As the largest online tournament series runs this month on the largest online poker site with the $40 million in guaranteed prize pools en route to be smashed, Canadian players have won over $2 million in prizes thus far.
The SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker) has something for all level of players, setting 3-levels of buy-in amounts per tournament. Thirty-six of the forty-five tournaments have already taken place and there is still the $3 million main event expected on May 18, with first place to walk away with no less than $500k.
Some of the more notable cash finishes by Canadians include:
SCOOP – 23-H: $2,100 NLHE
1. Oxota (Canada) $317,911.46
SCOOP – 02H – $2,100 NL Hold’em
2. Sorel ‘zangbezan24′ Mizzi (Canada) $278,980.00
SCOOP – 23-H: $215 NL Hold’em [Sunday Million]
1. kfaxMTL aka Patrick Braga from Montreal (Canada) $234,901.20
SCOOP – 36-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [$1 Million GTD]
3. sms9231 aka Mohsin Charania (Canada) $234,901.20
SCOOP – 02M: $215 NLHE Sunday Million Special Edition
2. Paulharvey3 (Canada) $178,061.82
SCOOP – 21-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [Turbo Zoom] – 500k GTD
1. Shhh00kem (Canada) $141,551.57
SCOOP – 20-H: $2,100 PL Omaha [6-Max Re-Entry]
2. Phil “MrSweets28″ Galfond (Canada) $107,712.00
SCOOP – 19-H: $2,100 NLHE 6-Max Shootout
1. Ami “UhhMee” Barer (Canada) $95,040.00
