$109 Main Event Day 1 | 2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker

05-28-2023 17:40 UTC

PokerStars Ambassador Grafton Loses a Big One

Matt O'Halloran

Level 3 : Blinds 75/150, 20 ante

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton, in the cutoff, called the raise to 375 by "popolof8960" from under the gun, as did the big blind, "UngarStuKID1".

On the Q♥2♠J♦ flop, Grafton called the bet of 449 from "popolof8960", while the big blind got out the way. On the 8♦ turn, "popolof8960" opted to check to his opponent, who took the opportunity to fire out a bet of 3,000, which was called.

Following another check on the 4♠ river, action was left on Grafton. With the pot already representing nearly 80% of his remaining stack, he went nearly all-in, betting 10,650, leaving himself just 332 chips behind. When "popolof8960" moved all in, Grafton folded, leaving himself with just over two big blinds, and a trip to the virtual re-buy line increasingly likely.

Player	Chips	Progress
"popolof8960"	39,849
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	332 332	332

Tags: Sam Grafton

05-28-2023 17:22 UTC

Set of Fives Pushes "igormaister26" Near Chip Lead

Matt O'Halloran

Level 2 : Blinds 60/120, 15 ante

A set of fives pushes "igormaister26" over 80,000 chips

Action folded to "kikotucci" in the cutoff, who raised to 240. The button, small blind, and big blind all made the call.

On the 4♣Q♥5♦ flop, the blinds and "kikotucci" checked to the button, "igormaister26", who fired out a bet of 480. After a fold from the small blind, "xXROMmMEOXx" made the call from the big blind. Once "kikotucci" got out of the way, action went heads-up to the turn.

"xXROMmMEOXx" made another check-call on the 7♦ turn, this time to the size of 1,346. After another check following the A♦ on the river, "igormaister26" put out a bet of 2,340, which earned a call. He tabled his 5♣5♥ for a set. Once "xXROMmMEOXx" mucked his hand, the pot was pushed to "igormaister26", adding to his already impressive stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
"igormaister26"	86,285
"kikotucci"	24,141
"xXROMmMEOXx"	19,661

05-28-2023 15:38 UTC

Welcome to the Spring Championship of Online Poker Main Event Low

Matt O'Halloran

2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker

As Spring gives way to Summer, the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) comes to a close with its three main events. The SCOOP 108-L Main Event is expected to draw the largest field of the three, with the lowest buy-in of $109.

The Main Event Low will see cards in the air at 12:30 pm ET, at which point players from across the world will be vying for their piece of the prize pool, which carries a $2,000,000 guarantee. Day 1 will conclude after 17 levels of play, when players will bag their remaining chips before returning to play tomorrow, May 29th, at 12:35 pm ET. Levels will last 20 minutes each, with five minute breaks 55 minutes past the hour. Players will sit down with 25,000 chips, with blinds beginning at 50/100.

With about an hour until cards hit the felt, there are 2,237 entrants already registered. Each player is allowed up to 3 re-entries during late registration, which will remain open until the start of play on Day 2.

Last year's event saw Brazilian User GoianoVix take down the first place prize, taking home an impressive $259,474 for his efforts. While the reigning champion has not registered at this point, a couple of familiar PokerStars pros will be in the field, as both Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis and Sebastian ''peace&loove'' Huber have registered.

Be sure to stay tuned into PokerNews for all the action from these thrilling four day Main Events. Coverage of the other SCOOP Main Events can be found in the PokerStars SCOOP Hub.