2010 FTOPS About a Month Away
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Full Tilt Poker is gearing up for the 2010 Full Tilt Online Poker Series which begins next month. The tournament series will begin on February 10th and will feature twenty seven events. The series has grown tremendously since it first began back in 2006.
When the FTOPS began, players had eight events to participate in and about $1 million dollars in total prize money. Now the tournament series has twenty seven events and will offer over $17 million dollars in prize money.
FTOPS XV will begin on the 10th of February with Shootouts, Turbo and Super Turbo, as well as Knockout events. Each event will be hosted by a Full Tilt Pro and players can find out which pros will be hosting each event by visiting Full Tilt Poker and viewing the full schedule under the FTOPS tab. Players who win a FTOPS XV will earn the cash prize as well as a limited edition FTOPS jacket. Players will also earn a Gold FTOPS jersey and a Gold jersey avatar which can be used at Full Tilt Poker. the player who earns the top spot on the FTOPS XV Leader board will get a special avatar which will be custom made. The Leader board winner will also earn a prize package worth $8,500 which includes entry to every FTOPS XVI event except the two day event.
Players who may not have the bank roll for FTOPS XV events can participate in the Mini FTOPS. The mini version will begin in March and will have twenty seven similar events but with a much smaller buy-in. the Mini version will offer players a smaller total prize pool but it will still offer over $6 million dollars in prize money.
Full Tilt Hosting Big Little Tournament This January
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Full Tilt Poker is starting the New Year off right with a new tournament special called the Big Little Tournament. Players will be able to participate in small buy-in tournaments for a chance to win a piece of the $1 million in total guaranteed prize money.
Each Sunday at Full Tilt in January will see a $250,000 tournament take place. Players can enter these tournaments for just $5 plus $.50 and earn a piece of the $1 million guaranteed prize money. The tournaments will take place from the 3rd to the 24th beginning at 13:45 ET.
On the 3rd a $250K guaranteed no limit hold’em tournament will take place. The 10th will see a $250k guaranteed Turbo no limit hold’em tournament take place and the 17th will see a $250k, guaranteed no limit hold’em tournament. The last tournament will be on the 24th and will be a $250k guaranteed turbo no limit hold’em tournament.
Players can buy-in directly to the Sunday tournaments for $5 plus $.50 or participate in satellites to earn their seats. The satellites will begin at .75 cents and go as high as $1.50 or players can use Full Tilt Points. Registration is limited to 50,000 players for each $250K tournament so players should register now if they want to make sure they have a seat to the tournament.
Players can find information on the satellites and buy-ins for the tournament at Full Tilt Poker under the News and Promotions tab. Players can click on the Big Little Tournament tab and all information on the tournaments can be found on the information page. The information page also tells players how to register for the tournament, which is quick and easy to do.
Full Tilt Poker Weekend Tournament Results
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Full Tilt Poker is one of the most popular poker sites available online and one reason they are so popular is for their weekend tournaments. Early afternoon on Sundays means it is time for The Sunday Mulligan and The Sunday Brawl at Full Tilt. This past weekend the tournaments had a great turnout and both increased their prize pools well over the guaranteed amount.
The Sunday Mulligan is a $200,000 guaranteed tournament and it has a buy-in of $200 plus 16. This weekend the tournament had 1,222 players participating so 117 spots would be paid out of the $244,400 prize pool. The large number of participants increased the prize pool by $44,400.
In the end it would be online players Luukie21 and steamcontrol who would be competing for the first place prize. Both would make it to heads up play and would want to be the last player standing. But there can only be one winner and when the cards were right, Luukie21 made all the right moves to become the first place winner.
Final Results:
Luukie21 – $53,768
steamcontrol – $34,216
BotOFallBOTS – $25,173
Mig_com – $19,858
LiViNLeGeNd07 – $15,275
Mescalin8 – $10,998
axe38 – $7,332
Bttech86 – $5,499
Tim0thee – $3,910
The Sunday Brawl had even participants than the Sunday Mulligan and the prize pool was increased to a much larger amount. The Sunday Brawl has a buy-in of $240 plus 16 and is a knockout tournament. The tournament offers a guarantee of $400,000 in prize money and with 2,621 players competing; the prize pool would be increased by $124,000. 279 spots would be paid with first place earning just over $106,000.
The difference between first and second was just over $38,000 so both ThatsFrushedUp and El Spewtardo wanted to be the last player standing when it came to heads up play. Both tried their best to knock out the other player but it would take some time before a winner would be named. In the end ThatsFrushedUp would gain the chip lead for the final time and go all in. El Spewtardo would call his all in but his cards would not hold up and ThatsFrushedUp would take the first place win.
Final Results:
ThatsFrushedUp – $106,413
El Spewtardo – $68,670
Caio Brites – $50,847
Lilly36 – $38,267
Nyx86 – $26,734
AndreasDude – $17,823
like7 – $12,057
woj422 – $8,387
trontrontron – $6,290
FTOPS XIV Event #20 won by UFman2
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Event #20 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIV was a no limit hold’em tournament hosted by Andy Bloch. The tournament had a buy-in of $216 and 2,803 players registered to compete. The prize pool was guaranteed at $400,000 but with so many players competing, the prize pool was increased to $560,600.
Bloch was joined by several other Full Tilt pros and Friends of Full Tilt Poker. Jon Turner, Vitaly Lunkin, Lee Watkinson, Scott Fischman and Huck Seed all competed in the tournament. the last red name standing in the tournament was Johan Brolenius a Friend of Full Tilt. Brolenius is a member of het Swedish National Ski Team and finished in 45th place winning $1,289.38.
The tournament took nine hours to get down to the final table. Once final table play began it was clear it was going to be tough to get to heads up play. in the end it would be online players UFman2 and SaulGood left to compete in heads up play.
Heads up play would last a good while and both players would eventually decide to make a deal. The deal decided was that UFman2 would earn $100,000 and SaulGood would earn $85,000 which left $2,000 for the winner. Play would then go on for about an hour before a winner would be named. In the end UFman2 would earn the chip lead and leave SaulGood in second place. UFman2 is now the second two-time career jersey winner of this FTOPS. UFman2 joins Deception Pt as a two-time career jersey winner of this series.
Final Results:
1st: Steve “UFman2” Burkholder ($102240.40)
2nd: Aaron “SaulGood” Surbeck ($85,000.00)
3rd: SmokeChoke ($54,378.20)
4th: TIGR778 ($40,923.80)
5th: David “muckducks” Cairns ($28,590.60)
6th: LuckyLukeKK ($19,060.40)
7th: 007-0253 ($12,893.80)
8th: Shyam “S_Dot111” Srinivasan ($8,969.60)
9th: Tarsis ($6,727.20)
Full Tilt Offering Warm-Up to FTOPS XIV
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Full Tilt Poker is gearing up for the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIV which begins on November 4th. The site is offering a special FTOPS XIV Warm Up on the 1st, which offers a small buy-in and the chance to win a seat to the Main Event.
The Warm Up has $250,000 in guaranteed prize money and will begin at 15:05 ET on Sunday November 1st. the winner of the tournament will receive a free entry to the FTOPS XIV Main Event which has a buy-in of $535.
Players can buy-in directly to the FTOPS XIV Warm Up for only $5 plus $.50 or compete in a satellite to earn a seat. Satellites start for as low as $.50 or 50 Full Tilt Points so anyone can afford the satellites. But with a buy-in as low as $5.50, you might as well just pay for your seat directly cause that is a seriously low buy-in!
The FTOPS XIV Warm Up is limited to just 50,000 so players who are interested should grab their seats as quick as they can. Registration is easy for the Warm Up. Players need only to log on, set the filters in the browse area to Tournaments and then select FTOPS, Hold’em, No-Limit and click Low. Players will then be able to see the FTOPS XIV Warm Up tab and will be able to register from there.
Players should also know that the Warm Up event is now a FTOPS XIV event and it does not count toward any FTOPS Challenges or Leader boards. However it is a great way to earn prizes especially if you are lucky enough to be the first place winner and earn a seat to the Main Event.
Full Tilt Weekend Tournament Results
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Full Tilt Poker had several tournaments taking place this weekend but the two highlights of the weekend were the $1 Million Guaranteed tournament and the MiniFTOPS Main Event. both tournaments saw very good turnouts and offered large prize pools for those participating.
The MiniFTOPS Main Event was a no limit hold’em tournament with a $50 plus 5 buy-in. a huge number of players competed in this event, 14,428 to be exact. The field created a prize pool of $721,400 and paid out to 1,890 spots.
McFugu and noitall611 would strike a deal during heads up play so even though noitall611 earned the win he did not walk away with the largest prize. McFugu earned $94,076 for second and noitall611 earned $89,982.
Final Results:
noitall611 – $89,982
McFugu – $94,076 *2-way deal
BlueFocus – $52,302
Shihai911 – $37,513
mdfgreat1 – $26,692
takeithard_23 – $19,117
paulique – $13,707
PassTheRoxi – $10,100
fishfinder22 – $7,142
The $1 Million Guarantee event is a No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $500 plus 35 buy-in. 2,476 players competed to up the prize pool from $1 million to $1,238,000. 351 spots would earn a pay day with first place earning just over $227,000.
Heads up play would see online players gdluck and Pocketownage420 competing for the first place prize. the difference in first and second place was quite significant, at just over $87,000. Both would fight hard but it would be gdluck who would take down the final pot to earn the first place win.
Final Results:
gdluck – $227,111
Pocketownage420 – $139,399
BONCELA – $91,241
rubenrtv – $72,794
NEONPILS99 – $55,091
kwob20 – $39,616
bentebabe69 – $29,093
KaKeTKa – $22,779
dubbeemin – $17,332
Online Qualifiers Begin at Full Tilt Poker for Face The Ace Television Show
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NBC and FullTiltPoker.net have created a new poker television show called Face The Ace which puts online qualifiers against poker pros. Full Tilt Poker is offering the qualifiers at their online poker room for players to try their luck and possibly get on the show.
Each contestant has the chance to face up to three different poker pros in head to head competition with the possibility to walk away with $1 million if they last the entire time. The show will begin filming on July 9th in Las Vegas and begin airing on NBC on August 1st.
The show was first announced this past April and was described as part game show part reality show. The new show will be hosted by Steve Schirripa, of Sopranos fame, and will see several poker pros, or ‘Aces’ as they are called on the show. Those included are: Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Harmon, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Phil Gordon, Allen Cunningham, John Juanda, Mike Matusow, Andy Bloch, Gus Hansen and Patrik Antonius.
The show will begin with the online qualifier facing four smoked glass doors. Behind each door is an ‘Ace’ and the qualifier gets to choose which door they want to face. If the player beats the ‘Ace’ then they can take the money they earned or they can face another ‘Ace’. If the online qualifier wins all three matchups and risks the money each time they will win one million dollars.
Players can participate in the qualifying rounds at Full Tilt Poker to win their seat on the show. Players must first win Round 1 free roll and then move on to round 2. Round 2 winners earn an entry to a Face The Ace final qualifier tournament. The top ten finishers in each final qualifier tournament will win a free prize package which includes a trip to Las Vegas to audition for Face The Ace.
Full Tilt Poker Offering Seats to WPT Cyprus Classic
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Full Tilt Poker is a top online poker room for many reasons but one of those reasons is they offer their players chances to qualify for several live events. Full Tilt is currently offering players a chance to earn a seat to the World Poker Tour Cyprus Classic 2009.
Full Tilt Poker is hosting weekly WPT Cyprus Qualifiers and players can earn a seat to the live event by competing in these qualifiers. The World Poker Tour Cyprus Classic 2009 takes place from September 6th through the 12th and those who win a seat from Full Tilt will earn a $12,500 prize package to the event.
The package includes the buy-in for the WPT Cyprus Classic 2009 which is worth $10,300. The package also includes an eight day stay at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino and $500 in spending money.
The WPT Cyprus Classic 2009 has been estimated to have a prize pool of $4 million so the lucky package winners are sure to earn a nice prize if they play well. Winners can also enjoy the luxury of the Merit Hotel which offers a swimming pool, wellness spa, private beach and much more.
The qualifying tournaments take place at Full Tilt on Saturdays at 13:00 ET from now until August 22nd. One $12,500 prize package will be given away per tournament. Players can buy-in directly to any WPT Cyprus Qualifier for $300 plus $22 or play in satellites to earn a seat to the qualifier for as little as $1 or 50 Full Tilt Points.
This is an excellent opportunity for online players to earn a spot at a World Poker Tour event. Whether you have a small bank roll or large you will find a satellite fitting your needs or just pay the buy-in to the qualifier to start on your way to the WPT Cyprus Classic 2009.
Full Tilt Offering Weekly Chances to Win WSOP Prize Packages
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FullTiltPoker.com has started offering World Series of Poker qualifiers five days a week to provide their players with more opportunities to earn a seat at this year’s WSOP. Players will find a different qualifier for five days out of the week as well as options to fit every size bankroll.
The first qualifier for the week will run on Tuesdays at 21:00 ET. The tournaments will continue every Tuesday until June 21st. players will have a chance to win one of at least two $12,000 guaranteed prize packages each week. The buy-in for this event is $300 plus 422 and players can also earn their way into this tournament by playing in satellites for $1 or using 50 FullTilt Points.
Wednesday will bring the next tournament but it has slightly smaller buy-in. players who post the $200 plus $16 buy-in will get a chance to win a $12K Main Event prize package and at least one player will win a package each week. This tournament begins at 16:30 ET each Wednesday and players can earn entry into it by playing in $1 satellites or using 50 Full Tilt Points.
On Thursdays, players can pay a much larger buy-in of $1,000 plus $60 to compete for at least one $12,000Main Event package for every twelve players and five seats are guaranteed every Thursday. This tournament gives players even more chances to win the prize package. Players have until June 21st to take advantage of this tournament.
The next two days of tournaments begins on Saturday with two guaranteed $12 Main Event packages up for grabs. Players will begin competing at 21:00 ET after paying the $300 plus $22 buy-in or using 50 Full Tilt Points in satellites or paying as low as one dollar.
On Sunday players can compete for a buy-in of $500 plus $35 and two prize packages of $12,000 to the Main event are guaranteed. This tournament begins at 16:30 ET and players can earn an entry by competing in satellites for one dollar or 50 Full Tilt Points.
So as you can see FullTilt Poker has a good number of selections for players to compete to hopefully win a Main Event prize package. With over a month to compete, the chances are good that one could win a prize package.
Robert Perkins Wins Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee
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Easter weekend did not stop online players from competing in their favorite Full Tilt Poker weekly guaranteed tournaments as 3,626 players logged on to compete in last night’s $750,000 guaranteed tournament. The field created a first place prize of $132,787.50 and it was Robert “perky264” Perkins who outlasted the field and took down the win.
When final table play began, Perkins was third in chips under Tokmak and Oscar Kroon. Kroon was in the lead and the top three players would hold on to their lead until play got down to the final four players. Tokmak played strong but only made it to fourth place while LtDansLegs managed to hold on a little longer going out in third.
That let Kroon and Perkins to battle it out in heads up play. Kroon held a slight lead over Perkins but Perkins soon gained the lead. On the final hand Kroon raised and Perkins re-raised to cause Kroon to go all in. Kroon held A-K while Perkins had K-Q. The board fell 6-3-Q-5-4 and Kroon was out in second place.
Final Results of the Full Tilt Poker $750,000 Guarantee:
1. Robert “perky264″ Perkins — $132,787.50
2. Oscar “KungKroon” Kroon — $80,250
3. LtDansLegs — $52,500
4. Tokmak — $41,400
5. Dan “Wretchy” Martin — $31,050
6. ApesAreFun — $23,025
7. Surfbum4life — $17,250
8. Pat “TorontoToro” Pezzin — $13,500
9. stiletto girly — $10,050
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