FTOPS VIII Ready to Begin on May 7th
May 6, 2008By: Jennifer Newell The most popular online poker tournament series is back and ready to begin! On Wednesday, May 7th, the eighth installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) will begin. An exciting 24 events later, the series will wrap up on May 18th with a no-limit hold’em main $2 million guaranteed event hosted by Jennifer Harman.
All in all, FTOPS VIII will award more than $10 million in prize money over the course of two and a half weeks of non-stop action. While poker players around the world look forward to a summer in Las Vegas, they are now preparing to play in the prestigious FTOPS on Full Tilt Poker. Who wants to miss a $300 no-limit hold’em tournament hosted by Gus Hansen with a $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool? Pros and amateurs alike are already signing up for the exciting events.
It is time to look at the bankroll and the list of tournaments to figure out which to play. The schedule of events is listed below with the FTP pro player who will host each tournament and the guaranteed prize pools:
Event 1: May 7 - $200 + $16 NLHE six-handed
John Juanda - $750k guaranteed
Event 2: May 8 - $240 + $16 PLO knockout
Max Pescatori - $200k guarantee
Event 3: May 8 - Mystery tournament
David Pham
Event 4: May 9 - $200 + $16 Pot-limit hold’em
Marco Traniello - $200k guaranteed
Event 5: May 9 - $200 + $16 Stud/8
Jeff Madsen - $100k guaranteed
Event 6: May 10 - $500 + $35 PLO six-handed
Dario Alioto - $300k guaranteed
Event 7: May 10 - $100 + $9 NLHE w/rebuys
Hans Martin Vogl - $500k guaranteed
Event 8: May 11 - Mystery tournament
Paul Wasicka
Event 9: May 11 - $300 + $22 NLHE
Gus Hansen - $1.5 million guaranteed
Event 10: May 12 - $200 + $16 PLO/8
Mike Matusow - $200k guaranteed
Event 11: May 12 - $1000 + $60 NLHE
Nick Schulman - $1.5 million guaranteed
Event 12: May 13 - $200 + $16 NLHE/1 rebuy
Lee Watkinson - $300k guaranteed
Event 13: May 13 - $500 + $35 HORSE
David Singer - $300k guaranteed
Event 14: May 13 - $200 + $16 NLHE turbo
Amanda Baker - $200k guaranteed
Event 15: May 14 - $200 + $16 PLO/Pot-limit hold’em
Eddy Scharf - $150k guaranteed
Event 16: May 14 - $300 + $22 NLHE six-handed rebuy
Phil Gordon - $1 million guaranteed
Event 17: May 15 - Mystery tournament
Markus Golser
Event 18: May 15 - $300 + $22 Razz
Berry Johnston - $150k guaranteed
Event 19: May 16 - $200 + $16 NLHE
Rob Hollink - $350k guaranteed
Event 20: May 16 - $200 + $16 LHE
Mike Schneider - $200 guaranteed
Event 21: May 17 - $2500 + $120 NLHE (2-day)
To Be Announced - $1.5 million guaranteed
Event 22: May 17 - $100 + $9 PLO w/rebuys
Sigi Stockinger - $350k guaranteed
Event 23: May 18 - $240 + $16 NLHE six-handed knockout
Roland de Wolfe - $500k guaranteed
Event 24: May 18 - $500 + $35 NLHE
Jennifer Harman - $2 million guaranteed
Throughout the series, players can monitor their status and that of their favorite Full Tilt Pro on the FTOPS leader board. In addition, an exciting new program will offer video highlights of each final table with commentary provided by announcer Ali Nejad.
The winner of each event will not only receive a coveted FTOPS title and his or her share of the prize money, but also being awarded are limited edition FTOPS gold jerseys, gold jersey avatars for use on Full Tilt Poker, not to mention a seat for each winner in the Tournament of Champions to be held on May 24th. The winner of that TPC will receive a seat into the 2008 WSOP $10,000 main event.
Satellites are running now and are available around the clock. With the biggest online tournament series in the world only a short time away, it is time to log on to Full Tilt Poker now!
