With $1.1 million in guaranteed prize money, the first-ever PokerStars New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP) would be the richest online series ever held within the region. The primary NJSCOOP will happen from May 15-29 featuring 27 events across two stakes (Low and High), meaning a complete of 54 tournaments may be on offer.

The 15-day schedule includes a wide selection of tournaments at a number of different buy-ins to fit players of all bankrolls. The distinguished two-day NL Hold'em Main Event will feature buy-ins of $50 (Low) and $500 (High) with guaranteed prize pools of $30,000 and $200,000 respectively. Daily online qualifiers to all of the events are running now at PokerStarsNJ.com, with satellites ranging from just $1.

"The global PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is among the must-play poker events of the year," said Chris Moneymaker, a legendary figure in poker and a member of Team PokerStars Pro. "It's awesome that it's coming to New Jersey in order that players within the region can experience the exciting tournament structures and the joys that includes chasing an important tournament title and large prize money. I CANNOT wait to play within the first NJSCOOP and that i plan to stream most of my play survive Twitch. I'D like to win a title in its debut year."

PLAYER OF THE SERIES LEADERBOARDPokerStars NJSCOOP players too can compete for Leader Board prizes and the Player of the Series award, with points awarded on a sliding scale for cashing in events. Probably the most successful and consistent players across both stakes can be rewarded for his or her achievements with greater than $10,000 in prizes to take delivery of away. The whole leaderboard winner will receive a trophy, a unique live event ticket and $2,000 cash. The live event ticket can be for a thrilling to-be-announced live event. Other cash prizes can be found for players who make the leaderboard.

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