SCOOP-44-M: $530 NLHE [Sunday Million SE], $1M Gtd Dia 1 | PokerStars SCOOP 2020

2020-05-10 19:06 UTC-4

David Costabile Wins Stars CALL For Action powered by PokerStars - Charity Tournament

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Nível 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

On Saturday, PokerStars played host to the “Stars Call for Action” charity event and saw David Costabile, who played Gale Boetticher on Breaking Bad, defeat a field chock full of A-list celebrities – including co-stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul – to win $100,000 to donate to World Central Kitchen, a charity that supplies food to those who most need it.

Just for participating in the tournament, which was organized by Hank Azaria and Andy Bellin, $10,000 was donated to charity on behalf of each celebrity. The final six then received bonuses for their respective charities.

Check out the final result and see which celebrities participated in the Stars CALL for Action.

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2020-05-10 19:52 UTC-4

Veldhuis Falls to "ZLbIDeNb_PrO"

[user339878]

Nível 18 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

"ZLbIDeNb_PrO" opened to 26,400 under the gun and Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis called from the cutoff.

The flop came and "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" checked. Veldhuis bet 27,819 and "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" check-raised to 96,000. Veldhuis went deep into the tank then moved all in for 405,632. "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" snap-called and the cards were revealed.

Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis:
"ZLbIDeNb_PrO":

Veldhuis had a flush draw but "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" had queens. The turn and river completed the board and "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" took down the pot, ending Veldhuis' tournament life.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
"ZLbIDeNb_PrO"	962,621 962,621	962,621
Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis	Eliminado

2020-05-10 20:32 UTC-4

"Purakzoli" Climbing Higher

[user339878]

Nível 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

"ArlesG" opened to 36,800 from early position and "Purakzoli" three-bet to 112,000 from the button. "ArlesG" stuck around with a call.

The flop came and "ArlesG" check-called a bet of 72,800 from "Purakzoli".

The turn brought the and "ArlesG" checked again. "Purakzoli" continued with a bet of 437,600 and "ArlesG" check-raised to 437,600. "Purakzoli" added the remainder to call.

The filled up the board and "ArlesG" checked. "Purakzoli" threw in a bet of 288,988 and "ArlesG" went deep into the tank, but opted to fold.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Purakzoli	2,738,166 652,400	652,400
ArlesG	818,424 -202,700	-202,700

2020-05-10 21:12 UTC-4

"Shippotamus Eliminated by "majagua69"

[user339878]

Nível 22 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

"Shippotamus" moved all in for 116,215 from the hijack and "majagua69" reshoved for 543,336 from the cutoff.

"Shippotamus":
"majagua69":

"Shippotamus" hit a favorable flop of but the the turn and river completed the board and "majagua69" took down the pot with his flush, eliminating "Shippotamus" from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
majagua69	726,301
Shippotamus	Eliminado

2020-05-10 21:29 UTC-4

"5agittariu5" Eliminates "ZLbIDeNb_PrO"; Moves to Second in Rank

[user339878]

Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

"5agittariu5" Eliminates "ZLbIDeNb_PrO"; Moves to Second in Rank

"ZLbIDeNb_PrO" raised to 66,000 from mid-position and "5agittariu5" called from the cutoff along with "hellzito" in the big blind.

The flop came and action was checked to "5agittariu5" who threw in a bet of 70,060. "hellzito" folded but "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" check-raised to 195,000. "5agittariu5" added the remainder to call.

The turn fell the and "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" fired a bet of 210,280 that "5agittariu5" called.

The completed the board and "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" moved all in for 713,024. "5agittariu5" instantly called. "ZLbIDeNb_PrO" showed for aces and eights but that wasn't good enough as "5agittariu5" turned over to win the pot with aces and queens.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
5agittariu5	4,784,969 1,386,403	1,386,403
ZLbIDeNb_PrO	Eliminado

2020-05-10 21:38 UTC-4

Want to Win A Free Entry to the SCOOP Main Event? Here's How!

KaleGozer

Nível 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante

The 2020 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is in full swing, with $95,000,000 in guaranteed prizes. On Sunday, May 17, all eyes of the poker world will turn to PokerStars as the Main Events get underway, each with millions of dollars in guaranteed in prizes!

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2020-05-10 22:55 UTC-4

"Rekond" Leads After Day 1 of SCOOP-44-M: $530 NLHE [Sunday Million SE]

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Nível 24 : 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante

Day 1 of the PokerStars 2020 Spring Championship of Online Poker -44-M: $530 NLHE [Sunday Million SE] has come to a conclusion after 8 hours and 50 minutes of play.

This event drew 3,419 entrants creating a prize pool of $1,709,500 and surpassing the initial $1 million guarantee, but the night left off with only 263 survivors .

Sitting at the top of the counts is "Rekond" from Andorra with 6,545,522, the only stack above the 6-million mark. "Rekond" was steadily climbing throughout the day and he was the first player to surpass the million in chips. With 20-minute levels throughout the tournament, Day 1 was fast-paced and action-packed, but Rekond managed to remain atop the leaderboard throughout the day, closing on a strong finish to the night after scoring multiple eliminations including a double knockout.

Second in chips is "kappawhit3" with "5,040,146" and "CryFishCry" rounds up the top three with 4,384,710.

Other notables still in contention include Chun Lei "samrostan" Zhou (2,713,032), Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka (2,619,407) and Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav (758,024).

PokerStars Ambassadors Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis, Ben "Spraggy" Spragg, and Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas also took a shot at becoming the next Sunday Million Champion but Colillas was the only one to make it through with a stack of 1,381,699. Joao "Naza114" Vieira, Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress also couldn't find any luck in this event.

Play will resume on May 11th at 1 p.m. EST and action will resume at Level 24 which features a small blind of 17,500, big blind of 35,000 and an ante of 4,500.

Stay tuned to PokerNews to find out who becomes the next Sunday Million champion.