$1,050 Main Event Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker

05-30-2023 20:22 UTC

Moura Sneaks In a Double-Up Amongst the Carnage

Frank Visser

Level 43 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante

Most of the all-in situations have resulted in bust-outs so far, but that did not deter Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura from open-shoving his 5,365,916 stack from under the gun. "rolandinjo" was sitting on a healthy stack on the button and made the call, while the blinds got out of the way.

Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura: K♦Q♦
"rolandinjo": A♣10♦

"rolandinjo" had the slight edge, but once Moura flopped top pair on 7♥K♠4♠ he was left with only three direct outs and they did not arrive when a pair of ducks completed the board: 2♠2♥. Moura secured his double-up and play continued on the bubble of the final two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
rolandinjo	38,532,512 7,289,679	7,289,679
Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura	12,006,832 6,565,916	6,565,916

Level: 44

Blinds: 350,000/700,000

Ante: 87,500

05-30-2023 20:33 UTC

Spraggy’s Top SCOOP Tips

Frank Visser

Level 44 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

05-30-2023 20:40 UTC

"DerRappler" Eliminated in 17th Place ($13,727.45)

Frank Visser

Level 44 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

"DerRappler" Eliminated in 17th Place ($13,727.45)

"rolandinjo" raised his button to 1,400,000 and "DerRappler" responded by three-betting his 15,834,904 stack all-in from the big blind. "rolandinjo" made the call and "DerRappler" was at risk to become the last player to leave before the final two tables were reached.

"DerRappler": 3♠3♥
"rolandinjo": A♣10♣

The flop brought some extra outs for "rolandinjo" in way of 9♣8♠Q♥ and the turn was the A♥ to put them firmly in the lead. The river remained free of threes when the J♣ upgraded "rolandinjo" to a straight and that meant the end for "DerRappler".

The final 16 players have now converged onto the last two tables of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
rolandinjo	48,970,786 10,438,274	10,438,274
DerRappler	Busted

05-30-2023 20:49 UTC

Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles Eliminated in 16th Place ($13,272.45)

Frank Visser

Level 44 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles Eliminated in 16th Place ($13,272.45)

Vicente "vicenfish" Delgado raised to 1,449,000 from under the gun just as some new players came over from the now broken third table. Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles sat in the big blind and made a three-bet to 8,400,000. However, that was not the end of the preflop action as Delgado made a huge four-bet shove for 42,768,398, covering Dorneles by just one million.

Dorneles called as fast as lightning and the two players had created a massive chip lead pot of over 120 big blinds.

Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles: K♥K♣
Vicente "vicenfish" Delgado: A♦K♠

It was looking like Dorneles was the one who would secure the gargantuan stack of chips in the middle, but the A♠J♥8♦ flop was disastrous for the Brazilian. He could only look on as the final king failed to show its face on the J♦3♠ runout, and his name was greyed out in the lobby soon after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vicente "vicenfish" Delgado	86,411,796 65,058,217	65,058,217

Luis "luisnrd" Dorneles	Busted

05-30-2023 21:00 UTC

"Khrristian18" Eliminated in 15th Place ($18,770.11)

Frank Visser

Level 44 : Blinds 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante

"Khrristian18" Eliminated in 15th Place ($18,770.11)

"Khrristian18" was down to less than two big blinds when Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura raised to 1,400,000 from under the gun. The action folded to "Khrristian18" in the small blind and they made the call, as did "FAPTOBbIY_BACK" in the big blind.

The flop came down J♦Q♣3♠ and "FAPTOBbIY_BACK" quickly check-folded his hand once Moura put out a continuation-bet of 770,000, leaving the other two players to showdown.

"Khrristian18": A♦5♥
Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura: A♥J♥

Moura was unbeknownst already in the lead preflop and his pair on the flop only solidified that position. "Khrristian18" was drawing very slim and the K♥ on the turn meant that their only hopes of getting a part of this pot would be via a chop. However, the 5♦ river paired their hand, and thus they were the first player to leave with $18,770.11 added to their PokerStars account.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel "aaurelio" Moura	15,670,875 3,664,043	3,664,043
FAPTOBbIY_BACK	10,225,564 -1,945,500	-1,945,500
Khrristian18	Busted

Level: 45

Blinds: 400,000/800,000

Ante: 100,000

05-30-2023 21:12 UTC

"3betwizkid" Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,770.11)

Frank Visser

Level 45 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

"3betwizkid" Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,770.11)

The action folded to "3betwizkid" in the small blind, who limped in for 800,000. "Bretera" was in the big blind and raised to 2,800,000 before "3betwizkid" stayed true to their name and did indeed put in the three-bet jam for 22,226,949. Bretera was not going anywhere, however, and swiftly made the call to put their opponent at risk.

"3betwizkid": A♠6♣
"Bretera: A♥J♥

"3betwizkid" had gone for a move, but surely regretted it when the J♦4♥3♠ flop left them with only runner-runner outs to hit. The 3♣ on the turn saw Bretera lock up the victory with their two pair, and they even upgraded to an unnecessary full house on the J♠ river.

Meanwhile, "3betwizkid" took their leave in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bretera	60,773,524 24,767,544	24,767,544
3betwizkid	Busted

05-30-2023 21:22 UTC

Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii Eliminated in 13th Place ($18,770.11)

Frank Visser

Level 45 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante

Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii Eliminated in 13th Place ($18,770.11)

The action folded to "moffo13" on the button and they made a raise to 2,000,000. Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii was in the big blind and three-bet jammed 18,659,065 once the small blind folded. "moffo13" made the call with the covering stack and the players were both hoping to win the 50 big blinds in the middle in this crucial stage of the tournament.

Arsenii "josef_shvejk" Karmatckii: A♥Q♦
"moffo13": Q♣Q♥

Karmatckii had jammed into pocket queens and now needed an ace to keep his dreams of winning the main event alive. No ace came on the 8♥K♦4♦9♦ runout, but Karmatckii had picked up a flush draw along the way as well. However, the J♥ was not a card that he needed and "moffo13" was victorious in this battle.

Karmatckii exited the tournament and the 12 remaining players were one step closer to the illustrious final table.