On Monday, PokerStars released the tentative schedule for the 2013 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). The annual series is scheduled to begin on Sunday, May 12.

This year, SCOOP will boast a total of 42 events, an increase from 40 last year. As in previous years, each event will allow players to choose between three buy-in amounts – low, medium and high. This will enable players with any sized bankroll to participate in the 126 total tournaments.

There is a large variety of games on the schedule, including no-limit hold’em, no-limit draw, seven-card stud, Omaha hi-lo, pot-limit Omaha and badugi, among others.

A six-max no-limit hold’em event is the first event on the schedule for the SCOOP series. It is set to begin on May 12 at 11 a.m. ET. The highly-anticipated Main Event is scheduled for Sunday, May 26. The buy-ins for the Main Event are $109 (low), $1,050 (medium) and $10,300 (high).

Last year, Nick “GripDsNutz” Grippo was the eventual winner of the SCOOP Main Event (high), cashing for $798,675 after a three-way chop. In 2011, the Main Event winner was Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro. Kelopuro walked away with $505,000 after completing a five-way deal.

As indicated previously, this SCOOP series schedule is not set in stone. PokerStars is requesting comments and feedback about the various tournaments. Comments in a thread at the TwoPlusTwo forums indicate that there may be some discrepancy over the various pot-limit Omaha events as well as the start and end dates of the tournament. There has also been some discussion that both Saturdays and Sundays should have more events and that Sundays should not exclusively be no-limit hold’em games.

You may send your questions, comments, and overall feedback to SCOOP@PokerStars.com.

Here’s a look at the 2013 Spring Championship of Online Poker schedule as of March 25:

Sunday, May 12

11:00 ET: Event 01 – $27 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 01 -$215 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 01 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (6-Max)

14:30 ET: Event 02 – $27 NL Hold’em
14:30 ET: Event 02 – $215 NL Hold’em
14:30 ET: Event 02 – $2,100 NL Hold’em

Monday, May 13

11:00 ET: Event 03 – $5.50 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Rebuys, Action Hour)
11:00 ET: Event 03 – $55 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Rebuys, Action Hour)
11:00 ET: Event 03 -$530 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Rebuys, Action Hour)

14:00 ET: Event 04 – $27 FL Badugi
14:00 ET: Event 04 – $215 FL Badugi
14:00 ET: Event 04 – $2,100 FL Badugi

17:00 ET: Event 05 – $11 NL Hold’em (Turbo, Rebuys)
17:00 ET: Event 05 – $109 NL Hold’em (Turbo, Rebuys)
17:00 ET: Event 05 – $1,050 NL Hold’em (Turbo, Rebuys)

Tuesday, May 14

11:00 ET: Event 06 – $11 NL Draw (2x Chance)
11:00 ET: Event 06 – $109 NL Draw (2x Chance)
11:00 ET: Event 06 – $1,050 NL Draw (2x Chance)

14:00 ET: Event 07 -$7.50 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up)
14:00 ET: Event 07 – $82 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up)
14:00 ET: Event 07 – $700 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up)

17:00 ET: Event 08 – $11 NL Hold’em
17:00 ET: Event 08 – $109 NL Hold’em
17:00 ET: Event 08 -$1,050 NL Hold’em

Wednesday, May 15

11:00 ET: Event 09 – $27 NL Hold’em (Super-Knockout)
11:00 ET: Event 09 – $215 NL Hold’em (Super-Knockout)
11:00 ET: Event 09 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (Super-Knockout)

14:00 ET: Event 10 – $27 7-Card Stud
14:00 ET: Event 10 – $215 7-Card Stud
14:00 ET: Event 10 – $2,100 7-Card Stud

17:00 ET: Event 11 – $7.50 PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo (6-Max)
17:00 ET: Event 11 – $82 PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo (6-Max)
17:00 ET: Event 11 – $700 PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo (6-Max)

Thursday, May 16

11:00 ET: Event 12 – $27 PL Omaha (Heads-Up)
11:00 ET: Event 12 – $215 PL Omaha (Heads-Up)
11:00 ET: Event 12 – $2,100 PL Omaha (Heads-Up)

14:00 ET: Event 13 – $11 NL Hold’em (Big Antes, Rebuys)
14:00 ET: Event 13 -$109 NL Hold’em (Big Antes, Rebuys)
14:00 ET: Event 13 – $1,050 NL Hold’em (Big Antes, Rebuys)

17:00 ET: Event 14 – $27 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Turbo, Super-Knockout)
17:00 ET: Event 14 – $215 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Turbo, Super-Knockout)
17:00 ET: Event 14 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Turbo, Super-Knockout)

Friday, May 17

11:00 ET: Event 15 – $7.50 NL Hold’em (Ante Up)
11:00 ET: Event 15 – $82 NL Hold’em (Ante Up)
11:00 ET: Event 15 – $700 NL Hold’em (Ante Up)

14:00 ET: Event 16 – $27 FL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 16 – $215 FL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 16 – $2,100 FL Omaha Hi/Lo

17:00 ET: Event 17 – $27 NL Hold’em (Turbo, Zoom)
17:00 ET: Event 17 – $215 NL Hold’em (Turbo, Zoom)
17:00 ET: Event 17 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (Turbo, Zoom)

Saturday, 18 May 2013

11:00 ET: Event 18 – $27 NL Hold’em (10-Max, Shootout)
11:00 ET: Event 18 – $215 NL Hold’em (10-Max, Shootout)
11:00 ET: Event 18 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (10-Max, Shootout)

14:00 ET: Event 19 – $11 PL 5-Card Omaha (6-Max, Rebuys)
14:00 ET: Event 19 – $109 PL 5-Card Omaha (6-Max, Rebuys)
14:00 ET: Event 19 – $1,050 PL 5-Card Omaha (6-Max, Rebuys)

17:00 ET: Event 20 – $27 Triple Stud
17:00 ET: Event 20 – $215 Triple Stud
17:00 ET: Event 20 – $2,100 Triple Stud

Sunday, May 19

11:00 ET: Event 21 – $27 NL Hold’em
11:00 ET: Event 21 – $215 NL Hold’em
11:00 ET: Event 21 – $2,100 NL Hold’em

14:30 ET: Event 22 – $27 NL Hold’em
14:30 ET: Event 22 – $215 NL Hold’em
14:30 ET: Event 22 – $2,100 NL Hold’em

Monday, May 20

11:00 ET: Event 23 – $11 Mixed NL Hold’em / PL Omaha
11:00 ET: Event 23 – $109 Mixed NL Hold’em / PL Omaha
11:00 ET: Event 23 – $1,050 Mixed NL Hold’em / PL Omaha

14:00 ET: Event 24 – $27 NL Hold’em (4-Max)
14:00 ET: Event 24 – $215 NL Hold’em (4-Max)
14:00 ET: Event 24 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (4-Max)

17:00 ET: Event 25 – $11 PL Courchevel (Turbo, 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
17:00 ET: Event 25 – $109 PL Courchevel (Turbo, 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
17:00 ET: Event 25 – $1,050 PL Courchevel (Turbo, 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)

Tuesday, May 21

11:00 ET: Event 26 – $11 Triple Draw Deuce-to-Seven
11:00 ET: Event 26 – $109 Triple Draw Deuce-to-Seven
11:00 ET: Event 26 – $1,050 Triple Draw Deuce-to-Seven

14:00 ET: Event 27 – $27 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 27 – $215 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 27 – $2,100 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo

17:00 ET: Event 28 – $11 NL Hold’em
17:00 ET: Event 28 – $109 NL Hold’em
17:00 ET: Event 28 – $1,050 NL Hold’em

Wednesday, May 22

11:00 ET: Event 29 – $27 Razz
11:00 ET: Event 29 – $215 Razz
11:00 ET: Event 29 – $2,100 Razz

14:00 ET: Event 30 – $27 NL Hold’em (Knockout)
14:00 ET: Event 30 -$215 NL Hold’em (Knockout)
14:00 ET: Event 30 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (Knockout)

17:00 ET: Event 31 – $27 NL Omaha Hi/Lo (Turbo, Zoom)
17:00 ET: Event 31 – $215 NL Omaha Hi/Lo (Turbo, Zoom)
17:00 ET: Event 31 – $2,100 NL Omaha Hi/Lo (Turbo, Zoom)

Thursday, May 23

11:00 ET: Event 32 – $27 Eight-Game
11:00 ET: Event 32 – $215 Eight-Game
11:00 ET: Event 32 – $2,100 Eight-Game

14:00 ET: Event 33 – $27 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 33 – $215 PL Omaha Hi/Lo
14:00 ET: Event 33 – $2,100 PL Omaha Hi/Lo

17:00 ET: Event 34 – $27 NL Hold’em (Turbo, 3x Chance)
17:00 ET: Event 34 – $215 NL Hold’em (Turbo, 3x Chance)
17:00 ET: Event 34 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (Turbo, 3x Chance)

Friday, May 24

11:00 ET: Event 35 – $27 NL Hold’em (1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
11:00 ET: Event 35 – $215 NL Hold’em (1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)
11:00 ET: Event 35 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (1 Rebuy, 1 Add-On)

14:00 ET: Event 36 – $55 FL Hold’em (6-Max)
14:00 ET: Event 36 -$530 FL Hold’em (6-Max)
14:00 ET: Event 36 – $5,200 FL Hold’em (6-Max)

17:00 ET: Event 37 – $27 NL Omaha Hi/Lo
17:00 ET: Event 37 – $215 NL Omaha Hi/Lo
17:00 ET: Event 37 – $2,100 NL Omaha Hi/Lo

Saturday, May 25

11:00 ET: Event 38 – $55 PL Omaha (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 38 – $530 PL Omaha (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 38 – $5,200 PL Omaha (6-Max)

12:30 ET: Event 39 – $215 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up, High-Roller)
12:30 ET: Event 39 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up, High-Roller)
12:30 ET: Event 39 – $21,000 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up, High-Roller)

14:00 ET: Event 40 – $27 H.O.R.S.E.
14:00 ET: Event 40 – $215 H.O.R.S.E.
14:00 ET: Event 40 – $2,100 H.O.R.S.E.

Sunday, May 26

11:00 ET: Event 41 – $27 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 41 – $215 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
11:00 ET: Event 41 – $2,100 NL Hold’em (6-Max)

14:30 ET: Event 42 – $109 NL Hold’em Main Event
14:30 ET: Event 42 – $1,050 NL Hold’em Main Event
14:30 ET: Event 42 – $10,300 NL Hold’em Main Event

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November 07 2012, Chad Holloway

After being offline since June 2011, Full Tilt Poker relaunched on Tuesday with real-money gaming while making available $184 million in balances to non-U.S. based players. More than a year and a half after Black Friday, the return of FTP under the guidance of PokerStars marked a rare bright day in the online poker industry, a sentiment largely shared by players and industry insiders alike.

With that said, there were numerous hurdles in the early hours of launch. A quick look at the TwoPlusTwo forums reveals that some players are having troubles with their passwords, syncing their accounts, making deposits, and having the software freeze. Despite these early frustrations, the forums are also full of posts praising FTP’s return.

PokerNews has taken the opportunity to scour social media outlets and have compiled some of the more notable reactions and comments we feel represents the general feeling of glee towards FTP’s relaunch. We also asked a number of pros whether they’d opt to take the pay and cash out or continue to play on FTP.

Twitter

TwoPlusTwo

randie: “Omg.. After playing on IPoker lately the FTP software is looking lightning fast and silky smooth.. It’s like heaven : )”

Disorienter: “Feels like the population so far is 90% regs that found their money, now we await the commercials to do their trick and lure back the value”

ico2525: “For Americans searching this thread looking for answers: Called 1-866-874-8900, the number for the DoJ Southern District of NY’s Victim and Witness Services. Recorded greeting tells you that if you’re calling about FTP / Stars, wait for an anouncement about remissions. Gaw dayum the gov’t is slow.”

Pay or Get Paid?

Phil Galfond: “My understanding is that as a US player, my balance won’t be waiting for me when FTP launches. If it were waiting, I’d absolutely play with it, for the same reasons I play every day on Pokerstars. I trust the people behind it and the safety of my money, and the software and games will be great. Why wouldn’t I play?”

Andy Moseley: “Had never played on there seriously! If I did, I would leave the money on if the games were good. To not play on it out of principle and cost myself EV is something I wouldn’t do.”

Timothy Adams

Timothy Adams: “I had quite a lot on FTP and plan on keeping the majority of my money on the site. PokerStars has had basically an unblemished record in my eyes, and I feel quite secure with them in control of the new FTP.”

Ignat “0Human0 Liviu: “I have a bankroll on Full Tilt , and I actually can’t wait to play again there. Of course I trust the site now that PokerStars is behind all.”

Terrence Chan: “I no longer play the big high-limit games like I did to accumulate my Full Tilt balance, so I’m planning to cash out the majority of it. I’ll probably play medium stakes and tournaments on there, so I’ll keep some money, but the rest I’ll likely put in my investments. And have a little bit of a spending spree.”

Kyle Julius: “I didn’t have too much money on there that I recall, but it would be hard to resist playing, that’s for sure.”

Jason Wheeler

Jason Wheeler: “Yes, I do have a Full Tilt balance and what I am doing is the following: Cashing out 30 percent of it and playing with 70 percent of it. Had any company but PokerStars bought FTP, I probably would have cashed out 80-90 to 100 percent of the balance, but now that Stars owns Tilt and is allowing inter-site account transfers via your paired accounts, I feel secure about leaving money on the site and excited about being able to play a bigger MTT schedule. Some people may not like goliath getting bigger in the industry, but having a company as reputable as Stars taking over tilt is one of the best things that could have happened to the industry as a whole in terms of bringing regulated legalized online poker to the U.S. With that said, I have a lot of friends who have money tied up via the DOJ process and I really feel for them but feel confident they will be made 100 percent when it is all said and done. Then we can all finally move on from one of the ugliest chapters in online poker history. That’s my two cents.”

Ben “milkybarkid” Grundy: “I don’t have much of a balance on there, but I’ll definitely play on Full Tilt when it relaunches.”

Andrew Seidman: “I’ll probably withdraw at least half of it to return to my comfortable old lifestyle. The other half I will probably keep online somewhere, though whether I play with it on FTP/Stars or move it to another site is a totally different question. One of the biggest things Black Friday took from me – and other poker players – was my sense of stability and freedom, so it will be nice to recover some of that. I am, also, looking forward to playing some tournaments again on FTP, though I’m not sure exactly when I’ll dive back into that. I’m not really worried about the quality of the site or its integrity currently; I’m sure it will look, feel, and play, like the FTP of old.”

Ben Yu

Ben Yu: “I do plan to reinstate my Full Tilt Poker account and redeposit by transferring over PokerStars funds. I am excited to get back on the grind – I know a lot of professionals complained about how lackluster FTOPS was every time it rolled onto the schedule – but I always enjoyed it as an opportunity to play large field/big first place money tournaments in every game. I can’t wait for the 1st FTOPS to roll around. I’m not sure why people would still have reservations about playing on FTP at this point, if it is simply related to the Black Friday scandals. I have no problem playing on FTP with the full force of the PokerStars name/management team behind it.”

While residents of the United States are unable to play for real money on FTP, they can still sit down at the play money only tables at FullTiltPoker.net.

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