Lex Extends SCOOP League Lead Further After Strebkov Bags Sixth Title

Denis Strebkov

The countdown to the end of the 2024 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars is on, with the Main Events looming large on the horizon.

But there are still plenty of titles to be won, as exemplified last night with 18 more winners. There were also huge ramifications for the inaugural SCOOP League — read on to find out more!

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

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.

Joao Vieira

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

Strebkov's first two SCOOP title came in 2013, winning a $215 2-7 Triple Draw and a $2,100 HORSE for combine cashes of over $70,000. Other titles came in 2018 and 2022, the second again in HORSE.

He opened up 2024 with victory in SCOOP 34-H: $1,050 8-Game for $19,259, and he's now bagged himself SCOOP title number six. That, combined with his 11 WCOOP titles brings him to a total of 17 COOP titles, trailing only Tobias "Senkel92" Leknes and Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser who made it 26 over the weekend.

However, Strebkov sits third of nine players left in SCOOP 91-H: $2,100 PLO8 [6-Max] — could he bag another SCOOP title?

PlayerSCOOP TitlesWCOOP TitlesOverall Titles
Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser111526
Tobias "Senkel92" Leknes71219
Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov41117
Patrick "pads1161" Leonard7916
Niklas "Lena900" Astedt9716
Joao “Naza114” Vieira61016
Andre "Premove" Skvortsov10515
Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira7815

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Skvortsov Leads Thumm in SCOOP 91-M; Seeks to Tie Glaser's SCOOP Record?

Niclas Thumm

There were 316 entries in Event SCOOP 91-M: $215 PLO8 [6-Max] with just 15 players remaining. Leading the survivors is Andre "Premove "Skvortsov" ahead of 2023 PSPC and 2024 EPT Monte Carlo final tablist Niclas "flushiisback" Thumm.

Skvortsov already has 10 SCOOP titles, and was previously tied with Calvin "cal42688" Anderson and Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser for the all-time record. After Glaser added a tenth on Saturday night, can Skvortsov bag an eleventh of his own?

SCOOP 91-M: $215 PLO8 [6-Max] Top 10 Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Andre "Premove" SkvortsovBosnia and Herzegovina2,944,274
2Niclas "flushiisback" ThummAustria2,692,943
3jaaaFinland1,578,111
4_Saout_01Austria1,516,697
5Dominykas "Domce" KarmazinasLithuania1,507,438
6gangstachel9Costa Rica1,022,084
7AngryJuuiceFInland759,898
8chokitinArgentina656,340
9UIDufferHungary621,522
10Ilari FINFinland614,239

Lex Leads SCOOP League By Almost 2,000 Points

Much was made of the squad Team Lex had assembled in the inaugural SCOOP League draft, with heavy-hitters Patrick "pads1161" Leonard, Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser, Jerry "perrymejsen" Odeen and Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov. In fact, his squad has won nine SCOOP titles this year, with two players (Odeen and Strebkov) bagging two each.

With one week left — including the Main Events which start on Sunday — can anyone catch him?

TeamPoints
Lex10,650
Spraggy8,645
Tonkaaaa5,700
Fintan4,400

Latest SCOOP Results

There were second SCOOP titles for players "zocotroco" and Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov, with Vezhenkov winning the largest prize on Tuesday night, taking home almost $100,000 in SCOOP 82-H: $2,100 NLHE.

Cesar "cautiioN" Antenore won his third SCOOP title while "AchoBogdanov" scored a fourth career SCOOP title. Congratulations to all the winners!

EventEntrantsPrize PoolChampionPrize
SCOOP 82-L: $22 NLHE [Progressive KO], $200K Gtd10,806$216,120airdyyy$16,252*
SCOOP 82-M: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO], $400K Gtd2,767$553,400Alister307$59,670*
SCOOP 82-H: $2,100 NLHE [Progressive KO, High Roller], $400K Gtd222$444,000Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov$96,870*
SCOOP 84-L: $11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Single Re-Entry], $60K Gtd8,794$86,181Zocotroco$7,689*
SCOOP 84-M: $109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Single Re-Entry], $225K Gtd2,941$294,100Cesar "cautiioN" Antenore$31,017*
SCOOP 84-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Single Re-Entry], $225K Gtd268$268,000seminhorse$38,437*
SCOOP 87-L: $3.30 NLHE [5-Max, Action Starter], $10K Gtd4,061$11,851dekciww$1,358
SCOOP 87-M: $33 NLHE [5-Max, Action Starter], $35K Gtd1,041$35,000iOllins$4,552
SCOOP 87-H: $320 NLHE [5-Max, Action Starter], $50K Gtd190$57,000keppana94$9,009
SCOOP 88-L: $22 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $100K Gtd5,622$112,440sessezinho$14,439
SCOOP 88-M: $109 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $150K Gtd2,153$215,300AndMarch$32,124
SCOOP 88-H: $530 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $175K Gtd462$231,000ShipitFTW911$41,406
SCOOP 89-L: $5.50 NL 2-7 Single Draw [Progressive KO], $5K Gtd1,215$5,954vorijaardmyhome$680*
SCOOP 89-M: $55 NL 2-7 Single Draw [Progressive KO], $12.5K Gtd292$14,600isavevski$2,474*
SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw [Progressive KO], $30K Gtd72$36,000Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov$11,768*
SCOOP 93-L: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $35K Gtd7,909$38,754VNCSCS$3,323*
SCOOP 93-M: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $150K Gtd3,598$179,900sitruc888$16,914*
SCOOP 93-H: $530 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $200K Gtd400$200,000AchoBogdanov$31,570*

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