Level: 3
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 175
2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker
$10,300 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$5,870,000
Entries
587
Level
44
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
515
Players Left
169
Some New Big Stacks
Level 2
: Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton has dropped just out of the top five now, though he's chipped up since the last look. There are five other players bigger than him at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
654,411 | |
|
499,850 | |
|
474,951 | |
|
473,338 | |
|
465,440 | |
|
443,330
17,280
|
17,280 |
|
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Grafton to Top Five
Level 2
: Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante
While Sam "SamSquid" Grafton gave some dead money to fellow PokerStars Team Pro member Lex "L.Veldhuis" Veldhuis in the following hand, Grafton jumped into the top five in counts the hand previous when he rivered a flush with A♥8♥ leaving "NY17PATS14" with barely 100k. Liviu "0Human0" Ignat was also involved in the hand but got out before the big rover action when Grafton raised a river bet and got paid.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
426,050 | |
|
|
||
|
339,790
5,207
|
5,207 |
|
101,875
-145,750
|
-145,750 |
Veldhuis Powers the Pot
Level 2
: Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante
There weren't any cards to be seen on the hand, but Lex "L.Veldhuis" Veldhuis just took a nice pot. Fellow PokerStars Team Pro member Sam "SamSquid" Grafton opened early to 3k before Veldhuis repopped it to 13.8k from the small blind.
Big blind "LuckPROF" was having none of that, however, reraising it to 29.4k. That pushed Grafton out, but sent Veldhuis into the tank for a bit before he five-bet shoved for 179k and change. The big blind got out of the way, and Veldhuis picked up a nice pot of dead money with no cards on the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
426,050
159,975
|
159,975 |
|
|
||
|
212,944
23,924
|
23,924 |
|
|
||
|
212,944 | |
Nearing Half the Guarantee as Level 2 Begins
Level 2
: Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante
There is still plenty of time remaining to get into this Main Event High with Level 2 just now beginning. The entries now are up to 223 entries with 220 remaining in the game. That puts $2.23 million into the prize pool right now, so it seems almost certain that the $5 million guarantee will be crushed with entries open until the start of Monday's Dasy 2.
Level: 2
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 150
Chip Updates at Break
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
Here is a look at some chip updates from the break. Level 1 has about 5 minutes remaining when they return to the felt in about 2 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
341,342
91,342
|
91,342 |
|
|
334,583
84,583
|
84,583 |
|
293,794
43,794
|
43,794 |
|
||
|
288,720
38,720
|
38,720 |
|
284,765
34,765
|
34,765 |
|
281,613
54,838
|
54,838 |
|
277,047
27,047
|
27,047 |
|
276,968
-18,120
|
-18,120 |
|
271,285
21,285
|
21,285 |
|
||
|
269,575
19,575
|
19,575 |
|
|
266,075
16,075
|
16,075 |
|
|
||
|
256,619
6,619
|
6,619 |
|
|
255,350
5,350
|
5,350 |
|
|
247,625
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
239,593
-25,532
|
-25,532 |
|
227,445
-22,555
|
-22,555 |
|
||
|
212,750
-37,250
|
-37,250 |
|
|
||
|
|
208,875
-41,125
|
-41,125 |
|
205,081
8,271
|
8,271 |
|
|
189,020
-60,980
|
-60,980 |
|
|
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Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
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| Date | Time (GMT) | Name | Added Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|
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"Qee... :)AA" Gets Big One
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
"Qee... :)AA" is nearing 300k in the first level of play after a big hand against Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi. "Qee... :)AA" raised under the gun to 2,000 and Shakerchi called from the button. Shakerchi raised a bet of 1,820 on the 5♥4♠3♠ flop and got the call.
The turn 4♦ went check-call for 15,898 and the river J♦ saw another check-call from "Qee... :)AA" for 37,201. It was a gross cooler when the hands were revealed with a flopped nut straight falling to the turned boat:
Shakerchi: 7♥6♥
"Qee... :)AA": 3♦3♥
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,088 | |
|
|
196,810 |
It's #SCOOP Main Event Sunday!
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 125 ante