SCOOP-120-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday Warm-Up SE], $500K Gtd.) Day 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

05-31-2020 20:00 UTC-4

Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer Takes Big Lead Into Day 2 of SCOOP-120-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday Warm-Up SE]

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Level 24 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

After nine hours of play, perennial high roller winner Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer bagged up the most virtual chips, with a huge stack of 5,607,112. O'Dwyer would earn most of that stack through Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns, after the two had a huge clash on the final hand of the day.

The remaining field is stacked with players you recognize from the biggest stages in poker. This list includes Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos (2,178,998), Joao "Naza114" Vieira (1,530,554), Andrew "ClockWyze" Pantling (1,187,973), Joao "INeedMassari" Simao (735,019), and the aforementioned Burns, who still has 731,639 after losing that pot to O'Dwyer.

The top 53 players finished in the money today. Amongst those who finished in the money, but won't be making it to Day 2, are Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis (29th), Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger (33rd), Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin (36th), and Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov (45th) amongst others.

The action will resume tomorrow at 13:05 PM EST. Be sure to come back to Pokernews.com then to find out if Steve O'Dwyer can add yet another title to his already incredible poker resume, or if someone else will take home the first place prize of $150,547.

05-31-2020 19:36 UTC-4

Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer Wins Biggest Pot of the Day on the Final Hand

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Level 24 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer and Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns had been battling back and forth for the chip lead for the last hour, and the former just won a huge preflop cooler to see his stack soar to over 5 million, easily the chip lead as the day has just ended. Here's how it went down.

O'Dwyer raised to 77,000 to start, and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis, who had just been crippled on the hand before, called all in for 34,700. Burns was next in the pot, and he three bet to 247,885. O'Dwyer reraised to 665,000, Burns shoved for 3.5 million, and O'Dwyer quickly called, making for a pot of 5.6 million.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis:
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer:
Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns:

Burns likely hoped for a chop after the turn, but the river provided no such luck, and O'Dwyer scooped the pot to bag the overnight chip lead. Stay tuned for a full recap to be posted shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer	5,607,112	3,227,309
Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns	731,639	-1,515,502
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	Busted

05-31-2020 18:39 UTC-4

"hello_totti" is the Bubble Boy

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Level 22 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, Joao "INeedMassari" Simao raised to 55,000, only to see "hello_totti" move all in for his final 221,438. Simao would quickly call with , and he was flipping against the pocket jacks of "hello_totti."

Simao would go on to flop trip aces, and he scored the last knockout before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao "IneedMassari" Simao	1,802,474	382,188
hello_totti	Busted

05-31-2020 17:35 UTC-4

O'Dwyer Running Away with the Lead

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Level 19 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer was already the chip leader when he won this massive pot to bust "shermdog50." First, O'Dwyer raised to 33,600, and "shermdog50" three bet to 154,000. O'Dwyer called, and the flop came down . "shermdog50." checked to O'Dwyer, who bet 82,250. "shermdog50" called, and the hit the turn. "shermdog50." check called another bet of 123,375, and the completed the board.

A third check from "shermdog50" saw O'Dwyer move all in for 535,000 effective, and "shermdog50." made the call with . O"Dwyer tables for a flopped straight, and he scooped one of the biggest pots of the tournament to take a huge lead with 70 players left.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer	2,669,081	1,927,677
shermdog50	Busted

05-31-2020 14:11 UTC-4

Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns Doubles Through Sam "SamSquid" Grafton

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Level 10 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns raised from under the gun to 6,600, and chip leader Job "DeadNylan" Greben called in the small blind. Sam "SamSquid" Grafton was in the big blind, and he put in a three bet to 33,000. Burns thought for just a few moments before he shoved all in for 98,875. Greben thought a bit before folding, but Grafton quickly made the call.

Burns:
Grafton:

Burns was in bad shape, but that all changed after the flop came . Grafton wouldn't catch a one outer after that, and Burns secured a big double up to over 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	247,473	247,473
Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns	206,975	206,975

05-31-2020 13:17 UTC-4

Veldhuis Coolers Joao "INeedMassari" Simao

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Level 8 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis started the action with a raise to 3,280 from under the gun, and he got calls from Joao "INeedMassari" Simao on the button, and bencb789 in the big blind. The flop came down , and it was checked to Veldhuis, who continued with a bet to 7,000. Only Simao called, and the hit the turn. Veldhuis bet again, 16,000 this time, and Simao called to see the complete the board.

Veldhuis checked this time, and Simao fired 33,333. Veldhuis thought for a bit before shoving all in, having Simao covered, and the Brazilian thought for a while himself before he called with . It was no good though, as Veldhuis revealed for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	240,436	79,731
Joao "IneedMassari" Simao	Busted