"xMFPx" Leads The Pack After Day 1 of SCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE
Day one of Event SCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE], $1M Gtd is a wrap after nine hours of play and furious action. The event drew a total of 538 runners and of those, just 27 remain. In a day that saw a plethora of notables register and bust — it was "xMFPx" who came out on top with 4,504,954 in chips (good for 112 blinds). Not far behind is Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov with 4,293,6188 chips (107 blinds).
The final prize pool ended up being $1,076,00 — just enough to cover the guarantee. Notables who entered but failed to cash include Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski, Jason "jakoon1985" Koon, Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle and Team PokerStars Players Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis and Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot.
The bubble burst when Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger lost a race against Thomas "MarToMchat" Boivin all-in preflop. From there, eliminations continued at fast-enough pace to jump two pay levels, with "Satosh Nakmoto" being the final bust out of the day and recipient of $7,525.11.
SCOOP-22-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE] Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "xMFPx" | United Kingdom | 4,504,956 | 112 |
| 2 | Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov | Russia | 3,721,271 | 107 |
| 3 | Joao "HayashiJoão" Hayashi | -- | 10,546,668 | 93 |
| 4 | Andrey "kot_spartac" Kotelnikov | Russia | 3,368,006 | 84 |
| 5 | Damian "pampa27" Salas | Argentina | 3,096,241 | 77 |
| 6 | Ivan "ILS007" Stokes | -- | 2,943,981 | 73 |
| 7 | "Kohlrabi7" | Austria | 2,778,472 | 69 |
| 8 | Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht | Germany | 2,758,819 | 69 |
| 9 | Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez | Uruguay | 2,465,781 | 61 |
| 10 | Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot | France | 2,420,548 | 60 |
A key hand for Koliakov occurred when he was dealt aces against the kings of "GotADream" in a blind vs. blind battle. That hand led to a near double up late in the day and propelled Koliakov toward the top of the pack as Day 1 came to an end.
Other players to watch out for include WSOP bracelet winner Enrico "WhaTisL0v3" Camosci (58 blinds) and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski (32 blinds).
Play resumes tomorrow at 13:05 EST, where the remaining players will battle it out on the virtual felt for an eventual 1st-place prize of $191,107.98. Play will resume on level 28 with 40k/80k blinds and a 10k ante and 20-minute levels. Once the surviving players reach level 37, the length of each level will increase to 30 minutes and remain there until a champion is determined.
The PokerNews team will continue providing updates on Day 2, so stick with us as we bring you all the action.