SCOOP event 21-L can easily be cataloged as a who’s who in online HU play. 1550 of the very best players online duked it out in this HU shootout tournament. The field was large, but this was definitely not an indication of an easy ride for tough players within. Instead, wherever they turned there was another tough player licking his/her chops for a chance at decapitating (poker-wise) the opponent, executioner style.
Every single player in this event had some sort of accolades to show for; there were almost no fish at all in such a huge turnout, which is pretty much unprecedented.
Among the more recognized names that had deep runs we have PokerStars Pro JC Alvarado (209), All_in_at420 (212), Chris ‘Moorman1′ Moorman (175), Jon ‘Pearljammer’ Turner (154), ftr’s own ‘DaPokerGun’ (145), 4pils&1pizza 먹튀검증 (117, you will see this name later too) and Chancew (29).
Detailed coverage continues from the 8th spot onward.
8th: Standard.
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THAY3R (t5628)
xxfaji (t4372)
Preflop:
THAY3R bets t160, xxfaji calls t80
Flop: (t340) 3, 5, 4 (2 players)
xxfaji checks, THAY3R bets t240, xxfaji raises to t620, THAY3R raises to t5458 (All-In), xxfaji calls t3582 (All-In)
Turn: (t8744) A (2 players, 2 all-in)
River: (t8744) A (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: t8744
Results:
THAY3R had J, J (two pair, Aces and Jacks).
xxfaji had 5, 4 (two pair, Aces and fives).
Outcome: THAY3R won t8744
And xxfaji’s great run ends in 8th and he pockets $10,626.25 for his play tonight. Congrats!
7th: vluff got into a very deep hole very quickly. He tried valiantly to get out of it, but fell short:
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vluff (t3080)
BobbyFi (t6920)
Preflop:
vluff bets t240, BobbyFi raises to t600, vluff raises to t3065 (All-In), BobbyFi calls t2465
Flop: (t6160) A, Q, 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: (t6160) K (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: (t6160) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: t6160
Results:
vluff had 8, 8 (two pair, eights and sevens).
BobbyFi had K, K (full house, Kings over sevens).
Outcome: BobbyFi won t6160
vluff goes home in 7th, and pockets $10,626.25. Not bad at all!
6th: Jakivi corralled 20Shark, and then proceded to end his misery swiftly:
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Jakivi (t7040)
20shark (t2960)
Preflop:
20shark bets t360, Jakivi raises to t960, 20shark calls t600
Flop: (t1950) 5, A, 5 (2 players)
Jakivi bets t6065 (All-In), 20shark calls t1985 (All-In)
Turn: (t5920) J (2 players, 2 all-in)
River: (t5920) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: t5920
Results:
20shark had 8, 8 (two pair, eights and fives).
Jakivi had J, 3 (two pair, Jacks and fives).
Outcome: Jakivi won t5920
20Shark also pockets $10,626.25 for his strong 6th place finish. Congrats!
5th: ‘blakeb0921′ worked up a good 4:1 chip advantage vs ‘johngolf2000.’ On the last hand, he caught one of those nasty miracle turns to finish him off:
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blakeb0921 (t8082)
johngolf2000 (t1918)
Preflop:
johngolf2000 bets t1888 (All-In), blakeb0921 calls t1638
Flop: (t3836) 7, K, 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: (t3836) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: (t3836) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: t3836
Results:
johngolf2000 had 8, Q (high card, King).
blakeb0921 had 2, K (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: blakeb0921 won t3836
‘johngolf2000′ is the last elimination in the $10,626.25 range. Still not bad for an afternoon of work! Congrats!
4th: ‘THAY3R’ put all his money on an OESD that did not come through:
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THAY3R (t5233)
blakeb0921 (t4767)
Preflop:
THAY3R bets t160, blakeb0921 raises to t438, THAY3R calls t278
Flop: (t896) 6, 3, 5 (2 players)
blakeb0921 bets t505, THAY3R raises to t1505, blakeb0921 raises to t4319 (All-In), THAY3R calls t2814
Turn: (t9534) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: (t9534) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: t9534
Results:
THAY3R had 4, 4 (two pair, fives and fours).
blakeb0921 had 7, 6 (two pair, sixes and fives).
Outcome: blakeb0921 won t9534
This crippling blow proved too much for him, and he was eliminated shortly thereafter in 4th place, earning $21,312.50 for his showing tonight.
3rd: ‘Jakivi’ devastated ‘BobbyFi’ with this blue river:
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Jakivi (t4800)
BobbyFi (t5200)
Preflop:BobbyFi bets t160, Jakivi calls t80
Flop: (t340) 5, Q, 5 (2 players)
Jakivi checks, BobbyFi bets t240, Jakivi raises to t640, BobbyFi raises to t5030 (All-In), Jakivi calls t3990 (All-In)
Turn: (t9600) A (2 players, 2 all-in)
River: (t9600) 6 (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: t9600
Results:
BobbyFi had Q, J (two pair, Queens and fives).
Jakivi had 10, J (flush, Queen high).
Outcome: Jakivi won t9600
BobbiFi got eliminated on the next hand and also earned $21,312.50 for his showing tonight.
HU: The stage was set for the final table. Of the huge 1500-strong field, only two gladiators remained. Because this was a shootout event, both players would start out the final table with exactly the same amount of chips, so it was basically all for grabs. The players briefly discussed a chop, but no agreement was reached and both players therefore simply went for the win.
The match lasted for approximately 25 minutes, and then this gem happened:
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blakeb0921 (t5942)
Jakivi (t4058)
Preflop:
blakeb0921 bets t222, Jakivi calls t122
Flop: (t464) 2, 4, 10 (2 players)
Jakivi checks, blakeb0921 bets t236, Jakivi calls t236
Turn: (t936) 9 (2 players)
Jakivi checks, blakeb0921 bets t688, Jakivi calls t688
River: (t2312) 8 (2 players)
Jakivi bets t2902 (All-In), blakeb0921 calls t2902
Total pot: t8116
Results:
blakeb0921 had 4, 10 (two pair, tens and fours).
Jakivi had 8, 3 (one pair, eights).
Outcome: blakeb0921 won t8116
‘Jakivi”s good run was ended by ‘blakeb0921.’ ‘Jakivi’ took home $34,875 for his play tonight, which in and of itself is a nice chunk of change. ‘blakeb0921′ is our SCOOP 21-L event winner, taking home bragging rights and $65,875 in cold hard cash.