FTOPS XVII Begins In August 2010
Full Tilt Online Poker Series Keep Getting Bigger And Bigger!
It has been three (3) months since FTOPS XVI have been announced on scatmann.net. Guess what? Full Tilt Poker is preparing another Full Tilt Online Poker Series event - FTOPS XVII!
Since I am (almost) certain you want to know more about this online poker event, it is time to make another announcement! Read my words below to find out what FTOPS XVII has to offer!
FTOPS XVII: 34 Events - $19 million in prizepool!
As always, FTOPS XVII will take place online at Full Tilt Poker, beginning on 4th of August 2010.
There were 30 events with guranteed prizepool of $18 million in the last series. This time there will be 34 events altogether with the guranteed prizepool of $19 million!
That means more events and more money to be won in Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVII. One more reason to join the action, isnt it?
Biggest Online Poker Tournaments on FTOPS XVII
There are two huge FTOPS XVII online poker tournaments that you definitely need to know about!
Two-Day Event
The first tournament is called »Two-Day Event« and has a guaranteed prizepool of at least $2 million. It is scheduled to start at August 14th 2010 at 14:00 ET.
You can buying directly for $2,000 + $100 or play satellites to get the seat. The lowest buyin for the satellite is $1 or 50 FTP points.
The structure of the tournament is unique by itself as well. The blinds change every 30 minutes and you get 6,000 chips to play with.
As the name suggest, the tourney is going to be played for two days. The first day will continue until level 17 or until all the players get into the money. The second day starts at 14:00 ET and will be played to the end.
FTOPS XVII Main Event
This tourney is huge as well - The guaranteed prizepool for the FTOPS XVII Main Event is $3 million!
Rush Poker Tournaments on FTOPS XVII
This is the first time that rush poker tournaments are going to be played at Full Tilt Online Poker Series.
Six (6) events are going to be played in rush poker mode and they all have guaranteed prize pools. The lowest guaranteed prize pool rush poker event is $150,000 (Event #27) and the highest guranteed prizepool is $750,000 (Event #33).
Satellites And Additional Information
You can get tickets for all FTOPS XVII events through satellites and qualifiers as well!
Especially interesting is Satellite Challenge, where you can win not only one, but several tickets for Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVII events. For all additional information, I suggest visiting and registering at Full Tilt Poker.
Wish you all the best and good luck playing at the biggest online poker event in this summer!
Big Little Tournaments At Full Tilt Poker Are Back!
Full Tilt Poker’s Big Little $100,000 Guaranteed Tournaments Are Back – Not For Long Though!
Big Little Tournaments at Full Tilt Poker are back! Not familiar with these types of tournaments yet? No problem!
Just read this blog posts and you will soon know everything you need to know about these low buyin – high prizepool online poker tournaments!
Buyins For Big Little Tournaments
Basically, Big Little Tournament is an online poker tournament that has a very low buy-in of $2 + $0.20 on one hand, and a very high guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 on the other hand.
The prize money for the winner of the tournament is $9,000!
The main reason why you should start playing these poker tournaments is because it gives you an opportunity to win big without having to spend hundreds of dollars for the buyin.
There are not many online poker tournaments that would give you a chance to turn a $2 buyin into $9000.
If you are currently grinding on micro & low stakes players, then I am sure you will recognize your opportunity here and join in at least one of the seven (7) Big Little Tournaments left to be played!
Where & When & How Often Are Big Little Tournaments Going To Be Played?
Big Little Tournaments are played online at Full Tilt Poker room. Altogether, eight (8) $100,000 poker tournaments are scheduled.
The first one was played on 18th of July 2010 and the last one is going to be played on 24th of October 2010 (every second Sunday). The start time of every tournament is 12:30 ET.
Play Satellites To Get Tickets For Big Little Tournament!
If your bankroll is too small and does not allow you to buy into the tournament directly, then consider playing satellites!
There are many satellites available that can help you get a ticket for big little tournament.
For instance, you can join 180 players Sit & Go qualifier for as little as 5 FTP points. Or you could join 9 players Sit & Go Turbo satellite for $0.30 + $0.05.
The choice is definitely yours! But I would definitely recommend you to take part in these kinds of Full Tilt Poker tournaments as the prizes are worth it!
You can register for Big Little Tournament by logging into the software (or register at Full Tilt Poker first) and then use navigation: Tournament / Guarantee / Hold’em / No Limit / Micro to find it. Good luck!
Five Rush Poker Tips From Andy Bloch
Discover Five (5) Rush Poker Tips From Full Tilt Poker Pro Andy Bloch!
Rush Poker is catching on quickly, that is a fact. It seems like every one wants to experience the rush and excitement that this very unique form of poker has to offer.
Are you one of my readers who enjoy playing and making money out of Rush Poker on FTP?
You just have to read today’s blog post then! Keep reading to find out why.
Andy Bloch, Full Tilt Poker Pro who has up to date earned more than $4.2 million in tournament winnings and has also finished 2nd in WSOP 2006 H.O.R.S.E. Event (buy-in for this live poker event was $50 000!), has published very interesting and helpful rush poker video lesson that you do not want to miss out on!
You can watch the lesson for free at FTP Academy. Simply log into FTP Academy (or register first), find Andy Bloch’s video titled »5 Tips on Rush Poker« and watch it.
What You Will Learn About Rush Poker From Andy Bloch
I have already watched the video and I must say I like it! The tips Andy Bloch is talking about can definitely help you win (more) at rush poker if you put them in action.
Here is the quick review of the first three (out of five) lessons that Andy is going share with you in the video:
1. Rush Poker Tip: Play Solid Poker
The first advice about rush poker that Andy Bloch is going to tell you about is: You need to play solid poker.
You should play solid game because Rush poker attracts lots of action players. Therefore, there is no need for you to be (too) creative, if you want to beat these action players. All you need to take home the money is to play solid poker.
2. Rush Poker Tip: Players Play Tighter
As you may know, rush poker has a quick fold option. Once you press that button, you are immediately taken to a new table with new players and a new hand.
As a consequence, (most) players will be folding a lot more than they would in a normal game of poker.
What this means for you as a rush poker player? It means once you raise and get called or someone raises preflop, chances that your opponent has a solid hand are much higher than in usual online poker games.
3. Rush Poker Tip: There Is Nothing Wrong With Slowing Down
The thing with rush poker is that it is a very fast game. You are either folding until you get a hand that is worth playing or you are actually playing it. There is no time for waiting or observing others.
Well, not until you actually take that time. Andy Bloch therefore suggests you take some time off by clicking »deal me out« or use a time bank (for tough decisions).
As mentioned, these are just three (3) out of five (5) rush poker tips that Andy Bloch is going to introduce you to in the discussed video. To see the actual video, go to Full Tilt Poker Academy.
Want more rush poker tips and advice? Check out my following two blogs then:
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Play Poker Against Gus Hansen And Win Up To €100,000
Find Out How To Play Heads-Up Poker Against Gus Hansen In Heads-Up Poker Game And Win €100,000!
If you already have an account with Full Tilt Poker and are subscribed to their newsletter, then I am pretty sure you are already familiar with how to play heads up poker versus one of the best poker players in the world and win up to €100,000!
If you dont have an account yet, then you will just love what I have to say in this blog post!
Not so long ago, I published a blog post about how to qualify for the Poker Lounge TV Show and play live poker against various FTP Pros. This time, Full Tilt is giving us another chance to play poker in another great TV show called Face The Pro!
The poker player that you will have chance to play against this time is Gus Hansen himself! The final winner will receive up to €100,000 in money prize as well as get titled as a »Central Eastern European Champion«
Here is how you can qualify for the poker heads-up match against the Great Dane:
How To Qualify For The Heads-Up Match Against Gus Hansen?
The best part about this promotion is that you can participate in it for free!
In order to play Gus Gansen heads up for free, you need to start playing online freeroll qualifiers at Full Tilt Poker.
These Face The Pro poker freeroll qualifiers have been running daily on FTP from April 18th 2010 and will continue until November 27th 2010 (according to their website – according to their newsletter, the qualifiers will only be running until August 7th 2010!, so you might want to hurry up).
Sixy four (64) winners of these online poker freerolls will then get a seat to eight (8) live final tables.
Each of the winners of these egiht (8) live final tables will then play eachother in so called Super Final Table where the winner will get €50,000 the runner up will get €20,000 and the player finishing in third (3rd) place will get €10,000!
But as mentioned, that is not all! The winner will even have a chance to double up his €50,000 by winning a heads up match against Gus Hansen and win a Central Eastern Europe Champion title!
How To Find Face The Pro Qualifiers On Full Tilt?
To find the Face The Pro qualifiers simply log into your Full Tilt Poker account (or create one first) and then click on the »Tournaments / Live Events / All / All Types / Freerolls« from the menu.
Then select »Face The Pro – Rd.1 Freeroll« tournament click on the »Register here« link which will open up a website for you where you will be able to register.
I have also made a video showing you how to do it:
Now go to Full Tilt Poker and register for Face The Pro! Good luck
How To Handle Down Swings And Bad Beats In Poker
Those of you who have been playing poker for quite some time now are completely familiar with the fact that bad beats and down swings are part of (online) poker games.
Downswing can be defined as losing quite some amount of money in short period of time due to so called bad beats or cold decks.
With that said, I am pretty certain you have at some point in your poker »career« had or experience a previously defined downswing (if you haven’t then I guess you are quite new to poker).
This is nothing unusal of course, but (as mentioned above) rather something that every poker player can expect to happen (sooner or later). In this post, I am going to give you a couple of ideas about how to deal with downswings and bad beats in poker.
Before I do that, let me quickly give you one or two example of bad beat or cold deck situation.
An Example Of Bad Beat And Downswing In Poker
Imagine that you are holding pocket Aces on the Button (position before Small Blind). Players on the first two positions fold their cards the the player in the early middle position raises four (4) times big blind (standard open raise).
Every body folds and the turn to act comes your way. Naturally, you raise that player making it 10 times big blind. Small blind and big blind both fold and the turn to act gets back to the original raiser.
He thinks for about two (2) seconds and then shoves (goes allin) for the rest of his chips. Of course, you call very quickly (after all, you are holding pocket Aces, which is the best possible preflop hand you can get).
You see that original raisor is holding pocket Fives. You have him on the leash as only two remaining Fives can save him from getting busted.
The dealer spreads the cards and your opponent hits another 5 on the river, which means your pocket Aces just got cracked.
This is an example of so called bad beat or cold deck situation.
Such situations happen quite commonly when playing poker. When you experience several situations like that in short period of time (like 20 times in a week), this can be defined as downswing.
How To Deal With Bad Beats, Cold Decks And Downswings When Playing Poker?
With that said, lets now see what is the best way to deal with such situations.
Below I share a couple of tips or hints that are not necessarily the best way of handling bad beats and downswings, but can be useful if you apply them.
1. Expect Bad Beats And Downswings To Happen
Having bad beats and downswings when playing poker is something you can not and will not avoid in the long run.
Thinking it will not affect you is like sticking your head into the sand in the middle of nowhere and imagining you are on Bahamas. While you certainly can convince yourself that you are indeed on Bahamas, the reality will get you sooner or later.
It is therefore better to expect bad beats and downswings to happen. In such way, you will not look at them as the end of the world, but it will be easier for you to accept them as part of the poker game.
2. Eliminate Emotions From Your Poker Game
The biggest »problem« that players have to face when having a downswing is the emotions.
The fact that you have just lost a full buyin to some idiot who could not fold pocket Fives to your big reraise can be really frustrating, I know!
When this happens, try to deal with it without going nuts. By doing this, you will not only preserve your good mood, but also protect yourself from tilting.
The last thing you want to do is going on tilt and risking additional buyin to get that money back in the next hand.
If you cant stop yourself from being mad, pissed off or whatever you do after experiencing a bad beat, then the best thing you can do is stop playing poker for a while and instead go for a walk, call your girlfriend or whatever.
3. Stay Focused
Again, do not let bad beats and downswings affect the way you play your next hand and the hand after that one.
Instead, you should stay focused and keep playing according to your (hopefully winning) strategy as this is the only way to make money in the poker in the long run.
If your concentration drops, you could potentially lose more money in that session but not due to bad beat but due to bad decisions.
That is all for now from me about how to handle bad beats and downswings in poker.
I will be more than happy to hear it from you:
- How do you handle bad beats and downswings?
- Do you have any other advice regarding this matter?
You can leave your response in the comments below. Thanks and good luck!
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