The clock has struck one (Eastern Time) and play is officially underway for the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool SCOOP Event #15-H - $2,100 NLHE [Sunday HR SE] with 80 players at their computers and already in on the action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 60
The first Sunday of the PokerStars 2020 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is already underway with a full slate of events on the day’s schedule. Event #15-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday HR SE] will soon be among the next to get underway, as play is set to get started at 1 p.m. ET.
The SCOOP Edition of the Sunday High Roller event features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. It is a two-day event, with Day 1 consisting of eight-and-a-half hours of play before concluding for the night. Players receive 100,000 starting stacks with blinds beginning at 250/500 with an ante of 60, and levels will last 20 minutes in length for the entirety of the day.
This event is sure to draw some of the biggest names in the world of poker out to compete for the first high roller title of the series. Familiar players such as Niklas "Lena900" Astedt, Francisco "Tomatee" Benitez, Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph, and Team PokerStars member Ramon "RamonColillas" Colillas are among the earliest entrants into the tournament, and plenty more are expected to be seen adding their screen name to the lobby as the start time approaches.
Late registration is open for four hours and 25 minutes. No re-entries are available in this freezeout format, and all remaining players when the eight-and-a-half hours of play draw to a close will advance to Day 2, which will resume at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, May 4.
PokerNews will be providing live updates all tournament long in addition to coverage on the remainder of the three-week-long series. Be sure to stick around.
SCOOP-15-H: $2,100 NLHE [Sunday HR SE], $1M Gtd
Day 1 Started