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SCOOP Sunday Preview: Plenty to Get Your Teeth Into

Eliot Thomas
Eliot Thomas
SCOOP
SCOOP

SCOOP continues this Sunday with a full schedule of events. There are options for all kinds of players, from bounties and turbos to large prize pools.

Key events include the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up and the $530 Sunday Million. The $5,200 Titans Event is also running for those interested in higher buy-ins.

Check out a full schedule below:

SCOOP Schedule: Sunday, May 18

Time (ET)EventBuy-InGuarantee
08:05SCOOP 40-L: NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Kickoff]$22$85K
08:05SCOOP 40-M: NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Kickoff]$109$175K
08:05SCOOP 40-H: NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Kickoff]$530$200K
10:05SCOOP 41-L: NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Warm-Up]$11$85K
10:05SCOOP 41-M: NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Warm-Up]$109$300K
10:05SCOOP 41-H: NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Sunday Warm-Up]$1,050$300K
12:30SCOOP 42-L: NLHE [8-Max, Mini Sunday Million]$55$400K
12:30SCOOP 42-M: NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Million]$530$1M
12:30SCOOP 42-H: NLHE [8-Max, Titans]$5,200$400K
13:30SCOOP 43-L: PLO8 [6-Max]$11$20K
13:30SCOOP 43-M: PLO8 [6-Max]$109$50K
13:30SCOOP 43-H: PLO8 [6-Max]$1,050$100K
15:05SCOOP 44-L: NLHE [6-Max]$11$70K
15:05SCOOP 44-M: NLHE [6-Max]$109$275K
15:05SCOOP 44-H: NLHE [6-Max]$1,050$300K
16:30SCOOP 45-L: NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Mystery Bounty, Sunday Cooldown]$5.50$30K
16:30SCOOP 45-M: NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Mystery Bounty, Sunday Cooldown]$55$150K
16:30SCOOP 45-H: NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Mystery Bounty, Sunday Cooldown]$530$175K
17:30SCOOP 46-L: NLHE [6-Max, Hyper, Sunday Supersonic]$22$70K
17:30SCOOP 46-M: NLHE [6-Max, Hyper, Sunday Supersonic]$109$150K
17:30SCOOP 46-H: NLHE [6-Max, Hyper, Sunday Supersonic]$530$115K

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Join the SCOOP League Today!

Eliot Thomas
Eliot Thomas

PokerStars players at home can also get involved in the SCOOP League action and be in with a chance of winning a $10,300 Gold Power Pass!

To take part, players must opt-in via the Challenges window and select one of the team captains to support. From there, it's all about knockouts. Players will earn points by eliminating opponents in SCOOP tournaments, with each elimination adding more weight to their team's overall score.

The top 20 players from each team will advance to the SCOOP Battle Royale on June 1, where they'll compete for over $14,000 in Power Pass prizes and the glory of contributing points to their captain’s tally.

The Battle Royale prizes are as follows:

  • 1st Place: $10,300 Gold Power Pass
  • 2nd Place: $2,500 Silver Power Pass
  • 3rd–16th Place: $109 Bronze Power Passes

Mattsson Ties With Glaser in All-Time SCOOP Titles Leaderboard

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Simon Mattsson
Simon Mattsson

Swedish superstar Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson is tied with Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser at the top of the all-time SCOOP leaderboard. Mattsson won his tenth SCOOP title last week, taking down the $5,200 Super Tuesday High Roller for $107,964. He now has two 2025 titles and 11 overall after coming out on top in SCOOP 33-H $530 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Single Re-Entry],$60K Gtd.

Mattsson navigated a field of 128 entrants, including a final table housing fellow SCOOP League competitors "FAL1st" and Blaz "Scarmak3r" Zerjav, the latter of whom fell in second place. The Swede not only added another SCOOP title to his resume and boosted his bankroll, but also earned some valuable points for the current SCOOP League's bottom team, Team tonkaaaa.

SCOOP 33-H $530 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Single Re-Entry],$60K Gtd Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1Simon "C. Darwin2" MattssonSweden$8,330$6,355$14,685
2Blaz "Scarmak3r" ZerjavSlovenia$2,439$6,355$8,794
3Jamie "Ship It 2010" O'ConnorUnited Kingdom$1,894$4,231$6,125
4SpeedUp2Bulgaria$2,296$3,245$5,541
5FAL1stThailand$1,281$2,489$3,770
6SkillG@meBulgaria$1,726$1,908$3,634
7ISILDRooNSweden$937$1,464$2,401

Tags: SCOOPSimon MattssonBlaz Zerjav

Hand Doubles With "Beautiful" Pocket Nines En Route to Deep Sunday Kickoff Run

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Fintan Hand
Fintan Hand

Fintan "easywithaces" Hand claimed to never win big pots with pocket nines, but that all changed on Sunday night in SCOOP 40-H: $530 NLHE Sunday Kickoff. Midway into the tournament, Hand got his stack in with pocket nines and found himself up against an inferior pair of sixes.

"Oh, it's beautiful," exclaimed Hand as he flopped a set. He faded a straight draw to bolster his stack.

Hand would eventually fall in 20th place from 519 entrants, turning his $530 into $2,274.

This event paused with 16 players in contention for the $46,089 top prize. Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic of Team Spraggy returns to the action from 5:30 p.m. BST on May 19 second in chips. Others to look out for on Day 2 include Jamie "Ship It 2010" O'Connor, Christian "eisenhower1" Jeppsson, Pedro "PaDiLha SP" Padilha, and Mathew "matfrankland" Frankland.

Tags: easywithacesFintan HandPaDiLha SPSCOOPSpraggyTeam Spraggy

A Six-Way All-In; Spraggy Gets It In With Seven-Trey Offsuit!

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Benjamin Spragg
Benjamin Spragg

The unique format of mystery bounty tournaments means it is often the correct play to get your chips into the middle with a ridiculous range of hands if there is a chance of opening the jackpot-containing envelope. Such a scenario reared its head for Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg during SCOOP 45-M: $55 NLHE Turbo Mystery Bounty Sunday Cooldown.

A multi-way pot saw six players all-in, with Spragg getting in on the action with the lowly seven-three offsuit! Although he paired his three and added 60,000 chips to his stack, Spragg missed out on a trio of mystery bounty payments.

Spragg would ultimately fall in 373rd place from 4,382 entrants, earning $81.24 from the regular prize pool, but not managing to claim any bounties.

Sweden's "iamivar" eventually came out on top, claimed their sixth SCOOP victory, and a total prize tipping the scales at $14,984.

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Team Spraggy Leads The Way in the SCOOP League

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Current SCOOP League Standings
Current SCOOP League Standings

There is still much poker to be played during the 2025 PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP), but Team Spraggy has forged a lead in the exciting SCOOP League.

Team Spraggy members have accumulated 2,990 points through May 18, some 390 more than Team "peace&loove" (2,600) in second place. Kevin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber, a new team captain for 2025, occupies third place (2,465), with Team easywithaces (2,440) in fourth. Parker "tonkaaaa" Talbot's Team tonkaaaa needs some deep runs from its members because they are currently bringing up the rear with 2,000 points.

Team Spraggy's impressive total is being helped by the form of "king153426," who has been racking up SCOOP cashes and final tables like there's no tomorrow. To date, "king153426" has 70 cashes worth $169,968 to their name!

Learn more about the SCOOP League and the SCOOP League teams in this PokerNews article.

Over $500K of SCOOP Tickets to be Won From the SCOOP Lucky Dip

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
2025 SCOOP Lucky Dip
2025 SCOOP Lucky Dip

Did you know that every 2025 PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) event you play could result in you receiving a share of $500,000 worth of tournament entries? If you didn't, you do now! The SCOOP Lucky Dip promotion runs from May 11 through June 1 and sees PokerStars award over half a million dollars worth of SCOOP tickets.

Find out more about the SCOOP Lucky Dip right here.

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"benmiller500" Enjoys a Massive 1,156% ROI in the $1K Bounty Builder SHR

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Massive Win From a $55 Satellite
Massive Win From a $55 Satellite

Besting a star-studded field and walking away with $63,636 is enough to put a massive smile on a poker player's face, but imagine they won that princely sum after investing only $55, That's precisely what happened to the United Kingdom's "benmiller500" in SCOOP 36-H: $1,050 PKO Bounty Builder SHR.

"benmiller500" won their $1,050 seat via a $55 buy-in satellite. They joined 367 other superstars in a fight for the largest slice of the $368,000 prize pool. Two days later, the satellite winner came out on top, banking $29,465 from the regular prize pool and $34,171 worth of bounties for a total haul worth $63,636!

Victory was never going to be easy in such a high-stakes event, but "benmiller500" kept their cool and didn't look out of place at the final table, despite it housing such luminaries as Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg, Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser, Ukraine's "234241234214432," and 11-time SCOOP champion Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson.

The champion defeated Austria's "Sunni_92" heads-up to capture the title and a bankroll-bossting payout. Their Return On Investment (ROI)? A cool 1,156%

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Get Ready for a Manic Monday in the 2025 PokerStars SCOOP

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Ole Schemion leads the final nine in the $5,200 Titans Event
Ole Schemion leads the final nine in the $5,200 Titans Event

May 19 is a massive and manic day of 2025 Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) action. Some 13 in-play events resume play, including the $5,200 Titans, where Ole "wizowizo" Schemion leads the final nine in a battle for a $117,521 top prize.

The $530 Sunday Million also crowns its champion today. Only 91 of the 2,285 starters remain in contention for what will be a $168,677 top prize, the largest payday of the 2025 SCOOP so far.

While those 13 events get busy crowning their champions, another 21 fresh events kick off between 11:05 am.m ET and 5:30 p.m. ET on May 19. Expand the table below to check out today's schedule.

DateDayTime (ET)Event
19-MayMon11:05SCOOP 47-L $22 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks],$75K Gtd
19-MayMon11:05SCOOP 47-M $109 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks],$150K Gtd
19-MayMon11:05SCOOP 47-H $530 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks],$175K Gtd
19-MayMon11:30SCOOP 48-L $11 HORSE [6-Max],$10K Gtd
19-MayMon11:30SCOOP 48-M $109 HORSE [6-Max],$20K Gtd
19-MayMon11:30SCOOP 48-H $530 HORSE [6-Max],$30K Gtd
19-MayMon12:30SCOOP 49-L $55 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Bounty Builder HR],$200K Gtd
19-MayMon12:30SCOOP 49-M $215 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Bounty Builder HR],$300K Gtd
19-MayMon12:30SCOOP 49-H $1,050 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Bounty Builder SHR],$275K Gtd
19-MayMon13:30SCOOP 50-L $11 5CardPLO [6-Max],$17.5K Gtd
19-MayMon13:30SCOOP 50-M $109 5CardPLO [6-Max],$40K Gtd
19-MayMon13:30SCOOP 50-H $1,050 5CardPLO [6-Max],$80K Gtd
19-MayMon15:05SCOOP 51-L $11 NLHE [8-Max, Single Re-entry],$60K Gtd
19-MayMon15:05SCOOP 51-M $109 NLHE [8-Max, Single Re-entry],$200K Gtd
19-MayMon15:05SCOOP 51-H $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Single Re-entry],$150K Gtd
19-MayMon16:30SCOOP 52-L $11 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO],$50K Gtd
19-MayMon16:30SCOOP 52-M $109 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO],$125K Gtd
19-MayMon16:30SCOOP 52-H $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO],$125K Gtd
19-MayMon17:30SCOOP 53-L $22 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Mystery Bounty, Daily Cooldown],$50K Gtd
19-MayMon17:30SCOOP 53-M $109 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Mystery Bounty, Daily Cooldown],$125K Gtd
19-MayMon17:30SCOOP 53-H $530 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Mystery Bounty, Daily Cooldown],$115K Gtd

Tags: PokerStarsSCOOPSunday Million

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