Three PokerStars Ambassadors Make Day 3 of SCOOP 82-M Main Event

The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Main Events are reaching their final stages, with plenty of prize money still up for grabs and winners yet to be decided all three buy-in tiers.

In the $1,050 SCOOP 82-M, three PokerStars ambassadors are still in contention for the title, while Lucas “Rochinha2011” Rocha leads a stacked final 39 in the $5,200 High Main Event. Meanwhile, the $109 Low edition has been whittled down to 159 hopefuls from over 20,000 entries.

Read on to find out who’s in with a chance of SCOOP glory as the Main Events draw to a close!

Tournier Fourth in Chips in SCOOP 82-M: $1,050 Main Event

Could there be a PokerStars Ambassador lifting a SCOOP Main Event title? It’s possible, with three of them through to Day 3 of the SCOOP 82-M: $1,050 Main Event.

Sitting fourth in chips is Laurie “LaliTournier” Tournier, with Parker “tonkaaaa” Talbot (30th – 4,715,673) sitting comfortably in the middle of the pack. With 79 players still in contention, they’re rounded out by Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg who will start Day 3 with just over 5 big blinds.

Leading the way is Preben “prebz” Stokkan ahead of “fat_thouni”. Stokkan already has three SCOOP titles to his name, the last coming back in 2024 when he won a $1,050 Mystery Bounty event.

Only two other players at the final table know what it takes to win a SCOOP title, with Dmitry “yurasov1990” Yurasov winning a maiden title in 2022, and André “aferrao147” Ferrão picking up his third earlier this year.

SCOOP 82-M: $1,050 NLHE Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

Rocha Leads 39 Survivors in SCOOP 82-H: $5,200 Main Event

From a starting field of 679 players, just 39 remain in the SCOOP 82-H: $5,200 Main Event. Leading the way is Lucas “Rochinha2011” Rocha, who is clear from “fabsnb95” in second place.

Rocha has three WCOOP titles to his name, the biggest of which came back in 2021 when he won the $1,050 Thursday Thrill SE for $131,901, but is yet to grab a SCOOP title.

That can’t be said for Boris “olelemaiko” Kolev, who picked up his first SCOOP title earlier this year with victory in the SCOOP 40-H: $530 Sunday Kickoff for $46,089.

There’s still plenty of SCOOP prestige in the running with Juan “MalakaStyle” Pardo, Oliver “sk2ll_m0dR” Weis and Francisco “Tomatee” Benitez holding 14 SCOOP titles between them, with the Spaniard having won six by himself.

Rounding out the top ten is “Deiv4za” who finished fifth in the 2023 SCOOP-H Main Event for $313,277.

SCOOP 82-H: $5,200 NLHE Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

SCOOP 82-L: $109 Main Event Down to Final 159

Finally, the $109 SCOOP 82-L: Low Main Event continues to showcase just how massive this series can be, with 20,110 entries contributing to a prize pool of $2,011,000.

Only 159 players remain, each gunning for the $208,398 top prize. PokerStars ambassador and SCOOP League captain Fintan “easywithaces” Hand was the only Stars rep to cash in this event, bowing out in 704th place.

SCOOP 82-L: $$109 NLHE Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts

Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor.

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