SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd Dia 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

2020-05-26 21:44 UTC-4

Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress Bags Huge Chip Lead in SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE High Roller

Jaxon

Nível 21 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante

It was an action-packed Day 1 of the 2020 SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], 1M Gtd at PokerStars.

The event began with eight entrants and ballooned to 118 entrants including 38 re-entries by the time the nearly 5 1/2 hour late registration period ended to create a $1,180,000 prize pool.

Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress virtually bagged an overwhelming chip lead of 8,117,321 for more than double his nearest opponent. Dvoress took the chip lead late in the day before extending it further while bubbling Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski in 16th place to end Day 1 slightly more than eight hours after the day began.

Closest behind Dvoress was Finland's "osw666" with 3,288,708 in chips. Little is known about this player, along with another player that bagged chips with the "megaliciou$$$" screenname, but they appear to have qualified through a $53 feeder tournament into a $530 satellite into a seat into the High Roller. Now this player is guaranteed at least a $21,566 min-cash with a chance at the $258,639 top prize.

Rounding out the top five are well-known poker pros Michael "Imluckbox" Addamo (2,823,372), Ole "wizowizo" Schemion (2,667,623), and Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski (2,532,664).

Other big names still in the mix on Day 2 are Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer, Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach, Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz, Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts, Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen, Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli, Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas, and Alexander "Alexgirs" Girs.

Day 2 Chip Counts

Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress	Canada	8,117,321	162
osw666	Finland	3,288,708	66
Michael "Imluckbox" Addamo	United Kingdom	2,823,372	56
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	Austria	2,667,623	53
Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski	Macau	2,532,664	51
megaliciou$$$	Romania	2,423,118	48
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer	Ireland	1,366,608	27
Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach	United Kingdom	1,079,936	22
Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz	Austria	1,057,753	21
Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts	Belgium	877,206	18
Simon "Igorkarkarof" Ronnow Pedersen	Denmark	836,811	17
Sylvain "caIcuIer_" Loosli	United Kingdom	715,338	14
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos	United Kingdom	670,115	13
Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas	Lithuania	645,478	13
Alexander "Alexgirs" Girs	Belarus	397,749	8

The action resumes on Wednesday, May 27 at 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. BST with blinds at 25,000/50,000 and an ante of 6,000.

Stay tuned to see who wins the SCOOP High Roller along with the huge $258,639 top prize.

2020-05-26 21:30 UTC-4

The 3 things SCOOP winners do well (and how you can start doing them too)

KaleGozer

Nível 21 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante

The great Phil Galfond once said: “The biggest misconception in poker is that poker is its own innate skill, like saying ‘I’m good at dancing’.”

In other words, good players aren’t simply “good at poker”. There isn’t one thing that great poker players all do well.

The truth is that the best poker players possess a vast array of skills and traits which have led them to success. So when family members at the dinner table ask you “what makes a good poker player?” it can be tricky to pin down an answer without listing more than 20 different attributes.

Instead, we’re going to focus on what online tournament winners do well in order to achieve their success in the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) 2020.

Thankfully, a bunch of SCOOP champs were on hand to help us find out.

Check the full story out over at the PokerStars Blog!

2020-05-26 21:20 UTC-4

Dvoress Bubbles Badziakouski in a Huge Pot

Jaxon

Nível 21 : 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante

Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress opened to 100,000 from middle position and was called by Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski in the big blind.

Badziakouski check-called a bet of 230,000 after the came on the flop.

The came on the turn and Badziakouski check-called a bet of 810,000.

The completed the board on the river making it four diamonds on the board. Badziakouski check-called off his stack of 2,347,617.

Badziakouski turned over and was eliminated on the bubble in 16th place after Dvoress turned over .

The remaining 15 players are on an overnight break and in the money for at least $21,566.

The action will resume on Wednesday, May 27 at 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. BST.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress	8,117,321 3,548,617	3,548,617
Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski	Eliminado

2020-05-26 20:35 UTC-4

Big Double for Dvoress

Jaxon

Nível 20 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Ole "wizowizo" Schemion opened to 81,600 from the hijack. Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress three-bet to 232,000 from the button.

Schemion ripped it for more than 3 million when the action got back to him and Dvoress called off for 1,371,752.

Ole "wizowizo" Schemion:
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress:

Dvoress' rockets held as the was unveiled on the board to earn a double-up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress	2,833,504 1,433,252	1,433,252
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion	1,872,645 -401,582	-401,582

2020-05-26 18:37 UTC-4

$258,639 For First!

Jaxon

Nível 15 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Late registration is closed and the prizes have been announced. A total of 118 entrants including 38 re-entries generated a massive $1,180,000 prize pool.

The top 15 places will each receive $21,565 with the winner walking away with a huge top prize of $258,639 barring any deals.

A total of 43 players remain and Day 1 will continue until the tournament is in the money.

2020-05-26 15:51 UTC-4

Vousden First Over 1 Million

Jaxon

Nível 8 : 3,000/6,000, 750 ante

Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden opened for 13,200 from early position before Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski three-bet to 37,125 from the hijack.

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani four-bet jammed from the big blind for 248,010. Vousden called and Malinowski folded.

Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani:
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden:

Garagnani was unable to win the flip to save his buy-in with the running out on the board and Vousden became the first player over 1 million in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden	1,016,466 444,202	444,202
Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski	255,687 -49,875	-49,875
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani	Eliminado

2020-05-26 14:48 UTC-4

Astedt Hits the Rail

Jaxon

Nível 5 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

"totti1992100" opened from under the gun for 8,000 before Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha three-bet to 24,269 from one seat over. Niklas "lena900" Astedt four-bet jammed for 119,680. "totti1992100" five-bet jammed for more than twice this much and Padilha folded.

totti1992100:
Niklas "lena900" Astedt:

The paired "totti1992100" on the flop and Astedt was eliminated at least for now after he was unable to get back into the hand with the coming on the turn followed by the on the river.

While Astedt currently sits on the rail, Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski is back in for bullet #2.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Pedro "PaDiLhA SP" Padilha	403,589 -39,719	-39,719
totti1992100	402,449 402,449	402,449
Mikita "fish2013" Badziakouski	250,000 250,000	250,000
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt	Eliminado

2020-05-26 13:59 UTC-4

Loeliger Onto Second Bullet

Jaxon

Nível 3 : 1,600/3,200, 400 ante

Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger was eliminated the last hand before the break.

A player opened from under the gun. Loeliger called from the from the button before Alexander "Alexgirs" Girs three-bet to 28,800 from the big blind.

The under the gun opener folded and Loeliger called.

Girs check-called a bet of 21,264 after the came on the flop. Both players checked after the came on the turn.

Girs then fired out for 20,300 after the completed the board on the river. Loeliger raised to 97,677 before Girs jammed enough to cover the 97,946 Loeliger had behind.

Loeliger used all his time bank before he made the call. He turned over and opted to re-enter for a fresh stack of 250,000 after losing all his chips with "Alexgirs" holding for a set.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alexander "Alexgirs" Girs	508,729 508,729	508,729
Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger	250,000 -21,515	-21,515

2020-05-26 07:22 UTC-4

Welcome to the $1 Million Guaranteed SCOOP 8-Max High Roller

Jaxon

It's nearly time to get ready for some high-stakes poker action with the start of the two-day SCOOP-102-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd scheduled for 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. BST at PokerStars.

Some of the biggest names in poker will be in action thanks to the huge $10,300 buy-in and a mouth-watering $1 million guarantee.

Players will start with a massive stack of 250,000 in chips and blinds will increase slowly at every 20 minutes.

Blinds start at 1,200/2,400 with an ante of 300.

Late registration is open for the first 5 hours and 25 minutes during which time players can re-enter up to two times provided they lost all of their chips.

Day 1 will end once players are in the money and will resume on Wednesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. for the second and final day.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team the coverage of the event through the PokerStars client, to watch all the big hands until another SCOOP winner is crowned.