PokerStars SCOOP 2015 starts Sunday, May 10

(PRESS RELEASE) -- The PokerStars.com Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is just four days away, and with the largest schedule ever -– 46 events, 138 tournaments -– the world's richest online tournament championship looks set to break records once again.

SCOOP 2015 runs from May 10-24 and is seeking to top last year's record prize total of $81,222,158.66 over the 16 days of competition.

The highlight will be the two-day Main Event that starts May 24, with buy-ins of $109 (L), $1,050 (M) and $10,300 (H). More than 2,000 tickets (worth over $400,000) to the SCOOP Main Event tournaments will be given away on May 22 in a SCOOP All-in Shootout Deposit Raffle as part of the PokerStars Makes Millionaires campaign and the winner of the $10,300 Main Event will be guaranteed at least $1 million.

SATELLITES
In addition, every one of the 138 tournaments has satellite qualifiers, meaning players can participate in SCOOP from just $0.11 or 1 FPP. Players can go to Main Lobby > Online Events > SCOOP in the PokerStars lobby to find the satellites.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
SCOOP 2015 will reward the most consistent performers across the Championship with additional prizes, including more than $75,000 in World Championship of Online Poker 2015 tournament tickets, $20,000 in cash, and for the overall Leader Board winner, a PCA 2016 package.

STATS PACK
SCOOP 2015 is the seventh year of the Championship, which means some big numbers and statistics have racked up over a total of 681 tournaments.