The 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) has been running for less than three days but one name is dominating the competition so far, and it is none other than the Swedish sensation Viktor "Isildur1" Blom. Isildur1 won his first SCOOP title in Event 02-M ($215 NLHE) for $247,200 yesterday and he added another victory today in Event 03-H ($530+R Action Hour 6-max NLHE) for $160,000.
The 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) has been running for less than three days but one name is dominating the competition so far, and it is none other than the Swedish sensation, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom. Isildur1 won his first SCOOP title in Event 02-M ($215 NLHE) for $247,200 yesterday and he added another victory today in Event 03-H ($530+R Action Hour 6-max NLHE) for $160,000.
Isildur1 outlasted a field of 486 entries, many of whom were top professionals and MTT specialists as this was a higher tier tournament. He ended the first day of the two-day tournament in third place. He faced a tough final table which included Alex "BiatchPeople" Luneau, "Sussie Smith" and "B4d3m3!st3r".
Here is the final hand of the tournament:
PokerStars - Hold'em Tournament - $11000/22000 Blinds - 2 Players
Hand Converter from Pokerhand.org
Isildur1 (BTN): $3,970,274
Ruxandescu (BB): $1,577,726
Pre-flop:
Isildur1 raises to $44,000, Ruxandescu raises to $132,000, Isildur1 calls $88,000
Flop: ($269,500) Js 9c 7c (2 Players)
Ruxandescu bets $165,000, Isildur1 raises to $464,750, Ruxandescu raises to $1,442,976 and is all-in, Isildur1 calls $978,226
Turn: ($3,320,452) 9s (2 Players)
River: ($3,320,452) 8d (2 Players)
Ruxandescu Showed 6c 5c
Isildur1 Showed 8s 9d
Isildur1 Showed
Isildur1 wins $3,155,452 with a full house, Nines full of Eights
SCOOP Event 03-H: $530+R NLHE 6-max Action Hour, final results:
$400,000 guaranteed prize pool
486 entrants, 740 re-buys, 374 add-ons
$800,000 prize pool, 54 places paid
1st place: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom - $160,000
2nd place: Ruxandescu - $118,400
3rd place: Alex "BiatchPeople" Luneau - $88,000
4th place: Sussie Smith - $60,800
5th place: B4d3m3!st3r - $44,400
6th place: snake8484 - $28,400
HighstakesDB will continue to keep you updated on the SCOOP.