SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

05-26-2020 15:27 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	250,000
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt	250,000 250,000	250,000
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen	250,000

Greenwood Out, Bosca in the Lead

Jaxon

Level 7 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood was eliminated and hasn't of yet re-entered. Meanwhile, Vicent "gordon0410" Bosca has taken the chip lead for the first time in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicent "gordon0410" Bosca	925,386 325,865	325,865
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	Busted

05-26-2020 15:31 UTC-4

Five new players magically popped into the field to grow the total field up to 71 entrants. Another 29 are needed during the next three hours of late registration to meet the lofty $1 million guarantee.

05-26-2020 15:37 UTC-4

Malinowski Doubles Off Butjas

Jaxon

Level 7 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski opened for 10,000 from the hijack. Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas three-bet jammed for 101,187 from the button and Malinowski called.

Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski:
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas:

Bujtas was ahead when the chips were in the middle but this didn't last long as Malinowski paired the flop. Neither the on the turn nor the on the river was able to save Butjas and he re-entered after the hand. Also recently re-entering was Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski	305,562 55,562	55,562
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas	250,000 250,000	250,000
Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood	250,000 250,000	250,000

05-26-2020 15:41 UTC-4

Field Grows to 75 Entrants

Jaxon

Level 7 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

The field has grown to 75 entrants and counting.

Level: 8

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 750

05-26-2020 15:44 UTC-4

Top Five Stacks Entering Level 8

Jaxon

Level 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicent "gordon0410" Bosca	929,436 4,050	4,050
Alexander "Alexgirs" Girs	661,084 152,355	152,355
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer	575,124 -27,575	-27,575

Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden	572,264 -22,399	-22,399
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart	562,662 48,063	48,063

05-26-2020 15:47 UTC-4

Leonard on the Rail

Jaxon

Level 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard lost all his chips. He still has plenty of time to re-enter with late registration not closing until 6:25 p.m. ET / 11:25 p.m. BST.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard	Busted

05-26-2020 15:51 UTC-4

Vousden First Over 1 Million

Jaxon

Level 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden opened for 13,200 from early position before Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski three-bet to 37,125 from the hijack.

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani four-bet jammed from the big blind for 248,010. Vousden called and Malinowski folded.

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani:
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden:

Garagnani was unable to win the flip to save his buy-in with the running out on the board and Vousden became the first player over 1 million in chips.