The 2011 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) came to a close on Tuesday after two weeks consecutive of online poker tournaments. With the absence of US poker players, the original guaranteed prize pools were cut in half and were noticeably lower than last year’s SCOOP but still produced good pay days and in total over $43 million was paid out.The SCOOP tournaments were categorized into 3 different buy-in levels: Low, Medium and High with each level having its own buy-in amount and guaranteed prize pool, making the tournaments interesting for players of different levels and budgets.
The guaranteed prize pool of the $10,300 buy-in SCOOP main event, originally set at $5 million was cut by half to $2.5 million as a result of Black Friday and saw 45 players making the bubble. There were 380 players in the field and a deal was made between the top 5 players. First place was set to receive $735,300 prior to the final-table deal.
1. Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro (Finland)— $504,691
2. Tagult (Germany) — $540,125
3. StigR (Norway) — $390,000
4. altiFC (Germany) — $369,581
5. Marius “danskemann” Olsvik (Norway) — $430,002
All the tournaments surpassed the guaranteed prize pools. There were many Canadian players who finished in the money and some and several Canadian poker players who finished in top spot.
The first major win by a Canadian poker player was when xSuPrA won Event #5 the $1,050 buy-in Turbo No Limit Hold’em with rebuys beating field of 233 players to win $157,810. In Event #7 the High $1,575 buy-in Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em, Big_Nemo beat 268 other players to win the event and earn $81,665. Two events later and again in the high buy-in part of the Six-Handed Mixed Limit Hold’em (Event#9), StatusUp took top spot, good enough for a $56,680 payday.
Canadian poker players did really well in Pot Limit Omaha events, capturing three separate wins. In Event #17 the Six-Handed PLO $162 buy-in with rebuys, Chilax Chuck won $48,963 for first spot. Event #23 the Turbo Pot Limit Omaha Cubed saw Canadians take both the Medium and High buy-in events. Iftarii won $32,145 in the $109 buy-in and alexandrapau won $84,065 in the $1,050 buyin. Both alexandrapau and Iftarii had multiple cashes throughout the series, Iftarii actually had a second place finish to ElkY in Event #35 the Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em high buy-in making $62,500. Another Canadian, Big_nat123, won the equivalent event in the low buy-in and got paid $40,375.
Other Canadians winning events were phatlat ($22,542) who shipped Event #30 PLO Hi/Lo and tremendez ($17,825) Event #32 $55 Buy-in Fixed Limit Hold’em. The biggest win by a Canadian in the SCOOP was by Gambit360 who won $160,080 in the $2,100 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em.
A complete list of 2011 SCOOP results by Canadian poker players was compiled by CanadaPoker.com and can by seen by clicking here.
Here are the results of the SCOOP series listed by 3 categories of buy-in, nickname, and prize:
Event #1: 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em
$22– rillrobrobu – $34,358.84
$215 – joemac17 – $118,544.94
$2,100 – B4dm3!st3r – $170,902.59
Event #2: No Limit Hold’em
$22 – Humlae79 – $46,613.26
$215 – zethos1 – $209,202.21
$2,100 – in Y0UR F4CE – $234,738
Event #3: Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em w/ rebuys
$5.50 – MusonToch – $32,350.62
$55 – xandyLx – $74,548.85
$530 – zefir_max – $87,050.92
Event #4: Fixed Limit Badugi
$16.50 – DAMIROK – $4,778.95
$162 – Daniel “DazzleO” Ospina – $8,862.87
$1,575 – Make – $30,000
Event #5: Turbo No Limit Hold’em w/ rebuys
$11 – vlimpers – $51,312.68
$109 – filfedra – $91,539.90
$1,050 – xSuPrA – $157,810
Event #6: Pot Limit Five Card Draw
$11 – reddblack – $4,432.86
$109 – devsdynamite – $8,978.40
$1,050 – Cyriel “Supa4real” Dohmen – $18,300
Event #7: Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
$16.50 – 1Cyka – $17,597.55
$162 – Nzame – $38,000
$1,575 – Big_Nemo – $81,665
Event #8 – Turbo No Limit Hold’em
$11 – mullex84 – $21,438.10
$109 – power_up45 – $23,000
$1,050 – JeankeNissan – $92,417.42
Event #9: Six-Handed Mixed Limit Hold’em
$22 – christian129 – $13,398.45
$215 – DrawingDad- – $24,444
$2,100 – Jason “StatusUp” Lavallee – $56,680
Event #10: Seven Card Stud
$33 – Rey_Pajote – $7,980.20
$320 – Hood_Ace – $11,614.50
$3,150 – HN Kakaroto – $34,500
Event #11: Heads-Up Pot Limit Omaha
$22 – YouPayMyF458 – $10,621.60
$215 – uri1013 – $25,520
$2,100 – Sir_winalot9 – $76,200
Event #12 – No Limit Hold’em w/ Knockouts
$27 – woooooza – $29,481.24
$265 – tupacmn – $81,536
$2,600 – flashdisastr – $83,100
Event #13 – Ante Up No Limit Hold’em
$16.50 – RusAttack666 – $17,741.86
$162 – JustSaba – $31,696.84
$1,575 – JIZOINT – $55,147.50
Event #14: Fixed Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
$55 – Kecinpulach – $10,141.20
$530 – crazy169 – $19,942.76
$5,200 – Andrey “Kroko-dill” Zaichenko – $63,000
Event #15: Turbo No Limit Hold’em Double Chance
$16.50 – Raziel2689 – $34,895.45
$162 – pokerwille – $62,121.41
$1,575 – Eifffel – $137,117.25
Event #16: No Limit Hold’em Shootout
$22 – piku1980 – $16,411.05
$215 – kay3000 – $29,200
$2,100 – javahound – $60,000
Event #17: Six-Handed Pot Limit Omaha
$16.50 – Radoom – $22,649.29
$162 – Chilax Chuck – $48,963
$1,575 – adiprene1 – $108,318.75
Event #18: Triple Stud
$22 – lili275 – $5,934.08
$215 – mojocha – $10,218
$2,100 – Sebastian Ruthenberg – $35,106.87
Event #19: No Limit Hold’em
$22 – pash123 – $41,032.17
$215 – Simaska – $138,003
$2,100 – Paolo69 – $188,100
Event #20: No Limit Hold’em
$22 – dejwiz – $44,141.63
$215 – vonBaranow – $176,272.86
$2,100 CuCbKu- $253,048
Event #21: No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha Mix
$16.50 – -DrawingDad- – $12,210.25
$162 – NhFy – $26,849.17
$1,575 – xXprivXx – $70,305
Event #22: Four-Handed No Limit Hold’em
$33 – dippidude – $10,324.17
$320 – danskemann – $55,008
$3,150 – doncarignano – $122,200.44
Event #23: Turbo Pot Limit Omaha Cubed
$11 – I has it – $10,176.63
$109 – Jonathan “Iftarii” Jaffe – $32,145.59
$1,050 – alexandrapau – $84,065
Event #24: 2-7 Triple Draw
$11 – Moondog711 – $3,019.62
$109 – RectalRash – $4,122.28
$1,050 – Lance84 – $24,300
Event #25: Stud Hi-Lo
$22 – magic_maniac – $5,934.87
$215 – cal42688 – $13,090
$2,100 – skalexjung – $33,583.04
Event #26: Turbo No Limit Hold’em
$11 – ironyorick – $20,538.91
$109 – dean23price – $68,217.76
$1,050 – le kork – $134,420
Event #27: Razz
$22 – polarop – $6,726.26
$215 – diehardmick – $13,051.50
$2,100 – Calvin “cal42688” Anderson – $46,200
Event #28: No Limit Hold’em w/ Big Antes
$11 – H.FresnO – $38,739.86
$109 – OMGitshunt – $66,606
$1,050 – Banderivets – $134,160
Event #29: 8-Game
$33 – raddis89 – $7,352.24
$320 – Eleint – $20,9100
$3,150 – Stavros – $56,700
Event #30: Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
$11 – galia32 – $6,409.15
$109 – phatlat – $22,542
$1,050 – Ozenc “ozenc” Demir – $38,700
Event #31: No Limit Hold’em Cubed
$22 – Reflexbakker – $44,090.40
$215 – patinho77 – $88,658.56
$2,100 – Gambit360 – $160,080
Event #32: Fixed Limit Hold’em
$55 – tremendez – $17,825
$530 – kizoku2008 – $37,060
$5,200 – Biack88 – $85,100
Event #33: Turbo No Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
$22 – pacolos – $7,700.25
$215 – maxcon007 – $12,425.92
$2,100 – lukro8 – $45,000
Event #34: Six-Handed Pot Limit Omaha
$55 – npomocc – $21,861.22
$530 – Eleint – $50,920
$5,200 – Domce – $130,800
Event #35: Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
$270 – Big_nat123 – $40,375
$2,600 – treezer – $82,600
$25,500 – Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier – $112,500
Event #36: HORSE
$22 – krendipont – $9,640.64
$215 – BuklaH – $16,631.41
$2,100 – Anders “Donald” Berg – $36,348.14
Event #37: Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em
$22 – lehout – $40,406.38
$215 – filthyfish – $117,025
$2,100 – hahila – $212,040
Event #38: SCOOP Main Event
$109 – fittungen – $168,574.13
$1,050 – Goldenboys – $400,800
$10,300 – Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro – $504,691.09
