Astedt Claims 10th SCOOP Title as Varonen Wins $5,200 PLO Main Event
It was another blockbuster Monday in the 2025 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), as five Main Events played out their Day 2s, including the $109, $1,050 & $5,200 NLHE Main Events and the $109 & $1,050 PLO Main Events. While the PLO tournaments are now down to their final 18 players, more on those later, the $5,200 PLO Main Event wrapped up a day early.
Varonen Victorious in $5,200 PLO Main
Lauri "Lateski" Varonen earned their maiden SCOOP title in style by taking down the SCOOP 85-H: $5,200 PLO Main Event, pocketing $192,075. The Finnish player bested a 61-entry field to seal one of the most prestigious titles of the series.
Astedt Does It Again
The biggest story of the day was Niklas "Lena900" Astedt, who captured his 10th career SCOOP title after shipping the SCOOP 90-H: $15,000 NLHE Super High Roller. Astedt earned $233,310 following a heads-up deal with fellow Swedish crusher Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson, who was denied a record-extending 14th SCOOP title.
More Titles for FAL1st and Leqenden
Elsewhere, FAL1st added an eighth SCOOP trophy to their collection by winning SCOOP 93-L: $22 PLO Turbo PKO, while Ilya "Leqenden" Anatskiy grabbed his seventh career title in SCOOP 90-M: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max.
SCOOP Results from Monday, May 26
| Event | Entries | Player | Prize | SCOOP Title # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOOP 80-H $215 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Kickoff],$300K Gtd | 1,623 | Leonard "Grozzorg" Maue | $49,233 | 2nd |
| SCOOP 81-L $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Warm-Up],$35K Gtd | 11,364 | bikerboy859 | $4,732 | 1st |
| SCOOP 81-M $55 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Warm-Up],$250K Gtd | 6,917 | elgreco6606 | $30,119 | 1st |
| SCOOP 81-H $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Warm-Up],$375K Gtd | 103 | Stevan "random_chu" Chew | $61,403 | 2nd |
| SCOOP 84-L $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO],$50K Gtd | 2,095 | ariel*titus*sil | $5,258 | 1st |
| SCOOP 84-M $55 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO],$300K Gtd | 1,071 | adkaf | $36,806 | 3rd |
| SCOOP 84-H $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO],$500K Gtd | 151 | BernardoC6 | $85,897 | 1st |
| SCOOP 85-H $5,200 PLO [6-Max, PLO Main Event],$500K Gtd | 61 | Lauri "Lateski" Varonen | $192,075 | 1st |
| SCOOP 88-L $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks],$35K Gtd | 1,423 | bewise232 | $5,290* | 1st |
| SCOOP 88-M $55 NLHE [8-Max, Deep Stacks],$150K Gtd | 4,230 | Viktor "gimley14" Mechev | $30,205 | 2nd |
| SCOOP 90-L $530 NLHE [8-Max],$350K Gtd | 627 | Manuel "Phemo" Bueno | $61,090 | 2nd |
| SCOOP 90-M $2,100 NLHE [8-Max],$300K Gtd | 140 | Ilya "Leqenden" Anatskiy | $62,971 | 7th |
| SCOOP 90-H $15,000 NLHE [8-Max, Super High Roller],$750K Gtd | 56 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | $233,310* | 10th |
| SCOOP 92-L $22 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO],$60K Gtd | 4,487 | gbettes | $5,386 | 1st |
| SCOOP 92-M $109 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO],$100K Gtd | 1,522 | Daniel "Razer2311" Rezaei | $16,993 | 1st |
| SCOOP 92-H $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO],$125K Gtd | 247 | I Attack95 | $27,908 | 1st |
| SCOOP 93-L $22 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO],$20K Gtd | 1,301 | FAL1st | $3,027 | 8th |
| SCOOP 93-M $109 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO],$40K Gtd | 437 | krendipont | $7,691 | 2nd |
| SCOOP 93-H $530 PLO [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO],$60K Gtd | 122 | Rayan "Beriuzy" Chamas | $12,804 | 2nd |