Last week PokerStars released the schedule for its 2010 SCOOP, or the Spring Championship of Online Poker. If you missed it, don’t worry, it’s since changed.
After releasing the schedule, PokerStars did an interesting thing. They asked their loyal players on the PokerStars user forums what they thought of the schedule and actually implemented some of the feedback. So the new revised PokerStars schedule has 5 more tournaments and $9 million more in guaranteed prize money.
The 2010 PokerStars SCOOP starts on Sunday, May 2nd and is made up of 38 events for a total guaranteed prize purse of $45 million.
The PokerStars.net Spring Championship of Online Poker always has something for every type of wallet, with each event offered in a low stakes, medium stakes, and high stakes level, with buy-ins and cash prize amounts to match.
And the 2010 SCOOP is more than just a Holdem event. On the contrary, the schedule includes games of 7-Card Stud, 5-Card Draw, Razz, HORSE, Omaha, and Badugi. In addition there are heads-up events and six-max events too.
The series finishes off with a $10,300 Main Event taking place Sunday, May 16 with a guaranteed prize purse of $5 Million Guaranteed tournament, $1 million of which goes to the winner. The medium stakes main event guaranteed prize purse is $3 million and the low stakes main event guaranteed prize purse is $1 million.
Including the main event, the 2010 SCOOP schedule includes 4 events with guaranteed prize purses of $1 million and not just 1 but 2 high-rollers two-day event with guaranteed prize purses for both the high stakes level and the medium stakes level players of $2 million, one on May 2 and one on May 9.
The PokerStars 2010 SCOOP may not be starting for a couple months yet, but the early notice is so that you can take your best shots at getting your seats in the action free (or for lower buy-ins) by way of PokerStars satellites running daily between now and then.
