SCOOP up more tournaments in PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker

April 7, 2009

With the 2009 WSOP Main Event right around the corner, you would think that everyone is saving their money to go sign up for that $10,000 event, right? Well, that is not the case as PokerStars is holding another one of it’s Online Championships as we speak. Talk about an appetizer before the meal, this tournament is similar to it’s sibling tournament the World Championship of Online Poker or WCOOP for short. The Spring Championship Of Online Poker or SCOOP is boasting well over $30 million guaranteed in just 11 days time.

PokerStars decided that people with wallets of all sizes should be able to compete this year in the SCOOP. Each event will have 3 tournaments to choose from; the low stakes, medium stakes, and the high stakes. There will also be what is known as the two high roller events for those with super deep pockets. April 2nd is when the first event was held for the SCOOP. It started off with a 6 max NLHE event with rebuys giving the first place finisher over $191,135 in the high stakes category. The next notable cash was in event number 4, the NLHE 2x Chance Turbo which left the 1st place finisher with $237,690+. The HORSE event drew a crowd of 80 players in the high stakes event and 1st place won $260,000 for his efforts. This championship is only 4 days in and a lot of money has already been won. Many games are being played so there is something for everyone. You will be able to play Hold Em, Omaha, Stud, Razz, full handed, and short handed games.

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If you are interested in joining in the SCOOP it is not too late to do so. PokerStars is still running satellites to all of these events. You can try the step tournaments and try to win your way in for as little as $7.50 or 500 FPP’s. If you are short on both, 3 FPP turbo satellites are available as well. Step programs are great because you are given multiple opportunities to win increasing the value for the players. If you can buy directly in, you can find buy ins directly into some of the events for as low as $22. So head over to PokerStars and give it a shot. The money that could be won could change your life. If you can not make it to the SCOOP and would still like to participate in the biggest online tournament, you need to stay tuned for the WCOOP which should begin around September.

The 2008 WCOOP was the biggest online tournament ever with over $30 million dollars paid out. Over 33 events were played and 2008 brought new games to the table. Players were able to participate in not only Hold Em, Omaha, and Horse, but mixed Hold Em, mixed Omaha, 4 max Hold Em, and 8 game mixed was offered as well. Games such as this really bring skill to the table. Many events cashed out players near $100,000 or more while a few hit the half million mark. ckingusc won the Main Event and cashed out for over $1,265,432.23. Since the start of the WCOOP in 2002, this tournament just continued to grow through out the years.

Just to give you an idea of how big this tournament is, here is a quick outline of first place cashes in the Main Event of the WCOOP since 2002.

2002 MultiMarine $65,450
2003 DeOhGee $222,750
2004 Ragde $424,945.26
2005 Panella86 $577,342
2006 area23JC(JC Tran) $670,194
2007 ka$ino $1,378,330.50
2008 ckingusc $1,265,432,23
2009 you? $1+ million….

If you need a few tournaments to keep you busy before and after the WSOP Main Event, then the WCOOP and SCOOP are the tournaments for you. As you can see, the first place finishes are only getting bigger. Not to mention the overall guarantee has been getting bigger as well. It was at a $15 guaranteed prize pool just a couple years ago and now it’s at over $30 million.

That is an astounding amount of cash. If you have the skill to go through a large field of players for over $1 million dollars, you should definitely get yourself to the Scoop’s Main Event. It will start April 22. If you can not make it, be sure to tune in to PokerStarsTV and the PokerStars blog for all the up to date info and statistics.

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