SCOOP 2018: 183 Events, $65 Million Guaranteed, 5 Platinum Passes
SCOOP 2018: 183 Events, $65 Million Guaranteed, 5 Platinum Passes
You know it’s Spring when the robins return, the flowers begin to bloom and online poker players begin to play for spending weeks in front of their dual or triple monitor set up to begin grinding the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker or partypoker Powerfest.
Those players got their first look at the 2018 SCOOP on Thursday when PokerStars released a complete schedule with a special little surprise included. There are 61 events at each of the Low, Medium and High buy-in levels with a total of $65 million in guarantees. On top of that, five players will walk away with $30,000 Platinum Passes that will send those players to the 2019 PokerStars Players Championship next January at Atlantis.
There are 28 events with a guarantee of at least $1,000,000. The three Main Events, which run on May 21, carry guarantees of $1,500,000 (Low), $4,000,000 (Medium) and $5,000,000 (High).
The biggest buy-in event is Event #14 (High) on May 9, the $25,000 Eight Max High Roller comes with a $2,500,000 guarantee. Last year Russia’s ‘Black88’ chopped the $25,000 High Roller with ‘fish2013‘ to walk away with $702,658.76. The event drew 125 runners.
The opening event is the Phase event, running throughout the SCOOP schedule with the final day on May 20. The $2.20 buy-in Event #1 (Low) is the lowest buy-in event on the schedule.
Players who have played any previous SCOOP event can play in a $50,000 hyper turbo freeroll on May 5. The prizes are all paid out in SCOOP tickets.
2018 marks the 10th anniversary of SCOOP.
SCOOP Schedule (High)
| Date | Event # | Buy-in | Event | Time |
| May 6 | 2 | $1,050 | NLHE (8-Max), $500K Gtd | 8:00 |
| 3 | $2,100 | NLHE (Progressive KO), $1M Gtd | 10:30 | |
| 4 | $2,100 | NLHE, $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 5 | $2,100 | PLO (6-Max), $500K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| 6 | $1,050 | NLHE (6-Max), $400K Gtd | 16:30 | |
| May 7 | 7 | $2,100 | NLO8 (6-Max, Progressive KO), $200K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 8 | $1,050 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 9 | $1,050 | HORSE, $150K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 8 | 10 | $2,100 | Razz, $150K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 11 | $1,050 | NLHE (Super Tuesday SE), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 12 | $530 | NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO, Win the Button), $400K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 9 | 13 | $2,100 | Triple Draw, $175K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 14 | $25,000 | NLHE (8-Max, High Roller), $2.5M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 15 | $530 | PLO (6-Max), $250K Gtd w/rebuys | 15:00 | |
| 16 | $5,200 | NLHE (6-Max, Turbo, High Roller), $500K Gtd | 16:30 | |
| May 10 | 17 | $2,100 | FLHE (6-Max), $150K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 18 | $1,050 | NLHE (Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 19 | $2,100 | NLHE (6-Max), $500K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 11 | 20 | $1,050 | PLO8 (8-Max), $150K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 21 | $2,100 | NLHE, $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 22 | $2,100 | NLHE (6-Max, Shootout), $300K Gtd | 15:30 | |
| 23 | $530 | Five-Card NLO (6-Max, Turbo), $150K Gtd | 17:30 | |
| May 12 | 24 | $2,100 | Eight-Game, $250K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 25 | $530 | NLHE, $400K Gtd w/rebuys | 13:00 | |
| 26 | $1,050 | FLO8 (8-Max), $125K Gtd | 14:30 | |
| 27 | $1,050 | NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO, Turbo), $1M Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 13 | 28 | $530 | NLHE, $200K Gtd | 5:00 |
| 29 | $1,050 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO), $500K Gtd | 8:00 | |
| 30 | $2,100 | NLHE (6-Max), $1M Gtd | 10:30 | |
| 31 | $530 | NLHE (Sunday Million SE), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 32 | $10,300 | PLO (6-Max, High Roller), $1M Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 14 | 33 | $1,050 | Stud8, $150K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 34 | $530 | NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 35 | $1,050 | Five-Card NLO8 (6-Max), $200K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 15 | 36 | $530 | NLHE (Deep Stacks), $400K Gtd | 10:00 |
| 37 | $2,100 | NLHE (8-Max, Super Tuesday SE), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 38 | $530 | PLO (4-Max, Progressive KO), $200K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 16 | 39 | $1,050 | NLO8 (6-Max), $175K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 40 | $5,200 | NLHE (8-Max, High Roller), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 41 | $2,100 | HORSE, $200K Gtd | 14:30 | |
| 42 | $2,100 | NLHE (Heads-Up), $256K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| 43 | $1,050 | NLHE, $300K Gtd | 19:00 | |
| May 17 | 44 | $530 | NLHE (6-Max), $350K Gtd | 10:00 |
| 45 | $2,100 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 46 | $530 | Eight-Game, $100K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 18 | 47 | $530 | NLHE (8-Max), $200K Gtd | 9:00 |
| 48 | $2,100 | PLO (6-Max, Win the Button), $400K Gtd | 11:00 | |
| 49 | $1,050 | NLHE, $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 50 | $1,050 | FL Badugi, $60K Gtd | 14:30 | |
| 51 | $530 | NLHE (3-Max, Progressive KO, Zoom, Turbo), $500K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 19 | 52 | $1,050 | Event #52-H – $1,050 Stud, $60K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 53 | $530 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Win the Button), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 54 | $2,100 | NLHE (4-Max), $500K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| 55 | $530 | NLO8 (8-Max), $125K Gtd | 16:30 | |
| May 20 | 56 | $530 | NLHE, $400K Gtd | 8:00 |
| 57 | $2,100 | NLHE (8-Max), $1M Gtd | 11:00 | |
| 1 | $215 | NLHE (Phase 2), $1.5M Gtd | 12:30 | |
| 58 | $10,300 | NLHE (Main Event), $5M Gtd | 14:00 | |
| 59 | $1,050 | PLO8 (6-Max), $250K Gtd | 15:30 | |
| 60 | $1,050 | NLHE (Progressive KO, Turbo), $1M Gtd | 17:00 | |
| May 21 | 61 | $1,050 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Wrap-Up), $1M Gtd | 13:00 |
2018 SCOOP Schedule (Medium)
| Date | Event # | Buy-in | Event | Time |
| May 6 | 2 | $109 | NLHE (8-Max, Sunday Kickoff SE), $250K Gtd | 8:00 |
| 3 | $215 | NLHE (Progressive KO, Sunday Warm-Up SE), $750K Gtd | 10:30 | |
| 4 | $215 | NLHE (Sunday Million SE), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 5 | $215 | PLO (6-Max), $250K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| 6 | $109 | NLHE (6-Max), $200K Gtd | 16:30 | |
| May 7 | 7 | $215 | NLO8 (6-Max, Progressive KO), $100K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 8 | $109 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO), $400K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 9 | $109 | HORSE, $75K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 8 | 10 | $215 | Razz, $75K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 11 | $109 | NLHE (Mini Super Tuesday SE), $350K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 12 | $55 | NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO, Win the Button), $200K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 9 | 13 | $215 | Triple Draw, $60K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 14 | $2,100 | NLHE (8-Max, High Roller), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 15 | $55 | PLO (6-Max), $100K Gtd w/rebuys | 15:00 | |
| 16 | $530 | NLHE (6-Max, Turbo, High Roller), $300K Gtd | 16:30 | |
| May 10 | 17 | $215 | FLHE (6-Max), $50K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 18 | $109 | NLHE (Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE), $500K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 19 | $215 | NLHE (6-Max), $250K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 11 | 20 | $109 | PLO8 (8-Max), $75K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 21 | $215 | NLHE, $400K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 22 | $215 | NLHE (6-Max, Shootout), $150K Gtd | 15:30 | |
| 23 | $55 | Five-Card NLO (6-Max, Turbo), $50K Gtd | 17:30 | |
| May 12 | 24 | $215 | Eight-Game, $100K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 25 | $55 | NLHE, $250K Gtd w/rebuys | 13:00 | |
| 26 | $109 | FLO8 (8-Max), $50K Gtd | 14:30 | |
| 27 | $109 | NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO, Turbo), $350K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 13 | 28 | $55 | NLHE, $100K Gtd | 5:00 |
| 29 | $109 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Kickoff SE), $250K Gtd | 8:00 | |
| 30 | $215 | NLHE (6-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE), $500K Gtd | 10:30 | |
| 31 | $55 | NLHE (Mini Sunday Million SE), $250K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 32 | $1,050 | PLO (6-Max, High Roller), $500K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 14 | 33 | $109 | Stud8, $50K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 34 | $55 | NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO), $250K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 35 | $109 | Five-Card NLO8 (6-Max), $100K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 15 | 36 | $55 | NLHE (Deep Stacks), $200K Gtd | 10:00 |
| 37 | $215 | NLHE (8-Max, Mini Super Tuesday SE), $400K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 38 | $55 | PLO (4-Max, Progressive KO), $100K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 16 | 39 | $109 | NLO8 (6-Max), $75K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 40 | $530 | NLHE (8-Max, High Roller), $500K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 41 | $215 | HORSE, $75K Gtd | 14:30 | |
| 42 | $215 | NLHE (Heads-Up), $102,400 Gtd | 16:00 | |
| 43 | $109 | NLHE, $150K Gtd | 19:00 | |
| May 17 | 44 | $55 | NLHE (6-Max), $150K Gtd | 10:00 |
| 45 | $215 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE), $500K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 46 | $55 | Eight-Game, $40K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 18 | 47 | $55 | NLHE (8-Max), $100K Gtd | 9:00 |
| 48 | $215 | PLO (6-Max, Win the Button), $150K Gtd | 11:00 | |
| 49 | $109 | NLHE, $200K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 50 | $109 | FL Badugi, $30K Gtd | 14:30 | |
| 51 | $55 | NLHE (3-Max, Progressive KO, Zoom, Turbo), $250K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 19 | 52 | $109 | Stud, $30K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 53 | $55 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Win the Button), $300K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 54 | $215 | NLHE (4-Max), $250K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| 55 | $55 | NLO8 (8-Max), $60K Gtd | 16:30 | |
| May 20 | 56 | $55 | NLHE (Sunday Kickoff SE), $175K Gtd | 8:00 |
| 57 | $215 | NLHE (8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE), $500K Gtd | 11:00 | |
| 1 | $22 | NLHE (Phase 2), $1M Gtd | 12:30 | |
| 58 | $1,050 | NLHE (Main Event), $4M Gtd | 14:00 | |
| 59 | $109 | PLO8 (6-Max), $100K Gtd | 15:30 | |
| 60 | $109 | NLHE (Progressive KO, Turbo), $400K Gtd | 17:00 | |
| May 21 | 61 | $109 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Wrap-Up), $500K Gtd | 13:00 |
2018 SCOOP Schedule (Low)
| Date | Event # | Buy-in | Event | Time |
| May 6 | 2 | $11 | NLHE (8-Max, Mini Sunday Kickoff SE), $100K Gtd | 8:00 |
| 3 | $22 | NLHE (Progressive KO), $250K Gtd | 10:30 | |
| 4 | $22 | NLHE (Mini Sunday Million SE), $200K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 5 | $22 | PLO (6-Max), $100K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| 6 | $11 | NLHE (6-Max), $50K Gtd | 16:30 | |
| May 7 | 7 | $22 | NLO8 (6-Max, Progressive KO), $50K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 8 | $11 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO), $150K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 9 | $11 | HORSE, $30K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 8 | 10 | $22 | Razz, $35K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 11 | $11 | NLHE, $100K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 12 | $5.50 | NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO, Win the Button), $50K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 9 | 13 | $22 | Triple Draw, $30K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 14 | $215 | NLHE (8-Max, High Roller), $1M Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 15 | $5.50 | PLO (6-Max), $50K Gtd w/rebuys | 15:00 | |
| 16 | $55 | NLHE (6-Max, Turbo, High Roller), $150K Gtd | 16:30 | |
| May 10 | 17 | $22 | FLHE (6-Max), $25K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 18 | $11 | NLHE (Progressive KO), $150K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 19 | $22 | NLHE (6-Max), $100K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 11 | 20 | $11 | PLO8 (8-Max), $25K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 21 | $22 | NLHE, $150K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 22 | $22 | NLHE (6-Max, Shootout), $50K Gtd | 15:30 | |
| 23 | $5.50 | Five-Card NLO (6-Max, Turbo), $20K Gtd | 17:30 | |
| May 12 | 24 | $22 | Eight-Game, $40K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 25 | $5.50 | NLHE, $125K Gtd w/rebuys | 13:00 | |
| 26 | $11 | FLO8 (8-Max), $25K Gtd | 14:30 | |
| 27 | $11 | NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO, Turbo), $125K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 13 | 28 | $5.50 | NLHE, $30K Gtd | 5:00 |
| 29 | $11 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Sunday Kickoff SE), $75K Gtd | 8:00 | |
| 30 | $22 | NLHE (6-Max), $150K Gtd | 10:30 | |
| 31 | $5.50 | NLHE, $50K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 32 | $109 | PLO (6-Max, High Roller), $200K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 14 | 33 | $11 | Stud8, $20K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 34 | $5.50 | NLHE (6-Max, Progressive KO), $75K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 35 | $11 | Five-Card NLO8 (6-Max), $40K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 15 | 36 | $5.50 | NLHE (Deep Stacks), $50K Gtd | 10:00 |
| 37 | $22 | NLHE (8-Max), $150K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 38 | $5.50 | PLO (4-Max, Progressive KO), $50K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 16 | 39 | $11 | NLO8 (6-Max), $25K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 40 | $55 | NLHE (8-Max, High Roller), $200K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 41 | $22 | HORSE, $30K Gtd | 14:30 | |
| 42 | $22 | NLHE (Heads-Up), $40,960 Gtd | 16:00 | |
| 43 | $11 | NLHE, $50K Gtd | 19:00 | |
| May 17 | 44 | $5.50 | NLHE (6-Max), $50K Gtd | 10:00 |
| 45 | $22 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO), $200K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 46 | $5.50 | Eight-Game, $10K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| May 18 | 47 | $5.50 | NLHE (8-Max), $30K Gtd | 9:00 |
| 48 | $22 | PLO (6-Max, Win the Button), $75K Gtd | 11:00 | |
| 49 | $11 | NLHE, $60K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 50 | $11 | FL Badugi, $15K Gtd | 14:30 | |
| 51 | $5.50 | NLHE (3-Max, Progressive KO, Zoom, Turbo), $75K Gtd | 16:00 | |
| May 19 | 52 | $11 | Stud, $15K Gtd | 11:00 |
| 53 | $5.50 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Win the Button), $100K Gtd | 13:00 | |
| 54 | $22 | NLHE (4-Max), $100K Gtd | 15:00 | |
| 55 | $5.50 | NLO8 (8-Max), $20K Gtd | 16:30 | |
| May 20 | 56 | $5.50 | NLHE (Mini Sunday Kickoff SE), $50K Gtd | 8:00 |
| 57 | $22 | NLHE (8-Max), $200K Gtd | 11:00 | |
| 1 | $2.20 | NLHE (Phase 2), $150K Gtd | 12:30 | |
| 58 | $109 | NLHE (Main Event), $1.5M Gtd | 14:00 | |
| 59 | $11 | PLO8 (6-Max), $30K Gtd | 15:30 | |
| 60 | $11 | NLHE (Progressive KO, Turbo), $125K Gtd | 17:00 | |
| May 21 | 61 | $11 | NLHE (8-Max, Progressive KO, Wrap-Up), $200K Gtd | 13:00 |