Rafael ‘GM_VALTER’ Moraes, Fellow Brazilians Dominate SCOOP Day 2


Brazilian grinders dominated the second day of the Spring Championship of Online Poker, taking home three of the six titles up for grabs, but nobody had a bigger score than Rafael ‘GM_VALTER’ Moraes who walked away with over $300,000 for his win.
The $2,100 NLHE high-stakes event garnered a respectable 887 runners, who pumped up the prize pool to $1.77 million. Once again, the Brazilians dominated, with Moraes and his compatriot, Kelvin ‘Kelvin_FP:AR’ Kerber, taking both first and second place. In the final hand, Moraes flopped two pair and a flush draw against his opponent’s made straight. When the turn brought another six, completing Moraes’ full house, the two players got all the money in. Rafael took home a $301,625 payday for the win, leaving his opponent with $256,297 for second place.
The mid-stakes, Event #4 NLHE tournament featured a $250 buy-in and garnered 6,745 entrants. Brazilian grinder ‘Nelepo10‘ faced off against Austria’s ‘Magardan‘ in heads-up play, with each hoping to secure the largest chunk of the $1.34 million prize pool. In the final hand, ‘Magardan’ moved all in with , but went bust when his opponent flopped trips with
. ‘Nelepo10’ became the third Brazilian to win an SCOOP title in the first two days of play, banking $209,095 for his victory.
In total, 13,286 entrants ponied up the $27 buy-in for the Event #4 low-stakes tournament, generating a prize pool of $326,171. Austria’s ‘glissario‘ started the final table with the biggest stack, and rode it all the way into heads-up play, where he dueled with Norway’s ‘Elefant_X‘. In the end, the two players struck a deal which gave ‘glissario’ a $40,940 chunk of change for first place, and a $33,474 consolation prize for his opponent.
The Event #5 tournaments began with a $7.50 buy-in Six Max NLHE event which attracted 13,381 entrants, all vying for the $91,258 in prize money. Yet another Brazilian, ‘Bean1992‘, came out on top, vanquishing Hungry’s ‘FishOnHeater’ to win yet another title for his country along with the $12,511 first place payout.
The mid-stakes Event #5 tournament drew 3,361 players who made 1,117 reentries, creating a prize pool of $335,850. When the smoke cleared, Germany’s ‘HhCMotU‘ found himself heads-up at the final table with Danish grinder ‘Anderbisse’. The final hand played out with three diamonds on the board, leaving ‘Anderbisse’ with a Jack-high flush, but giving his opponent a King-high flush. The German walked away with a hefty $51,219 cash, with his opponent pocketing a $36,943 payday.
A total of 1,279 runners paid the $700 buy-in to participate in the last high-stakes tournament of the day. Australia’s ‘Imluckbox‘ eventually vanquished ‘FoxyLisa’ of Sweden to bank the $142,465 first-place prize.
SCOOP Event #4 (L): $27 No Limit Hold’em
13,286 entrants, $326,171 prize pool
- glissario – $40,940.67
- Elefant_X – $33,474.08
- caiohey – $22,831.99
- Cvika – $16,308.56
- roosi88 $13,046.85
- akuri88 – $9,785.13
- gamfin1 – $6,523.42
- vqenpp – $3,261.71
- ChipJamJayne – $1,957.02
SCOOP Event #4 (M): $215 No Limit Hold’em
6,745 entrants, $1,349,000 prize pool
- Nelepo10 – $209,095.00
- Magardan – $155,135.00
- zÿax – $109,269.00
- Supergurkan – $75,746.35
- BruceWizayne – $56,658.00
- FLBonatto – $43,168.00
- Gmd68 – $29,678.00
- allin0709 – $16,862.50
- Kogalski1 – $10,522.20
SCOOP Event #4 (H): $2100 No Limit Hold’em
887 entrants, $1,774,000 prize pool
- GM_VALTER – $301,625.49
- Kelvin_FP:AR – $256,297.51
- Chance Kornuth – $175,626
- BeerAndCoke – $132,163
- MB TREMENDO – $92,248
- Ben Sulsky $74,508
- SeeYouAnte18 – $56,768
- Subv – $39,028
- Ivan Banic – $23,062
SCOOP Event #5 (L): $7.50 Six Max No Limit Hold’em
9,919 entrants (3,462 re-entries), $91,258 prize pool
- Bean1992 – $12,511.82
- FishOnHeater – $8,669.54
- alonzocr1995 – $5,931.79
- OnL|Ne93 – $3,194.04
- SaLum18 – $1,825.16
- WhatArunAA – $1,103.31
SCOOP Event #5 (M): $82 Six Max No Limit Hold’em
3,361 entrants (1,117 re-entries), $335,850 prize pool
- HhCMotU – $51,219.57
- Anderbisse – $36,943.50
- Dhr. Awesome – $26,868.00
- Karolijanas – $17,511.21
- Puan29 – $10,075.50
- FiatEruditio – $5,709.45
SCOOP Event #5 (H): $700 Six Max No Limit Hold’em
1,279 entrants, $850,535 prize pool
- Imluckbox – $142,465.22
- FoxyLisa – $106,316
- Zcedrick – $80,800.82
- ImWithSumo – $55,284.77
- niccc – $36,487.95
- Incognita93 – $25,516.05