April 05 2012, Chad Holloway

PokerStars has finalized the schedule for the 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). This year, 40 events will each offer three buy-in levels, meaning 120 SCOOP tournaments will take place from Sunday, May 6 and Sunday, May 20, culminating in a Main Event for each level:

• Low: $109 Main Event
• Medium: $1,050 Main Event
• High: $10,300 Main Event

This year’s incarnation, which is guaranteeing $30,000,000, features six more events than last year, which hosted 114 events, and according to the PokerStars Blog, saw “403,378 buy-ins from 107,697 players in 156 countries.”

Here’s a look at this year’s schedule:

PokerStars 2012 SCOOP Schedule

For more information, be sure to visit the PokerStars Blog.

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March 06 2012, PokerNews Staff

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