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Brazil Gets Another SCOOP Winner in Baumgarten

Calum Grant
Calum Grant

SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, PKO, Sunday Cooldown] was one of the six tournaments that played out to their conclusion on Sunday. Thanks to the 582 entries, the $250,000 guarantee was obliterated, with $291,000 being the final tally.

Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" Baumgarten was the player to get the lion's share after being crowned the champion. His $23,274 in bounties and $21,897 prize ended up in a $45,171 payday.

Baumgarten became the latest Brazilian to become a SCOOP winner, continuing the takeover from the South American state in the online poker streets.

SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, PKO, Sunday Cooldown] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyPrizeTotal
1Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" BaumgartenBrazil$23,274$21,897$45,171
2nd1masBrazil$5,335$21,897$27,232
3vvdmmSlovenia$3,426$12,880$16,306
4coloradoallBrazil$4,072$9,132$13,204
5AdoptAMonkeyUnited Kingdom$5,010$6,474$11,484
6Pavels "Rigapols81" SpirinsLatvia$2,453$4,590$7,043
7MastermandelAustria$1,469$3,254$4,723

$40K Mystery Bounty Prize for "WHATSON83!"; Hand Makes the FT

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Fintan Hand
Fintan Hand

Another SCOOP Mystery Bounty offered up some huge prizes, most notably in SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty].

In this event, a $40,000 top mystery bounty envelope was up for grabs, and the fortunate recipient of that tasty treat was fifth-place finisher "WHATSON83!". On top of that, the Swiss-based poker player banked a further $16,823 in bounties in addition to their $10,469 payout. Their final prize came to $67,292, making them the biggest winner on the day.

"twavlo147", also stationed in Switzerland, was the eventual champion and banked their first SCOOP title along with the $33,061 they received for their efforts.

Ambassador Fintan "easywithaces" Hand made the final table but was the first to leave in ninth place. Overall, the event had 909 entries, making for a $454,500 prize pool.

SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyPrizeTotal
1twavlo147Switzerland$1,118$31,943$33,061
2Zaiz024Brazil$10,235$24,169$34,404
3Christian "eisenhower1" JeppssonSweden$8,691$18,287$26,978
4SSchranckUnited Kingdom$2,382$13,836$16,218
5WHATSON83!Switzerland$56,823$10,469$67,292
6marjan1231Slovenia$22,662$7,921$30,583
7Renan "xrenanx182" MeneguettiBrazil$2,382$5,993$8,375
8Dimisi777Belarus$13,500$4,535$18,035
9Fintan "easywithaces" HandIreland$838$3,431$4,269

Can Anybody Stop Team Lex?

Calum Grant
Calum Grant

Not only is Veldhuis having a fantastic SCOOP campaign, but his stable of horses in the inaugural SCOOP league is cantering away from Team Spraggy, Tonka, and Fintan.

Four of the top five scoring players in the SCOOP league are on Team Lex. Patrick "pads1161" Leonard (1st - 1,410pts), who won his eighth SCOOP title last week, sits atop the point leaderboard.

"Fal1st" (2nd - 1,400pts) has been doing the heavy lifting for Team Spraggy while Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov (3rd - 1,220pts), Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen (4th - 1,060pts) and Veldhuis (5th - 965pts) are other main contributors to Team Lex's domination.

TeamPointsIncrease
Lex8,945+340
Spraggy7,220+120
Tonkaaaa4,940+100
Fintan3,715+140

PokerStars' Lex Veldhuis in the Hunt for Back-to-Back SCOOP $5,200 Titans Titles

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Lex Veldhuis
Lex Veldhuis

The $5,200 Titans is one of the flagship Sunday tournaments on PokerStars, and this SCOOP edition is no exception. As always, a plethora of high rollers turned up, with this week's instalment attracting 123 entries and generating a $615,000 prize pool.

From the field, just nine remain, and best placed to collect the $59,669 up top is Ukraine's Vlad "VladTheSlaye" Martynenko (3,893,326, 111BBs), who has more than double his closest rival in Vlad "dariepoker" Darie (1,718,113, 49BBs).

Veldhuis (1,442,927, 41BBs), the defending champion, rounds out the top three chip counts in his pursuit of back-to-back titles. Another player representing the Spadie brand is also in contention as Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo sits in the middle of the pack with a stack of 30 big blinds.

SCOOP 78-H: $5,200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Titans] Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryBountyChip CountBig Blinds
1Vlad "VladTheSlaye" MartynenkoUkraine$15,6253,893,326111
2Vlad "dariepoker" DarieRomania$10,7811,718,11349
3Lex VeldhuisNetherlands$6,2501,442,92741
4Eccentric_BGBulgaria2500133521638
5Alejandro "[Papo]AR" LococoArgentina$11,8751,042,93130
6234241234214432Ukraine$13,125969,19428
7Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" KerberBrazil$7,969844,70624
8Alisson "heyalisson" PiekazewiczBrazil$6,719677,81419
9NotmystyleCanada$2,500375,77311

SCOOP Results from Saturday, May 18

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
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

Stars Turn Out in Force For the PLO High Roller

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

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.

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

"AchoBogdanov" Reels in $192,424 Score

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Runner-Up Jakob Miegel
Runner-Up Jakob Miegel

SCOOP 65-H: $10,300 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill wrapped up on May 18 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 the 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

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

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Benny Glaser
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.

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