Level: 40
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 75,000
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-02-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info
Level 39
: 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante
Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof remained the dominating chip leader and further cemented that with the elimination of second-placed "ale kmkz" who entered the hand with a near identical stack as "0m3rta".
An open-shove for just shy of 20 big blinds from under the gun by "ale kmkz" saw van Hoof reshove the small blind to create the following showdown.
"ale kmkz": 
Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof: 
The board came 
and that sent the Brazilian to the rail in 4th place for $41,384.36.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,631,707
13,916,539
|
13,916,539 |
|
|
9,508,069
-687,500
|
-687,500 |
|
5,360,224
-1,937,500
|
-1,937,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 39
: 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante
"Play4livin" patiently waited for another spot to get his chips in and ended up at risk against "ale kmkz" in yet another duel between them.
"Play4livin": 
"ale kmkz": 
As if the final table needed another dramatic runout, it was certainly delivered on the 
board. The king on the turn seemingly sealed the fate for "Play4livin" but he had the superior flush draw, instead the ace hit on the river.
With suddenly three even stacks at the bottom, it was Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof that ramped up the aggression and raked in several pots without showdown to cement his top spot until the next scheduled 5-minute break kicked off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,715,168
9,067,500
|
9,067,500 |
|
|
11,291,539
-2,942,612
|
-2,942,612 |
|
|
10,195,569
-7,367,500
|
-7,367,500 |
|
|
7,297,724
1,242,612
|
1,242,612 |
Level 39
: 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante
In a remarkable turn of events, Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof turned a mere four big blinds into the chip lead within a few minutes. He was first successful with a stop-and-go against "ale kmkz" when he just called a raise preflop and then successfully jammed a 
flop.
"ale kmkz" then jammed his next button into the two shorter stacks and van Hoof made the call with 
, which was ahead of 
. The 
board kept king-high in the lead.
The next all-in proved to be a tough one for van Hoof, who jammed the button for 19 big blinds with the 
and was called instantly by "ale kmkz" in the big blind with the . No ace from space in sight on the 
flop and turn ... but the struck on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,647,668
14,871,851
|
14,871,851 |
|
|
17,563,069
3,276,400
|
3,276,400 |
|
|
14,234,151
-14,490,251
|
-14,490,251 |
|
|
6,055,112
-3,658,000
|
-3,658,000 |
Level: 39
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 62,500
Level 38
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
"0m3rta" limp-called a raise to 1.4 million by chip leader "ale kmkz" and they checked the 
flop, "0m3rta" bet the 
turn for 930,000 and the call of "ale kmkz" followed. The river was checked and "ale kmkz" won the pot with 
versus ,
"0m3rta" won the chips and more back when he took on Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof two hands later. He raised the cutoff to 840,000 and van Hoof came along out of the big blind. What followed was a check-call by van Hoof for 644,800 on the flop and 2,325,024 on the turn.
After the 
river, van Hoof checked and used his time bank before folding to a shove of "0m3rta".
Disaster struck again the next hand for van Hoof when "Play4livin" jammed with and he isolated out of the small blind with . The kicker remained supreme on the below board to let "Play4livin escape once more when at risk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,724,402
1,880,000
|
1,880,000 |
|
|
14,286,669
3,737,824
|
3,737,824 |
|
|
9,713,112
2,458,556
|
2,458,556 |
|
|
4,775,817
-8,076,380
|
-8,076,380 |
Level 38
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
On short-handed play, the pressure kept mounting on "Play4livin" and he ultimately jammed the small blind and was instantly called by Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof in the big blind.
"Play4livin": 
Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof: 
The 
board lifted van Hoof into the lead after the flop but "Play4livin" spiked an ace to remain in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,844,402
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
12,852,197
-4,527,278
|
-4,527,278 |
|
|
10,548,845
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
7,254,556
3,227,278
|
3,227,278 |
Level 38
: 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof lost some chips to "0m3rta" and then won them back when he raised to 1.4 million in the small blind and picked up a call out of the big blind.
On the flop, van Hoof's continuation bet of 990,000 received a call and the same applied for the second barrel worth 1,643,400 on the turn. The river brought no betting action and for a pair of jacks was good enough for van Hoof.
"ale kmkz" then made two pair with on a board of and picked up five big blinds in total from van Hoof.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,444,402
2,180,000
|
2,180,000 |
|
|
17,379,475
597,900
|
597,900 |
|
|
10,648,845
-1,447,900
|
-1,447,900 |
|
|
4,027,278
-1,330,000
|
-1,330,000 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 37
: 175,000/350,000, 45,000 ante
The remaining four players are already back in action after the next scheduled 5-minute break and before they headed for refreshments, Jorryt "TheCleaner11" van Hoof had closed the gap to chip leader "ale kmkz".
In a battle big blind versus button, van Hoof defended against a raise and check-called a bet of 600,000 on the 
flop. He also check-called a larger second barrel worth 2,520,000 o the 
turn and the river was checked by both players.
While van Hoof had missed out on a flushdraw with 
, it still ended up as the best hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,264,402
-3,942,500
|
-3,942,500 |
|
|
16,781,575
4,162,500
|
4,162,500 |
|
|
12,096,745
-310,000
|
-310,000 |
|
|
5,357,278 |