SCOOP-64-M: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd
Day 1 Started
SCOOP-64-M: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd
Day 1 Started
PokerStars 2021 Spring Championship of Online Poker continues with another full day of action and live coverage of SCOOP-64-M: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M GTD is set to get underway at 1:05 p.m. ET.
This two-day event boasts a whopping $1 million guarantee in the prize pool. All participants start with 50,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 125/250/30, with late registration remaining open during the first 3 hours and 45 minutes of play.
This tournament is certain to bring the gamble out of players all evening long, as $250 from each entry will go towards being put atop their heads as a bounty in this Progressive Knockout format. Anytime a player earns a knockout, they will receive half of their opponent's bounty, while the other half will be added to their own bounty and be up for the taking.
Hands will be played with blind levels lasting 15 minutes for the first 24 levels of play and will then increase to 20 minutes for the remainder of the tournament.
Players will get a 60 second time bank from the start of play with an additional 10 seconds coming after the completion of every three levels, and once the final table is reached, an additional 75 seconds will be awarded to the remaining nine players.
Day 1 is scheduled to break after 7 hours and 45 min of play and action will resume at 5:05 p.m. UTC the next day to play down to a winner.
Make sure to come back at 1:05 p.m. ET to find out who will be jumping into this PKO tournament as the PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action right here.
Level: 1
Blinds: 125/250
Ante: 30
Another massive field is on the horizon as 1,207 players are in their virtual seats off the bat as Day 1 is officially underway.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jasper "AppelKruimel" Wetemans
|
50,000 | |
Fabian "!$eveeeeeeen!" Gumz
|
50,000 | |
Marc "14alonso14" Macdonnell
|
50,000 | |
Romain "1mSoWeeeaK" Nussmann | 50,000 | |
Aaron "AaronBeen" Been | 50,000 | |
Nick "Bot35" Marchington | 50,000 | |
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche
|
50,000 | |
Breno "Breno2728" Drumond | 50,000 | |
[Removed:241]
|
50,000 | |
James "Cottonbud07" Williams | 50,000 | |
Fahredin "FeriBo" Mustafov | 50,000 |
"rickystone" raised to 500 from middle position and then called the 2,375 three-bet "temka99 made from the cutoff.
Once the flop appeared "rickystone" led out for 5,750 and "temka99" called bringing the turn.
"rickystone" fired out 11,146 and "temka99" raised all in for 39,147. "rickystone" thought for a moment and then called their 27,286 stack.
"temka99":
"rickystone":
"temka99" was ahead with their made hand until the fell on the river completing the flush for "rickystone".
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
rickystone
|
99,155 | |
temka99 | 715 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 40
"$OAKESTER" opened for 660 from under the gun and was called by "cutoan82" before Mats "Matsull" Ullereng three-bet to 2,550 on the button.
Action folded back to "$OAKESTER" who called and "cutoan82" did as well bringing the flop.
Action was checked to Ullereng who continued for 2,400 and both of his opponents folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mats "Matsull" Ullereng |
55,160
55,160
|
55,160 |
cutoan82
|
47,546
47,546
|
47,546 |
$OAKESTER
|
47,355 |
"jnfpoker" raised to 690 from late position and was called by "$OAKESTER" from the cutoff.
The flop came and "jnfpoker" check-raised to 2,865 after "$OAKESTER" led out for 723 and "$OAKESTER called.
Once the appeared on the turn,, "jnfpoker" led out for 5,148 and "$OAKESTER" called bringing the river.
Both players checked, "jnfpoker" rolled over for a pair of nines but it was no good as "$OAKESTER" held for the flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
$OAKESTER
|
57,368
10,013
|
10,013 |
jnfpoker | 45,625 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50