PokerStars SCOOP 2021

SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info

PokerStars SCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$150,328
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$1,261,000
Entries
1,261
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 2
Players Left
1

SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd

Day 2 Completed

"MrTermo1021" Wins 2021 SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO ($150,328)

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
MrTermo1021 Wins SCOOP-28-H $1,050 NLHE PKO
MrTermo1021 Wins SCOOP-28-H $1,050 NLHE PKO

The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) 2021 has determined a new champion and Poland's "MrTermo1021" reigned supreme in Event SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO. Out of a field of 1,261 entries, they came out on top of a heads-up battle with Germany's "nic81411" to claim the biggest slice of the $1,261,000 prize pool.

They already came close to winning an elusive SCOOP title one year ago when they made it all the way to the final table in event SCOOP-44-M: $530 NLHE [Sunday Million SE]. Back then, third place was the final position and came with a payday of $124,813. The victory has now erased that close call from memory and was sweetened with a combined payday of $150,328.

The final table also featured Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs, Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone, Rodrigo "seijistar" Seiji, and COOP regular "Wildace_hun". Ponakovs mounted a comeback from being the far-shortest stack with seven players remaining to third-place finisher but may be left somewhat disappointed about not turning the lead thereafter into a victory.

Final Result 2021 SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO

PlaceWinnerCountryBounty PrizeCash PrizeTotal Prize
1MrTermo1021Poland$65,362$84,966$150,328
2nic81411Germany$25,253$84,965$110,218
3Aleksejs "APonakov" PonakovsLatvia$15,555$51,889$67,443
4lildani9Hungary$12,359$37,669$50,029
5Matt "OLD TIME GIN" StoneCanada$20,121$27,347$47,468
6Pyha KaruEstonia$4,242$19,853$24,095
7SuperNana7895Canada$6,984$14,413$21,397
8Rodrigo "seijistar" SeijiBrazil$1,813$10,463$12,276
9Wildace_hunHungary$7,578$7,596$15,174

PokerStars ambassador Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis was also among the finalists and finished in 78th place for a payday of $1,788.

The Action of the Final Day

Out of a field of 1,261 entries, only 131 players had survived the minefield of Day 1 and secured a portion of the cash prize pool already. The action at the start essentially contained an all-in and call every other second and the field was quickly reduced to the final eight tables in the first hour of play.

For Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis, the start could not have been much worse as he immediately lost a battle of short stacks and was left with very few chips. However, the Dutchman made two pay jumps while other notables such as Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, Bert "girafganger7" Stevens, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi, Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder, and Pablo "elmelogno4" Melogno all departed.

Even 2021 EPT Sochi Main Event winner Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian, who entered the final day with a top ten stack, ran out of chips before Veldhuis and exited in 90th place. For Veldhuis, it was all over in 78th place when his ace-trey could not get there to beat the pocket fours of Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski.

Lex Veldhuis
Lex Veldhuis

The action never really slowed down and other familiar names of the international poker circuit such as Patrick "Egption" Tardif, Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk, Tatiana "Mysters_Y" Barausova, and Pedro "pm_marke" Marques departed prior to the final three tables. Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone emerged as one of the chip leaders and sent several opponents to the rail including "Durrden", and Jakub "Olorionek" Michalak.

Canadian player "Chopper100" also sent their chips over to Stone in yet another memorable hand and the final table was set soon after with Stone in second place but with the far biggest bounty tally. "nic81411" was the chip leader after they had gone on carnage and doubled to then knock out three players in a row.

Even though "Wildace_hun" and Rodrigo "seijistar" Seiji quickly ran out of chips, the final table was a far tighter affair with many big bounties up for grabs. Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs came back from just six big blinds with seven players remaining to even take over the lead and knock out Stone in fifth place.

The stack of "lildani9" went on a rollercoaster ride as they became the short stack several times. Eventually, there was no escape anymore and the player from Hungary bowed out in fourth place. For Ponakovs, things went south after that and he eventually succumbed to a short stack when "nic81411" rivered a flush.

Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Heads-up play started with a small lead for "nic81411" but "MrTermo1021" then assumed control to establish a commanding lead. Having whittled down his opponent to 11 blinds, the final clash saw "MrTermo1021" prevail and they earned their maiden SCOOP title.

That wraps up the PokerNews live updates for this event but the next high-stakes event is just around the corner in the busiest month in the history of online poker so far.

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsLex VeldhuisMrTermo1021Wildace_hunnic81411Rodrigo SeijiMatt StoneJakub Michalak

"nic81411" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($110,218)

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
nic81411 eliminated in 2nd Place
nic81411 eliminated in 2nd Place

One hand after cutting down the stack of his opponent to 11 blinds, "MrTermo1021" open-jammed the button and "nic81411" called it off.

"nic81411": {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
"MrTermo1021": {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Spades} and king-nine prevailed to end the tournament. "nic81411" had to settle for the runner-up spot, which comes with $25,253 in bounties and a cash prize of $84,965.

"MrTermo1021" wins the lion's share of the prize money for a combined payday of $150,328. Stay tuned for a recap of today's action.

Player Chips Progress
MrTermo1021 pl
MrTermo1021
126,100,000
8,825,985
8,825,985
nic81411 de
nic81411
Busted

"nic81411" on the Ropes

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

"nic81411" min-raised to 1,600,000 and earned a call by "MrTermo1021" to see a flop of {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, which was checked through. "MrTermo1021" bet the {5-Hearts} turn for 3,400,000 and fired another 7,560,000 on the {3-Clubs} river.

"nic81411" called both times but was not able to beat the {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} of "MrTermo1021". That left him with just 11 blinds and a mountain to climb.

Player Chips Progress
MrTermo1021 pl
MrTermo1021
117,274,015
15,100,000
15,100,000
nic81411 de
nic81411
8,825,985
-15,100,000
-15,100,000

"nic81411" Cannot Bluff "MrTermo1021"

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

"nic81411" was able to pull some chips back and was on the verge of almost closing the gap. However, the tussle of medium-sized pots was overshadowed by a big one and that went in favor of "MrTermo1021".

The trademark 2 million to the {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop saw "nic81411" check-call for another 2 million and they checked the {6-Hearts} on the turn. "nic81411" then check-raised the {3-Clubs} river from 4,624,000 to 16,700,000 and "MrTermo1021" tank-called.

"nic81411" tabled {k-Diamonds}{3-Spades} for just a pair of treys and "MrTermo1021" had that beat with {6-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for the eight-high straight.

Player Chips Progress
MrTermo1021 pl
MrTermo1021
102,174,015
12,286,000
12,286,000
nic81411 de
nic81411
23,925,985
-12,286,000
-12,286,000

"MrTermo1021" Pulls Into Commanding Lead

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

While "nic81411" won one decent pot, the bigger ones certainly belonged to "MrTermo1021" and that propelled the latter into a commanding lead.

"nic81411" check-called a bet of 1,386,000 on the {q-Clubs}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop and did so again for 4,192,000 on the {8-Hearts}n turn. The {k-Diamonds} river was checked and "nic81411" turned over {4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, which was no good versus {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

"MrTermo1021" won another big pot of 14 million on the {k-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} turn but the largest pot to date resulted from a three-bet pot with 6,400,000 each invested heading to the {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked to the {3-Hearts} turn and "MrTermo1021" bet 5,400,000 to get a call. They bet another 13,504,000 on the {9-Spades} river and "nic81411" called to muck when being shown {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
MrTermo1021 pl
MrTermo1021
89,888,015
32,482,000
32,482,000
nic81411 de
nic81411
36,211,985
-32,482,000
-32,482,000

"nic81411" Misses Draw

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

"nic81411" won the first bigger pot of heads-up but the tides changed shortly thereafter. Both players invested 2 million to see the {10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts} flop and "nic81411" check-raised to 4,800,000, which "MrTermo1021" called.

"nic81411" check-called the {8-Spades} turn for another 4,620,000 and the {6-Spades} river was checked. "nic81411" tabled {7-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a missed flush draw and "MrTermo1021" earned the pot with {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
nic81411 de
nic81411
68,693,985
-8,660,000
-8,660,000
MrTermo1021 pl
MrTermo1021
57,406,015
8,642,000
8,642,000

Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs Eliminated in 3rd Place ($67,443)

Level 42 : 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs eliminated in 3rd Place
Aleksejs Ponakovs eliminated in 3rd Place

"nic81411" limped the button and "MrTermo1021" did so from the small blind, Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs checked his option in the big blind. On the {j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop, Ponakovs checked and "nic81411" bet 890,000 to earn a call from the table short stack.

Ponakovs then check-jammed the {7-Clubs} turn for 7,769,139 and "nic81411" called.

Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs: {j-Spades}{7-Hearts}
"nic81411": {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Ponakovs only needed to fear a diamond and that's exactly what appeared on the {k-Diamonds} river. The Latvian exits in third place for $15,555 in bounties and $51,889 in cash prizes.

Player Chips Progress
nic81411 de
nic81411
77,353,985
9,059,139
9,059,139
MrTermo1021 pl
MrTermo1021
48,764,015
1,118,000
1,118,000
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Level: 42

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 100,000

Ponakovs Drops Back Into Danger Zone

Level 41 : 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

In a min-raised heads-up pot to the {j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} turn, Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs bet 1,126,125 and "nic81411" called.

Ponakovs bet another 4,148,563 on the {10-Clubs} river and "nic81411" called with the {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a queen-high straight, as the Latvian was only playing the board with {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
nic81411 de
nic81411
68,294,846
9,190,938
9,190,938
MrTermo1021 pl
MrTermo1021
47,646,015
-1,050,000
-1,050,000
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs
10,159,139
-8,140,938
-8,140,938
WSOP 2X Winner