Benny Glaser added a fifth SCOOP title on Saturday after winning the $2,100 8-Game event. (PokerStars photo)

A number of players hold a special place in the history of the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker. Former #1-ranked Calvin Anderson is the only player with 10 career SCOOP titles and on Saturday, Shawn Buchanan is his closest threat with six and more than a handful of players have won five each. On Saturday, Benny Glaser added his name to that list thanks to his win in Event #6 High ($2,100 8-Game).

Glaser topped the 122-entry field to win $54,854 and an 8-Game SCOOP title for the second time in two years after winning Event #41 High ($1,050 8-Game) in 2019. Runner-up ‘donthnrmepls‘ picked up $42,070 while ‘at0216‘ earned $32,266 as the third place finisher.

UK-based grinder ‘com 157‘ had the single biggest score of the day, winning $128,391 for taking down Event #5 High ($1,050 No Limit Hold’em). Runner-up Dimitar ‘KuuL’ Danchev narrowly missed out on a six-figure runner-up consolation prize, taking home $94,888 for finishing second. Third place finisher Max ‘mikki696’ Lehmanski had to settle for $70,128.

Two-time Sunday Million winner ‘Lucky_Jew_17’ pulled off a rare feat in Event #7 High ($530 NLHE PKO), winning more in bounties than first place paid. Finishing on top of the 1,893-entry field came with a $60,864 score and they collected another $63,768 in bounties. Diego ‘Die Ventura’ Ventura wasn’t as fortunate, earning $60,863 from the prize pool and another $14,376 in bounties. ‘Ervedosa’ won $36,111 and $11,142 in bounties for coming in third.

Alexander ‘joiso’ Kostritsyn took down Event #11 High ($1,050 No Limit 5-Card Draw PKO) for $9,198 and $14,468 in bounties. Runner-up ‘Parasol6Ka‘ scored $9,198 and just $250 in bounties while Denis ‘aDrENalin710’ Strebkov won $5,882 and $4,094 in bounties for finishing on the final spot of the podium.

The final High event on Saturday had 736 runners who fired a total of 612 rebuys and 470 add-ons to build a $369,054 prize pool. ‘Eleres88‘ won the event outright for $62,622. Second place finisher ‘conejin_20‘ picked up a $44,639 score and ‘TheGrinderØ‘ added $31,820 to their bankroll for coming in third place.

Other SCOOP winners on Saturday included ‘corresao’ (Event #5-Low) ‘staanemer’ (Event #5-Medium), ‘Nr1InEurope’ (Event #6-Low), ‘fish_sah’ (Event #6-Medium), ‘YouGoBrokeOk’ (Event #7-Low), ‘Lackoo87gcb’ (Event #7-Medium), ‘PufuMiu’ (Event #11-Low), ‘MarkBang’ (Event #11-Medium), ‘Malicious20’ (Event #12-Low), ‘cassolGana’ (Event #12-Medium),

Event #5 (High) – $1,050 No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 741
Prize pool: $741,000

  1. com 157 – $128,391
  2. Dimitar ‘KuuL’ Danchev – $94,888
  3. Max ‘mikki696’ Lehmanski – $70,128
  4. Consi11- $51,829
  5. Kenny ‘SpaceyFCB’ Hallaert – $38,305
  6. Easterdamn – $28,309
  7. Rafael ‘GM_Valter’ Moraes – $20,922
  8. disquesi! – $15,463
  9. Josip ‘Jozinho6’ Simunic – $11,428

Event #6 (High) – $2,100 8-Game
Entries: 122
Prize pool: $244,000

  1. Benny ‘RunGodlike’ Glaser – $54,854
  2. donthnrmepls – $42,070
  3. at0216 – $32,266
  4. joiso – $24,746
  5. Jens ‘Fresh_oO_D’ Lakemeier – $18,979
  6. Fake Love888 – $14,556
  7. Phil ‘flong78’ Long – $11,164

Event #7 (High) – $530 NLHE PKO
Entries: 1,893
Prize pool: $946,500

  1. Lucky_Jew_17 – $60,864 + $63,768 in bounties
  2. Diego ‘Die Ventura’ Ventura – $60,863 + $14,376 in bounties
  3. Ervedosa – $36,111 + $11,142 in bounties
  4. Jesseonboss – $25,741 + $8,223 in bounties
  5. jenssegers36 – $18,349 + $4,418 in bounties
  6. Odonkor1 – $13,080 + $1,508 in bounties
  7. KkruchitAAs – $9,324 + $6,896 in bounties
  8. dadaking001 – $6,646 + $2,843 in bounties
  9. pochi – $4,738 + $1,262 in bounties

Event #11 (High) – $1,050 No Limit 5-Card Draw PKO
Entries: 78
Prize pool: $78,000

  1. Alexander ‘joiso’ Kostritsyn – $9,198 + $14,468 in bounties
  2. Parasol6Ka – $9,198 + $250 in bounties
  3. Denis ‘aDrENalin710’ Strebkov – $5,882 + $4,094 in bounties
  4. Rui ‘RuiNF’ Ferreira – $4,397 + $2,375 in bounties
  5. sprocketsAA – $3,287 + $1,500 in bounties
  6. Ulett_23 – $2,457 + $2,438 in bounties
  7. Skint Paddy – $1,837 + $500 in bounties

Event #12 (High) – $215 NLHE Turbo w/Rebuys
Entries: 736
Prize pool: $369,054

  1. Eleres88 – $62,622
  2. conejin_20 – $44,639
  3. TheGrinderØ – $31,820
  4. Ahhh Is It? – $22,682
  5. progre69 – $16,169
  6. Jamil11 – $11,526
  7. Felipe ‘lipe piv’ Boianovsky – $8,216
  8. drupa-lucker – $5,857
  9. Witalii – $4,175