SCOOP-96-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $1.5M Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-96-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $1.5M Gtd
Day: 2
Novak Leads Final Nine in SCOOP-96-H: $5,200 Main Event 2nd Chance; Lefrancois and Adams on His Heels
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
The final table is set in the 2020 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker SCOOP-96-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance] as 42 survivors after Day 1 have been whittled down to the final nine contenders out of a field fo 465 entries in fewer than five hours of play on the penultimate tournament day.
All of the finalists have secured a payday of $42,195.96 thus far but the winner can look forward to a payday of $416,741.68, the high stakes SCOOP title for the poker resume and the bragging rights that come along with it.
Leading the field into the final day will be Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak with a stack of 25,969,709 and the Ukrainian already knows what it feels like to take down a tournament during the current festival. In SCOOP 44-H: $5,200 NLHE [Sunday HR SE], Novak topped a field of 264 entries to claim his maiden title and a top prize of $253,819.24.
The Final Nine Players of SCOOP-96-H: $5,200 Main Event 2nd Chance
| Position | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak | Ukraine | 25,969,709 | 104 |
| 2 | Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois | Canada | 21,477,585 | 86 |
| 3 | Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams | Canada | 18,866,198 | 75 |
| 4 | Will "hellzito" Arruda | Brazil | 13,225,664 | 53 |
| 5 | Alfred "Kzzon" Karlsson | Sweden | 10,705,721 | 43 |
| 6 | Silvio "silskyer" Costa | Netherlands | 10,320,168 | 41 |
| 7 | Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv | Moldova | 7,452,915 | 30 |
| 8 | temka99 | Moldova | 4,523,896 | 18 |
| 9 | Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov | Russia | 3,707,144 | 15 |
Two Canadian High Roller regulars of the live poker circuit follow behind in second and third place, as Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois advanced with 21,477,585 and Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams bagged up 18,866,198 in virtual chips. On the final table bubble, Lefrancois doubled through Adams with eights versus ace-king suited when he dodged the overcards and a diamond draw.
Brazil has yet another representative on a big final table as Will "hellzito" Arruda sits in fourth place with a stack of 13,225,664. Alfred "kzzon" Karlsson (10,705,721) and Netherlands-based Portuguese poker pro Silvio "silskyer" Costa (10,320,168) are separated by fewer than two big blinds. Two players from Moldova reached the final in Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv (7,452,915) and "temka99" (4,523,896), and the shortest stack belongs to highly decorated SCOOP, WCOOP and three-time Sunday Million champ Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov (3,707,144)
Fast-Paced Action Early On
It took some time to reach the first pay jump of the day and Mike "gorodski" Gorodinsky was unfortunate to miss out on it when he ran with kings into aces to exit in 40th place. From there on out, the eliminations kept coming at a steady pace as big names such as Charlie "Epiphany77" Carrel, Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak, Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja, Michel "FreelancerZZ" Dattani and Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt all came up short in quick succession.
Daniel "DANMERRRRRRR" Merrilees and Alex "lynskey99" Lynskey missed out on the final three tables on which the roller coaster ride of Andrew "ClockWyze" Pantling ended in 22nd place. Pantling was up and down the leaderboard all day long and eventually got short after paying off the second nuts of Alfred "Kzzon" Karlsson. Moments later, the Canadian lost a flip with king-queen against the jacks of Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv.
Big Names Bust Shy of the Final Table
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas was another very familiar name of the online and live poker circuit that came up short, and he was joined on the rail by Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli and Alex "dynoalot" Difelice to set up the final two tables. Difelice was aiming for back-to-back final tables after finishing third in the SCOOP-74-H: $10,300 Main Event but his ace-queen only led the flop and turn while Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams rivered a flush with jacks.
Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson had to settle for 14th place and start-of-the-day chip leader Jans "Graftekkel" Arends departed in 11th place. The Dutchman was near the top of the counts for the vast majority of the day but ran with ace-king into the aces of Plesuv to drop into the middle of the pack. He then got it in with ace-jack against kings and ended up second-best.
The same cards were also involved in the elimination of Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche. After a string of double ups on both five-handed tables, Nitsche became short and found no ace to beat the kings of Will "hellzito" Arruda
Some 16 minutes remain in level 33 at blinds of 125,000-250,000 with a big blind 32,500 ante and the final table will recommence on May 26th, 2020, as of 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Conclusive updates from start-to-finish will be published right here on PokerNews until a champion is crowned.
End of Day 3 Chip Counts (full)
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,969,709 | -532,500 |
|
|
21,477,585 | -32,624 |
|
18,866,198 | 2,265,000 |
|
13,225,664 | |
|
10,705,721 | -157,500 |
|
10,320,168 | -32,500 |
|
7,452,915 | -157,500 |
|
|
4,523,896 | -283,500 |
|
|
3,707,144 | -1,542,500 |
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,091)
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
While Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov was put in a tough spot by Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams on the other table, Will "hellzito" Arruda had min-raised to 500,000 and the action folded to Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche on the button.
Nitsche nearly depleted his time bank and then moved all in for 3,095,396. Arruda quickly called and the cards were turned over.
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche: 
Will "hellzito" Arruda: 
On a board of 
, Nitsche failed to hit anything and was eliminated in 10th place for $34,091.24.
All remaining nine players are now on break and will return for the final table tomorrow as of 1.05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The end-of--day counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,225,664 | 3,600,396 |
|
|
Busted |
Still On the Bubble
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv lost some more chips and over on the other table, one of the short stacks min-raised from under the gun in "temka99". Alfred "Kzzon" Karlsson called in the big blind and check-folded the 
flop to a shove.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,502,209 | 3,183,750 |
|
|
21,510,209 | 1,301,499 |
|
|
16,601,198 | 1,661,750 |
|
|
10,863,221 | -431,570 |
|
|
10,352,668 | -5,000 |
|
|
9,625,268 | 581,570 |
|
|
7,610,415 | -4,761,875 |
|
|
5,249,644 | -1,385,000 |
|
|
4,807,396 | 340,000 |
|
|
3,127,896 | -485,000 |
Adams Takes From Plesuv
Level 33
: 125,000/250,000, 32,500 ante
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv opened to 500,000 out of the cutoff and called a three-bet to 1.5 million by Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams on the button.
Plesuv opted to check the 
flop and then called a bet of 1,537,500 by Adams to see the 
on the turn. Another check of Plesuv resulted in a second barrel by Adams for 3.53 million and that shut down all further resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,329,709 | 1,011,250 |
|
|
21,753,210 | 1,544,500 |
|
|
16,011,198 | 1,071,750 |
|
|
9,152,290 | -3,220,000 |
|
|
6,227,144 | -407,500 |
Level: 33
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 32,500
"temka99" Rivers the Ace for the Double
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
"temka99" raised for the vast majority of his chips and called the shove of Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche.
"temka99": 
Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche: 
On a board of 
, "temka99" gained equity on the flop and turn to then hit the river for the double.
Nitsche lost the next showdown hand against Alfred "Kzzon" Karlsson when his 
made inferior two pair on a board of 
as Karlsson held 
.
On the other table, Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois battled with Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv and bet all streets on a 
board. Plesuv called the first two bets and folded on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,318,459 | 190,000 |
|
|
20,208,710 | 2,849,250 |
|
|
14,939,448 | 492,000 |
|
|
12,372,290 | -3,318,750 |
|
|
11,294,791 | 299,750 |
|
|
10,357,668 | -375,000 |
|
|
9,043,698 | -175,000 |
|
|
6,634,644 | -212,500 |
|
|
4,467,396 | 2,283,698 |
|
|
3,612,896 | -2,033,448 |
Costa Doubles Through "temka99"
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Silvio "silskyer" Costa made it 416,000 to go and was called by Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche on the button and Alfred "Kzzon" Karlsson in the small blind. "temka99" jammed the big blind and Costa called all-in, Nitsche and Karlsson folded.
Silvio "silskyer" Costa: 
"temka99": 
The board came 
and Costa doubled. Will "hellzito" Arruda then won the next pot on the turn to chip up some.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,995,041 | -2,570,000 |
|
|
10,732,668 | 5,657,334 |
|
|
9,218,698 | 2,002,000 |
|
|
5,646,344 | -816,000 |
|
|
2,183,698 | -4,273,334 |
Plesuv and Novak Lose Some; Vezhenkov and Lefrancois Win Some
Level 32
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
When facing a button min-raise by Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv, Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov came along in the big blind and check-raised th 
flop to 1.054 million. Plesuv tossed in the additional chips and also called a bet worth 838,000 by Vezhenkov on the 
turn.
Vezhenkov jammed the 
river for nearly 2.5 million and that earned a fold.
One hand later, Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois opened to 430,000 from under the gun and was called by Vezhenkov and Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak in the blinds. The [9cd3s] flop was checked and Novak bet the turn for 778,250. Lefrancois raised to 2.264 million and Vezhenkov folded, Novak called.
The river was checked and Novak tabled , Lefrancois won the pot with for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,128,459 | -2,744,000 |
|
|
17,359,460 | 3,199,000 |
|
|
15,691,040 | -2,342,000 |
|
|
14,447,448 | -150,000 |
|
|
13,565,041 | 650,000 |
|
|
7,216,698 | -775,000 |
|
|
6,847,144 | 2,037,000 |
|
|
6,462,344 | -875,000 |
|
|
6,457,032 | 1,275,000 |
|
|
5,075,334 | -275,000 |