SCOOP-93-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $750K Gtd-
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars SCOOP 2021
SCOOP-93-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $750K Gtd-
Day: 2
Drinan in Hunt for Another SCOOP Title After Record 2020 Series
Level 31
: 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
It almost counts as an upset that Connor "blanconegro" Drinan has failed to bring home a PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker title in 2021 after he rampaged to a record five crowns in 2020.
That could change after Day 2 of SCOOP-93-M: $1,050 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event], $750K Gtd.
With 18 of 935 entries left in the hunt, Drinan is among them, and he has secured a pretty big stack with 8,758,358, ranking third behind Ramon "ZéDoBlefe11" Sorgatto (15,437,916) and Tyler "Juicy_J_93" Jardine (9,952,887).
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramon "ZéDoBlefe11" Sorgatto | 15,437,916 |
| 2 | Tyler "Juicy_J_93" Jardine | 9,952,887 |
| 3 | Connor "blanconegro" Drinan | 8,758,358 |
| 4 | Nuno "BrigaDatada" Capucho | 5,685,964 |
| 5 | Gaston "g-man/obell" Belluscio | 5,581,712 |
| 6 | Jonas "Liqqa" Gjelstad | 5,552,383 |
| 7 | javel | 5,263,706 |
| 8 | Joel "Odonkor1" Nordkvist | 4,981,437 |
| 9 | AAKaliber1 | 4,815,837 |
| 10 | Benjamin "bencb789" Rolle | 4,775,409 |
In addition to the notables above, others making it through included former EPT Prague champ Julian "jutrack" Track, Thiago "KKremate" Crema, Jan "Tagult" Collado and Espen "locomi" Myrmo. The latter two have the shortest stacks and will be under 20 big blinds when play resumes at 50,000/100,000 for Day 3.
Some of those cashing among the 119 paid places but missing out on Day 3 included Eelis "EEE27" Parssinen, Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez, Ole "wizowizo" Schemion, Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress, Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski, and Patrick "pads1161" Leonard.
Day 3 will see play resume at 1:05 p.m. EDT and action continue until a winner has emerged to lay claim to $153,356 in first-place prize money. Come back to PokerNews then to follow this event once more.
End of Day 2 Counts (full)
Level 31
: 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,437,916 | 2,621,884 |
|
9,952,887 | -274,113 |
|
|
8,758,358 | 3,010,457 |
|
5,685,964 | 1,988,964 |
|
5,581,712 | -4,778,288 |
|
5,552,383 | 2,612,991 |
|
5,263,706 | 1,442,706 |
|
|
4,981,437 | 3,488,437 |
|
4,815,837 | 1,251,837 |
|
4,775,409 | 117,409 |
|
4,434,412 | 2,282,412 |
|
3,583,711 | -1,051,380 |
|
3,427,307 | -71,693 |
|
3,155,322 | 532,700 |
|
2,868,627 | 568,627 |
|
1,940,762 | 790,762 |
|
1,705,592 | 828,592 |
|
|
1,578,658 | 1,302,658 |
Tr!pleeeee Eliminated on Day 3 Bubble
Level 31
: 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Ramon "ZéDoBlefe11" Sorgatto opened for 240,000 under the gun and "Tr!pleeeee" potted to 840,000 on the button. Sorgatto called and checked the 
flop. Tr!pleeeee stuck in the last 752,334 and was quickly called.
Tr!pleeeee: 
Sorgatto: 
Sorgatto had an enormous hand with the nuts plus two redraw but still had to fade some cards. The 
and 
were just fine for him.
That means the final 18 players have secured spots in Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Sorgatto Inches Day Closer to End
Level 31
: 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Gaston "g-man/obell" Belluscio opened for 160,000 in the cutoff, Ramon "ZéDoBlefe11" Sorgatto called on the button and "d.apollo777" shoved for 320,748 in the small blind. It went three ways to 
for that price and a 
turned after two checks. Belluscio check-called 625,800.
Check-check again on the 
river and Sorgatto showed 
for trips, winning against 
.
d.apollo777's hand wasn't shown.
As STraZer has also busted, the tournament is one eliminated shy of the day's end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,816,032 | 4,959,297 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Two KOs for Drinan
Level 31
: 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein opened for pot on the button and called off for 740K total when Connor "blanconegro" Drinan repotted in the big blind.
Drinan: 
Silverstein: 
Drinan had slightly the best of it and Silverstein failed to improve on the community cards.
Then, Drinan was the under-the-gun opener calling the shove of "Ticiz" in the small blind for about 671K.
Ticiz: 
Drinan: 
Drinan paired his six on the 
flop and his ten on the 
. Ticiz was left with zero pairs and a bustout on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
"Liqqa" Doubles Through "STraZer"
Level 31
: 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Three players saw a coordinated 
flop for 176K and big blind "STraZer" led for 440,000. Opener "Zuzu.MT" called and "Liqqa" jammed in the cutoff for 965,696. STraZer isolated.
STraZer: 
Liqqa: 
Nuts versus second-nuts and STraZer had basically no way out. The 
did give a shot with boat outs but the 
meant Liqqa still had the nuts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,939,392 | -151,608 |
|
|
2,539,391 | -2,740,609 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 0
"Kashmir_uzi" Busted on River
Level 30
: 35,000/70,000, 0 ante
"Kashmir_uzi" potted about half their stack and called off the rest from the button against big blind "wnbgambler."
wnbgambler:
Kashmir_uzi: 
The tens held strong on 
until a river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,622,622 | -1,780,378 |
|
|
Busted |
"KissMyAcePlz" Busted
Level 30
: 35,000/70,000, 0 ante
"chorizo72" opened for 140,000 under the gun and "wnbgambler" potted on the button. "KissMyAcePlz" called for about 177K in the small blind and chorizo72 called as well.
On the 
, chorizo72 potted and earned the side pot.
chorizo72: 
KissMyAcePlz:
A pair of sixes was good for the moment for KissMyAcePlz and the didn't change that. The did, though.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,635,091 | 727,091 |
|
|
Busted |