Level: 2
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 0
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $750K Gtd
Day: 1
Nordkvist Turns Trips
Level 1
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
Connor "blanconegro" Drinan opened for 4,200 and Myrmo "locomi" Espen called on the button. Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist three-bet to 18,000 from the small blind and action folded back to Drinan who called, as did Espen.
The 
flop was checked to Espen who fired out 18,768 and both opponents called to see the board pair with the 
on the turn.
Nordkvist lead out for 53,522 and Drinan quickly folded while Espen called.
The 
river was checked by both players and Nordkvist won the hand with trip nines holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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377,078 | 127,078 |
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226,264 | -23,736 |
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155,966 | -94,034 |
Pantling Gets Some Chips Back
Level 1
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
"¿¿toneecho??" opened for 3,240 from early position and Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin three-bet to 10,920 from the small blind. Andrew "ClockWyze" Pantling called from the big blind and action was back on "¿¿toneecho??" who came along.
The 
flop was checked to the 
turn where Pantling took down the pot with a 14,848 bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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234,567 | -15,433 |
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224,567 | -25,433 |
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201,876 | -48,124 |
Play Has Begun (full)
Level 1
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
The virtual cards have been dealt out to the 19 players who have taken to the virtual field for the PLO Main Event 2nd chance.
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250,000 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 0
Welcome To Day 1 of the 2020 SCOOP-97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max Main Event 2nd Chance]
With the 2020 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) having been recently extended through May 31st, Super Sunday holds three Events with Day 1 of Event #97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance] $750k Gtd getting underway at 2:15 p.m. ET.
This two-day event boasts a $750k guaranteed prize pool and like many other SCOOP events, the guarantee is likely to be smashed here as well.
Many of the top pot-limit Omaha players will be sure to find themselves in this tournament in efforts to be crowned a SCOOP champion. This great structure will allow for plenty of hands to be played and includes blind levels of 20 minutes throughout the entirety of Day 1, with an increase to 30 minutes on Day 2. Players will take a seat with a starting stack of 250,000 chips and the blinds will begin at 600/1,200.
Late registration is open for five hours and forty-five minutes, and all players are allowed up to two re-entries (three total bullets) for this event. After the first 21 levels are completed, Day 1 action will commence and all remaining players will return for Day 2 action Monday, May 25th at 2:15 p.m. ET.
Players will get a 60-second time bank from the start of play with an additional 10 seconds coming after the completion of Level 3. After that, an additional 12 seconds will be added every three levels with an additional 90 seconds on top of that once the final table has been reached.
Pot-Limit Omaha is always full of action, and the prestige of adding one's name to the list of SCOOP champions will require the eventual winner to bring their best over two full days at the virtual felt. Some 2020 PLO SCOOP winners so far include the likes of Ole "wizowizo" Schemion, Connor "blanconegro" Drinan and Nicolas "niccc" Chouity.
For everything regarding this year's SCOOP you can visit the respective SCOOP-page on PokerNews, or check PokerStars for all the events and nonstop satellites to hop into the action.
Make sure to come back at 2:15 p.m. ET to find out who will be jumping into this PLO tournament to win their share of the $750,000 guaranteed prize pool as the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to bring you all the action right here.
SCOOP-97-H: $5,200 PLO [6-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance], $750K Gtd
Day 1 Started