SCOOP-75-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $1.25M Gtd | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

05-19-2020 17:10 UTC-4

Drinan Chips Up a Bit

HillKerby

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 0 ante

Hand #1: Connor "blanconegro" Drinon completed on the button and Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen raised to 1.05 million in the big blind. Drinon re-potted it, three-betting to 3.15 million, and Kyllonen called.

The flop dropped and Kyllonen checked. Drinan made a pot-sized continuation-bet of 6.3 million for nearly all of his remaining chips and Kyllonen folded to result in Drinan taking down the pot.

Hand #2: On the following hand, Kyllonen limped in on the button and Drinan raised the pot, making it 1.05 million in the big blind. Kyllonen called.

Action checked through to the river on a board of , where Drinan bet 1.4 million. Kyllonen folded and Drinan took down his second straight pot to increase his stack by around 50% in two hands' time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen	24,197,414 -5,100,000	-5,100,000
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan	15,552,586 5,100,000	5,100,000

05-19-2020 17:14 UTC-4

Drinan Nears Closer

HillKerby

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 0 ante

After Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen won a small pot with a straight, he raised the pot to 1.05 million on the button and Connor "blanconegro" Drinan called, defending his big blind. The flop came and Drinan checked. Kyllonen made a continuation-bet of 700,000 and Drinan check-raised to 1.855 million. Kyllonen called.

The turn was and Drinan continued, betting 4.36 million. Kyllonen folded and the pot was sent to Drinan, who now finds himself with just shy of 17 million as Kyllonen has just under 23 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen	22,909,414 -1,288,000	-1,288,000
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan	16,840,586 1,288,000	1,288,000

05-19-2020 17:18 UTC-4

Kyllonen Gets It Back

HillKerby

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 0 ante

Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen made it 1.05 million to go on the button and Connor "blanconegro" Drinan called the pot-sized open in the big blind to bring a flop of . Both players checked.

The turn came and Drinan fired out a bet of 567,000. Kyllonen called. The river fell and Drinan made a pot-sized bet of 3.23 million. Kyllonen called almost immediately.

Drinan showed for the busted wrapped straight draw that he picked up on the turn and the pot was sent to Kyllonen, who had called with for nines full and regained the chips he had lost in the last few hands with his full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan	28,110,414 11,269,828	11,269,828
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen	11,639,586 -11,269,828	-11,269,828

05-19-2020 17:22 UTC-4

Drinan Back Over 15 Million

HillKerby

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 0 ante

Connor "blanconegro" Drinan completed on the button and then called a raise to 1.05 million from
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen in the big blind. The flop was and Kyllonen made a continuation-bet of 700,000. Drinan called.

The turn came and Kyllonen continued, firing a second barrel of 1.75 million. Drinan called once more, bringing the river . Kyllonen checked to Drinan and he thought for enough time that he needed to activate his time bank before making a bet of 2.31 million.

Drinan's bet was more than enough to make Kyllonen fold without much hesitation, earning Drinan the pot to take him back over 15 million just one hand after he had found himself back at a stack of 10 million.

05-19-2020 17:30 UTC-4

Drinan Raises on Later Streets Twice To Take the Chip Lead

HillKerby

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 0 ante

Hand #1: Connor "blanconegro" Drinan completed on the button and Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen checked his option. The pair checked all the way to the river on a board of and Kyllonen bet 525,000.

Drinan went into his time bank and then put in a pot-sized raise of 2.275 million, getting a fold from Kyllonen to earn him the pot.

Hand #2: On the very next hand, Kyllonen raised the pot to 1.05 million on the button and Drinan defended his big blind. The flop was and Drinan check-called a continuation-bet of 700,000 from Kyllonen.

The turn was and Drinan checked again. Kyllonen continued, making a second barrel of 1.75 million and Drinan put in a check-raise to 4.935 million.

Kyllonen thought for around 15 seconds and then let his hand go, resulting in Drinan taking down a second consecutive pot with a late-street raise. With the pot, Drinan has chipped up to 21.2 million and has now become the chip leader over Kyllonen, who has 18.49 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan	21,264,586 -6,845,828	-6,845,828
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen	18,485,414 6,845,828	6,845,828

05-19-2020 17:33 UTC-4

Drinan Nearing a Two-To-One Chip Advantage

HillKerby

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 0 ante

Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen raised to 1.05 million on the button and Connor "blanconegro" Drinan three-bet to the size of the pot, making it 3.15 million to go. Kyllonen called.

The flop came and Drinan made a continuation-bet for 6.3 million, which was the size of the pot. Kyllonen folded and Drinan took down the pot.

Drinan followed up the hand by winning another small pot on the very next hand, and is now closing in on a two-to-one chip lead with the current level looking to come to a close shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan	25,814,586 4,550,000	4,550,000
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen	13,935,414 -4,550,000	-4,550,000

05-19-2020 17:35 UTC-4

Kyllonen Gets a Little Back

HillKerby

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 0 ante

On the last hand of the level, Connor "blanconegro" Drinan completed on the button and proceeded to call a pot-sized raise to 1.05 million from Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen in the big blind.

Kyllonen checked a flop of and Drinan bet 1.05 million. Kyllonen called. Both players then checked the turn .

The river fell and Kyllonen fired out a bet for 1.4 million, which was one-third of the size of the pot. Drinan thought for a few moments and then folded, earning Kyllonen the pot to take him to 16.4 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan	23,364,586 -2,450,000	-2,450,000
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen	16,385,414 2,450,000	2,450,000

Level: 38

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 0

05-19-2020 17:42 UTC-4

Drinan Wins With Turn Bet

HillKerby

Level 38 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Connor "blanconegro" Drinan completed on the button and Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen pumped it up with a pot-sized raise of 1.2 million. Drinan called.

The flop fell and Kyllonen made a continuation-bet of 1.2 million. Drinan called, bringing the turn . Kyllonen checked and Drinan put out a bet of 1.584 million, resulting in Kyllonen folding to earn Drinan the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan	26,164,586 2,800,000	2,800,000
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen	13,585,414 -2,800,000	-2,800,000

05-19-2020 17:48 UTC-4

Kyllonen Nearly Doubles To Reclaim Chip Lead

HillKerby

Level 38 : 200,000/400,000, 0 ante

Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen opened to 1.2 million on the button and Connor "blanconegro" Drinan defended his big blind. The flop was and Drinan checked to Kyllonen, who made a continuation-bet of 800,000. Drinan called.

The turn came and Drinan checked again Kyllonen made another bet of 2 million, good for half the size of the pot. Drinan stuck around and the river fell . Drinan checked a final time and Kyllonen fired out 6 million into the pot of 8 million, leaving himself with 3.6 million behind. Drinan called.

Kyllonen showed for quad aces. The only hand that could top it would have been a royal flush and Drinan could not have had the winning combination given the fact that he called. Drinan mucked and Kyllonen earned the pot of 20 million, retaking the chip lead as play continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jens "Jeans89" Kyllonen	23,585,414 10,000,000	10,000,000
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan	16,164,586 -10,000,000	-10,000,000