274. The Science of SCOOP with Steve Clarricoats (Head of Poker Operations for PokerStars Global Market)

With the 2023 Spring Championship of Online Poker just around the corner (May 7-31), James and Joe go behind-the-scenes at PokerStars to talk to the man responsible for planning, scheduling, building and running every tournament series on the global site. Steve Clarricoats has been working at Stars since 2005, and is currently Head of Poker Operations for the Global Market. He talks about his history with the company and discusses all the factors that go into creating a daily MTT schedule and a 25-day series like #SCOOP, from formats and structures to buy-ins and guarantees. Plus, Andrew Dickinson from the UK tries to follow up his recent success at the #IrishOpen by winning a #SundayMillion ticket in a 'Se7en'-themed edition of 'Superfan vs Stapes'. Please subscribe to #PITE and join the podcast community on Discord (psta.rs/Discord).