Two All-Time Greats Bag SCOOP Titles; Lex Leads SCOOP League
After a rest day on Friday, the PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) was back in full swing on Saturday night, with 21 new champions crowned.
PokerNews is here and ready to give you The Inside SCOOP on SCOOP matters all this month, so keep reading to find out who emerged in the winner's circle and who will be looking for a strong showing as the schedule of PokerStars SCOOP Events enters its second week!
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov Grabs 16th COOP Title; Tied Third All-Time
During the SCOOP League draft, many of the team captains commented that you needed players who could play all the games. An event like SCOOP 34-H: $1,050 8-Game really puts that to the test.
That's why there were some huge SCOOP League ramifications as Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov overcame a star-studded 61-player field to take down the tournament, winning his fifth SCOOP title. Put together with his 11 WCOOP titles, Strebkov now sits tied for fourth all-time on the all-time COOP list.
Not only that, but he's now the best-performing player in the SCOOP League, moving Team Lex further ahead at the top of proceedings. Veldhuis also picked up valuable points from fourth-place finisher Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen and fifth-place finisher Ole "wizowizo" Schemion.
SCOOP 34-H: $1,050 8-Game Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov | Costa Rica | $19,259 |
| 2 | Cesar1no | Malta | $13,118 |
| 3 | Dosenpfand | Malta | $9,079 |
| 4 | Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen | Sweden | $6,283 |
| 5 | Ole "wizowizo" Schemion | Austria | $4,409 |
| 6 | Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi | Brazil | $3,009 |
| 7 | Keep3r | Austria | $2,330 |
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt Wins Ninth SCOOP Title in SCOOP 38-H: $1,050 NLHE
And it wasn't just Strebkov adding another SCOOP title to his cabinet. Niklas "Lena900" Astedt added a ninth SCOOP title to his storied online poker career.
He denied ".COM??LOL" their second SCOOP title of the year after their victory in SCOOP 08-H: $1,050 NLHE, with fifth-place finisher "zelvavegas" also denied a repeat victory after they won SCOOP 10-H: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO].
Astedt came into this year's SCOOP in a tie for second with Ole "wizowizo" Schemion with eight titles and Simon "C.Darwin2" Mattsson joined them after his victory earlier this week. However, with this victory, he moves into outright second behind Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser, Calvin "cal42688" Anderson and Andre "Premove" Skvortsov (10 titles)
The result also sees Parker Talbot add a win to his SCOOP League team, with the Canadian also owning Bruno "great dant" Volkmann who finished eighth. Meanwhile, four-time SCOOP winner Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber finished fourth, earning points for Spraggy's SCOOP League team.
SCOOP 38-H: $1,050 NLHE Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Bounty | Payout | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | $25,000 | $18,110 | $43,110 |
| 2 | .COM??LOL | United Kingdom | $1,984 | $18,110 | $20,094 |
| 3 | Grozzorg | Austria | $14,141 | $12,197 | $26,338 |
| 4 | Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber | Brazil | $4,875 | $9,424 | $14,299 |
| 5 | zelvavegas | Belarus | $3,313 | $7,281 | $10,594 |
| 6 | striperluver | Canada | $250 | $5,625 | $5,875 |
| 7 | playboy99999 | Austria | $3,125 | $4,346 | $7,471 |
| 8 | Bruno "great dant" Volkmann | Brazil | $4,469 | $3,358 | $7,827 |
| 9 | subsnw10 | United Kingdom | $0 | $2,755 | $2,755 |
SCOOP Bundles Up for Grabs With PokerStars Power Path in May
All-Time PokerStars COOP Titles
It's a who's who of the online poker world when it comes to the battle for all-time COOP supremacy. Last year, Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser equalled the SCOOP record of 10 and then won seven WCOOP titles in the same year to sit atop the pile.
However, with Astedt, Skvortsov and Strebkov already banking early wins in 2024, will the Brit's lead be reduced even further?
| Player | SCOOP Titles | WCOOP Titles | Overall Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Tobias "Senkel92" Leknes | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Patrick "pads1161" Leonard | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Joao “Naza114” Vieira | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Andre "Premove" Skvortsov | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira | 7 | 8 | 15 |
SCOOP Results: Saturday, May 11, 2024
"oceanrise" defended their SCOOP $109 Stud Hi/Lo title, winning the same event in back-to-back years to earn their second SCOOP title. PokerStars Ambassador Georgina "GJReggie" James, who finished seventh, joined them at the final table.
Congratulations to both Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu and Markus "O.Klunssila" Ristola who won their third SCOOP titles. Ristola's first SCOOP title came back in 2014, and he had to wait until 2022 for his second. He now adds a third after winning SCOOP 36-H: $530 5-Card PLO.
*includes bounty payments
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Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.
