Record Breaker: Benny Glaser Becomes SCOOP's All-Time Number One

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Benny Glaser

Nobody would ever deny that Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser is one of the best all-round poker players of his generation, if not all-time. Glaser always shines during the PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP), capturing ten titles btween 2016 and 2023. Now, Glaser is SCOOP's all-time leader regarding titles won because he bagged the 11th SCOOP title of his illustrious career on May 18.

Glaser was one of 2,679 entrants in SCOOP 75-L: $55 NLHE Turbo, a tournament with a $133,950 prize pool. Although Glaser is best known for his mixed game prowess, his No-Limit Hold'em game is also razor sharp, evidenced by his battling his way through this huge crowd and helping himself to the $19,590 top prize.

The British superstar defeated Brazilian "tenentelima" heads-up to get his hands on his record-breaking 11th SCOOP title, pushing him one win above legendary figures Calvin "cal42688" Anderson and Andre "Premove" Skvortsov.

The SCOOP League points Glaser collected for this latest impressive victory have pushed him to seventh in the individual standings, and helped Team Lex forge a 1,505 lead over the chasing pack.

SCOOP 75-L: $55 NLHE Turbo Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Benny "RunGodlike" GlaserUnited Kingdom$19,590
2tenentelimaBrazil$13,963
3placmanPoland$9,953
4777ANTONY777Ukraine$7,095
5nabihcuryBrazil$5,057
6sonic257Kazahkstan$3,605
77deuceteksitUnited Kingdom$2,569
8twoniorBrazil$1,831
9KurfurstAustria$1,305

Glaser's SCOOP Titles

Glaser won his first SCOOP title in 2016, coming out on top in the $2,100 Stud Hi-Lo event. He drew a rare blank in 2017 before capturing another SCOOP title in 2018, and has won at least one SCOOP event every year since, including three in 2023.

This will not be Glaser's last SCOOP win, and it probably won't be his last in the 2024 SCOOP, either.

YearEventPrize
2016SCOOP 33-H: $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo$54,390
2018SCOOP 17-L: $22 Limit Hold'em$6,202
2019SCOOP 13-M: $215 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw$14,667
2019SCOOP 41-H: $1,050 8-Game$45,840
2020SCOOP 06-H: $2,100 8-Game$54,854
2021SCOOP 73-M: $215 PLO 6-Max PKO$14,819
2022SCOOP 09-H: $2,100 H.O.R.S.E.$31,080
2023SCOOP 22-H: $1,050 NLO8 6-Max PKO$12,711
2023SCOOP 87-M: $215 PLO8 6-Max$12,573
2023SCOOP 100-M: $109 NLHE 7-Max PKO$33,668
2024SCOOP 75-L: $55 NLHE Turbo19,590

"AchoBogdanov" Reels in $192,424 Score

SCOOP 65-H: $10,300 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill wrapped up on May 8 when Bulgaria's "AchoBogdanov" was the last man standing from a 68-strong field. As you would expect from such a high buy-in event, the field and the final table read like a who's who of the online poker world.

Roman "RomeOpro" Romanovsky was the first finalist to fall, although the Ukrainian did take down the $109 edition of the Thursday Thrill for $55,353.

Such luminaries as Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic, Alisson "heyalisson" Piekazewicz, and Sweden's "flerrehuve " navigated their way to the star-studded final table, but fell sort of raking in the title and the gargantuan top prize.

"flerrehuve"'s elimination left Jakob "Succeeed" Miegel heads-up against"AchoBogdanov." Both players locked in $80,237 from the regular prize pool, leaving the massive bounties to play for. It was "AchoBogdanov" who came out on top, adding an incredible $112,187 worth of bounties to their total, meaning they took home $192,424. Miegel headed into te night with a runner-up finish and $106,018 in prize money.

SCOOP 65-H: $10,300 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1AchoBogdanovBulgaria$112,187$80,237$192,424
2Jakob "Succeeed" MiegelAustria$25,781$80,237$106,018
3flerrehuveSweden$5,000$51,437$56,437
4starwins ??Denmark$19,062$38,510$57,572
5Eccentric_BGBulgaria $28,831$28,831
6Alisson "heyalisson" PiekazewiczBrazil$5,000$21,585$26,585
7spud989United Kingdom$28,906$16,160$45,066
8Daniel "SmilleThHero" SmiljkovicAustria$23,125$12,099$35,224
9Roman "RomeOpro" RomanovskyUkraine $10,899$10,899

Stars Turn Out in Force For the PLO High Roller

Sixty-six players turned out for SCOOP 71-H: $5,200 PLO 6-Max High Roller, creating a $330,000 prize pool that the top nine finishers shared. Joao "Naza114" Vieira was the unfortunate bubble boy busting in tenth. "dantegoyaF" and "bt155" crashed out, leaving seven players at the final table.

Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion finished fifth

Serial SCOOP winner Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov fell in seventh before "ShipitFTW911" joined the list of busted players. Ole "wiziwizo" Schemion saw his tournament end in fifth place, with Dmitry "yurasov1990" Yurasov and Christopher "lissi stinkt" Frank falling away in fourth and third-place, respectively.

Heads-up pitted Benjamin "beastisngry" Juhasz against Sweden's "anonymstruts" in what was essentially a $30,000 heads-up battle. No deal was discussed despite the vast difference in payout, and that lack of a deal resulted in "anonymstruts" helping themselves to a $102,538 top prize, leaving Juhasz to collect $70,965.

SCOOP 71-H: $5,200 PLO 6-Max High Roller Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1anonymstrutsSweden$102,538
2Benjamin "beastishngry" JuhaszHungary$70,965
3Christopher "lissi stinkt" FrankAustria$49,113
4Dmitry "yurasov1990" YurasovBelarus$33,990
5Ole "wizowizo" SchemionAustria$23,524
6ShipitFTW911Sweden$16,280
7Denis "aDrENalin710" StrebkovThailand$12,605

SCOOP Results From the Weekend

Narcis Nedelcu
Narcis Nedelcu

Seasoned veteran Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky won his fourth SCOOP title by taking down the $1,050 buy-in edition of the Thursday Thrill for $91,220.

Other well-known champions included Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak, Miguel "CambaDeMixos" Lopes, and Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu. The latter triumphed in the SCOOP 75-H: NLHE Turbo event for $33,668.

EventEntrantsPrize PoolChampionPrize
SCOOP 65-L: $109 NLHE PKO Mini Thursday Thrill5,580$558,000Roman "RomeOpro" Romaovsky$55,353*
SCOOP 65-M: $1,050 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill701$701,000Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky$91,220*
SCOOP 65-H: $10,300 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill High Roller68$680,000AchoBogdanov$192,424*
SCOOP 70-L: $22 NLHE Deep Stacks5,875$117,500Albraao123$16,705
SCOOP 70-M: $109 NLHE Deep Stacks2,035$203,500SUPR3M3_K1D$30,446
SCOOP 70-H: $530 NLHE Deep Stacks407$203,500Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak$36,816
SCOOP 71-L: $55 PLO 6-Max1,024$51,200Allieuz$8,366
SCOOP 71-M: $530 PLO 6-Max258$129,000porsh11$24,865
SCOOP 71-H: $5,200 PLO 6-Max66$330,000anonymstuts$102,538
SCOOP 73-L: $2.20 8-Game PKO2,421$4,745mannymafiotu$556*
SCOOP 73-M: $22 8-Game PKO1,234$24,680diviankr!$3,196*
SCOOP 73-H: $215 8-Game PKO217$43,400fitzinator18$9,514*
SCOOP 74-L: $11 NLHE 4-Max Turbo PKO8,083$79,213chilala12$5,842*
SCOOP 74-M: $109 NLHE 4-Max Turbo PKO1,436$143,600CurrD$16,343*
SCOOP 74-H: $1,050 NLHE 4-Max Turbo PKO178$178,000_Saout_01$37,370*
SCOOP 75-L: $55 NLHE Turbo2,679$133,950Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser$19,590
SCOOP 75-M: $320 NLHE Turbo534160,200Miguel "CambaDeMixos" Lopes$28,323
SCOOP 75-H: $1,050 NLHE Turbo167$167,000Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu$33,668

*includes bounty payments

Team Lex in Danger of Running Away With the SCOOP League

SCOOP League

Although there are dozens of 2024 SCOOP events still to play, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis is in danger of running away with proceedings. Team Lex tops the table with 8,605 points, 1,505 mor than Team Spraggy on 7,100.

Team Tonkaaaaa is third with 4,840 points, with Team Fintan languishing at the bottom with 3,575 points. Fintan "easywithaces" Hand has an opportunity to close the gap because he is 14th from 47 remaining in SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE Mystery Bounty, which concludes on May 19.

Return to PokerNews on May 20 for a full recap of Sunday's results.

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