Neymar Leads $530 SCOOP Kickoff
Neymar is a regular on PokerStars during major online poker festivals such as SCOOP. In September 2025, he finished seventh in the WCOOP $10,300 Super Tuesday and was back in action on the opening night of SCOOP 2026.
From a field of 240 in the SCOOP 02-H: $530 SCOOP Kickoff, just 16 players remain. Neymar sits in first place, ahead of five-time SCOOP winner Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak and two-time winner Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv.
Also still in contention are all-time SCOOP title leader Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson (14 titles), who sits 14th of 16 left, and Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos, who is outside of the top ten in 11th.
The remaining players have all locked up $1,361 with $23,075 awaiting the winner.
SCOOP 02-H: $530 NLHE SCOOP Kickoff Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neymar Jr | Brazil | 2,244,918 |
| 2 | Andrey "Anjeyyy" Novak | Ukraine | 2,044,012 |
| 3 | Pavel "silentm0de" Plesuv | Moldova | 1,883,128 |
| 4 | assel007 | Germany | 1,849,133 |
| 5 | rbh4970 | Denmark | 1,817,224 |
| 6 | WYIYW | Austria | 1,686,090 |
| 7 | Edouard Dumas | Mexico | 1,657,118 |
| 8 | 10Badboy10 | Thailand | 1,602,881 |
| 9 | Paulo "paulinhoo00" Brombin | Brazil | 1,453,784 |
| 10 | shapkera | Bulgaria | 1,452,251 |