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

The Dream Ends for "FragdenInder"

Level 36 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

"FragdenInder" made a huge comeback after being left with just one big blind before the end of Day 1. His run stopped at 12th place, when he shoved his last 4,628,920 from the small blind and got called from Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha on the big blind and a similar stack.

FragdenInder: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha: {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The board was {10-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} and Rocha won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha br
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha
8,772,222 3,374,260
FragdenInder at
FragdenInder
Busted

Tags: FragdenInderBernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha

Pedersen Eliminates Seiji

Level 35 : 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante

Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji was on the button and three-bet shoved for 5,424,144 after Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen raised to 530,000 from under-the-gun. The Danish player called with a slightly covering stack and they went to showdown.

Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji: {k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

The board came {8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades} and Seiji hit the rail after a rollercoaster last level.

Player Chips Progress
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen dk
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen
11,542,976 3,453,572
Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji br
Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji
Busted

Tags: Simon "Igorkarkarof" PedersenRodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji

PokerStars Launches $50,000 Twitch Community Giveaway

Level 35 : 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
PokerStars Twitch Community Giveaway
PokerStars Twitch Community Giveaway

From May 20, PokerStars will be randomly giving away chests worth up to $215 every day to players watching PokerStars streamers. The promotion will run throughout the remainder of the SCOOP, which has been extended to May 31st with guarantees bumped to $135,000,000!

To take part, viewers must have linked their PokerStars and Twitch accounts and have their stream chat open whilst watching one of a number of streamers.

The following PokerStars streamers are ones to watch for this giveaway:

Read all the details about this promotion and how to link PokerStars and Twitch accounts over at the PokerStars Blog.

Blinds Battle for More Than Six Million Chip-Pot

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

"AnFiieLD." was in the small blind and open shoved when it was folded to him with an almost six million chip-stack. On the big blind, it was "andreyluis" who tanked for a long time, but finally decided to call with three million chips in his stack.

AnFiieLD.: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
andreyluis: {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

The board came {7-Spades}{3-Spades}{3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and "AnFiieLD." managed to hold to eliminate "andreyluis" and secure the payjump for the rest of the field.

Player Chips Progress
AnFiieLD. gb
AnFiieLD.
9,055,096 7,525,403
andreyluis br
andreyluis
Busted

Tags: andreyluisAnFiieLD.

Rocha Grabs Lead with Quads

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante

Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha opened to 120,000 from the hijack and "pampa27" three-bet to 480,000 from the small blind.

Rocha called and they saw the flop coming {9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Both players checked and the {5-Hearts} came on the turn, with "pampa27" betting this time 540,000. Rocha decided to raise to 1,331,200 and "pampa27" shoved, covering Rocha by around half a million. Rocha called and they went to showdown.

Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha: {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
pampa27: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

Rocha had flopped a set and rivered quads with the {9-Hearts} completing to the board to win a huge 8.5 million chip-pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha br
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha
8,503,096 4,176,548
pampa27 ar
pampa27
575,188 -4,296,548

Tags: Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rochapampa27

Four Million Pot for Rocha

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

A massive three-way all in went Rocha's way, with all the chips going in the middle before the flop. Connor "blanconegro" Drinan opened to 84,000 under-the-gun, Luke "lb6121" Schwartz three-bet shoved for 748,210 a couple seats on his left, and on the next seat Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha shoved too for 1,551,339. It was folded back to Drinan who made the call covering both his opponents, creating a big seven-digit pot.

Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Rocha managed to hold to reach 3,950,888.

Player Chips Progress
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha br
Bernardo "Machadada RS" Rocha
3,950,888 2,101,674
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan
842,955 -1,172,672
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz
Luke "lb6121" Schwartz
Busted

Tags: Connor "blanconegro" DrinanBernardo "Machadada RS" RochaLuke "lb6121" Schwartz

Garagnani Hits Three Outer to Bust One

Level 24 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani was in the big blind and saw "good genious" open from the cutoff to 73,750 and "titodaigia" three-bet to 287,500 from the small blind. Garagnani decided to shove covering both players and only "titodaigia" called.

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}
titodaigia: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Garagnani needed one jack to do the job but found two as the board ran out {j-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani br
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani
3,535,541 778,212
titodaigia vn
titodaigia
Busted

Tags: titodaigiaPedro "pvigar" Garagnani

88 Players Still in the Hunt of the Title in SCOOP-79-M: $1,050 Super Tuesday SE

Day 2 of the PokerStars 2020 SCOOP-79-M: $1,050 Super Tuesday SE resumes at 1 p.m. EST and there are 88 players returning at the tables out of the starting field of 937. They have all secured $2,356, while they are one elimination away from the next payjump, but their sights will be set towards the $164,398 of the first place.

When they will return, Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopouro will be leading with 3,580,257 in chips. He is followed by "JBHInfinity" in second place with 3,052,674 and Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani in third place with 2,757,329.

Other familiar names that are still in the hand are Manuel "manuverd0n" Bardon, Luke "lb6121" Schwartz, Simon "Igorkarkarof" Pedersen, Connor "blanconegro" Drinan, Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson, Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk, Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli, Michael "M_Acevedo" Acevedo, and Anatoly "NL_Profit" Filatov.

There are a couple minutes left for Level 24 with a 17,500 small blind, a 35,000 big blind and a 4,500 running ante. The first payjump is at $2,933 and the players will achieve it after just one elimination.

Stay tuned here at PokerNews for all the updates until a winner is crowned.

Tags: PokerStarsSCOOPSami "Lrslzk" KelopouroJBHInfinityPedro "pvigar" GaragnaniManuel "manuverd0n" BardonLuke "lb6121" SchwartzSimon "Igorkarkarof" PedersenConnor "blanconegro" DrinanAdrian "Amadi_017" Mateos