SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day 1 Completed
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress Bags Huge Chip Lead in SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE High Roller
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
It was an action-packed Day 1 of the 2020 SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], 1M Gtd at PokerStars.
The event began with eight entrants and ballooned to 118 entrants including 38 re-entries by the time the nearly 5 1/2 hour late registration period ended to create a $1,180,000 prize pool.
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress virtually bagged an overwhelming chip lead of 8,117,321 for more than double his nearest opponent. Dvoress took the chip lead late in the day before extending it further while bubbling Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski in 16th place to end Day 1 slightly more than eight hours after the day began.
Closest behind Dvoress was Finland's "osw666" with 3,288,708 in chips. Little is known about this player, along with another player that bagged chips with the "megaliciou$$$" screenname, but they appear to have qualified through a $53 feeder tournament into a $530 satellite into a seat into the High Roller. Now this player is guaranteed at least a $21,566 min-cash with a chance at the $258,639 top prize.
Rounding out the top five are well-known poker pros Michael "Imluckbox" Addamo (2,823,372), Ole "wizowizo" Schemion (2,667,623), and Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski (2,532,664).
Other big names still in the mix on Day 2 are Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer, Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach, Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz, Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts, Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen, Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli, Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas, and Alexander "Alexgirs" Girs.
Day 2 Chip Counts
| Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress | Canada | 8,117,321 | 162 |
| osw666 | Finland | 3,288,708 | 66 |
| Michael "Imluckbox" Addamo | United Kingdom | 2,823,372 | 56 |
| Ole "wizowizo" Schemion | Austria | 2,667,623 | 53 |
| Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski | Macau | 2,532,664 | 51 |
| megaliciou$$$ | Romania | 2,423,118 | 48 |
| Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer | Ireland | 1,366,608 | 27 |
| Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach | United Kingdom | 1,079,936 | 22 |
| Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz | Austria | 1,057,753 | 21 |
| Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts | Belgium | 877,206 | 18 |
| Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen | Denmark | 836,811 | 17 |
| Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli | United Kingdom | 715,338 | 14 |
| Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | United Kingdom | 670,115 | 13 |
| Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas | Lithuania | 645,478 | 13 |
| Alexander "Alexgirs" Girs | Belarus | 397,749 | 8 |
The action resumes on Wednesday, May 27 at 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. BST with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000.
Stay tuned to see who wins the SCOOP High Roller along with the huge $258,639 top prize.
The 3 things SCOOP winners do well (and how you can start doing them too)
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
The great Phil Galfond once said: “The biggest misconception in poker is that poker is its own innate skill, like saying ‘I’m good at dancing’.”
In other words, good players aren’t simply “good at poker”. There isn’t one thing that great poker players all do well.
The truth is that the best poker players possess a vast array of skills and traits which have led them to success. So when family members at the dinner table ask you “what makes a good poker player?” it can be tricky to pin down an answer without listing more than 20 different attributes.
Instead, we’re going to focus on what online tournament winners do well in order to achieve their success in the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) 2020.
Thankfully, a bunch of SCOOP champs were on hand to help us find out.
Final Day 1 Chip Counts
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
Here is a look at the final chip counts of the 15 Day 1 survivors of the SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE High Roller.
Stay tuned for the recap coming up shortly.
| Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress | Canada | 8,117,321 | 162 |
| osw666 | Finland | 3,288,708 | 66 |
| Michael "Imluckbox" Addamo | United Kingdom | 2,823,372 | 56 |
| Ole "wizowizo" Schemion | Austria | 2,667,623 | 53 |
| Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski | Macau | 2,532,664 | 51 |
| megaliciou$$$ | Romania | 2,423,118 | 48 |
| Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer | Ireland | 1,366,608 | 27 |
| Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach | United Kingdom | 1,079,936 | 22 |
| Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz | Austria | 1,057,753 | 21 |
| Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts | Belgium | 877,206 | 18 |
| Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen | Denmark | 836,811 | 17 |
| Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli | United Kingdom | 715,338 | 14 |
| Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | United Kingdom | 670,115 | 13 |
| Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas | Lithuania | 645,478 | 13 |
| Alexander "Alexgirs" Girs | Belarus | 397,749 | 8 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,117,321 | |
|
3,288,708 | -12,000 |
|
2,823,372 | -174,500 |
|
2,667,623 | -136,000 |
|
2,532,664 | 142,500 |
|
2,423,118 | 233,000 |
|
1,366,608 | -231,200 |
|
|
1,079,936 | -4,000 |
|
|
1,057,753 | 53,500 |
|
877,206 | -4,000 |
|
836,811 | -50,500 |
|
|
715,338 | -127,000 |
|
|
670,115 | 219,000 |
|
645,478 | -542,000 |
|
397,749 | -27,000 |
Dvoress Bubbles Badziakouski in a Huge Pot
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress opened to 100,000 from middle position and was called by Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski in the big blind.
Badziakouski check-called a bet of 230,000 after the 
came on the flop.
The 
came on the turn and Badziakouski check-called a bet of 810,000.
The 
completed the board on the river making it four diamonds on the board. Badziakouski check-called off his stack of 2,347,617.
Badziakouski turned over 
and was eliminated on the bubble in 16th place after Dvoress turned over 
.
The remaining 15 players are on an overnight break and in the money for at least $21,566.
The action will resume on Wednesday, May 27 at 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. BST.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,117,321 | 3,548,617 |
|
Busted |
Dvoress Takes the Chip Lead
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
"osw666" opened from middle position to 110,000. Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress three-bet to 350,000 from the cutoff. "osw666" four-bet to 750,000 before folding to a five-bet jam from Dvoress to 3,695,704.
"osw666" folded and Dvoress snagged the chip lead during bubble play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,568,704 | 1,114,000 |
|
|
3,300,708 | -682,000 |
Top Five Stacks Entering Level 21
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,982,708 | 218,000 |
|
|
3,506,617 | -70,000 |
|
|
3,454,704 | -10,000 |
|
|
2,997,872 | -94,000 |
|
|
2,803,623 | 142,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 6,000
Updated Chip Stacks at Break
Level 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,764,708 | -400,600 |
|
|
3,576,617 | 151,900 |
|
|
3,464,704 | 473,000 |
|
|
3,091,872 | -84,600 |
|
|
2,661,623 | 25,000 |
|
|
2,390,164 | -143,000 |
|
|
2,190,118 | 105,000 |
|
|
1,597,808 | -75,000 |
|
|
1,187,478 | 355,000 |
|
|
1,083,936 | 5,000 |
|
|
1,004,253 | 125,000 |
|
|
887,311 | -95,000 |
|
|
881,206 | -157,000 |
|
|
842,338 | -95,000 |
|
|
451,115 | -95,000 |
|
|
424,749 | -95,000 |
Break #8
Level 20
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
The tournament is on its eighth five-minute break.
The action will continue to be hand for hand on the money bubble when play resumes.