The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is for poker players what Disneyland is for kids. Host one in the middle of a pandemic induced lockdown, and you’re talking levels of excitement and hype that not even a mouse called Mickey can create.
Seventy-nine events plan to squat on the computers of poker’s most pristine and pallor. Here are the high roller highlights as we eke over the halfway point in proceedings.
Jorryt van Hoof Wins Event #2: $2,100 No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE) Thursday Thrill
Few players are running hotter than Jorryt van Hoof.
‘TheCleaner11’ finished in the money (ITM) in ten Poker Masters Online events, earning $720,308 in gross profit, and he’s packed that run good into his man purse and taken it to PokerStars.
Van Hoof took down the 575-entrant $2,100 NLHE Thursday Thrill for $176,104.37.
Results
- Jorryt ‘TheCleaner11’ van Hoof – $88,383.68 + $87,720.69 in bounties
- 0m3rta – $88,383.36 + $8,195.31 in bounties
- Play4livin – $55,810.36 + $13,964.84 in bounties
- ale kmkz – $41,384.36 + $29,685.55 in bounties
- Cottonbud07 – $30,687.23 + $16,871.09 in bounties
- VzB_Poker – $22,755.10 + $9,890.63 in bounties
- danechka1991 – $16,873.31 + $1,500.00 in bounties
- markovitsus – $12,511.82 + $11,750.00 in bounties
- jareth3542 – $9,796.67 + $4,500.00 in bounties
Benny ‘RunGodlike’ Glaser Wins Event #6: $2,100 8-Game
Benny Glaser isn’t spending his severance check on the NLHE High Roller circuit, but you won’t find him too far away from a high limit mixed game event.
The UK pro, earned his fifth SCOOP title, after beating 122-entrants to win the $54,854 first prize in Event #6: $2,100 8-Game Mix. Glaser joins an esteemed group of quintet SCOOP winners that include Jussi Nevanlinna, Jason Mercier, Luke Schwartz and Rui Ferreira.
Results
- Benny ‘RunGodlike’ Glaser – $54,854
- donthnrmepls – $42,070
- at0216 – $32,266
- joiso – $24,746
- Jens ‘Fresh_oO_D’ Lakemeier – $18,979
- Fake Love888 – $14,556
- Phil ‘flong78’ Long – $11,164
Ole ‘wizowizo’ Schemion Wins Event #16: $2,100 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) Six-Max
Ole ‘wizowizo’ Schemion stole his third SCOOP title from beneath the nose of Laszlo ‘omaha4rollz’ Bujtas. The German star took down Event #16: $2,100 PLO for $111,853.75. Both Schemion and Bujtas competed in the Poker Masters Online with mixed results.
Results
- Ole ‘wizowizo’ Schemion – $111,853.75
- Laszlo ‘omaha4rollz’ Bujtas – $82,910.03
- boerni21 – $61,455.98
- pkrbt – $45,553.47
- goodeh99 – $33,765.84
- munkkis – $25,028.52
Artur ‘mararthur1’ Martirosyan Wins Event #17: $10,300 NLHE High Roller
Only Linus Loeliger and the eventual winner, Alexandros Kolonias earned more gross profit during the Poker Masters Online than Artur Martirosyan with the Russian collecting $1.3m in prize money.
That amount just spilt over the $1.5m mark after Martirosyan conquered a tough final table in the $10,300 NLHE High Roller. Martirosyan defeated Fedor Holz, heads-up. Van Hoof collected another huge score, and online stars Rui Ferreira and Andras Nemeth also made the final tables.
Results
- Artur ‘mararthur1’ Martirosyan – $271,790.44
- Fedor ‘CrownUpGuy’ Holz – $210,580.76
- Jorryt ‘TheCleaner11’ van Hoof – $163,156.10
- allin2bluff – $126,411.92
- vicenfish – $97,942.88
- Rui ‘RuiNF’ Ferreira – $75,885.27
- Grisha813 – $58,795.22
- Andras ‘probirs’ Nemeth – $45,554.00
Matthew ‘MUSTAFABET’ Ashton Wins Event #19: $1,050 Limit Hold’em 6-Max
High stakes live cash game player, and former World Series of Poker (WSOP) Poker Players Championship (PPC) winner, Matthew Ashton, outlasted 109 thieves all out to steal the title in Event #19: $1,050 Limit Hold’em 6-Max. Ashton collected $24,729.17 after overcoming a final table that contained ‘bencb789.’
Results
- Matthew ‘MUSTAFABET’ Ashton – $24,729.17
- krakura – $18,966.00
- bencb789 – $14,545.97
- XD89lol<3 – $11,156.02
- LifeisagameX – $8,556.10
- totti1992100 – $6,562.10
Talal ‘raidalot’ Shakerchi Wins Event #25: $2,100 7-2 Triple Draw
Ashton also made it to the final table of Event #25: $2,100 7-2 Triple Draw, but had to settle for fourth. Talal ‘raidalot’ Shakerchi won the event and $42,645.76 first prize. It’s Shakerchi’s fourth SCOOP title, including his 2016 SCOOP Main Event win.
Results
- Talal ‘raidalot’ Shakerchi – $42,645.76
- Naza114 – $31,878.36
- Crazy Elior – $23,829.59
- MUSTAFABET – $17,813.01
- RaulGonzalez – $13,315.52
- lb6121 – $9,953.57
- Crisper – $7,440.47
Mustapha ‘lasagnaaammm’ Kanit Wins Event #24: $10,300 NLHE High Roller
Mustapha ‘lasagnaaammm’ Kanit collected his third big title of the previous three weeks, after adding Event #24: $10,300 NLHE High Roller to the two titles earned during the Poker Masters Online Series. It’s the Italian’s third career SCOOP title, including winning the 2015 Main Event.
Results
- Mustapha ‘lasagnaaammm’ Kanit – $271,790.44
- Sergei ‘Futti18’ Koliakov – $210,580.76
- Luke ‘Bit2Easy’ Reeves – $163,156.10
- Charlie ‘Epiphany77’ Carrel – $126,411.92
- Teun ‘tinnoemulder’ Mulder – $97,942.88
- Adrian ‘Amadi_017’ Mateos- $75,885.27
- iamivar – $58,795.22
- NeedBeat – $45,554.00
- Joao ‘Naza114’ Viera – $36,095.28
Artur ‘mararthur1’ Martirosyan Wins Second SCOOP Title of the Series
Martirosyan earned his second SCOOP title of the series, taking down Event #29: $5,200 NLHE Midweek Freeze. The Russian defeated 143 entrants to claim the $157,426.77 first prize. Schemion picked up another big result, and the reigning Main Event champ, Gianluca ‘tankanza’ Speranze finished seventh.
Results
- Artur ‘mararthur1’ Martirosyan – $157,426.77
- pm_marke – $121,869.52
- Ole ‘wizowizo’ Schemion – 94,343.47
- Tomatee – $73,034.62
- Consi11 – $56,538.67
- xnrobix – $43,768.57
- Tankanza – $33,882.82
- 22ehnutzz – $26,229.90