Shaban Gets the Win in Event 11; "grandelegend7" Takes the High Roller on Day 3
PokerStars Team Pro Arlie "Prince Pablo" Shaban claimed his first title on Day 3 of the inaugural Ontario Championship of Online Poker (ONCOOP).
Shaban navigated his way through a starting field of 371 entries to make the final table of Event 11-L: $30 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Monday Starter SE], eventually winning the tournament for just over $1,900.
Event 11-L: $30 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Monday Starter SE]
It would be "myrtle7" who would claim the first knockout of the final table, and in dramatic fashion. "TeeWee55" was all in for 503,136 with two queens and up against "myrtle7" with sevens. The flop gave both players a set, but "myrtle7" spiked the one-outer to make quads on the river to send out "TeeWee55" in seventh place.
Shaban won a 2,000,000 chip pot against "myrtle7" with a pair of kings to take the chip lead. "myrtle7" lost another big pot when "evilstepsis" was all in for 724,703 with ace-king and won a coin flip against jacks as "myrtle7" went from chip leader to short stack.
"Lacey411" would finish in sixth, moving all in for 338,091 on the turn with top pair of tens. "evilstepsis" called with a straight draw and hit a pair of queens on the river to collect the bounty. Shaban eliminated "dclu98" in fifth after they three-bet shoved for 696,293 with ace-five and Shaban called with ace-queen.
Shaban had the chip lead four-handed but was a spectator as his opponents got involved in a massive three-way all in. "evilstepsis" shoved 917,577 with ace-king, "FearScott" re-shoved with ace-ten, and "myrtle7" called for 1,221,870 with ace-queen. "evilstepsis" hit a king to triple up while "myrtle7" took the side pot.
On the next hand, "myrtle7" and Shaban saw the turn on a king-high board with three clubs. "myrtle7" shoved for 601,086 and Shaban called with a pair of kings, only for "myrtle7" to show pocket aces. A fourth club on the river improved Shaban to a flush and sent "myrtle7" to the rail in fourth place, leaving Shaban a massive chip leader at the start of three-handed play.
Shaban took most pots with pre-flop raises until both opponents fell under 10 big blinds. "FearScott" eventually shoved and "evilstepsis" called for 636,212 with sevens. "FearScott had jack-ten and paired a ten on the flop to reach heads-up, Shaban holding a 7,757,290 to 1,517,710 chip lead.
"FearScott" would double up against three-betting to 720,000, then calling an all-in shove for their last 1,815,900 with king-jack. Up against Shaban's two eights, "FearScott" hit a king on the flop to win the pot and take the chip lead. Shaban retook the lead when "FearScott" called a bet of 1,040,000 on the river and Shaban showed down a pair of jacks in a 4,000,000 chip pot.
"FearScott" doubled up again with ace-nine to king-queen, but their luck would soon run out. On what would be the final hand of the tournament, with blinds at 50,000-100,000, "FearScott" raised to 220,000, Shaban shoved, and "FearScott"called for 2,781,520 with two nines. Shaban had ace-jack and flopped two pair as the popular Twitch streamer won his first ONCOOP title.
Final Table results
| Rank | Player | Earnings | Bounties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlie "Prince Pablo" Shaban | $713.99 | $1,209.06 |
| 2 | "FearScott" | $713.69 | $258.05 |
| 3 | "evilstepsis" | $417.68 | $155.63 |
| 4 | "myrtle7" | $295.17 | $345 |
| 5 | "dclu98" | $208.59 | $183.29 |
| 6 | "Lacey411" | $147.41 | $7.50 |
| 7 | "TeeWee55" | $104.17 | $212.81 |
Event 8-H: $1,000 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Special - High Roller]
Play resumed in Event 8-H: $1,000 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Special - High Roller] with 10 remaining out of a starting field of 79 entries.
Once the final table of eight was reached, "poolhaller" bluffed the river with king-high and was called by chip leader "Iri$hPoet" with a straight, then got their last 190,595 in with ace-three against Michael "WalmartCNXN" Farrow's ace-queen. Both players made two pair, but Farrow's queen-kicker played to make "poolhaller" the first casualty of the final table.
Matthew "Sucra7" Gillingham, champion of Event 6, was seeking his second ONCOOP title in as many days but lost to "grandelegend7" after calling a 537,776 shove with ace-ten that couldn't beat two queens. Gillingham dropped down to a short stack before getting his last 362,423 in with six-seven from the small blind. "mustanggino" in the big blind woke up with ace-king and sent Gillingham to the virtual rail in seventh.
Farrow doubled up twice against "fuzztacular," first with two sevens against ace-jack, then getting his last 911,722 in the middle with ace-king against nines. Farrow flopped two pair and left "fuzztacular," who began the day second in chips, as a short stack before eventually busting in sixth.
"mustanggino" would finish in fifth after calling a blind versus blind shove from Jeffrey "Jefffrr8" Reardon with ace-six. They needed to hold against Reardon's ten-nine, but Reardon flopped a straight to earn the knockout. Two hands later, Reardon would take the chip lead after winning a 1,800,000 chip pot off "Iri$hPoet" with aces.
Farrow would get his last 488,071 in the middle from under the gun with ace-queen as "grandelegend7" called in the big blind with ace-nine. Farrow had his opponent dominated and was in a good position to double up, but "grandelegend7" spiked a nine on the river to send Farrow out in fourth.
Reardon and "grandelegend7" got involved in a pre-flop raising war at the start of three-handed play, Reardon raising to 245,000 from the small blind before "grandelegend7" three-bet to 595,000. Reardon reraised to 980,000 and "grandelegend7" shoved for 2,475,576. Reardon folded and showed a seven, while "grandelegend7" flashed a three as they took the pot and the chip lead.
On the next hand, Reardon called "Iri$hPoet"'s shove for 1,278,043 with ace-king of hearts versus tens. Reardon flopped the nut flush while "Iri$hPoet" made a set. The board didn't pair on the turn and river as "Iri$hPoet," who spent most of the final table as a massive chip leader, was eliminated in third place.
Reardon led 4,461,924 to 3,438,076 at the start of heads-up play before another raising war ended with "grandelegend7" all in with kings against queens. A king on the turn left Reardon drawing dead as "grandelegend7" raked in the massive pot.
Shortly afterward, "grandelegend7" limped in, then called when Reardon raised to 248,000. The flop contained a seven-four-three and Reardon continued for 360,000. "grandelegend7" called, then called another bet of 407,880 when the turn brought another four. Reardon shoved for 831,468 on the king river and "grandelegend7" called with ace-four for trips. Reardon could only one six-deuce for a busted straight draw as "grandelegend7" secured the victory and $17,875.50 prize following a heads-up deal.
Final Table results
| Rank | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "grandelegend7 | $17,875.50* |
| 2 | Jeffrey "Jefffrr8" Reardon | $17,658.81* |
| 3 | "Iri$hPoet" | $11,390.03 |
| 4 | Michael "WalmartCNXN" Farrow | $8,527.43 |
| 5 | "mustanggino" | $6,384.27 |
| 6 | "fuzztacular" | $4,779.75 |
| 7 | Matthew "Sucra71" Gillingham | $3,578.48 |
| 8 | "poolhaller" | $2,679.12 |
*- Denotes a two-way deal
Other Day 3 winners
| Event | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-L: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Special SE] | 367 | $40,000 | Kevin "hendriks15" Hendriks | $7,308.53 |
| 9-H: $200 PLO [6-Max] | 64 | $16,000 | "averageVlad" | $4,971.64 |
| 11-H: $300 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO] | 121 | $33,880 | "Cedthemor66" | $3,016.54 ($5,397.64 bounties) |
| 12-H: $100 HORSE | 78 | $8,000 | "The Cooker" | $2,180 |
| 12-L: $20 HORSE | 125 | $2,275 | "Dekloren" | $437.40 |
| 13-H: $200 NLHE [8-Max, Monday Heat SE] | 134 | $25,000 | "dsquIrrels" | $4,876.16 |
| 13-L: $10 NLHE [8-Max] | 410 | $3,731 | "XSpicer89X" | $637.72 |