Nine Players Come Back for the Final Table in the PokerStars SCOOP-82-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller]
At 7;05 p.m. CEST, the final table of the 2021 PokerStars SCOOP-82-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller] is set to kick off with at least $95,437 up for grabs. The tournament attracted 155 unique players to Day 1 who reentered 67 times to get to 222 entries and a prize pool of $1,110,000.
At the end of Day 1, Lucas "landapincha" Landa finished in top position with 16,734,276 in chips, ahead of Jon "luckyfish89" Clark, and PokerStars Team Online member Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand. They are joined on the final table by Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker, "hello_totti", Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson, Jareth "jareth3542" East, Marius "DEX888" Gierse, and Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski.
SCOOP-82-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller] Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas "landapincha" Landa | Argentina | 16,734,276 | 209 |
| 2 | Jon "luckyfish89" Clark | United Kingdom | 7,250,962 | 91 |
| 3 | Fintan "EasyWithAces" Hand | Ireland | 6,952,597 | 87 |
| 4 | Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker | Austria | 5,794,701 | 72 |
| 5 | hello_totti | Russia | 4,821,820 | 60 |
| 6 | Andy "BowieEffect" Wilson | United Kingdom | 4,768,895 | 60 |
| 7 | Jareth "jareth3542" East | United Kingdom | 3,648,564 | 46 |
| 8 | Marius "DEX888" Gierse | Austria | 3,087,598 | 39 |
| 9 | Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski | Poland | 2,440,587 | 31 |
Anton "Bomber&Granater" Wigg bubbled the final table on Thursday night but he wasn't the only familiar name to have cashed in this event. Maxi "mikki696" Lehmanski, Bert "girafganger7" Stevens, "Darwinsfish", Joao "Naza114" Vieira, Joni "bustoville" Jouhkimainen, Marty "TheLipoFund" Mathis, Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder, Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams, and Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski were among the players to not just score bounties but also take a share of the other half to the prize pool home.
When play resumes at 7:05 p.m. CEST, they will finish the remainder of Level 25 which features a small blind of 40,000, a big blind of 80,000, and a running ante of 10,000. After that, the level duration will increase to 30 minutes each. With the average at 77 big blinds at the start of play, get ready for lots of action as this deep-stacked final table will ensure some fireworks.
The PokerStars Twitch and YouTube channels will be live again with James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton. As there will be cards-up coverage, the action will be on a 30-minute security delay with live commentary and special guests.
PokerNews will be bringing you the updates on a similar delay so make sure to follow all the hustle and bustle from 7:35 p.m. CEST onwards!
This is what they are still playing for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $95,437 |
| 2 | $95,437 |
| 3 | $62,940 |
| 4 | $47,980 |
| 5 | $36,576 |
| 6 | $27,882 |
| 7 | $21,255 |
| 8 | $16,203 |
| 9 | $13,179 |
, Malinowski check-called the 273,900 continuation-bet on Hand.
and Malinowski opted to check again. This time, Hand bet 640,000 for Malinowski to call.
and Malinowski checked for the last time. Hand shoved with the bigger stack for Malinowski to make the call for the 1,322,687 he had behind with the 
for top pair but Hand held the 
to bust Malinowski in ninth place.
for Landa to hit the river to eliminate "hello_totti" and claim their bounty.
for East to flop the higher pair to double up with.
for Clark to hold with the pocket pair and even river the flush to bust Muehloecker in seventh place.
for Landa to flop the pair of nines and improve to two pair on the turn to bust Gierse in sixth place.
for East to flop the pair of fives but for Wilson to turn the pair of sixes to eliminate East in fifth place.
