SCOOP-53-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day 1 Completed
PokerStars SCOOP 2021
SCOOP-53-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Level 22
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
After a bit more than seven hours, Day 1 of the 2021 PokerStars SCOOP-53-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller] has come to an end with nine players making it through to the final table on Saturday, April 17. The tournament attracted 93 unique players who reentered 29 times to get to 122 entries in total. This created an prize purse of $1,220,000, easily surpassing the $1,000,000 that was set aside.
Coming back with the chip lead for the final table is Dario "Secret_M0d3" Sammartino with 4,912,808. The Italian player who plays from Austria is no stranger to anyone in the poker world. He already has 3 SCOOP titles which he won in 2016 ($718,218) and 2019 ($26,250 & $56,203). He also won a WCOOP in 2019 for $371,187 and with over $14.5 million in scores in live tournament, he has more than enough experience to battle on this tough final table.
Sammartino is joined on the final table by some of the best players that can be found in the poker scene. Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian, Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski, Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez, Bruno "great dant" Volkmann, Michael "imluckbox" Addamo, Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika, Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress, and Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos will all be present once action resumes.
SCOOP-53-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller] Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dario "Secret_M0d3" Sammartino | Italy | 4,912,808 | 82 |
| 2 | Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian | Russia | 4,482,794 | 75 |
| 3 | Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski | Brazil | 4,069,565 | 68 |
| 4 | Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez | Uruguay | 3,718,329 | 62 |
| 5 | Bruno "great dant" Volkmann | Brazil | 3,689,141 | 61 |
| 6 | Michael "imluckbox" Addamo | Australia | 3,318,199 | 55 |
| 7 | Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika | Belarus | 3,009,636 | 50 |
| 8 | Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress | Canada | 2,279,659 | 38 |
| 9 | Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | Spain | 1,019,869 | 17 |
Many familiar names took a seat during the first hours of the day but many of them also fell before the money stages were reached. The only PokerStars Ambassador to take a shot today was Sam "SamSquid" Grafton. He lost the biggest part of his stack to Ilya "thienlao21" Korobkin when he four-bet shoved with tens and got called by kings. He then lost the remainder to Marius "DEX888" Gierse.
Sammartino doubled to the chip lead at the start of the bubble but lost it a few times along the way to end up with it again in the end. The 50-minute bubble was also burst by the Italian when he shoved on the five-jack-seven-ace-eight board with jack-eight for two pair. Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon had called with nine-seven for the flopped pair of sevens to bust.
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph,"mrG01R4NG", Andras "probirs" Nemeth, Tauan "kylix42" Naves, and "DingeBrinker" all busted and cashed before "Prof. Hitman" bubbled the final table when they got their short stack in with pocket treys against the ace-six of Dzivielevski who rivered a flush.
Plan for Day 2
When the nine players return, they have already secured at least $17,757 but will all be eyeing that first-place prize of $118,648 plus all the possible bounties. The final table will resume on Saturday, April 17 at 7:05 p.m. CEST and finish the last 14 minutes of Level 22 which features a small blind of 30,000, a big blind of 60,000, and a running ante of 7,500. The level duration will then be increased to 30 minutes each.
The tournament will be played out under the watchful eyes of the Twitch and YouTube communities of PokerStars as cards-up coverage will be broadcasted with a 30-minute security delay with commentary provided by James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton.
PokerNews will be there too from the start to bring you all the action so make sure to follow along with all the exciting updates!
This is what they are all still battling for when they come back:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $118,648 |
| 2 | $118,648 |
| 3 | $80,262 |
| 4 | $62,187 |
| 5 | $48,182 |
| 6 | $37,331 |
| 7 | $28,923 |
| 8 | $22,410 |
| 9 | $17,757 |
Level 22
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,912,808 | |
|
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|
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4,482,794 | |
|
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4,069,565 | |
|
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3,718,329 | |
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3,689,141 | |
|
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3,318,199 | |
|
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3,009,636 | |
|
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2,279,659 | |
|
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1,019,869 | |
Level 22
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
"Prof. Hitman" shoved from under the gun for 448,692 and the action folded to Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski in the big blind who made the call.
"Prof. Hitman": 
Yuri "theNERDguy" Dzivielevski: 
The board ran out 
for "Prof. Hitman" to stay ahead until the river when Dzivielevski hit the flush to burst the final table bubble.
The nine remaining players are now done for today as the final table has been reached which will resume on Saturday, April 17.
A recap and the full chip counts are to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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4,482,794
82,500
|
82,500 |
|
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4,069,565
609,692
|
609,692 |
|
|
3,689,141
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
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2,279,659
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 22
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo raised to 120,000 from under the gun and was called by Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika in the cutoff and Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos in the big blind.
They all checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. It was checked around once more for the 
to complete the board. Mateos fired a bet of 218,025 over the line which was called by all. Mateos tabled the 
for Addamo to show the 
for two pair but ultimately it was Boika who would claim the pot with the 
for the higher two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,912,808
-193,500
|
-193,500 |
|
|
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|
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3,718,329
-186,900
|
-186,900 |
|
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3,318,199
15,975
|
15,975 |
|
|
3,009,636
830,950
|
830,950 |
|
|
1,019,869
-466,525
|
-466,525 |
Level 22
: 30,000/60,000, 7,500 ante
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress raised to 132,000 from under the gun and was called by both Bruno "great dant" Volkmann and Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian in the blinds.
They all checked through the 
flop to the 
on the turn. They all checked again for the 
to complete the board. Volkmann bet 290,445 which only Dvoress called. Volkmann tabled the for Dvoress to scoop the pot with the 
for the higher kickers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,294
-408,500
|
-408,500 |
|
|
3,704,141
-78,945
|
-78,945 |
|
|
3,459,873 | |
|
|
2,384,659
1,044,445
|
1,044,445 |
|
|
463,692
-665,500
|
-665,500 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 7,500
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez raised to 100,000 from the button and Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos three-bet to 450,000 from the small blind. Michael "imluckbox" Addamo four-bet shoved for 1,586,112 from the big blind for Benitez to fold and Mateos to call.
Michael "imluckbox" Addamo: 
Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos: 
The board ran out 
for Addamo to double up with the higher kickers.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,106,308
421,000
|
421,000 |
|
|
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|
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3,905,229
205,975
|
205,975 |
|
|
3,302,224
1,558,137
|
1,558,137 |
|
|
2,178,686
-587,000
|
-587,000 |
|
|
1,486,394
-1,598,112
|
-1,598,112 |
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
As there are ten players left in the field, hand-for-hand play has started for the final table bubble.
Level 21
: 25,000/50,000, 6,000 ante
"DingeBrinker" raised to 110,000 from the hijack and Michael "imluckbox" Addamo called on the button. Dario "Secret_M0d3" Sammartino three-bet shoved from the big blind with the bigger stack. "DingeBrinker" called for the 1,518,024 they had behind while Addamo folded.
"DingeBrinker": 
Dario "Secret_M0d3" Sammartino: 
The board ran out 
for Sammartino to stay ahead and even improve to a straight on the turn to eliminate "DingeBrinker" in eleventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,685,308
1,954,024
|
1,954,024 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,699,254
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
3,084,506
-43,000
|
-43,000 |
|
|
2,765,686
-204,000
|
-204,000 |
|
|
1,744,087
-264,000
|
-264,000 |
|
Busted | |