If you’ve been logged into PocketFives.com today, then you know the hot topic of conversation is the 2011 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker, or SCOOP. Its 38-event schedule was released this morning and, come May 8th, players from PocketFives.com and around the online poker community will vie for their share of a $45 million guaranteed prize pool. The series will stretch for two weeks and, last year, over $63 million ended up being awarded, or about $5 million less than the prize pool of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event.

As you’ve come to expect, the 2011 SCOOP will feature the same tournaments with three buy-ins apiece: Low, Mid, and High. Each version begins at the same time and you can enter one, two, or all three of the versions. You pick!

The three SCOOP Main Events are set for May 22nd at 17:00 ET. The trio guarantees a total of $9 million, the bulk of which comes from the $5 million High-Stakes version that comes with a buy-in of $10,300.

In a thread in Poker Discussion, one member of the community was ready to circle dates in his calendar already: “Thanks for posting the schedule OP. Now me and my wee bankroll need to figure out which ones we can splurge on.”

Another player was getting ready to sign up for PokerStars: “I think this is where I’ll open a Stars account finally. Need to do some site-to-site transfer action. New account luck coming my way.” Also weighing in was poker coachDaniel Deoxyribo Strelitz (pictured), who admitted, “Would really love to bink something big right before SCOOP so I can comfortably lose it all!”

So what’s in store? What can you expect from the 2011 PokerStars SCOOP? Here is the schedule of events:

Sunday, May 8th

Event #1: 13:00 ET
Low: $22 NLHE Six-Max, $300,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 NLHE Six-Max, $750,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 NLHE Six-Max, $1,000,000 Guarantee

Event #2: 17:00 ET
Low: $22 NLHE, $300,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 NLHE, $1,500,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 NLHE, $1,500,000 Guarantee

Monday, May 9th

Event #3: 14:00 ET
Low: $5.50 NLHE Six-Max Rebuy, $250,000 Guarantee
Mid: $55 NLHE Six-Max Rebuy, $500,000 Guarantee
High: $530 NLHE Six-Max Rebuy, $750,000 Guarantee

Event #4: 17:00 ET
Low: $16.50 Badugi, $25,000 Guarantee
Mid: $162 Badugi, $25,000 Guarantee
High: $1,575 Badugi, $50,000 Guarantee

Event #5: 20:00 ET
Low: $11 PLO Turbo Cubed, $75,000 Guarantee
Mid: $109 PLO Turbo Cubed, $200,000 Guarantee
High: $1,050 PLO Turbo Cubed, $350,000 Guarantee

Tuesday, May 10th

Event #6: 14:00 ET
Low: $11 PL Five Card Draw, $25,000 Guarantee
Mid: $109 PL Five Card Draw, $50,000 Guarantee
High: $1,050 PL Five Card Draw, $75,000 Guarantee

Event #7: 17:00 ET
Low: $16.50 NLHE Heads-Up Match Play, $100,000 Guarantee
Mid: $162 NLHE Heads-Up Match Play, $200,000 Guarantee
High: $1,575 NLHE Heads-Up Match Play, $400,000 Guarantee

Event #8: 20:00 ET
Low: $11 NLHE, $100,000 Guarantee
Mid: $109 NLHE, $300,000 Guarantee
High: $1,050 NLHE, $600,000 Guarantee

Wednesday, May 11th

Event #9: 14:00 ET
Low: $22 Mixed Hold’em Six-Max, $75,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 Mixed Hold’em Six-Max, $150,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 Mixed Hold’em Six-Max, $250,000 Guarantee

Event #10: 17:00 ET
Low: $33 Seven Card Stud, $25,000 Guarantee
Mid: $320 Seven Card Stud, $50,000 Guarantee
High: $3,150 Seven Card Stud, $100,000 Guarantee

Thursday, May 12th

Event #11: 14:00 ET
Low: $22 PLO Heads-Up Match Play, $50,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 PLO Heads-Up Match Play, $100,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 PLO Heads-Up Match Play, $200,000 Guarantee

Event #12: 17:00 ET
Low: $27 NLHE Knockout, $200,000 Guarantee
Mid: $265 NLHE Knockout, $400,000 Guarantee
High: $2,600 NLHE Knockout, $600,000 Guarantee

Friday, May 13th

Event #13: 14:00 ET
Low: $16.50 NLHE Ante Up, $100,000 Guarantee
Mid: $162 NLHE Ante Up, $200,000 Guarantee
High: $1,575 NLHE Ante Up, $300,000 Guarantee

Event #14: 17:00 ET
Low: $55 Omaha High/Low, $75,000 Guarantee
Mid: $530 Omaha High/Low, $125,000 Guarantee
High: $5,200 Omaha High/Low, $225,000 Guarantee

Event #15: 20:00 ET
Low: $16.50 NLHE 2X Chance Turbo, $150,000 Guarantee
Mid: $162 NLHE 2X Chance Turbo, $400,000 Guarantee
High: $1,575 NLHE 2X Chance Turbo, $750,000 Guarantee

Saturday, May 14th

Event #16: 14:00 ET
Low: $22 NLHE Quadruple Shootout 10-Max, $125,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 NLHE Triple Shootout 10-Max, $150,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 NLHE Double Shootout 10-Max, $150,000 Guarantee

Event #17: 17:00 ET
Low: $16.50 PLO Six-Max Rebuy, $100,000 Guarantee
Mid: $162 PLO Six-Max Rebuy, $250,000 Guarantee
High: $1,575 PLO Six-Max Rebuy, $400,000 Guarantee

Event #18: 20:00 ET
Low: $22 Triple Stud Turbo, $25,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 Triple Stud Turbo, $50,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 Triple Stud Turbo, $75,000 Guarantee

Sunday, May 15th

Event #19: 13:00 ET
Low: $22 NLHE, $300,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 NLHE, $1,000,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 NLHE, $1,000,000 Guarantee

Event #20: 17:00 ET
Low: $22 NLHE, $350,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 NLHE, $2,000,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 NLHE, $2,000,000 Guarantee

Monday, May 16th

Event #21: 14:00 ET
Low: $16.50 NLHE/PLO, $75,000 Guarantee
Mid: $162 NLHE/PLO, $150,000 Guarantee
High: $1,575 NLHE/PLO, $300,000 Guarantee

Event #22: 17:00 ET
Low: $33 NLHE Four-Max, $100,000 Guarantee
Mid: $320 NLHE Four-Max, $300,000 Guarantee
High: $3,150 NLHE Four-Max, $500,000 Guarantee

Event #23: 20:00 ET
Low: $11 NLHE Turbo Rebuy, $250,000 Guarantee
Mid: $109 NLHE Turbo Rebuy, $500,000 Guarantee
High: $1,050 NLHE Turbo Rebuy, $1,000,000 Guarantee

Tuesday, May 17th

Event #24: 14:00 ET
Low: $11 Triple Draw 2-7, $25,000 Guarantee
Mid: $109 Triple Draw 2-7, $50,000 Guarantee
High: $1,050 Triple Draw 2-7, $75,000 Guarantee

Event #25: 17:00 ET
Low: $22 Seven Card Stud High/Low, $25,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 Seven Card Stud High/Low, $75,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 Seven Card Stud High/Low, $150,000 Guarantee

Event #26: 20:00 ET
Low: $11 NLHE, $100,000 Guarantee
Mid: $109 NLHE, $300,000 Guarantee
High: $1,050 NLHE, $600,000 Guarantee

Wednesday, May 18th

Event #27: 14:00 ET
Low: $22 Razz, $25,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 Razz, $75,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 Razz, $150,000 Guarantee

Event #28: 17:00 ET
Low: $11 NLHE Big Antes Rebuy, $200,000 Guarantee
Mid: $109 NLHE Big Antes Rebuy, $400,000 Guarantee
High: $1,050 NLHE Big Antes Rebuy, $600,000 Guarantee

Thursday, May 19th

Event #29: 14:00 ET
Low: $33 Eight Game, $50,000 Guarantee
Mid: $320 Eight Game, $100,000 Guarantee
High: $3,150 Eight Game, $250,000 Guarantee

Event #30: 17:00 ET
Low: $11 PLO High/Low, $50,000 Guarantee
Mid: $109 PLO High/Low, $125,000 Guarantee
High: $1,050 PLO High/Low, $250,000 Guarantee

Friday, May 20th

Event #31:14:00 ET
Low: $22 NLHE Cubed, $300,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 NLHE Cubed, $500,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 NLHE Cubed, $800,000 Guarantee

Event #32: 17:00 ET
Low: $55 LHE Six-Max, $75,000 Guarantee
Mid: $530 LHE Six-Max, $150,000 Guarantee
High: $5,200 LHE Six-Max, $250,000 Guarantee

Event #33: 20:00 ET
Low: $22 NL Omaha High/Low Turbo, $50,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 NL Omaha High/Low Turbo, $100,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 NL Omaha High/Low Turbo, $150,000 Guarantee

Saturday, May 21st

Event #34: 14:00 ET
Low: $55 PLO Six-Max, $100,000 Guarantee
Mid: $530 PLO Six-Max, $300,000 Guarantee
High: $5,200 PLO Six-Max, $500,000 Guarantee

Event #35: 15:30 ET
Low: $270 NLHE Heads-Up Match Play, $300,000 Guarantee
Mid: $2,600 NLHE Heads-Up Match Play, $450,000 Guarantee
High: $25,500 NLHE Heads-Up Match Play, $600,000 Guarantee

Event #36: 17:00 ET
Low: $22 HORSE, $50,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 HORSE, $100,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 HORSE, $150,000 Guarantee

Sunday, May 22nd

Event #37: 13:00 ET
Low: $22 NLHE Six-Max, $300,000 Guarantee
Mid: $215 NLHE Six-Max, $1,000,000 Guarantee
High: $2,100 NLHE Six-Max, $1,000,000 Guarantee

SCOOP Main Event: 17:00 ET
Low: $109 NLHE, $1,000,000 Guarantee
Mid: $1,050 NLHE, $3,000,000 Guarantee
High: $10,300 NLHE, $5,000,000 Guarantee

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