PokerStars is getting players primed for the upcoming Spring Championship of Online Poker (or SCOOP) scheduled for May 3 –16, 2010 by holding a slew of satellite tournaments for free entry into its various events, including the $5,000,000 guaranteed 2-day event.
SCOOP 2010 is made up of thirty-three events and boasts a $36,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Unlike the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (or WCOOP), the PokerStars SCOOP has a tiered buy-in structure with 3 different levels of buy-ins (and respective prize money) for each of the thirty-three events in the series. That makes for 99 events in all, and it gives players of any income the chance to get in on the fun.
PokerStars SCOOP 2010 buy-ins run as high as $10,300 for the high-rollers event down to $5.50 on the low end. Satellite buy-ins run even lower, including many freeroll opportunities to win a shot at a free seat in a 2010 PokerStars SCOOP event.
