Niklas Astedt Second in Chips on Day 2 of the $1,050 Super Tuesday
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
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phemo | Austria | 2,725,330 |
| 2 | Nikas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | 1,746,630 |
| 3 | McEnroy24 | Sweden | 1,605,388 |
| 4 | starswins :) | Denmark | 1,361,175 |
| 5 | Pascal "Pass_72" Lefrancois | Canada | 1,348,602 |
| 6 | Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph | Austria | 1,319,838 |
| 7 | WalyBali | Mexico | 1,258,762 |
| 8 | Sunni_92 | Austria | 1,227,359 |
| 9 | Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky | Belarus | 1,180,659 |
| 10 | Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak | Ukraine | 1,177,034 |
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.