SCOOP-52-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $2M Gtd
Day 2 Completed
PokerStars SCOOP 2020
SCOOP-52-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller], $2M Gtd
Day: 2
Event Info
Level 29
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer has just done it, he took down the PokerStars 2020 SCOOP 52-H: $25,000 Super High Roller for $521,598 by defeating Andras "probirs" Nemeth heads-up in a field of 89 entries which created a prize pool of $2,182,725.
O'Dwyer has already collected over $6 million in online cashes and $30 million in live tournament cashes, this poker superstar has been around for a while and can always be found at the top of the results in any of the tournaments around the world and online.
Nemeth adds $403,096 to his bankroll and some more money went to Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou, Joao "Naza114" Vieira, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi, Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin, Ole "wizowizo" Schemion, Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz, Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden, and Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky.
PokerStars SCOOP-52-H: $25,000 Super High Roller Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer | Ireland | $521,598 |
| 2 | Andras "probirs" Nemeth | Hungary | $403,096 |
| 3 | Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou | Macau | $311,517 |
| 4 | Joao "Naza114" Vieira | Portugal | $240,744 |
| 5 | Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi | United Kingdom | $186,049 |
| 6 | Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin | Russia | $143,781 |
| 7 | Ole "wizowizo" Schemion | Germany | $111,115 |
| 8 | Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz | Germany | $85,871 |
| 9 | Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden | Finland | $68,778 |
| 10 | Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky | Canada | $55,088 |
| 11 | Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams | Canada | $55,088 |
Before the Final Table
Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams was eliminated as the first player in the money yesterday so he couldn't join in with the fun today. The ten remaining players returned at 1 p.m. EST today to immediately play for the final table bubble with O'Dwyer doubling up first before Sulsky left before the final table was reached. He shoved his last eight big blinds in with nine-eight and was called by O'Dwyer who held ace-seven. Sulsky turned a pair of eights but O'Dwyer rivered top pair to get the field to the final table.
From Nine to Three Players
Nemeth came into Day 2 with the chip lead and only increased it throughout the day. Three players went into the final table with stacks worth 20 big blinds or fewer so they were all waiting for the right spot before putting their tournament lives at risk. Holz tripled up while behind with queen-ten against the kings of Shakerchi and the tens of Nemeth when he flopped trips. But Vousden was the one to leave the final table first when he got his queen-ten in and was looked up by Buldygin who held ace six.
Two hands later, Holz was eliminated when he ran his pocket deuces into the ace-seven of Shakerchi. Twenty minutes later, Schemion busted in a monster pot when he held pocket kings and five-bet shoved after O'Dwyer has already four-bet shoved with ace-queen. Nemeth called both with pocket aces and the bigger stack but saw the flop come queen-queen-jack for him to pay O'Dwyer the double-up but claim the remainder of Schemion's stack.
A few hands later, Buldygin three-bet shoved with ace-trey and was called by Zhou who held king-eight. The kings on the flop and turn meant the end of Buldygin's tournament life. It would then take 40 minutes before Shakerchi was eliminated. He got all his chips in with king-nine and was called by Zhou who had the rockets to send Shakerchi packing. Vieira left immediately after when he shoved with ace-seven and Nemeth called with king-nine. They both flopped a pair but Nemeth was ahead with the kings and stayed there.
Three Hours For a New Champion
Three-handed play would last almost 150 minutes with O'Dwyer doubling up through Nemeth first to take away his chip lead, Zhou then kept adding more chips to his stack before Nemeth doubled back up through O'Dwyer. The chips went flying around the table but O'Dwyer then took over the chip lead with Zhou and Nemeth hovering around the 5 million mark.
Nemeth doubled up with two pair while O'Dwyer missed his straight and flush draw to take the chip lead with Zhou as the shortest stack who ended up jamming with ace-jack. Nemeth called with queen-deuce and flopped trips before improving to a full house on the river. Nemeth went into the heads-up with a 2-1 chip lead but O'Dwyer doubled up once with jack-ten and two flopped pairs before the stacks evened out.
Nemeth was then left short when his pocket nines were ahead on the seven-five-four flop when O'Dywer had the open-ended straight draw but rivered the pair of kings to double up. He couldn't recover as in the final hand he called with ace-king while O'Dwyer had king-ten and rivered two pair on the deuce-seven-four-seven-ten board to end the tournament.
This is it for the Super High Roller action for today but stick around as there's still loads of SCOOP left to follow and the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to bring you all the updates!
Level 29
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer limped in on the button and Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou three-bet to 600,000 which O'Dwyer called.
The flop came 
, Nemeth bet 412,500 and O'Dwyer called.
The turn was the 
, Nemeth continued with a bet of 518,750 and O'Dwyer went along.
The 
completed the board on the river. Nemeth checked but then called for his last 2,322,262 with 
when O'Dwyer shoved but saw he was wrong as O'Dwyer held 
for the rivered two pair.
Nemeth finishes in second place for $403,096 while O'Dwyer walks away with the win and $521,598.
A recap is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,250,000
2,553,512
|
2,553,512 |
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Busted | |
Level 29
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer raised to 472,000 from the button and Andras "probirs" Nemeth three-bet to 2,000,000 which O'Dwyer called.
Nemeth continued with a bet of 1,600,000 on the 
flop and O'Dwyer responded with a shove for 7,823,244 which Nemeth called.
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer: 
Andras "probirs" Nemeth: 
Nemeth held the overpair and O'Dwyer was sitting on an open-ended straight draw.
The turn was the 
which didn't change things but the on the river gave O'Dwyer the higher pair to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,696,488
8,898,744
|
8,898,744 |
|
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2,553,512
-8,898,744
|
-8,898,744 |
Level 29
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer limped in on the button and Andras "probirs" Nemeth raised to 800,000 which O'Dwyer called.
The flop came 
, Nemeth continued with a bet of 544,500 and O'Dwyer raised to 1,400,000 which Nemeth called.
They both checked through the 
on the turn and on the 
on the river. Nemeth tabled 
for O'Dwyer to pick up the pot with 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,452,256
-3,977,000
|
-3,977,000 |
|
|
10,797,744
3,977,000
|
3,977,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Andras "probirs" Nemeth shoved from the button and Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer called for the 3,385,372 he had behind.
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer: 
Andras "probirs" Nemeth:
The board ran out 
for O'Dwyer to flop two pair immediately to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,429,256
-4,085,372
|
-4,085,372 |
|
|
6,820,744
4,085,372
|
4,085,372 |
|
|
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Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Andras "probirs" Nemeth limped in on the button and Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer opted to check.
The flop came , O'Dwyer check-raised the 160,000 bet of Nemeth to 480,000 which Nemeth called.
The turn brought them the , O'Dwyer bet 923,200 and Nemeth called.
The river completed the board with the 
. O'Dwyer barreled a bet of 2,216,000 into the pot. Nemeth shoved for O'Dwyer to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
19,514,628
4,335,200
|
4,335,200 |
|
|
2,735,372
-4,335,200
|
-4,335,200 |
|
|
||
Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Andras "probirs" Nemeth shoved from the small blind and Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou called for the 2,100,220 he had behind.
Chun Lei "SamRostan" Zhou: 
Andras "probirs" Nemeth:
The board ran out 
for Nemeth to flop trip deuces and improve to a full house on the river to eliminate Zhou in third place for $311,517.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,179,428
2,307,334
|
2,307,334 |
|
|
7,070,572
1,212,886
|
1,212,886 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 28
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer raised to 528,000 from the small blind and Andras "probirs" Nemeth defended his big blind.
The flop came , O'Dwyer continued with a bet of 334,400 which Nemeth called.
The was brought on the turn for O'Dwyer to continue with a bet of 588,800. Nemeth raised it up to 1,600,000 for O'Dwyer to shove and Nemeth to call for the 5,543,647 he had behind.
Andras "probirs" Nemeth: 
Steve "Mr. Tim Caum" O'Dwyer:
Nemeth had turned two pair while O'Dwyer held a pair of sixes and was sitting on a straight and flush draw.
The river completed the board with the for Nemeth to hold and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,872,094
7,338,647
|
7,338,647 |
|
|
5,857,686
-7,865,111
|
-7,865,111 |
|
|
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3,520,220
576,464
|
576,464 |