We’re four days into the 2019 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). Have you won one yet? Whether you have or not, here’s what else is going on:
TODAY’S HEADLINES
- Huge tournaments and huge names winning them
- Multiple double and triple COOP winners on Day 4
- Naza114, RunGodlike, merla888, MLS20 and krakukra win again
- Biggest single prize goes to gordon0410 of the UK
MORE ABOUT SCOOP 2019
OFFICIAL SITE & SCHEDULE | RESULTS | LEADER BOARD | THE DAILY SCOOP
TODAY’S RESULTS
| Event | Buy-in | Entries | Prize pool | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-L: NLHE | $109 | 5,071 | $507,100 | Naza114 | Netherlands | $72,136.34 |
| 12-M: Super Tuesday | $1,050 | 1,232 | $1,232,000 | Stroposoz | Malta | $176,280.02 |
| 12-H: High Roller | $10,300 | 131 | $1,310,000 | gordon0410 | UK | $287,133.45 |
| 13-L: 2-7 Triple Draw | $22 | 1,581 | $31,620 | milanissimo8 | Germany | $5,060.03 |
| 13-M: 2-7 Triple Draw | $215 | 379 | $75,800 | RunGodlike | UK | $14,667.30 |
| 13-H: 2-7 Triple Draw | $2,100 | 79 | $158,000 | krakukra | Russia | $43,055.00 |
| 14-L: NLHE | $22 | 7,827 | $156,540 | Tiu Patinh@s | Brazil | $22,024.48 |
| 14-M: NLHE | $215 | 1,962 | $392,400 | MLS20 | Austria | $58,789.17 |
| 14-H: NLHE | $2,100 | 286 | $572,000 | merla888 | Belgium | $109,181.43 |
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Joao “Naza114” Vieira, who won the SCOOP leader board in 2017, is back among the winners. He took down SCOOP 12-L, a $109 buy-in hold’em tournament, for $72K. Conor “1_conor_b_1” Beresford was third for his first deep run of the SCOOP. “Naza114” is also currently sitting second of seven remaining in the $2,100 Omaha Hi/Lo.
Joao “Naza114” Vieira: Another title
The British mixed game specialist Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser, a three-time WSOP bracelet winner, picked up another major COOP title in SCOOP 13-M, the $215 FL 2-7 Triple Draw. He won a PLO title in the WCOOP last autumn (“PLO is probably my sixth or seventh best game“), and is a previous SCOOP champion. This one goes down as one of the least surprising title victories of the series.
A title too for Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser
It was another superlative performance by Belgium’s “merla888” who won SCOOP 14-H $2,100 6-Max on the same night that he or she finished sixth in the 2-7 Triple Draw. “merla888” is a former SCOOP and WCOOP champion in draw games, but this NLHE title further underlines the player’s exceptional skills, and was worth $109,181.43.
Both “MLS20” and “krakukra” are also both former COOP winners, who added another title to their collection last night. “MLS20” won a 3 Max turbo at WCOOP last year, while “krakukra” won a $10K 8-Game title in 2015.
The UK’s “gordon0410” won the biggest prize of SCOOP 2019 so far when he beat a stacked final table in SCOOP 12-H, with a $10,300 buy-in. Sam “Str8$$$Homey” was ninth, former EPT champion Aliaksei “ale6ka” Boika was eighth, Kristen “krissyb24” Bicknell was fifth, Ognyan “cocojamb0” Dimov was fourth, Sebastian “p0cket00” Sikorski was third and Luuk “pokerluka” Giele was second. Vieira also came 14th in the $1,050 medium buy-in version.
STAT TRACKER
Tournaments completed: 39
Tournaments ongoing: 9
Entries so far: 221,658
Prize pool so far: $19,815,006
LEADER BOARD UPDATE
There’s a $25,000 cash prize for the winner of the SCOOP overall leader board, and already the competition is fierce. “krakukra”‘s latest win put the Russian to the top of the leader board, although another final table appearance from “Daenarys T” put the Dutch player in second place. In the “High” leader board, sorted only for results from the high buy-in events, the order is reverse. Daenarys T leads there, with krakukra second.
Overall leader board top 5
| Pos | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | krakukra | Russia | 370 |
| 2 | Daenarys T | Netherlands | 335 |
| 3 | JohnnyPorn | Costa Rica | 240 |
| 4 | shaundeeb | Mexico | 235 |
| 5 | prepstyle71 | Canada | 225 |
High leader board top 5
| Pos | Name | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daenarys T | Netherlands | 240 |
| 2 | krakukra | Russia | 225 |
| 3 | merla888 | Belgium | 205 |
| 4 | prepstyle71 | Canada | 175 |
| 5 | Pimmss | Netherlands | 170 |
Head to the official SCOOP page for full leader board stats.
READ! READ! READ!
A terrific interview here with “iloveyurmom”, who became a SCOOP champion earlier this week, taking another step on a fascinating life journey. The OP-Poker streamer and work traveller filled us in on what makes him tick.
TWITCH WATCH
How Spraggy goes from “Little bit speculative” to “Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang” in about 25 seconds. “You absolutely love to see it.”
TWEETS
Even though he is already dripping in gold, it still means a lot to Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser:
Made my first Final table of this #SCOOP series. In the $215 2-7 TD mid event. I’m in 3rd of 6, with $15k up top. LFG! 💪
— Benny Glaser (@BennyG444) May 15, 2019
Winner!😀
Won my 3rd #SCOOP title in the $215 2-7 Triple Draw for $14.7k 🏆
Hope to keep it up for the rest of SCOOP!💪— Benny Glaser (@BennyG444) May 15, 2019
TOURNAMENTS ONGOING
SCOOP 15 — NLHE 8-Max
Buy-ins: $55, $530, $5,200
Nick “FU_15” Maimone leads highly talented pack overnight in the medium buy-in event, with Jonathan “proudflop” Proudfoot, Roman “RomeOpro” Romanovsky, Pascal “Päffchen” Hartmann, Samuel “€urop€an” Vousden and Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser only a handful of those chasing. Former WCOOP and Super Tuesday boss “leqenden” leads the last 13 in the high roller, with Dmitry “yurasov1990” Yurasov, Conor “1_conor_b_1” Beresford, Ivan “Negriin” Luca, David “dpeters17” Peters and Joris “BillLewinsky” Ruijs in the last 13.
SCOOP 16 — NLO8 6-Max
Buy-ins: $22, $215, $2,100
Ari “BodogAri” Engel sits in second place of the 26 left in the medium buy-in tournament, with that man “Daenarys T” in fifth place currently. This has already been a wonderful series for Daenarys. But the high buy-in tournament is also stacked, with former double WCOOP champion Andrei “Premove” Skvortsov leading Joao “Naza114” Vieira, Shaun “shaundeeb” Deeb, Julian “jutrack” Track, and “OLD TIME GIN” at the final table.
STARTING TODAY
SCOOP 18 — Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
Buy-ins: $11, $109, $1,050
If you think there’s always a reason to call in Omaha, just wait until you play it for fixed limits.
SCOOP 19 — Progressive KO
Buy-ins: $22, $215, $2,100
Everyone’s favourite Progressive KO tournament played over two days this time.
SCOOP 20 — Limit Stud Ho/Lo
Buy-ins: $11, $109, $1,050
Before no limit hold’em showed up and ruined the party, this is how is used to be. Here’s your chance to play poker like it’s 1899.
SCOOP 21 — NLHE Rebuys
Buy-ins: $5.50, $55, $530
Rebuy! Say no more. Unless you want to say it again. Rebuy!
SCOOP 22 — NLHE
Buy-ins: $11, $109, $1,050
Oh, all right then. Plain old hold’em…for heaps.
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