SCOOP-97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $750K Gtd
Day 1 Completed
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $750K Gtd
Day: 1
Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou Leads the Remaining 21 Players Into Day 2 of the 2020 SCOOP-97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max Main Event 2nd Chance]
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Just under eight hours of action-filled play in Day 1 of the 2020 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Event #97-H: $5,200 [6-Max, PLO Main Event 2nd Chance], $750K Gtd) saw 167 entries dwindle down to just 21 players finding their way to Day 2.
Leading the remaining players is Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou who won a huge pot in the last hand of the night bringing his chip total to 5,153,568 after he turned a staright leaving Joao "vovo_leo" Studart with complete dust.
The field was stacked with many recognizable pros throughout the day and many of them are still sitting near the top of the leaderboard.
Noah "Exclusive" Boeken finished the day in second place with a stack of 4,096,572 with Andrew "ClockWyze" Pantling coming in a close third holding 4,050,284. Next is Myrmo "locomi" Espen with 3,579,536 chips and Andras "probirs" Nemeth 3,492,980 rounds out the top five stacks.
Day 1 Action
The cards got in the air at 1:15 p.m. EST with around 20 players taking to the virtual felt. It took only a few Levels before the first elimination would occur as Niklas "Lena900" Astedt was forced to re-enter early on. With two re-entries available to those players that were eliminated, the bust-outs came at a frequent pace throughout the entire day, despite the deep structure.
Some other notable names to make it through to Day 2 include Jean-Francois "bmwmcoupe" Talbot (2,037,551), Andras "probirs" Nemeth (1,272,748), Konstantin "krakukra" Maslak (764,320), Joao "Naza114" Vieira (670,472), and Joao "vovo_leo" Studart (152,950).
The day wasn't so kind to others such as Gavin "gavz101" Cochrane, Alexey "LuckyGump" Makarov, Jens "Jeans89" Kyllönen, Kahle "ROFLshove" Burns, Bengt "pkrbt" Sonnert and Connor "blanconegro" Drinan.
The remaining 21 players will return for Day 2 action two spots away from the money and will play down until an eventual winner. The virtual cards will be in the air at 1:15 p.m. EST with action picking up on Level 21 with the blinds at 20,000/40,000.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the live updates throughout the entire tournament so be sure to tune in to some high-stakes action.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,153,568 | 2,857,357 |
|
4,096,572 | 1,106,260 |
|
|
4,050,284 | 3,205,621 |
|
3,579,536 | 220,000 |
|
|
3,492,980 | 35,993 |
|
2,318,666 | -242,500 |
|
2,273,565 | 863,900 |
|
2,186,330 | -401,194 |
|
2,037,551 | 124,090 |
|
|
2,002,251 | 929,759 |
|
1,880,858 | -1,242,948 |
|
|
1,759,190 | -162,715 |
|
1,239,665 | -229,878 |
|
1,027,528 | 450,264 |
|
932,850 | 470,675 |
|
|
874,574 | -132,150 |
|
|
764,320 | -251,512 |
|
|
692,180 | -698,343 |
|
|
670,472 | -82,400 |
|
|
664,110 | -474,800 |
|
152,950 | -1,882,062 |
Day 1 Comes to an End
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
After 21 levels, Day 1 has concluded with a total of 167 entries and 21 players still remaining. Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou will end the day as the chip leader. A full recap of the day's action along with full chip counts will be posted shortly.
Final Break
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
The remaining 21 players are on their last 5-minute break of the evening.
Vieira Doubles Through Myrmo
Level 21
: 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Espen "locomi" Myrmo opened for 98,000 from the cutoff and then called Joao "Naza114" Vieira's three-bet jam of 346,436 on the button.
Espen "locomi" Myrmo: 
Joao "Naza114" Vieira: 
Vieira was ahead with his cowboys and nothing changed after the 
runout securing his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,359,536 | 318,064 |
|
|
752,872 | 65,136 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
"Sasuke234" Eliminated by "Argentin_GOd"
Level 20
: 17,500/35,000, 0 ante
"Sasuke234" limped in from under the gun as did "Argentin_GOd" on the button and Jean-Francois "bmwmcoupe" Talbot checked his option from the big blind.
The flop came 
, Talbot fired out 35,000, "Sasuke234" called and "Argentin_GOd" raised to 138,250. Talbot mucked his hand while "Sasuke234" three-bet jammed for 515,257 and "Argentin_GOd" called.
"Sasuke234": 
"Argentin_GOd": 
"Argentin_GOd" flopped a set of jacks and "Sasuke234" couldn't catch-up as the board completed with the on the turn, followed by the 
on the river ending their tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,561,166 | 285,132 |
|
|
1,913,461 | 577,500 |
|
|
Busted |
"xnrobix" Wins with Two-Pair
Level 20
: 17,500/35,000, 0 ante
Action on the table folded around to "Sasuke234" who limped in from the small blind and then called "xnrobix" 105,000 raise from the big blind.
The flop came 
and "Sasuke234" check-called "xnrobix's" 70,000 continuation bet to the 
turn, which was checked by both player.
The completed the board on the river and "Sasuke234" tossed out a 145,000 bet which was called by "xnrobix".
"xnrobix" rolled over 
to win the hand with two-pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,921,905 | 330,000 |
|
|
550,257 | -225,397 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 17,500/35,000
Ante: 0