It's Time for the Great Game of Pot-Limit Omaha!
PLO-aficionados, attention! Today at 1 p.m. EDT, cards go in the air for SCOOP-40, a two-day Pot-Limit Omaha fest with tiered buy-ins of $5.50, $530 and $5,200. PokerNews will be on top of the biggest one, bringing you all the four-card action straight from the digital felt as it happens.
Last year, Norway's "Skjervøy" captured the title in the $5,200 PLO event, outlasting a field of 201 players that just nudged the prize pool over a cool million. The Norwegian walked away with $197,209 and a SCOOP-title on his poker resumé.
With a guarantee of $750,000, a field of at least 150 players is expected to show up. Like many other events, the guarantee is likely to be smashed as well here.
Players exchange their $5,200 for a stack of 100,000 in chips to start out with, with blinds starting at 250/500 and 20-minute levels throughout. Day 1 breaks when the field gets in the money, and the tournament will suspend until Sunday, May 10, when action resumes at 1 p.m. again. Up to two re-entries are allowed; an important note in PLO where equities often run close.
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Enjoy PokerNews coverage of one of the biggest PLO-events on the SCOOP 2020 calendar!
, "kjunia" check-called the 1,200 continuation-bet of Astedt.
and "kjunia" checked again. Astedt now bet 4,200 for "kjunia" to decide to raise to 18,300 which Astedt called.
and "kjunia" shoved for their last 34,440 which Astedt called with 
for the turned full house while "kjunia" held 
for the lower flopped full house to bust as the first player of the tournament. 
on the turn. Martins slowed down this time and checked. Shakerchi led out for 23,557 which Martins called.
for the straight to bust Martins on his second bullet.
, "Sasuke234" continued with a bet of 19,600 but Petersen shoved for 77,400 in total which "Sasuke234" called.
for "Sasuke234" to improve their hand to trip jacks but the river completed the board with the 
, Espen check-raised the 5,016 continuation-bet of Kyllönen to 15,200 who made it 54,400 for Espen to shove with the bigger stack and Kyllönen to make the call for the 95,200 he had behind.
for Espen to improve to a full house to send Kyllönen back to the tournament lobby to reenter.
for "EEE27" to river a flush to eliminate Jouhkimainen on his third bullet.
