PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Event 22 high stakes final action and results.
When the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) was first announced to the poker community, players liked the idea. Besides the catchy name, the offerings of three buy-in levels to each tournament was more than appealing, as players at all levels of the game could find a way to make their bankrolls work for this series. Even those without sufficient money in their PokerStars accounts could find satellites for mere pennies on the dollar and win their way into a tournament whose results could change their poker worlds.
The first 21 events made for 63 tournaments and tens of millions of dollars in prize money. Players came out in droves, crushed guarantees, and walked away with sometimes life-changing money.
And that brought us to the Main Event. Event 22 offered three different buy-ins, this one being the high-stakes tournament with a $10,300 buy-in for the NLHE excitement. There were 502 players who entered the $5 million guarantee event, which pushed the prize pool just past that to a cool $5,020,000. That would be split according to the finishes of the final 54 players, though a sizeable portion - $963,338.00 - was reserved for the winner.
The first day of action consisted of 22 levels of play and resulted in the vast majority of the players taking leave of the tournament. And when it was over after 12 hours, xxjondxx led the 14-player field, though he was trailed by PearlJammer, j.thaddeus, Chowdahhead4, and actionDJ.
And j.thaddeus claimed a hard-fought victory in the Event 22-High Main Event of the 2009 SCOOP! The cash reward was $963,338, the bonus prize was a SCOOP champion's watch, and the ultimate glory was in the title of SCOOP main event champion.
SCOOP Event 22-High Final Table Results:
1st place: j.thaddeus ($963,338)
2nd place: ragen70 ($715,350)
3rd place: PearlJammer ($527,100)
4th place: MazeOrBowie ($401,600)
5th place: $teveyMoney ($281,120)
6th place: Chowdahhead4 ($213,350)
7th place: actionDJ ($163,500)
8th place: Moorman1 ($112,950)
9th place: teacuppoker ($83,332)
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