If a drowning anthill was having a rave, it might probably seem like Event #45-M.

The tournament featured enough modifiers to form a sophisticated sentence and every one made the tournament go by faster. The 3-Max, Turbo, Progressive Knockoout, Zoom event played down from 2,032 players to a winner in exactly four hours. 

The last ant standing victoriously atop the sunken hill was HU4FU, who won $46,015.56 + $3,894.63 in bounties for taking down the tournament. It was the biggest chunk of both prize pools, which totaled $406,400.00.

It was a good looking pool for only a few hours' work and 14 PokerStars Pros joined the madness. Two cashed and Johnny Lodden made it the deepest. Lodden finished 129th and won $499.38 + $241.87 in bounties.

The big bucks were up top though. The overall 62 players were guaranteed a four-digit payout and the general five were guaranteed $10,705. 

By the time that section of the tournament rolled around, HU4FU had already amassed an incredible lead. HU4FU then burst the overall table bubble with pocket aces and accumulated 75 percent of the chips in play.

The final table

Seat 1: HU4FU -- 15,203,100Seat 2: elAsdespadas -- 2,281,198Seat 3: sava-lenivec -- 2,835,702

HU4FU jammed from the small blind at the second hand of play and elAsdespadas called all-in.

elAsdespadas was within the lead with A♣3♦ while HU4FU showed J♥8♦. The 6♦T♦5♣Q♠2♦ board missed both players and elAsdespadas' Ace-high took the pot. elAsdespadas doubled to 4.5 million and HU4FU dropped to 13.1 million.

Players didn't see a flop for the following seven hands and decided to strike a deal. 

At the time of the deal, the counts were:

HU4FU -- 14,451,902elAsdespadas -- 3,482,396sava-lenivec -- 2,385,702

The host gave players payouts according to ICM, but HU4FU wanted more. HU4FU asked both players for a complete of $1,100. elAsdespadas and sava-lenivec agreed and so they each gave HU4FU an additional $550.

The final deal came out to:

HU4FU: $41,015.56elAsdespadas: $26,495.14sava-lenivec: $23,350.66

Left for first: $5,000

Players agreed at the deal and the tournament went on for an additional nine hands. 

In hand 4 AD (After Deal), elAsdespadas moved all-in from the button and sava-lenivec called all-in for twenty-four. million from the small blind. HU4FU thought for a bit of but then folded.

elAsdespadas showed A♦2♦ while sava-lenivec tabled Q♣T♣. The 4♥A♠5♠ flop brought elAsdespadas the Ace of spades, but a K♣ and a J♣ came at the turn and river to provide sava-lenivec a broadway straight. 

sava-lenivec doubled to 5.0 million while elAsdespadas was left with 646,694. 

sava-lenivec moved all-in the next hand, HU4FU folded and elAsdespadas called. elAsdespadas showed a lowly 5♠3♣ and sava-lenivec had a dominating K♣3♠. The K♥A♥A♦7♣T♣ board brought sava-lenivec a king and elAsdespadas was out.

elAsdespadas won $26,495.14 + $1,731.16 in bounties for finishing 3rd and the tournament went heads up.

Heads up

HU4FU -- 14,456,902sava-lenivec -- 5,863,098

The world of Event #45-M came to an end available 9 AD. sava-lenivec raised to 560,000 and HU4FU re-raised to fourteen. million. sava-lenivec called and a 4♣3♣5♦ flop hit the board. HU4FU bet 1.2 million and sava-lenivec moved all-in for 4.5 million. sava-lenivec showed top-pair with 5♠2♠, but HU4FU tabled an overpair, Q♦Q♣.

A 9♣ came at the turn and a K♣ ended the tournament. sava-lenivec won the agreed-upon $23,350.66 + $2,509 in bounties for finishing 2nd while HU4FU took the title and $46,015.56 + $3,894.63 in bounties.

SCOOP-45-M ($215 NLHE 3-Max, Turbo, Progressive Knockout, Zoom) resultsEntrants: 2,032Total prize pool: $406,400Places paid: 251

1. HU4FU (Sweden) $46,015.56 + $3,894.63 in bounties*2. sava-lenivec (Russia) $23,350.66 + $2,509.46 in bounties*3. elAsdespadas (Argentina) $26,495.14 + $1,731.16 in bounties*

*Reflects the result of a three-way deal that left $5,000 in play for the winner.

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