SCOOP-75-L: $109 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $500K Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

05-17-2020 16:37 UTC-4

Chip Leaders and Familiar Faces

Hill Kerby

Level 3 : 125/250, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
straytoaster	152,834
marioborges	145,277
Clarke97	141,275
Sam Fartoviy	137,991
Sympa21	127,293
alexasweet69	127,010
STraZer	125,969
tolinaker	121,185
goldfissh	119,860
AnotherDFRNT	119,508
Adamyid	119,384
Lyme7777777	116,278
insidiou	115,824
eh7077	111,093
alanvanni	110,060
jutrack	109,450
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	43,403 18,403	18,403
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	38,008 13,008	13,008
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg	32,215 7,215	7,215
krakura	30,960 5,960	5,960
HITTHEPANDA	30,466 5,466	5,466
RSchoonbaert	27,575 2,575	2,575
iamivar	26,625 1,625	1,625
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	25,775 775	775
Jason "JASON.MAC100" McConnon	25,679 679	679

05-17-2020 16:26 UTC-4

"RaisingRay91" Wins Three-Way All In

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Hill Kerby

Level 3 : 125/250, 0 ante

"RaisingRay91" raised to 625 under the gun and was called by "kingbenno" on the button. "ryan2008333" three-bet to 2,625 in the big blind and both "RaisingRay91" and "kingbenno" called.

The three went to a flop of and "ryan2008333" shoved for their last 7,000. "RaisingRay91" called to put action onto "kingbenno" who reraised the pot to put "RaisingRay91" all in for their last 22,000. A call was made and all three hands were shown.

"ryan2008333":
"RaisingRay91":
"kingbenno":

"kingbenno" was ahead with top two pair on the flop but "ryan2008333" had outs to trip threes or a set of aces, while "RaisingRay" had a 13-out wrapped straight draw. The turn left "kingbenno" out in front, but the river filled up "RaisingRay91" and they scooped both pots to eliminate "ryan2008333" and more than double their stack in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
RaisingRay91	73,032 73,032	73,032
Leo "ISILDRooN" Nordin	36,353 11,353	11,353
kingbenno	9,611 9,611	9,611
ryan2008333	Busted

Level: 3

Blinds: 125/250

Ante: 0

05-17-2020 16:17 UTC-4

"codyfarrell" Triples; "tiptip80" Eliminated by "choasTHCAD"

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Hill Kerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

"Wiwa20" raised to 480 under the gun and was three-bet to 17,40 by "codyfarrell" in the hijack. "tiptip80" cold-called on the button to put action onto "chaosTHCAD," who cold four-bet to 7,640, which was the size of the pot.

Upon action making it back, "Wiwa20" folded before "codyfarrel" came over the top for 15,600. "tiptip80" reraised all in for 21,100 and "chaosTHCAD" called both players, having the biggest stack of the three.

"codyfarrell":
"tiptip80":
"chaosTHCAD":

The flop came to give "codyfarrell" a flopped two pair, however "tiptip80" had flopped a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, the latter of which they also shared with "chaosTHCAD."

However, the turn further improved "codyfarrell" to a full house and locked up the triple. The river locked in the side pot for "chaosTHCAD," and "tiptip80" was sent onto their second bullet of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
codyfarrell	47,669 47,669	47,669
tiptip80	32,468
chaosTHCAD	24,805 24,805	24,805

05-17-2020 16:04 UTC-4

Veldhuis Joins; Follow Him and Spraggy on Twitch!

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Hill Kerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

PokerStars ambassador Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis joined the tournament shortly before the first break of the day. He and Ben "Spraggy" Spragg are both streaming their sessions on Twitch as well.

You can follow Spragg at this link, and Veldhuis at this link.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	25,000 25,000	25,000

05-17-2020 15:56 UTC-4

Field Nears 2,500 at First Break of the Day

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Hill Kerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

The first five-minute break is underway and the field size has grown to 2,465. Over 200 eliminations have occurred, and registration will remain open for another four-and-a-half hours.

05-17-2020 15:54 UTC-4

"sanpri" Doubles Through "Rikinfrat"

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Hill Kerby

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Action folded around to "sanpri" on the button and they raised the pot to 700. "Rikinfrat" defended their big blind and the flop came . "Rikinfrat" checked to "sanpri," who made a continuation-bet of 750. "Rikinfrat" called.

The turn was . "Rikinfrat" checked again and "sanpri" fired a second barrel of 2,000. "Rikinfrat" check-raised to 9,000 and "sanpri" called, leaving just 8,200 behind with a pot size of 21,000. The river fell and "Rikinfrat" went all in. "sanpri called.

"sanpri":
"Rikinfrat":

"Rikinfrat" found seemingly one of the only cards in the deck that wouldn't give them a straight or a flush, having nothing more than king-queen high. "sanpri" had called all in with top pair, top kicer and it proved to be good, scoring them the double and leaving "Rikinfrat" with just over 8,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
sanpri	37,452 37,452	37,452
Rikinfrat	8,069 8,069	8,069

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

05-17-2020 15:47 UTC-4

"master beto" Gets an Early Knockout

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Hill Kerby

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante

"alexermil394" limped in from the hijack and "master beto" raised to 600 in the cutoff. "sebatsi182" was ;on the button and three-bet to 2,175. Action folded back to "alexermil394" and they called, as did "master beto" to take action three ways to a flop of .

"alexermil394" checked and "master beto" bet 150. "sebasti182" pumped it up to 5,600 and got a fold from "alexermil394" to put action back onto "master beto," who reraised all in. "sebasti182" called off their remaining 10,300 and hands were tabled.

"sebasti182": ahadqc2h]
"master beto":

"sebasti182" found their pocket aces were up against a set of queens when they got all their chips into the middle after the flop. However, they also had nine more outs to a nut flush draw. Unfortunately for them, the turn and river were both bricks and "master beto" saw the pot sent their way, amassing an early stack of over 46,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
master beto	46,646 46,646	46,646
sebasti182	Busted

05-17-2020 15:42 UTC-4

"Spraggy" Among Early Arrivals

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Hill Kerby

Level 1 : 75/150, 0 ante

Several household names to the mixed-games world such as Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser and Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov" are among the players to enter in Level 1, with the field now over 2,000 players. PokerStars Ambassador and Twitch streamer Ben "Spraggy" Spragg" is also in on the action from the get go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	25,000 25,000	25,000
Leo "ISILDRooN" Nordin	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jason "JASON.MAC100" McConnon	25,000 25,000	25,000
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	25,000 25,000	25,000
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg	25,000 25,000	25,000
HITTHEPANDA	25,000 25,000	25,000
iamivar	25,000 25,000	25,000
krakura	25,000 25,000	25,000
RSchoonbaert	25,000 25,000	25,000