Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-120-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday Warm-Up SE], $500K Gtd.)
Day: 1
"Prof. Hitman" Doubles Through Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz
Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
After a raise from Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz , "Prof. Hitman" three bet shoved for about 145,000. Holz quickly called with 
, and he was dominating the 
. However, a nine came right on the flop, and Holz wasn't able to catch up from there.
Holz takes a small hit to his stack, while "Prof. Hitman" is up to over 300,000 now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
732,910
732,910
|
732,910 |
|
310,988
157,994
|
157,994 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,250
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,500
Level 18 Chip Count Updates
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,524,544
771,744
|
771,744 |
|
|
1,181,461
388,777
|
388,777 |
|
|
979,024 | |
|
952,904
294,434
|
294,434 |
|
||
|
951,968
262,144
|
262,144 |
|
||
|
|
925,668 | |
|
|
837,746
304,768
|
304,768 |
|
||
|
|
793,919
101,304
|
101,304 |
|
776,293 | |
|
|
773,038 | |
|
769,231 | |
|
|
764,227
31,317
|
31,317 |
Veldhuis Now Over a Million
Level 18
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
In a battle of high roller regulars, Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer raised to 30,000, only to see Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis reraise to 120,000. O'Dwyer called, and the flop came down 
. Veldhuis continued for 53,100, O'Dwyer called, and the hit the turn. This time, the bet was much bigger, 216,000, and O'Dwyer didn't think long before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,060,946
223,200
|
223,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
741,404
-211,500
|
-211,500 |
|
|
||
Level: 19
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 1,750
Burns Takes it on the River
Level 19
: 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante
Action started with Ole "wizowizo" Schemion raising too 24,000, and he was called by "bungakat." From the big blind, Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns put in a three bet of 119,845. Schemion folded, but "bungakat" called to see the flop of 
come down. Burns fired. small c-bet of 28,319, "bungakat" called, and both players checked after the 
turn. The 
came on the river, and Burns bet out 167,884. "bungakat" thought for quite a bit before folding, and Burns earned the pot to up his stack over 900,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
916,713
281,887
|
281,887 |
|
|
377,361
377,361
|
377,361 |
|
|
279,766
-493,272
|
-493,272 |
O'Dwyer Running Away with the Lead
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,669,081
1,927,677
|
1,927,677 |
|
|
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|
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Busted | |
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000