More than $1 million guaranteed and 27 events scheduled for first NJ Spring Championship Of Online Poker

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – April 26, 2016 – With $1.1 million in guaranteed prize money, the first-ever PokerStars New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP) will be the richest online series ever held in the region, PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand, revealed today. The first NJSCOOP will take place from May 15-29 featuring 27 events across two stakes (Low and High), meaning a total of 54 tournaments will be on offer.

The 15-day schedule features a wide range of tournaments at a variety of different buyins to suit players of all bankrolls. The prestigious two-day NL Hold’em Main Event will feature buy-ins of $50 (Low) and $500 (High) with guaranteed prize pools of $30,00 and $200,000 respectively. Daily online qualifiers to all the events are running now at PokerStarsNJ.com, with satellites starting from just $1.

”The global PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of 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 so that players in the region can experience the exciting tournament structures and the thrill that comes with chasing a major tournament title and big prize money. I can’t wait to play in the first NJSCOOP and I plan to stream most of my play live on Twitch. I would love to win a title in its debut year.”