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The SCOOP (Spring Championship of Online Poker) is a unique poker series sponsored by PokerStars. The first SCOOP began in April of 2009. PokerStars.com has moved the 2010 SCOOP back one month, so it will kick off at the beginning of May. The event series boasts three different buy-in tiers to insure every poker enthusiast from across the world has the chance to play. Over $40 million was awarded in 2009 and $45,000,000 of guaranteed prize money is up for grabs in 2010.

The influx of SCOOP Satellites during the late winter months also gives everyone the chance to enter into a SCOOP Event. Players can find SCOOP Satellites by making a Pokerstars download, clicking the ‘Events’, and finally selecting the ‘SCOOP’ tab. Just like the SCOOP Tournaments, the SCOOP Satellites come in a variety of formats. Some of the more popular include FPP Satellites, Cash Satellites, and the Step Tournaments.

The unrivaled variety of buy-ins and games propels the SCOOP ahead any other tournament series on the internet. Each event is subdivided into 3 buy-ins: low, medium, and high. For example, PokerStars.com will host a NLHE SCOOP Event with a buy-in of $22, $215, and $2100. Players can enter any combination of these events! In addition to an impressive selection of buy-ins, the SCOOP boasts a world class variety of games. Players can register fordo battle in} NLHE, Limit, 7 CS, Triple Draw, Rebuy, and even 8-Game events!

Pros and amateurs alike will do battle throughout the SCOOP. The SCOOP is your once in a life time chance to bluff WSOP Champion Joe Hachem! Hevad “RaiNKhAN” Khan shined brightly fir Team PokerStars Pro in the inaugural SCOOP. The multi-table specialist was crowned champion of the $55 No Limit Hold’em [6-max] event. RaiNKhAN won over $58,000. The next day, The Grinder, Michael Mizrachi, bested a field of 344 in a 7 CS event, earning nearly $20,000.

Each Spring, PokerStars.com makes it rain cash during the SCOOP. The SCOOP cannot be replicated by anyone else on the internet. Come win cold hard cash and battle poker icons like Daniel Negreanu and Dario Minieri at the SCOOP each Spring.

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