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Can Anybody Stop Team Lex?

Calum Grant
Calum Grant

Not only is Veldhuis having a fantastic SCOOP campaign, but his stable of horses in the inaugural SCOOP league is cantering away from Team Spraggy, Tonka, and Fintan.

Four of the top five scoring players in the SCOOP league are on Team Lex. Patrick "pads1161" Leonard (1st - 1,410pts), who won his eighth SCOOP title last week, sits atop the point leaderboard.

"Fal1st" (2nd - 1,400pts) has been doing the heavy lifting for Team Spraggy while Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov (3rd - 1,220pts), Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen (4th - 1,060pts) and Veldhuis (5th - 965pts) are other main contributors to Team Lex's domination.

TeamPointsIncrease
Lex8,945+340
Spraggy7,220+120
Tonkaaaa4,940+100
Fintan3,715+140

$40K Mystery Bounty Prize for "WHATSON83!"; Hand Makes the FT

Calum Grant
Calum Grant
Fintan Hand
Fintan Hand

Another SCOOP Mystery Bounty offered up some huge prizes, most notably in SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty].

In this event, a $40,000 top mystery bounty envelope was up for grabs, and the fortunate recipient of that tasty treat was fifth-place finisher "WHATSON83!". On top of that, the Swiss-based poker player banked a further $16,823 in bounties in addition to their $10,469 payout. Their final prize came to $67,292, making them the biggest winner on the day.

"twavlo147", also stationed in Switzerland, was the eventual champion and banked their first SCOOP title along with the $33,061 they received for their efforts.

Ambassador Fintan "easywithaces" Hand made the final table but was the first to leave in ninth place. Overall, the event had 909 entries, making for a $454,500 prize pool.

SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyPrizeTotal
1twavlo147Switzerland$1,118$31,943$33,061
2Zaiz024Brazil$10,235$24,169$34,404
3Christian "eisenhower1" JeppssonSweden$8,691$18,287$26,978
4SSchranckUnited Kingdom$2,382$13,836$16,218
5WHATSON83!Switzerland$56,823$10,469$67,292
6marjan1231Slovenia$22,662$7,921$30,583
7Renan "xrenanx182" MeneguettiBrazil$2,382$5,993$8,375
8Dimisi777Belarus$13,500$4,535$18,035
9Fintan "easywithaces" HandIreland$838$3,431$4,269

Brazil Gets Another SCOOP Winner in Baumgarten

Calum Grant
Calum Grant

SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, PKO, Sunday Cooldown] was one of the six tournaments that played out to their conclusion on Sunday. Thanks to the 582 entries, the $250,000 guarantee was obliterated, with $291,000 being the final tally.

Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" Baumgarten was the player to get the lion's share after being crowned the champion. His $23,274 in bounties and $21,897 prize ended up in a $45,171 payday.

Baumgarten became the latest Brazilian to become a SCOOP winner, continuing the takeover from the South American state in the online poker streets.

SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, PKO, Sunday Cooldown] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyPrizeTotal
1Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" BaumgartenBrazil$23,274$21,897$45,171
2nd1masBrazil$5,335$21,897$27,232
3vvdmmSlovenia$3,426$12,880$16,306
4coloradoallBrazil$4,072$9,132$13,204
5AdoptAMonkeyUnited Kingdom$5,010$6,474$11,484
6Pavels "Rigapols81" SpirinsLatvia$2,453$4,590$7,043
7MastermandelAustria$1,469$3,254$4,723

SCOOP Results from Sunday, May 19

Calum Grant
Calum Grant

Along with "twavlo147" and Baumgarten, four more players achieved poker glory. "budalzeira" and "Rust_A277" took down the low and medium editions of the Mystery Bounty.

"Ketamine2801" reigned supreme in the Low Sunday Cooldown while "Marcelinhobf" locked up their third SCOOP title in the Medium instalment. "Marcelinhobf's" previous two SCOOP wins came in Pot-Limit Omaha, with the latest coming in No Limit Hold'em.

EventFieldPrize PoolWinnerPayout
SCOOP 72-L: $5.50 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $60K Gtd14,868$72,853budalzeira$3,703
SCOOP 72-M: $55 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $300K Gtd7,075$353,750Rust_A277$22,246
SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $400K Gtd909$454,500twavlo147$33,061
SCOOP 81-L: $5.50 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $30K Gtd9,979$48,897Ketamine2801$3,919
SCOOP 81-M: $55 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $175K Gtd5,412$270,600Marcelinhobf$25,965
SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $250K Gtd582$291,000Joao Mathias "joaoMathias" Baumgarten$45,171

* includes bounties, ** denotes three-way deal

Never Miss a PokerStars Tournament Again

Calum Grant
Calum Grant

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Brazil's Kelvin Kerber Completes Impressive 2024 SCOOP Hat Trick

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Kelvin Kerber
Kelvin Kerber

Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber helped himself to his third title of the 2024 PokerStars SCOOP, his eighth victory overall. Kerber, one of Brazil's top poker tournament talents, came out on top in SCOOP 78-H: $5,200 NLHE Progressive KO Titans and walked away with $114,316.

Kerber's latest victory was made sweeter by the caliber of opponents he faced at the final table. Team PokerStars duo Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo and last week's Titans Event champion Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis were present and correct, but couldn't quite get the job done.

SCOOP 78-H: $5,200 NLHE Progressive KO Titans Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" KerberBrazil$54,648$59,668$114,316
2Eccentric_BGBulgaria$33,710$59,668$93,378
3Vlad "VladTheSlaye" MartynenkoUkraine$28,437$40,022$68,459
4Alisson "heyalisson" PiekazewiczBrazil$13,359$30,840$44,199
5234241234214432Ukraine$13,125$23,765$36,890
6Lex "L. Veldhuis" VeldhuisNew Zealand$8,750$18,313$27,063
7Vlad "dariepoker" DarieRomania$10,781$14,112$24,893
8NotmystyleCanada$2,500$10,874$13,374
9Alejandro "PapoAR" LococoArgentina$11,875$9,284$21,159

Kerber's eighth SCOOP title ties him with some of online poker's greats. Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson, Ole "wizowizo" Schemion, and Patrick "pads1161" Leonard also have eight SCOOP victories on their resume. Kerber finds himself in esteemed company.

Lococo On Course For a Massive Prize; He's Second in Chips in a $2K Event

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Alejandro Lococo
Alejandro Lococo

Alejandro "[Papo]AR" Lococo has done his chances of taking down a 2024 SCOOP event no harm at all by bagging up the second-largest stack in SCOOP 82-H: $2,100 NLHE Progressive KO High Roller.

The tournament had 222 players registered by the time late registration slammed shut, and only 27 of those hopefuls remain. Lococo finished Day 1 with 2,588,805 chips and $9,375 worth of bounties in tow, enough for second place at the restart. First place awards $38,120 plus probably a similar amount, if not more, in bounty payments.

Plenty of superstars are among the final 27, including the aforementioned Kerber (176,080), Joao "Naza114" Vieira (206,479), Andras "probirs" Nemeth (636,354), Bert "girafganger7" Stevens (1,170,314), and chip leader Diego "diesanser" Sanchez (2,735,000). Play resumes at 5:30 p.m. BST on May 21.

Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu Becomes a Five-Time SCOOP Champion

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Narcis Nedelcu
Narcis Nedelcu

Romanian pro Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu captured his second title of the 2024 PokerStars SCOOP, taking his running total to five SCOOP victories. Nedelcu took down SCOOP 79-H: $2,100 NLO8 6-Max PKO, outlasting 72 opponents and bulldozing his way through a star-studded final table.

"FAL1st" reached yet another SCOOP final table but fell in seventh for $6,655. The Thailand-based superstar's finish earned some much-needed points for Team Spraggy in the SCOOP League.

"mari4ka9510" of Ukraine fell in sixth for $10,973 before "Zanos_Goda" saw their tournament end in a fifth-place finish worth $8,152. We must doff our cap to "Zanos_Goda" because they went on to win the $215 buy-in edition of this event for $13,708.

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard's quest for a ninth SCOOP title ended in a fourth-place finish worth $8,730, with the tournament progressing to eads-up after "RedPh0enix" crashed out in third for $12,009.

Nedelcu went on to defeat "Sur_OK1111" of Ukraine in the one-on-one battle, locking in $54,309 for his second SCOOP win of the current series, of which $37,093 came from the bounty prize pool!

SCOOP 79-H: $2,100 NLO8 6-Max PKO Final Table Results

RankPlayerCountryBountiesPrizeTotal Prize
1Narcis "Narcisus90" NedelcuRomania$37,093$17,216$54,309
2Sur_OK1111Ukraine$4,500$17,215$21,715
3RedPh0enixThailand$1,000$11,009$12,009
4Patrick "pads1161" LeonardUnited Kingdom$500$8,230$8,730
5Zanos_GodaBosnia & Herzegovina$2,000$6,152$8,152
6mari4ka9510Ukraine$6,375$4,598$10,973
7FAL1stThailand$3,218$3,437$6,655

Strebkov Bags 17th COOP Title with Victory in SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw [PKO]

Will Shillibier
Will Shillibier
Denis Strebkov
Denis Strebkov

To win one SCOOP title is special. And to win a handful is an incredible feat. Not only has Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov bagged his sixth SCOOP title and his second of the year, but he's now up to 17 COOP titles in all — good enough for third all-time.

Strebkov's win came in SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw, the fourth year this exciting Progressive Knockout format has featured on the SCOOP schedule. He denied "Pislogik" a maiden SCOOP title heads-up, with Joao "Naza114" Vieira (pictured) finishing third.

Nine places were paid from a field of 72, with recent SCOOP winner Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu and Bernardo "bedias" Dias cashing but finishing short of the final table.

Big names "WhatIfGod" and current SCOOP leaderboard leader "FAL1st" also made it to the final table, falling in seventh and fifth respectively.

SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw [PKO] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyPayoutTotal Payout
1Denis "aDrENalin710" StrebkovThailand$7,055$4,713$11,768
2PislogikHungary$1,188$4,713$5,901
3Joao "Naza114" VieiraUnited Kingdom$984$2,627$3,611
4ContraSpemSper0Ukraine$594$1,800$2,394
5FAL1stThailand$1,703$1,234$2,937
6gregor7878Poland$844$846$1,690
7WhatIfGodSweden$563$747$1,310
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