PokerStars SCOOP 2020

SCOOP-105-H: $5,200 NLHE [6-Max, Midweek Freeze High Roller], $400K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars SCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
$114,704
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,200
Prize Pool
$480,000
Entries
96
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
37,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
96
Players Left
11

"Geokarak" Shoves on the Turn

Level 14 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky raised to 28,500 from the cutoff and "Geokarak" defended from the big blind.

The flop was {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and "Geokarak" checked. Gorodinsky bet 30,000 and "Geokarak" check-raised to 118,500. Gorodinsky added the remainder to call.

The turn brought the {k-Diamonds} and "Geokarak" moved all in for 2,173,088. Gorodinsky with 551,193 behind opted to let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Geokarak gr
Geokarak
2,482,838 224,055
Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky
Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky
551,193

Level: 14

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

Ante: 1,750

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Leonard Folds to "Geokarak"'s Shove

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard raised to 27,360 from the hijack and "Geokarak" three-bet to 80,305 from the button. Leonard stuck around with a call.

The flop was {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs} and was checked through to the {a-Diamonds} turn. Leonard checked again but "Geokarak" threw in a bet of 81,888 that Leonard called.

The {10-Hearts} completed the board and Leonard checked for a third time. "Geokarak" moved all in for 1,908,897 and Leonard with 353,064 behind opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Geokarak gr
Geokarak
2,258,783 217,813
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard
353,064 26,983

Updated Counts

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Geokarak gr
Geokarak
2,040,970 -384,152
Specpro_tect nl
Specpro_tect
1,570,420 552,380
shuhpat uz
shuhpat
Day 1 Chip Leader
1,349,254 147,916
3DTemujiN kz
3DTemujiN
1,213,945
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann br
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
1,061,914 621,777
Lackoo87gcb hu
Lackoo87gcb
1,048,558 72,179
Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts
Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts
982,540 301,219
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen
854,148 63,484
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosyan
Artur "mararthur1" Martirosyan
741,601 484,790
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez
581,948

Malinowski Falls to "benderbei2"

Level 13 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Malinowski Falls to "benderbei2"
Malinowski Falls to "benderbei2"

"benderbei2" opened to 25,000 on the button and Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger called from the small blind. Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski three-bet shoved for 429,934 from the big blind and "benderbei2" reshoved for 1,187,916 but Eibinger let it go.

Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
"benderbei2": {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The board was {j-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{10-Spades} and "benderbei2" took down the pot with eights full of nines, sending out Malinowski.

Player Chips Progress
benderbei2
benderbei2
1,649,100 1,108,913
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger
418,313
Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski
Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski
Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500

"GaryT20" Eliminated by Mastelotto

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Gustavo "22ehnutzz" Mastelotto called from the small blind. "GaryT20" three-bet shoved for 162,272 from the big blind and Astedt folded but Mastelotto made the call.

Gustavo "22ehnutzz" Mastelotto: {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
"GaryT20": {a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}

The runout was {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Mastelotto won the pot with sevens and sixes, eliminating "GaryT20".

Player Chips Progress
Gustavo "22ehnutzz" Mastelotto
Gustavo "22ehnutzz" Mastelotto
606,418 381,412
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
466,301
GaryT20 ie
GaryT20
Busted

Karak Sends Out Weis

Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

Action folded to "Geokarak" who moved all in from the small blind for 2,177,657 and Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis made the call from the big blind with his last 241,213.

Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
"Geokarak": {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}

The board came {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{10-Spades} and "Geokarak" claimed hte pot with queens and fours, taking out Weis.

Player Chips Progress
Geokarak gr
Geokarak
2,425,122 97,224
Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis
Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis
Busted