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US SCOOPs Clear $1M in Prize Pools in Opening Weekend; Buzgon Wins Two Titles

The PokerStars US 2023 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) kicked off this past Friday, and things heated up over the weekend when eight events played out, each offering a High, Medium, and Low level for a total of 44 tournaments.

Through those tournaments, a combined 20,948 entrants competed, and $1,180,802 in prize money was awarded, well over the $986,500 in guarantees offered. The largest prize pool over the weekend was $135K in SCOOP 07-M: $100 NLHE [Sunday Special Championship] $125K GTD, while the largest tournament by entries thus far was 2,112 runners in SCOOP 07-L: $10 NLHE [Sunday Special Championship] $20K GTD.