2024 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker

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Lex Leads SCOOP League By Almost 2,000 Points

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?

TeamPoints
Lex9,970
Spraggy8,025
Tonkaaaa5,480
Fintan4,16

Skvortsov Leads Thumm in SCOOP 91-M; Seeks to Tie Glaser's SCOOP Record?

Niclas Thumm
Niclas Thumm

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?

SCOOP 91-M: $215 PLO8 [6-Max] Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Andre "Premove" SkvortsovBosnia and Herzegovina2,944,274
2Niclas "flushiisback" ThummAustria2,692,943
3jaaaFinland1,578,111
4_Saout_01Austria1,516,697
5Dominykas "Domce" KarmazinasLithuania1,507,438
6gangstachel9Costa Rica1,022,084
7AngryJuuiceFInland759,898
8chokitinArgentina656,340
9UIDufferHungary621,522
10Ilari FINFinland614,239

Strebkov Bags 17th COOP Title with Victory in SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw [PKO]

Denis Strebkov
Denis Strebkov

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.

SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw [PKO] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyPayoutTotal Payout
1Denis "aDrENalin710" StrebkovThailand$7,055$4,713$11,768
2PislogikHungary$1,188$4,713$5,901
3Joao "Naza114" VieiraUnited Kingdom$984$2,627$3,611
4ContraSpemSper0Ukraine$594$1,800$2,394
5FAL1stThailand$1,703$1,234$2,937
6gregor7878Poland$844$846$1,690
7WhatIfGodSweden$563$747$1,310

Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu Becomes a Five-Time SCOOP Champion

Narcis Nedelcu
Narcis Nedelcu

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!

SCOOP 79-H: $2,100 NLO8 6-Max PKO Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1Narcis "Narcisus90" NedelcuRomania$37,093$17,216$54,309
2Sur_OK1111Ukraine$4,500$17,215$21,715
3RedPh0enixThailand$1,000$11,009$12,009
4Patrick "pads1161" LeonardUnited Kingdom$500$8,230$8,730
5Zanos_GodaBosnia & Herzegovina$2,000$6,152$8,152
6mari4ka9510Ukraine$6,375$4,598$10,973
7FAL1stThailand$3,218$3,437$6,655

Lococo On Course For a Massive Prize; He's Second in Chips in a $2K Event

Alejandro Lococo
Alejandro Lococo

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.

Brazil's Kelvin Kerber Completes Impressive 2024 SCOOP Hat Trick

Kelvin Kerber
Kelvin Kerber

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.

SCOOP 78-H: $5,200 NLHE Progressive KO Titans Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" KerberBrazil$54,648$59,668$114,316
2Eccentric_BGBulgaria$33,710$59,668$93,378
3Vlad "VladTheSlaye" MartynenkoUkraine$28,437$40,022$68,459
4Alisson "heyalisson" PiekazewiczBrazil$13,359$30,840$44,199
5234241234214432Ukraine$13,125$23,765$36,890
6Lex "L. Veldhuis" VeldhuisNew Zealand$8,750$18,313$27,063
7Vlad "dariepoker" DarieRomania$10,781$14,112$24,893
8NotmystyleCanada$2,500$10,874$13,374
9Alejandro "PapoAR" LococoArgentina$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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SCOOP Results from Sunday, May 19

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.

EventFieldPrize PoolWinnerPayout
SCOOP 72-L: $5.50 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $60K Gtd14,868$72,853budalzeira$3,703
SCOOP 72-M: $55 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $300K Gtd7,075$353,750Rust_A277$22,246
SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $400K Gtd909$454,500twavlo147$33,061
SCOOP 81-L: $5.50 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $30K Gtd9,979$48,897Ketamine2801$3,919
SCOOP 81-M: $55 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $175K Gtd5,412$270,600Marcelinhobf$25,965
SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $250K Gtd582$291,000Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" Baumgarten$45,171

* includes bounties, ** denotes three-way deal