The whole world has gone Game of Thrones crazy, and it seems it’s also infected the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). Read on…
TODAY’S HEADLINES
- “Daenarys T” adds SCOOP triumph to Anniversary Sunday Million success
- Brazilian PokerStars School tutor practices what he preaches
- Globetrotting Jordan “JWPRODIGY” Westmorland bags first COOP
- Deeb aims for Triple Draw title as stars come out
- Two more $1m+ prize pool tournaments start
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
While most folk of Westeros have endured a tough and bloody week, at least one resident has been finding the time to play SCOOP. And good for them. “Daenarys T“, whose poker-playing namesake is originally from the Netherlands, returned to the top of the PokerStars podium in the SCOOP 10-H event last night, winning not just the button but also $89,337. Daenarys T is one of the only players for whom that top prize might seem a little small: he/she previously won the Sunday Million Take 2 Anniversary special last April, where his victory was worth $1 million. It was after that event that we enjoyed one of the most memorable interviews we’ve conducted. “First I ran around the room for a little bit,” it began. Read the rest. For added measure, “Daenarys T” is also currently sitting sixth in the $2,100 buy-in NLHE 6-Max, with Chris “Moorman1” Moorman and Steven “SvZff” Van Zadelhof, among others, for company.
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The biggest prize of the night — $176,864.32 — went to “holy h3ll”, who beat 2,406-entry strong tournament in SCOOP 08-H. Currently representing Costa Rica, “holy h3ll” has previously been based in Israel, from where he won the Sunday Million in 2015 and the Super Tuesday a year later.
Jordan Westmorland, pictured in Sanremo
We’ve encountered Jordan “JWPRODIGY” Westmorland many times over the past decade, everywhere from Macau to Monaco, Seoul to Sanremo. He is one of a large group of itinerant American online poker players, who has set up home in various countries around the globe. Wherever he’s been, he’s been winning.
Westmorland is currently playing out of Indonesia and it’s from there that JWPRODIGY won the SCOOP 10-M even last night, for $48,606.17.