SCOOP 2020 Day 3: Fifth SCOOP Title for Benny Glaser; Tied Third All-Time
A total of 15 winners were crowned last night on Day 3 of the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker. Head on over the 2020 SCOOP Hub to find out more information, follow along in the live updates and watch exciting videos as they come out!
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SCOOP-06-H: $2,100 8-Game
Mixed Game wizard Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser bagged the fifth SCOOP title of his career after he won SCOOP-06-H: $2,100 8-Game for $54,854. That moves him into third on the all-time list, one behind Shawn Buchanan and five behind Calvin Anderson.
He defeated Germany's "donthnrmepls" heads-up, who had to settle for $42,070.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser | United Kingdom | $54,854 |
| 2 | donthnrmepls | Germany | $42,070 |
| 3 | at0216 | Macau | $32,266 |
| 4 | joiso | Austria | $24,746 |
| 5 | Jens "Fresh_oO_D" Lakemeier | Russia | $18,979 |
| 6 | Fake Love888 | Germany | $14,556 |
| 7 | Phil "flong78" Long | Poland | $11,164 |
This result sees Glaser move up the all-time SCOOP standings to sit tied for third:
All-Time SCOOP Titles
| SCOOP Titles | Player(s) |
|---|---|
| 10 | Calvin "cal42688" Anderson |
| 6 | Shawn "buck21" Buchanan |
| 5 | Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna |
| Jason "JasonMercier" Mercier | |
| Luke "lb6121" Schwartz | |
| Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira | |
| Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb | |
| Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser |
Benny Glaser SCOOP Titles
| Year | Event | Buy-in | Entriers | Prize Pool | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Stud Hi/Lo | $2,100 | 111 | $222,000 | $54,390 |
| 2018 | FLHE | $22 | 2,074 | $41,480 | $6,202 |
| 2019 | FL 2-7 Triple Draw | $215 | 379 | $75,800 | $14,667 |
| 2019 | 8-Game | $1,050 | 191 | $191,000 | $45,840 |
| 2020 | 8-Game | $2,100 | 122 | $244,000 | $54,854 |
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"mandan1979" Tops 93 Survivors as Big Names Retain Chances for SCOOP Title
Another Progressive Knockout tournament in the shape of Event #10-H: $1,050 NLHE drew a total of 1,157 entries, easily surpassing the initial guarantee of $750,000. Even the 890 unique entries would have sufficed but an additional 267 re-entries boosted the prize pool to $1,157,000, of which the top 143 spots locked up a portion of the cash pool.
After the completion of over eight hours of play, only 93 players made it through in the hopes of scoring further bounty prizes and potentially claiming the top prize of $79,644.69. Romania's "mandan1979" topped the counts as the only player above five million and has 5,080,902 to his name. He is followed by Lithuania's "Mikensonas" with 4,365,087 and third-placed "jorginho88" is trailing by quite a margin with 3,023,682.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mandan1979 | 5,080,902 |
| 2 | Mikensonas | 4,365,087 |
| 3 | jorginho88 | 3,023,682 |
| 4 | bukharkov777 | 2,957,914 |
| 5 | copag holdem | 2,633,779 |
| 6 | JoeGall | 2,474,773 |
| 7 | Freshmannn | 2,454,752 |
| 8 | lopan83 | 2,258,385 |
| 9 | aabas | 2,235,108 |
| 10 | need2klonk | 2,222,601 |
Other notables that made it through are three former EPT Main Event champions Robin "robinho" Ylitalo (1,153,065), Andrey "ThePateychuk" Pateychuk (1,142,296) and Rob "batoelrob" Hollink (718,459).
SCOOP-05-L: $11 NLHE
Six of the nine final tablists in SCOOP-05-L: $11 NLHE were from South America, with Argentina's "corresao" eventually coming out on top.
From a field of 41,411 - the largest completed tournament so far - they walked away with $38,968 and become the latest SCOOP champion!
Brazil's "corvonas" would have to settle for second-place and $27,754 in prize money.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | corresao | Argentina | $38,968 |
| 2 | corvonas | Brazil | $27,754 |
| 3 | ANIILOVEYOU | Argentina | $19,784 |
| 4 | vituhu3 | Brazil | $14,103 |
| 5 | tritaskis11 | Germany | $10,053 |
| 6 | smdtom | Brazil | $7,166 |
| 7 | jusforfan | Brazil | $5,108 |
| 8 | baranoz | Netherlands | $3,641 |
| 9 | kuznetsmasha | Russia | $2,596 |
SCOOP-05-M: $109 NLHE
While the Low tier was full of South Americans, the Medium tier SCOOP-05-M: $109 NLHE was a European affair as Germans and Russians battled it out to see who would top the8,022-player field.
In the end it was Germany's "staanemer" who walked away with $112,835 in prize money for finishing first, defeating Russia's "da_malganus" who would have to settle for $78,617.
PokerStars Ambassador Ben "Spraggy" Spragg finished 22nd for $2,120.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | staanemer | Germany | $112,835 |
| 2 | da_malganus | Russia | $78,617 |
| 3 | RyderRock | Germany | $54,778 |
| 4 | Zhakinec09 | Russia | $38,168 |
| 5 | Jesusisback0 | Poland | $26,594 |
| 6 | Ruiter1991 | Netherlands | $18,530 |
| 7 | getll | Lithuania | $12,911 |
| 8 | SetNCheck | Malta | $8,996 |
| 9 | slinkerknot | Germany | $6,268 |
SCOOP-05-H: $1,050 NLHE
It was a star-studded affair at the SCOOP-05-H: $1,050 NLHE final table, with notables galore. Eventually, "com 157" defeated Dimitar "KuuL" Danchev heads-up to win $128,391 and top a 741-player field.
Other notables at the final table included Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert, Rafael "GM_Valter" Moraes and Josip "Jozinho6" Simunic.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | com 157 | United Kingdom | $128,391 |
| 2 | Dimitar "KuuL" Danchev | Bulgaria | $94,888 |
| 3 | Max "mikki696" Lehmanski | Austria | $70,128 |
| 4 | Consi11 | Ireland | $51,829 |
| 5 | Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert | United Kingdom | $38,305 |
| 6 | Easterdamn | Belgium | $28,309 |
| 7 | Rafael "GM_Valter" Moraes | Brazil | $20,922 |
| 8 | disquesi! | United Kingdom | $15,463 |
| 9 | Josip "Jozinho6" Simunic | Austria | $11,428 |
Reigning SCOOP Main Event champion Gianluca "Tankanza" Speranza finished 14th for $6,979, with Aliaksei "ale6ka" Boika (11th - $8,931), Simon "C. Darwin2" Mattsson (15th - $6,979) and Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira (20th - $5,454) all finishing in the money.
Five-Way Deal to End SCOOP-06-L: $22 8-Game
With the final table seven-handed, all it took were two further eliminations before the final five struck up a deal. Eventually, Ireland's "Nr1InEurope" came out on top of a 4,039 player field, defeating the UK's "Clarkson6" heads-up to win the first 8-Game title of the 2020 SCOOP.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nr1InEurope | Ireland | $7,825* |
| 2 | Clarkson6 | United Kingdom | $5,335* |
| 3 | CardTrooper7 | Germany | $6,408* |
| 4 | vpisjak | Latvia | $5,781* |
| 5 | Francuz_032 | Russia | $6,459* |
| 6 | Alexti666 | Russia | $1,895 |
| 7 | jagakva111 | Russia | $1,321 |
SCOOP-06-M: $215 8-Game
Japan finished first and second in the SCOOP-06-M: $215 8-Game with "fish_san" just edging out Naoya "nkeyno" Kihara to top the 642-player field.
The $60,000 guarantee was smashed, with PokerStars Ambassador Mason "Pye_Face21" Pye finishing 13th for $1,507.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fish_san | Japan | $22,022 |
| 2 | Naoya "nkeyno" Kihara | Japan | $15,442 |
| 3 | lb6121 | United Kingdom | $10,828 |
| 4 | millwall1986 | United Kingdom | $7,592 |
| 5 | FONBET_RULIT | Russia | $5,324 |
| 6 | eddycadub | Ecuador | $3,733 |
| 7 | tmk999 | Poland | $2,975 |
"YouGoBrokeOk" Wins SCOOP-07-L: $5.50 NLHE PKO
| Place | Player | Country | Bounty Prize | Cash Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YouGoBrokeOk | Germany | $3,016 | $5,930* | $8,946 |
| 2 | AntonAnd20 | Denmark | $806 | $5,808* | $6,614 |
| 3 | Oy$h!-MA$t3r | Germany | $737 | $6,145* | $6,882 |
| 4 | dannyt163 | Ireland | $952 | $6,107* | $7,059 |
| 5 | medontcarexx | Romania | $561 | $2,394 | $2,955 |
| 6 | HOMs_HC | Russia | $177 | $1,707 | $1,884 |
| 7 | fredtempel | Brazil | $444 | $1,217 | $1,661 |
| 8 | dobajam | United Kingdom | $698 | $867 | $1,565 |
| 9 | imcuzza | United Kingdom | $457 | $618 | $1,075 |
SCOOP Success for "Lackoo87gcb" in SCOOP-07-M: $55 NLHE PKO
| Place | Player | Country | Bounty Prize | Cash Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lackoo87gcb | Hungary | $18,816 | $37,897 | $56,713 |
| 2 | FiatEruditio | Russia | $7,113 | $37,882 | $44,995 |
| 3 | CAMISA1088 | Brazil | $2,264 | $22,477 | $24,741 |
| 4 | zeisseli | Finland | $3,059 | $16,022 | $19,081 |
| 5 | Roman-MI | Russia | $2,255 | $11,421 | $13,676 |
| 6 | dUT73 | Denmark | $1,370 | $8,141 | $9,511 |
| 7 | DeckMcFly | Brazil | $541 | $5,803 | $6,344 |
| 8 | PopayeAA | Canada | $1,504 | $4,137 | $5,641 |
| 9 | 88118811 | Argentina | $582 | $2,949 | $3,531 |
Big Payday for "Lucky_Jew_17" in SCOOP-07-H
Russia's "Lucky_Jew_17" took down one of the biggest payouts of the 2020 Spring Championship of Online Poker so far, winning SCOOP-07-H: $530 NLHE PKO for over $120,000.
They defeated Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura heads-up, with PokerStars Ambassador Lex Veldhuis finishing 14th for combined cashes of over $5,500.
| Place | Player | Country | Bounty Prize | Cash Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky_Jew_17 | Russia | $63,768 | $60,864 | $124,632 |
| 2 | Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura | Peru | $14,376 | $60,863 | $75,239 |
| 3 | Ervedosa | Brazil | $11,142 | $36,111 | $47,253 |
| 4 | Jesseonboss | Finland | $8,223 | $25,741 | $33,964 |
| 5 | jenssegers36 | Belgium | $4,418 | $18,349 | $22,767 |
| 6 | Odonkor1 | Sweden | $1,508 | $13,080 | $14,588 |
| 7 | KkruchitAAs | Argentina | $6,896 | $9,324 | $16,220 |
| 8 | dadaking001 | Canada | $2,843 | $6,646 | $9,489 |
| 9 | pochi | Costa Rica | $1,262 | $4,738 | $6,000 |
SCOOP-11-L: $11 NL 5-Card Draw PKO
An exciting addition to this year's SCOOP schedule was the 5-Card Draw PKO variant which was taken down by "PufuMiu", collecting $2,115 in prize money and $1,281 in bounties.
The Romanian defeated "Philych_085" heads-up, who took down a NL draw SCOOP event back in 2014.
| Place | Player | Country | Bounty Prize | Cash Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PufuMiu | Romania | $1,281 | $2,115 | $3,396 |
| 2 | Philych_085 | Belarus | $107 | $2,112 | $2,219 |
| 3 | farmerpei | Canada | $553 | $1,209 | $1,762 |
| 4 | EPT Sem | Netherlands | $338 | $842 | $1,180 |
| 5 | Hra_hikka | Finland | $111 | $587 | $698 |
| 6 | semi007479 | Germany | $332 | $409 | $741 |
| 7 | VilleVallaton | Finland | $107 | $285 | $392 |
SCOOP-11-M: $109 NL 5-Card Draw PKO
Mark "MarkBang" Bango took down the SCOOP-11-M: $109 NL 5-Card Draw PKO for a total prize of $6,817 when cash and bounty were combined. He defeated "falafel2" heads-up at a final table that also included Finland's Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna.
The event attracted a total of 461 entries, almost doubling the initial guarantee.
| Place | Player | Country | Bounty Prize | Cash Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark "MarkBang" Bango | Hungary | $3,285 | $3,532 | $6,817 |
| 2 | falafel2 | Poland | $395 | $3,532 | $3,927 |
| 3 | Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna | Finland | $1,588 | $2,090 | $3,678 |
| 4 | Gerkyha | Belarus | $713 | $1,488 | $2,201 |
| 5 | molodnyak | Latvia | $471 | $1,059 | $1,530 |
| 6 | Maestro Shao | Argentina | $905 | $754 | $1,659 |
| 7 | Infe[id] | Belarus | $328 | $604 | $932 |
Other notable cashers included Vladimir "vovtroy" Troyanovskiy (27th - $380), Adam "Adamyid" Owen (30th - $340) and Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira (37th - $460).
Russian One-Two-Three in SCOOP-11-H: $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw PKO
In the $1,050 buy-in 5-Card Draw PKO it was a Russian one-two-three as Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn defeated "Parasol6Ka" heads-up to top a 78-player field.
Kostritsyn takes home $23,666 in total prizes, with Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov finishing third and Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira enjoying another 2020 SCOOP deep run.
| Place | Player | Country | Bounty Prize | Cash Prize | Total Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn | Russia | $14,468 | $9,198 | $23,666 |
| 2 | Parasol6Ka | Russia | $250 | $9,198 | $9,448 |
| 3 | Denis "aDrENalin710" Strebkov | Russia | $4,094 | $5,882 | $9,976 |
| 4 | Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira | Netherlands | $2,375 | $4,397 | $6,772 |
| 5 | sprocketsAA | mexico | $1,500 | $3,287 | $4,787 |
| 6 | Ulett_23 | Canada | $2,438 | $2,457 | $4,895 |
| 7 | Skint Paddy | Ireland | $500 | $1,837 | $2,337 |
SCOOP-12-L: $2.20+R NLHE Turbo
Peru's "Malicius20" walked away with the top prize in SCOOP-12-L: $2.20+R NLHE Turbo, turning a $2.20 buy-in into a massive $9,445 cash. They defeated "Julius" from Germany heads-up in an enormous 13,589-player field, more than tripling the initial $25,000 guarantee.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malicius20 | Peru | $9,445 |
| 2 | Julius | Germany | $6,725 |
| 3 | TUL$REKOP | Canada | $4,794 |
| 4 | xuipizhilo | Russia | $3,417 |
| 5 | Weissssss | United Kingdom | $2,436 |
| 6 | Vasiachiki | Ukraine | $1,736 |
| 7 | Hanz…skils | Czech Republic | $1,238 |
| 8 | neil's uncle | Canada | $882 |
| 9 | nice hand180 | United Kingdom | $629 |
SCOOP-12-M: $22+R NLHE Turbo Ends in Three-Way Deal
The final three players in SCOOP-12-M: $22+R NLHE Turbo agreed to a deal that would see Estonia's "ULOSEMFKR!!" take home over $30,000 in prize money, but in the end it was Brazil's "cassolGana" who walked away with the title.
They topped a 5,301-player field which generated a prize pool of$263,000, smashing the original guarantee of $100,000.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cassolGana | Brazil | $27,015* |
| 2 | ULOSEMFKR!! | Estonia | $30,951* |
| 3 | raw-war123 | United Kingdom | $25,329* |
| 4 | Brainy14 | Canada | 13584 |
| 5 | rollingdrone | Poland | $9,683 |
| 6 | [email protected] | Latvia | $6,902 |
| 7 | JunkMAn0 | Canada | $4,920 |
| 8 | TG_CES | Denmark | $3,507 |
| 9 | Raz0rs_3dg3 | Germany | $2,500 |
SCOOP-12-H: $215+R NLHE Turbo
There was more SCOOP success for the nation of Brazil in the High buy-in Turbo, with "Eleres88" clinching victory and over $60,000 in prize money.
736 players entered, generating a prize pool of over $350,000, with notables Simon "C.Darwin2" Mattsson (14th - $2,880), Joshua "slayerv1fan" Hoesel (23rd - $2,460) and Rui "RuiNF" Ferrreira (30th - $2,101) in the money.
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleres88 | Brazil | $62,622 |
| 2 | conejin_20 | Chile | $44,639 |
| 3 | TheGrinderØ | Brazil | $31,820 |
| 4 | Ahhh Is It? | United Kingdom | $22,682 |
| 5 | progre69 | Argentina | $16,169 |
| 6 | Jamil11 | Canada | $11,526 |
| 7 | Felipe "lipe piv" Boianovsky | Brazil | $8,216 |
| 8 | drupa-lucker | Russia | $5,857 |
| 9 | Witalii | Russia | $4,175 |
Other Events
SCOOP-09-L: $5.50 NLHE
| Guarantee | $50,000 |
| Prize Pool | $115,189 |
| Players | 23,508 |
| Players left | 433 |
| First place prize | $11,789 |
| Next payout | $29 |
| Chip leader | wanderer_pro (Poland) |
SCOOP-09-M: $55 NLHE
| Guarantee | $175,000 |
| Prize Pool | $394,900 |
| Players | 7,898 |
| Players left | 302 |
| First place prize | $55,531 |
| Next payout | $192 |
| Chip leader | Rowniwn (Austria) |
SCOOP-09-H: $530 NLHE
| Guarantee | $300,000 |
| Prize Pool | $465,000 |
| Players | 930 |
| Players left | 78 |
| First place | $77,273 |
| Next payout | $1,440 |
| Chip leader | planty07/08 (United Kingdom) |
SCOOP-10-L: $11 NLHE PKO
| Guarantee | $200,000 |
| Prize Pool | $495,522 |
| Players | 46,890 |
| Players left | 501 |
| First place prize | $18,035 |
| Next payout | $34 |
| Chip leader | yoyo.razek10 (Germany) |
SCOOP-10-M: $109 NLHE PKO
| Guarantee | $500,000 |
| Prize Pool | $1,162,700 |
| Players | 11,627 |
| Players left | 402 |
| First place prize | $64,330 |
| Next payout | $190 |
| Chip leader | Ioami24 (Netherlands) |
Lots of Events on the SCOOP Sunday Schedule
It's the first Sunday of SCOOP which means there's plenty of action on offer with 18 events kicking off including three $2,100 events and a $10,300 High Roller!
| Time GMT | Time EDT | Buy-in | Name | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 08:00 | $55 | SCOOP 13-M NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Kickoff SE | $250,000 |
| 12:00 | 08:00 | $530 | SCOOP 13-H NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO | $400,000 |
| 12:00 | 08:00 | $6 | SCOOP 13-L NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Sunday Kickoff SE | $50,000 |
| 14:30 | 10:30 | $1,050 | SCOOP 14-H NLHE 8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE | $500,000 |
| 14:30 | 10:30 | $11 | SCOOP 14-L NLHE 8-Max | $100,000 |
| 14:30 | 10:30 | $109 | SCOOP 14-M NLHE 8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE | $350,000 |
| 17:00 | 13:00 | $2,100 | SCOOP 15-H NLHE Sunday HR SE | $1,000,000 |
| 17:00 | 13:00 | $22 | SCOOP 15-L NLHE Mini Sunday Million SE | $275,000 |
| 17:00 | 13:00 | $215 | SCOOP 15-M NLHE Sunday Million SE | $1,000,000 |
| 18:15 | 14:15 | $2,100 | SCOOP 16-H PLO 6-Max | $400,000 |
| 18:15 | 14:15 | $22 | SCOOP 16-L PLO 6-Max | $80,000 |
| 18:15 | 14:15 | $215 | SCOOP 16-M PLO 6-Max | $200,000 |
| 19:30 | 15:30 | $10,300 | SCOOP 17-H NLHE 8-Max, High Roller | $1,000,000 |
| 19:30 | 15:30 | $109 | SCOOP 17-L NLHE 8-Max | $400,000 |
| 19:30 | 15:30 | $1,050 | SCOOP 17-M NLHE 8-Max | $750,000 |
| 21:00 | 17:00 | $2,100 | SCOOP 18-H NLHE 8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown SE | $400,000 |
| 21:00 | 17:00 | $22 | SCOOP 18-L NLHE 8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Mini Sunday Cooldown SE | $100,000 |
| 21:00 | 17:00 | $215 | SCOOP 18-M NLHE 8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown SE | $250,000 |
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