Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) 2023 dates: 7-31 May, 2023
SCOOP DAILY RECAPS
Below you’ll find our daily recaps from SCOOP 2023.
THURSDAY, JUNE 1
Thatâs all, folks. SCOOP 2023 is officially over and weâve got plenty to tell you from the final dayâs play.
Letâs start with the Main Events, then weâll cover big stories from the day. Finally, weâll reveal the Player of the Series standings.
BOIANOVSKY IS WORLD CHAMPION
Brazilâs Felipe âlipe pivâ Boianovsky has become the 15th winner of the SCOOP Main Event, taking down the $10,300 buy-in (#108-H) to win $1,036,199 â the largest prize of SCOOP 2023.

More than a million for Felipe âlipe pivâ Boianovsky
Boianovsky â an experienced poker pro and coach â overcame a 587-entry field comprised of the toughest tournament players in the world, ultimately defeating Laszlo “omaha4rollz” Bujtas heads-up (Bujtas banked $768,359 for second).
Unsurprisingly, this is by far the biggest cash of Boianovskyâs career. Itâs his second SCOOP title too, his first coming in 2017 in a $109 6-max event.
OTHER MAIN EVENT WINNERS
âRolandinjoâ of Latvia captured their maiden SCOOP trophy in style last night, taking down the $1,050 Main (#108-M) for $600,640 after besting a 4,206-entry field. To get the job done they had to beat Croatiaâs âmoffo13â heads-up. Vicente âvicenfishâ Delgado entered the final table with a monstrous chip lead but fell in sixth place for $106,179.
Over the in the $109 Main (#108-L) it was âSodaskiâ from Ukraine who emerged victorious from the 22,663 entries, earning themselves $232,581 with no deal. They beat âPokerHorstâ of Malta heads-up to win their first SCOOP trophy.
HAT TRICKS FOR PREMOVE AND DALTONHB
We saw two more players win their third title of the series on Wednesday, taking the list up to five.
Andrei âPremoveâ Skortsov, who plays from Montenegro, not only picked up their third of the year but won their ninth career SCOOP title, making them the only player with nine titles â just one behind Benny âRunGodlikeâ Glaser and Calvin âcal42688â Anderson. Premove won the 1,192-entry $55 Mixed NLHE/PLO 6-max PKO (#118-M) for $7,521, including $3,471 in bounties, adding to their 2023 wins in NLHE and NLO8.
Brazilâs Dalton âdaltonhbâ Hobold also became a triple champ with victory in the $1,050 Super Tuesday (#116-H), which received 371 entries. Hobold won $59,045 after a heads-up chop with fellow Brazilian âPablos701â, while Simon âC. Darwin2â Mattsson ended his series strong with a third-place finish worth $38,476. Hobold now has four SCOOP trophies, all in NLHE.
TWO FOR PARDO
Juan âMalaka$tyleâ Pardo picked up his second of the year on the final day, winning the $320 NLHE 7-max Hyper PKO (#121-H) for $25,270, including $14,173 in bounties. The event had 420 entries and saw Tobias âSenkel92â Leknes finish third â a very valuable result in terms of the Player of the Series standings.

Great finish for Juan âMalaka$tyleâ Pardo
PLAYER OF THE SERIES
With the series in the books, we can now reveal who has won the SCOOP Player of the Series leaderboards for 2023.
âFal1stâ of Thailand has won the Overall Leaderboard, winning two titles this year plus a string of deep runs in other events. 2020 winner Rui âRuiNFâ Ferreira finished second, followed by James âTheDrunkLifeâ Whittet in third, and 2021 winner Patrick âpads1161â Leonard in fourth.
Fal1st wins $25,000 and is officially inducted into the SCOOP Hall of Fame, but it doesnât stop there. Fal1st also claimed the top spot on the Low Leaderboard, picking up an additional $5,000.
They very nearly won the Medium Leaderboard too. Swedenâs Jerry âperrymejsenâ Ădeen pipped them to the post, however, winning $10,000.

Medium Leaderboard winner Jerry âperrymejsenâ Ădeen
Finally, in the High Leaderboard, it came down to the wire between Tobias âSenkel92â Leknes and Leonard, but Leknesâ third-place finish in #121-H sealed the deal. Leknes wins $15,000, while Leonard settles for $10,000 as runner-up.
You can check out the final SCOOP Leaderboard standings and prizes here.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
GREAT DAY FOR âGREAT DANTâ
Brazilian high roller Bruno “great dant” Volkmann has become only the third player this year â after Niklas âLena900â Astedt and âDaviderikssoâ â to win two SCOOP titles on the same night. But incredibly, he won two versions of the same event.

Two wins in the same event on the same night for Bruno “great dant” Volkmann
Volkmann battled on the PokerStars stream to win the $25,000 Super High Roller (#113-H) for $362,102, defeating Samuel ââŹuropâŹanâ Vousden heads-up and denying him his second title in as many days. Mike âSirWattsâ Watson, Pedro âpvigarâ Garagnani, Daniel “SmilleThHero” Smiljkovic and Sam âStr8$$$Homeyâ Greenwood all fell on the final table.
Then Volkmann also took down the $215 NLHE edition (#113-L), defeating a 2,237-entry field to win $66,557. PokerStars Team Pro Sebastian âpeace&looveâ Huber enjoyed a deep run in that one, finishing 12th for $3,163.
Volkmann now has three SCOOP titles, his first coming in 2021.
PLO MAIN EVENTS WRAP UP
Three new world champions in PLO were crowned on Tuesday as the Main Events finished their three-day runs.
Richard “raconteur” Gryko of the UK took down the $10,300 Main Event (#110-H) for $215,928, besting a 77-entry field. This is Grykoâs second SCOOP title and second in PLO, having won a $2K event in 2017 for $118K.
âArgentin_GOdâ of Hungary won the $1K edition (#110-M) for $96,084, while Brazilâs âMoralezzâ finished top in the $109 (#110-L), banking $30,160 after a heads-up deal with the UKâs âNeptune04â.
TWO IN TWO FOR âIAMIVERâ
Swedenâs âiamiverâ captured their second SCOOP title in as many days on Tuesday, winning the enormous $55 Phase (#01-H) for a whopping $130,011. Throughout the series, this event received 21,160 entries, with 2,768 reaching the Phase 2 stage.
On Monday, iamiver took down a $215 6-max turbo (#115-H) for $38,566.
NOTABLE WINNERS
âManipulatoorâ from Poland took down $1,050 NLHE PKO Series Saver (#112-H) for $171,893, of which $92,387 was won from bounties. John âluckyfish89â Clark finished third in that one for around $63K.
Brazilâs âiagokâ captured their first SCOOP victory in the $109 Series Saver (#112-M), earning $40,123 after a three-way chop, plus $25,372 in bounties. That adds up to $65,495 total â an incredible result for a $109 buy-in.
Audrius “Stakelis24” Stakelis enjoyed a big Tuesday night, winning the $3,150 PKO High Roller (#117-H) for $92,063, two-thirds of which came in bounties. He defeated âSintorasâ heads-up, while Patrick âpads1161â Leonard (4th), David âdpeters17â Peters, and Juan âMalaka$tyleâ Pardo (7th) also made the final table. This is Stakelisâ second SCOOP title of 2023 and third overall.

Third SCOOP title for Audrius “Stakelis24” Stakelis
âSintorasâ might have finished runner-up in the above, but they managed to win their second career SCOOP over in the $2,100 NLHE (#113-M), earning $75,781. This event had 191 total entries.
Romaniaâs âDaaaammnnnnBrooâ is going to incite such a reaction whenever people check out how much they won in the $11 Phase (#01-M). They defeated a 53,722 entry field and 6,012 Phase 2 players to earn $65,032 and their maiden SCOOP title.
MAIN EVENT UPDATES
$10,300 NLHE (#108-H)
Players: 9 / 587
1st place: $1,036,199
Defending champ âWElcomeINnfernNOâ of Austria has reached the final table once again, but theyâve got stiff competition from the likes of Laszlo “omaha4rollz” Bujtas, âhello_tottiâ and âDingeBrinkerâ.
$1,050 NLHE (#108-M)
Players: 9 / 4,206
1st place: $600,639
Vicente âvicenfishâ Delgado holds a commanding chip lead heading into the final table, with double the chips of his closest opponent.

Vicente âvicenfishâ Delgado
$109 NLHE (#108-L)
Players: 9 / 22,663
1st place: $232,582
Maltaâs âPokerHorstâ leads the final nine, which features Brazilâs âdani azizâ, a player looking for their second title of 2023.
TUESDAY, MAY 30
WATSON LEADS FINAL 6 IN $25K
One of the largest buy-in events kicked off yesterday: the $25,000 Super High Roller (#113-H), which received 42 total entries to produce a $1.03 million prize pool.

Watson seeks his eighth SCOOP title
Just six remain, led by Mike âSirWattsâ Watson. With three bullets fired, the two-time EPT champ will need to finish at least fifth to make a profit in this one, but heâs in a great position to win a whole lot more than that.
Samuel ââŹuropâŹanâ Vousden (who won a title last night – see below), Bruno “great dant” Volkmann, Pedro âpvigarâ Garagnani, Daniel “SmilleThHero” Smiljkovic and Sam âStr8$$$Homeyâ Greenwood round off the final table.
Thereâs $362,102 awaiting the winner.
VOUSDEN VICTORIOUS
Samuel ââŹuropâŹanâ Vousden picked up a fourth SCOOP trophy on Monday, taking down the $530 Sunday Warm-Up PKO (#107-H) for $71,415 including $32,948 in bounties.

A fourth title for Vousden
Vousden, from Finland, defeated a 1,118-entry field over two days of play. He previously won titles in 2015, 2017, and 2021.
BIGGEST PRIZE OF THE DAY
That went to âUwintakeitâ of Canada who won their maiden SCOOP title in the $5,200 Turbo Main Event 2nd Chance (#114-H). The victory over the 97-entry field was worth $103,950.
To do it, they not only had to defeat Benjamin âbencb789â Rolle heads up, but overcome a final table that included Sam âStr8$$$Homeyâ Greenwood (3rd), Steven ârandom_chuâ Chew (4th), Espen âHymn2ninkasiâ JĂžrstad (5th), Timothy âTim0theeâ Adams (6th), Leonard âGrozzorgâ Maue (7th), and Mark “AceSpades11” Radoja (8th).
SECOND TITLE FOR BUNGAKAT
Popular poker coach Jargo âbungakatâ Alavalli captured the second title of his career yesterday, winning the $530 Turbo Main Event 2nd Chance (#114-M) for $61,229 after a heads-up deal with Thailandâs âwhereisdonnyâ.
The tournament received 776 entries and produced a tough final table that included Daniel âOxotaâ Dvoress (3rd), âmonzemannâ (4th), Michel “FreeLancerZZ” Dattani (5th), Dinesh âNastyMinderâ Alt (6th), and Elias âSinKarmaâ Gutierrez (7th).
MAIN EVENT UPDATES
$10,300 NLHE (#108-H)
Players: 40 / 587
1st place: $1,036,199
Theyâre down to the final five tables in the big one and Canadaâs âAnyExtrasâ is out in front, followed by recent EPT Monte Carlo champion Mike âSirWattsâ Watson. Others still in contention include Alex âFutureofMeâ Kulev, Benjamin âbencb789â Rolle, and Samuel ââŹuropâŹanâ Vousden â who captured his fourth SCOOP title last night.
$1,050 NLHE (#108-M)
Players: 79 / 4,206
1st place: $600,639
Just 79 remain in the $1K, led by the UKâs â2ndOnly2Godâ. PokerStars Team Pro Ramon Colillas is still in the hunt, sitting 16th in chips, and heâll be joined today by the likes of Vicente âvicenfishâ Delgado, Roman âGogac Sniperâ Hrabec, and Niklas âLena900â Astedt, to name but a few crushers.
$109 NLHE (#108-L)
Players: 157 / 22,663
1st place: $232,582
âSodaskiâ of Ukraine holds the chip lead in the $109 with 157 remaining. All NLHE Main Events play down to a final table tonight.
$10,300 PLO 6-Max (#110-H)
Players: 7 / 77
1st place: $215,927
Theyâve already reached the final table in the biggest PLO Main and âWhySoSâŹriousâ from Austria is out in front. Chris “lissi stinkt” Frank and Denis âaDrENalin710â Strebkov are the two shortest stacks.
$1,050 PLO 6-Max (#110-H)
Players: 18 / 544
1st place: $96,084
Three tables remain in the $1K, led by Austriaâs âaufsuckerterâ. Sami âLrslzkâ Kelopuro is arguably the biggest name still in contention.
$109 PLO 6-Max (#110-L)
Players: 18 / 2,318
1st place: $34,346
While âNeptune04â of the UK holds the chip lead with 18 left, itâs Dzmitry âColiseaâ Urbanovich who headlines the final day. He sits sixth in chips.
MONDAY, MAY 29
WELCOME TO THE MAIN EVENTS
Todayâs update will be briefer than usual, but not for a lack of action.
Sunday saw the three no limit holdâem and PLO SCOOP Main Events begin, as well as the Sunday Kickoffs and Sunday Warm-ups. Thatâs 12 events with Day 2âs resuming on Monday.
Registration remains open in all of the Mains., so weâll bring you all of the numbers tomorrow morning. But here are a few notable stories from Sunday:
Sebastian âpeace&looveâ Huber is 29th in chips out of 36 remaining in the $530 Sunday Kickoff (#106-H). The event received 878 total entries and has $72,952 up top. The PokerStars Team Pro has $1,886 locked up.
Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg busted the $10,300 NLHE Main Event (#108-H) in his very first hand. But by the end of the evening, he’d won himself another seat, going $109 > $1,050 > $10,300.
PARDO DENIES MORAES
Juan âMalaka$tyleâ Pardo took down the fourth SCOOP title of his illustrious career last night, defeating PokerStars Team Pro Rafael âGM_VALTERâ Moraes heads-up in the $1,050 Turbo PKO (#111-H).

We can only imagine that Pardo had a similar reaction when he won #111-H
Pardo banked $60,438 for victory over the 364-entry field, including $31,293 in bounties. Moraes, meanwhile, will have to wait for his third trophy.
âPAN_KOTANâ WINS WOMENâS EVENT
A player from Belarus who goes by âpan_kotanâ took down the $109 Womenâs Event PKO (#109-H) for $3,478, including $2,648 in bounties.
She defeated a 190-entry field to earn her first SCOOP title.
SUNDAY, MAY 28
LEKNES FINALLY CLINCHES TITLE #7, HIS THIRD OF THE YEAR
It seems like Benny âRunGodlikeâ Glaser really opened the floodgates when he won his third SCOOP title of 2023 on Thursday, as two more players have now joined him on the triple champsâ list.
Tobias âSenkel92â Leknes finally captured his third SCOOP trophy of 2023 on Saturday, and his seventh of his career, having finished runner-up multiple times throughout the series (including another second place last night).

Leknes now has 16 career COOP titles
Leknes, who also has a record-tying nine WCOOPs, took down the $1,050 NLO8 6-max (#103-H) for $26,752, besting a 119-entry field. A mixed-game master, this is the Norwegianâs first SCOOP win in NLO8.
GIERSE ALSO BECOME TRIPLE CHAMP
Marius “DEX888” Gierse joins Glaser and Leknes as a three-time winner in 2023. He won the $1,050 6-max turbo (#104-H) for $47,727 on Saturday, defeating all of the eventâs 247 total entries.

Three in 2023 for Marius “DEX888” Gierse
To get the job done this time, the Austria-based German defeated Pavel âsilentm0deâ Plesuv heads-up. All four of his SCOOP titles have come in no limit holdâem.
LARGEST PRIZE GOES TO MELLO
The biggest prize of Saturday night went to Brazilâs Allan “allan sheik” Mello with his victory in the $5,200 Thursday Thrill (#97-H). Mello banked a whopping $164,980 for his win over the 155-entry field, including $93,496 in bounties.
The final table of this one included Melloâs countryman Pedro âPaDiLhA SPâ Padilha, who he defeated heads-up, as well as Hungaryâs âWildace_hunâ and Uruguayâs Francisco “Tomatee” Benitez.
This is Melloâs second career SCOOP title and his first since 2019.
CHILLOLINI AND ELGSTROMN WIN TITLE #5
Leknes isnât the only master of mixed games hailing from Norway. âChilloliniâ is another constant crusher on those streets and on Saturday he captured his fifth career title, defeating Leknes heads-up.
The event was the $2,100 8-game 6-max (#98-H) and Chillolini finished on top out of 46 entries to win $32,342. Leknes had to settle for $21,421 and another silver, while Denis âaDrENalin710â Strebkov, Christian “CMoosepower” ElgstrĂžmn, Talal âraidalotâ Shakerchi, and Dzmitry âColiseaâ Urbanovich rounded off the final table.
ElgstrĂžmn might have finished third in that one, but over in the $215 8-game (#98-M) he emerged victorious for $10,139, defeating Strebkov heads-up. This is the Daneâs fifth career title and second of 2023.
MAIN EVENTS START TODAY!
The biggest Sunday of SCOOP 2023 so far has arrived, with three NLHE Main Events ($109, $1,050, $10,300) and three PLO Main Events ($109, $1,050, $10,300) kicking off.
Itâs an action-packed day, and even more so for those who made Day 2s on Saturday.
Both Lex Veldhuis and Ramon Colillas will return in the $1,050 NLHE PKO (#102-H) with 42 remaining out of 561 total entries. Thereâs $43,128 up top plus bounties in that one.
SATURDAY, MAY 27
As we head into Main Event weekend and the final few days of whatâs been an incredible SCOOP 2023, itâs time we speak to the man of the moment.
Benny âRunGodlikeâ Glaser has not only won three titles throughout this series but heâs also tied Calvin âcal42688â Anderson as the greatest SCOOP player of all time (10 titles) while extending his lead as the best COOP player in history.

Benny Glaser, the GOAT of COOP
His performance this month has been nothing short of extraordinary, and yet it wasnât unexpected. Glaser has managed to win at least one title for 11 COOP series in a row and now has 18 victories across SCOOP and WCOOP.
His latest victory came on Thursday, May 25, and incredibly, it was his first win in a no limit holdâem event, confirming what everyone already knew: Glaser is simply one of the best all-around poker players on the planet.
You can check out all of Glaserâs SCOOP and WCOOP titles below, but first, hereâs our conversation with the guy who has dominated the headlines in this series.
PokerStars Blog: Hey Benny, congratulations on an incredible series so far. Where are you playing SCOOP this year and are you doing anything differently from previous years?
Benny Glaser: Thanks! I played the first half of SCOOP 2023 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico then halfway through I moved to Vancouver which involved a bunch of difficulty and skipping a few days. I always used to play SCOOP from the UK.
I was in Mexico because it has a friendlier time zone for me, itâs a slightly later start. Vancouver I find it a bit hard because of the time zone. The starts are often too early so most days I miss the earliest events.
Winning three in a year is impressive for any player, but even more so in your case because you already had the most COOPs. Was extending the lead and tying/possibly overtaking Calvin Anderson on your mind heading into the series?
Itâs somewhat in my mind heading into a series, but I wasnât expecting to get three or more in one series and overtake Cal. Itâs definitely a dream to win the most and itâs a fun goal for the future. But I wasnât expecting it this year.
How important is it to get off to a strong start during a big series like SCOOP? How did winning a title early on impact your results after?
I think itâs somewhat important to have a strong start but it really depends on the person. For me, itâs always a relief when I get at least one title for a series. Iâve managed to win at least one title for 11 COOP series in a row, so itâs fun to get that out the way. Itâs always a morale boost.
But itâs important to stay hungry and go for more titles and even aim for the leaderboards if you get a very strong start.
This year, as I had to miss the earlier events and skipped some of the highest buy-in events, I really wasnât expecting to win three titles. Itâs obviously a very nice thing. Had I played the earlier events and got off to a strong start I probably would have gone for the leaderboards, but this year I just found it too difficult.
Itâs been a really interesting battle with yourself, Joao âNaza114â Vieira, Tobias âSenkel92â Leknes, Ole âwizowizoâ Schemion, Matthew âMUSTAFABETâ Ashton etc. all winning titles and keeping things close. Do you keep an eye on how your closest competitors are doing?
I do keep an eye on how my competitors are doing, just naturally out of competition and to see how people are amassing titles. Especially guys like Vieira, if theyâre nearing me in that regard.
But Iâm just generally interested to see how people are doing in a series, so I do look to see all the winners from each event.
The latest win is your first NLHE title. What does that mean to you?
Itâs really nice to finally get one in no limit holdâem. There have been times in the past when people have asked me how many of my COOP titles are in NLHE and theyâre always surprised when I say zero! Iâd had two second-place finishes in NLHE events before Thursday, so itâs great to win one.
Weâre heading into Main Event weekend and the final few days. If you had to pick two events left on the schedule for title #4 of 2023, which one would be the dream win, and which one do you think is the most realistic?
Iâm actually going to be missing the SCOOP Mains this year, unfortunately, as the schedule clashes with the World Series of Poker (WSOP). So Iâm going to fly to Vegas before SCOOP finishes to play there.
But I would definitely have said the SCOOP Main would be my dream win. Out of the remaining events, the one that would have been interesting for me is the $1K NLO8 (#103-H) â if I could win two of those in the same series I think that would have been pretty sick. It also would have been the most realistic as it will have smaller fields and I think I have a good edge in that game.
GLASER’S 10 SCOOP TITLES
2023 – 100-M: $109 NLHE 7-Max PKO â $33,669*
2023 â 87-M: $215 PLO8 6-Max â $12,578
2023 â 22-H: $1,050 NLO8 6-Max PKO â $35,555*
2022 â 09-H: $2,100 HORSE â $31,080
2021 â 73-M: $215 PLO 6-Max, PKO â $29,549*
2020 â 06-H: $2,100 8-Game â $54,853
2019 â 13-M: 2-7 Triple Draw â $215 â $14,667
2019 â 41-H: 8-Game â $1,050 â $45,840
2018 â 17L: $22 FLHE â $6,201
2016 â 33H: $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo â $54,390
GLASER’S 8 WCOOP TITLES
2022 â 14-H: $1,050 HORSE â $19,107
2022 â 4-L: $11 NLO8 6-Max â $2,334
2022 â 18-H: $1,050 PLO 6-Max â $39,638
2022 â 09-H: $2,100 HORSE â $33,300
2021 â 50-M: $55 NLO8 6-Max â $9,293
2020 â 55-H: $2,100 HORSE â $43,055
2019 â 23-M: $109 Razz â $10,924
2018 â 27-L: $55 PLO 6-Max â $23,807
FRIDAY, MAY 26
BENNY GLASER: THE GREATEST COOP PLAYER OF ALL TIME
Friday is a well-earned day off for SCOOP players, but spare a thought for whoever polishes Benny âRunGodlikeâ Glaserâs COOP trophies. Theyâre working overtime today.
Glaser became the first triple champion of 2023 last night, taking down the $109 7-max PKO (#100-M) for $33,669, including $17,104 in bounties. Not only has he tied Calvin âcal42688â Anderson on 10 SCOOP titles, but he extends his all-time COOP lead to 18.

Take a bow, Benny Glaser
The Brit – who also has four World Series of Poker bracelets – defeated a 2,681-entry field to further cement his legacy as the greatest COOP player in history. And incredibly, this is Glaserâs first no limit holdâem title.
I did another thing! đ
My third title of this #SCOOP series, and my 18th overall, for $33.4k!
Really happy to finally get my first COOP win in NLHE! đ pic.twitter.com/Xn5fqCMaQnâ Benny Glaser (@BennyGlaser) May 26, 2023
NOTABLE WINNERS
Leon âRUMUKULUSâ Sturm captured his maiden SCOOP title on Thursday with his victory in the $3,150 NLHE PKO High Roller (#91-H). The 22-year-old Austria-based German (who we recently wrote about as one to watch) defeated a 136-entry field to bank $94,666, $56,625 of which came from bounties. Lex Veldhuis finished sixth in this one for $15,860.

Leon âRUMUKULUSâ Sturm
Itâs hard to believe that Scott âAggro Santosâ Margereson didnât have a SCOOP title until yesterday. The Brit, now playing from Ireland, captured his first by winning the $1,050 PKO Freezeout (#93-H) for $38,157, including $17,980 in bounties. The event received 235 unique entries and the final table included Daniel “SmilleThHero” Smiljkovic (3rd) and Espen âHymn2ninkasiâ JĂžrstad (4th).
Bulgariaâs Ognyan âcocojamb0â Dimov won the second SCOOP title of his career on Thursday, taking down the $109 Early Classic (#95-M) for $33,516. His first came last year in a $10K High Roller, worth $246K.
THURSDAY, MAY 25
GLASER EXTENDS COOP TITLE LEAD TO 17
There hasnât been a single dull day so far in SCOOP 2023. Not one.
Todayâs recap has to begin with the brilliance of Benny âRunGodlikeâ Glaser. The Brit won his eighth SCOOP title earlier this series, taking his total tally of wins across SCOOP and WCOOP up to 16 â more than anyone else. And heâs now extended that lead.
Glaser took down the 335-entry $215 PLO8 6-max (#87-M) for $12,573 on Wednesday, defeating Player of the Series contender James “TheDrunkLife” Whittet heads-up. The win puts Glaser on 17 COOP titles, nine of which are SCOOPs. Heâs just one spring victory away from tying Calvin âcal42688â Anderson as the player with the most SCOOP trophies.
COOP title #17! đ
Very nice to get this win đ pic.twitter.com/9cdyeeuEq1â Benny Glaser (@BennyGlaser) May 25, 2023
Spare a thought for Paul â_pauLâŹFaul_â Höfer. The German, playing from Austria, finished third in the $215 PLO8 6-max for $6,259, as well as second in the $2,100 edition (87-H) for $29,861 (Denmark’s “Mr Longhit” won that one for $39,947). Höfer is still seeking his maiden SCOOP title.
AMAZING ASHTON DOES IT AGAIN
Next up under the spotlight is Matthew âMUSTAFABETâ Ashton, another mixed game crusher from the UK who can now call himself an eight-time SCOOP champion.
Ashton won his second of the year by besting a 38-entry field in the $1,050 FL Badugi 6-max (#92-H) â an event he won last year â banking $14,909. James “TheDrunkLife” Whittet finished third in this one, while Talal âraidalotâ Shakerchi was runner-up.
Ashton is now tied with Ole âwizowizoâ Schemion, Niklas âLena900â Astedt, and âPremoveâ on eight SCOOP titles.
Incredibly, Ashton has now defended both of his 2022 titles: the $1K razz and $1K FL badugi.
LEFRANCOIS WINS $10K SUPER TUESDAY
Pascal âPass_72â Lefrancois picked up the largest prize of the series so far on Wednesday, taking down the 87-entry $10,300 Super Tuesday High Roller (#86-H) for $207,901.

Pascal âPass_72â Lefrancois earns SCOOP 2023’s largest prize so far
The Canadian held the chip lead coming into the final table and navigated his way through the likes of Roman âGogac sniperâ Hrabec (6th), Niklas âLena900â Astedt (5th), and Marius “DEX888” Gierse (3rd), before defeating Austriaâs âmonzemannâ heads-up.
This is the second SCOOP trophy for Lefrancois, his first coming in style back in 2020 when he won the $5,200 second-chance Main Event for $416,742.
Gierse earned $124,166 for his third-place finish, while also winning his second title of the year in another event. Read about that below.
VELDHUISâ QUEST CONTINUES WITH ANOTHER FINAL TABLE
PokerStars Team Pro Lex Veldhuis has reached yet another SCOOP final table in his quest for a maiden title. This time itâs the $3,150 PKO HR (#91-H) where heâs guaranteed $6,021 plus $3,750 in bounties with nine players remaining.
Itâs the young wizard Leon âRUMUKULUSâ Sturm who leads, while âfierrehuveâ, Markku âmarkovitsusâ Koplimaa, Ramiro “ramastar88” Petrone, and âOld brockâ are among those still in contention.
Tune in to Veldhuisâ stream tonight for the conclusion. Thereâs $38,041 plus bounties awaiting the winner.
NOTABLE WINNERS
Polandâs Dzmitry âColiseaâ Urbanovich won his third SCOOP title on Wednesday, ending the drought since his last victory back in 2015. Urbanovich, playing from Latvia, took down the 62-entry $1,050 HORSE (#90-H) for $19,265, denying runner-up Tobias âSenkel92â Leknes his seventh SCOOP title. Leknes has already won two and finished second in two this year.

Third career title for Dzmitry âColiseaâ Urbanovich
Austriaâs âBigM_King17â won their second title of the year by taking down the $1,050 Super Tuesday (#86-M), besting 698 total entries for a whopping $118,828. They won a $22 NLHE event earlier in the series for $20,132.
Marius “DEX888” Gierse also became a double champion in 2023, winning the $215 7-max Freezeout (#88-M) for $36,518. The event had 1,154 entries. Gierseâs first of the year came in a $2,100 NLHE PKO for $62,000.
Another player adding their name to the double champs list is Canadaâs âJamil11â. They won the $320 Fenomeno (#94-H), defeating Alexandre âaminolastâ Raymond heads-up for $36,518.
Finally, âTydaraxâ of Austria defeated Leon âRUMUKULUSâ Sturm heads-up to win the $2,100 7-max Freezeout (#88-H) for $56,988. The event had 130 players.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
ARTHOUSE2011 ENDS HUBERâS DREAM RUN
An incredible final table played out on the PokerStars Twitch stream last night, one which saw a player win their third career SCOOP for a whopping $129,044 while denying PokerStars Team Pro its second title of the series.
Before we get to the winner, letâs shine the light on Sebastian âpeace&looveâ Huber. The Team Pro and Dare2Stream winner qualified for #79-H – a $5,200 NLHE High Roller – for just $55 and spun that into a third-place finish for $76,066, the largest of Huberâs career so far.

An incredible result for Huber
It was a superb run and one that took a brutal river to end. Four-handed, Huber was all in with pocket queens against the queen-ten offsuit of chip leader âArthouse2011â and pocket eights of short-stacked Alex âPwndidiâ Theologis. A ten on the flop and another on the river eliminated both.
Absolute mad day! New highscore and had the sickest stream/grind of my life.
Happy and grateful, much love for the support âïžâ€ïž@PokerStars @BBZPoker pic.twitter.com/Stdkq4RtuSâ Huber Sebastian (@peace_ndloove) May 23, 2023
Irelandâs Arthouse2011 went on to defeat Brazilâs Renan âInternett93oâ Bruschi heads up to capture their third SCOOP title, having won two $1K buy-in events last year (a NLHE 6-max and a PLO event).
That means Lasse âWisternâ Jagd Lauritsen remains the only Red Spade to pick up a trophy so far in 2023, as the list of close calls continues to grow. A massive congratulations to Huber though. What a run.
DONâT MISS THE $10K TONIGHT
What a final table weâve got in store for you today on the PokerStars stream. The $10,300 Super Tuesday (#86-H) is down to nine from 87 entries and two superstars are playing for their ninth SCOOP trophy.

Astedt is at it again
Niklas âLena900â Astedt is seeking a 2023 hat trick, having won two events on Monday night, while Ole âwizowizoâ Schemion is looking to win his second of the year. If either can do it, theyâll become the sole player with nine SCOOP victories, just one behind the all-time leader, Calvin âcal42688â Anderson.
But the final table is full of crushers. Chip leader Pascal “Pass_72” Lefrancois, Marius “DEX888” Gierse, and Roman âGogac sniperâ Hrabec are all seeking their second SCOOP trophies. Samuel “âŹuropâŹan” Vousden is after his fourth. And the reigning WSOP Main Event champ Espen âHymn2ninkasiâ JĂžrstad is also hoping to become the first three-time winner of 2023.
Donât miss the action tonight. Play resumes at 17:30 WET.
THIS ONEâS INTERESTINGâŠ
While the $10K Super Tuesday hogs the spotlight, thereâs another event playing down to a winner today that could prove very interesting indeed.
The $215 PLO8 6-max (#87-M) is down to nine from 335 entries and among them are players looking to make history, not to mention improve their chances of winning Player of the Series.
James “TheDrunkLife” Whittet is chip-leading and currently sits fourth on the overall leaderboard. Heâs followed by âPremoveâ whoâs hoping to win their third title of the year and move up to nine career titles. Thatâs a goal shared by Benny âRunGodlikeâ Glaser, whoâs sixth in chips. Joao âNaza114â Vieira remains in contention, too.
Weâll let you know how things play out tomorrow.

Glaser is the all-time leading COOP winner, with 16 titles
NOTABLE WINNERS
Swedenâs âFkiwâ won their second SCOOP trophy last night, besting a 1,031-entry field in the $530 NLHE (#79-M) to win $84,183. Fkiwâs maiden title came in 2021 when they won a $1K Sunday Cooldown PKO for $138K.
Another Swede, Andreas âmrAndreeewâ Berggren, won his third career SCOOP on Tuesday, emerging victorious in the $530 6-max turbo PKO (#89-H) for $42,589, including $21,865 bounties 552 entries. Berggrens other titles came in 2014 and 2021.
TUESDAY, MAY 23
HUGE NIGHT FOR HUBER
Everyone loves a spin-up story and tonight we could see one for the ages.
Sebastian âpeace&looveâ Huber doesnât usually play $5,200 buy-in High Roller tournaments, but he loves to battle against the best when the opportunity arises. Last night, the opportunity came in the form of Event 79-H, a $5K with $400K guaranteed in the prize pool.
In a bid to book a seat for cheap, the PokerStars Team Pro entered a $55 satellite. If he didnât win a seat, he wouldnât have played it.

Don’t miss Huber’s Twitch stream today
You can see where this is going. He won the satellite and when the night was over, heâd made the final table. Huber â who won the 2021 Dare2Stream competition â is currently guaranteed $16,972 with just nine of 112 entries remaining. But heâll have his heart set on the $129,043 up top, plus a maiden SCOOP title to add to his 2022 WCOOP victory.
There are many obstacles standing in his way, though, including Alex âPwndidiâ Theologis, Ognyan âcocojamb0â Dimov, âhello_tottiâ and Patrick âpads1161â Leonard.
Make sure you tune in to Huberâs stream to see how it all plays out. The final table begins at 17:30 WET.
Best of luck tonight, Seb!
One funplayer is running deep in a $5.200 SCOOP Highroller on @PokerStars and has his biggest spot ever!
Much love for the support, back tomorrow early for the SCOOP grind! pic.twitter.com/KGvrReHsLp
â Huber Sebastian (@peace_ndloove) May 23, 2023
Check out Huber’s tips for SCOOP
TWO IN A NIGHT FOR AMAZING ASTEDT
Just because what weâre about to tell you isnât surprising at all, that doesnât mean itâs not incredibly impressive.
Niklas âLena900â Astedt â regarded as one of the best tournament players of all time by his peers â picked up two SCOOP titles on Monday, taking his career tally up to eight. He entered his session chip leading both the $530 Sunday Kickoff PKO (#73-H) and $215 NLO8 6-max PKO (#76-M) and got the job done in both.

Double victory for Niklas âLena900â Astedt
The Swede defeated a 508-entry in the former to win $42,611, including $22,974 in bounties. Then finished off the 433-entry NLO8, earning $16,022 including $9,387 in bounties.
Astedt has now tied Benny âRunGodlikeâ Glaser, Ole âwizowizoâ Schemion and “Premove” with eight SCOOP trophies. They all need two more to catch up with Calvin âcal42688â Anderson.
PADS PADS THE BANKROLL
Perennial SCOOP performer Patrick âpads1161â Leonard pulled off one of the largest bounty-to-prize ratios weâve seen in a while* yesterday, winning the $5,200 Titans PKO (#75-H) for $197,117. That breaks down as $71,023 for first place plus a monstrous $126,094 in bounties.

Another huge title for Leonard, who now has seven SCOOPs
*There was another enormous bounty-to-prize ratio on Tuesday, with âPremoveâ winning more than double their first-place prize. Read about that below in Notable Winners.
Leonard held a big chip lead for much of the final table, eventually defeating Polandâs âPAX176â heads-up. PokerStars Team Pro Lex Veldhuis finished seventh in this one for $27,128 in total.
This is Leonardâs seventh SCOOP victory and puts him first on the High SCOOP Leaderboard. He won his first title in 2017 and has captured at least one every year since 2020.
VIEIRA VICTORIOUS
After several near misses this year, another titan of the COOPs picked up some more SCOOP silverware yesterday.

Sixth SCOOP title for Joao âNaza114â Vieira
Joao âNaza114â Vieira took down the 507-entry $530 NLHE 5-max PKO (#81-H) for $32,763, including $17,015 in bounties. The Portuguese superstar, who plays from the UK, now has six SCOOPs and nine WCOOPs.
NOTABLE WINNERS
Montenegroâs âPremoveâ took down the $2,100 NLO8 6-max PKO (#76-H) for $61,970, including a staggering $43,172 in bounties â more than double the first-place prize of $18,798. This is âPremoveâs eighth SCOOP title and second of the year, putting them in illustrious company.
âPotnaPekkaâ of Finland denied Sam âSamSquidâ Grafton his second SCOOP trophy yesterday. PotnaPekka took down the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up (#74-H) for $110,835 while Grafton banked $81,004 for second place.
Canadaâs â13santoy13â won a $1,050 NLHE event (#77-H) for $105,250 and their first SCOOP title.
MONDAY, MAY 22
THRILLER FOR SINKARMA
One of the world’s most popular Twitch poker streamers, Elias âSinKarmaâ Gutierrez, gave his audience a show to remember on Saturday night. The Spaniard, who plays from Japan and streams as Zeros Poker, went all the way in the $10,300 Thursday Thrill (#62-H) to win the largest prize of the series so far and the second SCOOP title of his career.

Gutierrez banked the biggest prize of the year so far
Gutierrez bested a stacked 82-entry field and overcame a final table that included Parker âTonkaaaaâ Talbot (6th for ~$32k), Pavel âsilentm0deâ Plesuv, Simon âC. Darwin2â Mattsson and Polandâs âPAX176â to win $205,564, including a massive bounty haul of $118,750.
Gutierrezâs maiden SCOOP came in 2021 when he took down a $5k 7-max event for $174k.
NO STOPPING THENERDGUY
The player who previously held the honour of winning SCOOP 2023âs most significant prize was Brazilian crusher Yuri âtheNERDguyâ Dzivielevski when he won the $10k Super Tuesday (#15-H) for $205,131 last week.
He might have relinquished that top spot, but heâs now added a second title of the year to make up for it.

Second of the year for Yuri âtheNERDguyâ Dzivielevski
Dzivielevski took down the $5,200 PLO 6-max High Roller (#68-H) for $95,217, topping a 60-entry field.
This is Dzivielevskiâs third career SCOOP win, his first coming in 2021 in a $215 HORSE event.
NOTABLE STORIES AND WINNERS
Weâve lost count of the number of final tables Lex Veldhuis has made so far, but hereâs another one: heâs fifth out of nine remaining in the $5,200 Titans PKO (#75-H) and already has more than $20k locked up. Thereâs ~$150k awaiting the winner though. Make sure you tune in tonight to watch the conclusion as he battles the likes of Patrick âpads1161â Leonard and Pedro âPaDiLhA SPâ Padilha.
Finlandâs Tomi âElmerixxâ Brouk captured his second career SCOOP trophy on Saturday, winning the $1k Thursday Thrill (#62-M) for $104,925, including $50,746 in bounties. Brouk denied âEbaaa11â their second title of the year to top the 734-entry field. Broukâs first SCOOP came last year when he won a $2,100 buy-in 8-max event for $59,192.
Niklas âLena900â Astedt, widely considered one of the greatest tournament players of all time, is the overnight chip leader in two events heading into Mondayâs action. The Swede leads both the $530 Sunday Kickoff PKO (#73-H) with 11 remaining, and the $215 NLO8 6-max PKO (#76-M) with 15 remaining. Astedt has six SCOOP titles as of Sunday.

Niklas âLena900â Astedt
FRIDAY, MAY 19
THURSDAY THRILLER FOR TALBOT AND SPRAGGY
Fridays are a rest day for SCOOP players and both Parker âTonkaaaaâ Talbot and Benjamin âSpraggyâ Spraggy are going to need it after last nightâs shenanigans. Both of the PokerStars Team Pros enjoyed massive sessions and Twitch streams, culminating in them both making Day 2s for Saturday.
Talbot sits sixth in chips with 11 remaining in the $10,300 Thursday Thrill (#62-H), where he already has $5,000 locked up in bounties plus the min-cash of $10,640. The event received 82 total entries.

Talbot and Spraggy both seek their first SCOOP win
On Saturday heâll be joined by the likes of Pavel âsilentm0deâ Plesuv, Simon âC. Darwin2â Mattsson, Joao âNaza114â Vieira, and Spanish Twitch poker giant Elias âSinKarmaâ Gutierrez. Polandâs âPAX176â leads the way and has an impressive $23,750 bounty haul already. Thereâs $86,814 plus a large sum of bounties awaiting the winner in that one.
Meanwhile, Spraggy was running deep in the $1,050 Thursday Thrill (#62-M) and will return 13th in chips with 24 remaining out of 734 entries. Heâs won $5,719 in bounties already, but thereâs a tough field standing between him and the $54,179 up top.
Weâve also got to dip outside of SCOOP to mention that both Talbot and Spraggy reached the final table of Thursdayâs $530 Bounty Builder only for Spraggy to eliminate his good friend in an incredible hand.
Here it is. The sickest hand I’ve ever streamed. 5 players left on the Final Table of the $530 Bounty Builder. @tonkaaaap and I are 1st and 2nd in chips. Everyone else is miles behind…
Then this happens… pic.twitter.com/DwjavuSKVr
â Spraggy (@spraggy) May 19, 2023
Spraggy went on to win it for $33,628 including bounties, on his 33rd birthday no less. Many happy returns!
I just won the $530 Bounty Builder for $33,000 on my 33rd birthday.
How is that real? Incredible stream. Wow. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/dXv46fOlHZ
â Spraggy (@spraggy) May 19, 2023
MUSTAFABET MAKES IT SEVEN, DENYING SENKEL92
Matthew âMUSTAFABETâ Ashton added a seventh SCOOP trophy to his mantle by winning the $1,050 razz (#57-H), denying Tobias âSenkel92â Leknes a record-tying 16th COOP title.
Ashton banked $16,468 for his victory over the 53-entry field, while Leknes â who is also chasing his seventh SCOOP and third of the year â settled for $11,286.

Ashton and Leknes, two giants of COOP
POKER IN THE EARS PODCAST
Thereâs a new episode of Poker in the Ears out today, covering SCOOP and recapping EPT Monte Carlo with Main Event champion (and two-time EPT winner) Mike Watson.
James and Joe start this weekâs podcast by paying tribute to the âThe Godfather of Pokerâ, Doyle Brunson, who sadly died this week at the age of 89.
They then recap their trip to Monaco and talk to Watson about his incredible victory.
Plus, mid-way through the series weâre treated to a series update from PokerStars Blogâs own Howard Swains, the official SCOOP correspondent.
NOTABLE WINNERS
High-roller regular âContraSpemSper0â of Ukraine won their first SCOOP title yesterday, taking down the $3,150 NLHE High Roller (#56-H) for $52,692 after a three-way chop with runner-up Christian âWATnlosâ Rudolph ($65,701) and third-place finisher Rodrigo âSeijistarâ Seiji ($62,578).
Swedenâs âWhatIfGodâ (who won the EPT Online Main Event twice in back-to-back years) captured their fourth career SCOOP title and second of 2023 with a victory in the $1,050 NLHE 6-max PKO (#58-H) for $54,335, including $29,408 in bounties. The event had 300 total entries.
Matas âBebaimis777â Cimbolas added another trophy with his win in the $530 NLHE (#60-H) for $48,621, besting 550 total entries. This is Cimbolasâ second SCOOP title, his first coming last year for an almost identical amount ($1k NLHE for $48,841).
âAzrarnâ of Belarus denied Joao âNaza114â Vieira his sixth SCOOP title by winning the $530 fixed limit holdâem 6-max (#61-H) for $11,464. Vieira banked $7,807 for his runner-up finish, while Azrarn earned a maiden SCOOP win.
THURSDAY, MAY 18
ALCANTARA WINS SUPER TUESDAY
The $1,050 buy-in Super Tuesday (#51-H) took centre stage on the PokerStars stream yesterday and ended with another title going to Brazil.
Leo âLeoAlcantaraâ Alcantara captured the first SCOOP title of his career by besting the 566-entry field, earning himself $99,913 and outlasting the likes of Simon âC. Darwin2â Mattsson (6th) and Roman âRome0proâ Romanovsky (5th).
WEIS MAKES IT THREE
Oliver âsk2ll_m0drâ Weis added a third SCOOP victory â and his first non-holdâem title â to his impressive resume, taking down the $2,100 PLO 6-Max PKO (#50-H) for $59,575, including a whopping $38,125 in bounties.

Third title for Oliver âsk2ll_m0drâ Weis
The German, who lives in Austria, bested a final table that included Player of the Series leader Rui âRuiNFâ Ferreira (3rd) and tournament legend Niklas âLena900â Astedt (4th).
ALL THAT RAZZ
If youâre a fan of pokerâs mixed games, youâre in for a treat today. Just nine players remain in the $1,050 Razz (#57-H), and among them are some of the very best players in the world.

Chris âApotheosis92â Kruk
Leading the way is Chris âApotheosis92â Kruk, a regular in the highest-stakes mixed games in Las Vegas whoâs seeking his maiden SCOOP title. Behind him, thereâs six-time SCOOP champion Matthew âMUSTAFABETâ Ashton.
Third in chips is Tobias âSenkel92â Leknes, looking to capture his third title of the series and seventh of his incredible career. Then youâve got Dzmitry âColiseaâ Urbanovich, Yuri âtheNERDguyâ Dzivielevski, Niklas âLena900â Astedt, and Adam âAdamyidâ Owen also in contention.
Thereâs $16,468 awaiting the winner of this 53-entry event.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
FERREIRA AND WHITTET BATTLE FOR PLAYER OF THE SERIES
Thereâs a real tug-of-war going on in the Player of the Series leaderboards, with the two frontrunners both capturing titles last night.
Portuguese phenomenon Rui âRuiNFâ Ferreira picked up his second SCOOP of the series, taking his total tally up to seven. Ferreira first won a $109 NL 5-card draw event (#14-M) last week for $4,485, but that amount pales in comparison to what he picked up last night.
Ferreira clinched the top spot in the $530 Deep Stack (#49-H), defeating 482 entries and earning himself $42,842. Heâs also currently second in chips on the $2,100 PLO 6-Max PKO (#50-H) final table with seven players remaining. Swedish superstar Niklas âLena900â Astedt leads that one, while also being second in the $215 edition with 11 remaining.

Two in 2023, seven overall for Rui âRuiNFâ Ferreira
But that victory wasnât enough for Ferreira to hold on to the top spot on the overall leaderboard. James “TheDrunkLife” Whittet, who plays from Hungary, took down his third SCOOP title (and first of 2023) with a win in the $530 6+ PKO (#54-H) for $13,970, including bounties.
Whittet â who won two titles in 2022 â has come close several times already this year, most notably finishing second in one of the series openers (#2-H) for $50,731.
Heâs in front on the leaderboard with 475 points, while Ferreira has 435.
Check out all the SCOOP leaderboards here.
SENKEL92 MAKES IT SIX
Mixed game master Tobias âSenkel92â Leknes is having an incredible series so far, but then thereâs nothing surprising about that. The Norwegian crushes non-holdâem events during every COOP and is tied for the most WCOOP wins ever with nine (Joao âNaza114â Vieira joins him on the top spot).
Leknes is storming up the SCOOP title rankings too, winning two in 2023 so far. His first came on May 9 when he took down a $1,050 NL 5-card draw PKO (#14-H) for $13,702 total. Last night he collected a second — and sixth of his career — emerging victorious in the $2,100 FL 2-7 triple draw (#52-H).

Leknes now has six SCOOPs and nine WCOOPs
He banked $31,500 for that win and believe us, it was well earned. The final table of this one was just ridiculous, with Talal âraidalotâ Shakerchi (2nd), Patrick âpads1161â Leonard (3rd), Yuri âtheNERDguyâ Dzivielevski (5th), Matthew âMUSTAFABETâ Ashton (6th), and Joao âNaza114â Vieira (7th) all missing out on more SCOOP silverware.
âDANI AZIZâ WINS SUNDAY MILLIONâŠAGAIN
Brazilâs Daniel âdani azizâ Aziz was the nightâs biggest winner, taking down the $530 Sunday Million (#39-M) and defeating a massive 2,580 field after three days of play. Aziz won $166,765 after a heads-up chop with Bulgariaâs âvladulaNkoâ.
The victory marks a maiden SCOOP title for Aziz, but amazingly, heâs won the Sunday Million before. Back in 2020, Aziz won the historic event for $109,729. He now joins a very exclusive club of multiple Milly champions.
ANOTHER RUNNER-UP FINISH FOR LEX
What can we say? Lex Veldhuis is crushing this SCOOP, but alas, a maiden title still eludes him.
He had another runner-up finish last night in the $5.50 6+ (#54-L), having battled through 4,083 total entries. As Veldhuis stated on his stream, this wasnât about the prize money. The $1,537 he won wouldnât even cover a buy-in for some events he usually plays. It was all about the title. But it wasnât to be.
Congratulations to Denmarkâs âTrineFiro870â who took it down for $1,848 total.
NOTABLE WINNERS
Andrey âAnjeyyyâ Novak of Ukraine won his third SCOOP title yesterday, besting 330 entries to win the $1,050 NLHE (#45-H) for $61,329.
Estoniaâs Markku âmarkovitsusâ Koplimaa clinched his first SCOOP trophy by winning a $1,050 6-max PKO (#54-H) for $58,001, including $36,187 in bounties. He defeated Patrick âpads1161â Leonard heads-up.
TUESDAY, MAY 16
WORLD CHAMP MAKES IT TWO
As the reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, youâd have forgiven Espen âHymn2ninkasiâ JĂžrstad if he decided to take it easy on the grinding. He did win $10 million last summer, after all.
But JĂžrstad has gone the other way, playing a busy schedule, and playing better than ever.

Two in 2023 for Espen âHymn2ninkasiâ JĂžrstad
The Norwegian, who lives in the UK, took down one of the biggest prizes of the series so far last night, winning the $5,200 Titans (#39-H) for $165,317. To do so, he had to overcome a final table that included runner-up Rui âRuinFâ Ferreira (who was looking for his seventh SCOOP win) and Sam âSamSquidâ Grafton.
This is JĂžrstadâs second SCOOP title of 2023. He already won a $215 7-Max PKO (#7-M) title for $35,543, including bounties.
Scroll down for a full list of multiple champions in 2023.
SCHEMION TIES GLASER ON EIGHT
Not to be outdone by Benny âRunGodlikeâ Glaserâs eighth SCOOP victory a few nights ago, Ole âwizowizoâ Schemion bagged an eighth trophy of his own last night with a victory in the $1,050 5-Card PLO 6-Max (#44-H) for $32,631. The event received 161 entries.
Schemion and Glaser are now tied in second place on SCOOPâs greatest players list, trailing only Calvin âcal42688â Anderson with 10.

Ole âwizowizoâ Schemion
SECOND OF SERIES FOR DALTONHB
Another addition to the multiple winners’ list for 2023 is Brazilâs Dalton âdaltonhbâ Hobold, who clinched his second of the year last night. Hobold took down the $530 NLHE Turbo Big Antes (#46-H) for $36,579, including bounties.
The tournament had 391 total entries, with both Ben âSpraggyâ Spragg and Alejandro â[Papo]ARâ Lococo running deep for Team Pro.
MONDAY, MAY 15
ANOTHER CLOSE CALL FOR LEX
Lex Veldhuis came agonisingly close to his maiden SCOOP victory once again on Sunday, having finished runner-up in an event last week.

Veldhuis has enjoyed an excellent start to SCOOP, but a title still eludes him
Veldhuis finished third in the $1,050 Saturday KO (#33-H) for $45,823, including almost $17K in bounties. The tournament had 620 total entries and a prize pool of $620,000.
It took a bad beat to eliminate him, leaving Niklas âLena900â Astedt and âFaboulus888â heads-up. The latter took it down for $94,454, denying Astedt his seventh SCOOP trophy.
Another close one! If we keep this up it doesn’t even matter if I win them or not :D.
đ„3rd for $45,800. pic.twitter.com/FYuDS8GTzM
â Lex Veldhuis (@LexVeldhuis) May 14, 2023
GRAFTON HEADLINES FIRST SCOOP STREAM
The PokerStars live stream returns tonight with cards-up coverage of the $5,200 Titans (#39-H) final table, but unfortunately, you wonât hear the insights of one Sam âSamSquidâ Grafton.

Big night for Grafton
Thatâs because the PokerStars Team Pro and commentator is one of the final nine, battling for his second SCOOP title and a first-place prize of $165,317. Grafton enters play fifth in chips and will battle the likes of chip leader Pavel “silentm0de” Plesuv, five-time SCOOP champ Rui âRuiNFâ Ferreira, Renan âInternett930â Bruschi, and Daniel “SmilleThHero” Smiljkovic.
Donât miss the action tonight on the PokerStars Twitch and YouTube channels.
NOTABLE WINNERS
Jerry âPerrymejsenâ Ădeen took down the $320 Rebuy (#29-H) for $44,828 after a heads-up chop with his fellow Swede, âfierrehuve2.
Brazilâs Dalton âdaltonhbâ Hobold emerged victorious in the $109 7-Max Hyper PKO, defeating a 1,695-entry field to bank $21,671, including bounties. Fintan âeasywithacesâ Hand went deep in this one, busting in tenth.
FRIDAY, MAY 12
GLASER EXTENDS LEAD AS ALL-TIME COOP WINNER
Not a year goes by where Benny âRunGodlikeâ Glaser doesnât win a SCOOP title.
Seriously. The Brit has won at least one title in the springtime every year dating back to 2018 (and also has one from 2016). A master of mixed games, Glaser is a major threat in every single tournament on the schedule. Variant? Format? Buy-in? You name it, Glaser crushes it.

Incredible consistency from Glaser
Last night he picked up his eighth SCOOP title with a win in the $1,050 NLO8 6-Max PKO (#22-H) for $35,554, including $22,843 in bounties. The final table was ridiculous, with Jerry âperrymejsenâ Ădeen, âPremoveâ, âWhatIfGodâ, Tobias âSenkel92â Leknes, and Yuri âtheNERDguyâ Dzivielevski making up the final six.
Hereâs a look at all of Glaserâs SCOOP titles:
- 2023 – 22-H: $1,050 NLO8 6-Max PKO – $35,554
- 2022 â 09-H: $2,100 HORSE â $31,080
- 2021 â 73-M: $215 PLO 6-Max, PKO â $29,549
- 2020 â 06-H: $2,100 8-Game â $54,853
- 2019 â 13-M: 2-7 Triple Draw â $215 â $14,667
- 2019 â 41-H: 8-Game â $1,050 â $45,840
- 2018 â 17L: $22 FLHE â $6,201
- 2016 â 33H: $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo â $54,390
He now extends his lead as the most decorated COOP player in history with a staggering 16 titles. Yep, Glaser also has eight WCOOP wins under his belt.
COOP title #16!đ
Let’s go!đ„ł pic.twitter.com/JGigPQW0nHâ Benny Glaser (@BennyGlaser) May 12, 2023
SO CLOSE FOR VELDHUIS
A thrilling show ended in congratudolences last night as Lex Veldhuis came as close as he could to winning his long-overdue maiden SCOOP title.
The PokerStars Team Pro entered the final table of the $3,150 7-Max High Roller (#21-H) with a monstrous chip lead and maintained it throughout as the likes of Joao âNaza114â Vieira and Jon âapestylesâ Van Fleet departed.
That left Veldhuis heads-up against Montenegroâs âEbaaa11â, also seeking their first win in SCOOP. Between his YouTube and Twitch channels, there were more than 20,000 people watching.
The two clashed in an enormous tournament-defining pot, Veldhuisâ K⊠Qâ„ up against Aâ„ Jâ„ . A king hit the flop to give Veldhuis the lead before an ace on the river saw almost all his chips slide Ebaaa11âs way.
Veldhuis will have to wait a bit longer for a COOP triumph, and weâre sure itâs only a matter of time. Still, he picked up $72,185 for the runner-up finish, a very healthy score indeed. For their victory, Ebaaa11 banked $94,456 and the trophy.
ANOTHER FT FOR WISTERN
Fresh off his SCOOP win in one of the first events of the series, Lasse âWisternâ Jagd Lauritsen reached another final table last night in the $215 NLHE PKO (#23-M). The Team Pro only managed ninth this time but padded his bankroll with an extra $2,682.
Glaser also made the FT in that one, falling in third for an additional $14,895. The event was won by Lithuania’s “RUNRANRUNIT” who banked $43,866.
Thursday, May 11
SECOND SCOOP FOR THENERDGUY, WINS $10K HIGH ROLLER
Brazilâs Yuri âtheNERDguyâ Dzivielevski entered SCOOP 2023 with one title, a HORSE event he won in 2021 for $17K. That number pales in comparison to his seven WCOOP victories.
But he managed to chalk up another one last night in the biggest buy-in of the series so far. Dzivielevski bested a field of 76 entries to win the $10K High Roller (#15-H) for $205,131, overcoming a final table that included Sami âLrslzkâ Kelopuro, Pablo âpabritzâ Brito, and Dzmitry âColiseaâ Urbanovich.

Big win for Yuri “theNERDguy” Dzivielevski
CLOSE CALLS FOR HAND AND SPRAGG
Wednesday was an evening of close calls for PokerStars Team Pro, with both Fintan âeasywithacesâ Hand and Ben âSpraggyâ Spragg reaching significant final tables.
Hand navigated his way to the $1,050 Super Tuesday (#15-M) FT, joined by the likes of Patrick âpads1161â Leonard and Hungarian crusher âFishOnHeaterâ. It looked promising when he called all-in with K⣠Qâ„ against Qâ 9â for a huge pot, but a nine on the flop ended his run in seventh for $17,023.
It was a similar story for Spraggy over in the $530 Fenomeno (#24-H). He made the finale alongside Dzivielevski (fresh off his $10K win) and Alexandru “steakaddict.” Papazian and reached the final four after those two busted. Alas, his Aâ K⊠couldnât hold versus the chip leaderâs A⊠Q⊠and he missed out on a podium finish, cashing for $15,713.
Still, a great start to SCOOP for these two. Expect more deep runs from them as the series progresses.
ALL EYES ON LEX
Make sure you tune in to watch Lex Veldhuis on either YouTube or Twitch tonight as heâs in an incredible position to capture his first COOP trophy.
Veldhuis dominated proceedings in the $3,150 7-Max High Roller (#21-H) and enters the final table of seven with a commanding chip lead of 7.1M, while his nearest competitor â perennial SCOOP superstar Joao âNaza114â Vieira â has 2.1M.
It wonât be easy for Veldhuis. Vieira has five SCOOP titles already, plus nine WCOOP wins, so he knows how to manoeuvre on big FTs. Then thereâs Jon âapestylesâ Van Fleet third in chips, another beast looking to win his first SCOOP.
Thereâs $94,456 up top in this one, with all seven currently guaranteed $18,817. Moreover, Veldhuis also has Day 2 of the $1,050 PKO (#23-H) to play, with 39 remaining out of 323 entries.
Itâs going to be an entertaining session, thatâs for sure. Donât miss it.
NOTABLE WINNERS
Germanyâs âSintorasâ won their second SCOOP title on Wednesday, taking down the $1,050 PLO 6-Max (#16-H) for $35,469. Sintoras’ first came back in 2018, a $1K NLHE 6-Max event for $86,826.
Tuesday, May 9
Stefan âbaeks22â Schillhabel won his first SCOOP title in the $1K Sunday Warm-Up (#3-H) for $87,530 after a heads-up deal with the UKâs Nick âbot35â Marchington.
Swedenâs âWhatifGodâ â who took down the EPT Live Main Event in back-to-back years â won his fourth SCOOP trophy with victory in the $1K 7-Max Turbo PKO (#7-H) for $51,091 (including $28,609 in bounties).
Ukraine’s Roman âRomeOproâ Romanovsky picked up his third SCOOP title when he took down a $1K 7-Max Turbo PKO (#12-H) for $54,181 (including $31,832 in bounties). PokerStars Team Pro Rafael âGM VALTERâ Moraes finished fourth in this one for just shy of $16K.
Kyrgyzstanâs âAnt1K1llerâ emerged victorious in the first SCOOP Sunday Million (#4-M), besting a whopping 7,093 total entries to win $138,825 (including $52,532 in bounties). This is Ant1K1llerâs first SCOOP title.
FULL RESULTS
2023 MULTIPLE CHAMPIONS
TRIPLE CHAMPIONS
Andrei âPremoveâ Skortsov (Montenegro)
#66-M: $33 NLHE 8-max Weekend Starter – $7,750
#76-H: $2,100 NLO8 6-max PKO – $61,970*
#118-M $55 Mixed NLHE/PLO 6-max PKO – $7,521*
Tobias “Senkel92” Leknes (Norway)
#14-H $1,050 NL 5-card draw PKO – $13,702*
#54-H $2,100 FL 2-7 triple draw – $31,500
#103-H $1,050 NLO8 6-max – $26,752
Marius “DEX888” Gierse (Austria)
#17-H $2,100 NLHE 8-max PKO – $62,000*
#88-M $215 7-max Freezeout – $36,518
#104-H $1,050 6-max turbo – $47,727
Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser (UK)
#22-H $1,050 NLO8 6-max PKO – $35,555*
#87-M $215 PLO8 6-max – $12,578
#100-M $109 NLHE 7-max PKO – $33,669*
DOUBLE CHAMPIONS
“Marcosv61” (Brazil)
#46-M $55 8-max Turbo PKO Big Antes – $19,029*
#121-M $33 NLHE 7-max Hyper PKO Series Wrap Up – $13,318*
“Kzzon” (Sweden)
#83-M $109 PLO 6-max Turbo PKO – $10,115*
#118-H $530 NLHE/PLO 6-max PKO – $15,176*
“satonamotoka” (Brazil)
#12-L $33 Daily Cooldown 7-max Turbo PKO – $12,838*
#116-M $109 Super Tuesday – $49,046
“ghcastilho18” (Brazil)
#109-L $5.50 Women’s Event PKO – $574*
#119-H $530 NLHE Turbo Heads-Up TKO Zoom – $24,925*
Juan “Malaka$tyle” Pardo (Andorra)
#111-H $1,050 Sunday Cooldown Turbo PKO – $60,438*
#121-H $320 NLHE 7-max Hyper PKO – $25,270*
Bruno “great dant” Volkmann (Brazil)
#113-H $25,000 NLHE Super High Roller – $362,102
#113-L $215 NLHE – $66,557
“iamiver” (Sweden)
#01-H $55 Phase – $130,011
#115-H $215 6-max Turbo – $38,566
Audrius “Stakelis24” Stakelis (Lithuania)
#72-H $1,050 NLHE Turbo – $41,958
#117-H $3,150 PKO High Roller – $92,063*
“Darapan” (Poland)
#56-M $320 NLHE 8-max – $40,571
#102-M $320 NLHE 8-max PKO – $43,203*
“Fal1st” (Thailand)
#63-L $5.50 PLO8 6-max – $2,169
#96-H $1,050 5-Card PLO8 6-max – $26,977
Matthew “MUSTAFABET” Ashton (UK)
#57-H $1,050 Razz – $16,468
#92-H $1,050 FL Badugi – $14,909
“BigM_King17” (Austria)
#13-M $22 NLHE 8-max – $20,132
#86-M $1,050 Super Tuesday – $118,828
Jamil âjamil11â Wakil (Canada)
#72-M $320 NLHE 8-max turbo – $32,440
#94-H $320 Fenomeno – $36,518
Niklas “Lena900” Astedt (Sweden)
#73-H $530 Sunday Kickoff PKO – $42,611*
#76-M $215 NLO8 6-max PKO – $16,022*
“roo_400” (Canada)
#38-H $1,050 NLHE 8-max PKO Sunday Warm-Up – $92,563*
#83-H $530 PLO 6-max Turbo PKO – $20,881*
Yuri âtheNERDguyâ Dzivielevski (Brazil)
#15-H $10,300 Super Tuesday – $205,131
#68-H $5,200 PLO 6-max High Roller – $95,217
“WhatIfGod” (Sweden)
#07-H $1 050 NLHE 7-max Turbo PKO – $51,091*
#58-H $1,050 NLHE 6-max PKO – $54,335*
“Killinfields” (Romania)
#38-M $109 NLHE 8-max PKO Sunday Warm-Up – $39,232*
#58-M $109 NLHE 6-max PKO – $26,378*
Oliver “sk2ll_m0dr” Weis (Austria)
#18-H $1,050 6+ Hold’em – $17,327
#50-H $2,100 PLO 6-max PKO – $59,575*
Rui “RuiNF” Ferreira (Brazil)
#14-M $109 NL 5-card draw PKO – $4,485*
#49-H $530 Deep Stack – $42,842
BlaĆŸ “Scarmak3r” Ćœerjav (Slovenia)
#30-H $1,050 NLHE 6-max Turbo PKO – $53,893*
#43-H $1,050 NLHE 6-max PKO – $66,342*
Espen âHymn2ninkasiâ JĂžrstad (UK)
#7-M $215 7-Max PKO – $35,543*
#39-H $5,200 Titans – $165,317
Dalton âdaltonhbâ Hobold (Brazil)
#36-M $109 7-Max Hyper PKO – $21,671*
#46-H $530 NLHE Turbo PKO Big Antes – $36,579*
Bernardo âBediasâ Dias (Brazil)
#9-M $215 HORSE – $9,638
#22-M $109 NLO8 6-Max PKO – $9,887*
âDaviderikssoâ (Sweden)
#21-M $320 NLHE 7-Max – $47,401
#25-H $530 NLHE – $12,712
*includes bounties
SCOOP 2023 IN NUMBERS

The 2023 renewal of the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) â its 15th â ran from Sunday, May 7 through Thursday, June 1 and featured 363 tournaments.
Here are all the SCOOP stats: a full breakdown of the series, drilling down into some of the miraculous numbers.
Find out the countries that won the most titles, the players who won the biggest bounties, and those who finished runner-up on multiple occasions.
EnjoyâŠand look forward to next year already.
CHECK OUT SCOOP 2023 IN NUMBERS
POKER IN THE EARS SCOOP 2023 RECAP PODCAST
PEACE&LOOVE ON HIS $76K SATELLITE SPIN-UP

We speak to Sebastian Huber about his epic SCOOP score
Published Thursday, May 25, 2023
Sebastian âpeace&looveâ Huber has been a poker pro for a good few years now. But during SCOOP 2023, he enjoyed a run that everyone â from absolute beginners to grizzled veterans â dreams about.
He satellited his way into a big buy-in tournament â one he wouldnât normally get to play â and ended up going further than he ever imagined.
Huber, who became a PokerStars Team Pro after winning the Dare2Stream competition, has been on fire since winning his maiden WCOOP title in 2022. Still, heâs not quite a regular in the $5,200 buy-in events just yet. So to try and win his way into SCOOP Event 79-H â a $5,200 NLHE High Roller â he tried his luck in a $55 satellite tournament.
He won a seat and from there things went from great to unbelievable. Huber battled his way through a merciless field of the gameâs best players and reached the final table, ultimately falling in third out of 112 entries to win $76,066 â the largest score of his career to date.
We spoke to Huber to find out what the run was like on his end, and what it means to him. Plus, he gives some valuable advice for players hoping to qualify for a huge event themselves.
PokerStars Blog: It’s a dream of many readers to win their way into an event like this and battle against the best. Can you tell us what the experience was like?
The experience was one of the best Iâve ever had playing poker. Itâs already incredible to satty into an event like that but running deep as well was just amazing, and obviously super lucky.
Itâs also super tough because everyone gets attacked in every single spot, especially me because I was one of the weakest players.
How were you feeling heading into the final table?
I couldn’t sleep a lot before the final table, I was just too nervous. That wasn’t the biggest problem, though, because I was anyway full of adrenaline. On the poker side, I tried to keep it as simple as possible. Just do my best, nothing too crazy, and see what result I could get.
You missed out on the SCOOP title but itâs still an unreal result. What does this score mean to you?
Yes, I missed out on a SCOOP title, but it will hopefully come at some point. I don’t think Iâve completely realised yet how big the score is and what an impact it could have on the future. At the moment Iâll just try to focus on the rest of SCOOP and get more great results.
How important are satellites for players aspiring to move up in stakes?
On the one hand, satellites are a really good opportunity to get a big score. But on the other, they can be really dangerous as they have crazy amounts of variance in them.
If people want to play satellites, I always tell them to be careful and not play too many of them. Just because you might win a seat for a big event, doesn’t mean that you will win there as well. That was true for me in the $5,200. I didn’t expect to cash at any moment, I was just happy to get to play with the best.
What would you say to any players out there who want to follow in your footsteps and satellite their way into a big event?
If you want to play satellites, prepare your mindset and bankroll for a huge swing. That means don’t play satellites as high as your regular tournament buy-ins, and at the end of the day, always make sure you have fun if you get the opportunity to play a huge event. Good luck guys!
Wistern wins first for Team Pro
Published Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Weâre just two nights into the SCOOP 2023 series and PokerStars Team Pro already has a victory in the books.
The honour fell to Lasse âWisternâ Jagd Lauritsen who captured his maiden COOP title â and his first major poker trophy â in one of the seriesâ opening events. And he did it live on stream.

What a start for Lasse âWisternâ Jagd Lauritsen
Lauritsen, from Denmark, took down the $109 Sunday Warm-Up (#3-M) for a career-best $56,462 following a heads-up deal with Germanyâs âcalvinius2â. After the win, Lauritsen celebrated in style by popping champagne Formula 1-style (and getting it everywhere!)
We spoke to Lauritsen the morning after his triumph.
PokerStars Blog: Hey Lasse, how did you feel when you woke up this morning?
Lasse âWisternâ Jagd Lauritsen: Iâve never had an easier time getting out of bed than this morning! Iâve had my worst downswing ever over the last 7â8 months and to wake up to all this love from the community was truly amazing. It was definitely a sigh of relief mixed with the happiness of winning my first big trophy.
What does being a SCOOP champion mean to you?
Iâve always been an online grinder and before the summer of 2022 I hadnât really played any live poker, so in my opinion, the two biggest things to win are either a SCOOP or a WCOOP tournament. So it brings me so much happiness and Iâm super proud to be a SCOOP champion. This is a huge step in the right direction, not only to be seen as a content creator but also as a more respected poker player.
And how long did it take to clean up all the spilt champagne?
It was baaaad! Itâs 12 hours later and I still find spots of the champagne on the walls or screens. But I had to celebrate it! It was worth every single second of cleanup afterwards and Iâll never forget this moment.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The SCOOP schedule is here and letâs just cut right to the good stuff. The SCOOP schedule consists of 363 tournaments with $75M guaranteed across the series.
A decent chunk of that guaranteed money will be distributed to those who cash in the NLHE Main Events, with $11M guaranteed across the low, medium and high versions. They take place on May 28, with cards in the air at 18:30 CET, with buy-ins of $109, $1,050 and $10,300.
- $109 NLHE, $2M Gtd
- $1,050 NLHE, $4M Gtd
- $10,300 NLHE, $5M Gtd
If you prefer four cards to two, then donât worry the 6-Max PLO Main Events are also back for 2023 with $109, $1,050 and $10,300 editions, guaranteeing $200K, $500K and $800K respectively.
If those buy-ins are too steep for your bankrolls, don’t fret. Countless satellites for SCOOP events will be running, most notably the Fast Track into the Main Event.
The Fast Track steps are as follows:
- Step 1: $1.50 Sng
- Step 2: $20 Sng and MTTs
- Step 3: $109 MTTs
- Step 4: $1,050 MTTs
Your SCOOP, Your way
Itâs a clichĂ©, but there really is something for everyone on the vast SCOOP schedule. No matter your bankroll, experience level, or specialities, there will be plenty of events for you.
Buy-ins start at just $2.20 and itâs not just one token $2.20 event either, youâll find half a dozen events with that entry fee, including an 8-Game event.
We also understand that not everyoneâs schedule allows them to stay up all night and play poker, thatâs why on May 11, 16, 20 and 23, youâll find events that start at 12:05 CET on the schedule.
On Main Event Sunday, there are three dedicated Womenâs events, with buy-ins of $5.50, $22 and $109 and new for 2023 are two sets of Special Edition Fenomeno tournaments. They take place on Wednesday May 10 and 24.
Bring it in
Weâve really only covered holdâem events above, but if youâre a member of the #MixedGamesMovement, youâll also have plenty of events to look forward to.
As well as Pot-limit Omaha, the following variants are all covered: HORSE, NL 5-Card Draw, 6+, NLO8, FLO8, Stud, Stud Hi/Lo, 8-Game, 5-Card PLO, PLO8, FL 2-7 Triple Draw, NL 2-7 Triple Draw, Razz and Badugi.
SCOOP Schedule
The full glorious schedule is below, all start times are ET (BST-5, CET-6)
LAST YEAR’S SCOOP (2022)
For 14 years, SCOOP has been one of the most prestigious online poker series in the world; a launchpad for countless careers; a battleground for the very best in the game.
The 2022 edition of the Spring Championship of Online Poker was one of the largest to date, with 106 events, 316 total tournaments, more than 1.2 million entries, and more than $96 million in total prize pools.
Austria’s “WElcomeINnferNO” banked the biggest prize of the series, taking down the $10,300 SCOOP-H Main Event for $1.14 million. The next largest score went to the UK’s “paythetable101” who won $509,837 for their victory in the $1,050 medium Main Event, following a four-way deal on the final table.
For more SCOOP 2022 stats, including:
- Multiple champions
- The biggest prize pools
- The biggest bounties
- The biggest fields
- Countries standings
Head to our SCOOP 2022 overview.

ALL-TIME SCOOP STATS (2009 – 2022)
Here’s a look at our all-time Spring Championship of Online Poker stat tracker, covering every SCOOP event played from the very first series in 2009 up to and including the 2022 edition.
Events: 852
Tournaments: 2,554
Total entries: 12,296,195
Total prize pools: $1,232,548,443
Total first-place prizes: $188,573,962
Yep, you read that right.
Across the 2,554 SCOOP tournaments played, we’ve seen a staggering one billion, 232 million, 548 thousand and 443 dollars in prizes awarded.
Plus, more than 188 million dollars in first-place prizes.
Now let’s take a look at the countries who have won SCOOP titles in that time:
281 titles â Brazil
266 â UK
212 â Canada
205 â Russia
178 â Germany
97 â Netherlands
95 â Austria, Sweden
92 â USA
70 â Finland
68 â Norway
65 â Ukraine
64 â Mexico
57 â Poland
56 â Romania
52 â Hungary
38 â Argentina
36 â Ireland
33 â Greece, Malta
30 â Bulgaria
28 â Czech Republic
26 â Denmark
27 â Belarus
21 â Australia, Belgium, Lithuania
19 â Costa Rica
17 â Croatia, Estonia, Latvia
16 â Uruguay
15 â Switzerland
10 â Thailand
9 â Chile, China, Israel
8 â Cyprus, Lebanon, Montenegro, Portugal, Peru
7 â Japan
6 â Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Spain
5 â Moldova, New Zealand, Panama, Serbia
4 â Colombia, Dominican Republic, France, Gibraltar, Luxembourg, North Macedonia
3 â Bolivia, Macau
2 â Georgia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Slovakia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam
1 â Antigua & Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ecuador, Indonesia, Isle of Man, Ivory Coast, Mongolia, South Africa, The Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands, Uzbekistan.
Of the 79 nations that have captured SCOOP glory, no country has enjoyed more success than Brazil.
The UK isn’t far behind on the overall leaderboard, but considering the way Brazilians have dominated proceedings in recent years, it’s going to be tough for anyone to catch them.
GREATEST SCOOP PLAYERS
As SCOOP 2023 approaches, let’s take a look at the greatest SCOOP players of all time, the pros who have won more trophies than anybody else.
Read: WHICH POKER PLAYERS HAVE THE MOST SCOOP TITLES? (2023 EDITION)

HOW THE SCHEDULE WAS BUILT

How do you decide which tournaments should go where?
How do you cater for players with different wants and needs, in different time zones around the world?
And how do you settle on a guarantee for a tournament?
Find the answers to all of those questions in this article:
The science of SCOOP: How the SCOOP schedule is put together
SCOOP SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN

From May 7-31, youâll find SCOOP tournaments for everyone to enjoy, regardless of your bankroll, skill level, or format preference.
But what are the standout no limit holdâem tournaments for players with micro bankrolls, low bankrolls, and medium bankrolls?
In this article, weâve combed through the schedule and picked out the events we think you wonât want to miss.
Read: SCOOP schedule breakdown for micro, low and medium stakes players
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