Patrick Leonard is now the greatest SCOOP player of all time. The CoinPoker strategic ambassador won five titles during PokerStars’ SCOOP 2026 ($45M guaranteed, March 1 to 25), lifting his career total to 15 SCOOP victories and breaking a record three players had shared at 14.
Leonard is a strategic ambassador for CoinPoker, the crypto-native poker room. Fellow ambassador Benjamin “bencb” Rolle reached the $5,200 SCOOP Main Event final table, finishing 8th for $49,756 while Sweden’s Christian Jeppsson took the title for $397,025.
Two of the biggest stories from PokerStars’ flagship online series both involve CoinPoker ambassadors.
Leonard’s Record-Breaking SCOOP 2026 Run
Five Titles Across Four Disciplines
Leonard entered the series with 10 career SCOOP titles. Three weeks later he had 15, winning across NLHE, PLO8, Fixed-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, and 8-Game.
That range is what separates him from the rest of the leaderboard. Most top SCOOP performers specialise in one or two formats. Leonard took titles in four.
| Event | Format | Buy-in | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOOP 45-H | NLHE Hyper Sunday Supersonic | $530 | $20,396 |
| SCOOP 41-H | PLO8 | $1,050 | $20,551 |
| SCOOP 56-M | FL 2-7 Triple Draw | $215 | $5,569 |
| SCOOP 107-M | 8-Game | $109 | $5,088 |
| SCOOP 107-H | 8-Game | $530 | $9,176 |
His combined prize money from the five wins totalled just over $60,000. The value is in the titles: nobody in SCOOP’s 17-year history has more.
The Same-Day Double That Broke the Record
The defining moment came on Saturday, March 21. Leonard won the $109 8-Game and the $530 8-Game within roughly 10 minutes of each other, vaulting from 13 to 15 career titles in a single session.
That double pushed him past the previous record of 14, shared by Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson, Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen, and “FAL1st”. Leonard also entered the $55 Low version but finished 212th.
Leonard wasn’t done after securing the record either. He chased a 16th SCOOP title in the $5,200 PLO Main Event but fell short in 4th place for $39,140.
All-Time SCOOP Title Leaders
| Rank | Player | SCOOP Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick “pads1161” Leonard | 15 |
| T-2nd | Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson | 14 |
| T-2nd | Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen | 14 |
| T-2nd | FAL1st | 14 |
Combined with 13 WCOOP titles, Leonard now holds 28 career PokerStars Championship of Online Poker victories across both series. That figure is also an all-time record.
His verified live tournament earnings on the Hendon Mob stand at $5,050,665 across 161 cashes. His online results are estimated at well over $20 million. For career data on Leonard and his rivals, browse our profiles of top online and live tournament professionals.
Rolle Falls Short of Historic Online Double
Benjamin “bencb” Rolle entered the $5,200 SCOOP Main Event as the reigning WSOP Online Main Event champion. He won that title on GGPoker in September 2025 for $3,900,707, earning his first WSOP bracelet.
The SCOOP Main Event drew 443 entries and generated a $2,215,000 prize pool. Rolle reached the nine-handed final table but was eliminated in 8th for $49,756. Jeppsson’s victory was his third SCOOP title.
Rolle’s run in context: this was his second consecutive SCOOP Main Event final table (he also reached it in 2024). No player has ever held the WSOP Online and SCOOP Main Event titles simultaneously. His pursuit of that double was one of the most closely followed storylines of the series.
CoinPoker’s Ambassador Roster Keeps Delivering
The story extends beyond individual results. Two of SCOOP 2026’s biggest performers represent CoinPoker, dominating PokerStars’ own flagship series while flying the flag for a rival platform.
CoinPoker has expanded its ambassador programme aggressively over the past year. The roster now spans established tournament professionals, coaching names, and a Creator Squad of poker content producers. The platform’s own Level Up Series ran boosted main events through March alongside SCOOP.
- Patrick Leonard: CoinPoker strategic ambassador. Now holds 15 SCOOP titles (all-time record) and 13 WCOOP titles, with $5M+ in verified live tournament earnings.
- Benjamin 'bencb' Rolle: CoinPoker ambassador and 2025 WSOP Online Main Event champion ($3.9M on GGPoker). Two consecutive SCOOP Main Event final table appearances.
- Expanding roster: recent signings include online MTT specialist girafganger7, who joined in early 2026, plus established live pros and a Creator Squad of poker content producers.
The pattern is clear: recruit players who win at the highest level on other platforms and let their results do the talking. Leonard and Rolle just did exactly that on PokerStars’ biggest stage.
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