SCOOP-15-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday HR SE], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

05-03-2020 14:50 UTC-4

Greenwood Gets Stacks Into the Middle

HillKerby

Level 6 : 700/1,400, 175 ante

On the last hand of the previous level, Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood opened to 2,640 in early position and action made its way around to "aabas" in the small blind, who three-bet to 11,280. Greenwood called and the flop fell . "aabas" made a continuation-bet of 10,000 and Greenwood called.

The turn came and "aabas" checked. Greenwood took the initiative, firing 26,400. "aabas" made the call, bringing the river . "aabas" checked and Greenwood went all in for effectively just under 88,000. "aabas" activated their time bank and went deep into the tank, ultimately choosing to make the call.

"aabas":
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood:

Unfortunately for "aabas," their pocket aces fell victim to Greenwood's flopped set, which improved to a full house when all was said and done. Greenwood finds himself just shy of three starting stacks after the pot was shipped his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	286,189 186,339	186,339
aabas	Busted

05-03-2020 14:23 UTC-4

Feenstra Makes the Nuts; Scores a Knockout

HillKerby

Level 4 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

"lipe piv" opened the action with a raise to 2,500 in the cutoff and received a call from Rens "Rens02" Feenstra, who was on the button. Action went heads up to a flop of and both players checked.

The turn came and "lipe piv" made an overbet of 10,000. Feenstra thought for a while, activating his time bank before making the call. The river was and "lipe piv" activated their time bank before beting 8,840.

Feenstra once more went into the tank and proceeded to raise all in, putting "lipe piv" to a decision for their remaining 41,000 and change. A time bank was activated for the fourth time in the hand and "lipe piv" eventually made the call.

"lipe piv":
Rens "Rens02" Feenstra:

Feenstra's rivered nut flush reigned superior to his opponent's queens up and he scored the knockout, bringing his stack over 200,000 as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rens "Rens02" Feenstra	207,020 207,020	207,020
lipe piv	Busted

05-03-2020 13:29 UTC-4

Table 30 Is One To Watch

HillKerby

Level 2 : 300/600, 75 ante

If you're looking for a table with recognizable faces, look no further than Table 30 where Ivan "Negriin" Luca, Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof, Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood, and Twitch streamer "slayerv1fan" all find themselves.

In a recent hand, Luca opened to 1,800 under the gun and was called by "Pimmss" on his direct left. Everybody else folded and action went heads up to a flop of . Luca checked and "Pimmss" bet 1,800. Luca put in a check-raise to 8,100 and "Pimmss" made the call.

The turn came and Luca slowed down, clicking the check button. "Pimmss" bet 6,800 and Luca went for the double check-raise, making it 24,600 to go. "Pimmss" thought for a couple of moments and then folded, resulting in Luca taking down the pot on the turn.

Stay tuned for more action from this table as the day unfolds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pimmss	143,692 143,692	143,692
Ivan "Negriin" Luca	120,675 120,675	120,675
Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof	103,060 103,060	103,060
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	99,850 99,850	99,850
slayerv1fan	86,870 86,870	86,870

05-03-2020 11:43 UTC-4

Welcome to Day 1 of the PokerStars 2020 SCOOP Event #15-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday HR SE]

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The first Sunday of the PokerStars 2020 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is already underway with a full slate of events on the day’s schedule. Event #15-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday HR SE] will soon be among the next to get underway, as play is set to get started at 1 p.m. ET.

The SCOOP Edition of the Sunday High Roller event features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. It is a two-day event, with Day 1 consisting of eight-and-a-half hours of play before concluding for the night. Players receive 100,000 starting stacks with blinds beginning at 250/500 with an ante of 60, and levels will last 20 minutes in length for the entirety of the day.

This event is sure to draw some of the biggest names in the world of poker out to compete for the first high roller title of the series. Familiar players such as Niklas "Lena900" Astedt, Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, and Team PokerStars member Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas are among the earliest entrants into the tournament, and plenty more are expected to be seen adding their screen name to the lobby as the start time approaches.

Late registration is open for four hours and 25 minutes. No re-entries are available in this freezeout format, and all remaining players when the eight-and-a-half hours of play draw to a close will advance to Day 2, which will resume at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, May 4.

PokerNews will be providing live updates all tournament long in addition to coverage on the remainder of the three-week-long series. Be sure to stick around.