2017 PokerStars SCOOP Day 13: A Thrill From Thursday
Day 13 of the 2017 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) saw 12 new champions crowned, including Malta��s ��B1GL1P$$$��, who took down the $2,100 Thursday Thrill Special Edition for $191,154, after a heads-up deal and a sizable bounty collection.
SCOOP-44-H saw the Thursday Thrill raise the buy-in to $2,100 and tag a guarantee of $1,000,000. A total of 861 runners gathered to fight for the prestigious title, boosting the prize pool to $1,722,000, which was then cut in half for the bounty pool.
The big story of the day was the play of Lithuania��s Mantas "bagoch" Bago?ius. Bago?ius sat second in chips when play resumed on Day 2 and quickly found the top spot, dominating the final stages. The two-time Sunday Million winner, who also has a TCOOP title and a Super Tuesday title, was the chip leader when the final table began and steam-rolled the field until play reached three-handed.
| Place | Name | Prize + Bounty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1GL1P$$$ | $137,092* + $54,062 |
| 2 | Mantas "bagoch" Bago?ius | $130,678* + $68,851 |
| 3 | Paris Dedes | $83,947.50 + $16,398 |
| 4 | Yakiddinme$62,853 + $16,750 | |
| 5 | Kurt ��kurt23x�� Fitzgerald | $44,341 + $17,218 |
| 6 | merla888 | $35,731 + $12,156 |
| 7 | FourSixFour | $27,121 + $22,781 |
| 8 | citramon65 | $19,028 + $15,984 |
| 9 | MakaRRRevich | $11,020 + $8,156 |
Impressively, Bago?ius built a bounty worth more than fourth-place money. Had the Lithuanian been able to complete a clean sweep of the final table, his bounty could have rivaled even second-place money.
When the final table formed, Bago?ius went to work. The two Russian players were Bago?ius��s first victims. Pocket eights were enough to best the ace-jack of ��MakaRRRevich�� but ��citramon65�� was able to double up, making a flush. A few hands later, Bago?ius was given another shot, this time holding ace-queen to citramon65��s king-queen. Bago?ius turned a broadway straight and held to avoid a chop.
Bago?ius made another broadway straight to deny the UK��s ��FourSixFour�� a second SCOOP 2017 title. FourSixFour moved all in preflop with pocket eights and Bago?ius put them at risk with ace-queen, turning broadway again.
A five-bet jam from ��merla888�� wasn��t enough to scare away Bago?ius, who made the call, putting the Belgian��s tourney life on the line. Bago?ius had ace-king of diamonds against pocket queens for merla88. Bago?ius paired his king on the flop and collected another bounty.
Almost an hour went by before the next casualty fell. A three-bet from Bago?ius was met by a shove from ��kurt23x�� and Bago?ius made the call. Once again, Bago?ius was against pocket queens, this time, holding ace-ten. An ace on the flop gave Bago?ius the edge and it held through the river.
An ill-timed shove from ��Yakiddinme�� spelled their departure in fourth. Bago?ius opened on the button with jacks and Yakiddinme moved all in from the big blind with two fours. Jacks held and three-handed play began. ��Paris Dedes�� was significantly short-stacked compared to his table mates when play resumed and tried to mount a comeback before running into B1GL1P$$$.
Paris Dedes attempted a bluff-shove to steal the pot from the big blind but the eventual champ had a hand. A very strong hand. Paris Dedes revealed eight-nine suited but his opponent had pocket queens. The flop gave Paris Dedes outs to a straight but two bricks sent him to the rail in third.
Once heads up, the two finalists quickly came to terms on a deal, chopping the prize pool almost evenly and leaving $10,000 to play for. It didn��t take long for B1GL1P$$$ to close the gap and take over the chip lead. The two battled for a little more than an hour before B1GL1P$$$ won the final hand.
Both players had flopped a pair of fours on a four-five-five flop and all the chips went in. B1GL1P$$$, fortunately, had Bago?ius slightly out-kicked, his ace-four just enough to best the king-four of Bago?ius.
SCOOP NEWS AND NOTES
The current No. 1 ranked online player in the world according to PocketFives, Niklas ��Lena900�� Astedt, picked up another title, claiming victory in SCOOP-48-M 5-Card NLO8 for $22,457. ... Canadian-based player, ��Antonio7��, took the top honors in SCOOP-48-H, collecting $62,160. ... ��U1ker�� denied Chance ��ChanceCU�� Kornuth a second title in as many days, winning SCOOP-45-H 5-Card Draw for $23,980. ... Arne "juarnes" Coulier also found the tip of the pedestal, earning *$82,574 for a win in SCOOP-43-H NLHE Deep Stacks.
DAY 4 SCOOP WINNERS
| Event | Buy-In | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #43 NLHE Deep Stacks-L | $5.50 | $73,495 | CaptanPoker | $8,610 |
| #43 NLHE Deep Stacks-M | $55 | $274,950 | dodgethis12 | $43,567 |
| #43 NLHE Deep Stacks-H | $530 | $562,000 | Arne "juarnes" Coulier | *$82,574 |
| #44 NLHE Progressive KO-L | $27 | $297,865 | ShootTheSky | $19,782 |
| #44 NLHE Progressive KO-M | $215 | $756,000 | pabritz | $59,346 |
| #44 NLHE Thursday Thrill SE-H | $2,100 | $1,722,000 | B1GL1P$$$ | *$137,092 |
| #45 NL 5-Card Draw-L | $11 | $24,450 | Florian d2 | $3,852 |
| #45 NL 5-Card Draw-M | $109 | $40,800 | Vensker | *$6,618 |
| #45 NL 5-Card Draw-H | $1,050 | $88,000 | u1ker | $23,980 |
| #48 5-Card NLO8-L | $11 | $50,990 | Florian d2 | *$5,979 |
| #48 5-Card NLO8-M | $109 | $136,100 | Lena900 | $22,457 |
| #48 5-Card NLO8-H | $1,050 | $296,000 | Antonio7 | $62,160 |
*Deal made at the final table
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