SCOOP Day 9: Mohsin "sms9231" Charania Takes Top Prize
Day 9 of the 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars provided huge paydays to several players. Event #20, the no-limit hold'em two-day event that began on Sunday, was won by Mohsin "sms9231" Charania for $380,364.80. Events #21, #22, and #23 were also on the docket. When the day ended, 12 champions emerged.
Dominik "bastet2004" Stopka had a memorable day. Not only did he win event 21-H for $83,882.25, but he also took second as the runner-up in event 23-M for $88,944. He was one of 16 to pocket six figures on Day 9. Among those joining him were Josh "JotaGran49" Tekesky, Alex "mistakooll" Keating, Shaun "jakehekejnr" Goldsbury, Ryan "gutshtallin" Welch, and Adam "squee451" Sherman.
PokerStars SCOOP Event 20 - H (no-limit hold��em two day)
Buy-in: $2,000 + $100
Prize Pool: $2,176,000
Entrants: 1,088
1. Mohsin "sms9231" Charania - $380,364.80
2. Josh "JotaGran49" Tekesky - $276,352
3. Jack "jackellwood" Ellwood - $206,720
4. poker1O1 - $154,496
5. Nicholas "Noctus" Verkaik - $108,800
6. Daniel "Danneville" Loewinski- $87,040
7. Tagir - $65,280
8. IAmSoSo - $43,520
9. wowspacekaex - $25,024
Notable Finishes: Brock "t soprano" Parker (16th - $11,968), Phil "USCPhildo" Collins (12th - $11,968), Sorel "zangbezan24" Mizzi (28th - $11,968), Jeff "kobeshomie" Madsen (22nd - $9,139.20), David "RugDoctor" Williams (24th - $9,139.20)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 20 - M (no-limit hold��em two day)
Buy-in: $200 + $15
Prize Pool: $2,000,000
Entrants: 8,266
*1. Shaun "jakehekejnr" Goldsbury - $270,315
*2. Ryan "gutshtallin" Welch - $238,884
3. VOZNI - $150,000
4. Jo?o "joaobarb" Barbosa - $100,000
5. brianm15 - $80,000
6. roypappie - $60,000
7. pokerjones66 - $40,000
8. m4ttyd - $22,000
9. Tehp - $15,500
*denotes heads-up deal leaving $40,000 to the eventual winner
Notable Finishes: Travis "HighNetWorth" Klein (19th - $4,400), James "croll103" Carroll (33rd - $4,000), Dustin "DDBeast" Dorrance-Bowman (36th - $4,000)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 20 - L (no-limit hold��em two day)
Buy-in: $20 + $2
Prize Pool: $500,000
Entrants: 21,481
*1. Spoli4tor - $46,500.92
*2. gamma21 - $28,179.08
*3. Salvatore "grandslamsal" Russotiesi - $30,000
4. TRAANKKA - $18,000
5. PLZDUNCALL - $13,500
6. mr.dex - $9,000
7. PRODIGYNEEBR - $6,250
8. 88diamond88 - $4,250
9. Chapalette - $2,500
*denotes three-handed deal leaving $10,000 to the eventual winner
Notable Finishes: Jeremy "00psiedaisy" Fitzpatrick (21st - $900)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 21 - H (pot-limit hold��em, pot-limit Omaha)
Buy-in: $1,500 + $75
Prize Pool: $433,500
Entrants: 289
1. Dominik "bastet2004" Stopka - $83,882.25
2. Saage - $62,857.50
3. PICKLED EGG - $47,685
4. O.Klunssila - $35,763.75
5. Randall "RandALLin" Flowers - $24,709.50
6. GrowingPains - $19,074
7. Kyle ""Dumping"KGB" Brossia - $14,739
8. Trappa 105 - $10,404
9. Andrew "achen" Chen - $7,586.25
Notable Finishes: Calvin "cal42688" Anderson (11th - $6,502.50), George "Jorj95" Lind III (15th - $5,418.75), David "WhooooKidd" Baker (16th - $4,335), Lex "RaSZi" Veldhuis (22nd - $3,251.25)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 21 - M (pot-limit hold��em, pot-limit Omaha)
Buy-in: $150 + $12
Prize Pool: $216,000
Entrants: 1,440
1. prrrak4783 - $35,434.80
2. Florent "JackAdi" Leprovost - $25,920
3. wuutti - $19,440
4. lee xxx - $14,472
5. $trateGema - $10,260
6. triumphticd - $8,100
7. the punerer - $5,940
8. George "Jorj95" Lind III - $3,780
9. Harris "HarrisMP" Pavlou - $2,160
Notable Finishes: Mike "SirWatts" Watson (13th - $1,339.20), John "$30K" Racener (16th - $972), Joshua "pbdrunks" VanDuyn (17th - $972)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 21 - L (pot-limit hold��em, pot-limit Omaha)
Buy-in: $15 + $1.50
Prize Pool: $89,760
Entrants: 5,978
1. ><IIIIIX> - $13,455.49
2. redlarsred - $9,896.87
3. strategy act - $7,173.60
4. riskaversive - $4,752.51
5. LencsA - $3,676.47
6. Tnoyes - $2,779.77
7. Vichyn88 - $1,927.90
8. Jonaz - $1,076.04
9. Copie1690 - $694.94
Notable Finishes: + to the EV! (18th - $251.07)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 22 - H (no-limit hold��em four-max)
Buy-in: $3,000 + $150
Prize Pool: $840,000
Entrants: 280
1. Adam "squee451" Sherman - $210,000
2. 4rebmun - $134,400
3. Steve "gboro780" Gross - $67,200
4. lb6121 - $42,000
Notable Finishes: Andrew "RunThisTable" Lichtenberger (10th - $16,800) Amit "AMAK316" Makhija (12th - $16,800), Greg "DuckU" Hobson (13th - $12,600), Rayan "rkruok" Nathan (16th - $12,600)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 22 - M (no-limit hold��em four-max)
Buy-in: $300 + $20
Prize Pool: $432,000
Entrants: 1,440
1. Roxana "Roxx Box" Arellano - $68,040
2. Renato "leguito" Almeida - $42,120
3. Jan Heitmann - $29,160
4. djdecide - $20,520
Notable Finishes: Jon "PearlJammer" Turner (15th - $5,076), Shannon "basebal1b" Shorr (19th - $4,104)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 22 - L (no-limit hold��em four-max)
Buy-in: $30 + $3
Prize Pool: $200,850
Entrants: 6,695
*1. orange6 - $22,096.09
*2. khanrava - $22,096.10
3. robot_werter - $10,042.50
4. ThoboyJPG - $7,029.75
*denotes heads-up deal leaving $3,000 to the eventual winner
Notable Finishes: Dan "WiLDmAn75" Buzgon (50th - $401.70)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 23 - H (no-limit hold��em with rebuys, turbo)
Buy-in: $1,000 + $50
Prize Pool: $1,267,000
Entrants: 344
1. Alex "mistakooll" Keating - $245,164.50
2. Connor "blanconegro" Drinan - $183,715
3. Altrum Altus - $139,370
4. pitplaya420 - $103,527.50
5. Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen - $72,219
6. Eric "psuNYY51" Ladny - $55,748
7. Kyle ""Dumping"KGB" Brossia - $43,078
8. Jonathan "Iftarii" Jaffe - $30,408
9. Sorel "zangbezan24" Mizzi - $22,172.50
Notable Finishes: Peter "Apathy123" Jetten (11th - $19,005), Steve "gboro780" Gross (13th - $15,837.50), Marco "NoraFlum" Johnson (15th - $15.837.50), Isaac "westmenloAA" Baron (18th - $12,670)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 23 - M (no-limit hold��em with rebuys, turbo)
Buy-in: $100 + $9
Prize Pool: $741,200
Entrants: 1,838
1. bad_beat_bud - $118,592
2. Dominik "bastet2004" Stopka - $88,944
3. Michael "Sk?mmes" Tureniec - $66,708
4. fumbo420 - $47,547.98
5. Steve "fishfinder22" Bungay - $33,354
6. Jonathan "TherookieQQ9" Plens - $25,942
7. Eric "sheets" Haber - $18,530
8. Cyriel "Supa4real" Dohmen - $12,971
9. Sumit "pool_shark_1" Kumar - $7,412
Notable Finishes: Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier (12th - $5,744.30), Brent "Astrolux85" Roberts (13th - $4,447.20)
PokerStars SCOOP Event 23 - L (no-limit hold��em with rebuys, turbo)
Buy-in: $10 + $1
Prize Pool: $358,540
Entrants: 8,591
1. bg_atlanta - $50,202.61
2. MOOSE86CCHS - $36,571.08
3. smotpoker23 - $25,814.88
4. Daxquel - $17,927
5. partyhair - $14,341.60
6. PokinStaR - $10,756.20
7. NotAble2Fold - $7,170.80
8. Travis "HighNetWorth" Klein - $3,585.40
9. KAYA634 - $2,438.07
Notable Finishes: Joseph "Joey Capp" Cappuccio (23rd - $752.93)
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