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"Pot Limit Omaha is crazy but I love it"
“Please send me your questions. Actually my native language is Russian, but I think I can answer in English.” So said the man who won this year’s first Low-tier SCOOP title in pot-limit Omaha when the...
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SCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 6
The 2019 Spring Championship of Online Poker rolls onward, with a busy Friday producing many more winners and an exciting weekend on tap. TODAY’S HEADLINES 21 more titles won, including three more for...
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Five-minute filler: Yoga for poker players
The SCOOP grind is now well under way, which means thousands of men and women across the world are spending hours on end in front of their computers. While it’s fun, it’s not necessarily all that...
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SCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 7
Saturday saw nine more titles won as the 2019 Spring Championship of Online Poker wound up a busy first week of action. TODAY’S HEADLINES Kenny “SpaceyFCB” Hallaert takes down SCOOP 29-H for almost...
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SCOOP win brings "holy h3ll" full circle
Uri has been playing poker professionally since 2011. Grinding on Pokerstars as “holy h3ll,” he started his journey in the micro-stakes and worked his way up to the top levels of online MTTs, earning...
View Article"ImDaBest514" scoops a SCOOP-Low title
Zach has a knack. He turns small buy-ins into big prizes. Two summers back he bought into a $3.30 MicroMillions Stud tournament, playing as “ImDaBest514,” and walked away at the end with $835 for first...
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SCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 8
The 2019 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is officially now into its second week. It was a highly frenetic middle weekend, so here’s a look at what went on. Richest day of SCOOP so far, with...
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The DAILY SCOOP (feat. The Plan)
There are only 8 days left of SCOOP. So how does a player like you get the most out of them? By you, I mean the type of player at the lower end of the bankroll spectrum, but the upper end when it comes...
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Justnl2 on earning SCOOP breakthrough
If you follow the results of big PokerStars tournaments and series long enough, you’ll notice a certain kind of player’s screen name pop up time and again. This player never seems to take down the big...
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SCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 9
All the huge events that started on Sunday in the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) ended on Monday. There’s a lot of rounding up to be done, so let’s crack on: Guilherme “guilherme12”...
View ArticleNew Oculus Quest out today with PokerStars VR
A big portion of the poker community disappears into another world today… Here’s the last IRL reminder of what happens today. We mean before a big portion of the poker community plugs itself in and...
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Let the Magic 8-Game Ball be your SCOOP guide
There’s plenty of hold’em today, fixed and no limit. You can play shootouts and Progressive KOs in 6-Max and 8-Max formats respectively. None of which puts you to the test like another game on the...
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Stepping into "The Grid" with Jennifer Shahade
We’ve all heard the advice to “think outside the box” as a way to encourage creativity. It’s a nod to the way our routines sometimes constrain us, causing us not to recognize novel, unorthodox...
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Russia's krakukra catches the fattest fish
Konstantin “krakukra” Maslak finds success wherever he plays poker. The Russian chess grandmaster has won major titles both live and online, boasting a World Series of Poker bracelet and a WCOOP 8-Game...
View ArticleSCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 10
Just like that, the end is now in sight in the 2019 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). This time next week, it’ll all be done. But let’s focus on the now, huh? Here’s today’s latest round-up:...
View ArticleThe 5 biggest prizes in eSports history
Is poker an eSport? Whatever your opinion, there’s no denying the huge crossover between poker and the world of online gaming. Both poker and eSports are hugely competitive. Hundreds of thousands (if...
View ArticleIt's HORSE Day. Or should that be HEROS day?
It’s unofficial H.O.R.S.E. day in SCOOP 2019. So-called (unofficially) because there are three H.O.R.S.E. tournaments on the schedule today. Buy-ins for Event 44 start at $11 (trot), then reach $109...
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SCOOP 2019: All the news on Day 11
There were 15 champions named overnight in the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) and a large number have been here before. Find out more… TODAY’S HEADLINES Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser does it...
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Cafe owner from Hesp's hometown wins SCOOP title
Remember the time Charlie Carrel took down the 2017 WCOOP Main Event playing from a cafe? Well Richard “Girlyjack” Preston might have one-upped him. Preston took down his Spring Championship of Online...
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How playing Omaha today could change your life
As strictly a hold’em player, it’s easy to feel down on a day like this. You’re limited to $5.50 SCOOP-Low events, but today there are no hold’em tournaments on the schedule for less than $22. But it’s...
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