Last week saw several screennames become main characters in the story of the 2023 ONCOOP. This last week, players have claimed multiple titles, won huge prizes, and earned prestigious trophies.
After a big kickoff on PokerStars Ontario last weekend, ONCOOP got properly underway. So far 75 of the 137 events have been completed putting us over the halfway mark.
ONCOOP is the Ontario-based segment of a wider concatenation of online poker festivals which PokerStars has called the North American Championship of Online Poker.
NACOOP also encompasses the PACOOP festival in Pennsylvania and the USCOOP festival in Michigan and New Jersey, both of which are running now with live reporting from our PokerNews team.
Win An NAPT Gold Pass
All three NACOOP series offer players a chance to win a share of massive prize pools. There is $2,000,000 guaranteed across ONCOOP, with $175,000 guaranteed for the ONCOOP Main Event alone.
PokerStars Ontario is also offering the ONCOOP Main Event champion a $20,000 NAPT Gold Pass which includes:
- a US$5,300 seat at the NAPT High Roller,
- return flights to Las Vegas, and
- luxury accommodation in Vegas for nine nights.
*All dollar amounts are Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
Climbing The Leaderboards
With around half the events of the series concluded the ONCOOP leaderboards are beginning to take shape. Whoever ends up in the top ten, there are cash prizes going, starting from $100 and rising to $2,500. The first-place finisher also wins this year's ONCOOP Player of the Series Trophy.
Several players are in the running, having earned multiple big wins across the series. At the top of the leaderboards is "windexxxx" with four titles, including an $11,359 victory in ONCOOP 71: Battle Royale.
Another strong contender is "dusty truth" with two titles, a second-place finish, and a sixth-place final table cash. "Dusty truth's" final table cash, just happened to be at the biggest final table of the series so far, ONCOOP 19: Ontario Sunday Special Championship.
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"Eremys" Wins Sunday Special Championship
With a buy-in of $200 and 451 entries, the prize pool for ONCOOP 19: Ontario Sunday Special Championship hit $84,112 after rake. This made ONCOOP 19 the biggest event of the series so far.
The only other prize pool to come close to this sum was ONCOOP 70: Ontario Championship of PKO NLHE which hit $81,005 off the back of 85 entries and a $1,000 buy-in.
Sixty-three players made the money in ONCOOP 19, with "eremys" coming out on top at the final table to earn themselves an ONCOOP Championship title. After "eremys" negotiated a two-way chop with "brano9," that title was worth $14,143.
Second place was worth $12,086 for "Brano9."
ONCOOP 19: $200 Ontario Sunday Special Championship Final Table Results
Position | Player | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | "eremys" | *$14,143 |
2 | "brano9" | *$12,086 |
3 | "grishanin121" | $8,223 |
4 | "TheMilkMan91" | $6,070 |
5 | "Plumbsy" | $4,481 |
6 | "Stacy99" | $3,208 |
7 | "sims1984" | $2,442 |
8 | "dusty truth" | $1,802 |
9 | "xlavastrx" | $1,486 |
*Two-way chop.
Arlie Shaban Picks Up Another 2023 ONCOOP Title
Arlie "Pablo Poker" Shaban continues to try to beat the extraordinary five-title run he made at the 2022 ONCOOP.
Shaban was able to seal another first-place finish in ONCOOP 26: Session Starter.
This title is no doubt more satisfying after his previous victory in ONCOOP 2: Mini Kickoff PKO was superseded when the event was rerun on September 18.
Shaban had the added joy of winning for an audience. The Canadian pro was live streaming ONCOOP 26 on Twitch when he won. The footage, show him declaring himself not just the champion of ONCOOP 26 but also "the happiest guy ever."
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PokerStars 2023 ONCOOP Results To Date
Date | Buy-in | To Merge | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize (including bounties) |
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Sep 15 | $100 | ONCOOP 1: Kickoff PKO | 362 | $33,232 | "Ridin2Aces" | $6,960 |
Sep 15 | $30 | ONCOOP 2: Mini Kickoff PKO | 192 | $10,000 | "Prince Pablo" | $2,110 |
Sep 15 | $50 | ONCOOP 3: PKO | 464 | $21,112 | "hendriks15" | $3,400 |
Sep 15 | $200 | ONCOOP 4: Friday Night Fight | 157 | $29,281 | "I want YerFG" | $5,903 |
Sep 15 | $30 | ONCOOP 5: Mini Friday Night Fight | 368 | $10,046 | "zack cress" | $1,837 |
Sep 15 | $100 | ONCOOP 6: PKO | 140 | $12,852 | "stsetf" | $1,227 |
Sep 15 | $30 | ONCOOP 7: Progressive Big KO | 247 | $6,965 | "SmallLittleBee" | $1,597 |
Sep 16 | $20 | ONCOOP 8: Saturday Early Bird PKO | 430 | $7,826 | "Lattecaffè" | $1,406 |
Sep 16 | $50 | ONCOOP 9: No Limit Hold'em | 172 | $7,826 | "allenshen" | $1,575 |
Sep 16 | $200 | ONCOOP 10: Weekend Starter PKO | 123 | $22,940 | "bcforrest" | $6,640 |
Sep 16 | $50 | ONCOOP 11: Mini Weekend Starter PKO | 403 | $18,337 | "osmosis21" | $3,634 |
Sep 16 | $500 | ONCOOP 12: Ontario Open Championship | 86 | $40,592 | "TeeWee55" | $8,772 |
Sep 16 | $30 | ONCOOP 13: NLHE/PLO 8-max | 226 | $6,170 | "JROMB24" | $1,213 |
Sep 16 | $50 | ONCOOP 14: 5-max PKO | 306 | $13,923 | "dusty truth" | $2,678 |
Sep 16 | $10 | ONCOOP 15: 7-max Turbo | 400 | $3,640 | "Armstrong1985" | $664 |
Sep 17 | $20 | ONCOOP 16: Sunday Early Bird | 447 | $8,135 | "Jammn76" | $1,463 |
Sep 17 | $50 | ONCOOP 17: Progressive Big KO | 410 | $18,655 | "abendy" | $2,978 |
Sep 17 | $500 | ONCOOP 18: Sunday High Roller | 99 | $46,728 | "birddy420" | $11,230 |
Sep 17 | $200 | ONCOOP 19: Ontario Sunday Special Championship | 451 | $84,112 | "eremys" | $14,143 |
Sep 17 | $20 | ONCOOP 20: Mini Sunday Special | 794 | $14,451 | "hardknotlife" | $2,450 |
Sep 17 | $50 | ONCOOP 21: 5-card Omaha PKO | 143 | $6,507 | "windexxxx" | $2,074 |
Sep 17 | $50 | ONCOOP 22: Sunday Cooldown | 230 | $10,465 | "ThriLLhou$e 313" | $2,038 |
Sep 17 | $20 | ONCOOP 23: PKO Big Ante | 353 | $6,425 | "WTR72DN" | $1,113 |
Sep 17 | $50 | ONCOOP 24: Sunday Supersonic | 199 | $9,353 | "BrokeJokeTim" | $1,857 |
Sep 18 | $30 | ONCOOP 25: Morning Early Bird | 270 | $7,371 | "OrganicBigMac" | $331 |
Sep 18 | $50 | ONCOOP 26: Session Starter | 195 | $8,873 | "Prince Pablo" | $1,745 |
Sep 18 | $500 | ONCOOP 27: Monday High Roller | 77 | $36,344 | "FireFaux" | $8,847 |
Sep 18 | $100 | ONCOOP 28: Ontario The Brawl Championship | 484 | $44,431 | "RedPantRed" | $7,468 |
Sep 18 | $30 | ONCOOP 2: Mini Kickoff (rerun) | 523 | $14,278 | "danchok89" | $2,354 |
Sep 18 | $20 | ONCOOP 29: Limit Stud H/L | 133 | $2,421 | "osmosis21" | $512 |
Sep 18 | $50 | ONCOOP 30: Heads Up Trainer (Progressive Total KO, Zoom) | 205 | $9,328 | "kturani" | $1,715 |
Sep 18 | $30 | ONCOOP 31: Deepstack | 216 | $6,091 | "windexxxx" | $1,191 |
Sep 19 | $100 | ONCOOP 32: Fat Tuesday | 221 | $20,288 | "DrAwssome" | $3,753 |
Sep 19 | $1,000 | ONCOOP 33: Super Tuesday High Roller | 61 | $58,133 | "TeeWee55" | $18,063 |
Sep 19 | $100 | ONCOOP 34: Mini Tuesday High Roller | 290 | $26,622 | "epyon91" | $5,082 |
Sep 19 | $300 | ONCOOP 35: Ontario Championship of Heads Up NLHE | 135 | $37,800 | "I want YerFG" | $12,057 |
Sep 19 | $50 | ONCOOP 36: Tuesday Crusher | 273 | $12,422 | "ronin777636" | $2,565 |
Sep 19 | $30 | ONCOOP 37: Hyper-Turbo | 216 | $6,091 | "gfieldmain" | $1,196 |
Sep 20 | $20 | ONCOOP 38: Wednesday Early Bird | 298 | $5,424 | "OMGKOBE86" | $1,027 |
Sep 20 | $30 | ONCOOP 39: Big Ante | 171 | $4,668 | "St0kes" | $936 |
Sep 20 | $500 | ONCOOP 40: PKO High Roller | 61 | $28,792 | "zemth" | $9,780 |
Sep 20 | $50 | ONCOOP 41: Mini PKO High Roller | 412 | $18,746 | "Boyy" | $3,117 |
Sep 20 | $100 | ONCOOP 42: Ontario Championship of 6-max NLHE | 342 | $31,396 | "FireFaux" | $5,883 |
Sep 20 | $20 | ONCOOP 43: No Limit Omaha PKO | 236 | $4,295 | "McGrd" | $856 |
Sep 20 | $20 | ONCOOP 44: 5-max | 279 | $5,245 | "Aquabounty" | $728 |
Sep 21 | $30 | ONCOOP 45: Quick Warm-Up, Progressive Big KO | 269 | $7,344 | "Don Coog" | $1,311 |
Sep 21 | $2,000 | ONCOOP 46: Thursday Thrill High Roller | 32 | $61,120 | "birddy420" | $25,718 |
Sep 21 | $200 | ONCOOP 47: Ontario Thursday Thrill Championship | 269 | $50,169 | "mcconnema14" | $10,714 |
Sep 21 | $20 | ONCOOP 48: Mini Thursday Thrill | 707 | $12,867 | "sweetballs74" | $1,431 |
Sep 21 | $50 | ONCOOP 49: 8-max | 287 | $13,059 | "Bluffer1414" | $2,226 |
Sep 21 | $10 | ONCOOP 50: Hyper-Turbo PKO | 371 | $3,487 | "jay20220909" | $665 |
Sep 22 | $20 | ONCOOP 51: Friday Marathon | 283 | $5,151 | "va1umart" | $982 |
Sep 22 | $30 | ONCOOP 52: PKO | 378 | $10,319 | "newsworthy1" | $1,674 |
Sep 22 | $500 | ONCOOP 53: Friday Chill | 72 | $33,984 | "kturani" | $10,560 |
Sep 22 | $100 | ONCOOP 54: Friday Mini Chill | 208 | $19,094 | "MagnusGG89" | $3,726 |
Sep 22 | $50 | ONCOOP 55: PKO | 364 | $16,562 | "Vanguish19" | $2,606 |
Sep 22 | $30 | ONCOOP 56: PKO 6-max | 223 | $6,088 | "newsworthy1" | $1,397 |
Sep 22 | $50 | ONCOOP 57: Faster Friday | 133 | $6,251 | "dusty truth" | $1,322 |
Sep 23 | $30 | ONCOOP 58: Sunday Early Bird | 294 | $8,026 | "NewmansOwn24" | $1,546 |
Sep 23 | $100 | ONCOOP 59: Session Starter | 100 | $9,180 | "Mgh.Ca" | $2,176 |
Sep 23 | $20 | ONCOOP 60: Mini Session Starter | 285 | $5,187 | "gabika1215" | $990 |
Sep 23 | $500 | ONCOOP 61: Saturday High Roller | 36 | $16,992 | "BrianSlader" | $7,620 |
Sep 23 | $300 | ONCOOP 62: Ontario Championship of Deepstack NLHE | 130 | $36,400 | "Marla Singer93" | $7,978 |
Sep 23 | $10 | ONCOOP 63: Mini Deepstack | 592 | $5,387 | "eXampLe1991" | $951 |
Sep 23 | $50 | ONCOOP 64: PKO | 391 | $17,791 | "allenshen" | $3,077 |
Sep 23 | $100 | ONCOOP 65: Fast Saturday, Big Ante | 132 | $12,118 | "92c92m" | $2,563 |
Sep 23 | $20 | ONCOOP 66: PKO | 385 | $7,238 | "JaxonJackson" | $1,213 |
Sep 24 | $30 | ONCOOP 67: Sunday Early Bird | 455 | $12,422 | "windexxxx" | $2,007 |
Sep 24 | $100 | ONCOOP 68: Warm-Up | 133 | $12,209 | "I want YerFG" | $2,676 |
Sep 24 | $50 | ONCOOP 69: Progressive Total KO | 346 | $15,743 | "brick20" | $3,344 |
Sep 24 | $1,000 | ONCOOP 70: Ontario Championship of PKO NLHE | 85 | $81,005 | "xx23xx" | $20,840 |
Sep 24 | $300 | ONCOOP 71: Battle Royale | 180 | $50,400 | "windexxxx" | $11,359 |
Sep 24 | $50 | ONCOOP 72: Mini Battle Royale | 484 | $22,022 | "shadytime11" | $3,764 |
Sep 24 | $100 | ONCOOP 73: Ontario Championship of PLO | 216 | $19,829 | "Choron" | $3,870 |
Sep 24 | $20 | ONCOOP 74: PKO | 401 | $7,298 | "xx_bmac_xx" | $1,106 |
Sep 24 | $50 | ONCOOP 75: SuperSonic PKO | 226 | $10,622 | "fahdsmom" | $2,406 |
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