Break
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
A five-minute break just started with 222 players remaining in the field.
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-79-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
D'Auteuil Busts
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Phillipe "takechip" D'Auteuil was on the button and three-bet to 48,000 after Manuel "manuverd0n" Bardon opened to 16,000 from the cutoff. "chicalltreta" four-bet to 108,000 from the big blind and only D'Auteuil called to see the flop.
The first three community cards were 
and "chicalltreta" shoved with a covering stack, with D'Auteuil calling to risk his tournament life.
Phillipe "takechip" D'Auteuil: 
chicalltreta: 
The 
on the turn gave a huge lead to "chicalltreta" who held it after the 
on the river and sent D'Auteuil to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,030,578 | 725,146 |
|
Busted |
Top Ten Stacks
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,382,800 | 1,382,800 |
|
1,136,084 | 1,136,084 |
|
|
1,035,559 | 513,246 |
|
|
976,388 | 976,388 |
|
|
975,845 | 198,529 |
|
|
973,409 | |
|
|
966,660 | 966,660 |
|
954,337 | 954,337 |
|
907,165 | 387,176 |
|
899,050 | 899,050 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Fierro Eliminates "wisopekeno!"
Level 15
: 3,500/7,000, 875 ante
It was a battle of the blinds and Nicolas "PKaiser" Fierro was in the big blind, calling a shove from "wisopekeno!" on the small blind.
Nicolas "PKaiser" Fierro: 
wisopekeno!: 
The board ran out 
and Fierro managed to hold, sending his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
717,741 | 513,194 |
|
Busted |
Odeen Crippled from a Better Flush
Level 15
: 3,500/7,000, 875 ante
Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen was in the small blind and called an under-the-gun raise to 14,000 by "Ship It 2010". "GEGENTOP" followed too from the big blind and the flop came 
.
All three players checked and the 
came on the turn. This time Odeen led for 15,190 and both his opponents called.
The 
completed the board on the river and Odeen bet 66,199 this time, with "GEGENTOP" shoving from the big blind with a slightly smaller stack, and "Ship It 2010" got out of the way. Odeen called and opened 
for a queen high flush but "GEGENTOP" had 
and took pot, leaving Odeen with just three big blinds. He busted a couple of hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
339,512 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 875
Another Group of Eliminations
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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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 | |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Speiser Doubles Before the Break
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
In the last hand before the break, Hannes "SuchADegen" Speiser managed to double up when he raised to 12,000 from middle position and got called only from "Mr.Raigo" on the small blind.
The flop came 
and "Mr.Raigo" check-called a bet for 8,400.
The came on the turn and Speiser bet 26,400 this time, with "Mr.Raigo" check-shoving with a covering stack. Speiser called with 
and was in a great shape against Mr.Raigo" with 
.
The 
on the river didn't change anything and Speiser doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
211,000 | |
|
204,346 | -391,691 |
Break
Level 14
: 3,000/6,000, 750 ante
Another five-minute break for the 350 players still in the field.