SCOOP-43-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $1.5M Gtd
Day 1 Completed
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SCOOP-43-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $1.5M Gtd
Day: 1
Addamo Takes Over Late, Leads Final 9 in $25K
Level 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
It was a tidy seven-hour Day 1 in SCOOP-43-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $1.5M Gtd, and when it wrapped up, a familiar high roller name far outdistanced the rest in the final nine players heading to Wednesday's final table.
Aussie sensation Michael "imluckbox" Addamo has been a name that has appeared over and over in the payout tables of the big online events since last spring, and he's once again in command after "bagging" more than 125 big blinds in the compact 71-entry field.
He leads a final table that includes the usual of stars, players like Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski, Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph and Niklas "lena900" Astedt.
Addamo was one of the later registrants and his day got started off on the right foot when he three-outed Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach for stacks, ace-jack over ace-queen.
He really picked up steam late with three more bustouts, the most important of which came in a limped pot blind-on-blind when he flopped two pair and hit a full house on the river against Jordi "prot0" Urlings. Addamo blasted his favored overbets on the turn and river and Urlings couldn't get away from flopped top pair to bust a few spots shy of the money.
Other players making deep runs but not quite deep enough included Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang, Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams and Jason "jakoon1985" Koon, the latter bubbling when a three-bet shove with king-jack suited ran into an ace-queen suited behind him and didn't get there.
The remaining players have all locked up $54,286, meaning everyone has secured a profit since none fired the maximum of three shells. They'll play for $469,987 up top starting at 1:05 p.m. EDT, and PokerNews will again be on top of the live updates right here.
| Seat | Player | Stack | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski | 1,021,752 | 29 |
| 2 | Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle | 2,687,426 | 76 |
| 3 | Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden | 1,877,297 | 53 |
| 4 | Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford | 1,684,957 | 48 |
| 5 | Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski | 1,962,432 | 56 |
| 6 | Niklas "lena900" Astedt | 968,102 | 27 |
| 7 | Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph | 1,906,328 | 54 |
| 8 | Michael "imluckbox" Addamo | 4,377,475 | 125 |
| 9 | Joao "Naza114" Vieira | 1,264,231 | 36 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,377,475 | -298,241 |
|
2,687,426 | 621,978 |
|
|
1,962,432 | -204,485 |
|
|
1,906,328 | -501,470 |
|
1,877,297 | 67,938 |
|
|
1,684,957 | 1,089,679 |
|
|
1,264,231 | 612,001 |
|
|
1,021,752 | -334,201 |
|
|
968,102 | 112,877 |
Koon Bubbles
Level 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden opened in the cutoff and Jason "jakoon1985" Koon shoved on the button for 847,409. Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle tanked and then stuck his stack in also from the small blind. That chased the other players away.
Rolle: 
Koon: 
The 
brought nothing for Koon but the 
actually improved his equity on the turn. No matter, though, as it was Rolle improving on the 
river.
That means the final nine are in the money and in the virtual bag until tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 17,500/35,000
Ante: 4,500
Adams Can't Run Up a Nub
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden opened in the cutoff and Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams three-bet to 182,100 in the big blind. Vousden called and there was a little over pot left on the 
. Adams went with a small bet of 82,800 though, and Vousden peeled to bring a . They checked to the 
and Adams bet 344,100. Vousden raised and Adams folded, leaving 13K back.
He got it in next hand and busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,809,359 | 605,715 |
|
|
Busted |
Addamo Keeps Soaring
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo opened on the button and Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang shipped it in the small blind. It was a pretty big shove north of 940K but Addamo was in there with 
.
That dominated the 
of Vogelsang. He turned a flush draw on 
. A red card hit but it was the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,675,716 | 1,124,584 |
|
Busted |
Bujtas Can't Fade it
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas three-bet shoved for 361K in the small blind versus an under-the-gun open by Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, who tank-called with 
. Bujtas had 
and got a clean flop but a king on the turn sent him back to the Omaha tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,407,798 | 290,830 |
|
|
Busted |
Addamo Rockets to the Top
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Jordi "prot0" Urlings completed the blind and Michael "imluckbox" Addamo checked. Urlings check-called 56K on the 
and checked the 
. Addamo bet 375,000, about twice the pot. Urlings called and the river was the 
. Urlings checked and Addamo shoved for just under 1.1 million, just over the pot.
Urlings went for the call with 
but was no good against 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,551,132 | 1,768,337 |
|
Busted |
Shakerchi Busted
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi shoved for 405K on the button and Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle was ready with a quick call.
Shakerchi:
Rolle:
The 
board gave Shakerchi a shot but the was an inconsequential brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,065,448 | 812,250 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 3,750