$109 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker

05-29-2023 22:01 UTC

Chip Leader Adding On

Matt O'Halloran

Level 36 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

After "dokovia" opened to 80,000 from the hijack, they faced a raise to 360,000 by the big blind, "simoes66". They called.

On the Q♦9♣J♦ flop, "simoes66" led out for 320,000, getting another call.

"dokovia" found another check-call of 680,000 on the Q♥ turn. On the 2♦ river, "simoes66" check-folded to a bet of 1,000,000 by "dokovia".

The nearly 3,000,000 chip pot went to "dokovia", propelling them into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
dokovia	5,046,137 2,241,807	2,241,807
simoes66	Busted

05-29-2023 21:57 UTC

Former Chip Leader Out in 3 Million Chip Pot

Matt O'Halloran

Level 36 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Formigah052 and BluffyRabbit play 3 million chip pot

"Formigah052" opened to 104,000 from the cutoff. "BluffRabbit" made the call from the big blind.

On the 2♥J♥10♦ flop, "BluffyRabbit check-raised from 176,880 to 440,000. "Formigah052" reraised all-in with the effective stack of 1,364,079 and got called.

"Formigah052": K♦Q♥
"BluffyRabbit": J♣Q♦

After the 8♦ on the turn, the open-ended straight draw left "Formigah052" as a 3:1 dog to stay alive and double up. The Q♠ gave them a pair, but improved "BluffyRabbit" to two pair, sending former chip leader "Formigah052" out of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
BluffyRabbit	3,635,324 2,374,056	2,374,056
Formigah052	Busted

05-29-2023 21:49 UTC

Fives Lose the Race

Matt O'Halloran

Level 36 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Following an open to 80,000 from "xGGJ88x" on the button and a call by the small blind, "zÿax" moved all in with the effective stack of 819,575. The opener made the call before the small blind got out of the way.

"zÿax": 10♦K♠
"xGGJ988x": 5♥5♦

In a typical pocket pair vs two over cards race, the over cards pulled out to a commanding lead on the 4♠3♠K♥ flop. The 8♦ turn and 2♠ river were of no help to the pocket pair, and "zÿax" secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
zÿax	1,759,150 815,276	815,276
xGGJ88x	1,208,711

Level: 36

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

05-29-2023 21:36 UTC

Jacks Over Jacks

Matt O'Halloran

Level 35 : Blinds 17,500/35,000, 3,750 ante

After an open to 73,500 from under the gun by "BluffyRabbit", "reru1983" moved all in. Action folded back around to "BluffRabbit", who made the call with the effective stack of 586,384.

"BluffyRabbit": J♠J♦
"reru1983": J♣J♥

It what should almost always be a chop, "reru1983" ran into quite the cooler, as the Q♦4♦9♦4♠K♦ runout gave his opponent a flush, and the pot. "reru1983" was left with just 30,240 chips, and was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
BluffyRabbit	1,261,268 1,057,907	1,057,907
reru1983	30,240

Level: 35

Blinds: 17,500/35,000

Ante: 3,750

05-29-2023 21:21 UTC

Aces Hold for Big One

Matt O'Halloran

Level 34 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

"goatyboy135" opened to 60,000 from under the gun. "willjam922" called from the cutoff before "SHOODZ" put in a three bet to 210,000. "willjam922" was the only caller.

On the 8♠4♦9♠ flop, "SHOODZ" check-raised from 90,000 to 259,800, getting a call from his opponent. On the 4♣ turn, he check-called an all-in of 461,751 with his opponent covered.

"willjam922": 5♦5♠
"SHOODZ": A♣A♠

The 7♣ river completed the board, securing that the aces of "SHOODZ" would not be cracked, as he raked in the nearly 2 million chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
SHOODZ	2,156,389
willjam922	Busted

Level: 34

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,750

05-29-2023 21:15 UTC

Big Slick Loses Two Million Chip Pot

Matt O'Halloran

Level 33 : Blinds 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Following an open to 50,000 by the cutoff, "Karl-King77" bumped it up to 172,000 in the small blind. Then, "Vidygal", with both opponents covered, moved all in. The cutoff got out of the way before "Karl-King77" made the call for 979,548 total.

"Karl-King77": K♠A♦
"Vidygal": J♦J♣

In another classic race, "Karl-King77" failed to improve on the 3♦9♦4♣6♣Q♠ runout. "Vidygal" secured the pot with jacks, sending "Karl-King77" to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vidygal	2,124,032
Karl-King77	Busted

05-29-2023 21:09 UTC

Big Slick Cracks Kings

Matt O'Halloran

Level 33 : Blinds 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Action folded to "PokerHorst" in the small blind who opened to 65,000. The big blind, "ShP89" moved all in for 558,339 effective. "PokerHorst" made the call.

"ShP89": K♦A♣
"PokerHorst": K♣K♠

"ShP89" would need an ace to survive, and while the 10♥4♠8♠ flop offered no help, the A♦ turn sent them into the lead. The 9♥ river inconsequentially completed the board, securing the double up for "ShP89".

Player	Chips	Progress
ShP89	1,142,678 389,262	389,262
PokerHorst	195,836