PokerStars SCOOP 2020

SCOOP-79-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info

PokerStars SCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$164,398
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
937
Level Info
Level
45
Blinds
700,000 / 1,400,000
Ante
175,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
88
Players Left
1

Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos Wins His 2nd SCOOP Title in Event-79-M: $1,050 NLHE

Level 45 : 700,000/1,400,000, 175,000 ante
Adrian Mateos - 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague €10,300 No-Limit Hold'em Winner
Adrian Mateos - 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague €10,300 No-Limit Hold'em Winner

Almost eight hours were needed for Day 2 of the PokerStars 2020 SCOOP-79-M: $1,050 Super Tuesday Special Edition to finish and it was a well-known name that ended with all the chips in front of him. Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos managed to win his second SCOOP title after besting Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha heads-up. Mateos walked away with a $164,398 prize, which was smaller than the $234,030 he had won along with his first SCOOP title on Event #30-H: $2,100 NLHE [6-max], back in 2017.

The event had 937 entries and didn't surpass the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool that was set. Day 2 started with 88 players and except Mateos and Rocha, Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen was in the final table too.

PokerStars SCOOP-79-M: $1,050 Super Tuesday SE Final Table Results

PlaceWinnerCountryPayout
1Adrian "Amadi_017" MateosSpain$164,398
2Bernardo "Machadada RS" RochaBrazil$118,812
3BBRS999Serbia$85,867
4MCalaiChina$62,057
5samuraiUAUkraine$44,850
6Simon "Igorkarkarof" PedersenDenmark$32,414
7AnFiieLD.United Kingdom$23,425
8DaanOssAustria$16,930
9vladxxxroRomania$13,598

A Quick First Round of Eliminations

The action was rapid in the first levels of Day 2, with almost half the field eliminated during the first hour of play. There were many short stacks after Day 1 and they had to risk their tournament lives early, which resulted in a lot of quick eliminations. Among the early departures were Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert, Luke "lb6121" Schwartz, Kevin "KRab42" Rabichow, Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov, Michael "M_Acevedo" Acevedo, Connor "blanconegro" Drinan, and Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli.

A Close Affair to the Final Table

As the players were approaching the final table, there were many changes in the lead, as most players were very close in stacks and it was uncertain who will comprise the nine finalists. Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk was one of the players who had a big stack for the biggest part of the day but eventually busted in 19th place after losing a flip with queens versus ace-king. The same happened with Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro who was leading the pack at some time, but he was eliminated in 15th place. After the bustouts of Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani and Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji in 13th and 14th place respectively, it was Serbia's "BBRS999" who emerged as the chipleader, eliminating also "pippozhong" on the final table bubble.

A Tough and Long Final Table

When the final table was set, they played for almost three and a half hours before a winner was crowned. The first three eliminations came quickly, with "vladxxxro", "DaanOss", and "AnFiieLD." busting in 9th, 8th, and 7th place respectively and "BBRS999" was holding the lead at this point. Pedersen and "samuraiUA" followed in 6th and 5th place, leaving the field four-handed.

The stacks were big when the four-handed play started and fourty minutes was the timeframe until the next elimination. "MCalai" stopped his run on 4th place and five minutes later, "BBRS999" followed after losing a big flip with ace-queen against Mateos' pocket tens.

Heads-up play commenced with Mateos having an almost 3-to-1 chip lead over Rocha, but they would have to play for almost two hours before a winner was determined. Both players were fighting tooth and nail for each and every pot, with the lead changing hands a lot of times. The situation turned in favour of Mateos when he made a great call on the river, when Rocha put him to the test with a bluff-shove for his tournament life and Mateos called with third pair. In the final hand, Mateos' ace-nine held against Rocha's queen-jack and he eliminated the last opponent that was standing between him and his second career SCOOP-title.

This wraps up PokerNews' coverage on this event, but make sure to come back here for more news regarding this year's SCOOP.

Tags: 2020 SCOOPPokerStarsAdrian "Amadi_017" MateosBernardo "Machadada RS" RochaBBRS999MCalaiSimon "Igorkarkarof" PedersensamuraiUAAnFiieLD.DaanOssvladxxxro

Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha Eliminated in 2nd Place ($118,812)

Level 45 : 700,000/1,400,000, 175,000 ante

Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha was left short after the previous clash between the two players and he put the rest of his chips in the middle from the big blind, after a raise from Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos to 2,800,000. Mateos called and they went to showdown.

Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha: {q-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{8-Clubs}{k-Spades}{7-Clubs} and Mateos managed to hold his lead, eliminating Rocha in the 2nd place. Rocha will have to settle with a $118,812 payout for his efforts.

A full recap of the day will follow shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
93,700,000 22,098,982
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha br
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha
Busted

Tags: Bernardo "Machadada RS" RochaAdrian "Amadi_017" Mateos

"BBRS999" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($85,867)

Level 41 : 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

"BBRS999" was on the small blind and limped, with Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos raising to 2,450,000. "BBRS999" three-bet to 8,890,000 and then called a shove from Mateos to create a big pot with equal stacks that would be played on a flip.

BBRS999: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The board came {k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs} and Mateos was slightly covering his opponent to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos
68,215,255 36,811,683
BBRS999 hr
BBRS999
Busted

Tags: BBRS999Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos

"MCalai" Eliminated in 4th Place ($62,057)

Level 41 : 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

"MCalai" was left with less than ten big blinds and he shoved his last 6,407,842 from the small blind when it was folded to him. "BBRS999" on the big blind had a premium hand and called quickly.

MCalai: {k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}
BBRS999: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

The board brought the {6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and "BBRS999" sent "MCalai" to the rail on 4th place.

Player Chips Progress
BBRS999 hr
BBRS999
45,038,105 5,095,342
MCalai cn
MCalai
Busted

Tags: BBRS999MCalai

"samuraiUA" Eliminated in 5th Place ($44,850)

Level 39 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

"samuraiUA" was down to his last five big blinds and he put them in the middle from the cutoff, with "MCalai" shoving too from the big blind to isolate him. The big blind got out of their way and they went to showdown.

samuraiUA: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}
MCalai: {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

The board came {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{j-Spades} and "samuraiUA" sent the final table to four-handed play with his elimination.

Player Chips Progress
MCalai cn
MCalai
11,932,842 -2,537,786
samuraiUA ua
samuraiUA
Busted

Tags: MCalaisamuraiUA

Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen Eliminated in 6th Place ($32,414)

Level 39 : 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante

Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen raised to 1,115,000 first to act and Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha three-bet to 3,700,000 from the button. The action went back to Pedersen who four-bet shoved for 14,969,233 and Rocha called him with a slightly bigger stack.

Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Spades}{q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and Rocha won the flip to sent Pedersen to the rail on 6th place for a $32,414 payout.

Player Chips Progress
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha br
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha
31,257,966 16,819,233
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen dk
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen
Busted

Tags: Bernardo "Machadada RS" RochaSimon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen

"AnFiieLD." Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,426)

Level 38 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante

"AnFiieLD." was left with his last six big blinds and he put them in the middle from the button, after Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen opened to 892,000 from the hijack. Pedersen called and they went to showdown.

Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen: {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
AnFiieLD.: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The board came {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{a-Spades} and Pedersen hit a straight on the river to send "AnFiieLD." out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen dk
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen
15,460,773 10,227,117
AnFiieLD. gb
AnFiieLD.
Busted

Tags: Simon "Igorkarkarof" PedersenAnFiieLD.

"DaanOss" Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,930)

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

On the last hand before the break "DaanOss" was on the big blind and defended an open from "BBRS999" for 700,000.

The flop came {10-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} and "DaanOss" check-shoved his last eight big blinds after "BBRS999" made a continuation-bet at 599,850.

BBRS999: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
DaanOss: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The {8-Hearts} on the turn and the {a-Clubs} on the river didn't change anything and "DaanOss" departed on 8th place for a $16,930 payout.

Player Chips Progress
BBRS999 hr
BBRS999
27,268,149 1,392,156
DaanOss at
DaanOss
Busted

Tags: BBRS999DaanOss

"vladxxxro" Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,598)

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

The first elimination on the final table came when "BBRS999" opened to 700,000 from early position and "vladxxxro" three-bet shoved for 4,198,906 from middle position. Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha was on the big blind and shoved too with a little bit more than ten million chips, forcing "BBRS999" to throw away his hand.

Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
vladxxxro: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board came {10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Rocha managed to hold to send the Romanian player to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha br
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha
15,594,133 3,713,906
vladxxxro ro
vladxxxro
Busted

Tags: vladxxxroBernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha

Final Table Set After the Elimination of "pippozhong"

Level 37 : 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante

"pippozhong" is the player who was eliminated on the final table bubble, after he shoved from the big blind for 3,407,208. "BBRS999" had raised from the cutoff and called the shove.

pippozhong: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
BBRS999: {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

The board came {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Clubs} and "pippozhong" departed from the field on 10th place for $10,922.

Player Chips Progress
BBRS999 hr
BBRS999
25,920,993 6,910,398
pippozhong cn
pippozhong
Busted

Tags: pippozhongBBRS999