Big Night Ahead as Team Spraggy Eyes SCOOP League Comeback

May 16, 2024

Will Shillibier Managing Editor

Another day of action in the 2024 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars is in the books and all eyes are on the intensifying race to the inaugural SCOOP League title.

A total of 16 champions were crowned last night, including a second in two days for Andras "probirs" Nemeth, with PokerStars Ambassador Lex Veldhuis having another good night, making Day 2 of the SCOOP 50-M: $530 Wednesday Mystery after this entertaining hand with just five minutes left in the day.

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On the tables, the race to top the inaugural standings is getting tense. Lex Veldhuis still leads, with a 1,400-point margin over Spraggy in second, with Tonkaaaa and Fintan further behind.

However, as always, there are events tonight that might help Spraggy put a dent in that lead!

Team	Points
Lex	6,690
Spraggy	5,220
Tonkaaaa	3,450
Fintan	2,885

All Eyes Turn to Razz

One of the best things about SCOOP is that it's not just No-Limit Hold'em. There are plenty of mixed game tournaments sprinkled throughout the schedule, and last night saw three Razz tournaments get underway.

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And all eyes will be on the High and Medium final tables tonight with Spraggy's leading SCOOP League points scorer "FAL1st" at both of them.

SCOOP 60-H: $1,050 Razz Top 10 Chip Counts

In the High event, "FAL1st" holds the chip lead with eleven players remaining. However, he will have to fight of competition from three other players from Team Lex who are close behind him. The players from third to fourth in chips are all from the Dutchman's team, and collectively have won 19 SCOOP titles between them including the ten of Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser (pictured)

Also through to the final day are two-time WSOP ring winner Adam "Adamyid" Owen, Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye and, fresh from his sixth-place finish in the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event, Niclas "Flushiisback" Thumm.

Rank	Player	Country	Chips
1	FAL1st	Thailand	1,281,705
2	Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser	United Kingdom	622,340
3	WhatIfGod	Sweden	599,900
4	Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	Thailand	575,995
5	Gabriel "pinguinho" Baleeiro	Brazil	489,300
6	sgsabioni	Brazil	485,320
7	Adam "Adamyid" Owen	Mexico	398,365
8	Bernado "bedias" Dias	Brazil	360,930
9	Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye	United Kingdom	359,280
10	Niclas “Flushiisback” Thumm	Austria	315,465

SCOOP 60-M: $109 Razz Final Table

But "FAL1st" wasn't finished there. They've also made the final table in the Medium Razz event with just eight players remaining. While there is another player in the SCOOP League at the final table in the shape of Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen (pictured) — from Team Lex — the rest are undrafted meaning it could be a good opportunity for him to score points for Team Spraggy.

Rank	Player	Country	Chips
1	gabrielper	Brazil	3,527,805
2	Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen	Sweden	3,140,665
3	Thiago "tgrigoletti" Grigoletti	Brazil	1,748,165
4	Maestro Shao	Argentina	1,587,860
5	Skill-Love	Ukraine	1,432,270
6	FAL1st	Thailand	1,036,640
7	fae5597	Ukraine	915,885
8	Christopher "Ceegee87" George	Canada	860,710

Two in Two for Nemeth

No, you're not seeing double. In less than 20 hours Andras "probirs" Nemeth has added two SCOOP titles to his collection, bringing the Hungarian's total to a handful. He defeated Poland's "kmpk90" heads-up at the PLO 6-Max PKO final table to win $58,592 including over $36,000 in bounties.

There was another final table for Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov, resulting in more points for Team Lex. He's now the highest-scoring SCOOP league player, and sits second behind Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi in the SCOOP 2024 Player of the Year Leaderboard standings.

SCOOP 52-H: $2,100 PLO 6-Max, Progessive KO Final Table Results

Rank	Player	Country	Payout (USD)
1	Andras "probirs" Nemeth	Hungary	$58,592
2	kmpk90	Poland	$35,842
3	Lrslzk	Finland	$17,774
4	Dante "dantegoyaF" Goya	Brazil	$12,247
5	Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov	Thailand	$12,635
6	Stroynowski	Poland	$7,630

SCOOP Results from Wednesday, May 15

Congratulations are in order for 16 more players who were crowned SCOOP champions. They include Gabriel "gabsdrogba" Schroeder who picked up his second SCOOP title and "Fantomet1029" who won their third in SCOOP 53-M: $109 Super Tuesday. What's more, "Fantomet1029" also finished 10th in the SCOOP 53-H: $1,050 Super Tuesday for an additional $7,032.

Event	Entrants	Prize Pool	Champion	Prize
SCOOP 52-L: $22 PLO [Progressive KO], $40K Gtd	2,438	$48,760	appell	$5,470*
SCOOP 52-M: $215 PLO [Progressive KO], $100K Gtd	580	$116,000	ady.buyyo	$18,244*
SCOOP 52-H: $2,100 PLO [Progressive KO], $150K Gtd	104	$208,000	Andras "probirs" Nemeth	$58,592*
SCOOP 53-L: $11 NLHE [Mini Super Tuesday], $80K Gtd	9,726	$95,315	baakemi	$12,971.0
SCOOP 53-M: $109 NLHE [Super Tuesday], $350K Gtd	3,630	$363,000	Fantomet1029	$51,934.0
SCOOP 53-H: $1,050 NLHE [Super Tuesday], $450K Gtd	511	$511,000	filusPL	$90,759.0
SCOOP 57-L: $3.30 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $17.5K Gtd	7,184	$21,121	Gerzah14	$3,005.0
SCOOP 57-M: $33 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $100K Gtd	4,325	$129,750	MatPolicarpo	$18,511.0
SCOOP 57-H: $320 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $150K Gtd	697	$209,100	kobyy	$36,064.0
SCOOP 58-L: $3.30 PLO [Mystery Bounty], $10K Gtd	4,414	$12,977	juninhohands	$830*
SCOOP 58-M: $33 PLO [Mystery Bounty], $40K Gtd	1,854	$55,620	absolutD37	$5,235*
SCOOP 58-H: $320 PLO [Mystery Bounty], $80K Gtd	360	$108,000	Gabriel "gabsdrogba" Schroeder	$11,797
SCOOP 60-L: $11 Razz, $8K Gtd	1,120	$10,976	Raj Attack	$1,775.0
SCOOP 62-L: $5.50 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Big Knockouts], $30K Gtd	8,626	$42,267	wernyak	$3,536
SCOOP 62-M: $55 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Big Knockouts], $125K Gtd	3,625	$181,250	TheGrinderO	$16,419
SCOOP 62-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Big Knockouts], $135K Gtd	326	$163,000	Dexoxx	$33,499

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Will Shillibier

Managing Editor

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.

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