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On May 8th, the 2011 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker, or SCOOP, will commence. This year’s running, the third overall, is monstrous. A total of 38 events will be held over the course of two weeks and, for each, three levels of buy-ins will be available: Low, Mid, and High.

In 2010, a total of $63 million was ultimately distributed across 38 SCOOP events. This year, $45 million is guaranteed and the actual prize pool is sure to soar much higher. Why should you play in the 2011 SCOOP? What’s the point? Text found on the PokerStars Blog explains, “If you’re just tuning in, SCOOP is a different kind of online tournament series. Instead of being for little, medium, or big bankrolls, it offers three buy-in levels for every one of its events. You can play one or all of them, depending on your ability to multitask and such.”

Satellites to 2011 SCOOP tournaments will kick off on March 14th on the world’s largest online poker site. On the popular poker forum PocketFives.com, several new players were looking forward to their first ever PokerStars SCOOP. One poster wrote, “Not bad. Depending on my work schedule, I may be able to get 5 or 6 events in! This will be my first ever major online poker event, or any major poker event for that matter.”

The three SCOOP Main Events will pan out on May 22nd beginning at 17:00 ET and offer a combined $9 million in prize money. Without further delay, here’s the complete 2011 PokerStars SCOOP schedule:

Sunday, May 8th

Event #1: 13:00 ET
Low: $22 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $300,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $750,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $1,000,000 Guaranteed

Event #2: 17:00 ET
Low: $22 No Limit Hold’em, $300,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em, $1,500,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em, $1,500,000 Guaranteed

Monday, May 9th

Event #3: 14:00 ET
Low: $5.50 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Rebuy, $250,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $55 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Rebuy, $500,000 Guaranteed
High: $530 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Rebuy, $750,000 Guaranteed

Event #4: 17:00 ET
Low: $16.50 Badugi, $25,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $162 Badugi, $25,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,575 Badugi, $50,000 Guaranteed

Event #5: 20:00 ET
Low: $11 Pot Limit Omaha Turbo Cubed, $75,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $109 Pot Limit Omaha Turbo Cubed, $200,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,050 Pot Limit Omaha Turbo Cubed, $350,000 Guaranteed

Tuesday, May 10th

Event #6: 14:00 ET
Low: $11 Pot Limit Five Card Draw, $25,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $109 Pot Limit Five Card Draw, $50,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,050 Pot Limit Five Card Draw, $75,000 Guaranteed

Event #7: 17:00 ET
Low: $16.50 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up Match Play, $100,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $162 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up Match Play, $200,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,575 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up Match Play, $400,000 Guaranteed

Event #8: 20:00 ET
Low: $11 No Limit Hold’em, $100,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $109 No Limit Hold’em, $300,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em, $600,000 Guaranteed

Wednesday, May 11th

Event #9: 14:00 ET
Low: $22 Mixed Hold’em Six-Max, $75,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 Mixed Hold’em Six-Max, $150,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 Mixed Hold’em Six-Max, $250,000 Guaranteed

Event #10: 17:00 ET
Low: $33 Seven Card Stud High, $25,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $320 Seven Card Stud High, $50,000 Guaranteed
High: $3,150 Seven Card Stud High, $100,000 Guaranteed

Thursday, May 12th

Event #11: 14:00 ET
Low: $22 Pot Limit Omaha Heads-Up Match Play, $50,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 Pot Limit Omaha Heads-Up Match Play, $100,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 Pot Limit Omaha Heads-Up Match Play, $200,000 Guaranteed

Event #12: 17:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em Knockout, $200,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $265 No Limit Hold’em Knockout, $400,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,600 No Limit Hold’em Knockout, $600,000 Guaranteed

Friday, May 13th

Event #13: 14:00 ET
Low: $16.50 No Limit Hold’em Ante Up, $100,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $162 No Limit Hold’em Ante Up, $200,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,575 No Limit Hold’em Ante Up, $300,000 Guaranteed

Event #14: 17:00 ET
Low: $55 Omaha High/Low, $75,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $530 Omaha High/Low, $125,000 Guaranteed
High: $5,200 Omaha High/Low, $225,000 Guaranteed

Event #15: 20:00 ET
Low: $16.50 No Limit Hold’em 2X Chance Turbo, $150,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $162 No Limit Hold’em 2X Chance Turbo, $400,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,575 No Limit Hold’em 2X Chance Turbo, $750,000 Guaranteed

Saturday, May 14th

Event #16: 14:00 ET
Low: $22 No Limit Hold’em Quadruple Shootout 10-Max, $125,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em Triple Shootout 10-Max, $150,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Double Shootout 10-Max, $150,000 Guaranteed

Event #17: 17:00 ET
Low: $16.50 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max Rebuy, $100,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $162 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max Rebuy, $250,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,575 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max Rebuy, $400,000 Guaranteed

Event #18: 20:00 ET
Low: $22 Triple Stud Turbo, $25,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 Triple Stud Turbo, $50,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 Triple Stud Turbo, $75,000 Guaranteed

Sunday, May 15th

Event #19: 13:00 ET
Low: $22 No Limit Hold’em, $300,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em, $1,000,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em, $1,000,000 Guaranteed

Event #20: 17:00 ET
Low: $22 No Limit Hold’em, $350,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em, $2,000,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em, $2,000,000 Guaranteed

Monday, May 16th

Event #21: 14:00 ET
Low: $16.50 No Limit Hold’em / Pot Limit Omaha, $75,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $162 No Limit Hold’em / Pot Limit Omaha, $150,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,575 No Limit Hold’em / Pot Limit Omaha, $300,000 Guaranteed

Event #22: 17:00 ET
Low: $33 No Limit Hold’em Four-Max, $100,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $320 No Limit Hold’em Four-Max, $300,000 Guaranteed
High: $3,150 No Limit Hold’em Four-Max, $500,000 Guaranteed

Event #23: 20:00 ET
Low: $11 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Rebuy, $250,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $109 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Rebuy, $500,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Rebuy, $1,000,000 Guaranteed

Tuesday, May 17th

Event #24: 14:00 ET
Low: $11 Triple Draw 2-7, $25,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $109 Triple Draw 2-7, $50,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,050 Triple Draw 2-7, $75,000 Guaranteed

Event #25: 17:00 ET
Low: $22 Seven Card Stud High/Low, $25,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 Seven Card Stud High/Low, $75,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 Seven Card Stud High/Low, $150,000 Guaranteed

Event #26: 20:00 ET
Low: $11 No Limit Hold’em, $100,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $109 No Limit Hold’em, $300,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em, $600,000 Guaranteed

Wednesday, May 18th

Event #27: 14:00 ET
Low: $22 Razz, $25,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 Razz, $75,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 Razz, $150,000 Guaranteed

Event #28: 17:00 ET
Low: $11 No Limit Hold’em Big Antes Rebuy, $200,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $109 No Limit Hold’em Big Antes Rebuy, $400,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em Big Antes Rebuy, $600,000 Guaranteed

Thursday, May 19th

Event #29: 14:00 ET
Low: $33 Eight Game, $50,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $320 Eight Game, $100,000 Guaranteed
High: $3,150 Eight Game, $250,000 Guaranteed

Event #30: 17:00 ET
Low: $11 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low, $50,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $109 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low, $125,000 Guaranteed
High: $1,050 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low, $250,000 Guaranteed

Friday, May 20th

Event #31:14:00 ET
Low: $22 No Limit Hold’em Cubed, $300,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em Cubed, $500,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Cubed, $800,000 Guaranteed

Event #32: 17:00 ET
Low: $55 Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $75,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $530 Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $150,000 Guaranteed
High: $5,200 Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $250,000 Guaranteed

Event #33: 20:00 ET
Low: $22 No Limit Omaha High/Low Turbo, $50,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 No Limit Omaha High/Low Turbo, $100,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 No Limit Omaha High/Low Turbo, $150,000 Guaranteed

Saturday, May 21st

Event #34: 14:00 ET
Low: $55 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max, $100,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $530 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max, $300,000 Guaranteed
High: $5,200 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max, $500,000 Guaranteed

Event #35: 15:30 ET
Low: $270 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up Match Play, $300,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $2,600 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up Match Play, $450,000 Guaranteed
High: $25,500 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up Match Play, $600,000 Guaranteed

Event #36: 17:00 ET
Low: $22 HORSE, $50,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 HORSE, $100,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 HORSE, $150,000 Guaranteed

Sunday, May 22nd

Event #37: 13:00 ET
Low: $22 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $300,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $1,000,000 Guaranteed
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max, $1,000,000 Guaranteed

2011 SCOOP Main Event: 17:00 ET
Low: $109 No Limit Hold’em, $1,000,000 Guaranteed
Mid: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em, $3,000,000 Guaranteed
High: $10,300 No Limit Hold’em, $5,000,000 Guaranteed

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