Euro SCOOP: PokerStars Runs its Largest Ever Tournament in a Segregated Market Euro SCOOP: PokerStars Runs its Largest Ever Tournament in a Segregated Market
Key Takeaways
  • Running for the next two weeks, the operator has scheduled 120 events for the inaugural SCOOP Europe.
  • Notably, the operator has done away with the iconic tiered system seen in previous SCOOPs.
  • Even with just two jurisdictions, it is 25% larger than the all of the Euro-SCOOPs in 2017.

PokerStars has scheduled its largest ever tournament in the segregated European markets, with a €10 Million SCOOP 2018 running now on the shared French-Spanish network.

Running for the next two weeks, the operator has scheduled 120 events for the inaugural SCOOP Europe. Buy-ins range from €10 up to €250, the highest permitted under Spanish regulation.

Highlights include the €20 buy-in “Hercules” event which has 12 starting day flights and guarantees €350,000. There are four Omaha events and a mix of novelty formats including Win The Button, Bubble Rush, heads up hyper-turbos, big-antes, and the now ubiquitous progressive knockouts.