SCOOP-64-M: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd Day 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2021

04-18-2021 18:29 UTC

Buchanan Doubles Through Mackoff

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante

Jonas "donut604" Mackoff raised to 1,320 from the cutoff before calling Shawn "buck21" Buchanan's 3,600 three-bet from the small blind.

Buchanan continued for 3,000 after the flop appeared and Mackoff called bringing the turn. Buchanan quickly moved all in for 31,859 and Mackoff called.

Jonas "donut604" Mackoff:
Shawn "buck21" Buchanan:

Buchanan was ahead after flopping top two-pair and the river secured him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn "buck21" Buchanan	91,953 91,953	91,953

Jonas "donut604" Mackoff	8,956 8,956	8,956

Tags: Jonas Mackoff Shawn Buchanan

04-18-2021 18:22 UTC

Jorstad Set-Up by "extasyman"

Anthony Thompson

Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante

"extasyman" raised to 1,500 from under the gun and found two callers before Espen "Hymn2Ninkasi" Jorstad squeezed for 33,871 from the big blind.

Only "extasyman" called and the two players revealed their hands.

"extasyman":
Espen "Hymn2Ninkasi" Jorstad:

"extasyman" was ahead with their pocket kings and the flop improved their hand, leaving Jorstad drawing to running cards.

The appeared on the turn pairing Jorstad's ace but it was a card too late as the river secured "extasyman" the pot and Jorstad re-entered the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
extasyman	94,118
Espen "Hymn2Ninkasi" Jorstad	50,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad

04-18-2021 18:15 UTC

"NeyLine17" Collects Two Bounties

Anthony Thompson

Level 4 : 250/500, 60 ante

Preflop action saw "Guajev" open-jam for 8,607 and "rickibrah45" come over the top from the cutoff. Adction folded to "NeyLine17" who isolated from the small blind.

"Guajev":
"NeyLine17":
"rickibrah45":

"NeyLine17" was ahead with their pocket sixes and the flop didn't change a thing.

The turn gave "NeyLine17" a little sweat as it gave both of their opponents a gutshot straight draw but they both bricked as the completed the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
NeyLine17	100,526
Guajev	Busted
rickibrah45	Busted

04-18-2021 16:20 UTC

Welcome to Day 1 of SCOOP-64-M: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M GTD

Anthony Thompson

PokerStars 2021 Spring Championship of Online Poker continues with another full day of action and live coverage of SCOOP-64-M: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M GTD is set to get underway at 1:05 p.m. ET.

This two-day event boasts a whopping $1 million guarantee in the prize pool. All participants start with 50,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 125/250/30, with late registration remaining open during the first 3 hours and 45 minutes of play.

This tournament is certain to bring the gamble out of players all evening long, as $250 from each entry will go towards being put atop their heads as a bounty in this Progressive Knockout format. Anytime a player earns a knockout, they will receive half of their opponent's bounty, while the other half will be added to their own bounty and be up for the taking.

Hands will be played with blind levels lasting 15 minutes for the first 24 levels of play and will then increase to 20 minutes for the remainder of the tournament.

Players will get a 60 second time bank from the start of play with an additional 10 seconds coming after the completion of every three levels, and once the final table is reached, an additional 75 seconds will be awarded to the remaining nine players.

Day 1 is scheduled to break after 7 hours and 45 min of play and action will resume at 5:05 p.m. UTC the next day to play down to a winner.

Make sure to come back at 1:05 p.m. ET to find out who will be jumping into this PKO tournament as the PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing you all the action right here.