For those concerned that the SCOOP will be for high stakes players only, don’t worry because the SCOOP features tournaments for every level of player. Each of the 22 events will include three tournaments: one for low-stakes players, one for medium stakes players, and finally one for players who play in high-stakes games.

To register for one of the SCOOP – All Stakes satellite tournaments, go to the Poker Stars lobby and under events click ‘SCOOP’.

If you are up to the challenge and want to find out more about specific events go to Poker Stars and click the SCOOP banner on the promotions page, or go to http://www.pokerstars.com/scoop.

National Heads-Up Poker Championship

PokerStars.net will be hosting two final qualifying tournaments giving participants a chance to win a seat at the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The final round two tournament kicks off on February 21 and that tournament is followed by a last chance tournament going on later that day. 56 of the top finishers from the round two tournament and 8 players from the last chance tournament will win seats to the Grand Final.

The Grand Final will take place the following day on February 22, and the top two finishers from this tournament will win a prize package that includes a seat in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is a 64 person, invite only tournament, with a field that features the best players in the Nation. Only on Poker Stars is this opportunity available so to learn more about the promotion go to PokerStars.net.

Poker Stars VIP Club

Poker Stars offers the best rewards program on the web with their generous PokerStars VIP club. The VIP club rewards loyal online players with cash bonuses, free tournament entries, and other prizes from the VIP store. In 2008 alone, poker stars gave away over 100 million dollars with the VIP club.

To become a member of the PokerStars VIP club all you need to do is sign up on pokerstars.net and once you make your first deposit you will instantly become a member of the club. The more you play the more VIP points you will earn, and with enough points you can earn your way up the VIP rankings and recieve even better rewards.

To learn more about the VIP club visit PokerStars and check out what you can gain from the VIP club rewards program. Also visit PokerStars to see the VIP club tournament schedule so you can be sure to cash in on your VIP points.

Poker Stars latest free promotion, the Poker Stars Summer games, is an exclusive tournament for Poker Stars players from the United States and Canada. In the Sumer Games events players will get the chance to represent their country and win thousands of cash prizes for free.

Event Structure:
The Sumer Games will consist of 8 different tournaments featuring 8 different games for each of the two countries. The top 5 players in each of the qualifying tournaments will added to the team of their home country and be given a seat in the US vs. Canada 100,000 final. Along with the 80 possible seats in the final, more than 80,000 cash prizes will be given out along the way.

Once again entering the tournament is completely free so there is no reason not to give it a shot. However, be careful when entering a qualifying tournament because players are only offered one chance to qualify per week. So if you enter a tournament you will have to wait a week before you are able to enter again. For more information go to Poker Stars. and check out the Summer Games promotion.