miƩrcoles, 23 de abril de 2008

FTOPS series details

The best online tournament series just keeps getting better.

In August of 2006, FTOPS I debuted with eight events and a combined guaranteed prize pool of more than $1 million. This past February, FTOPS VII awarded more than $15 million in prize money over 20 events. FTOPS VIII promises to be the biggest FTOPS ever.

24 Events – More Than $10 Million Guaranteed!

Twenty-four chances to bring home FTOPS gold; more than 10 million reasons to give it everything you’ve got. Starting on May 7th, FTOPS VIII offers 24 events with a guaranteed prize pool worth more than $10 million. This series features a wide selection of exciting tournaments, each hosted by a Full Tilt Pro, including:

  • The massive $2 million guaranteed Main Event
  • The $2,500 Two-Day tournament
  • Three special "mystery" events unlike anything FTOPS has ever seen before

Remember to participate in the Satellite Challenge, which gives you the chance to win tournament entries and T$s. Stay on top of the FTOPS VIII action by checking out the FTOPS leaderboard and watching video highlights from each final table with commentary provided by the pros and Poker After Dark announcer Ali Nejad. Find all the latest free poker money bonuses and guild your online poker bankroll for free!

FTOPS VIII Prizes

Be one of the final players in any FTOPS VIII event and receive more than just a nice payday:

  • Everyone who makes the final table of any FTOPS VIII event will receive a limited-edition FTOPS jacket
  • Players who win an FTOPS VIII event will receive the jacket, along with a gold FTOPS jersey, a coveted gold jersey avatar for use on Full Tilt Poker and an entry to the FTOPS Season II Tournament of Champions

FTOPS Tournament of Champions

We’ve crowned 50 champions so far in our second full year of FTOPS. Twenty-four more players will join this elite group after FTOPS VIII is complete. To find out who’s the best of the best, we’re gathering all the winners from FTOPS V, VI, VII and VIII together to compete in the Tournament of Champions for the chance to win a free $10K WSOP* Main Event seat.

All of the champions from the second year of FTOPS will be automatically entered into the TOC, which will take place at 15:00 ET (20:00 GMT) on Saturday, May 24th. Prove that you’re the best of the best and make your way to Vegas for the Big Dance.

"Bouncebackability" Freeroll

You can't keep a good poker player down. Here's your chance to prove that you've got the ability to bounce back from a tough blow and keep on rolling.

Finishing on the bubble can hurt, especially when it happens in an FTOPS event. That’s why we’re giving you the chance to bounce back with the “Bouncebackability" Freeroll. Be the last player eliminated before the money in any FTOPS event and win an entry to this exclusive Freeroll where a buy-in to the FTOPS IX Main Event will be up for grabs. The "Bouncebackability" Freeroll will take place on Saturday, May 24th at 15:00 ET (20:00 GMT).

No one likes to be the bubble boy. Now, you can bounce back higher than ever before.

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Calvin Ayre Announces Retirement from Bodog

Calvin Ayre, the internationally noted billionaire playboy founder of Bodog, will be retiring from his largely ceremonial role as the face of Bodog.

Additionally he will no longer be involved in Bodog operationally. In mid 2007 he successfully transferred ownership of the Bodog brand in North America to the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group.

Internationally Bodog has put in place a very competent and significantly European executive team that is already managing Bodog Europe and Africa and plans to further expand to Latin America.

Ayre will be taking some time to himself in his home in Antigua and will continue to support charitable opportunities through the Calvin Ayre Foundation. Ayre noted that, "While it has been great fun to live my life in front of the world's cameras and online though my blog, I am looking forward to a more private and meaningful period of giving back and working to support the Calvin Ayre Foundation."