The 2010 PokerStars SCOOP features 33 live online poker tournament events in a range of poker stakes and styles, including Holdem, Omaha, 7-Card Stud, HORSE, Razz, Badugi, and others. There will even be heads-up competition going on.

Players can win free entry into certain PokerStars 2010 SCOOP events by participating in the PokerStars satellite qualifiers into the series. Should you not win a free spot in a 2010 SCOOP event, you can buy in direclty for as little as $5.50 (depending on the event).

The event with the highest buy-in is the high-rollers event, with a $10,300 buy-in and a $5 million guaranteed prize pool. The main event happens on Sunday, May 16 and, as with the rest of the 2010 SCOOP events, has three different stakes levels. Buy-in at $109 for a shot at a share of $1 million; buy-in at $1,050 for a shot at a share of $3 million; and buy-in at $10,300 for a shot at a share of $5 million.

The Turbo Takedown occurs regularly during the last Sunday of every month and to get in players pay 5,000 FPP’s.  However, since it is the first anniversary, PokerStars is letting players in for just 2,000 FPP’s for May only.  This means that players better sign up quickly in order to get in on the action and get their crack at winning not only a piece of the $1 Million prize pool, but also the Porsche Cayman S.

May Turbo Takedown Summary:

• Buy-in reduced to 2,000 FPP (originally 5,000 FPP)
• Cap increased to 30,000 players – meaning 10,000 players will receive a share of the $1 million prize pool
• First prize will include cash and the 10th Porsche PokerStars have awarded

If you don’t want to use that many FPPs to enter the tournament, you could win your seat in the Turbo Takedown through one of PokerStars’ regular satellites. Starting from as little as 8 FPP, these qualifiers can be found under the Tourney > Satellite > FPP tab or the Sit & Go > Satellite > FPP tab in your PokerStars lobby, giving you the chance to potentially turn 8 FPPs in to a Porsche!

The $1 Million PokerStars Turbo Takedown takes place on the last Sunday of every month at 14:30 ET (this month on May 31st) and is located under the Tourney > Special tab in your PokerStars lobby.

For a tournament with no cash buy-in and a guaranteed prize pool of $1 Million and a Porsche, places will fill up fast. Register for your seat today by CLICKING HERE.

The lowest buy-in is Event #1, the $5.50 6-max w/rebuys tournament. The highest buy-in is Event #21, the $25,000 Heads-Up Match Play with an $800,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

The two-week SCOOP consists of 66 events in all (that’s 22 events at 3 different levels each), culminating in a spectacular 2-day No Limit Holdem main event on April 12 with a $9 million guaranteed prize pool. Also taking place in this year’s Spring Championship of Online Poker are events in 7 card stud, Pot Limit Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, Triple Draw, Limit Razz, and 8-Game Mixed.

The total guaranteed prize pool for the entire series is $30,000,000.