SCOOP-43-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Warm-Up SE], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

05-10-2020 18:41 UTC-4

Double Ups for "VitinhO Dzi" and Martins

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

"VitinhO Dzi" three-bet jammed over a raise to 65,000 by "engantil" and a flat-call by "tiagojlle". The former used his time bank and folded while "tiagojlle" called with the .

"VitinhO Dzi" turned over the and his second pair on the flop dodged the draw on a turn and river runout.

Another of the frequent post-bubble all-in showdowns featured Yuri "thenerdguy" Martins at risk versus current big stack Jareth "jareth3542" East.

Yuri "thenerdguy" Martins:
Jareth "jareth3542" East:

The board kept the Brazilian in contention. Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof, "skyboy69" and Leandro "leitalopez" Bustillo bowed out on other tables to reduce the field to the final 58 hopefuls.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jareth "jareth3542" East	3,632,326 691,466	691,466
Vitor "VitinhO Dzi" Dzivielevski	1,332,050 1,005,830	1,005,830
tiagojlle	712,008 -822,850	-822,850
engantil	541,878 -334,720	-334,720
Yuri "theNERDguy" Martins	483,368 330,157	330,157

Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof	Busted
skyboy69	Busted
Leandro "leitalopez" Bustillo	Busted

Tags: engantil jareth3542 theNERDguy VitinhO Dzi TheCleaner11

05-10-2020 18:48 UTC-4

East and Hasson Continue to Rise

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Austria's "Dhr. Awesome" ended up at risk along with Spaniard and UK resident Manuel "manuverd0n" Bardon as they were called by big stack Gary "quiditbear" Hasson on the button.

"Dhr. Awesome":
Manuel "manuverd0n" Bardon:
Gary "quiditbear" Hasson:

On a board, Hasson rivered trips nines to score two bounties.

"EliteInk" flippd with against the of Michael "M_Acevedo" Acevedo and the board delivered the on the flop and the on the turn.

Alongside Hasson, Jareth "jareth3542" East continued his smooth ride as of lately and his beat the of short stack "EEE27" in a preflop all in thanks to the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jareth "jareth3542" East	3,776,964 144,638	144,638
Gary "quiditbear" Hasson	2,820,742 1,442,114	1,442,114
Michael "M_Acevedo" Acevedo	1,013,620 -324,540	-324,540

Dhr. Awesome	Busted
Manuel "manuverd0n" Bardon	Busted
EliteInk	Busted
EEE27	Busted

Tags: EEE27 EliteInk jareth3542 quiditbear

Level: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,750

05-10-2020 18:56 UTC-4

Down to Six Tables

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Former big stacks "AdVictoria" and Michael "munchenHB" Telker have been sent to the rail and "DEX888", who had been near the top for some time, also just took a hit.

"DEX888" limp-raised to 270,000 against "Manni1822" and bet-jammed the flop with the for a double draw. A blank turn changed nothing but "Manni1822" rivered the flush thanks to the .

"Gratitude" from Estonia lost a race with versus "CrazyLissy" with the , the board delivered no help.

A few hands later, the remaining 44 players went on their final 5-minute break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manni1822	2,334,104 2,334,104	2,334,104
DEX888	1,400,591 -830,507	-830,507
Michael "munchenHB" Telker	Busted
Hustlaaaaaa	Busted
192.168.7734	Busted
shenideda	Busted
AdVictoria	Busted
Gratitude	Busted

Tags: AdVictoria CrazyLissy DEX888 Gratitude Manni1822 munchenHB

05-10-2020 19:02 UTC-4

Eliminations Before the Break

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

"tiagojlle" doubled "engantil" with versus and was then all-in with to face the of "DEX888".

The runout delivered the nine on the river.

"merla888" was then the last player to fall before the break when he got it in preflop for nearly 30 big blinds via three-bet jam against a raise and a cold-call of "CrazyLissy". The latter called with and had "merla888" in rough shape with the .

The board gave the Russian a set on the flop and the lock on the hand on the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
CrazyLissy	2,433,146 1,936,902	1,936,902
DEX888	1,800,037 399,446	399,446
engantil	1,092,956 551,078	551,078
merla888	Busted
tiagojlle	Busted
xPastorcitox	Busted

Tags: CrazyLissy DEX888 engantil tiagojlle

05-10-2020 19:06 UTC-4

Bounties for Hasson and "girafganger7"

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Gary "quiditbear" Hasson opened the action with a raise to 67,200 and he was called by a short-stacked "lechuckpoker" in the big blind, who then check-jammed a flop for 300,532.

Once Hasson made the call, "lechuckpoker" tabled for middle pair while Hasson held for bottom pair and the nutflush draw. The turn improved Hasson to trips and he held onto the lead on the river.

"girafganger7" also added another bounty to his resume for the day when he flipped with table neighbor Michael "M_Acevedo" Acevedo. It was fair game with versus and the overcards hit on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary "quiditbear" Hasson	3,302,292 481,550	481,550
girafganger7	1,595,206 -580,825	-580,825

lechuckpoker	Busted
Michael "M_Acevedo" Acevedo	Busted

BOOGANDEHAH	Busted

Tags: girafganger7 lechuckpoker quiditbear

05-10-2020 19:10 UTC-4

Five Tables Remain

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Another two casualties have reduced the field to the final 39 hopefuls as Vlad "dariepoker" Darie and Diego "Die Ventura" have been eliminated.

Ventura was down to around 200k and jammed the hijack, as did "DEX888" for more than 1.3 million in the cutoff. "Manni1822" went over the top on the button to isolate.

Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura:
"DEX888":
"Manni1822":

On a board, "DEX888" rivered a flush with the best hand anyways to earn the bounty prize and jump back to a big stack thanks to the double against "Manni1822":

Player	Chips	Progress
DEX888	2,995,242 1,195,205	1,195,205
Manni1822	1,839,755 -494,349	-494,349
Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura	Busted
Vlad "dariepoker" Darie	Busted

Tags: DEX888 Die Ventura Manni1822

Level: 24

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

Ante: 4,500

05-10-2020 19:18 UTC-4

David Costabile Wins Stars CALL For Action powered by PokerStars - Charity Tournament

Yori Epskamp

Level 24 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

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Tags: David Costabile

05-10-2020 19:22 UTC-4

Martins and "Passiveaggro" Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Eventually, the short stack ride of Yuri "theNERDguy" Martins has come to an end. He three-bet jammed the button with the and was called by initial raiser "ChristianBR4 with the .

The one overcard or broadway cards never came on a board and Martins headed to the rail.

"girafganger7" then knocked out "StupidFr3nch" with versus as the board delivered no upset.

The same table also featured "Passiveaggro" who had won a SCOOP title in this exact format earlier in the series. No longer a big stack he was down to around 18 big blinds and got those in against a raise and a flat-call by "girafganger7".

The initial raiser folded but "girafganger7" made the call.

"Passiveaggro":
"girafganger7":