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Patrick Leonard Wins Third SCOOP Title of 2026 Series

By Mrinal Gujare

11 Mar 2026

Mrinal Gujare 11 Mar 2026

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Patrick Leonard wins his third SCOOP 2026 title, joining second place on the all-time leaderboard.
The 2026 SCOOP features 136 tournaments with a $45 million prize pool.
25 champions were crowned on a packed Tuesday schedule.

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Patrick Leonard captured his third title of the 2026 SCOOP series by winning Event 56-M. The day also featured victories for Andrey Novak, Ian Simpson and Alexander Kostritsyn as 25 champions were crowned across the festival schedule.

Tuesday, March 11 delivered another packed day at the PokerStars 2026 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), with 25 players capturing titles while several Super Tuesday events completed their opening flights ahead of Wednesday’s final tables.

One of the biggest highlights came from Patrick “pads1161” Leonard, who added another trophy to his collection after winning SCOOP 56-M: $215 Fixed Limit 2-7 Triple Draw for $5,569.

The victory marked Leonard’s third title of the 2026 series, moving him to 13 career SCOOP titles, placing him joint-second on the all-time leaderboard.

Leonard’s consistent results across formats have made him one of the most recognised online tournament specialists, and the latest win further strengthens his legacy within the long-running PokerStars festival.

The 2026 SCOOP series features 136 tournaments with a combined $45 million guaranteed prize pool, structured across Low, Medium and High buy-in tiers to accommodate players with varying bankroll

sizes.

As the festival moves toward its final stages, results from established professionals such as Leonard continue to set the benchmark for emerging grinders competing in the increasingly global online poker ecosystem.