Most of you will know that I moved from Gibraltar to Hungary last week with my girlfriend and our dogs. I have done blogs before, which start pretty cool for the first 2 weeks but then I get busy/something comes up and the blog dies off a little bit because of my inactivity.
I have had bad internet/not access to internet meaning I have been not able to do coaching/videos etc, but I have been able to sort my schedule out for the next couple of weeks where I DO have internet.
What is SCOOP??
SCOOP, or Spring Championship of Online Poker is a series of tournaments played on PokerStars between 12-26 of May.
The Challenge
I have bet the following people that I will out perform them in SCOOP.
Toby "108ofclubs" Lewis
Credentials:
Former no2 in the world. Currently ranked 9th in England
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=125243&sort=place&dir=asc - > EPT Vilamoura Champion
http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/810ofclubs/ -> $3m in cashes, 3rd in yesterdays Super Tuesday
Bet:
1) I cash in more tournaments than him
2) I cash for more money than him in SCOOP
Chris "Nigdawg" Brammer
Credentials:
Former world number 1! Currently ranked number 4 in the UK
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=102688&sort=prize&dir=desc -> 5th in WSOPE Main Event, 5th in 25k 6max WSOP
http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/nigdawg/ -> Close to $3m online winnings, won the 100r, Super Tuesday, Big 162, Big 109, Party/PokerStars.fr high rollers
Bet:
1) I cash in more tournaments than him
2) I cash for more money than him in SCOOP
Richard "theclaimer" Trigg
Credentials:
Currently 10th in the UK.
http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/theclaimeer/ -> Over $3.2m in tourny winnings. 92 first place finishes!!!! Including... Brawl, Super Tuesday, Bigger 162 and most other tournaments you can imagine!
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=89061 -> Recently 2nd in toughest UK field "The Monte Carlo" for over $100,000
Bet:
1) I cash for more money than him in SCOOP, excluding the BIGGEST score
Sebastian "bassysafari" Saffari
Credentials:
Ranked number 2 in the UK! Over 2m online winnings.
http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/seba29072/
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=91871
Bet:
1) I cash in more tournaments than him
2) I cash for more money than him in SCOOP
Andrew "Stato1" Hulme
Credentials:
Former countdown champion! Currently ranked number 5 in the UK and more importantly, number 1 in Nottingham!
Over $1m in cashes:
http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/stato_1/
Bet:
1) I cash in more tournaments than him
2) I cash for more money than him in SCOOP
Leguito
Credentials:
Over $1m online winnings, EPT/VENETIAN winner
http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/leguito/
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=113091&sort=prize&dir=desc
Bet:
1) I cash in more tournaments than him
2) I cash for more money than him in SCOOP
Charlie "ChazManChaz" Combes
Ranked in the top 10 in the country and top 50 in the world, Charlie loves the big stage and grind a tonne of the big festivals. Another sicko with over 3,000,000 in tournament winnings.
He recently came 2nd in the biggest ever Super Tuesday and is selling a huge package to this SCOOP with the intention of lot of grinding and lots of binking, in his own words:
In the last 2 SCOOP series' I have final tabled 4 HIGH events, winning the 1575$ ante up for 55K$, splitting the 1k turbo 3 way for 83k$, 4th in 1k mixed PLO/NL for 35k$, 7th in 1k rebuy for 41k. I also final table bubbled the 1k rebuy turbo for 13k$ with numerous other 10-30 places.
I like to think these amazing structures really suit my style and I really put my head down and always find my a-game during these big series. I'm on top form this year playing the best poker off my life, I recently came 2nd in the record breaking super tuesday for 93k$ and am currently ranked 32nd this year on pokerstars and 31st on full tilt.
Credentials
http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/chaz_man_chaz/
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=156398
The Bet
1) Most cashes, combined
2) Accumulative cashes
Luckyno75
Credentials:
Mid Stakes BEAST! $1.5M online winnings from Mid Stakes Tournaments, true grinder!
http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/luckierno7/
Bet:
1) I cash in more tournaments than him
2) I cash for more money than them in SCOOP
DonBartos
Credentials:
Currently number 1 on PokerStars TLB, "nuff said"
Bet:
1) I cash in more tournaments than him
2) I cash for more money than him in SCOOP
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Who, what, how much?
I am betting different, undisclosed amounts vs each of the players above. Vs different players I'm betting on different tournaments, these are clearly outlined below. If theres a black box, it means that its not agreed in the bet vs the player.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtHptstXtxEOdE1DMkRNTmRrWjBqcDZCRDZLTU9abWc#gid=0
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