Series Features 14 Events, Including One Two-Day Tournament
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is back tomorrow with its fifth installment, and the series will pay out more than ever to its participants — at least $7 million over 14 events.
In addition to the newly upped total guaranteed prize pools (the FTOPS IV, held in May, had guaranteed prize pools totaling $4 million), Full Tilt is heavily promoting its $2,620 buy-in two-day no-limit hold'em tournament. While a two-day event for an online poker room is nothing new, it is a relatively new undertaking for one of the major sites, especially for a high-profile series like the FTOPS. The poker tournament has a $600,000 guarantee (meaning Full Tilt expects at least 240 entrants) and satellites into the event are running for as little as $55. Single-table $357 buy-in sit-and-gos are also being run in which the first-place finisher gains entry into the event and second place earns $395.
The FTOPS main event is also bigger this time around. The main event of the FTOPS IV had a guarantee of $1.5 million while the FTOPS V main event guarantees 33 percent more at $2 million. Last year's main event ultimately had a prize pool of $1,899,000 generated by its 3,798 entrants, and first-place finisher John_McClane17 pocketed $336,000. Download poker wallpapers.
Full Tilt will also be awarding each event winner with an exclusive golden FTOPS jersey avatar, as usual. Other prizes being given out include limited-edition FTOPS baseball caps for all players & women poker players who finish in the money in any event and FTOPS baseball caps and jackets for all players who reach a final table.
The games featured in this runthrough of the series include Omaha, seven-card stud, H.O.R.S.E., and, of course, lots of hold'em. The series also has plenty of shorthanded and rebuy events on the schedule. Play $500 match poker bonus.
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Inaugural All-Star Poker Tournament Slated for October 13 and 14; Deacon Jones, Bo Jackson, Lightweight Boxing Champ Jorge Paez, Jr., Gabe Kaplan, Murray Langston, U-92 FM DJ Ant Dogg, and Coachella Mayor Eduardo Garcia
The stars will shine bright in the Coachella Valley this October when Spotlight 29 Casino presents the inaugural All-Star Poker Challenge! Scheduled for October 13 and 14, the All-Star Poker Challenge gives everyday players & women poker players a chance to play with their favorite celebrities.
So far, scheduled to appear are Football Hall of Fame inductee Deacon Jones, sports legend Bo Jackson, lightweight boxing champ Jorge Paez, Jr.; TV comic legends Gabe Kaplan and Murray Langston (aka the Unknown Comic); and Coachella Valley notables DJ Ant Dogg from U-92 FM and Coachella Mayor Eduardo Garcia.
The All-Star Poker Challenge action begins at 2 p.m. on October 13, and the final table will be held at 12 p.m. on October 14. The tournament is No-Limit style, and rounds are 30 minutes long. Adding to the excitement is the chance of a player winning a new Chevrolet/Cadillac/GMC. If the winning hand at the final table is a Royal Flush, the winner will also receive a new car!
Buy-ins for the All-Star Poker Challenge are available now at the Spotlight 29 Casino Box Office or through the Gift Shop Buy-ins and are $560 each ($500 to prize pool, $50 to the house and $10 to dealer gratuity). Players will each receive $10,000 in tournament chips. Play route 66 poker.
All players at all levels are welcome to register to play and discover why Desert Sun Queen of Hearts columnist Jill Cohen says, "Spotlight 29 is one of my favorite places to play poker!"
As part of the All-Star weekend, Kaplan and Langston are performing in the Spotlight Showroom on October 12. All entrants into the tournament receive two free tickets; individual tickets for the comedy concert are available for $35. Online poker.
What's more, a silent auction will benefit the Native American Land Conservancy. Items in the auction include a wide range of autographed sports memorabilia. The auction takes place in the Spotlight Showroom.
The All-Star Poker Challenge is presented by Pepsi and Spotlight 29 Casino.
Of course, the Poker Room has tournaments and fun for everyone every week. Go all in every Friday at 6 p.m. for the MVP Poker Challenge, with an easy $60 buy-in to play. Saturday nights is the $2,000 Poker Payoff, where players can win cash in hourly drawings that start at 5 p.m. and go through midnight. Sundays join the $20/$5/$5 No Limit Texas Hold'em tourney. Download poker wallpapers.
Or sit in on the daily Sit & Go Tournament. This winner-take-all tournament takes just nine to ten players and occurs spontaneously throughout the day. Contact the Poker Room for more information.
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Everest Poker announced 13 more players who've qualified for the Avalanche online final Sept. 15, bringing the total qualifiers up to 161.
These players qualified Monday during a bi-monthly satellite for the online poker final. They move on to the online final for the Everest Poker Avalanche that would have set them back $5,000+$300 for direct entry into the tournament.
The qualifiers are:
* The_SeS, Netherlands * Michele.serp, Italy * M.A.M., Germany * LadySus, Germany * Tkwein, Germany * Pocketjoe, Netherlands * C@Ernesto@G, Belgium * Cima-ryo-, Japan * Dizzydarts, Sweden * NEW-PHOENIX, France * Ymanzana13, France * OliveGeneve, Switzerland * Alex-fr, France
It's still possible to win your way into the online final. The next bi-monthly Round 3 Satellite is Aug. 11 with the final Round 3 Satellite taking place Aug. 25. Play $500 match poker bonus.
The Round 3 Satellites cost $530+$50, but there are plenty of less expensive ways to get to that stage as well. The Round 2 Satellites run daily at 9 p.m. and cost $56+$5. From there, players & women poker players win their way into Round 3.
There are two choices for Round 1 Satellites to get into Round 2 as well for even less money.
The daily $11+$1 Round 1 Satellites run at 12:15 a.m., 9 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 5 p.m. The second option is the daily $3+30¢ re-buy Round 1 Satellites that run at 3:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
The players that make it to the final will be vying for a $1 million prize pool with the winner receiving $200,000. The online final will wrap up once play gets down to the final 10. Play route 66 poker.
Those final players will all win free trips to play out the final table live aboard a cruise liner in the Mediterranean.
World Poker Association updates a practical code for poker tournament players
The growing membership of the World Poker Association, founded two years ago by poker professional and successful businessman Jesse Jones has a practical Code of Ethics to guide them in standards and behaviour in tournament play following the publication of the Code last week. Play $500 match poker bonus.
The code has five chapters covering everything from personal conduct to fair and professional play, and acceptance along with a personal oath is compulsory for members of the Association, who include many of international poker's top playing professionals and amateur contestants.
The code deals with general provisions against issues such as collusion, lack of professionalism and courtesy, and relationships between players, dealers and managements. The objective is to enhance professional conduct and respect for the game. Play online poker.
The non-profit Association is registered in Nevada and boasts a growing membership of almost 1 400. It was set up to provide unity through an organisation designed to influence the future outcome of tournament poker, representing the views of players & women poker players individually and as a group, and speaking with one voice.
In addition to Jones, the board of directors includes influential American legal, business and government affairs consultant Wendeen Eolis, 2005 World Series of Poker champ Joe Hachem, editor and author Lou Krieger, top European player Marcel Luske and Paul Wasicka, runner-up in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event and winner of the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Championship. Stay tuned to our poker blog for latest updates.
Flower Mound residents will soon have the opportunity to gamble for a good cause.
The Lewisville area Chamber of Commerce will host its Casino Night event from 7:30 p.m. to midnight on July 27 at Sneaky Pete’s Restaurant and Banquet, 2 Eagle Point Road. Play online poker.
The event, which is now in its third year, is put on by the Women’s division of the Lewisville area Chamber of Commerce.
Residents ages 21 and up will be able to enjoy a variety of games including roulette, poker, craps and Texas hold ‘em Poker Tournament. People will be gambling for prizes that have been donated by Chamber members and community businesses.
“The main thing was to help fund scholarships and the women of the chamber came together and created a women’s division to promote awareness about women owned businesses and events,” said Phillip Sharp, director of operations for the Lewisville area chamber of commerce. Women poker players.
“A portion of the proceeds will help fund two scholarships for education. One is for a graduating senior for a Lewisville high school student who at least has a B average and is involved in either leadership on campus or a volunteer in the community. This scholarship is funded by the Lewisville Chamber Women’s Division,” Sharp said. “The other scholarship is the Lewisville area Chamber of Commerce Dale Jackson Career Center Scholarship. This is for a graduating senior at the Dale Jackson Career Center. We will also award partial scholarships to a participant of the 2007-2008 class of Leadership Lewisville” Play route 66 poker.
In the past, the event has been very successful.
“It’s been extremely successful. Last year we had it at Celebrations in Highland Village and this year we are having it at Sneaky Pete’s on Lake Lewisville,” Sharp said. “We currently have 140 reservations and we hope to have upwards of 200 attend the event that evening.”
The event will be sponsored by Sam Pack’s Ford Country of Lewisville and United Community Bank of Highland Village. Download poker wallpapers.
“At the end of the evening we are hoping to have 25 prize packages that will be given to the big winners who have the highest amount of chips,” Sharp said. “Some of the prizes are a flag flown over the state capitol, a trip to New Mexico, Texas Ranger tickets and hotel and restaurant giveaways.”
Participants must but tickets to the event. Individual tickets are $55 and those that want to purchase two tickets will pay $80.
After four days of play Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul stands as the winner of the $10,000 World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup III, taking home the $1.3 million first prize.
Saul overcame a field of 535 players & women poker players and played Mike "The Mouth" Matusow heads up for the title. He had a big chip lead with $8.2 million against Matusow's $2.6 million when the heads up begun. Saul played aggressively and dominated his short-stacked opponent. Play route 66 poker.
In the final hand Saul raised up to $220,000 pre-flop and Matusow called. The flop came #Th-#6c-#5c. Matusow checked and Saul bet $385,000. Matusow check-raised all-in with $2.633 million and Saul quickly called. Play $500 match poker bonus.
Matusow was a slight favorite with #8c-#7c for an open ended straight draw, against Saul's #Qs-#Qh. But the turn and the river cards were of no help for Matusow. Saul took home the title and $1,342,320, and Matusow got $671,320 for second place. Danny Wong came third bringing home $361,480. Play online poker.
Dan Melan appeared to have met his maker when Chris Ferguson was moved to his table at the World Series of Poker.
We know Chris "Jesus" Ferguson can be an intimidating poker player but when he was moved to Team Bodog player Dan Melan's table, Melan might have crapped his pants.
We can only pray that Jesus doesn't break Melan's stride as he has been doing great with a current chip count of $220K here in Day 2B of the World Series of Poker.
Ferguson isn't doing too shabby either as he is currently sitting with over $150K.
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated from World Series of Poker
Daniel Negreanu made the call and took the fall at the World Series of Poker.
Another super star was sent home just now when Daniel Negreanu called an all-in push here on Day 2B of the World Series of Poker. Play route 66 poker.
The flop came 8/7/6 and Negreanu made a $12K raise. His opponent came over the top and Negreanu thought for a while before calling.
Negreanu showed 8/10 and his opponent showed 8/8. With a King on the Turn and a 4 on the River Negreanu became the latest poker pro casualty at the World Series of Poker. Download poker wallpapers.
Not all pros have been having problems. In fact at almost the same time that Negreanu was eliminated, Gus Hansen was announced as the new chip leader with almost $600K in chips. Play $500 match poker bonus.
Team Bodog Players Out in Force For Day 2B of The 2007 WSOP
There are twelve intrepid members of Team Bodog in the field today for Day 2B of the 2007 World Series of Poker. Leading the black and red pack today at the WSOP is Stewart Irvin with about 97k in chips. Just behind him is Online poker gun and Bodog yearly TLB leader Jose "head2782? Severino. Here is the complete list with starting chip counts:
Jose Severino - 85,000 Eric Lida - 29,700 Dan Melan - 24,500 Jerry Randack - 45,600 Chris Hamman - 24,500 Steve Stolzmann - 28,500 Frank Welch - 68,000 Luis Fernandez - 50,400 Stewart Irvin - 97,100 Bobby Reints - 84,200 Roger Polark - 96,700 Magnus Peterson - 20,000
Stay tuned to the Bodog Beat as we bring you live updates on all Team Bodog members live from the 2007 World Series of Poker.
Series Features 14 Events, Including One Two-Day Tournament
