Lex Extends SCOOP League Lead Further After Strebkov Bags Sixth Title


Denis Strebkov

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The countdown to the end of the 2024 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars is on, with the Main Events looming large on the horizon.

But there are still plenty of titles to be won, as exemplified last night with 18 more winners. There were also huge ramifications for the inaugural SCOOP League — read on to find out more!

Strebkov Bags 17th COOP Title with Victory in SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw [PKO]

To win one SCOOP title is special. And to win a handful is an incredible feat. Not only has Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov bagged his sixth SCOOP title and his second of the year, but he’s now up to 17 COOP titles in all — good enough for third all-time.

Joao Vieira

Strebkov’s win came in SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw, the fourth year this exciting Progressive Knockout format has featured on the SCOOP schedule. He denied “Pislogik” a maiden SCOOP title heads-up, with Joao “Naza114” Vieira (pictured) finishing third.

Nine places were paid from a field of 72, with recent SCOOP winner Narcis “Narcisus90” Nedelcu and Bernardo “bedias” Dias cashing but finishing short of the final table.

Big names “WhatIfGod” and current SCOOP leaderboard leader “FAL1st” also made it to the final table, falling in seventh and fifth respectively.

SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw [PKO] Final Table Results

Place Player Country Bounty Payout Total Payout
1 Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov Thailand $7,055 $4,713 $11,768
2 Pislogik Hungary $1,188 $4,713 $5,901
3 Joao “Naza114” Vieira United Kingdom $984 $2,627 $3,611
4 ContraSpemSper0 Ukraine $594 $1,800 $2,394
5 FAL1st Thailand $1,703 $1,234 $2,937
6 gregor7878 Poland $844 $846 $1,690
7 WhatIfGod Sweden $563 $747 $1,310

Strebkov’s first two SCOOP title came in 2013, winning a $215 2-7 Triple Draw and a $2,100 HORSE for combine cashes of over $70,000. Other titles came in 2018 and 2022, the second again in HORSE.

He opened up 2024 with victory in SCOOP 34-H: $1,050 8-Game for $19,259, and he’s now bagged himself SCOOP title number six. That, combined with his 11 WCOOP titles brings him to a total of 17 COOP titles, trailing only Tobias “Senkel92” Leknes and Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser who made it 26 over the weekend.

However, Strebkov sits third of nine players left in SCOOP 91-H: $2,100 PLO8 [6-Max] — could he bag another SCOOP title?

Player SCOOP Titles WCOOP Titles Overall Titles
Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser 11 15 26
Tobias “Senkel92” Leknes 7 12 19
Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov 4 11 17
Patrick “pads1161” Leonard 7 9 16
Niklas “Lena900” Astedt 9 7 16
Joao “Naza114” Vieira 6 10 16
Andre “Premove” Skvortsov 10 5 15
Rui “RuiNF” Ferreira 7 8 15

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Skvortsov Leads Thumm in SCOOP 91-M; Seeks to Tie Glaser’s SCOOP Record?

Niclas Thumm

There were 316 entries in Event SCOOP 91-M: $215 PLO8 [6-Max] with just 15 players remaining. Leading the survivors is Andre “Premove “Skvortsov” ahead of 2023 PSPC and 2024 EPT Monte Carlo final tablist Niclas “flushiisback” Thumm.

Skvortsov already has 10 SCOOP titles, and was previously tied with Calvin “cal42688” Anderson and Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser for the all-time record. After Glaser added a tenth on Saturday night, can Skvortsov bag an eleventh of his own?

SCOOP 91-M: $215 PLO8 [6-Max] Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank Player Country Chip Count
1 Andre “Premove” Skvortsov Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,944,274
2 Niclas “flushiisback” Thumm Austria 2,692,943
3 jaaa Finland 1,578,111
4 _Saout_01 Austria 1,516,697
5 Dominykas “Domce” Karmazinas Lithuania 1,507,438
6 gangstachel9 Costa Rica 1,022,084
7 AngryJuuice FInland 759,898
8 chokitin Argentina 656,340
9 UIDuffer Hungary 621,522
10 Ilari FIN Finland 614,239

Lex Leads SCOOP League By Almost 2,000 Points

Much was made of the squad Team Lex had assembled in the inaugural SCOOP League draft, with heavy-hitters Patrick “pads1161” Leonard, Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser, Jerry “perrymejsen” Odeen and Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov. In fact, his squad has won nine SCOOP titles this year, with two players (Odeen and Strebkov) bagging two each.

With one week left — including the Main Events which start on Sunday — can anyone catch him?

Team Points
Lex 9,970
Spraggy 8,025
Tonkaaaa 5,480
Fintan 4,16

Latest SCOOP Results

There were second SCOOP titles for players “zocotroco” and Artem “veeea” Vezhenkov, with Vezhenkov winning the largest prize on Tuesday night, taking home almost $100,000 in SCOOP 82-H: $2,100 NLHE.

Cesar “cautiioN” Antenore won his third SCOOP title while “AchoBogdanov” scored a fourth career SCOOP title. Congratulations to all the winners!

Event Entrants Prize Pool Champion Prize
SCOOP 82-L: $22 NLHE [Progressive KO], $200K Gtd 10,806 $216,120 airdyyy $16,252*
SCOOP 82-M: $215 NLHE [Progressive KO], $400K Gtd 2,767 $553,400 Alister307 $59,670*
SCOOP 82-H: $2,100 NLHE [Progressive KO, High Roller], $400K Gtd 222 $444,000 Artem “veeea” Vezhenkov $96,870*
SCOOP 84-L: $11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Single Re-Entry], $60K Gtd 8,794 $86,181 Zocotroco $7,689*
SCOOP 84-M: $109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Single Re-Entry], $225K Gtd 2,941 $294,100 Cesar “cautiioN” Antenore $31,017*
SCOOP 84-H: $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Single Re-Entry], $225K Gtd 268 $268,000 seminhorse $38,437*
SCOOP 87-L: $3.30 NLHE [5-Max, Action Starter], $10K Gtd 4,061 $11,851 dekciww $1,358
SCOOP 87-M: $33 NLHE [5-Max, Action Starter], $35K Gtd 1,041 $35,000 iOllins $4,552
SCOOP 87-H: $320 NLHE [5-Max, Action Starter], $50K Gtd 190 $57,000 keppana94 $9,009
SCOOP 88-L: $22 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $100K Gtd 5,622 $112,440 sessezinho $14,439
SCOOP 88-M: $109 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $150K Gtd 2,153 $215,300 AndMarch $32,124
SCOOP 88-H: $530 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $175K Gtd 462 $231,000 ShipitFTW911 $41,406
SCOOP 89-L: $5.50 NL 2-7 Single Draw [Progressive KO], $5K Gtd 1,215 $5,954 vorijaardmyhome $680*
SCOOP 89-M: $55 NL 2-7 Single Draw [Progressive KO], $12.5K Gtd 292 $14,600 isavevski $2,474*
SCOOP 89-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw [Progressive KO], $30K Gtd 72 $36,000 Denis “aDrENalin710” Strebkov $11,768*
SCOOP 93-L: $5.50 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $35K Gtd 7,909 $38,754 VNCSCS $3,323*
SCOOP 93-M: $55 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $150K Gtd 3,598 $179,900 sitruc888 $16,914*
SCOOP 93-H: $530 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $200K Gtd 400 $200,000 AchoBogdanov $31,570*

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Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for CelestialPoker as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019.

He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.

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