SCOOP-110-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller], $400K Gtd
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PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-110-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller], $400K Gtd
Day: 2
Who Will Win the Title in the 2020 SCOOP-110-H: $5,200 PLO High Roller?
The penultimate high stakes champion in a Pot-Limit Omaha event during the 2020 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) will be crowned today as 14 hopefuls out of a field of 110 entries return to their seats to battle for the title in SCOOP-110-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller].
All remaining contenders have a portion of the $550,000 prize pool locked up already and the min-cash is worth $11,352.22, whereas the winner can look forward to a payday of $123,645.64 and the elusive SCOOP title that comes along with it.
A late surge on Day 1 propelled Jean-Francois "bmwmcoupe" Talbot into the top spot and he will return with a stack of 1,519,193, followed by Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira with 1,378,284. Ferreira currently leads the 2020 SCOOP overall leaderboard and will add further points to his tally whereas his nearest follower Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak bubbled last night.
Another two players have a seven-figure stack including Finland's "XD89lol<3" (1,301,521) and Noah "Exclusive" Boeken (1,001,339), whereas Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger returns with the fifth-biggest stack of 845,975. Some other notables still in contention include Andre "Sira Al Aziz" Santos (740,955), Belarmino "PaGaOVelhinho" de Souza (698,358), former SCOOP-H Main Event champion Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi (593,292), and high stakes player "WRUUUUM" (359,068).
Chip Counts of All 14 Remaining Players
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Francois "bmwmcoupe" Talbot | Canada | 1,519,193 | 76 |
| 2 | Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira | Netherlands | 1,378,284 | 69 |
| 3 | XD89lol<3 | Finland | 1,301,521 | 65 |
| 4 | Noah "Exclusive" Boeken | Netherlands | 1,001,339 | 50 |
| 5 | Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger | Austria | 845,975 | 42 |
| 6 | xnrobix | Hungary | 752,177 | 38 |
| 7 | Andre "Sira Al Aziz" Santos | Croatia | 740,955 | 37 |
| 8 | Belarmino "PaGaOVelhinho" de Souza | Brazil | 698,358 | 35 |
| 9 | Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 593,292 | 30 |
| 10 | TheBrodie5 | Hungary | 564,971 | 28 |
| 11 | RickLogrado | Brazil | 503,567 | 25 |
| 12 | Harleyy30040 | Macau | 443,337 | 22 |
| 13 | WRUUUUM | Finland | 359,068 | 18 |
| 14 | anonymstruts | Sweden | 297,963 | 15 |
The action resumes at 2.15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and the remainder of level 21 features blinds of 10,000-20,000. Until the end of level 36, the level duration remains 20 minutes long and then increases to 30 minutes each. Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who will earn the SCOOP PLO title and the bragging rights that come along with it.
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
"TheBrodie5" Takes Three
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Jean-Francois "bmwmcoupe" Talbot tangled with "TheBrodie5" in a battle of the blinds when the latter raised the pot and Talbot called. On a 
flop, "TheBrodie5" check-raised the pot and forced a fold from Talbot.
One hand later, the Hungarian raised to 45,000 on the button and was called by Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger in the big blind, who check-folded a 
flop to a continuation bet.
"TheBrodie5" then won the blinds in the next hand to make it three in a row.
Talbot lost further chips the following hand when he raised to 50,000 and was called by "RickLogrado" in the big blind. They invested 25,000 each on the 
flop and "RickLogrado" also checked the 
turn. Taklbot made it 90,000 to go and folded to a shove.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,593 | -268,600 |
|
800,975 | -45,000 |
|
743,571 | 178,600 |
|
678,567 | 175,000 |
"anonymstruts" First Casualty of the Day
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
In a battle of the short stacks, "anonymstruts" raised the pot and called a three-bet to 230,000 by "Harleyy30040" in a battle button versus small blind with fewer than two blinds behind. They got it in after a 
flop to create the following showdown.
"anonymstruts": 
"Harleyy30040": 
The Swede had outs to a full house but bricked the 
turn and 
river to depart in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,521 | 49,000 |
|
675,300 | 231,963 |
|
|
610,292 | 17,000 |
|
Busted |
Santos Loses Lots Early On; Busts "WRUUUUM" After
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
"xnrobix" raised the pot to 60,000 in the small blind and picked up a call by Andre "Sira Al Aziz" Santos in the big blind. "xnrobix" fired a bet of 60,000 on the 
flop and did so again for 120,000 on the turn. "xnrobix" then jammed the 
river and forced a fold.
Santos also lost the next pot to Belarmino "PaGaOVelhinho" de Souza who flipped trips fives before he then got it in against "WRUUUUM". Santos raised the pot to 70,000, "WRUUUUM" called in the big blind and they got their chips in after the 
flop.
"WRUUUUM": 
Andre "Sira Al Aziz" Santos: 
The turn and the river were both blanks and "WRUUUUM" departed in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,493,484 | 115,200 |
|
|
826,977 | 74,800 |
|
|
818,358 | 120,000 |
|
790,023 | 49,068 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 0
Shakerchi Eliminated by Santos
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 0 ante
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi raised to 67,000 on the button and called a pot-sized three-bet by Andre "Sira Al Aziz" Santos in the big blind to leave himself with 239,292 behind. Santos then bet the pot on the 
flop and Shakerchi called all-in.
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi: 
Andre "Sira Al Aziz" Santos: 
Santos' naked aces had to fade a club draw and did so successfully on the 
turn and 
river runout to send Shakerchi to the rail in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,537,354 | 186,833 |
|
|
1,191,315 | 401,292 |
|
|
940,977 | 114,000 |
|
|
757,738 | 14,167 |
|
|
529,300 | -146,000 |
|
|
Busted |
"TheBrodie5" Eliminated by "xnrobix"
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 0 ante
In a battle of the Hungarians, "xnrobix" raised to 62,500 in the cutoff and "TheBrodie5" three-bet to 200,000 in the big blind, which resulted in a call. On a flop, "TheBrodie5" bet the pot for 412,500 with 145,238 behind and called the shove of his countryman.
"TheBrodie5": 
"xnrobix":
Neither the turn nor the 
river provided any help and "TheBrodie5" was eliminated in 11th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,748,715 | 807,738 |
|
|
Busted |
De Souza Chips Up
Level 22
: 12,500/25,000, 0 ante
Belarmino "PaGaOVelhinho" de Souza won a pot with 
for top set on a board of 
when the river provided a possible flush and killed all further action against Noah "Exclusive" Boeken.
Jean-Francois "bmwmcoupe" Talbot then dragged in a few pots to boost his stack above 1.7 million but had been cut back down again a few hands later.
Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira" raised to 70,500 and de Souza called on the button. The board of was checked down and Ferreira tabled 
which de Souza had beat with .
All furher hands barely went to any showdown as the chips were passed around on the five-handed table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,544,893 | 294,300 |
|
|
1,488,484 | -5,000 |
|
|
1,108,858 | 290,500 |
|
843,839 | -157,500 |
|
|
604,175 | -196,800 |