Mark Radoja Out For Revenge as $5,200 SCOOP Main Event Reaches Its Final Table
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
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stek94 | Brazil | 32,619,922 | 47 |
| 2 | Mark "AceSpades11" Radoja | Canada | 26,244,681 | 37 |
| 3 | ferkovsk | Brazil | 25,308,962 | 36 |
| 4 | Will "hellzito" Arruda | Brazil | 25,221,827 | 36 |
| 5 | bbernardinho | Brazil | 15,553,775 | 22 |
| 6 | Dangerzinn | Brazil | 14,053,819 | 20 |
| 7 | fabsnb95 | Austria | 11,799,866 | 17 |
| 8 | SerVlaMin | Mexico | 11,675,348 | 17 |
| 9 | Oliver "sk2ll_m0dR" Weis | Austria | 7,271,800 | 10 |
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.