2024 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker
Inside SCOOP
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It's tight at the top of the inaugural SCOOP League with Lex moving to the top slightly ahead of Spraggy in second place.
2024 SCOOP League Standings:
- Lex - 2,980 pts
- Spraggy - 2,625 pts
- Tonkaaaa - 1,695 pts
- Fintan - 1,425 pts
While SCOOP takes a break on Friday, there will be plenty of action waiting on Saturday night.
Fintan will have a chance to avenge his near miss in SCOOP 24-H: $1,050 NLHE, as he flopped a royal flush en route to Day 2 of SCOOP 28-M: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill]. He will be joined by PokerNews Ambassador Lukas Robinson, who also advanced. The pair sit 37th and 33rd respectively, with 107 players remaining from the massive 3,202 player field.
The winner will walk away with $39,503, along with any additional bounty prizes they've accrued.
Meanwhile, all eyes will be on the Mixed Games and the final table of SCOOP 29-M: $109 Stud Hi/Lo, with Georgina "GJReggie" James sitting fifth in chips with eight players remaining. This is the first SCOOP final table of James' career, and she has locked up $1,529. The winner will walk away with $4,935 and the SCOOP title.
It was a good day for PokerStars Ambassadors in SCOOP 24-H as well, with not one but two players making the money and a deep run. It looked like a battle was on the cards at one point, with Fintan "easywithaces" Hand and Ben "Spraggy" Spragg one and two in chips with 25 players left.
Hand would eventually fall short of the final table in 11th place, while Spraggy would make his way to sixth place, losing out to eventual champion "aferrao147"
The Brazilian took home $57,352 and his first SCOOP title, beating a field of 270 players and denying Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos a second SCOOP title of the year.
| Rank | Player | Country | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aferrao147 | Brazil | $57,352 |
| 2 | Adrian "Amadi_017" Mateos | United Kingdom | $28,657 |
| 3 | Garrin4e | Slovenia | $18,182 |
| 4 | D.japaa | Brazil | $17,617 |
| 5 | Thiago "KKremate" Crema | Brazil | $10,548 |
| 6 | Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg | United Kingdom | $8,766 |
| 7 | AK_Boikki_47 | Finland | $7,872 |
*includes bounty payments