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Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,750
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-74-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $5M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$6,090,000
Total Entries
609
Level
46
Blinds
700,000 / 1,400,000
Ante
175,000
Entries
247
Players Left
40
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Level 20
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo was left with crumbs an hour ago but a remarkable ride vaulted him back to a playable stack and he just knocked out "cigarromata" when his 
held in showdown versus 
. There was no upset on the 
board and the table broke right after.
In the meanwhile, Mustapha "lasagnaaammm" Kanit lost the race with his short stack and bowed out, and there are just 111 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,746,330
1,420,442
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1,420,442 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level 20
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi got his stack in out of the small blind with the 
and "RJYJYR" attempted the knockout wit the 
. The board came 
and "RJYJYR" was left with crumbs, he busted shortly after.
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt also bowed out when he flipped with a short stack on the button holding the 
and initial raiser "Hatrick19911" called with . The 
board improved "Hatrick19911" to the superior two pair.
Last but not least, former SCOOP Main Event finalist Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt scored a vital double through Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov.
Alt had raised and Vezhenkov called out of the small blind, check-raised the 
flop and then check-called a bet of Alt on the turn before check-calling the shove on the 
river with 
for top pair. Alt, however, had flopped a set with 
to jump above two million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,549,254
1,510,050
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1,510,050 |
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2,272,483
963,899
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963,899 |
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2,271,748
1,181,470
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1,181,470 |
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2,045,794
1,306,705
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1,306,705 |
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1,585,546
451,090
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451,090 |
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1,263,154
61,004
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61,004 |
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1,249,336
818,866
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818,866 |
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1,192,393
454,968
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454,968 |
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781,615
720,643
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720,643 |
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581,091
331,091
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331,091 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 20
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
The seat open keep on coming at a steady pace and the field has already been reduced to the last 119 hopefuls. Another 40 will miss out on the money as just the top 79 spots get paid.
Latest casualty was "godgod999" who flopped well with against the 
of Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen but saw his hopes vanish on a 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,031,460
389,209
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389,209 |
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1,977,168
202,288
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202,288 |
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1,920,580
510,426
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510,426 |
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1,520,163
168,468
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168,468 |
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1,143,228
177,038
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177,038 |
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983,267
42,828
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42,828 |
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837,149
305,408
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305,408 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 20
: 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante
Right after the blinds had gone up, Rafael "GM_VALTER" Moraes three-bet jammed out of the small blind for 11 blinds with the and button raiser Bartlomiej "bartek901" Machon quickly called with the superior .
Moraes had a sweat with a gutshot on the 
flop and some chop outs on the turn but the river was a brick.
PokerStars ambassador Ben "Spraggy" Spragg also boosted his stack above one million when he raised from under the gun and called the shove of Joao "vovo_leo" Studart with the . His opponent from Brazil tabled and the 
board provided no diamond or overcard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,842,605
1,384,823
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1,384,823 |
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2,149,512
492,328
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492,328 |
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1,667,436
1,023,329
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1,023,329 |
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1,262,747
386,881
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386,881 |
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1,209,136
405,387
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405,387 |
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879,809
879,809
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879,809 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 20
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,250
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Bartlomiej "bartek901" Machon was one of more than four dozen players to enter prior to the start of Day 2 with slightly more than 20 big blinds and he has since chipped up.
In one of the latest showdowns, he took on "42ayay" in a flip with versus and the 
board provided one of his overcards.
Several other players bowed out in quick succession including Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver, who was at risk in dominated fashion against Daniil "Dancer King" Kiselev in a battle of pocket pairs.
Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver:
Daniil "Dancer King" Kiselev:
Board:
Kiselev had little to fear and boosted his stack significantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,642,888
996,107
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996,107 |
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2,036,636
644,198
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644,198 |
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1,619,077
1,017,547
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1,017,547 |
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803,749
553,749
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553,749 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Out of a stack of 29 big blinds, Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn min-raised first to act and was called by Michael "munchenHB" Telker on the small blind, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis in the big blind also came along. On a flop, the action checked to Kostritsyn and he continued for 61,600. Telker folded and Veldhuis jammed for 590,431, which covered his opponent by two and a half big blinds as Kostritsyn made the call.
Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn: 
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis:
The turn and river runout failed to improve Kostritsyn and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,271,879
864,718
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864,718 |
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1,143,090
988,192
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988,192 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
Prior to the break, a couple further players were eliminated and among them was also Gediminas "Gedis92" Uselis. He open-shoved for more than 30 big blinds first to act with the and was called by Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford in the small blind with the .
The 
board confirmed the superior pair and sent Uselis to the rail.
Calvin "cal42688" Anderson lost yet another big pot when he three-bet a min-raise and two calls to 160,000. One of the cold-callers was "caipsa" who stuck around and check-called a bet of 182,000 on the 
flop. The turn and river were checked, and "caipsa" won the pot with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,235,124
115,500
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115,500 |
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2,162,191
925,851
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925,851 |
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1,759,216
918,664
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918,664 |
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1,512,148
1,385,761
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1,385,761 |
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949,367
828,100
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828,100 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante
The 145 remaining players have been sent into their second scheduled 5-minute break of the day. Three former champions remain and Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza may well make it three titles in a row, however, it is a long way to go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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921,460
95,900
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95,900 |
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616,462
307,637
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307,637 |
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430,470
93,647
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93,647 |
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