$10,300 Main Event
Day 1 Started
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
Who Will Be the Spring Poker Main Event High Champion?
The 2023 edition of the iconic Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) from PokerStars is coming to a close with the Main Event games about to begin. As is the tradition with SCOOP events, there are actually three Main Events for the series with different buy-ins.
The deepest pockets will be playing SCOOP 108-H, the biggest version of the Main Event. The action for the Main kicks off at 12:30 pm ET and there are 15 levels of play scheduled for Day 1 action. There is $5 million guaranteed in the prize pool, and with 116 entries in the game a couple of hours before cards go in the air, there is still some distance to go before the guarantee is covered.
Once they complete 15 levels today, they'll put the virtual chips in virtual bags for the night to resume at 12:35 pm ET on May 29. There are three reentries available to players who lose their chips on the first day. Late entries are open throughout the opening day of play with players able to jump into the action as late as the start of Day 2 play on Monday.
As is unsurprising for a $10k, there are quite a few familiar names in the field already even before the action starts. There are two Red Spades on the players' list waiting for the game to begin, [B]Sam "SamSquid" Grafton[/B] and Lex "L.Veldhuis" Veldhuis along with a host of other recognizable handles in the list.
Some Early Entries in the $10k Main Event
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon "DaDumon" Grabenschweiger | Austria | 250,000 |
| 2 | Jans "Graftekkel" Arends | Netherlands | 250,000 |
| 3 | Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" Baumgartner | Brazil | 250,000 |
| 4 | Lex "L.Veldhuis" Veldhuis | Belgium | 250,000 |
| 5 | Sam "SamSquid" Grafton | United Kingdom | 250,000 |
| 6 | Paul "_pauL€FauL_" Hoefer | Austria | 250,000 |
| 7 | Liviu "0Human0" Ignat | Romania | 250,000 |
| 8 | Elliot "4rebmun" Smith | Canada | 250,000 |
| 9 | Armin "armin1912" Rezaei | Austria | 250,000 |
| 10 | Juanki "B4NKR0LL3R" Vecino | Estonia | 250,000 |
| 11 | Tom "Jabracada" Hall | United Kingdom | 250,000 |
| 12 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | 250,000 |
| 13 | David "MissOracle" Yan | New Zealand | 250,000 |
| 14 | Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt | Austria | 250,000 |
| 15 | Chris "Moorman1" Moorman | United Kingdom | 250,000 |
Day 1 action gets underway at 12:30 pm Eastern time and PokerNews will be on the floor to bring you the action from all four days of the biggest Main Event on the schedule! You can also check out Main Event coverage from the other two buy-in levels through the PokerStars SCOOP hub.
Early Entries Waiting for the Action
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 125
And They're Off
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
The Main Event High for 2023 SCOOP is now underway with 173 entries on the board to start the game.
Navarro Rivers Flush
Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
In early action on a table that includes Sam "SamSquid" Grafton and Lex "L.Veldhuis" Veldhuis, Mario "t4t0PAGAU" Navarro just took a decent early pot of about 22 big blinds.
"NY17PATS14" opened under the gun to 2,500 and "J7RJunior" called from the button as did Navarro from the big blind. It checked to Navarro on the J♦4♦8♣ flop and he led out for 4,500 and both players called.
It checked through the 8♠3♦ turn and river with Navarro showing down 10♦9♦ for the rivered flush and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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265,125 | |
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242,625 | |
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226,775 |
It's #SCOOP Main Event Sunday!
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 125 ante
"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 |
|---|---|---|
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295,088 | |
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196,810 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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341,342
91,342
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91,342 |
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334,583
84,583
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84,583 |
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293,794
43,794
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43,794 |
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288,720
38,720
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38,720 |
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284,765
34,765
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34,765 |
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281,613
54,838
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54,838 |
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277,047
27,047
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27,047 |
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276,968
-18,120
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-18,120 |
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271,285
21,285
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21,285 |
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269,575
19,575
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19,575 |
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266,075
16,075
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16,075 |
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256,619
6,619
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6,619 |
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255,350
5,350
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5,350 |
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247,625
5,000
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5,000 |
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239,593
-25,532
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-25,532 |
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227,445
-22,555
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-22,555 |
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212,750
-37,250
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-37,250 |
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208,875
-41,125
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-41,125 |
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205,081
8,271
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8,271 |
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189,020
-60,980
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-60,980 |
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