discussion with 40% of the chips to begin the heads-up match. However, fate was such that "grandma1967" would be the one to shine, making swift work of "zozopots" to claim the title and its accompanying top prize.50
PokerNews will be back Thursday for another evening of tournament coverage, featuring Event #44: $250 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $50K Gtd. Make sure to come back then for upates on all the knockout action as it unfolds.