
One other weekend of the 2024 PokerStars Spring Championship Of On-line Poker (SCOOP) has come to a detailed on PokerStars, and there is been loads of motion from the digital felt to speak about.
Benny Glaser grew to become SCOOP’s all-time primary after bagging his eleventh title in SCOOP 75-L: $55 NLHE Turbo $19,590 whereas seasoned veteran Ilya “Leqenden” Anatsky gained his fourth SCOOP title by taking down the $1,050 buy-in version of the Thursday Thrill for $91,220.
Moreover, one week on from getting his maiden SCOOP victory, PokerStars ambassador Lex Veldhuis has the prospect to run it again within the $5,200 Titans, the battleground he got here out on prime of seven days in the past.
Martynenko in Pole Place for $60K Payday

The $5,200 Titans is without doubt one of the flagship Sunday tournaments on PokerStars, and this SCOOP version is not any exception. As all the time, a plethora of excessive rollers turned up, with this week’s instalment attracting 123 entries and producing a $615,000 prize pool.
From the sphere, simply 9 stay, and finest positioned to gather the $59,669 up prime is Ukraine’s Vlad “VladTheSlaye” Martynenko (3,893,326, 111BBs), who has greater than double his closest rival in Vlad “dariepoker” Darie (1,718,113, 49BBs).
Veldhuis (1,442,927, 41BBs), the defending champion, rounds out the highest three chip counts in his pursuit of back-to-back titles. One other participant representing the Spadie model can also be in competition as Alejandro “[Papo]AR” Lococo sits in the midst of the pack with a stack of 30 huge blinds.
SCOOP 78-H: $5,200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Titans] Chip Counts
Place | Participant | Nation | Bounty | Chip Depend | Large Blinds |
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1 | Vlad “VladTheSlaye” Martynenko | Ukraine | $15,625 | 3,893,326 | 111 |
2 | Vlad “dariepoker” Darie | Romania | $10,781 | 1,718,113 | 49 |
3 | Lex Veldhuis | Netherlands | $6,250 | 1,442,927 | 41 |
4 | Eccentric_BG | Bulgaria | 2500 | 1335216 | 38 |
5 | Alejandro “[Papo]AR” Lococo | Argentina | $11,875 | 1,042,931 | 30 |
6 | 234241234214432 | Ukraine | $13,125 | 969,194 | 28 |
7 | Kelvin “Kelvin_FP:AR” Kerber | Brazil | $7,969 | 844,706 | 24 |
8 | Alisson “heyalisson” Piekazewicz | Brazil | $6,719 | 677,814 | 19 |
9 | Notmystyle | Canada | $2,500 | 375,773 | 11 |
Can Anyone Cease Workforce Lex?
Not solely is Veldhuis having a implausible SCOOP marketing campaign, however his steady of horses within the inaugural SCOOP league is cantering away from Workforce Spraggy, Tonka, and Fintan.
4 of the highest 5 scoring gamers within the SCOOP league are on Workforce Lex. Patrick “pads1161” Leonard (1st – 1,410pts), who gained his eighth SCOOP title final week, sits atop the purpose leaderboard.
“Fal1st” (2nd – 1,400pts) has been doing the heavy lifting for Workforce Spraggy whereas Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov (third – 1,220pts), Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen (4th – 1,060pts) and Veldhuis (fifth – 965pts) are different predominant contributors to Workforce Lex’s domination.
Workforce | Factors | Improve |
---|---|---|
Lex | 8,945 | +340 |
Spraggy | 7,220 | +120 |
Tonkaaaa | 4,940 | +100 |
Fintan | 3,715 | +140 |
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$40K Thriller Bounty Prize for “WHATSON83!”; Hand Makes the FT

One other SCOOP Thriller Bounty supplied up some enormous prizes, most notably in SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty].
On this occasion, a $40,000 prime thriller bounty envelope was up for grabs, and the lucky recipient of that tasty deal with was fifth-place finisher “WHATSON83!”. On prime of that, the Swiss-based poker participant banked an additional $16,823 in bounties along with their $10,469 payout. Their last prize got here to $67,292, making them the largest winner on the day.
“twavlo147”, additionally stationed in Switzerland, was the eventual champion and banked their first SCOOP title together with the $33,061 they obtained for his or her efforts.
Ambassador Fintan “easywithaces” Hand made the ultimate desk however was the primary to depart in ninth place. Total, the occasion had 909 entries, making for a $454,500 prize pool.
SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty] Ultimate Desk Outcomes
Place | Participant | Nation | Bounty | Prize | Complete |
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1 | twavlo147 | Switzerland | $1,118 | $31,943 | $33,061 |
2 | Zaiz024 | Brazil | $10,235 | $24,169 | $34,404 |
3 | Christian “eisenhower1” Jeppsson | Sweden | $8,691 | $18,287 | $26,978 |
4 | SSchranck | United Kingdom | $2,382 | $13,836 | $16,218 |
5 | WHATSON83! | Switzerland | $56,823 | $10,469 | $67,292 |
6 | marjan1231 | Slovenia | $22,662 | $7,921 | $30,583 |
7 | Renan “xrenanx182” Meneguetti | Brazil | $2,382 | $5,993 | $8,375 |
8 | Dimisi777 | Belarus | $13,500 | $4,535 | $18,035 |
9 | Fintan “easywithaces” Hand | Eire | $838 | $3,431 | $4,269 |
Brazil Will get One other SCOOP Winner in Baumgarten
SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, PKO, Sunday Cooldown] was one of many six tournaments that performed out to their conclusion on Sunday. Because of the 582 entries, the $250,000 assure was obliterated, with $291,000 being the ultimate tally.
Joao Mathias “joaoMathias” Baumgarten was the participant to get the lion’s share after being topped the champion. His $23,274 in bounties and $21,897 prize ended up in a $45,171 payday.
Baumgarten grew to become the most recent Brazilian to grow to be a SCOOP winner, persevering with the takeover from the South American state within the on-line poker streets.
SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, PKO, Sunday Cooldown] Ultimate Desk Outcomes
Place | Participant | Nation | Bounty | Prize | Complete |
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1 | Joao Mathias “joaoMathias” Baumgarten | Brazil | $23,274 | $21,897 | $45,171 |
2 | nd1mas | Brazil | $5,335 | $21,897 | $27,232 |
3 | vvdmm | Slovenia | $3,426 | $12,880 | $16,306 |
4 | coloradoall | Brazil | $4,072 | $9,132 | $13,204 |
5 | AdoptAMonkey | United Kingdom | $5,010 | $6,474 | $11,484 |
6 | Pavels “Rigapols81” Spirins | Latvia | $2,453 | $4,590 | $7,043 |
7 | Mastermandel | Austria | $1,469 | $3,254 | $4,723 |
SCOOP Outcomes from Sunday, Might 19
Together with “twavlo147” and Baumgarten, 4 extra gamers achieved poker glory. “budalzeira” and “Rust_A277” took down the low and medium editions of the Thriller Bounty.
“Ketamine2801” reigned supreme within the Low Sunday Cooldown whereas “Marcelinhobf” locked up their third SCOOP title within the Medium instalment. “Marcelinhobf’s” earlier two SCOOP wins got here in Pot-Restrict Omaha, with the most recent coming in No Restrict Maintain’em.
Occasion | Subject | Prize Pool | Winner | Payout |
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SCOOP 72-L: $5.50 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $60K Gtd | 14,868 | $72,853 | budalzeira | $3,703 |
SCOOP 72-M: $55 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $300K Gtd | 7,075 | $353,750 | Rust_A277 | $22,246 |
SCOOP 72-H: $530 NLHE [Mystery Bounty], $400K Gtd | 909 | $454,500 | twavlo147 | $33,061 |
SCOOP 81-L: $5.50 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $30K Gtd | 9,979 | $48,897 | Ketamine2801 | $3,919 |
SCOOP 81-M: $55 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $175K Gtd | 5,412 | $270,600 | Marcelinhobf | $25,965 |
SCOOP 81-H: $530 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown, Single Re-Entry], $250K Gtd | 582 | $291,000 | Joao Mathias “joaoMathias” Baumgarten | $45,171 |
* contains bounties, ** denotes three-way deal
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Calum has been part of the PokerNews workforce since September 2021 after working within the UK vitality sector. He performed his first hand of poker in 2017 and instantly fell in love with the sport. Calum’s proudest poker achievement is successful the one event he has ever performed in Las Vegas, the distinguished $60 Flamingo night occasion.