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

"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
381,412
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
466,301
GaryT20 ie
GaryT20
Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500

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
1,108,913
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger
418,313
Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski
Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski
Busted

Updated Counts

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

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
217,813
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard
353,064
26,983
26,983

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Level 12 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
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Level: 14

Blinds: 7,000/14,000

Ante: 1,750

"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
224,055
Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky
Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky
551,193

Volkmann Adds to his Stack

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

"benderbei2" raised to 28,000 from the cutoff and Bruno "great dant" Volkmann defended from the big blind.

On a flop of {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{7-Spades}, Volkmann check-called a bet of 21,525 from "benderbei2".

The turn came the {3-Hearts} and Volkmann check-called another bet of 57,400 from "benderbei2".

The {4-Diamonds} completed the board and both players checked. Volkmann turned over {a-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a pair of aces and "benderbei2" mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann br
Bruno "great dant" Volkmann
1,355,189
293,275
293,275
benderbei2
benderbei2
448,448
-1,200,652
-1,200,652