POKERSTARS AWARDS MORE THAN $75 MILLION AS SCOOP 2013 BECOMES
RICHEST ONLINE POKER FESTIVAL EVER
ONCHAN, ISLE OF MAN – May 28, 2013 – The PokerStars
Spring Championship of Online Poker 2013 has become the richest
online poker series ever, after awarding a total of $75,585,435.05
in prize money to players. It surpassed the previous record of $65,332,179,
set during SCOOP 2012, by more than $10 million. This year?s SCOOP
is also the largest poker festival – online or offline –
ever held, with a total of 132 low, medium and high stakes tournaments.
The festival came to a close in spectacular fashion on Sunday
and Monday, as the two-day $10,300 No Limit Hold?em Main Event (H)
was won by Full Tilt Poker „Professional? Viktor „Isildur1?
Blom. He picked up $1,096,000 after topping a field of 580, which
included Noah „Exclusive? Boeken, who Blom beat heads-up.
The win marks „Isildur1?s third SCOOP title after he won two
in SCOOP 2012. Read the full report of the final table on the PokerStars
Blog.
Shortly after his victory Blom tweeted: “I win the scoop
main! Feeling just like a million bucks...cash game seat open?”
Meanwhile, the $1,050 NL Hold?em Main Event (M) was won by „nicofellow?
from Brazil who earned $472,209.35 as part of a four-way deal. Team
PokerStars Online member Randy „nanonoko? Lew was part of
that deal, coming fourth to receive $368,445.01.
Finally, the $109 NL Hold?em Main Event (L) saw 23,045 players
take part to create a prize pool of $2,304.500. „MLiz? from
Israel was the winner and pocketed $189,015.34 after a five-way
deal was reached.
For full tournament reports and final table results from all the
SCOOP events, go to http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/tournaments/scoop/2013-4/
Weekend wrap
Some of SCOOP 2013?s higher-profile tournaments took place over
the final weekend, with some household names in the winners? enclosure.
Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu won his first ever major online
tournament, by coming first in the $5,200 PLO 6-Max for $216,000;
reigning EPT London champion Ruben „rtvisser? Visser triumphed
in the $1,050 NL Hold?em Wrap-Up [Turbo, 3x Chance] for nearly $170,000;
and Ashton „theASHMAN103? Griffin took his first SCOOP title
in the $215 NL Hold?em Heads-Up High Roller for $41k.
A special mention, though, must be given to Team PokerStars Pro
George Danzer, who won his second SCOOP title of this year in the
$2,100 NL Hold?em [4-Max] on Sunday. He finished the series with
four final tables and 24 cashes from 130 tournaments played.
Player of the Series
It?s no surprise, then, that with those two wins and consistent
results throughout the series, Danzer topped the Overall and High
Leaderboards to be named Player of the Series in two categories.
He wins two SCOOP trophies, an EPT10 Grand Final package and PCA
2014 package. Stephen „stevie444? Chidwick, from the UK, won
the Medium Leaderboard, and Team PokerStars Pro Marcin „Goral?
Horecki won the Low. They both receive SCOOP trophies and PCA 2014
packages.
For all the Leaderboard information, SCOOP statistics, results
from each event, and history of the
record-breaking festival, go to http://www.pokerstars.com/scoop/.
