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

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
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.

Tags: Niklas AstedtSCOOP

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

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
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

Maiden SCOOP Title for Alisson "heyalisson" Piekazewicz

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
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

Marle Spragg Navigates to $215 NLHE PKO Final Table

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Marle Spragg
Marle Spragg

Team PokerStars' Marle "MarlzTV" Spragg reached the final table of SCOOP 89-M: $215 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR on May 27. Spragg found herself as the second-shortest stack with only ten players remaining, but a key hand went down that saw her double through Brazil's "danield7."

That timely double gave Spragg more breathing room; she called it a "huge momentum shift" while streaming. Unfortunately for Spragg and her legion of fans, it was not meant to be, and she bowed out in eighth place for a $3,988 addition to her bankroll.

SCOOP 89-M: $215 NLHE PKO Bounty Builder HR Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1billionaireBrazil$20,132$24,360$44,492
2danield7Brazil$5,943$24,359$30,302
3AndMarchBelarus$2,633$14,453$17,086
4Regis R69Brazil$859$10,302$11,161
5Deividas "Deividas K" KvaselisLithuania$3,937$7,344$11,281
6delbriaSlovakia$2,362$5,235$7,597
7MuUkRUkraine$2,459$3,731$6,190
8Marle "MarlzTV" SpraggUnited Kingdom$1,328$2,660$3,988
9Luciano "Luciano S.H." De HollandaBrazil$893$2,006$2,899

The title and a $44,492 payday eventually went to "billionaire," who defeated fellow Brazilian "danield7" heads-up. The runner-up walked away with a $30,302 payout.

Tags: Marle SpraggSCOOPTeam PokerStars

"RhoNin9" Takes Down $1,050 PLO Main Event; Ole Schemion Third

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
SCOOP PLO $1K Main Event
SCOOP PLO $1K Main Event

Austria's "RhoNin9" helped themselves to an impressive $73,823 score and a 2025 Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) title after coming out on top of the $1,050 Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event. The event attracted 409 entrants who created a $409,000 prize pool that the top 53 finishers shared.

Each of the seven finalists locked in more than $12,000 for their efforts. Sweden's "anonymstruts" was the first finalist out of the door, followed by "dx2celt," "MonkeyFather," and Finland's "jopppi."

Ten-time SCOOP champion Ole "wizowizo" Schemion busted in third, leaving "jedimaster82" heads-up against "RhoNin9" for the title of champion and the largest slice of the pie. The one-on-one battle went the Austrian's way, and they captured a $73,823 prize, leaving the Swedish runner-up to pad their bankroll with $54,123.

SCOOP 85-M: $1,050 PLO 6-Max PLO Main Event Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryPrize
1RhoNin9Austria$73,823
2jedimaster82Sweden$54,123
3Ole "wizowizo" SchemionAustria$39,680
4jopppiFinland$29,091
5MonkeyFatherBelarus$21,328
6dx2celtUnited Kingdom$15,637
7anonymstrutsSweden$12,272

Tags: Ole SchemionPLOPot-Limit OmahaSCOOP

Kelvin_FP:AR & Peace&Loove Surge as Spraggy Hangs onto the Lead

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
SCOOP League
SCOOP League

It was a high-scoring day across the board in the SCOOP League, with all five teams putting up solid numbers. Team Peace&Loove were the best performers, adding 460 points on Monday to climb within striking distance of the lead. But it’s still Team Spraggy on top for now.

PlaceTeamPointsPoints Gained
1stTeam Spraggy5,395+295
2ndTeam Kelvin_FP:AR5,145+440
3rdTeam Peace&Loove4,955+460
4thTeam EasywithAces4,565+290
5thTeam Tonkaaaa4,550+290

After gaining just 80 points the day before, Team Peace&Loove bounced back in a big way with a +460-point day. That pushes their total to 4,955 points, just 440 behind Team Spraggy at the top. A key contribution came from FAL1st, who won their eighth SCOOP title in the $22 PLO Turbo Progressive KO.

Spraggy’s squad did exactly what they needed to, keeping the lead intact with a 295-point day following a more modest +90 on Sunday.

Team Kelvin_FP:AR also had a strong showing, improving on Sunday’s +235 with another +440-point performance. Now sitting at 5,145 points, they remain just 250 off the top spot and within reach of overtaking Spraggy if their current form holds.

SCOOP Main Events Near Final Table With Day 3 Set to Resume

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
SCOOP
SCOOP

Day 3 of the SCOOP NLHE Main Events is upon us, with all three marquee tournaments—Low, Medium, and High—set to play down to their respective nine-handed final tables today.

Action resumes at 4:30 p.m. UTC, and by the end of the day, each field will have its final table locked in ahead of tomorrow's conclusion when three new Main Event champions will be crowned.

Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo in the Mix for $5K Main Event Title

Juan Pardo
Juan Pardo

In the $5,200 SCOOP 82-H: High Main Event, just 39 players remain from a field of 679 total entries. The prize pool sits at $3,395,000, with $577,966 set aside for the eventual winner. Brazil’s Rocinhha2011 leads the way with over 10 million in chips, followed closely by fasnb95 of Austria and Ukraine’s olemaiko.

Notable names near the top include Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo and Francisco "tomatee" Benitez, as some of the biggest grinders in the game chase SCOOP glory and one of the year’s most chased after online titles.

Top 10 Chip Counts – High Main Event

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1Lucas "Rochinha2011" RochaBrazil10,109,720
2fabsnb95Austria8,967,361
3Boris “olelemaiko” KolevBelarus8,782,434
4Juan "MalakaStyle" PardoAndorra8,286,717
5Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" WeisAustria8,066,546
6Stefan "baeks22" SchillhabelAustria7,532,515
7Francisco "Tomatee" BenitezUruguay7,226,608
8Edilson "Dangerzinn" JúniorBrazil6,633,193
9shevliakSlovenia6,205,745
10Deiv4zaLithuania5,794,276

PokerStars' Tournier Crushing $1K SCOOP Main Event

Laurie Tournier
Laurie Tournier

Over in the $1,050 SCOOP 82-M: Medium Main Event, just 79 players are left from a 3,465-entry field. The prize pool totals $3,465,000, with $497,321 awaiting the champion.

PokerStars ambassador Laurie “LaliTournier” Tournier is riding high, sitting fourth in chips as she eyes one of the biggest scores of her career. However, Preben "prebz" Stokkan is in the driver's seat for the near $500K payday.

Fellow ambassadors and SCOOP League skippers Parker “Tonkaaaa” Talbot (30th – 4.7 million) and Ben "Spraggy" Spragg (79th – 623,120) are still in the hunt, hoping to ladder up when cards go in the air later today.

Top 10 Chip Counts – Medium Main Event

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1Preben "prebz" StokkanUnited Kingdom13,516,787
2fat_thouniFinland10,618,033
379MaravillaArgentina9,771,452
4Laurie "LaliTournier" TournierBrazil9,663,379
5xaneta7777Austria9,428,003
6Fatum18Belarus8,779,574
7nic81411Germany8,734,350
8Dmitry "yurasov1990" YurasovBelarus8,507,669
9André "aferrao147" FerrãoBrazil8,197,078
10marllonpintoBrazil7,190,565

$109 Main Event Down to Final 159

Finally, the $109 SCOOP 82-L: Low Main Event continues to showcase just how massive this series can be, with 20,110 entries contributing to a prize pool of $2,011,000. Only 159 players remain, each gunning for the $208,398 top prize. PokerStars ambassador and SCOOP League captain Fintan “easywithaces” Hand was the only Stars rep to cash in this event, bowing out in 704th place.

Top 10 Chip Counts – Low Main Event

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1chupeta79Brazil10,172,972
2oligarx_555Ukraine9,855,596
3HustlinFINFinland8,662,028
4dheraDenmark8,294,054
5MOLEKUL;A_4ELOVThailand8,092,970
6Anthony "holdplz" SpinellaMexico7,813,836
7concioBrazil7,667,456
8LCasino777Slovakia7,574,577
9anti-durrMalta7,512,540
10nhlykagwanGUnited Kingdom7,442,647

Anatskiy Adds Seventh SCOOP Title in $2,100 NLHE Victory

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
SCOOP
SCOOP

Ilya “Leqenden” Anatskiy captured his seventh career SCOOP title on Monday night after taking down the SCOOP 90-M: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max] for $62,971. The Belarussian pro overcame a 140-entry field to top one of the series' mid-high tier marquee events.

The $2,100 buy-in tournament paid out the top 17 finishers from a $300,000 prize pool. The win adds to an already impressive SCOOP résumé stretching back more than a decade.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Leqenden$62,971
2go4gunners$48,748
3RUMUKULUS$37,737
4Enrico "WhaTisL0v3" Camosci$29,214
5tarantaleo$22,616
6aminolast$17,507
7Rodrigo "Seijistar" Seiji$13,553
8Felipe "lipe piv" Boianovsky$10,492
9Ignacio "Nacho124444" Moron$8,637

Anatskiy's SCOOP Titles

Anatskiy has been a fixture in SCOOP results for a dozen years. His first victory came in 2013, and he’s since racked up titles across a range of formats, from freezeouts and turbos to PKOs and re-entry events.

His biggest SCOOP result came in 2024, where he won the $1K Thursday Thrill for $701,000, one of the largest single payouts in the series that year.

YearEventEntriesPrize
2013$1,050+R NLHE [Big Antes]—$135,500
2020$2,100 NLHE [Sunday HR SE]557$196,648
2020$109 NLHE PKO [Mini Thursday Thrill]9,379$95,406
2021$1,050 NLHE 6-Max, Turbo, Win the Button267$50,964
2022$530 NLHE PKO [Thursday Thrill]1,810$116,322
2024$1,050 NLHE PKO [Thursday Thrill]701$701,000
2025$2,100 NLHE [8-Max]140$62,971

SCOOP Tuesday Preview: Super Tuesday Trio, NL 2-7, and PLO8 on the Schedule

Calum Grant
Calum Grant

SCOOP rolls into another busy Tuesday. Alongside the ongoing tournaments, 18 fresh events get underway today across a range of buy-ins and formats.

Whether you're a fan of deep-stack No-Limit Hold’em, niche formats like NL 2-7 Single Draw, or looking to fire at a classic Super Tuesday, today’s schedule offers something for every player.

DateTime (UTC)Event
27-May14:05SCOOP 94-L $22 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks], $80K Gtd
27-May14:05SCOOP 94-M $109 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks], $150K Gtd
27-May14:05SCOOP 94-H $530 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stack], $150K Gtd
27-May15:30SCOOP 95-L $5.50 NL 2-7 Single Draw [6-Max, Progressive KO], $4K Gtd
27-May15:30SCOOP 95-M $55 NL 2-7 Single Draw [6-Max, Progressive KO], $10K Gtd
27-May15:30SCOOP 95-H $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw [6-Max, Progressive KO], $25K Gtd
27-May16:30SCOOP 96-L $55 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Super Tuesday], $100K Gtd
27-May16:30SCOOP 96-M $215 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday], $175K Gtd
27-May16:30SCOOP 96-H $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday HR], $200K Gtd
27-May17:30SCOOP 97-L $22 PLO8 [6-Max], $20K Gtd
27-May17:30SCOOP 97-M $215 PLO8 [6-Max], $40K Gtd
27-May17:30SCOOP 97-H $1,050 PLO8 [6-Max], $60K Gtd
27-May19:05SCOOP 98-L $11 NLHE [8-Max], $60K Gtd
27-May19:05SCOOP 98-M $109 NLHE [8-Max], $150K Gtd
27-May19:05SCOOP 98-H $1,050 NLHE [8-Max], $150K Gtd
27-May20:30SCOOP 99-L $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $25K Gtd
27-May20:30SCOOP 99-M $55 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd
27-May20:30SCOOP 99-H $530 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd

SCOOP League Pick FAL1st Lands Third Series Title in $22 PLO Turbo

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
SCOOP
SCOOP

FAL1st continues to deliver in a big way for Team peace&loove, picking up their eighth career SCOOP title in the SCOOP 93-L: $22 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO]. The win adds another notch to an already impressive résumé and marks their third title of the 2025 series.

The tournament drew 1,301 entries and generated a $26,020 prize pool. After just a few fast-paced hours, FAL1st emerged on top, collecting $1,718 in prize money and $1,308 in bounties, for a combined payout of $3,027.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerTotal Prize
1FAL1st$3,027
2Amstiabi$1,821
3mauri_is_broke$1,525
4OneH1Wonder$1,324
5M Cunna G$600
6DrAnubis$765
7Cabral777$744

FAL1st SCOOP Titles

This win adds to FAL1st’s reputation as one of SCOOP’s most reliable mixed-game and Omaha grinders.

They've now won titles in four consecutive years, and their eight SCOOP victories span a range of formats, from $5.50 PLO8 events to a $1K 5-Card PLO8 title and even a $530 HORSE Progressive KO.

Here’s a look at FAL1st’s SCOOP title haul:

YearEventEntriesPrize
2021$109 FL Badugi [6-Max]283$5,385
2023$1,050 5-Card PLO8 [6-Max]120$26,977
2023$5.50 PLO8 [6-Max]3,067$2,170
2024$5.50 PLO82,965$14,528
2024$530 HORSE [Progressive KO]65$32,500
2025$109 FLO8 [6-Max]274$5,214
2025$11 PLO8 [6-Max]2,414$3,497
2025$22 PLO Turbo PKO [6-Max]1,301$3,027
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