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PokerStars has finalized the schedule for the 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), the fourth installment of the popular online tournament series. Created in 2009 as a sort of mid-year warmup for the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), the SCOOP is unique in that every event has three different buy-in levels (three separate tournaments, if that wasn’t obvious), so that players of all bankrolls can participate. The 2012 SCOOP will begin on Sunday May 6th and conclude with the Main Event two weeks later on Sunday, May 20th.

The guaranteed prize pools have not all been released yet, but the PokerStars blog has announced that the 120 tournaments will feature a combined $30 million in prize money. One-sixth of that comes from the Main Event. The low buy-in ($109) Main Event tourney will have a $1 million guarantee, the mid buy-in ($1,050) will have a $1.5 million guarantee, and the high buy-in will feature a $2.5 million guarantee, with $500,000 guaranteed for first place. Of course, if enough players register for the various tournaments, the prize pools will eclipse their guarantees.

The complete schedule can be found below.

2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Schedule

Sunday, May 6th

Event #1: 11:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max

Event #2: 14:30 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em

Monday, May 7th

Event #3: 11:00 ET
Low: $5.50 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Rebuy Action Hour
Mid: $55 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Rebuy Action Hour
High: $530 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Rebuy Action Hour

Event #4: 14:00 ET
Low: $27 Badugi
Mid: $215 Badugi
High: $2,100 Badugi

Event #5: 17:00 ET
Low: $11 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Rebuy
Mid: $109 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Rebuy
High: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em Turbo Rebuy

Tuesday, May 8th

Event #6: 11:00 ET
Low: $11 No Limit Five Card Draw
Mid: $109 No Limit Five Card Draw
High: $1,050 No Limit Five Card Draw

Event #7: 14:00 ET
Low: $7.50 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up
Mid: $82 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up
High: $700 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up

Event #8: 17:00 ET
Low: $11 No Limit Hold’em
Mid: $109 No Limit Hold’em
High: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em

Wednesday, May 9th

Event #9: 11:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em SuperKnockout
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em SuperKnockout
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em SuperKnockout

Event #10: 14:00 ET
Low: $27 Seven Card Stud High
Mid: $215 Seven Card Stud High
High: $2,100 Seven Card Stud High

Event #11: 11:00 ET
Low: $7.50 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low Six-Max
Mid: $82 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low Six-Max
High: $700 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low Six-Max

Thursday, May 10th

Event #12: 11:00 ET
Low: $27 Pot Limit Omaha Heads-Up
Mid: $215 Pot Limit Omaha Heads-Up
High: $2,100 Pot Limit Omaha Heads-Up

Event #13: 14:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em Knockout
Mid: $265 No Limit Hold’em Knockout
High: $2,600 No Limit Hold’em Knockout

Friday, May 11th

Event #14: 11:00 ET
Low: $7.50 No Limit Hold’em Ante Up
Mid: $82 No Limit Hold’em Ante Up
High: $700 No Limit Hold’em Ante Up

Event #15: 14:00 ET
Low: $27 Omaha High/Low
Mid: $215 Omaha High/Low
High: $2,100 Omaha High/Low

Event #16: 17:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em 2X Chance Turbo
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em 2X Chance Turbo
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em 2X Chance Turbo

Saturday, May 12th

Event #17: 11:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em 10-Max Shootout
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em 10-Max Shootout
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em 10-Max Shootout

Event #18: 14:00 ET
Low: $11 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max Rebuy
Mid: $109 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max Rebuy
High: $1,050 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max Rebuy

Event #19: 17:00 ET
Low: $27 Triple Stud
Mid: $215 Triple Stud
High: $2,100 Triple Stud

Sunday, May 13th

Event #20: 11:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em

Event #21: 14:30 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em

Monday, May 14th

Event #22: 11:00 ET
Low: $11 Mixed No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha
Mid: $109 Mixed No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha
High: $1,050 Mixed No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha

Event #23: 14:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em Four-Max
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em Four-Max
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Four-Max

Event #24: 17:00 ET
Low: $11 Pot Limit Omaha 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on Turbo
Mid: $109 Pot Limit Omaha 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on Turbo
High: $1,050 Pot Limit Omaha 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on Turbo

Tuesday, May 15th

Event #25: 11:00 ET
Low: $11 Triple Draw 2-7
Mid: $109 Triple Draw 2-7
High: $1,050 Triple Draw 2-7

Event #26: 14:00 ET
Low: $27 Seven Card Stud High/Low
Mid: $215 Seven Card Stud High/Low
High: $2,100 Seven Card Stud High/Low

Event #27: 17:00 ET
Low: $11 No Limit Hold’em
Mid: $109 No Limit Hold’em
High: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em

Wednesday, May 16th

Event #28: 11:00 ET
Low: $27 Razz
Mid: $215 Razz
High: $2,100 Razz

Event #29: 14:00 ET
Low: $11 No Limit Hold’em Big Antes Rebuy
Mid: $109 No Limit Hold’em Big Antes Rebuy
High: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em Big Antes Rebuy

Event #30: 17:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max SuperKnockout Turbo
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max SuperKnockout Turbo
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max SuperKnockout Turbo

Thursday, May 17th

Event #31: 11:00 ET
Low: $27 Eight Game
Mid: $215 Eight Game
High: $2,100 Eight Game

Event #32: 14:00 ET
Low: $27 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low
Mid: $215 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low
High: $2,100 Pot Limit Omaha High/Low

Friday, May 18th

Event #33: 11:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on

Event #34: 14:00 ET
Low: $55 Fixed Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Mid: $530 Fixed Limit Hold’em Six-Max
High: $5,200 Fixed Limit Hold’em Six-Max

Event #35: 17:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Omaha High/Low
Mid: $215 No Limit Omaha High/Low
High: $2,100 No Limit Omaha High/Low

Saturday, May 19th

Event #36: 11:00 ET
Low: $55 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max
Mid: $530 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max
High: $5,200 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max

Event #37: 12:30 ET
Low: $215 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up High Roller
Mid: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up High Roller
High: $21,000 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up High Roller

Event #38: 14:00 ET
Low: $27 HORSE
Mid: $215 HORSE
High: $2,100 HORSE

Sunday, May 20th

Event #39: 11:00 ET
Low: $27 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Mid: $215 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
High: $2,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max

SCOOP Main Event: 14:30 ET
Low: $109 No Limit Hold’em
Mid: $1,050 No Limit Hold’em
High: $10,300 No Limit Hold’em

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