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Summer heat in poker world is just another synonym for the mouth-watering international online buffet, with the SCOOP 2016, which is now just another 10 weeks away. PokerStars has decided to whet player appetites by releasing a draft of the 15-day long schedule on the popular twoplustwo.com forum. The online feast will run from May 8 to the 22 and will feature a string of 59 delicacies, including the regular and new events that will be seen for the first time at SCOOP.
Quoting the thread post, “Guarantees and multi-day settings will be announced when the Events are deployed to the PokerStars client in early April.”
What was confirmed though, was that the Main Events would be a three-day affair. Buy-ins for most of the events range from $7.50 to $2,100 for low to high categories, catering to all kinds of budgets. The big exception is Event 54-H – NL Hold’em Main Event which has a $10,300 buy-in, with a guarantee of a whopping $4,000,000 and $1 Million guaranteed to the champion. Players will find a variety of game formats, from the standard NLH, PLO to 7-Card Stud, HORSE, Razz and Badugi.
PokerStars has invited players to give their feedback on the tentative schedule and added another post on the twoplustwo forums with pointers explaining the new and unfamiliar events and the processes for the same! Here are some relevant clarifications made on the new additions, by PokerStars.
10:00 – Event 15-L: $7.50 NL Hold’em [Players’ Choice – Format Pending]
10:00 – Event 15-M: $82 NL Hold’em [Players’ Choice – Format Pending]
10:00 – Event 15-H: $700 NL Hold’em [Players’ Choice – Format Pending]
1. Players will submit suggestions to us via a process that will be strictly defined in the near future.
2. The top X number of suggestions will be identified.
3. A tournament with a $0.02 buy-in representing each potential format will be deployed to the PokerStars client – for voting purposes only. These tournaments will not play.
4. Players will vote for their favorite choice among the poll tournaments, being able to register for only one of the available choices.
5. At the end of the voting period, the tournament with the highest number of registered players will be the format which will become Event 15.
6. We’ll destroy the poll tournaments so that everyone who put their two cents in gets their money back. 🙂
Sunday, May 15th
08:00 – Event 26-L: $11 NL Hold’em [8-Max, Tiered Payouts]
08:00 – Event 26-M: $109 NL Hold’em [8-Max, Sunday Kickoff SE, Tiered Payouts]
08:00 – Event 26-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [8-Max, Tiered Payouts]
· The final table will paid similarly to a normal 8-Max tournament.
· After the final table, payouts will be identical for places 9 through 80, then again for places 81 through 160, and for places 161 through 240, and so on.
· It’s possible that the payout tiers may increase in size incrementally (40-40-40-80-80-80-120-120-120, and so on, for example) instead of all being 80 players in size. We’ll be testing this one out quite a bit.
· Players who know and love the kind of play which is successful in large-field MTT satellites should find this Event to be very enjoyable and rewarding.
17:00 – Event 30-L: $27 PL Mixed Omaha [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]
17:00 – Event 30-M: $215 PL Mixed Omaha [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]
17:00 – Event 30-H: $2,100 PL Mixed Omaha [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]
· Mixed Omaha is a PL tournament format which alternates PL Omaha and PL 5-Card Omaha each level.
Saturday, May 21st
11:00 – Event 47-L: $27 NL Hold’em [Mix-Max, 9-Max/6-Max]
11:00 – Event 47-M: $215 NL Hold’em [Mix-Max, 9-Max/6-Max]
11:00 – Event 47-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [Mix-Max, 9-Max/6-Max]
· Phase technology will be used to create a Mix-Max tournament for the first time in a PokerStars Championship Event.
· For each Event above, there will be two parts, two distinct tournament IDs.
· The first ID for each will be Part 1, the 9-Max portion of the Event.
· 9-Max play will last for approximately 4-6 hours (TBD).
· At the end of 9-Max play, all players who still have chips will be automatically moved to the 6-Max Part 2, which will start a short time after the end of the 9-Max Part 1.
Sunday, May 22nd
08:00 – Event 51-L: $11 NL Hold’em [Final Phase 1]
08:00 – Event 51-M: $109 NL Hold’em [Final Phase 1, Sunday Kickoff SE]
08:00 – Event 51-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [Final Phase 1]
· Each of the above listed tournaments is the Final Phase 1 for a Phase 2 in a 2-Phase system for the overall Event.
· There will be multiple Phase 1s for each Phase 2.
· The Low Event will have the highest number of Phase 1s among the three stakes.
· The Medium Event will have frequent Phase 1s, but not as many as the Low Event.
· The High Event will have the fewest Phase 1s of the three stakes levels.
· Phase 1s are likely to start on May 8th.”
The tentative schedule released by PokerStars is as follows:
“Sunday, May 8th
08:00 – Event 01-L: $11 NL Hold’em (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
08:00 – Event 01-M: $109 NL Hold’em [Sunday Kickoff SE] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
08:00 – Event 01-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
11:00 – Event 02-L: $27 NL Hold’em [8-Max, Progressive Super Knockout]
11:00 – Event 02-M: $215 NL Hold’em [8-Max, Progressive Super-Knockout, Sunday Warm-Up SE]
11:00 – Event 02-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [8-Max, Progressive Super-Knockout]
11:00 – Event 03-L: $27 NL Draw (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
11:00 – Event 03-M: $215 NL Draw (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
11:00 – Event 03-H: $2,100 NL Draw (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
14:30 – Event 04-L: $27 NL Hold’em
14:30 – Event 04-M: $215 NL Hold’em [Sunday Million SE]
14:30 – Event 04-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em
17:00 – Event 05-L: $7.50 NL Hold’em [1R1A] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
17:00 – Event 05-M: $82 NL Hold’em [1R1A] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
17:00 – Event 05-H: $700 NL Hold’em [1R1A] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
Monday, May 9th
10:00 – Event 06-L: $7.50 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Ante Up]
10:00 – Event 06-M: $82 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Ante Up]
10:00 – Event 06-H: $700 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Ante Up]
13:00 – Event 07-L: $7.50+R NL Hold’em (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
13:00 – Event 07-M: $82+R NL Hold’em (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
13:00 – Event 07-H: $700+R NL Hold’em (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
16:00 – Event 08-L: $11 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up] (Max Players: 8,192)
16:00 – Event 08-M: $109 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up] (Max Players: 2,048)
16:00 – Event 08-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up] (Max Players: 512)
Tuesday, May 10th
10:00 – Event 09-L: $7.50 NL Hold’em / PL Omaha [6-Max]
10:00 – Event 09-M: $82 NL Hold’em / PL Omaha [6-Max]
10:00 – Event 09-H: $700 NL Hold’em / PL Omaha [6-Max]
13:00 – Event 10-L: $11 NL Hold’em (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
13:00 – Event 10-M: $109 NL Hold’em (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
13:00 – Event 10-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [Super Tuesday SE] (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
16:00 – Event 11-L: $11+R PL Omaha [6-Max] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
16:00 – Event 11-M: $109+R PL Omaha [6-Max] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
16:00 – Event 11-H: $1,050+R PL Omaha [6-Max] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
Wednesday, May 11th
10:00 – Event 12-L: $11 NL Hold’em
10:00 – Event 12-M: $109 NL Hold’em
10:00 – Event 12-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em
13:00 – Event 13-L: $27 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Shootout]
13:00 – Event 13-M: $215 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Shootout]
13:00 – Event 13-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Shootout]
16:00 – Event 14-L: $27 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]
16:00 – Event 14-M: $215 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]
16:00 – Event 14-H: $2,100 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]
Thursday, May 12th
10:00 – Event 15-L: $7.50 NL Hold’em [Players’ Choice – Format Pending]
10:00 – Event 15-M: $82 NL Hold’em [Players’ Choice – Format Pending]
10:00 – Event 15-H: $700 NL Hold’em [Players’ Choice – Format Pending]
13:00 – Event 16-L: $11 NL Hold’em [Progressive Super-Knockout] (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
13:00 – Event 16-M: $109 NL Hold’em [Progressive Super-Knockout] (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
13:00 – Event 16-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [Progressive Super-Knockout, Thursday Thrill SE] (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
16:00 – Event 17-L: $27 PL Omaha [Heads-Up]
16:00 – Event 17-M: $215 PL Omaha [Heads-Up]
16:00 – Event 17-H: $2,100 PL Omaha [Heads-Up]
Friday, May 13th
10:00 – Event 18-L: $7.50 NL Hold’em
10:00 – Event 18-M: $82 NL Hold’em
10:00 – Event 18-H: $700 NL Hold’em
13:00 – Event 19-L: $11+R NL Hold’em [Big Antes] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
13:00 – Event 19-M: $109+R NL Hold’em [Big Antes] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
13:00 – Event 19-H: $1,050+R NL Hold’em [Big Antes] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
16:00 – Event 20-L: $27 FL Omaha Hi/Lo [8-Max]
16:00 – Event 20-M: $215 FL Omaha Hi/Lo [8-Max]
16:00 – Event 20-H: $2,100 FL Omaha Hi/Lo [8-Max]
Saturday, May 14th
08:00 – Event 21-L: $7.50 PL 5-Card Omaha [6-Max, 1R1A] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
08:00 – Event 21-M: $82 PL 5-Card Omaha [6-Max, 1R1A] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
08:00 – Event 21-H: $700 PL 5-Card Omaha [6-Max, 1R1A] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
11:00 – Event 22-L: $27 NL Hold’em [4-Max]
11:00 – Event 22-M: $215 NL Hold’em [4-Max]
11:00 – Event 22-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [4-Max]
12:30 – Event 23-L: $27 Badugi
12:30 – Event 23-M: $215 Badugi
12:30 – Event 23-H: $2,100 Badugi
14:00 – Event 24-L: $7.50 NL Hold’em [Ante Up] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
14:00 – Event 24-M: $82 NL Hold’em [Ante Up] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
14:00 – Event 24-H: $700 NL Hold’em [Ante Up] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
17:00 – Event 25-L: $7.50 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Ultra-Deep] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
17:00 – Event 25-M: $82 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Ultra-Deep] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
17:00 – Event 25-H: $700 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Ultra-Deep] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
Sunday, May 15th
08:00 – Event 26-L: $11 NL Hold’em [8-Max, Tiered Payouts]
08:00 – Event 26-M: $109 NL Hold’em [8-Max, Sunday Kickoff SE, Tiered Payouts]
08:00 – Event 26-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [8-Max, Tiered Payouts]
11:00 – Event 27-L: $27 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
11:00 – Event 27-M: $215 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE]
11:00 – Event 27-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
13:00 – Event 28-L: $27 Triple Draw 2-7
13:00 – Event 28-M: $215 Triple Draw 2-7
13:00 – Event 28-H: $2,100 Triple Draw 2-7
14:30 – Event 29-L: $27 NL Hold’em
14:30 – Event 29-M: $215 NL Hold’em [Sunday Million SE]
14:30 – Event 29-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em
17:00 – Event 30-L: $27 PL Mixed Omaha [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]
17:00 – Event 30-M: $215 PL Mixed Omaha [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]
17:00 – Event 30-H: $2,100 PL Mixed Omaha [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom]
Monday, May 16th
10:00 – Event 31-L: $11 NL Hold’em [5-Stack]
10:00 – Event 31-M: $109 NL Hold’em [5-Stack]
10:00 – Event 31-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [5-Stack]
13:00 – Event 32-L: $7.50+R PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
13:00 – Event 32-M: $82+R PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
13:00 – Event 32-H: $700+R PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
16:00 – Event 33-L: $27 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
16:00 – Event 33-M: $215 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
16:00 – Event 33-H: $2,100 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
Tuesday, May 17th
10:00 – Event 34-L: $27 PL Omaha [6-Max] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
10:00 – Event 34-M: $215 PL Omaha [6-Max] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
10:00 – Event 34-H: $2,100 PL Omaha [6-Max] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
13:00 – Event 35-L: $11 NL Hold’em (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
13:00 – Event 35-M: $109 NL Hold’em (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
13:00 – Event 35-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [Super Tuesday SE] (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
16:00 – Event 36-L: $27 FL Hold’em [6-Max]
16:00 – Event 36-M: $215 FL Hold’em [6-Max]
16:00 – Event 36-H: $2,100 FL Hold’em [6-Max]
Wednesday, May 18th
10:00 – Event 37-L: $27 Razz
10:00 – Event 37-M: $215 Razz
10:00 – Event 37-H: $2,100 Razz
13:00 – Event 38-L: $27 NL Hold’em (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
13:00 – Event 38-M: $215 NL Hold’em (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
13:00 – Event 38-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
16:00 – Event 39-L: $27 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3), (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
16:00 – Event 39-M: $215 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3), (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
16:00 – Event 39-H: $2,100 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3), (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
Thursday, May 19th
10:00 – Event 40-L: $27 8-Game (Variable Level Times, Type: New 8-Game)
10:00 – Event 40-M: $215 8-Game (Variable Level Times, Type: New 8-Game)
10:00 – Event 40-H: $2,100 8-Game (Variable Level Times, Type: New 8-Game)
13:00 – Event 41-L: $11 NL Hold’em [Progressive Super-Knockout] (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
13:00 – Event 41-M: $109 NL Hold’em [Progressive Super-Knockout] (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
13:00 – Event 41-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [Progressive Super-Knockout, Thursday Thrill SE] (Variable Level Times, Type: Super Tuesday *COOP Special)
16:00 – Event 42-L: $27 PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max]
16:00 – Event 42-M: $215 PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max]
16:00 – Event 42-H: $2,100 PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max]
Friday, May 20th
10:00 – Event 43-L: $27 NL Hold’em [2R1A] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
10:00 – Event 43-M: $215 NL Hold’em [2R1A] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
10:00 – Event 43-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [2R1A] (Variable Level Times, Type: Rebuy Standard)
13:00 – Event 44-L: $11 HORSE (Variable Level Times, Type: New HORSE)
13:00 – Event 44-M: $109 HORSE (Variable Level Times, Type: New HORSE)
13:00 – Event 44-H: $1,050 HORSE (Variable Level Times, Type: New HORSE)
16:00 – Event 45-L: $27 NL Hold’em [3-Max, Turbo, Shootout, Progressive Super-Knockout] (Max Players: 19,683)
16:00 – Event 45-M: $215 NL Hold’em [3-Max, Turbo, Shootout, Progressive Super-Knockout] (Max Players: 6,561)
16:00 – Event 45-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [3-Max, Turbo, Shootout, Progressive Super-Knockout] (Max Players: 729)
Saturday, May 21st
08:00 – Event 46-L: $55 PL Omaha [6-Max, 5-Stack] (Variable Level Times, Type: PL Flop Championship)
08:00 – Event 46-M: $530 PL Omaha [6-Max, 5-Stack] (Variable Level Times, Type: PL Flop Championship)
08:00 – Event 46-H: $5200 PL Omaha [6-Max, 5-Stack] (Variable Level Times, Type: PL Flop Championship)
11:00 – Event 47-L: $27 NL Hold’em [Mix-Max, 9-Max/6-Max]
11:00 – Event 47-M: $215 NL Hold’em [Mix-Max, 9-Max/6-Max]
11:00 – Event 47-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [Mix-Max, 9-Max/6-Max]
12:30 – Event 48-L: $27 7-Card Stud
12:30 – Event 48-M: $215 7-Card Stud
12:30 – Event 48-H: $2,100 7-Card Stud
14:00 – Event 49-L: $215 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up, High-Roller]
14:00 – Event 49-M: $2,100 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up, High-Roller]
14:00 – Event 49-H: $21,000 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up, High-Roller]
17:00 – Event 50-L: $27 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Progressive Super-Knockout] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
17:00 – Event 50-M: $215 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Progressive Super-Knockout] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
17:00 – Event 50-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Progressive Super-Knockout] (Variable Level Times, Type: Fast)
Sunday, May 22nd
08:00 – Event 51-L: $11 NL Hold’em [Final Phase 1]
08:00 – Event 51-M: $109 NL Hold’em [Final Phase 1, Sunday Kickoff SE]
08:00 – Event 51-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em [Final Phase 1]
11:00 – Event 52-L: $27 NL Hold’em
11:00 – Event 52-M: $215 NL Hold’em [Sunday Warm-Up SE]
11:00 – Event 52-H: $2,100 NL Hold’em
12:30 – Event 53-L: $27 NL Single Draw 2-7 (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
12:30 – Event 53-M: $215 NL Single Draw 2-7 (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
12:30 – Event 53-H: $2,100 NL Single Draw 2-7 (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
14:30 – Event 54-L: $109 NL Hold’em Main Event – $1,000,000 Gtd – $100K Gtd to 1st! (Re-Entry Enabled, Max: 1),(Variable Level Times, Type: NL Championship), (Three-Day Event)
14:30 – Event 54-M: $1,050 NL Hold’em Main Event – $2,000,000 Gtd – $300K Gtd to 1st! (Re-Entry Enabled, Max: 1),(Variable Level Times, Type: NL Championship), (Three-Day Event)
14:30 – Event 54-H: $10,300 NL Hold’em Main Event – $4,000,000 Gtd – $1M Gtd to 1st! (Re-Entry Enabled, Max: 1),(Variable Level Times, Type: NL Championship), (Three-Day Event)
17:00 – Event 55-L: $11 NL Hold’em Wrap-Up [Turbo, Ultra-Deep, Progressive Super-Knockout] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
17:00 – Event 55-M: $109 NL Hold’em Wrap-Up [Turbo, Ultra-Deep, Progressive Super-Knockout] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)
17:00 – Event 55-H: $1,050 NL Hold’em Wrap-Up [Turbo, Ultra-Deep, Progressive Super-Knockout] (Re-Entries Enabled, Max: 3)”