SCOOP-22-H: $2,100 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars SCOOP 2021
SCOOP-22-H: $2,100 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Level 38
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
After five hours of play, Pedro "LgwZ" Grochocki has won the 2021 PokerStars SCOOP-22-H: $2,100 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd for $181,684 which includes $98,211 in bounties. He defeated Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein heads-up who added $115,069 to their own bankroll. The tournament attracted 539 entries to create a prize pool of $1,078,000 of which the lion-share was handed out today.
After finishing as a runner-up in the Stadium Series Heat 23-M: $530 NLHE, $750K Gtd for $81,836 and 2017 WCOOP-22-H: $530 No Limit Hold'em [Win the Button] for $59,746, and a third place in the WCOOP-40-H: $530 5-Card PLO [6-Max] in the same year for $27,516, he has now finally won his first big title and scored his first six-figure cash today.
Silverstein is also no stranger to success on the online MTT felt as he won the 2014 SCOOP-32-M: $215 NL Hold'em [Progressive Super-Knockout] for $100,584 besides a runner-up finish in the Stadium Series 86-M: $109 NLHE 8-Max PKO Series Saver for example.
Joining them on the final table were Day 1 chip leader "darogio", "drew.derzh", Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy, "roohoz", "lildani9", "pappos_11", and Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski.
SCOOP-22-H: $2,100 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE] Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Bounty | Prize | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro "LgwZ" Grochocki | Brazil | $98,211 | $83,473 | $181,684 |
| 2 | Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein | Canada | $31,596 | $83,473 | $115,069 |
| 3 | "darogio" | Poland | $18,500 | $53,731 | $72,231 |
| 4 | "drew.derzh" | Ukraine | $17,750 | $40,332 | $58,082 |
| 5 | Andriy "Andre_Hansen" Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | $6,578 | $30,274 | $36,852 |
| 6 | "roohoz" | Finland | $10,406 | $22,724 | $33,130 |
| 7 | "lildani9" | Hungary | $10,125 | $17,057 | $27,182 |
| 8 | "pappos_11" | Greece | $750 | $12,803 | $13,553 |
| 9 | Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski | Brazil | $11,000 | $9,611 | $20,611 |
Chaotic Run to the Final Table
At the start of the day, 26 players returned to the virtual felt but by the time the first break came around, ten of them were gone already. Big names like Joshua "slayerv1fan" Hoesel, Jans "Graftekkel" Arends, Andreas "mrAndreeew" Berggren, Ivan "zufo16" Zufic, Gary "quiditbear" Hasson, and Josip "Jozinho6" Simunic all fell before being able to enjoy a break.
Another hour later, eleven players were left with Mike "SirWatts" Watson busting in fourteenth place. "mrG01R4NG" was eliminated in 11th place before 2008 EPT Warsaw champion and 2019 Platinum Pass winner Joao "joaovbarb" Barbosa bubbled the final table when he ran his jack-ten suited into the king-seven of Grochocki.
Grochocki Makes a Comeback
Grochocki came into the final table, second in chips, with "darogio" ahead of him but slowly saw the others creep ahead of him. Fellow countryman Dzivielevski was first out on the final table when he ran his ace-jack into the ace-king of Silverstein. "pappos_11" was next to go when they first doubled up "drew.derzh" to be left short and then lose the remainder to "darogio". "lildani9" lost a big chunk of their stack, doubling "darogio" up and then lost the rest to "drew.derzh".
Silverstein held a commanding chip lead with Lyubovetskiy taking out "roohoz" when his ace-queen turned a straight against the kings of the Finn. "darogio" then doubled through Grochocki in an ace-king versus ace-king all-in. "darogio" flopped the flush draw and hit the river to leave Grochocki behind with eight big blinds.
Grochocki doubled through Lyubovetskiy who then busted to Silverstein in fifth place. Grochocki found aces to double up through Silverstein and doubled again when he called for this tournament life on a flopped flush and saw he was good against the set "darogio" had hit. "drew.derzh" was taken out in fourth place by Grochocki who had turned two pair.
Silverstein still had the big chip lead and only increased it when he took out "darogio" ten minutes later with ace-king. Grochocki hit a straight with pocket kings to double up instantly and then won some more pots without showdown to get the stacks to almost even. Silverstein went into the break with a small chip lead but both players decided to skip the break.
This might not have been the best decision for the Canadian as everything went to Brazil from then onwards. Grochocki put the pressure on Silverstein to grab the chip lead before leaving his opponent with fifteen big blinds. Silverstein called the shove of Grochocki with pocket fours while Grochocki held queen-nine. The nine on the flop and the queen on the turn gave Grochocki two pair and no four came on the river for Grochocki to claim the win and his first SCOOP title and another one for Brazil.
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Level 38
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
Pedro "LgwZ" Grochocki raised from the button to put Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein all-in who called for the 17,493,520 he had left.
Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein: 
Pedro "LgwZ" Grochocki: 
The board ran out 
for Grochocki to flop the higher pair and turn two pair to win the tournament for $83,473 plus $98,211 in bounties while Silverstein walks away as the runner-up with $31,586 in bounties on top of the $83,473 in prize money.
A recap is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
134,750,000
17,643,520
|
17,643,520 |
|
Busted |
Level 38
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein limped in on the button and Pedro "LgwZ" Grochocki opted to check after having taken every pot down without any river cards being dealt.
The flop came 
, Grochocki check-called the 1,200,000 bet of Silverstein.
The turn was the 
and Grochocki check-called the 3,900,000 continuation-bet of Silverstein.
The river completed the board with the 
and Grochocki led out for 4,620,000 for Silverstein to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
117,106,480
19,518,000
|
19,518,000 |
|
|
17,643,520
-19,518,000
|
-19,518,000 |
Level 38
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
Pedro "LgwZ" Grochocki limped in on the button and Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein opted to check. The flop came 
, Silverstein check-raised the 1,560,000 bet of Grochocki to 6,300,000 and was called. The turn was the and Silverstein check-folded to the 8,220,000 bet of Grochocki.
The hand after, Silverstein raised to 2,400,000 from the button and Grochocki three-bet to 9,600,000 for Silverstein to make the call The flop was the 
, Grochocki bet 6,600,000 for Silverstein to call. The turn was the and Grochocki bet 15,780,000 to get the fold.
In the third hand, Grochocki raised to 2,880,000 for Silverstein to three-bet to 10,200,000 which Grochocki called. The flop came 
, Silverstein continued with a bet of 5,400,000 which Grochocki called. The turn was the 
and they both checked to the 
on the river. Silverstein checked for the last time and Grochocki opted to do the same. Silverstein showed the 
for Grochocki to claim this pot too as he held the 
for the higher kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,588,480
34,650,000
|
34,650,000 |
|
|
37,161,520
-34,650,000
|
-34,650,000 |
Level 38
: 600,000/1,200,000, 150,000 ante
Both players decided to skip the break and continue playing immediately.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
71,811,520
-351,000
|
-351,000 |
|
|
62,938,480
351,000
|
351,000 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 150,000
Level 37
: 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein raised to 2,000,000 from the button and Pedro "LgwZ" Grochocki opted to defend.
The flop came , Grochocki check-caised the 2,500,000 continuation-bet of Silverstein to 6,500,000 which was called.
The turn was the 
, Grochocki took over the initiative and led out of 7,100,000 which Silverstein called.
The river completed the board with the 
and Grochocki shoved for 31,137,480 for Silverstein to let the hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,162,520
-13,200,000
|
-13,200,000 |
|
|
62,587,480
13,200,000
|
13,200,000 |
Level 37
: 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein raised to 2,000,000 from the button and Pedro "LgwZ" Grochocki three-bet to 5,700,000, Silverstein four-bet shoved for Grochocki to make the call for the 24,568,740 he had behind.
Pedro "LgwZ" Grochocki: 
Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein: 
The board ran out 
for Grochocki to hold with the kings and even improve to a straight on the river to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,362,520
-24,693,740
|
-24,693,740 |
|
|
49,387,480
24,693,740
|
24,693,740 |
Level 37
: 500,000/1,000,000, 125,000 ante
"darogio" completed their small blind and Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein raised to 3,000,000 from the big blind for "darogio" to three-bet shove for 34,532,232 and get called.
"darogio": 
Jonah "RaiseUpBlind" Silverstein:
The board ran out 
for Silverstein to hold with the higher kicker to eliminate the Day 1 chip leader in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,056,260
34,782,232
|
34,782,232 |
|
|
24,693,740
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
Busted | |
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