KaZanCHuK Secures 25th SCOOP Victory for Russia with $35,850 Win

Russian poker player KaZanCHuK won the SCOOP-84-M: NLHE event for a $55 buy-in, securing the 25th victory for Russia at SCOOP 2020. The event attracted 6,154 entries, surpassing the guaranteed prize pool of $250,000 by $56,700, making the total prize pool $306,700. 881 players received a minimum payout of $109.

In the final table, two Russians, KaZanCHuK and FDASPB, along with Swedish player dMoray€€l, agreed to a deal. Due to client issues, the deal was not finalized immediately, but eventually, the players split the prize money almost evenly, with KaZanCHuK taking home $35,850. FDASPB received $29,620 and dMoray€€l got $29,160.

This victory marks KaZanCHuK's largest online tournament win, although he has had other six-figure results. In May 2020, he was the runner-up in the Bounty Builder event for $215, earning $33,830. In April 2020, he finished third in the Sunday Storm event for $11, winning $15,550, and was the runner-up in the Bounty Builder event for $109, earning $15,310.