PokerStars Releases Tentative Schedule for 2013 Spring Championship of Online Poker
On Monday, PokerStars released the tentative schedule for the 2013 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). The annual series is scheduled to begin on Sunday, May 12.
This year, SCOOP will boast a total of 42 events, an increase from 40 last year. As in previous years, each event will allow players to choose between three buy-in amounts — low, medium and high. This will enable players with any sized bankroll to participate in the 126 total tournaments.
There is a large variety of games on the schedule, including no-limit hold’em, no-limit draw, seven-card stud, Omaha hi-lo, pot-limit Omaha and badugi, among others.
A six-max no-limit hold’em event is the first event on the schedule for the SCOOP series. It is set to begin on May 12 at 11 a.m. ET. The highly-anticipated Main Event is scheduled for Sunday, May 26. The buy-ins for the Main Event are $109 (low), $1,050 (medium) and $10,300 (high).
Last year, Nick “GripDsNutz” Grippo was the eventual winner of the SCOOP Main Event (high), cashing for $798,675 after a three-way chop. In 2011, the Main Event winner was Sami "Lrslzk" Kelopuro. Kelopuro walked away with $505,000 after completing a five-way deal.
As indicated previously, this SCOOP series schedule is not set in stone. PokerStars is requesting comments and feedback about the various tournaments. Comments in a thread at the TwoPlusTwo forums indicate that there may be some discrepancy over the various pot-limit Omaha events as well as the start and end dates of the tournament. There has also been some discussion that both Saturdays and Sundays should have more events and that Sundays should not exclusively be no-limit hold’em games.
You may send your questions, comments, and overall feedback to [email protected].
Here's a look at the 2013 Spring Championship of Online Poker schedule as of March 25:
Sunday, May 12
11:00 ET: Event 01 - $27 NL Hold'em (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 01 -$215 NL Hold'em (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 01 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (6-Max)
14:30 ET: Event 02 - $27 NL Hold'em
14:30 ET: Event 02 - $215 NL Hold'em
14:30 ET: Event 02 - $2,100 NL Hold'em
Monday, May 13
11:00 ET: Event 03 - $5.50 NL Hold'em (6-Max, Rebuys, Action Hour)
11:00 ET: Event 03 - $55 NL Hold'em (6-Max, Rebuys, Action Hour)
11:00 ET: Event 03 -$530 NL Hold'em (6-Max, Rebuys, Action Hour)
14:00 ET: Event 04 - $27 FL Badugi
14:00 ET: Event 04 - $215 FL Badugi
14:00 ET: Event 04 - $2,100 FL Badugi
17:00 ET: Event 05 - $11 NL Hold'em (Turbo, Rebuys)
17:00 ET: Event 05 - $109 NL Hold'em (Turbo, Rebuys)
17:00 ET: Event 05 - $1,050 NL Hold'em (Turbo, Rebuys)
Tuesday, May 14
11:00 ET: Event 06 - $11 NL Draw (2x Chance)
11:00 ET: Event 06 - $109 NL Draw (2x Chance)
11:00 ET: Event 06 - $1,050 NL Draw (2x Chance)
14:00 ET: Event 07 -$7.50 NL Hold'em (Heads-Up)
14:00 ET: Event 07 - $82 NL Hold'em (Heads-Up)
14:00 ET: Event 07 - $700 NL Hold'em (Heads-Up)
17:00 ET: Event 08 - $11 NL Hold'em
17:00 ET: Event 08 - $109 NL Hold'em
17:00 ET: Event 08 -$1,050 NL Hold'em
Wednesday, May 15
11:00 ET: Event 09 - $27 NL Hold'em (Super-Knockout)
11:00 ET: Event 09 - $215 NL Hold'em (Super-Knockout)
11:00 ET: Event 09 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (Super-Knockout)
14:00 ET: Event 10 - $27 7-Card Stud
14:00 ET: Event 10 - $215 7-Card Stud
14:00 ET: Event 10 - $2,100 7-Card Stud
17:00 ET: Event 11 - $7.50 PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo (6-Max)
17:00 ET: Event 11 - $82 PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo (6-Max)
17:00 ET: Event 11 - $700 PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo (6-Max)
Thursday, May 16
11:00 ET: Event 12 - $27 PL Omaha (Heads-Up)
11:00 ET: Event 12 - $215 PL Omaha (Heads-Up)
11:00 ET: Event 12 - $2,100 PL Omaha (Heads-Up)
14:00 ET: Event 13 - $11 NL Hold'em (Big Antes, Rebuys)
14:00 ET: Event 13 -$109 NL Hold'em (Big Antes, Rebuys)
14:00 ET: Event 13 - $1,050 NL Hold'em (Big Antes, Rebuys)
17:00 ET: Event 14 - $27 NL Hold'em (6-Max, Turbo, Super-Knockout)
17:00 ET: Event 14 - $215 NL Hold'em (6-Max, Turbo, Super-Knockout)
17:00 ET: Event 14 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (6-Max, Turbo, Super-Knockout)
Friday, May 17
11:00 ET: Event 15 - $7.50 NL Hold'em (Ante Up)
11:00 ET: Event 15 - $82 NL Hold'em (Ante Up)
11:00 ET: Event 15 - $700 NL Hold'em (Ante Up)
14:00 ET: Event 16 - $27 FL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 16 - $215 FL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 16 - $2,100 FL Omaha Hi/Lo
17:00 ET: Event 17 - $27 NL Hold'em (Turbo, Zoom)
17:00 ET: Event 17 - $215 NL Hold'em (Turbo, Zoom)
17:00 ET: Event 17 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (Turbo, Zoom)
Saturday, 18 May 2013
11:00 ET: Event 18 - $27 NL Hold'em (10-Max, Shootout)
11:00 ET: Event 18 - $215 NL Hold'em (10-Max, Shootout)
11:00 ET: Event 18 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (10-Max, Shootout)
14:00 ET: Event 19 - $11 PL 5-Card Omaha (6-Max, Rebuys)
14:00 ET: Event 19 - $109 PL 5-Card Omaha (6-Max, Rebuys)
14:00 ET: Event 19 - $1,050 PL 5-Card Omaha (6-Max, Rebuys)
17:00 ET: Event 20 - $27 Triple Stud
17:00 ET: Event 20 - $215 Triple Stud
17:00 ET: Event 20 - $2,100 Triple Stud
Sunday, May 19
11:00 ET: Event 21 - $27 NL Hold'em
11:00 ET: Event 21 - $215 NL Hold'em
11:00 ET: Event 21 - $2,100 NL Hold'em
14:30 ET: Event 22 - $27 NL Hold'em
14:30 ET: Event 22 - $215 NL Hold'em
14:30 ET: Event 22 - $2,100 NL Hold'em
Monday, May 20
11:00 ET: Event 23 - $11 Mixed NL Hold'em / PL Omaha
11:00 ET: Event 23 - $109 Mixed NL Hold'em / PL Omaha
11:00 ET: Event 23 - $1,050 Mixed NL Hold'em / PL Omaha
14:00 ET: Event 24 - $27 NL Hold'em (4-Max)
14:00 ET: Event 24 - $215 NL Hold'em (4-Max)
14:00 ET: Event 24 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (4-Max)
17:00 ET: Event 25 - $11 PL Courchevel (Turbo, 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
17:00 ET: Event 25 - $109 PL Courchevel (Turbo, 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
17:00 ET: Event 25 - $1,050 PL Courchevel (Turbo, 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
Tuesday, May 21
11:00 ET: Event 26 - $11 Triple Draw Deuce-to-Seven
11:00 ET: Event 26 - $109 Triple Draw Deuce-to-Seven
11:00 ET: Event 26 - $1,050 Triple Draw Deuce-to-Seven
14:00 ET: Event 27 - $27 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 27 - $215 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 27 - $2,100 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
17:00 ET: Event 28 - $11 NL Hold'em
17:00 ET: Event 28 - $109 NL Hold'em
17:00 ET: Event 28 - $1,050 NL Hold'em
Wednesday, May 22
11:00 ET: Event 29 - $27 Razz
11:00 ET: Event 29 - $215 Razz
11:00 ET: Event 29 - $2,100 Razz
14:00 ET: Event 30 - $27 NL Hold'em (Knockout)
14:00 ET: Event 30 -$215 NL Hold'em (Knockout)
14:00 ET: Event 30 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (Knockout)
17:00 ET: Event 31 - $27 NL Omaha Hi/Lo (Turbo, Zoom)
17:00 ET: Event 31 - $215 NL Omaha Hi/Lo (Turbo, Zoom)
17:00 ET: Event 31 - $2,100 NL Omaha Hi/Lo (Turbo, Zoom)
Thursday, May 23
11:00 ET: Event 32 - $27 Eight-Game
11:00 ET: Event 32 - $215 Eight-Game
11:00 ET: Event 32 - $2,100 Eight-Game
14:00 ET: Event 33 - $27 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 33 - $215 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 33 - $2,100 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
17:00 ET: Event 34 - $27 NL Hold'em (Turbo, 3x Chance)
17:00 ET: Event 34 - $215 NL Hold'em (Turbo, 3x Chance)
17:00 ET: Event 34 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (Turbo, 3x Chance)
Friday, May 24
11:00 ET: Event 35 - $27 NL Hold'em (1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
11:00 ET: Event 35 - $215 NL Hold'em (1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
11:00 ET: Event 35 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
14:00 ET: Event 36 - $55 FL Hold'em (6-Max)
14:00 ET: Event 36 -$530 FL Hold'em (6-Max)
14:00 ET: Event 36 - $5,200 FL Hold'em (6-Max)
17:00 ET: Event 37 - $27 NL Omaha Hi/Lo
17:00 ET: Event 37 - $215 NL Omaha Hi/Lo
17:00 ET: Event 37 - $2,100 NL Omaha Hi/Lo
Saturday, May 25
11:00 ET: Event 38 - $55 PL Omaha (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 38 - $530 PL Omaha (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 38 - $5,200 PL Omaha (6-Max)
12:30 ET: Event 39 - $215 NL Hold'em (Heads-Up, High-Roller)
12:30 ET: Event 39 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (Heads-Up, High-Roller)
12:30 ET: Event 39 - $21,000 NL Hold'em (Heads-Up, High-Roller)
14:00 ET: Event 40 - $27 H.O.R.S.E.
14:00 ET: Event 40 - $215 H.O.R.S.E.
14:00 ET: Event 40 - $2,100 H.O.R.S.E.
Sunday, May 26
11:00 ET: Event 41 - $27 NL Hold'em (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 41 - $215 NL Hold'em (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 41 - $2,100 NL Hold'em (6-Max)
14:30 ET: Event 42 - $109 NL Hold'em Main Event
14:30 ET: Event 42 - $1,050 NL Hold'em Main Event
14:30 ET: Event 42 - $10,300 NL Hold'em Main Event
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