Level: 15
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 150
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
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: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
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Straight Flush for Chip Lead
Level 14
: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
"stampr_gg" opened to 2,000 from late position. The cutoff, "Johnny Pokr" three bet to 6,250. "stampr_gg" was the only caller.
Action checked to the three better on the 3♦2♠9♣ flop. He fired out 6,000. "stampr_gg" proceeded to move all in for 61,134 effective, covering his opponent, who made the call.
"Johnny Pokr": J♥J♦
"stampr_gg": 10♣J♣
The small stack was in great shape, better than a 9:1 favorite to survive and double up. The 8♣ provided a bit of a sweat, as he was down to just a 2:1 favorite. Then, the Q♣ on the river gave "stampr_gg" the straight flush, sending his opponent to the rail, and sending themselves to the top of the chip leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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403,082
89,726
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89,726 |
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Busted |
Lococo Wins Another 6-Figure Pot
Level 14
: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo opened to 2,000 from late position. After the cutoff called, the big blind, "98$$AA$$89" bumped it up to 9,500. Lococo made the call while the cutoff got out of the way.
The 5♠6♠6♦ flop went check-check before the 5♠ arrived on the turn. "98$$AA$$89" led out for 11,250. Lococo called. With 45,000 in the middle, the J♣ completed the board. "98$$AA$$89" moved all in for their remaining 30,307. Lococo made the call and they turned over their hands.
"98$$AA$$89": K♥A♦
Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo: K♠K♣
Lococo's over pair was enough to beat his opponent's ace kicker, securing himself another 6-figure pot to add to his stack, which remains among the field's biggest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
![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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298,230
39,409
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39,409 |
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Busted | |
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet Drills Two Outer
Level 14
: Blinds 500/1,000, 125 ante
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet opened to 2,000 from late position. Next to act, "ipo8181" moved all in for 9,515. Action folded back around to Van Fleet, who put in the call, putting his opponent at risk.
"ipo8181": 8♠8♥
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet: 3♥3♣
Van Fleet was in rough shape against the bigger pocket pair. Things got worse as the 9♠K♥2♦A♣ runout left him with just two outs to hit on the river. With just 4.5% equity in the hand, the online crusher Van Fleet drilled the 3♦ on the river to make a set and knockout his opponent.
Van Fleet has accrued nearly $22,000,000 in online earnings throughout his career, a total he no doubt hopes to add to with another strong performance in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,676 | |
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 125
Lococo Cracks Aces, Top 10 in Chips
Level 13
: Blinds 450/900, 110 ante
Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo opened to 1,890 from the button. "Giorgos9293" three bet to 6,300 from the small blind. Once the big blind got out of the way, Lococo put in the call.
On the J♣3♦9♥ flop, the three better continued for 4,314 and was again called by Lococo.
On the 7♣ turn, "Giorgos9293" again led, but this time with a min-bet of just 900. Lococo put in a raise to 11,250 and got called. With 45,508 in the middle, the 4♣ completed the board on the river. "Giorgos9293", the small stack of the two with 68,906 behind, checked to Lococo who moved all in. He got a call and the card faces went skyward.
"Giorgos9293": A♦A♥
Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo: 8♣10♣
Lococo had been dominated preflop, roughly a 4:1 dog in the hand. The flop gave him an open-ended straight draw, but still left him worse than a 2:1 dog. The 7♣ turn had given Lococo the straight, more than enough to crack his opponent's aces, the 4♣ river for the flush was nothing more than gravy. This 183,320 chip pot launched Lococo into chip lead contention, currently sitting in 10th place among the nearly 7,600 players remaining in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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258,821
84,599
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84,599 |
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Busted | |
Spraggy Scores a Big One
Level 13
: Blinds 450/900, 110 ante
"&scorpião$78" opened to 1,760 from late position. "eGeMi" called from the button, as did Ben "Spraggy" Spragg in the big blind.
On the "3s9c10s" flop, Spragg checked to the preflop aggressor, who continued for 4,406. Both other players called. The trio checked through the 7♣ turn, leading to the 3♦ on the river. On the final street, Spragg bet 14,970. He received a call from "&scorpião$78" before "eGeMi" folded, letting the other two showdown.
With nearly 50,000 in the middle, Spragg showed J♦8♣ for straight. His opponent promptly mucked and the PokerStars Ambassador took down the pot, nearly doubling his stack from the start of the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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67,308
32,142
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32,142 |
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36,230
-32,203
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-32,203 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 450/900
Ante: 110
Ace-Jack Cracks Ace-Queen
Level 12
: Blinds 400/800, 100 ante
"MTrassante" opened from late position to 1,600. "Tivun249", in the cutoff, raised to 4,000. "MTrassante" was the only caller.
The original raiser checked on the A♠10♦6♦ flop. His opponent fired 2,100, which was called.
After another check on the J♦ turn, "Tivun249" continued for another 6,636. "MTrassante" moved all in for 18,800 effective, and his opponent called.
"MTrassante": A♣Q♦
"Tivun249": A♦J♠
"MTrassante" had had a stranglehold on this pot until the turn, which improved his opponent to two pair. The A♥ on the river was inconsequential as "Tivun249" improved to a boat, more than enough to scoop the pot and send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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114,311 | |
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Busted |