Much was made of the squad Team Lex had assembled in the inaugural SCOOP League draft, with heavy-hitters Patrick "pads1161" Leonard, Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser, Jerry "perrymejsen" Odeen and Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov. In fact, his squad has won nine SCOOP titles this year, with two players (Odeen and Strebkov) bagging two each.
With one week left — including the Main Events which start on Sunday — can anyone catch him?
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| Lex | 9,970 |
| Spraggy | 8,025 |
| Tonkaaaa | 5,480 |
| Fintan | 4,16 |
There were 316 entries in Event SCOOP 91-M: $215 PLO8 [6-Max] with just 15 players remaining. Leading the survivors is Andre "Premove "Skvortsov" ahead of 2023 PSPC and 2024 EPT Monte Carlo final tablist Niclas "flushiisback" Thumm.
Skvortsov already has 10 SCOOP titles, and was previously tied with Calvin "cal42688" Anderson and Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser for the all-time record. After Glaser added a tenth on Saturday night, can Skvortsov bag an eleventh of his own?
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre "Premove" Skvortsov | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,944,274 |
| 2 | Niclas "flushiisback" Thumm | Austria | 2,692,943 |
| 3 | jaaa | Finland | 1,578,111 |
| 4 | _Saout_01 | Austria | 1,516,697 |
| 5 | Dominykas "Domce" Karmazinas | Lithuania | 1,507,438 |
| 6 | gangstachel9 | Costa Rica | 1,022,084 |
| 7 | AngryJuuice | FInland | 759,898 |
| 8 | chokitin | Argentina | 656,340 |
| 9 | UIDuffer | Hungary | 621,522 |
| 10 | Ilari FIN | Finland | 614,239 |
To win one SCOOP title is special. And to win a handful is an incredible feat. Not only has Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov bagged his sixth SCOOP title and his second of the year, but he's now up to 17 COOP titles in all — good enough for third all-time.
Strebkov's win came in SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw, the fourth year this exciting Progressive Knockout format has featured on the SCOOP schedule. He denied "Pislogik" a maiden SCOOP title heads-up, with Joao "Naza114" Vieira (pictured) finishing third.
Nine places were paid from a field of 72, with recent SCOOP winner Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu and Bernardo "bedias" Dias cashing but finishing short of the final table.
Big names "WhatIfGod" and current SCOOP leaderboard leader "FAL1st" also made it to the final table, falling in seventh and fifth respectively.
| Place | Player | Country | Bounty | Payout | Total Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov | Thailand | $7,055 | $4,713 | $11,768 |
| 2 | Pislogik | Hungary | $1,188 | $4,713 | $5,901 |
| 3 | Joao "Naza114" Vieira | United Kingdom | $984 | $2,627 | $3,611 |
| 4 | ContraSpemSper0 | Ukraine | $594 | $1,800 | $2,394 |
| 5 | FAL1st | Thailand | $1,703 | $1,234 | $2,937 |
| 6 | gregor7878 | Poland | $844 | $846 | $1,690 |
| 7 | WhatIfGod | Sweden | $563 | $747 | $1,310 |
Romanian pro Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu captured his second title of the 2024 PokerStars SCOOP, taking his running total to five SCOOP victories. Nedelcu took down SCOOP 79-H: $2,100 NLO8 6-Max PKO, outlasting 72 opponents and bulldozing his way through a star-studded final table.
"FAL1st" reached yet another SCOOP final table but fell in seventh for $6,655. The Thailand-based superstar's finish earned some much-needed points for Team Spraggy in the SCOOP League.
"mari4ka9510" of Ukraine fell in sixth for $10,973 before "Zanos_Goda" saw their tournament end in a fifth-place finish worth $8,152. We must doff our cap to "Zanos_Goda" because they went on to win the $215 buy-in edition of this event for $13,708.
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard's quest for a ninth SCOOP title ended in a fourth-place finish worth $8,730, with the tournament progressing to eads-up after "RedPh0enix" crashed out in third for $12,009.
Nedelcu went on to defeat "Sur_OK1111" of Ukraine in the one-on-one battle, locking in $54,309 for his second SCOOP win of the current series, of which $37,093 came from the bounty prize pool!
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu | Romania | $37,093 | $17,216 | $54,309 |
| 2 | Sur_OK1111 | Ukraine | $4,500 | $17,215 | $21,715 |
| 3 | RedPh0enix | Thailand | $1,000 | $11,009 | $12,009 |
| 4 | Patrick "pads1161" Leonard | United Kingdom | $500 | $8,230 | $8,730 |
| 5 | Zanos_Goda | Bosnia & Herzegovina | $2,000 | $6,152 | $8,152 |
| 6 | mari4ka9510 | Ukraine | $6,375 | $4,598 | $10,973 |
| 7 | FAL1st | Thailand | $3,218 | $3,437 | $6,655 |
Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo has done his chances of taking down a 2024 SCOOP event no harm at all by bagging up the second-largest stack in SCOOP 82-H: $2,100 NLHE Progressive KO High Roller.
The tournament had 222 players registered by the time late registration slammed shut, and only 27 of those hopefuls remain. Lococo finished Day 1 with 2,588,805 chips and $9,375 worth of bounties in tow, enough for second place at the restart. First place awards $38,120 plus probably a similar amount, if not more, in bounty payments.
Plenty of superstars are among the final 27, including the aforementioned Kerber (176,080), Joao "Naza114" Vieira (206,479), Andras "probirs" Nemeth (636,354), Bert "girafganger7" Stevens (1,170,314), and chip leader Diego "diesanser" Sanchez (2,735,000). Play resumes at 5:30 p.m. BST on May 21.
Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber helped himself to his third title of the 2024 PokerStars SCOOP, his eighth victory overall. Kerber, one of Brazil's top poker tournament talents, came out on top in SCOOP 78-H: $5,200 NLHE Progressive KO Titans and walked away with $114,316.
Kerber's latest victory was made sweeter by the caliber of opponents he faced at the final table. Team PokerStars duo Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo and last week's Titans Event champion Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis were present and correct, but couldn't quite get the job done.
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounties | Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber | Brazil | $54,648 | $59,668 | $114,316 |
| 2 | Eccentric_BG | Bulgaria | $33,710 | $59,668 | $93,378 |
| 3 | Vlad "VladTheSlaye" Martynenko | Ukraine | $28,437 | $40,022 | $68,459 |
| 4 | Alisson "heyalisson" Piekazewicz | Brazil | $13,359 | $30,840 | $44,199 |
| 5 | 234241234214432 | Ukraine | $13,125 | $23,765 | $36,890 |
| 6 | Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis | New Zealand | $8,750 | $18,313 | $27,063 |
| 7 | Vlad "dariepoker" Darie | Romania | $10,781 | $14,112 | $24,893 |
| 8 | Notmystyle | Canada | $2,500 | $10,874 | $13,374 |
| 9 | Alejandro "PapoAR" Lococo | Argentina | $11,875 | $9,284 | $21,159 |
Kerber's eighth SCOOP title ties him with some of online poker's greats. Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson, Ole "wizowizo" Schemion, and Patrick "pads1161" Leonard also have eight SCOOP victories on their resume. Kerber finds himself in esteemed company.
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Along with "twavlo147" and Baumgarten, four more players achieved poker glory. "budalzeira" and "Rust_A277" took down the low and medium editions of the Mystery Bounty.
"Ketamine2801" reigned supreme in the Low Sunday Cooldown while "Marcelinhobf" locked up their third SCOOP title in the Medium instalment. "Marcelinhobf's" previous two SCOOP wins came in Pot-Limit Omaha, with the latest coming in No Limit Hold'em.
| Event | Field | Prize Pool | Winner | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOOP 72-L: $5.50 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $60K Gtd | 14,868 | $72,853 | budalzeira | $3,703 |
| SCOOP 72-M: $55 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $300K Gtd | 7,075 | $353,750 | Rust_A277 | $22,246 |
| SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $400K Gtd | 909 | $454,500 | twavlo147 | $33,061 |
| SCOOP 81-L: $5.50 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $30K Gtd | 9,979 | $48,897 | Ketamine2801 | $3,919 |
| SCOOP 81-M: $55 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $175K Gtd | 5,412 | $270,600 | Marcelinhobf | $25,965 |
| SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $250K Gtd | 582 | $291,000 | Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" Baumgarten | $45,171 |
* includes bounties, ** denotes three-way deal