$109 Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker
$109 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
$109
Prize Pool
$2,266,300
Entries
22,663
Level
61
Blinds
1,750,000 / 3,500,000
Ante
450,000
Entries
22,663
Players Left
7,493
Day 1 of 2023 SCOOP Main Event L Comes to a Close
Level 17
: Blinds 800/1,600, 200 ante
It was a busy day in the online poker world as all three Main Events of the Spring Championship of Online Poker began at 12:30 pm ET.
The smallest buy-in of these, the Main Event Low, attracted a massive field, totaling 20,373 entries. Of those, just 5,203 had chips left to bag at the conclusion of Level 17. Both of these numbers will continue to grow, however, as late entry will remain open nearly until Day 2 begins, with late registration closing at 12:30 pm ET tomorrow, May 29th, while cards will get in the air five minutes later, at 12:35 pm ET. As those numbers grow, so too does the prize pool. The guarantee of $2,000,000 was reached and exceeded during the last hour of play, currently sitting at $2,037,000.
Day 2 will begin at 12:35 pm ET on May 29th. Play will resume at Level 18, with blinds at 900/1800 and an ante of 225. Levels will last just fifteen minutes each for the remainder of the tournament. Play will continue until just 160 players remain.
Plenty of familiar faces, namely PokerStars ambassadors, were in today's field. Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand, Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas, and Lasse "Wistern" Jagd Lauritsen were among those to have played today without bagging for tomorrow. Hand still has one bullet he could fire, whereas Colillas and Lauritsen used all three of their rebuys today.
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis bagged 78,748 on his second bullet. Ben "Spraggy" Spragg bagged a similar stack of 70,252 heading into Day 2. Sebastian ''peace&loove'' Huber also had quite a nice day, securing himself 142,476 chips for play tomorrow.
The clear standout from the PokerStars team was Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo. After busting his first bullet, Lococo appeared unstoppable for much of the day. Between cracking aces and filling up his own aces, Lococo was in the top 10 in chips for most of the day. At the conclusion of play, he had 345,425 in his stack, good for 36th in the field.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "ShP89" | Belarus | 480,358 |
| 2 | "ZERGA_77" | Montenegro | 461,848 |
| 3 | "Blackpro920" | Bolivia | 451,924 |
| 4 | "cozabradford" | United Kingdom | 447,777 |
| 5 | "HeizenbergPS" | Kazakhstan | 446,994 |
| 6 | "4THEGLORY4" | Romania | 436,122 |
| 7 | "pokerman_721" | Canada | 434,224 |
| 8 | "gelus26" | Romania | 426,082 |
| 9 | "jonny_pne_89" | United Kingdom | 425,978 |
| 10 | "poulsencrazy" | Belgium | 417,868 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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480,358 | 480,358 |
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461,848 | 461,848 |
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451,924 | 451,924 |
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447,777 | 447,777 |
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446,994 | 446,994 |
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436,122 | 436,122 |
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434,224 | 434,224 |
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426,082 | 426,082 |
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425,978 | 425,978 |
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417,868 | 166,789 |
![Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo](https://s.pnimg.net/pnZmiR8rAwq1pmHXr8dg0DesF-4QhODTsD-rgqMTGpw/pr:player-photo-chipcount/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvdy9wb2tl/ci1wbGF5ZXJzLzAv/NjJjL2M4MjAwYzI5/ZDguanBn.webp)
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345,425 | -7,443 |
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142,476 | 108,856 |
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78,748 | 49,566 |
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70,252 | 2,944 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Day 1 of 2023 SCOOP Main Event L Comes to a Close
Level 17
: Blinds 800/1,600, 200 ante
Play has concluded on Day 1 of the SCOOP Main Event L. A full recap of today's action will be available on PokerNews shortly.
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Level 17
: Blinds 800/1,600, 200 ante
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Level: 17
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Flush Over Set for Nearly 300,000
Level 16
: Blinds 700/1,400, 175 ante
Luigi "Gofaziin26" Soncin opened to 3,500 from late position. The button, "krzysiek121" and the small blind, "rodrigo2595", both made the call.
On the 5♣3♠6♦ flop, action checked to the button, who bet 6,650. "rodrigo2595" raised to 19,600. Once Soncin got out of the way, "krzysiek121" made the call.
When "krzysiek121" fired 22,400 on the 4♦ turn, "rodrigo2595" made the call. With 97,300 in the middle and just 94,352 left in the smaller stack of "rodrigo2595", the K♦ completed the board. "krzysiek121" moved all in and got called.
"rodrigo2595": 5♦5♠
"krzysiek121": 7♦9♦
The flush was enough to beat "rodrigo2595"'s set of fives. "krzysiek121" sent their opponent to the rail while nearly doubling their own stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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317,776 | |
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291,086 | -525 |
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Busted |
Soncin Scores Big Double
Level 16
: Blinds 700/1,400, 175 ante
After "benji553" opened to 2,800 from the button, Luigi "Gofaziin26" Soncin three bet to 12,600 in the small blind. "BluffyRabbit", who entered the hand with one of the biggest stacks in the field, put in a four bet to 41,825. "benji553" got out of the way before Soncin made the call.
On the 10♦9♠10♥ flop, Soncin checked to his opponent who bet 26,303. Soncin min-raised to 52,606 and got a call.
The pot had grown to 192,887 by the time the 2♥ turn card came. Soncin chose to stick in his remaining 49,362 chips. "BluffyRabbit" made the call.
Luigi "Gofaziin26" Soncin: 10♣A♣
"BluffyRabbit": A♥K♠
There was no need to deal the river, which came the Q♦, as "BluffyRabbit" was already drawing dead. Soncin's trip tens were enough to lock up the pot and the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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291,611 | |
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203,361 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 175
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet Doubles Up
Level 15
: Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet opened to 2,400 from early position. "AndreiuuuSSS", in the big blind, was the lone caller.
On the 5♠7♥J♦ flop, "AndreiuuuSSS" check-raised from 1,980 to 7,260, which Van Fleet called.
After the 6♥, "AndreiuuuSSS" fired for 18,000, again receiving a call from Van Fleet.
When the 3♥ hit on the river with 57,120 in the middle, both players had just more than a pot-sized bet left, with Van Fleet being the short stack with 58,191 behind. "AndreiuuuSSS" moved all in and received a call.
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet: 9♥J♥
"AndreiuuuSSS": 7♠J♣
Van Fleet had managed to get there on the river, making a flush to beat the two pair of his opponent, securing himself the full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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173,502 | 124,826 |
Aces Full for Lococo
Level 15
: Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante
"korreboet" opened to 2,580 from the cutoff. Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo called in the small blind, as did the big blind, "casper1011".
On the K♠A♠J♥ flop, action checked to the preflop aggressor who bet 2,160. They were again called by the same two players. The 3♠ turn was checked through before the K♦ arrived on the river. First to act, "casper1011" led out for 5,400. "korreboet" got out of the way before Lococo moved all in. Lococo easily covered his opponent, who had 43,004 left behind after making the initial bet.
"casper1011": 7♠10♠
Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo: A♣A♥
Lococo had nearly had his aces cracked, but managed to fill up on the river to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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352,868 | 54,638 |
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Busted |