FTOPS X Coming Up Soon
October 16, 2008 by TG · Leave a Comment
Starting on November 5th, Full Tilt Poker will run their latest series of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). Since this is the tenth installment of the tournament series, it has been dubbed FTOPS X. FTOPS X promises to be the most exciting version of the tournament yet, as Full Tilt has decided to add more events, more guaranteed money, and tons of different poker variations and tournament structures.
Like I just mentioned, this is going to be the biggest FTOPS to date, and will have a total of 25 tournaments. Between all 25 tournaments there will be a total prize pool of $15 million guaranteed, and most players expect the tournaments to grow even larger then their guarantees. One cool thing about this FTOPS is the fact that Full Tilt has really expanded the tournament to include some unique tournament structures and game varieties. Here are a few of the more “out there” tournaments:
Event #2 is a $256 Pot Limit Omaha tournament, but will also be a bounty tournament. Most of your buy-in will go to the prize pool, but a small portion will go to a “bounty” on your head, and whoever knocks you out will receive that money instantly. Right after that is Event #3, which is a $535 NLH Triple Shootout. Another cool one is Event #18, which is a $322 Razz event. That one will really test players all around poker skills.
Event #22 may even outshine the Main Event, as it is a two-day, $5,200 buy-in, No Limit Hold’em tournament. This is a $2 million guaranteed, and will definitely attract the best online poker players in the world. First place is expected to be around $350,000, so this is one you definitely don’t want to miss if you’re a high stakes MTT player.
Of course, the whole thing culminates with Event #25, which is the Main Event. This is a $535 NLH event, and expects to have at least 5,000 players enter to reach the $2.5 million guarantee put out by Full Tilt.
Another thing that is pretty cool about the FTOPS is their “Bouncebackability” Freeroll. Any player who bubbles any FTOPS event is automatically entered into this freeroll, and first place is entry into the FTOPS XI Main Event. Since there will only be 25 players in this, it is a great value and a cool little promotion for Full Tilt players.
Satellites are already running for FTOPS events, so make sure to head over to Full Tilt and qualify now. Good luck!
