A thrilling Day 2 in the SCOOP Main Event L saw the field whittled down to just 157 players, who will return for Day 3 tomorrow, May 30th at 12:30 pm ET.
Late registration remained open for today’s event until just before cards got in the air for Day 2. As players took their seats, the field had reached a total of 22,663 entries, with 7,493 players still vying for their share of the prize pool, which reached $2,266,300.
A total of 3,183 players made the money, taking home at least the min-cash of $194.44. The eventual champion will take home $232,581.89. The remaining 157 players have locked up a score of at least $1,318.30.
Play will resume with Day 3 on May 30th, with cards getting in the air at 12:30 pm ET. Play will continue until just nine remain. These nine will make up the event’s final table, which will be played the following day. Day 3 will begin at Level 42, with blinds at 60,000/120,000 with an ante of 15,000.
No PokerStars Ambassadors managed to bag today. Felix "xflixx" Schneiders was the last member of the team standing, finishing in 1,402nd for a cash of $327.70.
The chip lead went back and forth among a number of players throughout, but “Sodaski” took a sizable lead late in play and managed to hold onto it until the conclusion of play. They bagged 16,848,127, more than 2 million more than second place.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
| 1 | Sodaski | Ukraine | 16,848,127 |
| 2 | gumamus | Brazil | 14,373,682 |
| 3 | CHOP IT UP | Canada | 10,611,670 |
| 4 | BluffyRabbit | United Kingdom | 9,678,959 |
| 5 | Alexandru "JustPray" Marcu | Romania | 9,596,482 |
| 6 | goatyboy135 | Belgium | 8,989,024 |
| 7 | cozabradford | United Kingdom | 8,741,528 |
| 8 | Daniel "dani aziz" Aziz | Brazil | 8,120,856 |
| 9 | sexmit | Brazil | 7,808,267 |
| 10 | fantomvmk | Montenegro | 7,769,172 |
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