The $10 million PokerStars SCOOP Warm-Up is two-thirds of the way complete, with champions crowned in 48 of the 69 numbered events. Millions of dollars have been won, with even more PokerStars players' bankrolls set to receive a massive boost once the pair of SCOOP Warm-Up Main Events take place this weekend.
There have been 108 tournaments across those 48 completed events. Almost all have been won by a different player. However, "Old brock" and Jorge "jorginho88" Abreu bucked that trend by each taking down two SCOOP Warm-Up tournaments.
"Old brock" first triumphed in the SCOOP Warm-Up 20-H: $530 NLHE PKO Big Knockouts Bounty Builder High Roller. The Austria-based grinder topped a 143-strong field and walked away with $20,820 of the $71,500 prize pool.
Less than a week later, "Old brock" came out on top in the SCOOP Warm-Up 45-H: $530 NLHE PKO 6-Max Bounty Builder High Roller. This time, they left 74 opponents in their wake as they banked $12,159 of the $40,000 prize pool. "Old brock" is one to watch in high-stakes progressive knockout tournaments during the upcoming 2026 Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP).
Jorge "jorginho88" Abreu's first victory came in the SCOOP Warm-Up 13-L: $109 NLHE Super Tuesday, a tournament that saw 655 entrants create a $65,500 prize pool. Abreu was the last player standing, resulting in $9,392 making its way to his PokerStars account.
Four days later, Abreu became a double champion with his victory in SCOOP 25-H: $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder High Roller. Abreu bagged a $12,469 prize for his victory, with more than $7,600 of that sum stemming from the bounties he accumulated on his way to an impressive win.
PokerStars SCOOP Warm-Up Results So Far
Marle Spragg took down a $530 Bounty Builder
Plenty of other stellar names have reeled in the top prizes in SCOOP Warm-Up tournaments. Mario "t40PAGAU" Navarro won $39,435 after triumphing in a $1,050 NLHE Sunday Special, while Jamie "jamiedwan21" Dwan walked away with $21,611 for his victory in the Monday night edition of the same tournament.
PokerStars ambassador Marle "MarlzTV" Spragg won a $530 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder High Roller for $12,338, with Audrius "Stakelis24" Stakelis ($20,386), Tom "Jabaracada" Hall ($18,652), and Peter "Belabacsi" Traply ($14,226) also padding their bankrolls with five-figure scores.
The $5,200 Titans victory for "exmng" at the start of the SCOOP Warm-Up came with the largest single payout so far, namely $73,348. That sizeable score will likely be blown out of the window this weekend when the $109 buy-in, $1 million guaranteed Main Event and $1,050 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Main Event take place.
SCOOP Warm-Up Main Events Shuffle Up and Deal on February 15
Both SCOOP Warm-Up Main Events kick off at 6:05 p.m. GMT on February 15, and both should be huge. One costs $109 to enter and guarantees a $1 million prize pool, while the other requires a $1,050 buy-in and carries a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The pair of Main Events are two-day affairs, with Day 1s ending 7hr 55 minutes after the pitching of the first cards. Surviving players will return to their seats at 6:05 p.m. GMT on February 16 to conclude the tournaments.
Satellites galore are running for the SCOOP Warm-Up Main Event. Those satellites start at $2.20 for the $109 edition and $55 for the $1,050 buy-in version. Between February 12-16, PokerStars is running seven $11 buy-in satellites that guarantee at least 100x $109 seats. The satellite starting at 4:05 p.m. GMT on February 15 has a staggering 200x $109 seats in its prize pool!
Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.
