SCOOP-121-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Million SE], $2.5M Gtd
Day 2 Started
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-121-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Million SE], $2.5M Gtd
Day: 2
Who Will Win the PokerStars SCOOP 121-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Million SE] Today?
Welcome back for Day 2 of the PokerStars SCOOP 121-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Million SE] which cumulated 30,809 entries on Day 1 to create a prize pool of $3,080,900 with the eventual winner walking away with $153,743 plus the bounties by the end of it all. Out of all those players, 502 have made it through to the final day which will recommence at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
Rob "robc1978" Cowen” took the chip lead with 6,605,708 and he is closely followed by "DemonOfDawn" with 5,189,504 and "Elena20" with 4,801,177 while Charlotte "Sjlot" Van Brabander also reached the top five of the leaderboard with 4,574,645.
But there are still some other well-known players left in the field. Players like Patrick “pads1161” Leonard (2,251,718), Fedor “GlitchSystem” Kruse (2,097,269), "temka99" (1,965,277), "MonsieurRask" (1,934,088), David “davaman” Lopez (1,799,755), Ole “wizowizo” Schemion (1,170,262) and Aleksejs “APonakov” Ponakovs (1,106,221) for example all still have a shot to win one of the last SCOOP title.
All players already have already secured at least $363 and the next pay jump will take place when there are 399 players left. Play will resume at Level 27 which features a small blind of 15,000, big blind of 30,000, and a running ante of 3,750. Level duration will be 20 minutes throughout the day with a 5-minute break every hour at 55 minutes past the hour.
PokerNews will continue coverage on the restart and provide all the updates until a winner is crowned.
Level: 27
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,750
Virtual Cards are in the Air Again
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
It's 1 p.m. EST and things have kicked off again in search of a new SCOOP winner today.
Leonard Loses First Pot
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Patrick “pads1161” Leonard, 2251718 raised to 62,444 in the cutoff and magic19861105 shoved in the small blind for 499,862. Leonard made the call for the following showdown:
magic19861105: 
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard: 
The board brought no surprise with 
and magic19861105 doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,744,356 | |
|
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1,059,724 |
"mahairong" Adds to His Stack
Level 27
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
"mahairong" raised to 60,000 and "Eastwo0d" called in the bog blind.
The flop came 
and "Eastwo0d" check-called for 57,750. On the 
turn, "Eastwo0d" checked again and "mahairong" sent a bet for 210,375. It was enough to make "Eastwo0d" fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,407,656 | |
|
1,821,813 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 17,500/35,000
Ante: 4,500
Van Brabander Applies Pressure
Level 28
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
"D!egoRezende" opened to 75250 on the button and "Philippe1891" called in the small blind. Charlotte "Sjilot" Van Brabander three-bet to 350,000 and it was enough to make her opponents fold.
The hand after, Van Brabanber completed her small blind and "taprasme" checked. The flop came 
and Van Brabander bet 35,000, which was enough to win the pot right away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,817,145 | 242,500 |
|
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2,348,912 | |
|
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2,253,400 | |
|
|
1,945,600 |
Lucky Turn for "SwalzB"
Level 28
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
"B1GMACB1G" raised to 158,500 in early position and "SwalzB" decided to call in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and "SwalzB" check-called for 185,250. Things heated when the 
landed on the turn. "SwalzB" led out for 233,800 and called "B1GMACB1G" 's all-in for 1,126,585.
"B1GMACB1G" :
"SwalzB": 
"SwalzB" had hit the straight on the turn and the 
river didn't change anything to eliminate "B1GMACB1G" from the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,661,200 | |
|
|
Busted |
Ponakovs Chippind Down
Level 28
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
"NeverFoldMyHand" raised under the gun to 71,471 and only Aleksejs “APonakov” Ponakovs called in the big blind.
The flop gave 
and Ponakovs check-called for 41,247. On the , Ponakovs check-folded this time after a bet worth 151,471 from "NeverFoldMyHand".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
863,270 | |
|
|
804,500 |