GGPoker Crushed PokerStars This Spring: GGWF Paid Out 5x More Than SCOOP in 2025

The battle for spring supremacy in online poker has ended, and GGPoker has once again come out on top. The 2025 editions of the GGPoker World Festival (GGWF) and PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) together awarded nearly $400 million, but the gap between the two is wider than ever.

According to PokerIndustry PRO, GGPoker’s GGWF paid out $324.7 million across 1,419 tournaments, topping its $250M guarantee by 30%. With a record-breaking 5.63 million entries, it became the second-largest online poker series of all time, just behind last year’s GGWF.

Meanwhile, PokerStars’ SCOOP distributed $70.6 million over 380 events — a 17% over-performance on its reduced $60M guarantee, but still its lowest total since 2012. Last year, SCOOP had paid out over $90 million.

While SCOOP remains a legacy brand, the data suggests it is struggling to keep pace. GGPoker’s aggressive growth strategy and liquidity advantage continue to reshape the online poker ecosystem. This year’s GGWF offered buy-ins from $2.50 to $25,500, appealing to both casual players and high rollers, and featured six headline events that alone generated $41 million.

On the other hand, SCOOP scaled back its high-end offerings — the $10,300 High Main Event was replaced by a $5,300 buy-in, which still performed solidly with a $3.3M prize pool, but signaled a retreat from its once-dominant position.

Despite the drop, SCOOP’s all-time prize pool now surpasses $1.48 billion, with over 15.8 million entries since its inception in 2009.

While PokerStars’ SCOOP still commands loyalty and prestige, GGPoker’s GGWF has clearly taken the lead in scale, reach, and payouts. If current trends continue, GGWF may soon become the undisputed centerpiece of the spring online poker calendar — if it isn’t already.