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!
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 Play Live Poker Tournament with FTP Pros
Today I want to inform you about pretty cool promotion that is going on at the Full Tilt Poker.
As you know, this online poker room has some of the best poker players in their team. To name just a couple of them: Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, Tom Dwan, Chris Ferguson, Patrik Antonius and Allen Cunningham.
Now let me ask you this: Would you like to play live poker tournament with these guys for a total prize of $120,000? Who wouldn’t want to do that, right?
I am sure it would be great to talk to some of these players and ask them whats up with them! In case you win the tournament, getting those $120,000 would be nice addition to the whole experience as well!
If you think playing live poker with the Pros is impossible, then you have probably not heard of the Full Tilt Poker promotion called Poker Lounge before! Let me explain this a little bit further.
Basically, the Poker Lounge is a series of 10 TV Poker shows (like High Stakes Poker for example) that will be airing on Chanel 4 on Tuesdays from June 22nd 2010 to Avgust 24th 2010 and will be featuring 5 FTP professionals + 1 FTP player playing eachother in live poker tournaments.
The best part about the Poker Lounge is the fact that you can participate in one of these shows too! Here is how you can get an entry to the above mentioned TV Poker show:
How to qualify for the Poker Lounge TV Show
The only way of qualifying for this TV Show is by playing Poker Lounge online qualifiers at Full Tilt Poker.
These qualifiers have been running there from April 4th and will continue to do so until the July 4th 2010. Basically, 4 qualifiers are still to be played: two (2) on June 13th, one (1) on June 20th and the last one on July 4th.
You can buy into these qualifiers directly for $600 + $40 (exception: the buyin for the qualifier on June 13th is $300 + $22).
Do not worry if this sum of money is more than your bankroll allows you to buyin at this moment. There are also satellites available. The lowest satellite buyin is $10.
It is a long way to buyin into the satellite for $10, win it, get a ticket for Poker Lounge Qualifier, win it, get a ticket for Poker Lounge TW Show, win it and get a prize of $120,000 but nonetheless, it can be done!
You will find the qualifiers and satellites in the Full Tilt Poker lobby under Tournaments / Live Events / All / All Types / Highest.
Wish you all the best! In case you do get a ticket for Poker Lounge TV Show, say hi to the FTP Pros from me as well! : ) Good luck
Rush Poker Tournaments introduced at Full Tilt Poker
After Rush Poker cash games, Full Tilt has now introduced Rush Poker tournaments too!
Good news coming from Full Tilt Poker for those of you who like to play online poker fast and spend as little time waiting for another hand as possible!
After bringing on online Rush Poker cash games, which is a kind of revolution in online poker, Full Tilt Poker has now introduced online Rush Poker tournaments too! The rules of playing this type online poker tournaments are not much different than with cash games:
Again, as soon as you fold your hand or the hand is over you immediately get seated to another table and receive a new hand. That also means that every registered poker player at the Rush Poker tourney you are playing in could be your potential opponent.
If you need some Rush Poker cash game tips or better understanding of it, I suggest you check out these two blog posts I have made:
Here are few more words about Rush Poker tournaments:
About online Rush Poker Tournaments
Rush Poker tournaments run in the way described above until there are only 30 players left.
At that point, the tables will go from standard full ring (9 players) to short handed (6 players) until the final tables. At the final table, things get back to normal again where hands are played just like with any other (online) poker tournament.
How to register for Rush Poker Tournaments
The first thing you need to do is log into the Full Tilt Poker (or register first if you dont have FTP account yet) and then find the Rush Poker tournaments using Browse function:
Tournaments / All / Holdem / No-limit
The Rush Poker tourneys will be marked with black letter »R«, so you will be able to recognize them easily. You can also use FTP‘s Advanced Filter and simply create yourself a list of all Rush Poker tournaments available.
In case you have something to add, feel free to leave it in the comments below. Have fun and see you around!
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