PokerStars SCOOP 2021

SCOOP-93-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $1.25M Gtd
Day: 3
Event Info

PokerStars SCOOP 2021

Final Results
Winner
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
Winning Hand
aq66
Prize
$263,099
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$1,340,000
Entries
134
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
7
Players Left
1

Who Will Take Down SCOOP-93-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $1.25M Gtd?

Mark Radoja
Mark Radoja

The final seven players remaining in the 2021 PokerStars SCOOP-93-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $1.25M Gtd have all locked away $59,046.16 for making it today's Day 3, but the goal is to take down the SCOOP title and the $281,269.15 top prize. Leading the pack is Brazilian Joao "vovo_leo" Studart, who brings 7,039,639 to the final table, good for a healthy 88 big blind stack when play resumes at 1:05 p.m. EST.

"LamassuShedu" and Canadian poker pro Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja are the only other stacks above five-million, while the rest of the pack is rounded out by "TheBrodie5", high-stakes PLO cash game pro Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen, Hong Kong pro Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau, and short stack "terror777727", who starts the final table with 26 big blinds.

SCOOP-93-H: $10,300 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $1.25M Gtd Final Table Chip Counts

RankPlayerChip CountCountryBig Blinds
1Joao "vovo_leo" Studart7,039,639Brazil88
2LamassuShedu6,682,740Denmark84
3Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja5,850,197Canada73
4TheBrodie54,617,498Hungary58
5Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen3,848,312Norway48
6Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau3,401,360Andorra43
7terror7777272,060,254Bulgaria26

When action resumes, the remainder of Level 27 (40,000/80,000) will be played, and all remaining levels will remain at 30 minutes in length for the duration of the tournament. Play will continue today until a champion has been crowned.

Cards-up coverage of the final table will be provided on the PokerStars Twitch and Youtube channels with commentary by James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton and a host of guest commentators. The stream will be on a thirty-minute security delay, and the PokerNews coverage of the final table will be on a similar delay.

Here are the remaining payouts that the final seven players are fighting for:

PlacePrize
1$281,269
2$216,195
3$166,177
4$127,730
5$98,179
6$75,464
7$59,046

Tags: Andreas TorbergsenJoao StudartKa Kwan LauMark Radoja

Lau Doubles Through Studart

Level 28 : 45,000/90,000, 0 ante
Lau doubles through Studart
Lau doubles through Studart

"LamassuShedu" raised to 222,222 from under the gun, and Joao "vovo_leo" Studart three-bet to 354,444 from the button. Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau four-bet to 1,375,554 from the small blind, and only Studart called.

Lau jammed for 2,684,362 on the {8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop, and Studart called.

Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart: {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}

Lau's aces held on the {2-Diamonds} turn and {10-Hearts} river to strike a massive blow to Studart's chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
8,432,054 4,282,138
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart br
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart
1,305,101 -4,327,138

Tags: Joao StudartKa Kwan Lau

Joao "vovo_leo" Studart Eliminated in 7th Place ($59,046)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart eliminated in 7th
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart eliminated in 7th

Joao "vovo_leo" Studart limped in from the cutoff, and "LamassuShedu" checked their option in the big blind.

"LamassuShedu" check-called a bet of 100,000 from Studart on the {8-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{k-Spades} flop, and both players checked the {4-Clubs} turn.

"LamassuShedu" checked the {7-Clubs} river, and Studart bet 382,500. "LamassuShedu" check-raised to 1,555,555, and Studart called off his last 1,080,601 with {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for a flush. That was no good, however, as "LamassuShedu" held {k-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} for a full house, and Studart, who started the day as the chip leader, exits first at the final table.

Player Chips Progress
LamassuShedu dk
LamassuShedu
7,544,941 1,713,101
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart br
Joao "vovo_leo" Studart
Busted

Tags: Joao Studart

Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,465)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja eliminated in 6th
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja eliminated in 6th

Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja raised to 230,000 from the hijack, and Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau three-bet to 790,000 from the small blind. Radoja four-bet shoved for 2,176,809 and Lau called.

Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Radoja survived the {3-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{j-Spades} flop, and improved to top set on the {a-Clubs} turn, but the {8-Diamonds} river gave Lau a straight and eliminated Radoja.

Player Chips Progress
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
14,985,836 2,636,782
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja
Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja
Busted

Tags: Ka Kwan LauMark Radoja

"terror777727" Nets a Dub

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
terror777727 doubles through Torbergsen
terror777727 doubles through Torbergsen

"terror777727" got their last 1,395,731 in preflop and was at risk against Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen.

"terror777727": {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen: {j-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

A {10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} runout gave "terror777727" tens-up and the double.

Player Chips Progress
terror777727 hu
terror777727
3,341,462 586,287
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
1,532,781 -2,265,731

Tags: Andreas Torbergsen

"terror777727" Eliminated in 5th Place ($98,179)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
terror777727 eliminated in 5th
terror777727 eliminated in 5th

"terror777727" raised to 420,000 from under the gun, and Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau called in the big blind.

Lau checked the {6-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop to "terror777727", who jammed for 862,462. Lau called.

"terror777727": {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau: {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

Lau ended up with a full house after the {8-Clubs} turn and {7-Clubs} river, and "terror777727", who started the day as the short stack, was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
16,146,685 1,018,462
LamassuShedu dk
LamassuShedu
11,000,046 335,112
TheBrodie5 hu
TheBrodie5
3,183,707 108,888
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
3,169,562 546,000
terror777727 hu
terror777727
Busted

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau

"TheBrodie5" Doubles Through Lau

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 0 ante
TheBrodie5 doubles through Lau
TheBrodie5 doubles through Lau

"TheBrodie5" raised to 324,000 from the button, and called after Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau three-bet to 1,092,000 in the small blind.

Lau bet enough to put "TheBrodie5" at risk on an {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop, and "TheBrodie5" called off their last 2,091,707.

"TheBrodie5": {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

Lau turned the nut flush draw with the {2-Clubs}, but bricked the {7-Hearts} river, and "TheBrodie5" doubled up with a wheel.

Player Chips Progress
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
12,962,978 -3,183,707
LamassuShedu dk
LamassuShedu
10,880,046 -120,000
TheBrodie5 hu
TheBrodie5
6,487,414 3,303,707
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
3,169,562

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau

Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen Eliminated in 4th Place ($127,730)

Level 31 : 70,000/140,000, 0 ante
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen eliminated in 4th
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen eliminated in 4th

Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen raised to 490,000 from the cutoff, and was called by Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau in the big blind.

Both players checked the {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop, and Lau check-called a 1,009,118 jam from Torbergsen.

Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

Lau's jacks and fives earned the knockout after the {2-Hearts} river changed nothing.

Player Chips Progress
LamassuShedu dk
LamassuShedu
17,550,198
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
12,399,054
TheBrodie5 hu
TheBrodie5
3,550,748
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen
Busted

Tags: Andreas TorbergsenKa Kwan Lau

"TheBrodie5" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($166,176.75)

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
"TheBrodie5" eliminated in 3rd
"TheBrodie5" eliminated in 3rd

Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau raised to 432,000 from the button, then called a three-bet to 1,376,000 from "TheBrodie5" in the big blind.

"TheBrodie5" bet 544,000 on the {8-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Spades} flop, and Lau called.

The {q-Hearts} fell on the turn, and "TheBrodie5" checked. Lau checked behind.

The {10-Clubs} hit the river, and "TheBrodie5" checked again. Lau bet 3,920,000, enough to put "TheBrodie5" at risk for their last 3,535,303, and "TheBrodie5" tanked for a few minutes before calling.

"TheBrodie5" showed {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for aces-up, but it would be the last hand of the tournament for them, as Lau showed {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
21,842,241 5,746,414
LamassuShedu dk
LamassuShedu
11,657,759 -1,208,799
TheBrodie5 hu
TheBrodie5
Busted

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau

"LamassuShedu" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($234,365)

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 0 ante
LamassuShedu eliminated in 2nd place
LamassuShedu eliminated in 2nd place

Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau raised to 540,000 from the small blind, and "LamassuShedu" called in the big blind.

"LamassuShedu" checked the {6-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} flop to Lau, who bet 810,000. "LamassuShedu" check-raised to 3,510,000, and Lau three-bet shoved. "LamassuShedu" called off for 4,465,537 more.

"LamassuShedu": {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades}

Lau's set of sixes were up against the top two pair and open-ended straight draw of "LamassuShedu". A clean {2-Hearts} turn and {j-Hearts} river relegated "LamassuShedu" to second-place, while Lau earns the title of SCOOP-93-H champion!

A full recap will be posted shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
Ka Kwan "kaju85" Lau
33,500,000 8,704,425
LamassuShedu dk
LamassuShedu
Busted

Tags: Ka Kwan Lau