Germany's "nic81411" Banks Almost $500,000 After $1,050 SCOOP Main Event Victory
Germany's "nic81411" is $497,321 richer than a few days ago after triumphing in SCOOP 82-M: $1,050 NLHE Main Event. The German fired a single bullet, turning that $1,050 into almost half a million dollars. A lack of a deal at the final table meant there was a whopping $143,000 difference between first and second place!
Some 3,465 players had bought into the $1,050 SCOOP Main Event, generating a guarantee-busting $3,465,000 prize pool. The bulk of that impressive sum was awarded at the final table, with the top five finishers each walking away with at least $128,000.
After the likes of Preben "prebz" Stokkan, Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky, and Pedro "pm_marke" Marques crashed out, "nic81411" eventually found themselves heads up against "!!f1ghtback!" of Austria. Despite the massive pay jump, no deal was struck, so "nic81411" took him $497,321 and the title of champion after overcoming their final opponent.
SCOOP 82-M: $1,050 NLHE Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nic81411 | Germany | $497,321 |
| 2 | !!f1ghtback! | Austria | $354,506 |
| 3 | Juho HH | Finland | $252,703 |
| 4 | On3MoreT1m3_ | Malta | $180,135 |
| 5 | ya_v_potoke | Kazakhstan | $128,407 |
| 6 | Pedro "pm_marke" Marques | Austria | $91,533 |
| 7 | MezuuUuuT | United Kingdom | $65,248 |
| 8 | Ilya "Leqenden" Anatsky | Belarus | $46,511 |
| 9 | Preben "prebz" Stokkan | United Kingdom | $33,154 |