Jhonatas Staygler was the first Brazilian highlight in the SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker), a traditional PokerStars series held in the first half of the year that began this Sunday (1º). In a session that also saw Neymar advancing to two High FTs, the player stood out in the intermediate tier.
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With his nickname “jhstaygler”, Jhonatas Staygler was able to reach the heads-up of Event 2-Medium (US$ 55 NLH SCOOP Kickoff). He finished in second place in the field of 3.442 entries, earning US$ 20.976 for the performance. Brazil also had Júnior Melo “Melo Jr” in fifth, leaving with US$ 6.377.
Similarly, another respectable runner-up finish for Brazil came in the 7-High (US$ 530 NLH Turbo Mystery Bounty Sunday Cooldown). Davi Cola “DaviMMaker” took second place among 163 entries, securing US$ 18.517. In fifth, Daniel Aziz “dani aziz” also represented the green and yellow flag, pocketing US$ 10.101.
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In the intermediate version of this competition, Brazilians were three of the top four, missing only the win to crown the campaign. Among 1.899 entries in the 7-Medium, with a US$ 109 buy-in, Igor Thiesen “RichOne666” was second (US$ 8.882), with Alexandre Mantovani “Cavalito” in third (US$ 8.379) and Ricardo Ragazzo “RRagazzo” in fourth (US$ 10.835).
Thus, Brazil’s main title on the big Sunday grind at PokerStars came in the US$ 27 Sunday Eliminator, which had a special version as a SCOOP side event. “marcoavb” was the best among 5.331 entries and banked US$ 12.960, with “jvitorgoncalves” in second (US$ 8.494) and “FoRm4T” in third (US$ 5.157) completing a 100% green and yellow podium.
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See more results from Brazil at PokerStars:
| Player | Position | Entries | Tournament | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mateus Fernandes “mateusep” | 3º | 1.151 | SCOOP Side Event: US$ 109 NLH 8-Max PKO | US$ 7.094 |
| Dalton Hobold “daltonhb” | 1º | 168 | US$ 215 Sunday Supersonic | US$ 6.893 |
| Robson Wasem “robson.wasem” | 4º | 2.111 | SCOOP Edition: Red Lotus Mystery Bounty US$ 44 | US$ 6.284 |
| Fillipe Everton “Fillipinho” | 4º | 2.756 | US$ 55 Mini Bounty Builder HR | US$ 5.326 |
| Alex Gelinski “AlexGelinski” | 4º | 492 | SCOOP Edition: Sunday StacKOsaurus US$ 215 | US$ 5.148 |
| “Narchx” | 604º | 7.568 | 7-L: US$ 22 NLH Turbo Mystery Bounty Sunday Cooldown | US$ 5.032 |
