Jacob Schindler opened to 100,000 and was called only by the joint shortest stack Niklas "Lena900" Astedt out of the big blind. On the flop, Astedt check-called all-in for the 491,531 he had behind.
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt:
Jacob Schindler:
The turn changed nothing yet but the river gave Schindler broadway. Astedt was eliminated in 8th place and takes home $30,724.
One of the two table short stacks moved all-in from the cutoff and that was "MATT HOLVIK". He got through the button and small blind but Charlie "Epiphany77" Carrel called in the big blind.
"MATT HOLVIK":
Charlie "Epiphany77" Carrel:
The board ran out and Carrel made aces and queens, sending "MATT HOLVIK" out in 7th place for $39,599.
Jake Schindler raised to 125,000 from the under-the-gun position and Andras "probirs" Nemeth three-bet jammed for the 1,555,133 he had behind from one seat over. Once the action was back on Schindler, he wasted little time and called right away.
Andras "probirs" Nemeth:
Jacob Schindler:
The board spelled the end for Nemeth in 6th place as Schindler continued his stampede over this final table.
Jacob Schindler made it 150,000 to go in the cutoff and Luiz "justholdplz" Duarte three-bet jammed for the 1,243,039 he had behind. Schindler quickly called and Duarte was in need of help.
Luiz "justholdplz" Duarte:
Jacob Schindler:
The flop provided some hope and the turn even opened chop outs. However, the river bricked and Duarte had to settle for 4th place.
Two hands after the previous all-in showdown, the cards were flipped over again already.
Jacob Schindler raised to 150,000 on the button and Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis ripped it in for the 1,419,726 he had left in the big blind. Schindler beat him into the pot.
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis:
Jacob Schindler:
The flop gave Theologis a pair of queens but Schindler struck right back with the turn. What followed was a blank river and Theologis was gone in third place.
Half a dozen hands since the last clash took place and the chip count barely changed as Charlie "Epiphany77" Carrel was left with fewer than 1.5 million at his disposal. Jacob Schindler raised to 150,000 on the button and Carrel defended to see the flop. Both players checked and did so again on the turn, which led them to the river.
Carrel now bet 245,700 with 1,066,408 behind and Schindler piled in a large bunch of virtual chips.
That sent Carrel into the think tank.
"slowroll?" Schindler inquired in table chat.
"Wtf you repping", Carrel replied.
"I mean the mood is right for it lol" was the follow-up by Schindler while Carrel took advantage of his remaining time bank. Eventually, the Brit called and Schindler rolled over the for two pair. Carrel only had for a bluff catcher and that ended his run in 2nd place.
Carrel takes home $140,835 while Schindler earns the SCOOP title and top prize worth $181,517.
Seven hours and ten minutes after the first virtual cards were in the air, a champion was crowned in SCOOP-100-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Final Freeze]. The most expensive event that kicked off on the final day of 2021 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) drew a field of 183 entries and created a prize pool of $915,000. Once the final hand was completed, Jake Schindler emerged as the champion after denying Charlie "Epiphany77" Carrel another title.
Schindler's victory came with a payday of $181,517 and he earned the biggest slice of the prize pool in emphatic fashion. The American poker pro knocked out seven of the eight finalists and Carrel was the only one to also get involved in the proceedings. However, from the second hand on the final table, Schindler seemed destined to emerge as the champion and needed fewer than one hour to get the job done in steamrolling fashion.
Along the way, he knocked out Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis, Luiz "justholdplz" Duarte, Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht, Andras "probirs" Nemeth, Niklas "Lena900" Astedt, and Kyriakos "9cream4" Papadopoulos. Only the last chips of seventh place finisher "MATT HOLVIK" went to Carrel.
Final Result 2021 SCOOP-100-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Final Freeze]
Place
Winner
Country
Prize (in USD)
1
Jake Schindler
United States
$181,517
2
Charlie "Epiphany77" Carrel
United Kingdom
$140,835
3
Alexandros "Pwndidi" Theologis
Greece
$109,271
4
Luiz "justholdplz" Duarte
Brazil
$84,782
5
Claas "ssicK_OnE" Segebrecht
Austria
$65,781
6
Andras "probirs" Nemeth
Hungary
$51,038
7
MATT HOLVIK
Canada
$39,599
8
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt
Sweden
$30,724
9
Kyriakos "9cream4" Papadopoulos
Greece
$23,838
The Action of the Day
All participants in this event with an elevated price tag of $5,200 only had one shot at glory due to the freezeout format. It didn't take long for the action to pick up and the first contender busted in level two. Among the very early casualties were also Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi, Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood, Dominik "Bounatirou" Nitsche, and Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang to name just some of poker's biggest names.
Just one-third of the field remained when the registration closed and Jake Schindler was among the first participants to reach more than one million in chips. Jargo "bungakat" Alavali flirted with the same feat after knocking out Davit "dpeters17" Peters in a big pot. It was also around that time when the sole PokerStars ambassador in the field, Parket "tonkaaaa" Talbot joined the big stacks.
However, for Talbot, there would be no happy end to the series as he was eliminated on the money bubble in a three-way all-in. Schindler was responsible for the double knockout and cemented his status as one of the chip leaders.
As the field raced towards the final table, Andras "probirs" Nemeth dispatched several opponents and was trailing Schindler by two big blinds only. The second hand of the final table left little doubt over the direction that would follow as Schindler knocked out Kyriakos "9cream4" Papadopoulos. With relentless aggression, he decimated the stacks of everyone that dared to put up resistance.
The lead of Schindler grew by the minute and it was just a matter of time until he collected all the chips. Once Niklas "Lena900" Astedt and Andras "probirs" Nemeth fell in eighth and sixth place respectively, Schindler was sitting on nearly two-thirds of the chips in play. And he needed just 13 minutes to dispatch every remaining opponent in dominating fashion.
That concludes the PokerNews live updates for the 2021 SCOOP but the next live and online poker events are just around the corner.