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SCOOP Results from Thursday, May 16

Jerry Odeen Wins a Seventh SCOOP
Jerry Odeen Wins a Seventh SCOOP
EventFieldPrize PoolWinnerPayout
SCOOP 59-L: $109 NLHE [Wednesday Mystery], $325K Gtd4,484$224,200upstrick77$25,329*
SCOOP 59-M: $530 NLHE [Wednesday Mystery], $250K Gtd724$362,000Patrick "pads1161" Leonard$35,639*
SCOOP 59-H: $2,100 NLHE [Wednesday Mystery], $300K Gtd144$300,000Stevan "random_chu" Chew$50,751*
SCOOP 60-M: $109 Razz, $20K Gtd285$28,500Jerry "Perrymejsen" Odeen$5,400
SCOOP 60-H: $1,050 Razz, $50K Gtd58$58,000Adam "Adamyid" Owen$14,147
SCOOP 61-L: $11 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $75K Gtd9,185$90,013sh7eva$7,083*
SCOOP 61-M: $109 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $250K Gtd2,011$301,100Extra-Lost$30,367*
SCOOP 61-H: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $225K Gtd265$265,000Joris "BillLewinsky" Ruijs$48,765*
SCOOP 63-L: $5.50 NLHE, $35K Gtd7,523$36,863Infinity899$5,227
SCOOP 63-M: $55 NLHE, $150K Gtd3,445$172,250FEXX1$20,005**
SCOOP 63-H: $530 NLHE, $200K Gtd463$231,500Lucio "WizardOffAz" Lima$41,568
SCOOP 64-L: $22 FLHE [6-Max], $12.5K Gtd614$12,500baller139$2,199
SCOOP 64-M: $109 FLHE [6-Max], $15K Gtd137$15,000Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber$3,164
SCOOP 64-H: $530 FLHE [6-Max], $25K Gtd50$25,000Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber$7,893
SCOOP 67-L: $11 NLHE [6-Max], $70K Gtd9,034$88,533Rpfeitosa$12,346
SCOOP 67-M: $109 NLHE [6-Max], $175K Gtd2,358$235,800Lincoln "Lincownz" Freitas$34,939
SCOOP 67-H: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max], $225K Gtd246$246,000Fantomet1029$47,534
SCOOP 68-L: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout], $25K Gtd5,731$1,714felipe22w$2,674*
SCOOP 68-M: $55 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout], $125K Gtd3,139$156,950traumfanger1$16,626*
SCOOP 68-H: $530 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Freezeout], $175K Gtd402$201,000MAnthony89$32,863*
SCOOP 69-L: $3.30 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Mystery Bounty], $10K Gtd6,321$19,0891hmm11$1,222*
SCOOP 69-M: $33 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Mystery Bounty], $50K Gtd3,731$117,265crpppp$8,617*
SCOOP 69-H: $320 NLHE [7-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Mystery Bounty], $100K Gtd592$180,418Shadissimo$20,845*

* includes bounties, ** denotes three-way deal

Smiljkovic Leads the SCOOP $10,300 Thursday Thrill PKO

Daniel Smiljkovic
Daniel Smiljkovic

SCOOP 65-H: $10,300 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill High Roller] was the most expensive buy-in event that ran, although it has yet to reach its conclusion.

Leading the way is high roller Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic, who has the chip lead on the nine-handed final table, that features notables such as Alisson "heyalisson" Piekazewicz and Roman "RomeOpro" Romanovsky.

An $80,237 prize awaits first and second place, plus any additional bounties that are picked up along the way.

Final Table Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryBountyChipsBig Blinds
1Daniel "SmilleThHero" SmiljkovicAustria$23,1251,613,421115
2spud989United Kingdom$28,9061,425,798102
3SucceeedAustria$13,750868,99962
4flerrehuveSweden$5,000758,23854
5AchoBogdanovBulgaria$8,750649,47046
6starwins :)Denmark$5,000563,56940
7Eccentric_BGBulgaria-489,84135
8Alisson "heyalisson" PiekazewiczBrazil$2,500287,46421
9Roman "RomeOpro" RomanovskyUkraine-143,20010

Kerber's Two Wins Not Enough for Team Spraggy

SCOOP League
SCOOP League

In a stunning performance in the Fixed Limit Hold'em streets, Team Spraggy pick Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" Kerber bagged his fifth and sixth SCOOP titles after taking down SCOOP 64-M: $109 FLHE [6-Max], and SCOOP 64-H: $530 FLHE [6-Max].

The two victories paid out a combined score of $11,057, which boosted his daily taller to over $20,000 after his ninth-place finish in the High Mystery Bounty event netted him a further $9,388.

Kelvin Kerber
Kelvin Kerber

Despite this, Kerber's efforts were insufficient to lessen the deficit between Team Spraggy and Team Lex.

Thanks to Jerry "perrymejsen" Odeen getting his seventh SCOOP accolade in SCOOP 60-M: $109 Razz and Leonard's Mystery Bounty win, Team Lex increased the gap by a further 185 points.

Team Tonkaaa and Team Fintan continue to trail behind and will need their horses to hit a canter for any hopes of coming out on top.

TeamPointsChange
Lex7,880+1,190
Spraggy6,225+1,005
Tonkaaaa3,835+385
Fintan3,225+340

Memorable Night for Chew and "Klopp4zeKop"

Stevan Chew
Stevan Chew

In the high version of the Wednesday Mystery Bounty, which came with a $2,100 buy-in, Stevan "random_chu" Chew topped the 144 entry-field for his maiden SCOOP win. The Australian denied Jans "Graftekkel" Arends a fourth title after coming out on top in their heads-up duel. Chew added $50,751 to his bankroll, while Arends took home $30,390.

Similar to the Medium edition, the Mystery Bounty prizes had a significant influence on who won the most money. Malta's "Klopp4zeKop" binked the $30,000 envelope, making up for half of the $60,000 he collected in bounties. His fourth-place result produced a $73,527 payout, the largest SCOOP prize of the day.

SCOOP 59-H: $2,100 NLHE [Wednesday Mystery] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyPrizeTotal
1Stevan "random_chu" ChewAustralia$24,167$26,584$50,751
2Jans "Graftekkel" ArendsNetherlands$9,167$21,223.00$30,390
3aminolastCanada$42,500$16,944.00$59,444
4Klopp4zeKopMalta$60,000$13,527.00$73,527
5avr0raThailand $10,800.00$10,800
6Dominykas "Mikensonas" MikolaitisLithuania $8,622.00$8,622
7Christian "WATnlos" RudolphAustria$9,167$6,884.00$16,051
8Jonathan "Proudflop" ProudfootIreland $5,496.00$5,496
9Kelvin "Kelvin_FP:AR" KerberBrazil$5,000$4,388.00$9,388

An Eighth SCOOP Title for Patrick Leonard

Patrick Leonard
Patrick Leonard

Patrick "pads1161" Leonard is the latest name to enter the eight-time SCOOP winners club after tasting triumph in SCOOP 59-M: $530 NLHE [Wednesday Mystery]. The Brit joined Ole "wizowizo" Schemion and Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson as the only other players with eight titles, with only luminaries such as Niklas "Lena900" Astedt (nine titles), Andrey "Premove" Skvortsov, Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser and Calvin "cal42688" Anderson (ten titles) having more.

Leonard's SCOOP Titles

YearEventEntriesPayout (USD)
2024SCOOP 59-M: $530 NLHE [Wednesday Mystery], $250K Gtd724$35,639
2023SCOOP 75-H: $5 200 NLHE [8-Max Progressive KO Titans]154$197,117
2022SCOOP 47-H: $530 6+ Hold'em [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $50K Gtd105$12,583
2021SCOOP 57-H: $1,050 NLHE Afternoon Deep Stack, $250K Gtd324$60,953
2021SCOOP 64-H: $5,200 NLHE PKO, Sunday HR SE, $850K Gtd255$257,957
2020SCOOP 53-H: $2,100 PLO8 [6-Max], $200K Gtd117$52,606
2020SCOOP 93-H: $215+R NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Rebuy], $200K Gtd460$41,809
2017SCOOP-20M: $215 PLO [Heads-Up]512$18,567

Leonard added the extra notch to his belt, defeating "Alister307" in a very one-sided heads-up battle that awarded him the $26,322 up top. In addition to his $9,317 bounty prize, Leonard's final payout reached $35,639.

Despite that, "Alister307" was actually the big winner on the day, thanks to pulling the top mystery bounty prize of $25,000. In the end, their total prize came out to $48,998, which was $13,000 more than what Leonard received.

Overall, the event attracted 724 entries, creating a $362,000 prize pool that smashed the $250,000 guarantee. Several PokerStars ambassadors were also in contention. Lex Veldhuis narrowly missed out on the final table, bowing out in 11th place for $5,488 after Benjamin Spragg finished in 40th for $834.

Laurie Tournier, Sebastian Huber, Parker Talbot and Fintan Hand found themselves on the wrong side of the rail ahead of the money bubble.

SCOOP 59-M: $530 NLHE [Wednesday Mystery] Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryBountyPrizeTotal
1Patrick "pads1161" LeonardUnited Kingdom$9,317$26,322$35,639
2Alister307Belarus$28,958$20,040$48,998
3SSchranckUnited Kingdom$12,167$15,258$27,425
4Blaz 'Scarmak3r' ZerjavSlovenia$2,508$11,617$14,125
5Samuel "€urop€an" VousdenFinland$1,075$8,844$9,919
6Cesar1noMalta$5,000$6,734$11,734
7FelipeAA23Brazil$10,375$5,127$15,502
8babygabriielBrazil$8,225$3,903$12,128
9kirill1845Belarus$5,375$2,972$8,347