PokerStars SCOOP 2026: 400 Tournaments, $45M Guaranteed, and Big Changes Ahead

PokerStars’ 18th installment of the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) starts on March 1, 2026, featuring 136 numbered events and $45 million in guarantees. The series includes 400 individual tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $5.50 to $15,000, ensuring a proving ground for players at every bankroll level.

The series includes a variety of formats such as No-Limit Hold’em, PLO, 8-Game, Mystery Bounty events, Turbo structures, and Deep Stack tournaments. The NLHE Main Events on March 22 will combine for $5.5 million in guarantees, followed by $550,000 across the PLO Main Events on March 23. The three-tiered No-Limit Hold’em Main Events are back at $109, $1,050, and $5,200 buy-ins, combining for $5.5 million in guaranteed prize money. The PLO Main Events will award a total of $550,000 in guarantees.

Every tournament winner will receive a trophy, with a total of 401 trophies to be awarded. The SCOOP schedule will feature a range of supporting tournaments and special SCOOP-branded editions running alongside the numbered events. PokerStars ambassadors, including Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg, will stream their runs throughout the series. The SCOOP Warm-Up series carried $10 million in guarantees and the Ticket Machine raffle distributed $200,000 worth of Main Event tickets. SCOOP Vault will award $450,000 in SCOOP tickets, allowing players to unlock rewards by opting in, playing real-money games, and generating rake. The $100,000 Player of the Series leaderboard returns, with $20,000 reserved for the overall winner. The Lucky Dip promotion gives away $500,000 in SCOOP tickets, with each entry triggering a random draw for another entry worth up to $5,200. The daily SCOOP Stars Spinner Prize Wheel will add another incentive layer, with players spinning for Power Path tickets. Players can qualify for SCOOP events through satellites starting at just $0.55. The $55 Power Path Express SCOOP Edition on March 1 will award more than $200,000 in SCOOP Power Passes and Main Event tickets.