Get Ready to SCOOP $30,000,000 on PokerStars
Feb 22, 2009By: G.L. Hodges Never one to be outdone, PokerStars is joining the trend of poker sites hosting huge online championship tournaments by announcing SCOOP!
Just what is SCOOP you may be wondering? The Spring Championship of Online Poker – All Stakes, that’s what!
This massive online tournament series will take off running from April 2nd through April 12th and will boast a $30 Million Dollar Prize Pool, to be spread out over 22 events. And the challenge is on, to ALL PokerStars players to grab a seat NOW by playing in satellite qualifiers that include; Steps Sit n’ Gos, FPP (Frequent Player Point) buy-ins and cash events.
Each SCOOP event will include three different tournaments for low, medium and high stakes players. So no matter what stakes you play at, or what your bankroll size, there is a tournament waiting - just for you! That means that even if you are a low stakes player, the huge guaranteed prize pools assure you that you can still win B-I-G! And just so they don’t feel left out, the High-Rollers will also be happy to know there will be two events during the series just for them.
The series will end with a bang on Easter Sunday, April 12th when the Main Events kick off. And what massive payouts these main Events will have! The lowest stake level Main Event will have a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000, the medium stake level will guarantee $3,000,000 and the high stake level will have a whopping $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. With numbers like this, it is easy to see why this is the biggest online poker tournament series anywhere online so far in 2009!
While there are a boat load of SCOOP qualifiers running right now on PokerStars, the direct buy-ins are also affordable, starting as low as just $5.50 for the Event 1NLH, with a $50k guarantee! With reasonable buy-ins like this on tap, this is truly an Online Championship event every player can afford to get in on, even if they don’t get a seat in a qualifier!
But if you want to get your SCOOP seat cheap, PokerStars has you covered with satellites starting at just $1.10! Plus you can buy-in with your FPPs, where only 111 points gets you in a qualifier! More in depth details on the SCOOP event will be released by PokerStars as the event draws nearer, but don’t let that stop you, qualifiers are running now! Jump in a seat and win your way to the biggest Online Championship this spring, where for a very small investment you could emerge a winner, with a life-changing pile of cash! Plus - the title of SCOOP champion!
To check out and register for a SCOOP All Stakes satellite today, log-in then open the PokerStars lobby. Then just click on ‘Events’ and ‘SCOOP’ to pick and play in your winning seat!
