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Maiden SCOOP Title for Alisson "heyalisson" Piekazewicz

Alisson Piekazewicz
Alisson Piekazewicz

Brazilian grinder Alisson "heyalisson" Piekazewicz can finally call himself a Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) champion after he came out on top in SCOOP 91-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO. A star-studded field of 180 entrants competed for a share of the $200,000 prize pool, with Piekazewicz taking home the largest prize, namely $42,957.

The entry list read like a who's who of the online poker world, as you'd expect from a high-stakes SCOOP event. A ridiculously stacked final table saw such luminaries as "aminolast," Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky, and Vlad "dariepoker" Darie come and go, leaving Piekazewicz heads-up against Swedish legend Niklas "Lena900" Astedt.

Having captured his 10th SCOOP title a couple of days ago, Astedt was the favorite going into the heads-up clash. However, it was Piekazewicz who emerged victorious and with his hands on a $42,957 prize.

SCOOP 91-H: $1,050 NLHE PKO Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1Alisson "heyalisson" PiekazweiczBrazil$23,617$19,340$42,957
2Niklas "Lena900" AstedtSweden$9,632$19,340$28,972
3Vlad "dariepoker" DarieRomania$2,000$13,026$15,026
499dm84Bosnia & Herzegovina$3,375$10,064$13,439
5Ilya "Leqenden" AnatskyBelarus$2,703$7,775$10,478
6aminolastCanada$625$6,007$6,632
7drew.derzhUkraine$1,625$4,641$6,266
8Igammi€120Belarus$1,656$3,586$5,242
9Carlos "Carlos levis" RibeiroBrazil$7,765$2,941$10,706

Tags: SCOOPNiklas AstedtAlisson Piekazewicz

Renan Bruschi Wins Fourth Title of the 2025 SCOOP; Now on Six Victories

Renan Bruschi
Renan Bruschi

There has been plenty of talk about the hot form of Albania's "king153246" during the 2025 Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP), and rightly so, because he has put up some mightily impressive results. However, Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi has also been running hotter than the sun, which, when combined with playing well, is a deadly combination.

Bruschi became a six-time SCOOP winner on May 27 after triumphing in SCOOP 97-H: $1,050 PLO8. Winning six SCOOP titles is an impressive feat in its own right, but Bruschi has captured four of those titles during the current series!

The Brazilian sensation won the $1,050 PLO at the start of the 2025 SCOOP and took home $26,752. He then won the $1,050 Razz for $18,823, and the $109 NLHE 8-Max Deep Stacks for $25,148 before turning his attention to the $1,050 PLO8. The latter ended in a four-way deal, with Bruschi's name at the top of the standings.

SCOOP 97-H: $1,050 PLO8 Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Renan "Internett93o" BruschiBrazil$15,862*
2DomceLithuania$13,951*
3roo_400Canada$13,864*
4Brunno "botteonpoker" BotteonBrazil$12,198*
5O.KlunssilaFinland$6,404
6king153246Albania$4,787
7Jussi "calvin7v" NevanlinnaFinland$3,578

*reflects a four-way deal

Bruschi currently occupies third place in the Overall SCOOP Player of the Series leaderboard, trailing only "FAL1st" and the aforementioned "king153246."

Tags: Renan BruschiSCOOP

Niklas Astedt Second in Chips on Day 2 of the $1,050 Super Tuesday

Niklas Astedt
Niklas Astedt

A handful of Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) events, including the trio of No-Limit Hold'em Super Tuesday tournaments, played out their Day 1s on May 27. The largest of these, the $1,050 buy-in, saw its 268-strong crowd whittled to a more manageable 34, with a familiar name in second place.

Niklas "Lena900" Astedt is gunning for what will be his 11th SCOOP title. The Swedish superstar finished Day 1 with 1,746,630 chips and trails only "Phemo" in the race for a $51,155 payday.

Several elite-level grinders join Astedt and "Phemo" on Day 2, which resumes at 5:30 p.m. BST on May 28. They include Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky, Audrius "Stakelis24", Stakelis, and Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi.

SCOOP 96-H: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday HR Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChips
1PhemoAustria2,725,330
2Nikas "Lena900" AstedtSweden1,746,630
3McEnroy24Sweden1,605,388
4starswins :)Denmark1,361,175
5Pascal "Pass_72" LefrancoisCanada1,348,602
6Christian "WATnlos" RudolphAustria1,319,838
7WalyBaliMexico1,258,762
8Sunni_92Austria1,227,359
9Ilya "Leqenden" AnatskyBelarus1,180,659
10Andrey "Anjeyyy" NovakUkraine1,177,034

The other two Super Tuesday events also conclude on May 28. In the $55 buy-in edition, only 41 of the 3,145 starters remain in contention for a $22,704 top prize. Ireland's "Deucewilder22" is the player to catch, although they are only a big blind or two ahead of Malta's "GoJo_SaToRu89."

The $215 buy-in Super Tuesday is down to only 47 players from a field of 1,095. $35,188 awaits the eventual champion in this event. Malta's "Brelarsssssssss" leads the way from Brunno "botteonpoker" Botteon. "McEnroy24," who is third in chips in the $1,050 edition of this event, is also third here, while Robin "robinho" Ylitalo occupies fourth place. Brazil's Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima rounds out the top five.

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Mark Radoja Out For Revenge as $5,200 SCOOP Main Event Reaches Its Final Table

Mark Radoja
Mark Radoja

Twelve months ago, Canada's Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja saw his PokerStars account swell by $701,945, yet he was one of the most disappointed players on the online poker giant's platform. Why? Because he had just finished second to "Fakhish" in the $10,300 buy-in SCOOP Main Event.

Fast-forward to today, and Radoja finds himself with another opportunity to become the SCOOP Main Event champion. Radoja returns to the action in the $5,200 NLHE Main Event second in chips, having locked up $52,195 and being only eight eliminations away from $577,966 and the all-important title of champion.

Eight players stand between Radoja and SCOOP Main Event glory, including chip leader "stek94" of Brazil. The South American country accounts for six of the nine players at the final table, so chances are we shall have a Samba star emerging victoriously, although Radoja will have something to say about that.

SCOOP 82-H: $5,200 NLHE Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
1stek94Brazil32,619,92247
2Mark "AceSpades11" RadojaCanada26,244,68137
3ferkovskBrazil25,308,96236
4Will "hellzito" ArrudaBrazil25,221,82736
5bbernardinhoBrazil15,553,77522
6DangerzinnBrazil14,053,81920
7fabsnb95Austria11,799,86617
8SerVlaMinMexico11,675,34817
9Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" WeisAustria7,271,80010

Play resumes at 5:30 p.m. BST on May 28, and you can follow cards-up coverage of the $5,200 Main Event via PokerStars' Twitch channel. The stream will be on a delay to protect the tournament's integrity.

The $109 NLHE Main Event will also crown its worthy champion on May 28. Some 20,110 players bought in and created a $2,011,000 prize pool and a $208,398 top prize. Romania's "c0rl30n3_89" is the player at the top of the chip counts going into the final day.

Someone will win $497,321 in the $1,050 NLHE Main Event, where only nine of the 3,465 starters have chips. "nic81411" holds the narrowest of leads at the top of the chip counts. They have the likes of Pedro "pm_marke" Marques, Preben "prebz" Stokkan, and Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky chasing them down.

Tags: PokerStarsSCOOP

Team Kelvin_FP:AR Takes the 2025 SCOOP League Lead

SCOOP League Standings
SCOOP League Standings

Poker is a funny old game. Just when you think a result is nailed on, there's a fresh twist that turns a hand on its head. That's precisely what's happened in the 2025 SCOOP League. It had looked like Benjamin Spragg's Team Spraggy would run away with proceedings, but they've dropped to second place after the latest update, and are only 60 points ahead of third place!

Kelvin Kerber's "Team Kelvin_FP:AR" has soared into the lead with a 5,800-point total. A surge in form for Niklas "Lena900" Astedt and Renan "Internett93o" Bruschi has resulted in the Brazilian captain leap-frogging Spraggy's band of merry men.

Similarly, Sebastian Huber's Team peace&loove are now within touching distance of Spraggy, with a mere 60 points separating the two teams. "FAL1st" and Andrey "Premove" Skvortsov have recently added to their SCOOP title hauls, thus closing the gap on the leaders.

Although there's some daylight between third and fourth, Kerber's meteoric rise proves it's not over until the final event crowns its champion. Fintan Hand's Team easywithaces currently has 4,870 points, with Parker Talbot's Team tonkaaaa bringing up the rear with 4,625.

It looks like there will be a thrilling conclusion to this year's SCOOP League!

Tags: Benjamin SpraggFintan HandKelvin KerberParker TalbotSebastian HuberSCOOP

What Lies in Store for the 2025 SCOOP On May 28?

2025 SCOOP
2025 SCOOP

May 28 is another action-packed day of poker tournament action in the 2025 PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP).

Most people's focus will be on the trio of No-Limit Hold'em Main Events that crown their champions today. Play resumes in all three at 5:30 p.m. BST.

The $55, $215, and $1,050 Super Tuesday events also conclude, as do an $11, $109, and a $109 No-Limit Hold'em event.

Another 16 events shuffle up and deal for the first time, doing so between 3:05 p.m. BST and 9:30 p.m. BST. Tune into PokerNews on May 29 to see a live blog of all the previous day's action.

DateDayTime (ET)Event
28-MayWed10:05SCOOP 100-L $11 NLHE [7-Max, Deep Stacks],$40K Gtd
28-MayWed10:05SCOOP 100-M $55 NLHE [7-Max, Deep Stacks],$100K Gtd
28-MayWed10:05SCOOP 100-H $215 NLHE [7-Max, Deep Stacks],$150K Gtd
28-MayWed12:30SCOOP 101-L $22 NLHE [8-Max, Micro Mystery Bounty HR],$150K Gtd
28-MayWed12:30SCOOP 101-M $109 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Mystery Bounty HR],$275K Gtd
28-MayWed12:30SCOOP 101-H $530 NLHE [8-Max, Mystery Bounty HR],$250K Gtd
28-MayWed13:30SCOOP 102-L $22 FLBadugi [6-Max],$7.5K Gtd
28-MayWed13:30SCOOP 102-M $109 FLBadugi [6-Max],$10K Gtd
28-MayWed13:30SCOOP 102-H $530 FLBadugi [6-Max],$15K Gtd
28-MayWed15:05SCOOP 103-L $55 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO],$125K Gtd
28-MayWed15:05SCOOP 103-M $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO],$175K Gtd
28-MayWed15:05SCOOP 103-H $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO],$175K Gtd
28-MayWed16:05SCOOP 104 $11 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Zoom, Total KO],$30K Gtd
28-MayWed16:30SCOOP 105-L $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Micro Fenomeno],$20K Gtd
28-MayWed16:30SCOOP 105-M $55 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Fenomeno],$100K Gtd
28-MayWed16:30SCOOP 105-H $530 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Fenomeno HR],$100K Gtd

Tags: PokerStarsSCOOP

"stek94" Crowned 2025 SCOOP Main Event Champion as Brazilians Dominate

2025 SCOOP Main Event
2025 SCOOP Main Event

Ladies and gentlemen, the 2025 Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) Main Event High has a champion. Step forward, "stek94," who walked away with $505,633 after a heads-up deal with fellow Brazilian "hellzito;" the runner-up banked $495,583.

The fourth and final day of the $5,200 buy-in, $3 million guaranteed SCOOP High Main Event started with only nine players in contention for the title and a top prize of more than half a million dollars. Those nine became eight with the elimination of "SerVlaMin," who headed into the night with a $52,195 return on their investment.

Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis was the next to fall, his eighth-place finishing coming with a $65,279 score before Bruno "bbenardinho" Benardinho bowed out in seventh for $89,141.

Each of the surviving six players earned a six-figure score for their efforts. Austria's "fabsnb85" was the first to collect such a prize, $121,726. The Austrian was joined on the rail first by "Dangerzinn" and then "ferkovsk," who collected prizes worth $166,221 and $226,981, respectively.

Last year's runner-up, Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja, could only muster a third-place finish this time around. Radoja scooped $309,951 and must be delighted with reaching back-to-back final tables in such a prestigious and star-studded affair.

With the dangerous Radoja out of the picture, "stek94" and "hellzito," both Brazilian, struck a deal to lessen the pay jumps. The resulting deal meant "hellzito" banked $495,583 for their runner-up finish instead of the advertised $423,250, while "stek94" helped themself to $505,663 instead of what could have been $577,966.

$5,200 SCOOP NLHE Main Event Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1stek94Brazil$505,633*
2hellzitoBrazil$495,583*
3Mark "AceSpades11" RadojaCanada$309,951
4ferkovskBrazil$226,981
5DangerzinnBrazil$166,221
6fabsnb95Austria$121,726
7Bruno "bbenardinho" BenardinhoBrazil$89,141
8Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" WeisBrazil$65,279
9SerVlaMinMexico$52,195

*reflects a heads-up deal

Tags: SCOOP

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot Wins $530 Badugi For His Third SCOOP Victory

Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot now has a trio of SCOOP titles on his CV after triumphing in SCOOP 102-H: $530 Badugi. A compact field of 32 entrants created a $16,000 prize pool, with $6,701 of the pot landing in Talbot's PokerStars account.

The small field meant only the top five finishers cashed, with Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi popping the money bubble after crashing out in sixth. Finland's "h3pp4p01k4" fell in fifth for $975, with Ireland's "Murphy745" helping themself to the $1,598 fourth-place prize.

Third place and $2,575 went to South Korea's "Ryudnar_KR" before Talbot defeated seven-time SCOOP champion Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna heads-up for the title, resigning the runner-up to a $4,149 consolation prize.

SCOOP 102-H: $530 Badugi Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Parker "tonkaaaa" TalbotCanada$6,701
2Jussi "calvin7v" NevanlinnaFinland$4,149
3Ryudnar_KRSouth Korea$2,575
4Murphy745Ireland$1,598
5h3pp4p01k4Finland$975
6Talal "raidalot" ShakerchiUnited Kingdom$0
7FAL1stThailand$0

Tags: PokerStarsSCOOP

Andrey Novak Makes it Five SCOOPs as "king153246"'s Run Continues

2025 SCOOP
2025 SCOOP

Ukraine's Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak made it five SCOOP titles won after being the last player standing in SCOOP 96-H: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday HR. Novak's fifth title came with a $51,155 prize.

Novak has won a SCOOP event every year since 2020, with the exception of 2022 when he drew a blank. Every victory is sweet, but this one must be more so when Novak looks back at the calibre of opponents he came up against. They included "Phemo," Audrius "Stakelis" Stakelis, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, and Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky at the final table.

SCOOP 96-H: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday HR Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1Andrey "Anjeyyy" NovakUkraine$51,155
2McEnroy24Sweden$38,326
3PhemoAustria$28,714
4Audrius "Stakelis" StakelisLithuania$21,513
5Christian "WATnlos" RudolphAustria$16,118
6MLS20Austria$12,076
7Gustavo "22ehnutzz" MastelottoBrazil$9,047
8Ilya "Leqenden" AnatskyBelarus$6,778
9Sunni_92Austria$5,613

In the $55 low edition of the Super Tuesday, Albania-based "king153246" continues their incredible purple patch of form with another victory. This latest win paid "king153246" $22,704 but, more importantly, earned a bagful of SCOOP League points for Team Spraggy, who had fallen to second place yesterday.

Germany's "nic81411" Banks Almost $500,000 After $1,050 SCOOP Main Event Victory

2025 SCOOP Medium Main
2025 SCOOP Medium Main

Germany's "nic81411" is $497,321 richer than a few days ago after triumphing in SCOOP 82-M: $1,050 NLHE Main Event. The German fired a single bullet, turning that $1,050 into almost half a million dollars. A lack of a deal at the final table meant there was a whopping $143,000 difference between first and second place!

Some 3,465 players had bought into the $1,050 SCOOP Main Event, generating a guarantee-busting $3,465,000 prize pool. The bulk of that impressive sum was awarded at the final table, with the top five finishers each walking away with at least $128,000.

After the likes of Preben "prebz" Stokkan, Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky, and Pedro "pm_marke" Marques crashed out, "nic81411" eventually found themselves heads up against "!!f1ghtback!" of Austria. Despite the massive pay jump, no deal was struck, so "nic81411" took him $497,321 and the title of champion after overcoming their final opponent.

SCOOP 82-M: $1,050 NLHE Main Event Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1nic81411Germany$497,321
2!!f1ghtback!Austria$354,506
3Juho HHFinland$252,703
4On3MoreT1m3_Malta$180,135
5ya_v_potokeKazakhstan$128,407
6Pedro "pm_marke" MarquesAustria$91,533
7MezuuUuuTUnited Kingdom$65,248
8Ilya "Leqenden" AnatskyBelarus$46,511
9Preben "prebz" StokkanUnited Kingdom$33,154

Tags: SCOOP