PokerStars' Inaugural SCOOP in the Segregated European Player Pool a Success PokerStars' Inaugural SCOOP in the Segregated European Player Pool a Success
Key Takeaways
  • It marked the largest tournament series PokerStars had run in the segregated European markets.
  • A total €11.6 million was paid out in prize money.
  • The main event, a €250 buy-in tournament with €1 million guaranteed, needed to attract 4000 entrants to cover but fell just short.

The first ever SCOOP tournament series in PokerStars’ nascent French-Spanish online poker network is in the books, with ambitious total guarantees exceeded by more than 10%.

SCOOP Europe 2018, which ran over the last two weeks, guaranteed a total of €10 million across a broad 120-event schedule. It marks the largest tournament series PokerStars has run in the segregated European markets.