It was an epic struggle, totaling over 24 hours of poker altogether, but SNGWizard, nikov, and ubon1 each managed to come out on top.
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker has been in full swing for several days now, and few events have matched the quality of play and prizes found in Event 12. Made up of three separate tournaments, there were nearly 20,000 participants combined. Here are the results of each of the trio of tourneys.
SCOOP 12 -L ( $27 NLHE $100,000 Guaranteed Knockout)
With 14,711 entries to its credit, 12-L was by far the largest of the three. There was a total prize pool of $294,220, and a bounty pool of $73,555. 2,250 of the contestants were paid, with the lowest payout landing at $29.42. Here’s how the final table shook out:
1: SNGWizard ($34,422.38)
2: chokdee1980 ($35,008.70)
3: illini213 ($19,124.30)
4: marado_pkr ($13,239.90)
5: Ljolja777 ($10,297.70)
6: edmundtrebus ($7,355.50)
7: rehzz ($5,001.74)
8: pantley24 ($2,647.98)
9: bucurone ($1,765.32)
SCOOP 12-M ($265 NLHE $200,000 Guaranteed Knockout)
Sporting the second largest prize pool of the trio was 12-M, which saw 2,901 players register for action. 414 places were paid, each taking home a portion of the $580,200 combined. A total of $145,050 was available via the knockout route. Here’s the final nine:
1: ubon1 ($91,382.17)
2: eljay42 ($68,173.50)
3: dcooop4506 ($43,786.80)
4: bankrollme87 ($33,361.50)
5: asdf78 ($25,238.70)
6: manifest23 ($19,436.70)
7: miamihawk99 ($13,634.70)
8: zenmaster666 ($7,844.30)
9: MaxBNuts ($4,931,70)
SCOOP 12-H ($2,600 NLHE $300,000 Guaranteed Knockout)
The largest and most prestigious event of all was SCOOP 12-H, which required entrants to shell out an astonishing $2,600 apiece. Surprisingly, there were 418 participants, which nearly tripled the guaranteed money. The total pool? A whopping $836,000, with $209,000 available via knockout. The top 54 places were paid, with the final nine ranking like this:
1: nikov ($160, 428.40)
2: kudos1017 ($119,130)
3: t soprano ($87,780)
4: Danny98765 ($66,880)
5: BreakRibs ($46,816)
6: ryandawg15 ($35,530)
7: aaaaaaaa ($27,170)
8: garompon ($18,810)
9: delany_kid ($13,877.60)
This is some serious money, overall. It’s no wonder that SCOOP has become one of the year’s premier events in the world of digital gaming.