SCOOP-52-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $2M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

05-12-2020 19:32 UTC-4

Nemeth Silences Plesuv

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Andras "probirs" Nemeth raised to 60,000 from the hijack and was called by Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky in the cutoff. Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv three-bet to 270,000 from the small blind for both Nemeth and Sulsky to make the call.

The flop came , Plesuv jammed for 970,037 and Nemeth did the same but for more which was enough to get Sulsky out of the way.

Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv:
Andras "probirs" Nemeth:

Plesuv had the overpair but Nemeth had flopped a set of nines.

The turn brought them the which didn't change things and neither did the on the river as Plesuv was eliminated in 18th place for no money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	3,148,304 1,378,766	1,378,766
Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky	1,216,202 -333,750	-333,750
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv	Busted

Tags: Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv Andras "probirs" Nemeth Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky

05-12-2020 19:40 UTC-4

No Love for Loeliger

Shirley Ang

Level 18 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky completed his small blind and Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger raised it up to 90,000 in the big blind. Sulsky responded with a shove which Loeliger called for the 725,194 he had behind.

Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger:
Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky:

The board ran out for Sulsky to hold and improve to two pair to send Loeliger out of the tournament.

The field is now down to 16 players and the final two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky	1,699,153 482,951	482,951
Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger	Busted

Tags: Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky

Level: 19

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

Ante: 4,500

05-12-2020 19:42 UTC-4

Level Duration Increased

Shirley Ang

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Level duration has been increased to 30 minutes each from now on until the end of the tournament.

05-12-2020 19:47 UTC-4

Quads for Zhou

Shirley Ang

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou raised to 72,800 from under the gun and was called by Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi in the cutoff and Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira on the button. Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk decided to shove from the small blind for 465,738 for the big blind to fold. Zhou responded with a four-bet shove of his own for 1,028,539. Shakerchi and Ferreira quickly folded.

Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk:
Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou:

The flop came for Zhou to hit the pair of queens but for Kruk to pick up the straight and flush draw.

The turn was another for Zhou to improve to trips.

Kruk still needed a diamond or ten to stay alive but the river completed the board with the instead of give Zhou quads to eliminate Kruk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	1,918,553 -257,148	-257,148
Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou	1,710,877 710,538	710,538
Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira	509,509 44,288	44,288
Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk	Busted

Tags: Christopher "Apotheosis92" Kruk Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira

05-12-2020 19:52 UTC-4

Ferreira Falls to Zhou Too

Shirley Ang

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira raised to 70,261 from the button for Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou to shove in the big blind with the bigger stack and Ferreira to make the call for the 494,403 he had behind.

Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira:
Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou:

The board ran out for Zhou to flop top pair and improve to two pair on the turn to eliminate Ferreira.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou	1,955,030 244,153	244,153
Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira	Busted

Tags: Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou

05-12-2020 19:55 UTC-4

Seventh Break of the Day

Shirley Ang

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

The 13 remaining players have gone for another 5-minute break with the bubble expected to burst after as only 11 players will get paid and make it through to Day 2.

05-12-2020 19:56 UTC-4

No More Rolle

Shirley Ang

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Ole "wizowizo" Schemion raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and was called by Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden on the button. Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle shoved in the big blind for 712,480 in total and Schemion shoved for more and Vousden folded.

Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle:
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion:

The board ran out for Schemion to hold and eliminate Rolle before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	3,364,242 1,044,545	1,044,545
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden	1,004,302 -336,095	-336,095
Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle	Busted

Tags: Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle Ole "wizowizo" Schemion Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden

05-12-2020 20:02 UTC-4

Chip Counts After the Break

Shirley Ang

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras "probirs" Nemeth	4,215,831 1,067,527	1,067,527
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	2,472,162 -892,080	-892,080
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer	2,061,345 1,358,615	1,358,615

Ryhor "Grisha1983" Karapanau	2,026,960 892,960	892,960
Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou	1,919,530 -35,500	-35,500
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi	1,805,703 -112,850	-112,850
Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin	1,661,563 270,516	270,516
Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky	1,223,253 -475,900	-475,900
Joao "Naza114" Vieira	1,113,462 413,231	413,231
Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz	1,072,413 -393,205	-393,205
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams	1,051,278 -363,450	-363,450

Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden	951,302 -53,000	-53,000
Pauli "fiilismies" Ayras	675,198 -204,401	-204,401

05-12-2020 20:09 UTC-4

Sulsky Makes the Right Call to Double Up

Shirley Ang

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer raised to 77,000 from under the gun and when action folded to Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky in the big blind, he opted to defend it.

O'Dwyer continued with a bet of 71,400 on the flop which Sulsky check-called.

The turn brought them the and Sulsky checked again. O'Dywer continued with a bet of 225,050 this time and Sulsky went along.

The river completed the board with the , Sulsky checked for the last time and O'Dywer shoved with the bigger stack. Sulsky took some time but ended up making the call for 845,303 for his tournament life with for two pair and saw he was good as O'Dwyer held .

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky	2,482,006 1,258,753	1,258,753
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer	838,092 -1,223,253	-1,223,253

Tags: Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer