FTOPS IX Under Way
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) kicked off today for its ninth running. FTOPS IX features 25 pro-hosted events and guarantees more than $15 million in prize money over the course of the series.
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) kicked off today for its ninth running. FTOPS IX features 25 pro-hosted events and guarantees more than $15 million in prize money over the course of the series.
Pros such as Team Full Tilt’s Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Allen Cunningham and Patrik Antonius will be hosting events and conducting Pro Chats to answer questions sent in by fans. There are six events that will guarantee at least $1 million in prize money:
* Event #1, hosted by Allen Cunningham, a $200 + $16 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament with $1 million guaranteed, starting at 21:00 ET on Wednesday, August 6th
* Event #10, hosted by Erik Seidel, a $300 + $22 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament with $1.5 million guaranteed, starting at 18:00 ET on Sunday, August 10th
* Event #12, hosted by Eli Elezra, a $1,000 + $60 No-Limit Hold’em 6-max tournament with $1.5 million guaranteed, starting at 21:00 ET on Monday, August 11th
* Event #17, hosted by Peter “Nordberg” Feldman, a $300 + $22 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em 6-max Rebuy tournament with $1 million guaranteed, starting at 21:00 ET on Wednesday, August 13th
The $2,500 Two-Day Event, hosted by Patrik Antonius, a deep-stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $2 million guarantee running over the course of two days, starting at * 14:00 ET on Saturday, August 16th
The FTOPS Main Event, hosted by Chris Ferguson, a massive No-Limit Hold’em tournament with $2.5 million guaranteed, starting at 18:00 ET on Sunday, August 17th
FTOPS IX will also feature a wide variety of tournament types, including Knockout and Shootout tournaments, as well as Omaha, Razz, Stud and HORSE events. Each FTOPS IX champion will receive a limited-edition gold FTOPS jersey and a special FTOPS champion avatar for use on Full Tilt Poker. Video highlights with audio commentary by Poker After Dark’s Ali Nejad will be available from select final tables. Full details on the series can be found at: www.fulltiltpoker.com/ftops.