12:30pm: Day 1A set to begin!

Welcome to beautiful Bucharest for the first ever Romanian stop of the Eureka Poker Tour! We're here at the fantastic InterContinental Hotel in the city centre, where Day 1A of the €1,000+€100 Main Event will soon be kicking off.

This is the second leg of Eureka Poker Tour Season 6, following on from a great event in Rozvadov in March, in which Ivan Luca got heads-up with his girlfriend Maria Constanza Lampropulos before taking down the title. Will we see a similarly intriguing storyline play out here over the next five days of play? You'll have to stick around and see!

You certainly won't want to miss any of the action, for Team PokerStars Pro and all-round poker icon Daniel Negreanu has made the journey back to his homeland and will be playing throughout the festival. It's likely he'll play on Day 1B, as tonight there's the little matter of the Romanian premier of the 'Kid Poker' documentary.

Play kicks off at 2pm local time (12pm WET), and today the players will play 10 45-minute levels. Then there's Day 1B tomorrow, and a turbo Day 1C tomorrow night. This is a re-entry event, so anyone who busts today, or even during Day 1B, can still take another shot.

Players are now arriving so don't go anywhere!

Key Eureka6 Bucharest Facts:

- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 25/50 for 500 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 10 of them. On Day 2 from level 15 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- Late registration is open until the start of level seven.
- Day 1A is today, Day 1B takes place tomorrow and there's also a special Turbo Day 1C tomorrow evening at 9pm local time. That's only open to players who have busted either Day 1A or 1B. The field will then combine for the first time on Friday. Players will reach the money on Day 2 and then play down to a final table on Day 3. The final table will play out on Sunday.
- Full Eureka6 Bucharest schedule here.

PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at Eureka6 Bucharest: Jack Stanton. Photos by Tomas Stacha. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog

Pot-Limit Omaha can be a swingy game, especially if played 6-Max. It'd be a nice idea to have a freeze out tournament where you can have a go, and if you fail, have another go, or four. Welcome to SCOOP-32-M, the PL Omaha (6-Max, 5-stack) tournament. Players have five stacks of 5,000 chips, which they can put into play at any point for the first 16 levels. At the end of 16 levels, all unredeemed stacks will be put into play. 

The tournament was $530 to buy in and had a $150k guaranteed that was more than doubled to $344k after 688 players entered. The top 90 would reach the money with a minimum $894.40 was on offer. 1-ronnyr3 from Switzerland bubbled and by the time play ended on Day 1, 44 players remained. Play resumed on Day 2 in level 27 with pantri leading the way on 1,548,733. Seven Team Pros entered but all failed to make the money, and therefore didn't feature on Day 2.

Final table:

Seat 1: Cobus83 (1,991,226 in chips) 
Seat 2: 7Be/\eC7 (2,023,079 in chips) 
Seat 3: prapavedi (6,150,411 in chips) 
Seat 4: TheHoboKing (2,323,845 in chips) 
Seat 5: Kashmir_uzi (2,494,853 in chips) 
Seat 6: Ivan "vandir4rek" Soshnikov (2,216,586 in chips)

Cobus83 was the first player to fall, eights hands into the final table. The Malta based player, who has a Sunday Million and 2015 SCOOP title in the locker, raised to 182,000 from the cutoff before prapavedi three-bet to 626,000 from the small blind. Cobus83 called and faced a 320,000 bet on a [6s][6c][5c] flop, which was raised all-in for 1,772,926. Prapavedi called with [jd][ad][th][ah] and was up against [2d][ac][tc][kd]. The board ran out [5d][qd] and prapavedi jumped up to 8.28 million, almost six million more than second place. 

TheHoboKing was next in line for the Russian. The Canadian based player had doubled 7Be/\eC7 (in a 3.6 million pot) the very next hand after Cobus83's bust out, and was left very short as a result. prapavedi opened from the button and TheHoboKing called all-in for fewer than four big blinds. vandir4rek called from the big blind before a [jh][ah][9c] flop appeared but check-folded to a bet from prapavedi who went on to open [kd][3c][ac][4d]. TheHoboKing had been out flopped with [qs][qh]7s][5s] and failed to catch up on the [5d][jd] turn and river. 

prapavedi's stack passed 9 million after that scalp before dropping back a bit, but he had another target in the sights, a big one. Ivan "vandir4rek" Soshnikov may have been the short stack, but he's the 2014 SCOOP Main Event champion, and a player you don't want to have chips. Luckily for the other three players, prapavedi took their third scalp of the final table. After raising from under the gun, vandir4rek three-bet the majority of his stack from the small blind. prapavedi called to see a [6s][7c][8d] flop where vandir4rek moved all-in with [4c][jd][kc][js]. Prapavedi had flopped a set with [ad][2h][9d][5h] and check-called before the board ran out [4d][as]. 

prapavedi wasn't down there though. Next in line was 2015 SCOOP and WCOOP winner Kashmir_uzi. The former raised from the button and called after the latter three-bet form the small blind. A [6s][3d][4c] fanned in front of them and Kashmir_uzi moved all-in. Call.

Kashmir_uzi: [kd][jh][7h][ad]  
prapavedi: [7d][as][qd][5s] 

prapavedi had flopped another set and had Kashmir_uzi drawing dead by the turn as the board ran out [jc][8h].

Heads up counts:

prapavedi (13,626,635 in chips)
7Be/\eC7 (3,573,365 in chips) 

Just the 10 million deficit to make up then for 7Be/\eC7. The final had gone prapavedi's way so far and 7Be/\eC7 had benefitted to the tune of $46k but the tide started to turn. Thirty or so hands passed with relatively little movement in either player's stack, then 7Be/\eC7 started to win all the medium-sized pots as the gap closed. The Belarusian's biggest pot win came without having to show down. A four million pot was earned by raising the button and betting every street of an [ac][6c][9d][td][2d] board. prapavedi hung around to the river where the white flag was raised. 

7Be/\eC7 took the lead for the first time after prapavedi bluffed into him when he'd turned a flush and before long the 10 million mark was passed. Then the players paused for their scheduled break, and it couldn't have come at a better time for prapavedi. The Russian came back and quickly won a pot to retake the lead. 7Be/\eC7 raised the button and then bet every street of a [ts][3h][3d][qd][9s] board holding [jd][7d][ac][5d]. prapavedi called all the way to the river where a tank was needed before making a good call with [4d][ks][kh][2d]. 

From there, prapavedi gained the momentum that would see a two-to-one gap open up before it was all leveled out again. Then came the biggest pot of the whole tournament so far. prapavedi raised from the button and 7Be/\eC7 peeled from the big blind to see an [8d][kh][7c] flop appear where he check-raised prapavedi's c-bet. The Russian called to the [qs] turn where 7Be/\eC7 bet half his remaining stack, and called once set all-in. Both had sets but 7Be/\eC7's set of kings with [kc][ah][as][kd] bettered prapavedi's set of sevens with [ts][8c][7h][7s]. The Russian was down to just over three big blinds, and that was surely that, right? Wrong! 

Remarkably, prapavedi doubled up four times to retake the lead and stretch it out to 14.5 million to 2.68 million. 7Be/\eC7 made it look like the fight back was on yet again but this had been prapavedi's day and 7Be/\eC7 wasn't going to spoil it. 7Be/\eC7 raised from the button and then called all-in after prapavedi raised enough.

prapavedi: [jd][qc][qs][ks]
7Be/\eC7: [7s][6s][9c][ac]

The board ran [as][jc][kd][jh][8h] to make prapavedi a full house. 

It's hard to say prapavedi doesn't deserve the title and $61,920 seeing as the Russian eliminated every player at the final table. No one put up a fight like 7Be/\eC7 though and the Belarusian deserves a lot of credit.  

SCOOP-32-M ($530 PL Omaha 6-Max, 5-Stack) results
Entrants: 688
Total prize pool: $344,000
Places paid: 90

1. prapavedi (Russia) $61,920
2. 7Be/\eC7 (Belarus) $46,440
3. Kashmir_uzi $34,400
4. Ivan "vandir4rek" Soshnikov (Russia) $24,080
5. TheHoboKing (Canada) $17,200
6. Cobus83 (Malta) $10,320

They would start the day second and ninth in chips but end first and second. Uruk17 and special 09 would survive Day One of the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Event #32-L $55 PL Omaha 6-max, 5-stack tournament then after knocking down Jon "PearlJammer" Turner in fourth place, and NiTsuA19 in third, the two made a deal. Uruk17 came out fast in heads-up play eventually taking the title and $17,940.97.

Read on below for the full story of Uruk17's run.

Day One ended with 39 of the 2,545 starters still looking to stake a claim to a SCOOP championship. Among those still alive Jon "PearlJammer" Turner with multiple -COOP final tables but no bracelet or watch yet including a close call last year's Event #11-H runner-up finish.

Speaking of runner-up finishes EDWARDHOPPER had runner-up finishes in both the Sunday Warm-Up and Sunday Million and a run at the MicroMillions Player of the Series back in 2012. But, EDWARDHOPPER would have to settle for less than the gold once again finishing in the first hour back in 25th place ($521.72).

Three tables of six still remained after the first hour as caaaaamel took over the chip lead. Caaaaamel with several major final tables including the Super Tuesday, Sunday Warm-Up, and a near-miss in 2013 SCOOP Event #40-M falling to Ben "KidCardiff6" Warrington in the final heads-up match.

After the second hour Turner moved up to second in chips with nine players remaining. Two-time Super Tuesday champ Cashcid Linc was hanging on in eighth place while special 09 took over the chip lead holding 14.4 million to Turner's 11.2 million with blinds at 100K/200K.

Cashcid Linc's return did not last long, taken out on the first hand back by Uruk17 earning $1,527.00 in ninth place.

A stiff jab and an uppercut by Uruk17 would send two players out before they could even re-set the tables. First, sadam83's [Ks] [4h] [Ad] [Jh] all-in pre-flop would catch trips on the river but Uruk17's [8s] [7d] [Qd] [Ts] found a spade flush behind those trips [4d] [8d] [7s] [Qs] [4s] sending sadam83 off in eighth place ($1,527.00). The next hand, with the blinds up to 120K/240K, John Doe 808 [9d] [Qh] [Js] [Jd] tried to bluff Uruk17 [3c] [6c] [Ad] [4s] off a turned straight with a possible flush on the board [5s] [2s] [7h] [3s] [6h]. The tactic did not work as the final table's spotlight showed up below:

Seat 1: globallud (5677973 in chips)
Seat 2: Uruk17 (18220891 in chips)
Seat 3: NiTsuA19 (8104065 in chips)
Seat 4: special 09 (9828804 in chips)
Seat 5: Jon "PearlJammer" Turner (8567822 in chips)
Seat 6: caaaaamel (13225445 in chips)

If Uruk17's stack did not have everyone's attention, consider this hand an air horn two inches from the final table's ear. With the blinds up to 160K/320K globallud limped in as Uruk17 raised to 1.28 million, caaaaamel called as globallud three-bet to 5.28 million. Uruk17 set everyone else all-in as caaaaamel ditched and globallud called with suited aces [3h] [Ac] [As] [4c]. But, Uruk17's double suited [Qc] [4d] [Ad] [Kc] found a couple of face cards to send globallud away in sixth place ($2,411.38).

Ten minutes into the new hour Uruk17 hold on the chip lead would only improve. As the blinds increased to 250K/500K caaaaamel would take a shot at Uruk17, trading raises until 10.6 million chips sat in the middle. Uruk17 showed aces [4s] [Ad] [Ac] [6c] while caaaaamel turned up kings [Js] [6s] [Kc] [Ks]. No special delivery on the [8c] [2s] [7d] [8s] [9h] board meant caaaamel was done in fifth place ($4,453.75).

About eight minutes later with the blinds holding, Turner would go for broke pre-flop. After trading raises with special 09, Turner would turn over [Kh] [Jd] [Ah] [6c] facing special 09's connected [8s] [Ts] [7h] [9h]. Despite flopping two pair and dodging the spades and hearts, a rivered straight [3s] [Jc] [As] [9d] [8d] would end Jon "PearlJammer" Turner's tournament in fourth place ($6,998.75).

Ten hands later, after the blinds moved up to 300K/600K NiTsuA19 would take a shot at special 09 getting all the chips in the middle pre-flop for a 13.4 million chip pot. No aces versus kings but rather kings versus jacks. NiTsuA19's kings [2s] [Kd] [Kh] [4d] would fall to special 09's jacks [Ad] [Js] [3s] [Jc] when the hanging ace hit the river [6d] [8c] [4h] [8h] [Ah] as NiTsuA19 earned $10,816.25 in third place.

It took one hand for the final two to realize the high blinds would make this a quick affair and struck the following deal nearly even in chips (Uruk17 leading 32.9 million to 30.6):

Uruk17: $16,940.97

special 09: $16,735.75

Uruk17 wanted to make this championship run short and sweet taking the first two hands of heads-up play and collecting 5.4 million and 10.8 million chip pots. Seven minutes later with the lead extended to 54.8 million versus 8.7 million for special 09, both players agreed to end things pre-flop. Pair of eights for special 09 [2d] [8s] [Ah] [8d] versus the [4c] [Th] [As] [Js] for Uruk17. This was mostly decided on the flopped boat for Uruk17 [Td] [Tc] [4h] [3c] [Kc] as the lack of runner-runner eights shipped the SCOOP 2016 Event #32-L title and $17,940.97 to Uruk17!

SCOOP-32-L ($55 PL Omaha, 6-max, 5-stack) results

Entrants: 2,545

Prize pool: $127,250.00

Places paid: 330

1. Uruk17 (Canada) $17,940.97*
2. special 09 (Russia) $16,735.75*
3. NiTsuA19 (United Kingdom) $10,816.25
4. Jon "PearlJammer" Turner (Mexico) $6,998.75
5. caaaaamel (Austria) $4,453.75
6. globallud (Russia) $2,411.38

* denotes two-way deal

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The 2016 SCOOP series has whizzed by so far and we're starting to see who may be in with a chance of winning the leaderboards. Others are looking at tournaments that might get them out of the hole. Either way, a 4-Max No-Limit Hold'em tournament offers something a little different. 

No player specializes in this format, but it's an ideal meeting ground for those who focus on 6-Max, those who like to play heads up, and all the regular high stakes MTT players. The High version of this round had a $2,100 entry fee and $250k was guaranteed. A very impressive 308 players entered on Day 1 to see the prize pool rise all the way to $616,000. 

That meant the top 36 players would end up in the money, winning a minimum of $4,496.80. Russian player Alex Borodin was the unfortunate player to bubble, and play continued until the end of Level 19 where 20 players remained, led by Canadian roo_400. 

Eight Team Pros entered, including leaderboard chasing Jason "JasonMericer" Mercier and Naoya "nkeyno" Kihara but none of them made the money. Jake "JakeCody" Cody was the only player to make the top 100, busting in 79th. 

Day 2

The players returned for Day 2 with a big blind average of around 64, so the depth meant that the rate of eliminations was slow and steady. It took around two hours of play before 12 players hit the rail and the last two tables remained, and this is how their stacks looked:

roo_400 had lost the lead, but remained in contention, albeit as the short stack. 2015 SCOOP winner ale6ka, farmjim and Daniel "dougiedan678" McAulay all started the day in the bottom five but made great strides in making the final two tables. None made the strides of Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford though. The rising star started in fifth place but rocketed to the top of the counts and had double of second place by the time two tables remained. 

roo_400 and farmjim hit the rail in eighth and seventh respectively, before hand-for-hand play was introduced. It slowed play down considerably but was the only fair option, especially with the money jumps a minimum four times the buy in and increasing. dougiedan678 was next to go after his jacks were cracked by 8-6 and all the remaining players were combined onto one table.   

Pablo "pablotenisis" Fernández initiated deal talks and everyone agreed to look at the numbers, but 1nvoker quickly changed his mind, telling his opponents they could look again once he busted. 1nvoker had become the short stack, he was at risk, and the numbers were looked at again very soon - with four players remaining. 

Pablotenisis opened the button with [kc][kd] and called after 1nvoker three-bet all-in from the big blind for around 10 big blinds. He opened the horribly dominated [ks][3s] and no flush came to his rescue. The four remaining players paused to look at the numbers, and an ICM deal was quickly agreed, with $5,000 and SCOOP watch left to play for. Here's what the players locked up:

1_conor_b_1: $114,778.15
srxakgirona: $100,293.83
ale6ka: $88,777.98
pablotenisis: $59,672.04

1_conor_b_1 locked up the largest share of the prize pool due to being the biggest stack, and he extended that lead by knocking out ale6ka on the second hand after play was resumed. The two players took to a [jd][9h][th] flop after four-bets preflop. 1_conor_b_1 led from the small blind and called after ale6ka raised all-in with [ah][qs]. 1_conor_b_1 had flopped top set with [jc][jh] and held through the [6s][4d] turn and river. That put the Brit close to 2 million but he'd soon be knocked off the higher ground. 

Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach raised his button with [as][3h] and called after 1_conor_b_1 three-bet from the small blind with with [ad][4s]. The flop fell [ac][4d][3c] and, with both players flopping two pair, carnage was going to occur, but not until the river. srxakgirona just called a c-bet and improved to a full house on the [3s] turn. 1_conor_b_1 led once more, and once more he opponent smooth called. There was 316k in the middle and srxakgirona had 753k back, an amount he was asked to call for as 1_conor_b_1 jammed. The former made a quick call to show the latter the bad news, and the two players effectively swapped places in a huge pot worth 260 big blinds!

pablotenisis's stack shrunk over the following while but the next big confrontation involved his two opponents once more. srxakgirona raised from the small blind with [ad][kc] and 1_conor_b_1 defended his big blind with [6d][6s]. The board ran out as [th][ts][as][6c][3s] with srxakgirona betting every street. 1_conor_b_1 called all the way to the river where he made a big raise all-in with his turned full house. srxakgirona called with two pair and gave all the chips back to his opponent, who passed the 2 million mark for the first time.   

It was time for pablotenisis to get moving and he found the right spot to do so, but couldn't win a race and busted. He opened from the button with [8c][8s] and then four-bet all-in after srxakgirona three-bet from the small blind with [ah][kd]. The later called and paired up on a board than ran [5h][7h][ks][ts][6d]. 

Heads up chip counts:

Seat 3: 1_conor_b_1 (2,073,750 in chips) 
Seat 5: srxakgirona (1,006,250 in chips)

The pair of them had been keen to up the pace ever since a deal was agreed, and with over 300 big blinds in play, srxakgirona suggested, "you want to raise preflop btn 5 bb 10bb and then start?"

1_conor_b_1 agreed and the pots got bigger all of a sudden. So big actually that it was all over within five hands! After the voluntary blind increases, srxakgirona moved all-in was what was now effectively a 10bb push. 1_conor_b_1 tanked and then made the call.

srxakgirona: [jc][6c]
1_conor_b_1: [as][2h]

The final board ran [8d][ad][ts][kh][ah] to hand the title and a massive $119,778.15 to Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford from the UK. Huge congratulations to all the finalists who played the game with a great amount of spirit and friendly competitiveness. 

SCOOP-31-H ($2,100 NL 4-Max) results
Entrants: 308
Total prize pool: $616,000.00
Places paid: 36

1. Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford (Netherlands) $114,778.15*
2. Sergi "srxakgirona" Reixach (Mexico) $100,293.83
3. Pablo "pablotenisis" Fernández (Mexico) $59,672.04
4. ale6ka (Belarus) $88,777.98

The weekend was behind most players and the 2016 SCOOP weekday schedule was underway which included a shorter short-handed set of tournaments. For some players, even six-handed tables are a little too claustrophobic so something was created between that and heads-up matches. Event #31 was a No Limit Tournament with 4-Max tables up until the final one.

The low buy-in tournament drew a huge crowd of nearly 5,000 players.

For the low low price of $27, there were 4,972 entrants getting a piece of the SCOOP action to create a prize pool worth more than $122,000. The tournament paid out money to the last 640 players and the field quickly hit the money on the first day.

The super short-handed format kept things moving at a brisk pace all day and only 12 players remained when the tournament paused after Level 37. There were two WCOOP champions still in contention, 2014 WCOOP $10K High Roller winner Vicente "vicenfish" Delgado and 2013 WCOOP $215 No Limit Draw victor -Rebus1980-, along with Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu and his two Super Tuesday victories (plus a recent final table in SCOOP Event #6-M).

The action didn't slow down once they hit the restart for Day 2. The field lost one table's worth of players in the first 15 minutes and they were down to the final table five before 30 minutes ticked off the restart clock. That happened when they lost three players in three straight hands.

Delgado lost to Nedelcu with [qc][js] versus [ad][ah] followed by chip leader camikater sending out Sevastos on the next hand at the table with [ac][js] holding against [as][7s]. The tables were balanced and -Rebus1980- dispatched Czekam18 with [kd][ks] versus [ad][5h] to quickly set the final table in the three consecutive hands.

Seat 1: PokerDave476 (7,181,610 in chips)
Seat 2: Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu (8,306,937 in chips)
Seat 3: camikater (19,942,340 in chips)
Seat 4: -Rebus1980- (5,067,844 in chips)
Seat 5: joaomarcello (9,221,269 in chips)

Blinds: 35K/70K with 8.75K Ante

PokerDave476 drops quickly, eliminated in 5th

PokerDave476 began the final table with the second shortest stack, but his "short stack" was still 100 big blinds deep. Nothing went right from the start of the final table for PokerDave476 and his 7 million chip stack was decimated. With only 700,000 left, he moved all-in under the gun with [ad][ts] and joaomarcello called with [9s][7c] from the big blind.

PokerDave476 needed to dodge the two live cards to stay alive but joaomarcello binked the [7h][6c][3d] flop. The [2d] turn was no help and the [6s] river sent PokerDave476 out in 5th place.

-Rebus1980- get slick, eliminated in 4th

Suited slick is a big hand in a four-player game and WCOOP champ -Rebus1980- picked it up before camikater raised in front of him. Not to let the opportunity pass, -Rebus1980- shipped in over the top and the chip leader called with [ks][9h].

-Rebus1980- was holding [ac][kc] and the [6h][5s][2h] flop was of no consequence. The [kh] paired them both and added a flush draw for camikater, but it was the live card nine that paired for camikater on the [9s] river. A tough beat for the former COOP champion and he was gone in 4th place for $3,148.

Nedelcu runs bad, eliminated in 3rd

Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu had plenty of success in the past, including his SCOOP final table last week, but he was unlucky to not make it closer to a title in this one. He put his chips in good but it did not end well for the Romanian.

He called a small blind shove from joaomarcello and was at risk with his [ts][td] against [7d][5d]. The first piece of bad news came on the [8d][4d][2c] flop to give joaomarcello a flush/gutshot draw then the Brazilian paired the [7s] turn to give him 16 outs on the river.

It was the flush to get him there with the [2d] river for the unlucky KO for Nedelcu.

Seat 3: camikater (23,775,264 in chips)
Seat 5: joaomarcello (25,944,736 in chips)

Blinds: 100K/200K with 25K Ante

camikater denies Brazil another SCOOP, wins Event #31-L title

joaomarcello began with a small chip lead then extended it on the first hand of the heads-up battle. He picked up a huge pot when his [td][8d] rivered a 8 million chip straight.

But that's where the good things ended for Brazil's chance at another SCOOP title. camikater quickly turned it around and took the lead in a 10 million chip pot without a showdown. He continued to pick up the bigger pots until the final hand, one that wouldn't get the chips in until the very end.

camikater called a button raise from joaomarcello to see the [ts][8d][7c] flop, then check/raised to 1.4 million. joaomarcello called the aggressive move and camikater led out for 1.7 million after the [qs] turn followed by another call from joaomarcello before the final river [ks] came down.

camikater bet enough to put joaomarcello all-in and he called with the rivered pair of kings [kd][9h]. It was the second best hand between two players as camikater tabled a rivered flush [9s][3s] to take the pot, the championship, and the $14,772 top prize.

joaomarcello made the most of Day 2 chances but was unable to finish off a tough opponent. He added $8,949 to his bankroll for the efforts while camikater earned his first major online title and can now call himself a SCOOP champion.

SCOOP-31-L ($27 NL Hold'em 4-Max) results
Entrants: 4,972
Total prize pool: $122,060.60
Places paid: 640

1. camikater (Germany) $14,772.52
2. joaomarcello (Brazil) $8,949.62
3. Narcis "Narcisus90" Nedelcu (Romania) $5,192.54
4. -Rebus1980- (Russia) $3,147.99
5. PokerDave476 (United Kingdom) $2,010.37

Its 6am, you've been playing online through the night. You're exhausted, but happy, because you just won a SCOOP title and $21,578. So you log off feeling pretty good about things, and watch the sun come up with your wife from your balcony.

If you're thinking that sounds like a pretty good deal, Vasilis "5dioresta" Vasileiou would probably agree. To him, while poker brings him an income, having these moments is what life is about - a place in the world, spent with the people you love. 

So that's how he celebrated his win in the early hours of Tuesday morning last week. When he'd logged on he said he'd hoped for the best. He got it, and more so. 

Vasilis "5dioresta" Vasileiou

Vasileiou, 30, is the type of man to appreciate what he can, when he can. "I believe [in having] a sound mind, in a sound body. Poker can be stressful when you are losing, having the support of my wife, being active and enjoy life is my defense- like poker skills are my offense."

Vasileiou, a fan of heads-up tournaments, began the day in a fashion that might sound familiar to a lot of SCOOP players. 

"I started playing both $109 and $1,050 heads-up events and as you could imagine my focus was primarily on the big award." 

Vasileiou busting out in the fourth round of the $1,050 level but had beaten five players in the $109. He closed the day with mixed fillings. 

"I was losing money," he said. "But I had potential to win a lot tomorrow."

That meant playing into the final day and ultimately for the title. 

"It took much mental effort to stay focused and positive," said Vasileiou. "When your playing for a lot of hours it's easy to let yourself make mistakes. 

Vasileiou though had a plan. 

"As anti-stress action I have my dog nearby, his adorable and keeps me calm :)"

It's common theme when talking to Vasileiou, a vital support network to ease the strain that can be an inevitable by-product of playing poker professionally, for four years in his case.  When not grinding online he spends his time either with his wife and dog, or riding trails on his bike, racing up and down the local mountains with friends for a different kind of adrenaline rush.  

"I like the competition and getting involved in races for fun. I also like doing kite-surfing in the summer, and drinking beers!"

Back at the table, his route to the final was not exactly easy. Card dead in one encounter, he relied on bluffing to cling on before an all-in with ace-four got past an opponent's king jack. 

That put him in the final and full of confidence. Soon after he and his wife were on the balcony ready for a new day, and with a little help from the prize money, a new future. 

The view from that balcony...

"I will be a Dad soon, so this would be the perfect gift for my daughter." 

Few causes count as being better than that. Still, if there's a little left over...

"But maybe I'll buy a super- bike to race with my friends!"

If there's a problem with SCOOP, aside from we've yet to win one, it's the tendency we railbirds have of missing out on some of the results, given that there are so many of them. With 55 events, and three tiers for each, the overnights results come through in not a trickle, but a flood - 12 alone yesterday. 

That's why we created the SCOOP results page, which has all the details you'll need, including links to each of the final table reports, although reading just the 12 from yesterday will set you back considerable time. 

So allow us to provide a short recap of the most recent results.

There was a first South African winner in SCOOP 26-L. SONGJOY took the honours and a first prize of $11,864. In the High version of that event, won by ekziter, Stephen Chidwick came close to a second bracelet within as many days, finishing in fifth place. 

SONGJOY was in full voice in SCOOP 27-M, narrowly missing out on a South African SCOOP binge, when he came second. This result, behind eventual winner Supa4real, eclipsed his winning prize money, this one worth $92,246. 

Team Online's Adrienne Rowsome reached fifth place in SCOOP 28-L (FL Triple Draw 2-7) in an event won by AintNoSun of Austria. 

Then in SCOOP 28-M Matt "plattsburgh" Vengrin, a regular winner when it comes to big events on PokerStars, added a SCOOP title (and $17,000) to his record that already features two WCOOP titles. 

In SCOOP 28-H Nick "TheTakeover" Schulman won the triple draw title and $65,500, ahead of a final table featuring Marco 'NoraFlum' Johnson, Yuri 'theNERDguy' Martins, Ronny '1-ronnyr3' Kaiser, krakukra, and Paul 'paulgees81' Volpe.

Follow the highlighted links to check out the results page for all the latest box scores. 

For everything else check out the SCOOP 2016 homepage, which features details of the events already played and those still to come. You'll also find the latest standings in the Player of the Series contest, the top ten of which look like this:

Much like the abundance of results, there are plenty of names listed here to talk about. SixthSenSe19 and Shaundeeb are putting space between them and third place Andy McLEOD. Vovtroy is not far behind, and as if to prove that poker were a skill game, the list of names beneath them speaks for the quality of the competition. 

Find all the SCOOP standings, for each tier of competition and combined, on the SCOOP leader board page.

Until tomorrow, when we'll no doubt have more of the same.