Near Miss for Veldhuis in SCOOP 31-H: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Mystery Bounty]
Yesterday saw Ben Spragg miss out on a SCOOP title, finishing third in SCOOP 16-M: $1,050 NLHE Super Tuesday, and today Lex Veldhuis accomplished the same feat in the SCOOP 31-H: $1,050 NLHE 6-Max Mystery Bounty.
He finished third behind eight-time SCOOP champion Niklas "Lena900" Astedt, who lost out heads-up to "aminolast" who took down the 356-player tournament for $68,427.
| Rank | Player | Country | Results |
| 1 | aminolast | Canada | $68,427 |
| 2 | Niklas "Lena900" Astedt | Sweden | $37,865 |
| 3 | Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis | New Zealand | $31,760 |
| 4 | luckyfluke | Ukraine | $18,346 |
| 5 | andresds | Argentina | $15,406 |
| 6 | dennysramos2 | Brazil | $16,105 |
*includes bounty payments
There were plenty of other big names in action in this event, with Team Fintan's "flerrehuve" finishing in 14th and Lex's own Patrick "pads1161" Leonard finishing 10th for important points in the SCOOP League.