SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars SCOOP 2021
SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
PokerStars SCOOP 2021
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$1,261,000
Entries
1,261
Level
42
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left
1
Level 42
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) 2021 has determined a new champion and Poland's "MrTermo1021" reigned supreme in Event SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO. Out of a field of 1,261 entries, they came out on top of a heads-up battle with Germany's "nic81411" to claim the biggest slice of the $1,261,000 prize pool.
They already came close to winning an elusive SCOOP title one year ago when they made it all the way to the final table in event SCOOP-44-M: $530 NLHE [Sunday Million SE]. Back then, third place was the final position and came with a payday of $124,813. The victory has now erased that close call from memory and was sweetened with a combined payday of $150,328.
The final table also featured Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs, Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone, Rodrigo "seijistar" Seiji, and COOP regular "Wildace_hun". Ponakovs mounted a comeback from being the far-shortest stack with seven players remaining to third-place finisher but may be left somewhat disappointed about not turning the lead thereafter into a victory.
Final Result 2021 SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO
| Place | Winner | Country | Bounty Prize | Cash Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MrTermo1021 | Poland | $65,362 | $84,966 | $150,328 |
| 2 | nic81411 | Germany | $25,253 | $84,965 | $110,218 |
| 3 | Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs | Latvia | $15,555 | $51,889 | $67,443 |
| 4 | lildani9 | Hungary | $12,359 | $37,669 | $50,029 |
| 5 | Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone | Canada | $20,121 | $27,347 | $47,468 |
| 6 | Pyha Karu | Estonia | $4,242 | $19,853 | $24,095 |
| 7 | SuperNana7895 | Canada | $6,984 | $14,413 | $21,397 |
| 8 | Rodrigo "seijistar" Seiji | Brazil | $1,813 | $10,463 | $12,276 |
| 9 | Wildace_hun | Hungary | $7,578 | $7,596 | $15,174 |
PokerStars ambassador Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis was also among the finalists and finished in 78th place for a payday of $1,788.
The Action of the Final Day
Out of a field of 1,261 entries, only 131 players had survived the minefield of Day 1 and secured a portion of the cash prize pool already. The action at the start essentially contained an all-in and call every other second and the field was quickly reduced to the final eight tables in the first hour of play.
For Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis, the start could not have been much worse as he immediately lost a battle of short stacks and was left with very few chips. However, the Dutchman made two pay jumps while other notables such as Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, Bert "girafganger7" Stevens, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi, Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder, and Pablo "elmelogno4" Melogno all departed.
Even 2021 EPT Sochi Main Event winner Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian, who entered the final day with a top ten stack, ran out of chips before Veldhuis and exited in 90th place. For Veldhuis, it was all over in 78th place when his ace-trey could not get there to beat the pocket fours of Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski.
The action never really slowed down and other familiar names of the international poker circuit such as Patrick "Egption" Tardif, Tomi "elmerixx" Brouk, Tatiana "Mysters_Y" Barausova, and Pedro "pm_marke" Marques departed prior to the final three tables. Matt "OLD TIME GIN" Stone emerged as one of the chip leaders and sent several opponents to the rail including "Durrden", and Jakub "Olorionek" Michalak.
Canadian player "Chopper100" also sent their chips over to Stone in yet another memorable hand and the final table was set soon after with Stone in second place but with the far biggest bounty tally. "nic81411" was the chip leader after they had gone on carnage and doubled to then knock out three players in a row.
Even though "Wildace_hun" and Rodrigo "seijistar" Seiji quickly ran out of chips, the final table was a far tighter affair with many big bounties up for grabs. Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs came back from just six big blinds with seven players remaining to even take over the lead and knock out Stone in fifth place.
The stack of "lildani9" went on a rollercoaster ride as they became the short stack several times. Eventually, there was no escape anymore and the player from Hungary bowed out in fourth place. For Ponakovs, things went south after that and he eventually succumbed to a short stack when "nic81411" rivered a flush.
Heads-up play started with a small lead for "nic81411" but "MrTermo1021" then assumed control to establish a commanding lead. Having whittled down his opponent to 11 blinds, the final clash saw "MrTermo1021" prevail and they earned their maiden SCOOP title.
That wraps up the PokerNews live updates for this event but the next high-stakes event is just around the corner in the busiest month in the history of online poker so far.
Level 42
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
One hand after cutting down the stack of his opponent to 11 blinds, "MrTermo1021" open-jammed the button and "nic81411" called it off.
"nic81411": 
"MrTermo1021": 
The board ran out 
and king-nine prevailed to end the tournament. "nic81411" had to settle for the runner-up spot, which comes with $25,253 in bounties and a cash prize of $84,965.
"MrTermo1021" wins the lion's share of the prize money for a combined payday of $150,328. Stay tuned for a recap of today's action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,100,000
8,825,985
|
8,825,985 |
|
Busted |
Level 42
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
"nic81411" min-raised to 1,600,000 and earned a call by "MrTermo1021" to see a flop of 
, which was checked through. "MrTermo1021" bet the 
turn for 3,400,000 and fired another 7,560,000 on the 
river.
"nic81411" called both times but was not able to beat the 
of "MrTermo1021". That left him with just 11 blinds and a mountain to climb.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
117,274,015
15,100,000
|
15,100,000 |
|
|
8,825,985
-15,100,000
|
-15,100,000 |
Level 42
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
"nic81411" was able to pull some chips back and was on the verge of almost closing the gap. However, the tussle of medium-sized pots was overshadowed by a big one and that went in favor of "MrTermo1021".
The trademark 2 million to the 
flop saw "nic81411" check-call for another 2 million and they checked the 
on the turn. "nic81411" then check-raised the river from 4,624,000 to 16,700,000 and "MrTermo1021" tank-called.
"nic81411" tabled 
for just a pair of treys and "MrTermo1021" had that beat with 
for the eight-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
102,174,015
12,286,000
|
12,286,000 |
|
|
23,925,985
-12,286,000
|
-12,286,000 |
Level 42
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
While "nic81411" won one decent pot, the bigger ones certainly belonged to "MrTermo1021" and that propelled the latter into a commanding lead.
"nic81411" check-called a bet of 1,386,000 on the 
flop and did so again for 4,192,000 on the 
n turn. The river was checked and "nic81411" turned over 
, which was no good versus .
"MrTermo1021" won another big pot of 14 million on the 
turn but the largest pot to date resulted from a three-bet pot with 6,400,000 each invested heading to the 
flop. Both players checked to the 
turn and "MrTermo1021" bet 5,400,000 to get a call. They bet another 13,504,000 on the 
river and "nic81411" called to muck when being shown 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
89,888,015
32,482,000
|
32,482,000 |
|
|
36,211,985
-32,482,000
|
-32,482,000 |
Level 42
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
"nic81411" won the first bigger pot of heads-up but the tides changed shortly thereafter. Both players invested 2 million to see the flop and "nic81411" check-raised to 4,800,000, which "MrTermo1021" called.
"nic81411" check-called the 
turn for another 4,620,000 and the 
river was checked. "nic81411" tabled 
for a missed flush draw and "MrTermo1021" earned the pot with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,693,985
-8,660,000
|
-8,660,000 |
|
|
57,406,015
8,642,000
|
8,642,000 |
Level 42
: 400,000/800,000, 100,000 ante
"nic81411" limped the button and "MrTermo1021" did so from the small blind, Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs checked his option in the big blind. On the 
flop, Ponakovs checked and "nic81411" bet 890,000 to earn a call from the table short stack.
Ponakovs then check-jammed the 
turn for 7,769,139 and "nic81411" called.
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs: 
"nic81411":
Ponakovs only needed to fear a diamond and that's exactly what appeared on the river. The Latvian exits in third place for $15,555 in bounties and $51,889 in cash prizes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,353,985
9,059,139
|
9,059,139 |
|
|
48,764,015
1,118,000
|
1,118,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 42
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 100,000
Level 41
: 350,000/700,000, 87,500 ante
In a min-raised heads-up pot to the turn, Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs bet 1,126,125 and "nic81411" called.
Ponakovs bet another 4,148,563 on the river and "nic81411" called with the for a queen-high straight, as the Latvian was only playing the board with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,294,846
9,190,938
|
9,190,938 |
|
|
47,646,015
-1,050,000
|
-1,050,000 |
|
|
10,159,139
-8,140,938
|
-8,140,938 |
|
|
||