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May 04 2012, PokerNews Staff

The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker is about a week away, and PokerNews and PokerStars have teamed up to give away tickets to the Main Event! Download PokerStars now to get started!

The 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) kicks off on May 6 and runs through May 20. PokerStars and PokerNews are giving away 100 tickets to the $109 Low SCOOP Main Event and 10 tickets to the $1,050 buy-in SCOOP Medium Main Event in two fantastic freerolls, though there is only one week left to qualify!

PokerNews SCOOP ME Low Satellite

• Tournament ID – 549482141
• Time – May 18 @ 14:30 ET
• Prize – Top 100 finishers earn a $109 tournament ticket for SCOOP-40-L Main Event Low (ID#2012050401)

In the first freeroll, the top 100 finishers will win a $109 tournament ticket to the Low SCOOP Main Event that has a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000! How can you qualify? If you’re a new player, simply make a deposit by using PokerNews links between now and May 15 to be awarded a ticket to the freeroll. If you’re an existing player who signed up through PokerNews, you just need to earn 25 VPPs during the same period to be rewarded with their ticket.

The second freeroll is open to existing customers who earn just 200 VPPs between now and May 15. Any PokerNews player meeting the requirements will be given a ticket to a freeroll where the top 10 finishers will walk away with a $1,050 ticket to the Medium SCOOP Main Event that has a guaranteed prize pool of $1,500,000!

PokerNews SCOOP Main Event Med Satellite

• Tournament ID – 549483634
• Time – May 18 @ 14:30 ET
• Prize – Top 10 finishers earn a $1,050 tournament ticket for SCOOP-40-M Main Event Low (ID#2012050402)

The “Low” satellite must have at least 100 players in order for it to run and the “Medium” satellite requires at least 10 entrants. Otherwise, PokerStars will cancel the tournament.

Sign up for a PokerStars account now and remember that by entering the marketing code “POKERNEWS.COM” and the bonus code “STARS600″ you will be able to claim a 100% match up to $600 first deposit bonus, be able to participate in the PokerStars SCOOP, and be eligible for any future promotions we have on PokerStars!

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