SCOOP-96-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $1,5M Gtd
Day 1 Started
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-96-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $1,5M Gtd
Day: 1
PokerStars 2020 Spring Championship of Online Poker 96-M: $530 Main Event 2nd Chance Starts at 1 PM
At 1 p.m. EST, it's time for the PokerStars 2020 Spring Championship of Online Poker 96-M: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance] kicks off another 3-day event which comes with a guaranteed prize pool of $1,500,000. Earlier this week, Joao "HayashiJoão" Hayashi took down the SCOOP-74-M: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event] by defeating Michael "merla888" Gathy heads-up for $920,067 in a field of 6,475 entries which broke all the previous attendance records.
Who knows who will take this tournament down as it offers players another chance of winning big with a $530 buy-in. As this is the first time that PokerStars has organized a tournament under this moniker, this gives everyone a chance to make their mark in history by becoming the inaugural SCOOP Main Event 2nd Chance Champion. With over a week of tournaments still to come, this is one of the ones that would look good on anyone's online poker resumé.
Players will get 100,000 chips to start with and play 20-minute levels throughout all three days according to the tournament lobby. Players can reenter three times for a total of four entries during the first six hours and 5 minutes of late registration that is possible. There's a 5-minute break every hour at 55 minutes past and Day 1 will end after 8h30. Play should resume at 1:05 p.m. EST on May 25 and end when there are 16 players left. The final day will see those 16 players return at 1:05 p.m. to battle it out to a winner.
PokerNews will be watching the action at the online tables and reporting back here, so keep reading along.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2nd Chance Is a Go
Level 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
It's 1 p.m. EST which means that the tournament is starting now.
First Familiar Names in the Field
Level 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 | |
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100,000 |
Lafosse Doubles Up Early
Level 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
Antonio “guitarpiano” Lafosse raised to 1,200 from under the gun and "M1TR4ND1R" three-bet to 4,120 from the early position and when the action folded back to Lafosse who made the call.
The flop came 
, Lafosse check-raised the 3,520 continuation-bet to 11,200 which "M1TR4ND1R" called.
The turn brought them the 
and Lafosse continued with a bet of 22,000 for "M1TR4ND1R" to call again.
The river completed the board with the 
, Lafosse checked and "M1TR4ND1R" bet 27,080. Lafosse responded with a shove for 62,530 which "M1TR4ND1R" called for their stack as they had the same amount. "M1TR4ND1R" tabled 
for two pair but Lafosse held 
for the full house to score the early double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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200,650 | |
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Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Another One for Leonard
Level 2
: 250/500, 50 ante
"Den Tuvenier" raised to 1,125 from the hijack and was called by Patrick "pads1161" Leonard on the button and Luigi "Il-Giuglia" D'Alterio in the big blind.
The flop came 
, it was checked to Leonard who bet 2,709 which only D'Alterio check-called.
The turn was the , D'Alterio check-called the 5,750 continuation-bet of Leonard.
The river completed the board with the 
and both players checked. D'Alterio tabled 
for the pair of aces but Leonard showed 
for the same pair of aces but the higher kicker to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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210,909 | |
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98,050 | |
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58,023 |
Hollink at the Top
Level 2
: 250/500, 50 ante
"Fraer18" raised to 1,125 from under the gun and was called by both Rob "batoelrob" Hollink and Flavio "flavioreis88" Reis in the blinds.
The flop came 
, it was checked to "Fraer18" who continued with a bet of 1,388 and Hollink was the only one to make the check-call.
The turn brought them the and Hollink bet 4,642 which "Fraer18" called.
The river completed the board with the 
and Hollink fired a bet of 11.141 into the pot which was enough to get "Fraer18" to call but mucked when Hollink tabled 
for the turned straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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240,007 | |
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98,575 | |
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78,288 |
Sousa Doubles Up
Level 2
: 250/500, 50 ante
The action folded to Rui "sousinha23" Sousa on the button who raised to 1,125 and "skarbnik79" three-bet to 5,000 in the big blind which Sousa called.
The flop came 
, "skarbnik79" continued with a bet of 7,618 and Sousa called.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. "skarbnik79" bet 7,500 for Sousa to raise it up to 35,500. "skarbnik79" responded with a shove for 95,909 which Sousa called for the 94,277 he had behind. "skarbnik79" tabled for the overpair but Sousa held 
for the rivered flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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214,520 | |
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85,267 | |
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71,611 | |
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1,632 |