PokerStars has released the entire schedule for the prestigious 2026 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). PokerStars has stuffed this schedule from March 1st to the 25th, with grinders able to compete in over 400 tournaments across High, Medium, and Low buy-in levels.
A total of 136 SCOOP tournaments will be offered at each level, with PokerStars providing a whopping $45 million in guarantees across their various tournaments. You can buy into SCOOP starting at just $5.50, with buy-ins going all the way up to their $15,000 High Roller.
2026 SCOOP schedule
Unfortunately, the SCOOP schedule is far too long for us to put here. However, you can view the SCOOP schedule in its entirety by clicking the link below.
Official PokerStars 2026 SCOOP schedule.
Controversial move to March
This is the first time SCOOP will be played in March, changing a long-standing tradition of having been played in May since the first SCOOP in 2009.
While no official company statement has been made, PokerStars told PokerNews in December: “We regularly review our global events calendar to make sure our major series land at the best possible time for players. We saw an opportunity to bring SCOOP forward and start the year with a stronger, clearer run of events. The new dates simply allow us to optimize timing.”
On the official PokerStars website, PokerStars says the following about the move to March:
“When you really think about it, March turns out to be a better month for online poker than May.
“For starters, the weather in March is generally worse, making staying inside a pleasure. Fewer major sporting events are going on, thus fewer distractions. Plus, it doesn’t clash with any other major poker festivals.
“March 1st is also the official start of Spring. Enough said.”
It also shouldn’t be a surprise that PokerStars timed the end of SCOOP, March 25th, with the beginning of the 46th annual Irish Poker Open. The PokerStars and Paddy Power co-sponsored event is one of the most popular live tournament stops in all of Europe, and will run from March 26th to April 6th.
Big events, big guarantees
While every event is monumental and comes with a famous SCOOP trophy, some events outweigh the others. As always, PokerStars reserves the Main Events for the final Sunday and Monday of the series.
This year, the six Main Events are accompanied by over $6 million in guarantees. The Sunday Millions and the March 15th Mini Sunday Million come with $3.5 million in combined guarantees.
No-limit Hold’em Main Events: 1:30pm ET, Sunday March 22
- $109 (Low) with $1.5M GTD
- $1,050 (Medium) with $2M GTD
- $5,200 (High) with $2M GTD
PLO Main Events: 2:05pm ET, Monday March 23
- $109 (Low) with $100K GTD
- $1,050 (Medium) with $200K GTD
- $5,200 (High) with $250K GTD
Sunday Millions
- March 1: $215 Sunday Million PKO – $1 million guaranteed
- March 8: $109 Sunday Million PKO – $1 million guaranteed
- March 15: $530 Sunday Million – $1 million guaranteed
- March 15: $55 Mini Sunday Million PKO – $500,000 guaranteed
The greatest SCOOP players
#1: Simon “C. Darwin2″ Mattsson – 14 titles
Last year, Mattson, who many consider the greatest online poker player of all time, won a record five SCOOP titles.
| Year | Tournament | Prize |
| 2025 | 107-H: $1K 5-Card PLO PKO | $25,612 |
| 2025 | 67-H: $530 NLHE | $33,544 |
| 2025 | 58-H: $1,050 Turbo PKO | $28,209 |
| 2025 | 33-H: $530 PLO 6-Max Turbo PKO | $14,686 |
| 2025 | 16-H: $5,200 Super Tuesday High Roller | $107,964 |
| 2024 | 16-H: $10,300 NLHE [Super Tuesday High Roller] | $186,238 |
| 2024 | 114-H: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Warm-Up] | $57,744 |
| 2022 | 75-H: $10,300 NLHE [Super Tuesday High Roller] | $207,901 |
| 2022 | 62-H: $1,050 NLHE [4-Max, Progressive KO] | $41,362 |
| 2021 | 38-H: $530 NLO8 8-Max | $21,166 |
| 2021 | 46-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max, Turbo, PKO | $74,465 |
| 2020 | 101-H: $1,050 NLHE | $61,141 |
| 2016 | 1H: $1,050 NL Hold’em | $226,106 |
| 2012 | 34M: $530 Limit Hold’em [6-Max] | $38,233 |
#2T Niklas “Lena900” Astedt – 11 titles
If there was anyone that rival’s Mattsson’s greatness, it’s Lena900 himself: Niklas Astedt. Astedt has been an online legend for years and only cemented his legacy by third in the 2024 WSOP Main Event for $4M.
Astedt won a pair of SCOOP titles last year to take his total to 11, moving into a three-way tie for second all-time.
| Year | Tournament | Prize |
| 2025 | 120-H: $530 PKO Sunday Warm-Up | $46,097* |
| 2025 | 90-H: $15,000 Super High Roller | $233,310 |
| 2024 | 38-H: $1,050 NLHE [Turbo Progressive KO Single Re-Entry] | $43,360* |
| 2023 | 73-H: $530 Sunday Kickoff PKO | $42,611* |
| 2023 | 76-M: $215 NLO8 6-max PKO | $16,022* |
| 2022 | $1,050 PLO 8 | $34,456 |
| 2021 | $1,050 NLHE 8-Max | $85,430 |
| 2019 | $1,050 Limit Omaha H/L | $27,707 |
| 2018 | $530+R NLHE | $102,115 |
| 2018 | $1,050 NLO8 [6-Max] | $50,392 |
| 2017 | $109 5-Card NLO8 [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom] | $22,457 |
#2T – Benny “RunGodLike” Glaser – 11 titles
Glaser has won more COOP titles than anyone in the history of poker, winning 11 SCOOP titles to go along with his record 16 WCOOP wins. Glaser also has an insane eight WSOP bracelets, having won three bracelets in a week last year.
In 2025, Glaser missed out on a SCOOP title for the first time since 2017.
| Year | Tournament | Prize |
| 2024 | 75-L: $55 NLHE [Turbo] | $19,591 |
| 2023 | 100-M: $109 NLHE 7-Max PKO | $33,669* |
| 2023 | 87-M: $215 PLO8 6-Max | $12,578 |
| 2023 | 22-H: $1,050 NLO8 6-Max PKO | $35,555* |
| 2022 | 09-H: $2,100 HORSE | $31,080 |
| 2021 | 73-M: $215 PLO 6-Max, PKO | $29,549* |
| 2020 | 06-H: $2,100 8-Game | $54,853 |
| 2019 | 13-M: 2-7 Triple Draw – $215 | $14,667 |
| 2019 | 41-H: 8-Game – $1,050 | $45,840 |
| 2018 | 17L: $22 FLHE | $6,201 |
| 2016 | 3H: $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo | $54,390 |
#2T – Andrey “Premove” Skvortsov
“Premove” is an online legend that hardly ever plays on the live felt. In fact, Skvortsov only has nine career recorded live cashes, nearly all of which have come in low buy-in events in Belarus and Russia.
Nevertheless, “Premove” won the $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw title over Benny Glaser in 2025 to move into a three-way tie for second on the all-time SCOOP title list.
| Year | Tournament | Prize |
| 2025 | SCOOP 95-H: $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw | $8,950 |
| 2024 | SCOOP 17-L: $11 PLO | $31,350 |
| 2023 | SCOOP 118-M: $55 Mixed NLHE/PLO | $7,521 |
| 2023 | SCOOP 76-H: $2,100 NLO8 | $61,970 |
| 2023 | SCOOP 66-M: $33 NLHE | $7,750 |
| 2022 | SCOOP 90-L: $11 NLO8 | $3,169 |
| 2022 | SCOOP 19-M: $109 NLO8 | $14,390 |
| 2021 | SCOOP 82-L: $55 NLHE Mini Thursday Thrill SE | $51,601 |
| 2021 | SCOOP 27-H: $1,050 8-Game | $28,101 |
| 2020 | SCOOP 34-M: $55 PLO8 | $17,635 |
| 2019 | SCOOP 16-H: $2,100 NL Omaha H/L | $47,793 |
