SCCOP post script

May 29, 2015

Pokerstars has released positive numbers from its recently completed 2015 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), revealing that the total prize pool was almost double the company’s $40 million guarantee. The total number of entries for the 138 varied tournaments was 569,089.

Kanit takes SCOOP Main Event High tournament

May 27, 2015

Mustapha “lasagnaaammm” Kanit, took down the Spring Championship of Online Poker 2015 Main Event ‘High’ tourney for a payday of $1,304,720, becoming PokerStars’ ninth millionaire in two months. Emil ‘Maroonlime’ Patel went heads-up against Kanit taking the second prize of $950,780 adding to his nearly $100,000 prize won in an earlier event. A record field […]

Mercier claims third SCOOP victory

May 18, 2015

Jason Mercier claimed his third Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) victory of the week Sunday, reeling in the $2,100 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em 4-Max competition after besting Canadian pro Ryan Franklin in the heads up. His reward this time was the biggest so far at $178,457.73 following a two-way chop with Franklin at the heads […]

Online poker aces the big winners in latest SCOOP series

May 15, 2015

The latest Pokerstars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is only four days old and already online poker aces Jason Mercier and Sorel Mizzi  are well ahead, winning substantial prizes. Mizzi has scored the biggest pay day thus far in this year’s edition, winning $354,960 in event 3, a $2,100 buy-in NL Hold’em contest with […]

SCOOP starts this Sunday

May 8, 2015

The Pokerstars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) starts this Sunday and will be generating plenty of media coverage and excitement for the next two weeks, with 138 tournaments and $40 million in guaranteed prize pools. This year’s SCOOP will again be divided into three buy-in levels – low, medium and high in order to […]

Million dollar win for Russian online poker ace

May 20, 2014

Millions of dollars were available in online competitions in the Pokerstars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) series this week, with the $10,300 buy-in Main Event taken down by young Russian ace Ivan “vandir4rek” Soshnikov, who took home $1,048,000. 657 online players, including many top international professionals, registered for the event which over two days […]