Posts Tagged ‘Full Tilt Poker’
TourneyMan on July 15th, 2009
Recently we told you that the schedule for the upcoming 2009 PokerStars WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker). What we didn’t tell you was that, around the same time as PokerStars released the 2009 WCOOP schedule, fellow leading poker site FullTilt Poker released its scheduled for the next Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XIII) and its lower-stakes sister-series, the Mini-FTOPS. Why bring that up here?
Because unlike last time, when the two FTOPS events ran concurrently, this time they run on separate days. Thankfully the FTOPS’s schedule doesnt interfere with the one for the WCOOP, but the one for the Mini-FTOPS sure does.
In fact, the schedule of the Mini-FTOPS XIII (September 9-20) overlap entirely with the 2009 PokerStars WCOOP (September 3-20)! Even the September 20 Main Events overlap, with the Mini-FTOPS $500,000 Main Event beginning at 5 pm ET and the WCOOP $10,000,000 Main Event beginning at 6:30.
To find out which other events overlap at the same times too, check the individual schedules.
PokerHub on May 11th, 2009
Full Tilt Poker is now hosting two of Europe’s grandest tournaments, Late Night Poker and the Poker Million. Leading up to these events, Full Tilt Poker will be running numerous satellites and qualifiers giving online players a chance to compete in these big-money land-based events and to appear on worldwide TV.
FullTilt is running four qualifiers for Late Night Poker – on June 7 and 21, and July 5 and 19 – all for a $300 + $22 direct buy-in. FullTilt is running six qualifiers for the Poker Million – on August 2 and 30, and September 6, 13, 20, and 27 – all for a $500 + $35 direct buy-in. The prize pools for each of these events tops $1 million.
Both of these tournaments are widely broadcast on both U.S. and European television, giving its winners – in addition to all their prize money – international bragging rights.
To find out more, go to Full Tilt Poker and, in the News & Promos category, browse to “Play Poker on TV”.
TourneyMan on May 11th, 2009
PokerStars has signed on to sponsor Season 7 of the World Poker Tour.
This will give Poker Stars even wider worldwide attention than it’s already received (arguably ever since then-amateur PokerStars player Chris Moneymaker took down the top prize at the 2003 World Series of Poker, proving that anyone really can win), as the sponsorship deal includes all televised WPT Season VII tournaments in Europe (including Germany and Italy) and the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands.
This also means that, at least in terms of all WPT coverage in the U.S., Full Tilt Poker is out and Poker Stars is in. This is a big deal considering that these two leading poker sites have been neck-and-neck in a near heads-up battle for top position seemingly since their inceptions.
It seems PokerStars and the World Poker Tour will be working very closely to expand both companies’ reach, starting with a Spanish-language and Portuguese-language televised broadcasts for localized events in Latin America, including native commentators.
PokerStars is also the major sponsor of the European Poker Tour, and Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT), and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT).
PokerHub on April 10th, 2009
Want to know all the places running satellite qualifiers for seats in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event? Well look no further. For your convenience, we’ve listed below the hottest free tickets to the 2009 WSOP running. Check all the schedules and then schedule your time accordingly so as to participate in the most number of chances to win your way in that you can.
Full Tilt Poker: They’ve got $10 Million Main Event Mania, a 150 Seat Guarantee, Weekly Cash Qualifiers, regular Main Event Shootouts, and a 100 Seat Giveaway. Full Tilt Poker 2009 WSOP Satellites
Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker: These sites run corresponding Series 2009 Promotions, 3 opportunities each to win–through the 10-step STEPs Tourneys, through daily satellites and weekly $500 +$30 Sunday Super Satellites, and through a June 21st Guaranteed Tourney.
All 3 of the above sites are giving away a bonus $10 million if one of their players wins the 2009 WSOP main event.
