It has all been leading to this. The big one. After two weeks of round-the-clock poker, the 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker kicked off its two-day Main Event on Sunday afternoon. As was the case last spring, this year's SCOOP Main Event came with a $5 million guarantee. In 2009, 502 players joined the fray, meaning the guarantee was just … [Read more...]
SCOOP: roo_4 defeats drecster for Event #35-L $270 NL Heads-Up crown
May 17, 2010 By
Have you ever been in a fistfight? Did you win it? How about more than one? Did you win those? But have you ever won 11 fights... in a row? Heads-up poker is similar to a back alley brawl. Winning a heads-up match requires your full attention and deep concentration. With heads-up poker, you can't exactly take a couple of hands off like you can at … [Read more...]
SCOOP: And then there was one, Jord4n wins Event #35-Medium heads-up tourney
May 16, 2010 By
Day 2 begins with money in our 16 player's pockets and the big riches of $172,800.00 for first prize within four more victories. But those victories would not come easy with a defending champion and a Team PokerStars pro racking up victories on the live circuit. Round of 16 aejones vs. 3Kingme3: A relatively quick match that came down both players … [Read more...]
SCOOP: Skämmes schemes, slays Seiver for Event #35-High title ($25K HU)
May 16, 2010 By
Yesterday 32 players each ponied up $25,500 in this "High" version of Event #35, a two-day, heads-up, no-limit hold'em shootout featuring many of the poker world's elite. After three rounds and approximately seven hours of play, four players had made it through to today's matches -- SWEGIN, Skämmes, goatboy1, and Scott "gunning4you" Seiver. Read … [Read more...]
SCOOP: Itbdone dusts the field in Event #36-M, $215 H.O.R.S.E.
May 16, 2010 By
Everyone has a weak game. A limit hold'em shark can be confounded by razz. A stud specialist may dread Omaha hi/lo and split-pot wizards might find their stomachs clenching when a stud high hand comes up. But here's the thing about H.O.R.S.E. You can't hide from your weak game. It's right out there, on display. You're forced to play it at least once … [Read more...]
SCOOP: muggylicious goes wire-to-wire, wins Event 36-High ($2,100 HORSE)
May 16, 2010 By
I told myself this morning that I was not going to make any "high HORSE" references in the recap of SCOOP Event 36-High, $2,100 HORSE this year. Last year I crammed as any horse idioms - and especially high horse idioms - as I could into the recap. "Spiritual growth," I said. "You're better than that." This year I'm just sticking to facts. For … [Read more...]
SCOOP: Don_Insano chalks up a crazy HORSE win in Event #36-Low
May 16, 2010 By
Versatile. Adaptable. Skilled. Attentive. Patient. These are all skills required to play a HORSE tournament, as players must be ready to change games every eight minutes, change gears to play their best at each game, and note the play of their opponents in five different games. HORSE may be fun, but it's also a complicated beast. Event 36-Low gave … [Read more...]
SCOOP: Event #35-L $270 Heads-Up NL – Day 1 Recap: Down to 64
May 16, 2010 By
Can you win 11 consecutive heads-up matches spread out over two days? The lucky soul who overcomes that arduous feat will gain recognition as the next SCOOP heads-up champion. The "low" buy-in for Event #35 $270 Heads-Up match play championship expected to draw a huge field, which is why it the tournament was broken up into two days. The 1,522 player … [Read more...]