2012 PokerStars SCOOP Day 14: Shaun Deeb Makes History; Wins 4th Event This Series

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May 20, 2012 15 min read

Day 14 of the 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) at PokerStars was a lot like Day 4, Day 7, and Day 10. Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb won yet another event on Saturday, giving him four wins and eight final tables. Joining Deeb in the winners circle on Day 14 were Luke "lb6121" Schwartz and Mike "Sowerss" Sowers.

PokerStars SCOOP 36-H: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max ($250K Guaranteed)

An impressive field of 134 came to play in the $5,000 PLO 6-max extravaganza, more than doubling the guarantee. Among those making the money but falling short of the final table were Paul "paulgees81" Volpe (9th - $21,775), Jose "nachobarbero" Barbero (12th - $14,405), Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof (16th - $8,710), and Jesper "KipsterDK" Hougaard (17th - $8,710).

Here were the chip counts to start the final table:

About 90 minutes after the final table began, Joe "ender555" Ebanks was the first player eliminated. Down to 11,472 at 2,000/4,000, Ebanks committed his chips with A♣Q♥J♣10♣ in a three-handed pot. The Q♣J♦10♦ flop saw action on the side as "MrDurden" bet 12,000. Luke "lb6121" Schwartz called, but folded when the 5♥ hit the turn following a "MrDurden" shove. Ebanks was well behind the A♦K♠4♦3♣ of "MrDurden" and was not saved by the 6♥ river.

Jorge "twin-caracas" Arias was the next to fall, doing so at 2,500/5,000. From the cutoff, Arias shoved for 14,424. "GlassOfBeer" isolated from the button with A♠K♥Q♣6♣ and was facing the Q♠9♦8♦5♠ of Arias. The board ran out K♠7♠7♥7♥3♣ as Arias' flopped flush draw failed to hit.

Fourth place was reserved for "GlassOfBeer." At 3,000/6,000, Nicolas "niccc" Chouity" min-raised to 12,000 on the button. "GlassOfBeer" called from the big blind to see the 5♥4♠4♦ flop. A check from "GlassOfBeer" led to a bet of 10,850 from Chouity. "GlassOfBeer," though, put in a check-raise all-in for 51,098. Chouity called much of his stack with A♠A♣8♦3♦, and was in fact leading the 9♥6♥5♣2♣ of "GlassOfBeer." The 4♥ turn locked up the pot for Chouity with a full house.

Nicolas "niccc" Chouity fell a bit later in the level, calling a "MrDurden" button raise to 13,140 from the big blind. A J♠5♥4♣ flop fell and Chouity checked. "MrDurden" bet 16,800, only to see Chouity shove for 76,692. A call from "MrDurden" revealed K♦10♦5♣5♠ for middle set, while Chouity needed help with J♦8♦7♣2♣. The K♥ turn was no help to Chouity, while the 4♦ river improved "MrDurden" to a full house to set the stage for the heads-up battle.

Luke "lb6121" Schwartz held a 377,116 to 292,884 lead at the start and after about an hour, Schwartz locked up the victory. At 5,000/10,000, "MrDurden" opened to 21,234 on the button. Schwartz re-raised to 67,702 from the big blind, resulting in a shove for 137,082 from "MrDurden." Schwartz called with A♦K♦Q♣5♠ and looked to out flop the Q♥10♥10♦9♦ of "MrDurden." The board rolled out A♥7♥6♦2♣4♣ to secure the SCOOP victory for Schwartz.

PokerStars SCOOP 36-M: $500 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max ($150K Guaranteed)

The "Medium" version of Saturday's short-handed PLO event saw the top 90 finishers make the money.

Among those finishing shy of the final table were David "SexSeen" Sands (12th - $4,426.50), Jon "PearlJammer" Turner (14th - $3,064.50), Jesper "KipsterDK" Hougaard (16th - $3,064.50), Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro (19th - $2,383.50), James "Andy McLEOD" Obst (22nd - $2,383.50), James "croll103" Carroll (24th - $2,383.50), Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky (29th - $1,974.90), Jamil "Jamil11" Wakil (35th - $1,702.50), Charlie "JIZOINT" Combes (38th - $1,464.15), Raymond Wu (48th - $1,293.90), Mike "SirWatts" Watson (69th - $987.45), Joe "ender555" Ebanks (70th - $987.45), Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof (73rd - $953.40), Owen "ocrowe" Crowe (75th - $953.40), Dani "supernova9" Stern (77th - $953.40), Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde ($919.35), and Chris "Genius28" Lee (84th - $919.35).

In the end, Mike "Sowerss" Sowers prevailed to claim the SCOOP watch and a better than $61,290 score.

PokerStars SCOOP 36-L: $50 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Max ($100K Guaranteed)

The "Low" short-handed PLO event saw a big field of 3,289 play down to a winner in almost 11-and-a-half hours. The event ended with a three-way chop, and by going on to win "LuckyBoxxi" ultimately earned slightly more than the $25,902.68 that had been scheduled to go to the winner.

Notable finishes included Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver (18th - $1,085.37), Ozenc "ozenc" Demir (47th - $386.45), Joep "Pappe_Ruk" van den Bijgaart (50th - $353.56), and Ben "ShankingYou" Palmer (61st - $312.45).

*denotes three-handed deal

PokerStars SCOOP 37-H - $20,000 No-Limit Hold'em, Heads-Up, Two-Day ($150K Guaranteed)

The "High" version of the "High Roller" heads-up NLHE event sported a hefty $20,000+$1,000 buy-in, thereby attracting a select group of 28 elite players. Only those making it through Saturday's first day of action and to Sunday's final four would make the cash in this one.

Round of 32

That total of 28 entrants meant four players would be lucky enough to draw first-round byes — Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, "akut," Niklas "ragen70" Heinecker and "Serkules."

In the first round, "Also11" was the first one to win a spot in the Sweet 16 after taking care of Ben "Ben86" Tollerene in just over 20 minutes. "Eunjong Byun" soon followed suit by eliminating Scott "gunning4you" Seiver. Then over the next half-hour four more Round of 16 spots were claimed: Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky defeated Dan "w00ki3z. Cates," Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier outlasted "Lotte Lenya," Ankush "pistons87" Mandavia knocked out "Lottenice," and "raidalot" beat Sorel "zangzebezan24" Mizzi.

Ignat "0Human0" Liviu then took care of "GVOZDIKA55" to move on, while "K_0_S_T_Y_A" finally felted Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo. Others moving on included "johnxfleming" who beat "OLD TIME GIN," Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro who beat Jonathan "Iftarii" Jaffe," and "Sussie Smith" who beat "wilhasha."

Finally after two hours and 20 minutes of play, "Kanu7" had chipped "MaiseE" down to less than 4,000 when an all-in confrontation arose in which "MaiseE" held A♦10♦ and "Kanu7" K♣10♠. A king flopped, "MaiseE" couldn't catch up, and they were on to the next round.

Round of 16

All eight of the next round's matches began slowly, with the first winners not coming until an hour after they had begun. Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky was among the first through after defeating Ignat "0Human0" Liviu. Following close after were "Sussie Smith" who beat "raidalot" and Viktor "Isildur1" Blom who eliminated "akut."

Over the next hour four more quarterfinal spots were claimed. "K_0_S_T_Y_A" defeated "Eunjong Byun." "johnxfleming" took care of Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro. "Also11" prevailed over "Kanu7," and Niklas "ragen70" Heinecker knocked out "Serkulues."

That left just Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Ankush "pistons87" Mandavia still playing, and the pair continued their battle into a third hour with Mandavia leading. Grospellier chipped back to close the gap, but Mandavia pulled ahead again and had Grospellier down to just 3,487 to his 16,513. That's when Grospellier open-shoved with K♥J♥, and after several seconds of thought Mandavia called with K♦7♦. The flop then brought an eye-popping A♦2♦Q♦ — the nut flush for Mandavia — and Grospellier was already drawing dead.

Just eight remained.

Quarterfinals

The last set of matches on Saturday pitted "K_0_S_T_Y_A" against Sulsky, "johnxfleming" against Mandavia, "Also11" against "Sussie Smith," and Blom against Niklas "ragen70" Heinecker.

Unlike the previous round, this one saw three matches end relatively quickly. Within five minutes of the start of their match, Sulsky and "K_0_S_T_Y_A" were raising back and forth before the flop until the latter was all-in with 5♥5♦ against Sulsky's K♦Q♥. The board ran out 6♦K♣A♠A♣8♥, and Sulsky was quickly through to the semis.

Just a couple of minutes later, "johnxfleming" was six-bet shoving a stack of 9,183 with A♠K♣, and Mandavia (who had 10,817 to start the hand) called with J♣J♠. The board came nine-high, and Mandavia jacks held to make him another rapid winner and land him in the money.

It took another 20 minutes or so before the next match was decided. Heinecker jumped out to an early lead versus Blom, and had chipped him down to just 1,677 when Blom called off the last of his chips following a four-bet push by his opponent, turning over K♣10♣ to Heinecker's A♠10♥. The five community cards came 6♠7♣10♦9♥J♥, giving both tens but Heinecker the better kicker and the third semifinal spot.

The fourth and final match of the day between "Also11" and "Sussie Smith" would take considerably longer, with "Also11" starting to push out in front as the pair moved well into the second hour. "Also11" had about a 2-to-1 chip lead when a hand arose in which a series of preflop raises put "Sussie Smith" all-in with K♣K♠ against the A♦K♥ of "Also11." The flop came 6♣A♥4♦ to swing the advantage to "Also11," and after the 10♠ turn and 6♥ river "Also11" had won.

Here’s a summary of the four semifinalists’ road to the final four:

Sunday's semifinal matches will feature Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky taking on Ankush "pistons87" Mandavia on one side of the bracket, and "Also11" battling Niklas "ragen70" Heinecker on the other. Losers in those matches will take away $86,100 each, the eventual runner-up will earn $143,500, and tomorrow's champ will win a first-prize of $258,300.

PokerStars SCOOP 37-M: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em, Heads-Up, Two-Day ($150K Guaranteed)

The "Medium" version of the big buy-in, two-day no-limit hold'em heads-up tourney sported a hefty $2,000+$100 price tag, and thus it wasn't surprising to see a lot of top names among the 256 who entered. Players making the Round of 32 made the cash in this one, which meant winning three heads-up matches. One more round was then played late Saturday afternoon to cut the field to 16.

Here's a look at the 16 players who won their first three matches yet lost their fourth to leave with $5,632 paydays, along with the players each beat to get that far:

And here are the 16 who won four matches on Saturday, along with those they each beat along the way:

All 16 are guaranteed at least $10,752 for getting this far. Here are the Round of 16 match-ups: "w00tLOL" vs. "Lecher1991"; "OLD TIME GIN" vs. "C. Darwin2"; TJ "1BigAceHole" Ulmer vs. "Bohni16"; Vojtech "Vojta_R" Ruzicka vs. "KRab42"; "Lotte Lenya" vs. Chris "Moorman1" Moorman; George "Jorj95" Lind III vs. "Helio TYF"; "jama-dharma" vs. "Banderivets"; "Xereles" vs. "Fiskin1."

A cool $112,640 awaits the player able to win four more matches on Sunday to take the Event #37-M title.

PokerStars SCOOP 37-L: $200 No-Limit Hold'em, Heads-Up, Two-Day ($150K Guaranteed)

Turnout for the "Low" version of this weekend's two-day heads-up NLHE event meant another guarantee-smashing prize pool, to be divided by the top 128 finishers.

Among those making it to the Round of 128 before losing and claiming $735.28 paydays were Andrey "Kroko-dill" Zaichenko, Jonathan "Poker Own U" Bardier, and Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy. Meanwhile the 64 returners tomorrow include a few familiar names such as Ben "delaney_kid" Delaney, Mike "goleafsgoeh" Leah, Rory "Mafews" Mathews, and Andrew "RunThisTable" Lichtenberger.

All making it through to Sunday's matches are guaranteed at least $1,295.22, with the player able to survive six more heads-up duels scheduled to earn a handsome $42,768.04 first prize.

PokerStars SCOOP 38-H: $2,000 HORSE ($100K Guaranteed)

The 85-player HORSE "High" tournament paid 12 players. Falling a tad shy of the final table but in the money were Bryn "BrynKenney" Kenney (9th - $4,675) and money bubble boy James "Andy McLEOD" Obst (13th). Shaun Deeb made the final table and was among the shorter stacks. Here were the counts at the start.

George "Jorj95" Lind was the first to exit the final table, doing so at the 2,500/5,000 round of limit hold'em. Lind committed his final 4,051 with Q♦10♦ and found action from Shaun Deeb and Andrey "Kroko-dill" Zaichenko. The A♣7♠6♣ flop was checked by both. When the 4♦ fell on the turn, Deeb isolated the pot with a bet and revealed 6♦6♥ to have the hand clinched.

Jon "FatalError" Aguiar busted during 3,000/6,000 Omaha hi/lo. Short stacked, Aguiar called a raise from the big blind with 10♣6♠3♠3♣ and bet the rest of his chips on the flop. The final board read K♣6♦2♠A♥9♥ and the A♦K♦9♦4♦ of Zaichenko took it down with top two pair and no low in play.

"Sivokhan," who led at the start of the final table, finished a disappointing sixth. During 3,000/6,000 Razz with a 600 ante, "Sivokhan" was all-in after sixth street with 7x3x/2xKx7x6x against the 5xAx/4xJx}AxKx of Jon "LUFCBas" Spinks. Both started out well, but were only playing king lows by this point. Spinks hit a Qx on seventh to barely improve with queen low, while "Sivokhan" paired a 6x to hit the rail.

Andrey "Kroko-dill" Zaichenko fell a few hands later. He made a stand with 4x9x/Ax, but was calling from behind fifth street and on. By the time it was over, his final hand of 4x9x/Ax5xJx5x/3x fell to the 5x8x/3x7x6xJx/Jx of Alexandre “BiatchPeople” Luneau.

However, it was Luneau that fell next during the 4,000/8,000 Stud round to Deeb. Here were their boards at the end:

Luneau: {X}{X}/Q♦2♠K♣8♦/{X}
Deeb: {X}{X}/6♥A♣7♣6♠/{X}

Deeb completed third street then called Luneau's raise. Deeb then led out on every street thereafter with Luneau calling the entire way until raising all-in on seventh street with 2♦4♦10♦ underneath for a backdoor flush. Deeb, though, called and tabled Q♥Q♣6♣ for a full house.

Dylan "ImaLucSac" Linde exited during 4,000/8,000 stud hi/lo. He got his short stack into the pot and revealed 8♠A♦/6♠J♣Q♦, trailing the 2♠Q♠/A♣Q♥4♥ of Shaun Deeb. Linde pulled a 7♣ on sixth street to pick up a low draw, but the 9♠ on seventh was a complete miss for him, ending his run in third place.

Deeb began heads-up play with 252,879 to Spinks' 172,121. Deeb closed it out at 5,000/10,000 hold'em. Having whittled Spinks' stack to less than 5,000, Deeb closed it out after calling a Spinks button raise. The 10♦8♠5♥ flop was check-called by Deeb. The K♣ hit the turn and Deeb put in a check-raise, leading to a Spinks re-raise. The cards were on their backs shortly thereafter and Spinks tabled A♦5♣. Deeb showed Q♠10♣ and notched his fourth win of the series when the 6♣ river fell.

PokerStars SCOOP 38-M: $200 HORSE ($75K Guaranteed)

David "Betudontbet" Emmons (17th - $902.55), Mike "SirWatts" Watson (18th - $902.55), Scott "BigRiskky" Clements (27th - $711.10), Tim "TurnRiva" Marsters (30th - $711.10), and Rodrigo "caprioli" Caprioli (34th - $574.35) were among the notable finishers in Event #38-M.

Topping the field was "Drew M Scott," defeating a tough final table in the process for a $20,676.60 first-place prize.

PokerStars SCOOP 38-L: $25 HORSE ($50K Guaranteed)

A four-handed deal took place in the Event #38-L, with "DaniRiquelme" taking it down for $10,250. Getting close to the final table were Kevin "iacog4" Iacafano (16th - $348.60) and Sorel "zangbezan24" Mizzi (18th - $265.60).

*denotes four-handed deal

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