PokerStars SCOOP 2020

SCOOP-33-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars SCOOP 2020

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,300
Prize Pool
$1,170,000
Entries
117
Players Left
15
Average Chip Stack
1,950,000
Total Chips
29,250,000
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
70,000 / 140,000
Ante
17,500
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
117
Players Left
15

"Unkn0wn123" and Aerts Eliminated

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Andras "probirs" Nemeth raised to 76,650 on the button and "Unkn0wn123" jammed for nearly 1.4 million from one seat over in the small blind. Nemeth activated a portion of his timebank and made the call.

"Unkn0wn123": {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Andras "probirs" Nemeth: {a-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

Board: {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Not only did Nemeth spike a nine on the flop but he also hit a runner-runner flush for good measure to score another knockout and further build his lead.

Michael "imluckbox" Addamo then took a significant portion of the stack of Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo without showdown before Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts" clashed with Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen.

Jouhkimainen defended his big blind against a min-raise and check-raised the {j-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop to 150,150. Aerts pushed for 617,027 and was called by the Finn.

Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts: {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen: {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Aerts was caught bluffing but had two overcards to avoid an elimination not far away from the money bubble. The {5-Hearts} turn came a blank, as did the {7-Spades}, to send Aerts to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andras "probirs" Nemeth hu
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
6,901,583
1,579,430
1,579,430
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Michael "imluckbox" Addamo au
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo
3,153,784
509,200
509,200
Profile photo of Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen fi
Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen
1,496,560
774,277
774,277
Profile photo of Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo es
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo
372,548
-323,450
-323,450
Profile photo of Unkn0wn123 uy
Unkn0wn123
Busted
Profile photo of Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts be
Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts
Busted

Tags: bustovilleimluckboxMalaka$tyleprobirsUnkn0wn123XMorphineX

"jknack10" Eliminated by Rudolph

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Right after coming back from the break, short stack "jknack10" was in the big blind with fewer than 14 big blinds in total and he faced the open-shove of Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph in the small blind. The Canadian made the call to set up the following showdown.

"jknack10": {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The {9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop was a sweat as "jknack10" picked up a gutshot, however, the {k-Diamonds} turn and {j-Clubs} river were both blanks to reduce the field to the final 17 contenders.

jknack10 eliminated by WATnlos
jknack10 eliminated by WATnlos
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph at
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
2,400,269
577,413
577,413
Profile photo of jknack10 ca
jknack10
Busted

Tags: jknack10WATnlos

Unstoppable Nemeth Sinks "Black88"

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

With several players below a million it was "Black88" that raised from the hijack and then called the shove of chip leader Andras "probirs" Nemeth in the big blind.

"Black88": {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Andras "probirs" Nemeth: {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

The {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} flop and {q-Hearts} turn provided no additional threat for the player from Russia and he needed to dodge an ace and an ace only. Sure enough, the {a-Spades} hit on the river and that set up the money bubble on two eight-handed tables.

Black88 eliminated by probirs
Black88 eliminated by probirs
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andras "probirs" Nemeth hu
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
8,063,869
1,162,286
1,162,286
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Black88 ru
Black88
Busted

Tags: Black88probirs

Astedt Takes From Nemeth

Level 19 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Andras "probirs" Nemeth made it 70,000 to go from under the gun and he was called by Niklas "Lena900" Astedt in the hijack and Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph in the big blind. On a flop of {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}, Nemeth opted for a check-raise against Astedt from 87,500 to 315,000 and Astedt called while Rudolph quickly got out of the way.

The {q-Spades} on the turn was checked and Nemeth bet the {9-Clubs} river for 735,000, which represented a large chunk of Astedt's remaining stack. He was called and revealed {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} for a pair and the busted nutflushdraw, which Astedt had beat with JhJc] for a set of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andras "probirs" Nemeth hu
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
6,925,869
-1,138,000
-1,138,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Niklas "Lena900" Astedt se
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
3,347,193
1,821,475
1,821,475
Profile photo of Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph at
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
2,254,319
-145,950
-145,950

Tags: Lena900probirsWATnlos

Level: 20

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Addamo Wins From Joelsson; Loses to Mulder

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Mathias "giftmyra" Joelsson raised it up to 88,000 from early position and was called only by Michael "imluckbox" Addamo in the big blind. They checked the {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{j-Spades} flop and {7-Diamonds} turn, Addamo then bet the {6-Clubs} river for 352,000 into a pot of 236,000. Joelsson called and mucked when he was shown the Jc2h] for trips jacks.

Addamo then took on Teun "tinnoemulder" as the Dutchman defended against a minraise and check-raised a {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs} flop from 72,600 to 280,000. Addamo came along to the 3s] turn on which he called a bet of 260,000 by Mulder. The {j-Hearts} on the river brought a jam by Mulder with the superior stack and that did the trick to the end hand right there without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder nl
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder
3,625,414
721,930
721,930
Profile photo of Michael "imluckbox" Addamo au
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo
1,872,154
-1,281,630
-1,281,630
Profile photo of Pauli "Fiilismies" Ayras fi
Pauli "Fiilismies" Ayras
1,195,503
-176,409
-176,409
Profile photo of Mathias "giftmyra" Joelsson se
Mathias "giftmyra" Joelsson
827,378
-534,000
-534,000
Profile photo of Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen fi
Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen
796,484
-700,076
-700,076
Profile photo of Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez uy
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez
724,777
507,114
507,114
Profile photo of Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira pt
Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira
634,486
-320,625
-320,625
Profile photo of Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo es
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo
475,096
102,548
102,548

Tags: giftmyraimluckboxtinnoemulder

Malinowski Bubbles; Day 1 Ends

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt" made it 84,000 to go from early position and was called once by Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker in the cutoff. Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski pushed for nearly 42 big blinds out of the big blind and Astedt went over the top, which forced out Muehloecker.

Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

The {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop and {3-Spades} turn kept Malinowski's outs at trey and he missed out on a portion of the cash prize pool when the {q-Hearts} river came a blank. All remaining 15 players are now in the money and on break until 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time the following day.

limitless eliminated by Lena900 on the bubble
limitless eliminated by Lena900 on the bubble
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Niklas "Lena900" Astedt se
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
5,017,949
1,670,756
1,670,756
Profile photo of Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker at
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker
1,867,620
-46,738
-46,738
Profile photo of Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski pl
Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski
Busted

Tags: Lena900limitlessWushuTM

End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

A recap of today's action is to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Andras "probirs" Nemeth hu
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
7,639,469
713,600
713,600
Day 1 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Niklas "Lena900" Astedt se
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
5,017,949
Profile photo of Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder nl
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder
3,842,414
217,000
217,000
Profile photo of Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph at
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
2,023,519
-230,800
-230,800
Profile photo of Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker at
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker
1,867,620
Profile photo of Michael "imluckbox" Addamo au
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo
1,857,154
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou mo
Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou
1,142,099
232,897
232,897
Profile photo of Pauli "Fiilismies" Ayras fi
Pauli "Fiilismies" Ayras
1,068,503
-127,000
-127,000
Profile photo of Sam "SamSquid" Grafton gb
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton
951,821
-639,750
-639,750
Profile photo of Mathias "giftmyra" Joelsson se
Mathias "giftmyra" Joelsson
812,378
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen fi
Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen
781,484
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez uy
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez
669,777
-55,000
-55,000
Profile photo of Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo es
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo
560,096
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira pt
Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira
559,486
-75,000
-75,000
Profile photo of KissMyAcePlz fi
KissMyAcePlz
456,231
-439,294
-439,294

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Andras "probirs" Nemeth Dominates Day 1 of SCOOP Event 33-H As 15 Remain

Level 20 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Andras Nemeth
Andras Nemeth

High stakes progressive knockout tournaments promise a ton of action and the 2020 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Event-33-H: $10,300 NLHE High Roller certainly didn't disappoint in that regard as some of the biggest names of the online and offline world battled it out on the virtual felt.

Nine players fired the maximum allowed three bullets and none of them made it to the money as 15 players out of a field of 117 entries remain with a shot at the $1,170,000 prize pool and the SCOOP title for the eventual champion. As soon as the bubble burst, play ended for the night with a minimum cash of $10,691.40 locked up and $113,785.25 up top.

Andras "probirs" Nemeth only entered once and racked up an impressive bounty of $42,500 so far after a late rampage vaulted the Hungarian to a stack of 7,639,469. Especially the double elimination of Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs and "WRUUUUM" from Finland when his ten-nine suited got there to beat aces and ace-king, as well as the ace on the river against the kings of "Black88" cemented the top spot of the Hungarian.

Second in chips is another online legend in Niklas "Lena900" Astedt, who advanced with 5,017,949. Astedt took a bite out of Nemeth's stack at the end before then bursting the bubble and leaving Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski as the last player without a portion of the cash prize pool.

Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder bagged the third-biggest stack with 3,842,414 and the Dutchman is followed by Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph (2,023,519) and Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker (1,867,620). Plenty of other big names have a shot at a SCOOP title such as Michael "imluckbox" Addamo (1,857,154), Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou (1,142,099), Sam "SamSquid" Grafton (951,821), Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen (781,484), and Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo (560,096).

PokerStars ambassador Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis was among many big names that came and left without much to show for. In the third level of the day, the Dutchman ran kings into aces and caught no miracle. Online wizards such as Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas, Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford, Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson, Patrick "pads1161" Leonard, Joao "Naza114" Vieira and Alexandros "mexican222" Kolonias had to settle for some bounty prizes only.

Recent SCOOP champions Mustapha "lasagnaaammm" Kanit, "Passiveaggro", Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky, Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof and Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi also all fell victims of the rapid pace eliminations.

Nemeth did most of the work to reach the money bubble and it was then Astedt who held up with kings against the ace-king of Malinowski to let the bubble burst and increase his own chances of winning a fifth title.

limitless eliminated by Lena900 on the bubble
limitless eliminated by Lena900 on the bubble

Six of the remaining 15 players are below or just above 20 big blinds as the action will continue with blinds of 20,000/40,000 and a running ante of 5,000 when the final day kicks off at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday, May 8th, 2020. The PokerNews live reporting team will be back then to deliver the high stakes action en route to crowning the next SCOOP champion.

Tags: 1_conor_b_1BillLewinskyBlack88bustovilleimluckboxlasagnaaammmLena900LeqendenlimitlessMalaka$tylemexican222Naza114omaha4rollzpads1161PassiveaggroprobirsraidalotSamRostanSamSquidtinnoemulderWATnlosWushuTM