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

05-28-2023 21:43 UTC

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet Drills Two Outer

Matt O'Halloran

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
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	48,676
ipo8181	Busted

05-28-2023 21:50 UTC

Lococo Wins Another 6-Figure Pot

Matt O'Halloran

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	298,230 39,409	39,409

"98$$AA$$89"	Busted

05-28-2023 21:59 UTC

Straight Flush for Chip Lead

Matt O'Halloran

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
stampr_gg	403,082 89,726	89,726
Johnny Pokr	Busted

05-28-2023 21:59 UTC

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Level: 15

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 150

05-28-2023 22:16 UTC

Aces Full for Lococo

Matt O'Halloran

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
Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo	352,868 54,638	54,638

casper1011	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Lococo

05-28-2023 22:23 UTC

Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet Doubles Up

Matt O'Halloran

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
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet	173,502 124,826	124,826

Level: 16

Blinds: 700/1,400

Ante: 175

05-28-2023 22:34 UTC

Soncin Scores Big Double

Matt O'Halloran

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
Luigi "Gofaziin26" Soncin	291,611
BluffyRabbit	203,361

Tags: Luigi Soncin

05-28-2023 22:47 UTC

Flush Over Set for Nearly 300,000

Matt O'Halloran

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.