SCOOP-72-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd
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PokerStars SCOOP 2021
SCOOP-72-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
The final table of the 2021 PokerStars SCOOP-72-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max] is slated to resume at 7:05 p.m. CEST with Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet holding the chip lead with 8,218,008 in chips. Day 1 attracted 73 unique players who reentered 47 times to get 120 entries in total. A prize pool of $1,200,000 was amassed with the lion's share of it being awarded today.
But Van Fleet won't be cruising to an easy win as some of the elite of the poker world will be joining him on the final table. Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker, Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, Bruno "great dant" Volkmann, Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger, Damian "pampa27" Salas, Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang, and Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi will all be doing their utmost to try and claim the victory for themselves.
SCOOP-72-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max] Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet | United States | 8,218,008 | 117 |
| 2 | Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker | Austria | 4,500,710 | 64 |
| 3 | Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski | Poland | 3,497,249 | 50 |
| 4 | Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph | Germany | 3,209,228 | 46 |
| 5 | Bruno "great dant" Volkmann | Brazil | 2,975,773 | 43 |
| 6 | Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger | Switzerland | 2,754,018 | 39 |
| 7 | Damian "pampa27" Salas | Argentina | 2,134,828 | 30 |
| 8 | Christoph "26071985" Vogelsang | Germany | 1,766,062 | 25 |
| 9 | Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 944,124 | 13 |
Van Fleet has no SCOOP titles yet and neither do Loeliger, Salas, and Vogelsang but Muehloecker, Malinowski, and Volkmann each have one while Rudolph holds two of them, but Shakerchi takes the cake with a whopping five SCOOP wins. Will someone win their maiden title today or will someone just simply add another one to their resume?
When action resumes, they will finish the remainder of Level 23 which features a small blind of 35,000, a big blinds of 70,000, and a running ante of 8,750. After that level, the duration will increase to 30 minutes each until the end.
Cards-up coverage will be provided on the PokerStars Twitch and YouTube channels with commentary provided by James Hartigan & Joe Stapleton who will be joined by special guests.There will be a 30-minute security delay but the commentary will be live.
PokerNews will be here to bring you the updates on a similar delay so follow along for all the action.
This is what the nine remaining players are still playing for:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $263,023 |
| 2 | $203,788 |
| 3 | $157,893 |
| 4 | $122,334 |
| 5 | $94,783 |
| 6 | $73,437 |
| 7 | $56,899 |
| 8 | $44,085 |
| 9 | $34,931 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 35,000/70,000
Ante: 8,750
Level 23
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
Play has resumed with around one minute left in the level.
Level 23
: 35,000/70,000, 8,750 ante
Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and Damian "pampa27" Salas defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Salas check-called the 196,875 continuation-bet of Loeliger.
The turn was the 
, Salas checked again and Loeliger fired a bet of 551,250 out for Salas to give up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,200,508
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
||
|
4,483,210
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
|
3,479,749
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
|
3,375,478
166,250
|
166,250 |
|
3,187,143
433,125
|
433,125 |
|
2,958,273
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
|
1,780,453
-354,375
|
-354,375 |
|
1,643,562
-122,500
|
-122,500 |
|
891,624
-52,500
|
-52,500 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 24
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger raised to 160,000 from the hijack and Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski defended his big blind.
The flop came 
, Malinowski check-called the 315,000 continuation-bet of Loeliger.
The turn was the 
, both players checked to the 
on the river. Malinowski fired a bet of 1,620,000 into the pot for Loeliger to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,190,508
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,473,210
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
4,074,749
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
|
3,365,478
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
2,948,273
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
2,702,143
-485,000
|
-485,000 |
|
|
1,730,453
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
1,633,562
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
881,624
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level 24
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Wiktor "Iimitless" Malinowski raised to 176,000 from the button and Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker opted to defend his big blind.
The flop came 
, they both checked to the 
on the turn. Muehloecker checked again. This time, Malinowski bet 303,660 and got called.
The river completed the board with the 
and they both decided to check. Muehloecker tabled the 
for the pair of sevens but Malinowski held the 
for the higher pair and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,170,508
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,584,409
509,660
|
509,660 |
|
|
3,973,550
-499,660
|
-499,660 |
|
|
3,475,478
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
2,928,273
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
2,682,143
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
1,710,453
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
1,613,562
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
861,624
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level 24
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet raised to 240,000 from the small blind and Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger called in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Van Fleet continued with a bet of 160,000 which Loeliger called.
The turn was the and Van Fleet continued with a bet of 520,000 and got called again.
The river completed the board with the 
and Van Fleet put Loeliger all-in who opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,070,508
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,554,409
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
3,903,550
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
3,898,678
423,200
|
423,200 |
|
|
2,535,073
-393,200
|
-393,200 |
|
|
1,732,143
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
|
|
1,680,453
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
1,583,562
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
1,041,624
180,000
|
180,000 |
Level 24
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger shoved from the cutoff for 2,032,143 and Damian "pampa27" Salas called from the big blind for the 1,330,453 he had behind.
Damian "pampa27" Salas: 
Linus "LLinusLLove" Loeliger:
The board ran out 
for Salas to hold with the higher kickers to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,880,508
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,524,409
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
3,873,550
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
3,868,678
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
2,790,906
1,110,453
|
1,110,453 |
|
|
2,505,073
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
1,963,562
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
891,624
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
701,690
-1,030,453
|
-1,030,453 |