SCOOP 01-H: $215 NLHE Phase 2, $2M Gtd Dia 2 | PokerStars SCOOP 2021

2021-04-27 20:24 UTC

Grafton Starting to Heat-Up

Nível 8 : 12,500/25,000, 3,250 ante

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton raised to 50,000 from early position and action folded around to "TedBeanz" who moved all in for a total of 271,554. Grafton called and they turned over their hands.

"TedBeanz":
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton:

The flop rolled out and "TedBeanz" picked up a straight draw. An turn and river cemented it for Grafton who pull in the pot with a set of aces to drop "TedBeanz" from the field.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	1,528,160 567,787	567,787
Mike "SirWatts" Watson	1,124,862 1,124,862	1,124,862

TedBeanz	Eliminado

2021-04-27 20:12 UTC

PokerStars Ambassadors Battle It Out

Nível 7 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

Action fell on Sam "SamSquid" Grafton in the cutoff where he min-raised to 40,000 and Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot elected to three-bet shove 382,832 in the small blind. Grafton snap-called and the two PokerStars Ambassadors flipped over their hands.

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot:
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton:

The johnnies of Grafton looked prime for the picking and they remained in the lead when an flop landed. The turn cutdown some outs for Talbot who needed a river to stay alive. An completed the board and Grafton held on for the pot, dropping his fellow Ambassador from the field.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	960,373 565,145	565,145
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	Eliminado

2021-04-27 20:07 UTC

"$ubuta1" Sends Simao to the Rail with a Big Read

Nível 7 : 10,000/20,000, 2,500 ante

"$ubuta1" opened from the button to 40,000 and Joao "INeedMassari" Simao defended their big blind to see a flop. Action checked to "$ubuta1" who continued for 34,875 and Simao quickly check-raised to 86,000.

"$ubuta1" called and a hit the board. Simao bet 88,000 and another call brought down a river card where Simao jammed 361,858. "$ubuta1" tank-called and Simao turned over air when his hit the table. "$ubuta1" then showed for just a pair of eights but it was more than enough to top the ace-high of Simao who was eliminated.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
$ubuta1	1,369,706
Joao "INeedMassari" Simao	Eliminado

2021-04-27 19:48 UTC

Cowboys Keep Showing Up

Nível 6 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

A 32,000 open by German "germaxi" Christiansen was three-bet to 96,000 from Csaba "csaba333" Szasz. Christiansen four-bet shoved 348,072 and Szasz called.

German "germaxi" Christiansen:
Csaba "csaba333" Szasz:

The flop fell and kings were on top. A turn and river secured the pot for "Szasz who knocked out Christiansen from the field.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Csaba "csaba333" Szasz	1,452,065
German "germaxi" Christiansen	Eliminado

2021-04-27 19:38 UTC

Snowmen Roll a Pot to Simao

Nível 6 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Joao "INeedMassari" Simao opened to 28,000 from the hijack and "dulek_jason" raised it to 107,800 from the small blind. Simao four-bet jammed 254,054 and "dulek_jason" snap-called, putting Simao at risk.

Joao "INeedMassari" Simao:
"dulek_jason":

The flop came down and Simao was in the lead. A turn and river cemented it for Simao who pulled in a double with his boat.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
dulek_jason	859,237
Joao "INeedMassari" Simao	537,858 537,858	537,858

2021-04-27 19:34 UTC

Ostrovich Four-Bet Shoves

Nível 5 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

"CheckPlz01" raised to 30,800 from middle position, "BetForNympho" called on the button and Diego "El Pulgoso" Ostrovich stuck around in the small blind. Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika saw all that dead money and elected to make it 154,000. Action folded back to Ostrovich who shoved their 323,056 into the middle and Boika called.

Diego "El Pulgoso" Ostrovich:
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika:

An uneventful board landed on the virtual felt and the hockey sticks of Ostrovich held on for the pot, doubling through one of the leaders.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika	1,459,084 27,809	27,809

Diego "El Pulgoso" Ostrovich	723,462

2021-04-27 19:23 UTC

Unlucky Flop for Boika Still Pulls in a Pot

Nível 5 : 7,000/14,000, 1,750 ante

"aramesko" opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika instantly bumped it up to 60,000 directly on the left of "aramesko", who called to see the flop. Action checked to Boika, he bet 69,145 and "aramesko" check-shoved 286,087. Boika called and the two tabled their hands.

"aramesko":
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika:

A set of nines was leading the way and Boika needed some love. A turn left Boika with one last chance for romance and a match was found when the river landed, giving him a straight to take down the pot and "aramesko" was sent to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika	1,431,275 441,275	441,275

aramesko	Eliminado

2021-04-27 19:17 UTC

Mikolaitis Finds Value with a Monster

Nível 4 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

"Cbotacin" raised to 24,000, Dominykas "Mikensonas" Mikolaitis called in the hijack and "klem90" three-bet to 90,000 from the button. Action folded to Mikolaitis who four-bet jammed 726,765 and "klem90" snap-called for their 480,018 in chips.

"klem90":
Dominykas "Mikensonas" Mikolaitis:

Aces were in a commanding spot with the flop bringing little to be excited about for "klem90". A turn and river sealed the deal for Mikolaitis who scooped with his aces, dropping "klem90" from the field.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dominykas "Mikensonas" Mikolaitis	1,262,283
klem90	Eliminado

2021-04-27 19:10 UTC

Table 82 Is Going to Bring Some Fire

Nível 4 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

The field has now dropped almost half of the runners as level 4 begins and an unlikely seating arrangement has two PokerStars Ambassadors at the same table.

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton is sitting on a 395,228 stack and just two on his left is Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot with 559,438. If you are looking for action, definitely take a peek at table 82.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	559,438 83,250	83,250

Sam "SamSquid" Grafton	395,228

2021-04-27 19:03 UTC

Talbot Takes a Hit

Nível 3 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

"serrazina11" was sitting in the big blind when they were automatically all-in for 3,201. Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot opened to 16,000 in middle position and "polloymedio" made 45,840 with a three-bet in the hijack.

A flop landed after the Canadian stuck in a call and he then check-called a bet of 47,364. The had Talbot check-call a bet of 124,000 from "polloymedio" and a completed the board.

Both players checked, Talbot showed for top pair and it was not enough as "polloymedio" had , giving them an overpair of bullets to scoop the side-pot. "serrazina11" mucked and "polloymedio" pulled in the main as well.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
polloymedio	763,323
Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot	476,188 -217,812	-217,812