PokerStars SCOOP 2020

SCOOP-73-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday Warm-Up SE], $750K Gtd
Day: 1
Event Info

PokerStars SCOOP 2020

Final Results
Winner
Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$177,965
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Entries
501
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
175,000 / 350,000
Ante
45,000

Luca Calls Higgins' River Bluff Sharpish to Attain Solid Chip Lead

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

Already sporting a million-chip plus stack, Ivan "Negriin" Luca played a chunky pot against Simon "Simon1471" Higgins (who dominated the early stages of this event) coming out on top and extending his lead to over 400,000 more than the nearest stacked player. Luca called Higgins' preflop button open to 21,000 from the big blind, seeing a {6-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Diamonds} heads up flop. Luca check-raised Higgins' min-bet on the flop to 37,500; call. On the {j-Spades} turn, Luca checked and Higgins bet again, this time 62,040. Luca called. The river brought the {3-Hearts} and another check from Luca. This time Higgins fired 120,358, just under half his remaining chips. Luca called quickly, showing {9-Spades}{5-Spades} for the turned flush, while Higgins showed {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} which had failed to dislodge his opponent from the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan "Negriin" Luca
Ivan "Negriin" Luca
1,551,607
1,551,607
1,551,607
Simon "Simon1471" Higgins
Simon "Simon1471" Higgins
132,280
-295,650
-295,650

Tags: Ivan "Negriin" LucaSimon "Simon1471" Higgins