SCOOP-44-M: $530 NLHE [Sunday Million SE], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

05-10-2020 19:52 UTC-4

Veldhuis Falls to "ZLbIDeNb_PrO"

Sandra Barbour

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

"ZLbIDeNb_PrO" opened to 26,400 under the gun and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis called from the cutoff.

The flop came and "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" checked. Veldhuis bet 27,819 and "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" check-raised to 96,000. Veldhuis went deep into the tank then moved all in for 405,632. "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" snap-called and the cards were revealed.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis:
"ZLbIDeNb_PrO":

Veldhuis had a flush draw but "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" had queens. The turn and river completed the board and "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" took down the pot, ending Veldhuis' tournament life.

Player	Chips	Progress
"ZLbIDeNb_PrO"	962,621	962,621
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	Busted

05-10-2020 19:43 UTC-4

Another Pot for StraussJ

Sandra Barbour

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

"I'mMrsSweets" opened to 25,200 from middle position and "StraussJ" called from the button.

The flop brought and "I'mMrsSweets" threw in a bet of 42,000 that "StraussJ" called.

The turn was the and was checked through to the river. "I'mMrsSweets" checked once more but this time, "StraussJ" led out with a bet of 108,000. "I'mMrsSweets" instantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
StraussJ	2,382,150	-18,110
I'mMrsSweets	534,610

05-10-2020 19:38 UTC-4

Updated Counts

Sandra Barbour

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rekond	2,351,419	62,122
Prudently	1,792,525	121,600
Hoelle1	1,714,230	237,954
daskalos20	1,678,273
GiveMeTwOutS	1,586,301
Anton720	1,506,271
manuel100	1,501,562
Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas	384,422	286,972

05-10-2020 19:34 UTC-4

Spragg Building Higher

Sandra Barbour

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Ben "Spraggy" Spragg raised to 26,400 from middle position and "marcozevola5" called from the small blind along with "TheVirus217" in the big blind.

Players saw a flop of and action was checked to Spragg who bet 29,664. "marcozevola5" let it go but "TheVirus217" check-raised to 90,775. Spragg responded by three-betting to 288,235 and "TheVirus217" gave it some thought, but gave up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg	1,129,365	693,902
TheVirus217	720,485

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500

05-10-2020 19:26 UTC-4

"srfcjay" Adds to his Stack

Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

"srfcjay" raised to 21,000 under the gun and "StraussJ" called from the button along with Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress in the big blind.

The flop was and was checked to "StraussJ" who bet 19,500. Dvoress folded but "srfcjay" called.

The turn came the and was checked through to the river. "srfcjay" checked once more but "Straussj" threw in a bet of 65,000. "srfcjay" called. "StraussJ" showed but "srfcjay" revealed to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
StraussJ	2,400,260	1,055,168
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress	218,299
srfcjay	84,133

05-10-2020 19:17 UTC-4

Turn Bet Takes It for "ArlesG"

Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

"ArlesG" raised to 23,000 under the gun and "Einyman" called from the hijack.

The flop came and both players opted to check to the turn. "ArlesG" threw in a bet of 38,293, that was enough to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
ArlesG	1,021,124
Einyman	395,173

05-10-2020 19:13 UTC-4

Over a Million for "drew.derzh"

Sandra Barbour

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

"donodude" raised to 10,000 from early position and "drew.derzh" three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind. "Fepoker20" four-bet shoved for 89,956 and "donodude added the remainder to call along with "drew.derzh."

The flop was and was checked through to the turn. "drew.derzh" bet 92,679 and "donodude" called.

The filled up the board and both players checked. "drew.derzh." showed for jacks and threes and "donodude" mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
drew.derzh	1,009,790
donodude	790,172
Fepoker20	Busted

05-10-2020 19:06 UTC-4

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

Yori Epskamp

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

On Saturday, PokerStars played host to the “Stars Call for Action” charity event and saw David Costabile, who played Gale Boetticher on Breaking Bad, defeat a field chock full of A-list celebrities – including co-stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul – to win $100,000 to donate to World Central Kitchen, a charity that supplies food to those who most need it.

Just for participating in the tournament, which was organized by Hank Azaria and Andy Bellin, $10,000 was donated to charity on behalf of each celebrity. The final six then received bonuses for their respective charities.

Check out the final result and see which celebrities participated in the Stars CALL for Action.

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Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,250