SCOOP-97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $750K Gtd
Day 2 Started
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $750K Gtd
Day: 2
21 Players Remain to Battle it Out in SCOOP-97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance]
Day 2 of the PokerStars 2020 Spring Championship of Online Poker 97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance] starts at 2:15 p.m EST with 21 players returning to claim the title and the first-place prize of $152,011. They are not yet in the money, with 19 players getting paid, which means that two players will have to depart from the field empty-handed.
The chip lead belongs to Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou with 5,153,568 and he is followed by Noah "Exclusive" Boeken with 4,096,572. Third in chips is Andrew "ClockWyze" Pantling with 4,050,284, while Espen "locomi" Myrmo (3,579,536) and Andras "probirs" Nemeth (3,492,980) round up the top five.
But the field consists of many other well-known players with lesser stacks like Jean-Francois "bmwmcoupe" Talbot, Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak, Joao "Naza114" Vieira, and Joao "vovo_leo" Studart.
When the players return, action will pick up from Level 21 with the blinds at 20,000/40,000 and the next level will see the blinds' duration increase from 20 to 30 minutes.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the first hand until a winner is crowned, so stay tuned to witness all the action!
Level: 22
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 0
Studart Eliminated in 21st Place
Level 22
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart is the first elimination of the day having started with just three big blinds. He managed to score a double up but then put his last 255,900 in the middle again from the button, after "d.apollo777" raised to 126,500 from the cutoff, who called to go to showdown.
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart: 
d.apollo777: 
The board ran out 
and Studart hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,426,515 | 152,950 |
|
Busted |
Hand-for-Hand
Level 22
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
The remaining 20 players are playing hand-for-hand until one more elimination, which will send them in the money.
"TheBrodie5" Doubles Up
Level 22
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
"d.apollo777" tried to bust a second player and the remaining field into the money, but "TheBrodie5" resisted and doubled up to stay alive. "d.apollo777" opened to 126,500 from the cutoff and "TheBrodie5" three-bet the pot, essentially putting himself all in. "d.apollo777" called and they went to showdown.
d.apollo777: 
TheBrodie5: 
The board came 
and "TheBrodie5" doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,809,335 | -617,180 |
|
1,159,360 | 467,180 |
Maslak Survives
Level 22
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Another short-stacked player risked his tournament life during the bubble period and this time it was Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak who raised to 225,000 after Andras "probirs" Nemeth limped. Nemeth called and the flop came 
with Nemeth leading the pot, covering his opponent's stack who called.
Andras "probirs" Nemeth: 
Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak: 
The on the turn and the 
on the river secured the double up for Maslak.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,723,456 | -1,769,524 |
|
|
1,403,464 | 639,144 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 0
Break
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
The first five-minute break of Day 2 just started.
Updated Short Stacks
Level 23
: 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
529,360 | -630,000 |
|
479,665 | -760,000 |
|
457,528 | -570,000 |
|
362,850 | -570,000 |
|
319,574 | -555,000 |
|
|
317,972 | -352,500 |