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PokerStars.com, a top poker online site has lately revealed that it has performed a few alterations in its forthcoming Spring Championship of Online Poker or SCOOP series of contests, owing to the current arraignments in the U.S. The most recent version of the SCOOP contest series will start from 8th of May, 3pm onwards, as per the UK time. PokerStars.com also disclosed that the complete assured cash prize, which amounts to $45 million, distributed among 38 three-set contests, has been lowered to $25 million, because of shortage of American players.
PokerStars.com, certified by Isle of Man, also announced that the commencement timings for the SCOOP contests will not be changed and now they will start three hours prior, so as to match with the British sleeping timings.
The first SCOOP tournament, of this year, is a no-limit hold’em six-max contest, presenting buy-ins of $2,100, $215 and $22. The tournament series will go on till 22nd of May and will include a no-limit hold’em major contest, guaranteeing an assured cash prize of five million dollars, in favor of buy-in of $10,300, at the peak level.
PokerStars.com also announced that the site will be organizing a promotion called SCOOP Leaderboard, which is created to honor a participant with the Player of the Series award. The promotion will also present additional rewards to the leading finishers. The player, who wins the highest place in the leaderboard, will be awarded with a Player of the Series award, plus complimentary entrance to the major SCOOP event of 2011. He will also receive a reward package to the 2012 PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure. He will even gain a place at the European Poker Tour grand finale. The runner-up will receive a ticket to the major event of the SCOOP tournament, a reward package to the 2012 PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure and an exclusive chip set.
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