SCOOP-92-L: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $3M Gtd
Day 4 Completed
SCOOP-92-L: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $3M Gtd
Day 4 Completed
It was a quick final table, but a long heads up as "Cantaloupe91" from Greece parlayed their second place stack from the start of the day into a SCOOP title and $376,087 a few hours later. Over the course of the four day SCOOP-92-L: $109 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], they outlasted 38,913 total entries, ending Day 3 second in chips out of the final nine. The massive field blew past the guarantee, putting $3,891,300 into the middle for prizes.
This score looks to be huge for them. PokerNews shows about $6,000 in previous wins for "Cantaloupe91" from SCOOP this year and last, and PocketFives shows a $3,776 win in a recent Bounty Builder $215, but this win looks to dwarf those previous results.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Cantaloupe91 | Greece | $376,087 |
2 | Essa_mania | United Kingdom | $265,914 |
3 | carafalo | Brazil | $188,029 |
4 | mr_suspekt | Sweden | $132,956 |
5 | tomekato | Argentina | $94,014 |
6 | MagnatG | Russia | $66,478 |
7 | Lmao7 | Finland | $47,007 |
8 | Lordof0512 | Austria | $33,239 |
9 | ticascr | Costa Rica | $23,503 |
Chip counts were a bit top heavy heading into today's final table with the top three players holding more than two-thirds of the chips, and two of those top stacks ended up battling for the win. "Lordof0512", who started the day third in chips, wasn't so lucky after waking up with queens, but running into ace-king for "Essa_mania" in a double knock-out hand just a few minutes into the day's play.
The fast action continued, and before the first break of the day they were down to just three players left in action. "carafalo" was eliminated in third shortly after the first break was over, to set up heads up action between the two biggest stacks to start the day.
While the first seven eliminations went quickly, heads up play was a grueling battle nearly two hours long. Both players held the chip lead several times during heads up play, and the each had at least one chance to end it all. In the end, it took five full levels of heads up play to finally determine a winner in this one.
Most of the final damage to "Essa_mania" was done in a hand where they bluffed river and got called by "Cantaloupe91" with a rivered king. That left "Essa_mania" very short, and all the chips went in the next hand, losing with ace-jack against the queen-deuce for "Cantaloupe91" that rivered a straight.
"Essa_mania" won $265,914 for second place, while the SCOOP title and $376,087 went to "Cantaloupe91" for the win.
After "Cantaloupe91" spent a few hands chipping away relentlessly to increase their lead, most of the damage was done in the second last hand of the night. "Essa_mania" raised to 24 million, and "Cantaloupe91" called to . They both checked to the turn, but when "Cantaloupe91" checked, "Essa_mania" bet 24 million and got called. "Cantaloupe91" check-called again for 60 million on the river.
"Cantaloupe91":
"Essa_mania":
Board:
The left "Essa_mania" with just 73 million chips, which went in the next hand where they busted with against when "Cantaloupe91" rivered a straight with their queen. Second place was worth $265,914.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cantaloupe91 |
972,825,000
434,452,696
|
434,452,696 |
Essa_mania | Busted |
"Cantaloupe91" doubled into a small lead in the last hand before break when their kings held for a pot worth more than half the chips in play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cantaloupe91 |
538,372,304
251,786,152
|
251,786,152 |
Essa_mania |
434,542,696
-251,696,152
|
-251,696,152 |
"Cantaloupe91" raised to 26.4 million, then called when "Essa_mania" three-bet to 64.8 million. The flop was and "Essa_mania" bet 42 million. "Cantaloupe91" called to the turn, then bet 81.6 million when "Essa_mania" checked. "Essa_mania" called and they both checked the river. "Essa_mania" turned over aces and won the pot to take a big lead again.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Essa_mania |
686,238,848
188,280,000
|
188,280,000 |
Cantaloupe91 |
286,586,152
-188,280,000
|
-188,280,000 |
Level: 68
Blinds: 6,000,000/12,000,000
Ante: 1,500,000
"Cantaloupe91" raised to 22 million, and "Essa_mania" called to the flop. "Essa_mania" check-called for 14.88 million, and did it again for 76.2 million on the turn. They both checked the river, and "Essa_mania" took it down with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Essa_mania |
497,958,848
147,640,030
|
147,640,030 |
Cantaloupe91 |
474,866,152
-147,640,000
|
-147,640,000 |
"Cantaloupe91" took a pot of more than 400 million on the river with a less than half-pot shove that didn't get called.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cantaloupe91 |
622,506,152
236,170,000
|
236,170,000 |
Essa_mania |
350,318,818
-236,170,030
|
-236,170,030 |
"Cantaloupe91" raised to 22 million and "Essa_mania" called. They both checked the flop, and "Essa_mania" bet 20 million on the turn. "Cantaloupe91" raised to 60 million and got called. The river came and "Essa_mania" fired again, getting the call, and the win with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Essa_mania |
586,488,848
459,450,000
|
459,450,000 |
Cantaloupe91 |
386,336,152
-459,450,000
|
-459,450,000 |
Level: 67
Blinds: 5,000,000/10,000,000
Ante: 1,250,000