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PokerStars SCOOP Event #4-Hi: 'PokerKai' Wins Turbo NL Affair

The PokerStars All-Stakes Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Event #4-Hi was a $1,575 NL Hold'em 2X Chance turbo affair. There were 552 entrants and 282 second-chance rebuys, resulting in a prize pool of $1,251,000 with first-place prize of $237,690. Notables falling shy of the final table include tomgus456 in 10th ($15,012), govshark2 in 11th ($15,012), James "mig.com" Mackey in 13th ($12,510) and Anthony "holdplz" Spinella in 14th ($12,510). The chip counts as the final table began were as follows:

PokerKai -- 1,355,102
gibralter11 -- 698,534
Shawn "buck21" Buchanan -- 499,847
Jonathan "xxjondxx" Delong -- 444,238
Matt "ch0ppy" Kay -- 394,207
Chowdahhead4 -- 287,514
yayaya -- 181,739
Yo Burger -- 159,889
Clayton "slammedfire" Mozdzen -- 148,930

In each of four consecutive hands a player busted. Chowdahhead4 was the first to exit, at the 17,500/35,000/4,375 level. Matt "ch0ppy" Kay shoved from middle position and Chowdahhead4 called all in from the big blind for 224,389 with (A-Clubs)(K-Spades). Kay held (10-Diamonds)(9-Hearts) and emerged as the winner when the board fell (7-Hearts)(Q-Hearts)(7-Clubs)(10-Hearts)(3-Diamonds). Chowdahhead4 took $20,766.60 for ninth place. The following hand, Clayton "slammedfire" Mozdzen's last 75,805 was in the middle with (A-Diamonds)(4-Spades) against gibralter11's (K-Diamonds)(Q-Spades). The board ran out (3-Diamonds)(K-Spades)(6-Spades)(4-Hearts)(7-Diamonds) and Mozdzen was out in eighth place for $28,147.50.

The next player out was yayaya, after moving all in for 92,364. Both PokerKai and gibralter11 called, checking down a (2-Spades)(Q-Diamonds)(Q-Spades)(9-Hearts)(9-Clubs) board. PokerKai tabled (K-Spades)(10-Spades) and it was good enough to win the pot and eliminate yayaya in seventh place for $40,657.50. Jonathan "xxjondxx" Delong departed after an under-the-gun shove for 355,488. Matt "ch0ppy" Kay called from the big blind with (A-Clubs)(10-Spades) and had Delong's (A-Hearts)(4-Hearts) in dire straits. The community cards came (10-Hearts)(3-Spades)(7-Spades)(4-Diamonds)(K-Hearts) and Delong's tournament was over with in sixth place for $53,167.50.

At 20,000/40,000/5,000, Yo Burger made a stand with (A-Diamonds)(4-Hearts), but ran into PokerKai's (A-Hearts)(9-Hearts). The board fell (Q-Spades)(9-Clubs)(10-Hearts)(9-Spades)(3-Clubs) and Yo Burger exited in fifth place with $68,805. The 25,000/50,000/6,250 level was when gibralter11 hit the rail. Under the gun, gibralter11 shipped it in for 373,558 with (Q-Diamonds)(J-Clubs) and Shawn "buck21" Buchanan called on the button with (A-Hearts)(J-Spades). The board ran out (7-Hearts)(K-Hearts)(4-Diamonds)(A-Clubs)(K-Spades) and gibralter11 came up short, finishing in fourth place for $97,578.

Matt "ch0ppy" Kay bowed out in third place during 30,000/60,000/7,500 play. PokerKai had the button and min-raised to 120,000. Kay was in the small blind and went all in for 1,038,444. Shawn Buchanan folded in the big blind and PokerKai called with (A-Hearts)(10-Clubs), having Kay's (K-Hearts)(10-Spades) dominated. The board rolled out (5-Diamonds)(5-Clubs)(10-Diamonds)(7-Diamonds)(2-Hearts) as Kay was the third-place finisher for $128,227.50.

These were the chip counts to start heads-up play:

Shawn "buck21" Buchanan -- 1,045,552
PokerKai -- 3,124,448

Buchanan pulled the match to all square when he flopped a full house with (J-Clubs)(10-Clubs). The flop came (10-Hearts)(10-Diamonds)(J-Spades) and luckily for Buchanan, PokerKai had (10-Spades)(7-Spades). The duel lasted another two levels before PokerKai took it down at 60,000/120,000/15,000. Buchanan shoved for 1,311,759 on the button and PokerKai called with (A-Clubs)(8-Diamonds), leading Buchanan's (7-Spades)(6-Hearts). The board ran out (J-Hearts)(K-Clubs)(3-Clubs)(2-Hearts)(Q-Clubs) and Buchanan finished as runner-up, taking home $175,140, with PokerKai winning SCOOP event #4-high for $237,690.

Final Results:

1. PokerKai -- $237,690
2. Shawn "buck21" Buchanan -- $175,140
3. Matt "ch0ppy" Kay -- $128,227.50
4. gibralter11 -- $97,578
5. Yo Burger -- $68,805
6. Jonathan "xxjondxx" Delong -- $53,167.50
7. yayaya -- $40,657.50
8. Clayton "slammedfire" Mozdzen -- $28,147.50
9. Chowdahhead4 -- $20,766.60  
 
 

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