2017 PokerStars SCOOP Day 1: Cards in the Air
Though the 2017 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) has been running for a week, Sunday truly marked the beginning of the largest series guarantee in online poker history.
From April 30 to May 23, PokerStars is offering up $55 million in guarantees over 57 events. That's over $15 million more than SCOOP 2016.
SCOOP-1, a Phase structure event, has been running since April 30. Phase 1s will continue until the final days of the series where players who have survived a Phase 1 will gather to play for massive prize pools in the Phase 2 step. Through the three buy-in levels that SCOOP offers for each event, players will play for $1 million, $1.5 million, and $5 million prize pools on May 21.
The series kicked it into overdrive on Sunday featuring the start of five events, and with that, 15 different tournaments. Some of Sunday��s headline events included SCOOP-03-H: $2,100 Progressive KO, SCOOP-04-M: Sunday Million SE and SCOOP-04-H, all boasting a guarantee of $1 million.
With all the action on Sunday, none of the events crowned a champion. All 15 tournaments played were two-day structures, though some did reach a final table. Brazil��s ��v1garista�� leads the final nine players in SCOOP-02-M with fellow countryman ��JJUCIFER��. More impressive, maybe, ��JJUCIFER�� is also at the final table of SCOOP-02-L. Playing out of Malta, ��hurrrrican3�� leads the final seven players in SCOOP-02-H.
Fedor ��CrownUpGuy�� Holz is making a charge in SCOOP-05-H finishing Day 1 with the chip lead. Players in the $2,100 PLO Sunday Grand Special Edition are in the money with 32 remaining and chasing a $170,000 top prize.
Each of the events will play down to a winner on Monday. Also on the slate for Monday are the next four events, including an NL Omaha Hi/Lo event and a H.O.R.S.E. event.
Day 1 SCOOP Events
| Event | Buy-In | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 NLHE-L | $11 | $137,060 | N/A | N/A |
| #2 NLHE-M Sunday Kick-Off SE | $109 | $435,500 | N/A | N/A |
| #2 NLHE-H | $1,050 | $749,000 | N/A | N/A |
| #3 NLHE Progressive KO-L | $27 | $442,440.10 | N/A | N/A |
| #3 NLHE Progressive KO-M | $215 | $1,039,200 | N/A | N/A |
| #3 NLHE Progressive KO-H | $2,100 | $1,400,000 | N/A | N/A |
| #4 NLHE-L | $27 | $327,300.60 | N/A | N/A |
| #4 NLHE-M Sunday Million SE | $215 | $1,350,800 | N/A | N/A |
| #4 NLHE-H | $2,100 | $1,504,000 | N/A | N/A |
| #5 PLO-L | $27 | $159,206.75 | N/A | N/A |
| #5 PLO-M | $215 | $387,800 | N/A | N/A |
| #5 PLO-H Sunday Grand SE | $2,100 | $850,000 | N/A | N/A |
| #6 NLHE-L | $11 | $101,280 | N/A | N/A |
| #6 NLHE-M | $109 | $380,100 | N/A | N/A |
| #6 NLHE-H | $1,050 | $926,000 | N/A | N/A |
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