FTOPS XIV 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. We’ve come a long way, with FTOPS XIII awarding more than $16 million in prize money over 25 events this past August. Starting in November, FTOPS XIV will deliver the goods all over again.

FTOPS
More Than $16 Million Guaranteed!

Starting November 4th, FTOPS XIV offers 25 events with a total guaranteed prize pool worth more than $16 million. This series features a wide selection of tournaments, each hosted by a Full Tilt Pro, including:

* Knockout, Shootout and Turbo events
* The Two-Day Event, featuring two days of play and a guaranteed prize pool of $2 million
* The massive $2.5 million guaranteed Main Event

Remember to participate in the Satellite Challenge for the chance to win tournament entries and T$s. Stay on top of the FTOPS XIV action by reading Michael Craig’s Full Tilt Poker Blog.

FTOPS
FTOPS XIV Prizes

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

* Everyone who makes the final table of any FTOPS XIV event will receive a limited-edition FTOPS jacket
* Players who win an FTOPS XIV event will receive the jacket, along with a gold FTOPS jersey and a coveted gold jersey avatar for use on Full Tilt Poker
* The player who finishes 1st on the FTOPS XIV Leaderboard will win a custom Full Tilt Poker avatar and a special prize package which includes entry to every FTOPS XV Event (except the Two-Day Event); the prize package is expected to be worth approximately $7,500 in tournament entries

The Bodog Poker Open IV
This is exciting. This is Bodog Poker Open IV and THIS time we’re all about crowning the next Bodog Poker Champion and then turning our champion into a true poker superstar!

What You Get:

* Feature spread in Card Player Magazine!
* Piles of Cash!
* Extensive coverage in Bodog Poker’s articles section!
* High-profile feature status in Bodog Beat’s poker section!
* The coveted Bodog Poker Champion title!

With Bodog Poker Open IV you’ve got two routes and two different series of tournaments to choose from in claiming this year’s poker superstar title – and all the accolades that go with it: the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Series and the Bodog Poker Open IV Contender Series.

Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Series

The search for the new Bodog Poker Open Champion begins on November 1st – November 8th with the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Series.

Comprised of 7 events, 6 tournaments and 1 Championship event, the buy-ins for the Bodog Poker Open IV Championship Series range from a $50+5 (rebuy), to the $470+30 Championship event. This series begins on Sunday, November 1st, and runs until the following Sunday, November 8th.

All Championship tournaments have money added to the prize pool, ranging from $2,500 to $25,000, depending on the event. As an added bonus the winner of each Championship series event will receive a seat to the main event (T$500).

It was a very long tournament as his was not a turbo. Full Tilt does offer a turbo in this type of tournament with buy ins from$20 to $100. The event started at 930 pm Eastern and I was out 5th at almost 4am!
I fell asleep 3 times!
There were several times in the tournie viewing the cash out area to see where I would fall if I cashed out at one point I was in 11th and the cash out + my tournament winnings were 200+ and I almost cashed out. I pressed on and was 8th to the final table netting $176.00 in the cash out pool. The final table was tough nobody budging and some great back and forth fireworks!! I eventually went out in 5th and added another 200+ to my total take for the tournament. Not bad for a $5 investment the tournament is just too long.
I would recommend the $20 turbo if your bankroll allows for it!

To confirm that online sites are using Props, here is a transcript of a chat with Absolute Poker rep (as shared by Richard):

Welcome! An online representative will be with you shortly. You are number 1 in the queue. Your wait time will be approximately 0 minute(s) and 9 seconds. Thank you for waiting.
You are now chatting with ‘Carolina’
Carolina: Hello! Thank you for contacting us! How may i assist you today?
richard: why does your software find a way every time to rape players like me
Carolina: what do you mean?
richard: in other words why do i get fuckin screwed over 95% of the time when i go in with the best of it
Carolina: all our games are fair to all the players, note that the cards are dealt at random by a number generator
richard: random
richard: are you sure about that
richard: if it was random then why do i get the same value cards dealt to me 3 4 5 times after each other
richard: why do i see flops off 333, 444, 555 etc
richard: why does your system always favour the bigger stacks over 90% of the time
richard: and you say that its random
richard: why have i not had a reply off ecogra
Carolina: we constantly being audited by the kahnawake comission
richard: yes and the kahnawake have been cheating there customers on quite a few occasions
richard: have u heard about the ap and ub scandal
richard: cause u have
richard: can you tell me why there was cheating going on at this site
richard: well if you cant then i shall tell u
richard: its because its as corrupt as hell
richard: whenever theres alot of money involved theres goin to be cheatin
Carolina: that was an unfortunate situation and all the affected players were properly refunded
Carolina: i can assure you that all our games are fair to all the players; however, if you have concerns or doubts about our integrity please send us an email to support@absolutepoker.com and we will gladly assist you
richard: another scrited reply
richard: scripted
richard: why do your lot always tell players like me to go somewhere else
richard: or write to somewhere else
richard: u like sending your players on a merry go round dont ya
Carolina: you can find information about us as well as statements of this matter at http://tokwiro.com/
richard: and you know aswell as i know that this site is full of shit
Carolina: We are owned by them
Carolina: sorry sir, but I am giving you information that is accurate
richard: yeah owned
richard: so them cheatin corrupt bastards have put u on a pice of string to tell customers like me a load of bullshit
Carolina: you will find the needed information there. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you
richard: so if they own you
richard: and there so confident about there software
richard: they would sponsor a player like me
richard: another thing
richard: the player on your main website page
richard: who won back to back tournaments yeah
Carolina: we do not sponsor players, we have professional players and prop players
richard: and what is a prop player
richard: are u saying u have house players
Carolina: Our prop players start new games and fill in games with empty seats as needed. These players are welcome to continue propping as long as their money holds out.
Carolina: Prop players compete entirely with their own money, are unaware who the other prop players are, and have no access to “inside information” that might help them defeat an opponent.
richard: lol
richard: who said anything about inside info
richard: your droppin yourself in it
richard: this site is fookin cheatin
richard: and u know it
Carolina: I’m just explaining you what a prop is, you asked me that
richard: but i never mentioned anything about players knowing inside info
richard: so that makes me believe now for sure that there is players who know iside info
richard: i cant wait to blog this convo
richard: why did you mention inside info
Carolina: As I mentioned, I was explaining you what a prop is and making that clear due to the question you made of having house players
Carolina: so I wanted to make that clear
richard: no, you know and i know that this site is cheating there loyal customers
richard: why have prop players
richard: theres no need
richard: thats a form of cheatin
Carolina: I just explained you it is to start tables, to keep action in the tables
Carolina: it is not cheating
richard: Absolute Poker Scandal – super user accounts, capable of seeing hole cards, winning at ridiculous rates, caught from an email slip up from the AB sending some hand histories erroneously…AB did refund some money (approx 1.2M USD)
Carolina: Richard, I’m going to have to ask you to please send an e-mail to our auditors or to pokersecurity@absolutepoker.com if you wish further information in regards to the scandal. We are aware it was an unfortunate issue, but believe me, we refunded every single affected player
Carolina: we implemented several new secruity softwares to prevent this from happening again
richard: explain
richard: what new things are there
Carolina: they can explain you better the systems we use
Carolina: Please feel free to contact them directly
richard: you try to explain
richard: what new things are there
richard: in place to stop cheating
richard: is there something to stop players colluding over instant chat messengers
richard: and mobile phones
Carolina: That is why I am telling you to contact Poker Security, they are in charge of that and they will be able to let you know exactly everything you need about this topic
richard: so u dont know
richard: after you telling me that theres new measures
richard: its all scripted responses where your sat isnt it
richard: those above you telling you to basically bullshit players like me
Carolina: You are contacting the Customer Support Department, I can handle everything in regards to your account, tournaments, account activity… but as far as Security systems and softwares is not my area
Carolina: that is why you need to contact our Poker Security Department
Carolina: to get the answers you need
richard: i have a question about a poker tourney
richard: why does your software favour the bigger stack over 95% of the time
richard: statistic speak for themselves
Carolina: our site does not benefit from any player winning or losing at our poker tables
richard: so your calling me a liar when i see for myself what is happening on your tables
Carolina: Poker is primarily a game of skill, but since luck is also involved, there will be times when you will get a bad run of cards. It is not possible for us to manipulate the outcome of the games, and even if it were, we would not engage in any activities that might compromise our integrity.
richard: another copy and paste scripted response
Carolina: I am not calling you a liar, I am just explaining you. Please do not feel attacked with my words, I am here to help you
richard: why you say attacked
richard: so thats saying you are attacking
richard: your callin me a liar
richard: do you play on this site
Carolina: because you said i was callin you a liar
richard: do you play poker on this site
Carolina: it is forbidden for us to play
richard: so how do you know that these games are fair
richard: just because some corrupt bullshitting bastard has told you so
richard: how does anyone know that these cards are shuffled
Carolina: because of the thousands of players we have and the winnings they make, working here gives me the capability to know that it is fair
Carolina: I am going to ask you to stop using that language
Carolina: I am being respectful with you
richard: no, your lying to me
richard: how comes then if it was fair
richard: ive been trying for ages to win a tournament
richard: and then i see on your website that a player has won back to back tournaments
richard: statistically immpossible
richard: you can determine who wins these tourneys
richard: thats what i think along with thousands of others
Carolina: Richard, we wouldn’t have thousands of players if this was the case
Carolina: Please, if you come to get assistance, believe what I am saying you
Carolina: to you*
richard: no because those thousands of players do not open there eyes
richard: and most of them thousands work for this site
richard: and an industry thats worth 4 billion dollars you cant even give a decent bonus to a loyal customer
Carolina: I am really sorry you are having a bad experience at our site, I understand the way you feel. I do play at other sites and I get the feeling you are getting
Carolina: but that is poker Richard, sometimes you win sometimes you lose
richard: 4 billion industry and the bonus offers are totally shit
Carolina: we are not allowed to play here, we are all blocked
Carolina: We give rewards based on loyalty. Have you checked our Loyalty Program?
Carolina: the higher you go in tiers the more benefits you get
Carolina: so we do rewards players based on their loyalty and gaming activity
richard: but if im going to deposit and your system rapes me of my bankroll then whats the point
richard: your system finds a way every time to take money off one player to give it to someone else, mainly a newcomer
richard: to give him the impression that hes a good player
richard: no matter what opinion a player like me has, your site as an excuse for everything
Carolina: Sorry Richard, you are not right, and I am truly sorry you feel this way, but I know we manage a fair site and every player has the same opportunities. It is a matter of skill and luck
Carolina: perhaps you should evaluate your moves, or if you play too tight or too lose
Carolina: perhaps changing your strategy would help
richard: do you play poker
richard: online
richard: ?
Carolina: yes
richard: on what site
Carolina: Poker Stars and Cake
richard: screenname on ps
Carolina: i can’t give you that information
Carolina: it is personal
richard: why not
richard: what can i possibly get from a screenname
richard: ur name at the table
richard: i mean
richard: u know my screen name
Carolina: Because it’s mine and personal and I don’t feel comfortable sharing it
richard: but u know my screen name
richard: your lying again
richard: whats so personal about a screenname
richard: you could no someone who plays on this site then that doesnt work for the company and give them my details
richard: infact your could know 2 players that play on here that doesnt work for the company
richard: and give both my details
Carolina: I am not lying RIchard, I have no reason to do that
richard: ilmfao
richard: your working for a poker site
richard: thats your job to lie
richard: the interview that paul legget was giving on the tokwiro website
richard: he was bullshitting
Carolina: i will transfer you to my supervisor, please bear with us
richard: he wasnt makin eye contact most of the time
Please wait while I transfer the chat to ‘Maggie Davis’.
You are now chatting with ‘Maggie Davis’
richard: maggie davis
richard: ilmfao
Maggie Davis: Hello Richard
richard: why have i been transferred from one bullshitter to another
Maggie Davis: Excuse me?
richard: your gonna fill me up with the same shit
Maggie Davis: Richard, I have been following your chat while you were talking to Carolina
richard: and im not going through everything again to someone else
Maggie Davis: So I am aware of the situation
richard: your corrupt arent ya
Maggie Davis: No I’m not Richard
richard: you cheat players out of there cash
Maggie Davis: Please let me know how can I help you?
richard: why did the player win back to back tourneys
richard: whos featured on your website
richard: joboi
Maggie Davis: What do you mean by that?
richard: because your site can deterime the outcome that how
richard: thats
richard: well how many runners were in each tourney
richard: that this player played in to win both
Maggie Davis: Richard, I would like to put an end on this conversation. You were explained several times that we are not capable of controlling all these.
richard: here we go again
Maggie Davis: We are not cheating… Yes, we had an issue in the past, but it was corrected
richard: hitting a sore spot
Maggie Davis: So please, if there is anything else you need please let me know
richard: i want you to expalin something
Maggie Davis: otherwise I will have to end this session
richard: how many player were there in the 2 games that this joboi won
richard: players
Maggie Davis: What is joboi Richard?
richard: hes the player who recently won back to back games on this site
richard: u know exactly who i mean
Maggie Davis: There is no player under that name
Maggie Davis: What is your point?
richard: well if you answer my question i am going to get to the point
Maggie Davis: You are not giving me information
richard: how many runners were in the 2 games that he won back to back
Maggie Davis: I don’t know who you are talking about and which games you are referring to
richard: its not that hard to understand
richard: give me 1 minute
Maggie Davis: so if you give me accurate information I could know what you are talking about
richard: i’ll get u the info
richard: where do i go on your site for recent winners
Maggie Davis: You can see them if the tourney is still posted on the lobby as completed
richard: right
richard: when i sign into this poker site
richard: theres a pop up
Maggie Davis: With a winner… right
Maggie Davis: but that is for just one event
richard: and it states that this palyer won back to back tournies
Maggie Davis: Back to back? you mean heads up?
richard: no i mean 1 tournament after another
Maggie Davis: Do you think that is impossible?
Maggie Davis: or do you consider that cheating?
richard: well ive been trying years to win 1
richard: ive been trying everyway possible
Maggie Davis: As Carolina was saying, have you tried to evaluate the way you play?
richard: dont u think that thats a bit strange
Maggie Davis: cause thousands of players win tournaments on a daily basis, on an hour basis
richard: you still havent ansered my question
Maggie Davis: Not really, I mean, no offense, but there are incredibly good players out there
Maggie Davis: I just did
richard: how many runners were there in these 2 tournies that he won
Maggie Davis: I don’t have that information, could be 100, could be more, could be less
Maggie Davis: I understand where you are going, that how is it possible for someone to win 2 tourneys in a row with a big amount of players involved
Maggie Davis: and I answered that already
richard: you dont want to answer this because you know that your cheating fouckin corrupt bastards and this convo is getting bogged everywhere
Maggie Davis: Ok Richard
richard: blogged
Maggie Davis: That is enough
Maggie Davis: I won’t tolerate that language
richard: go fuck urself
Maggie Davis: GOod bye
Chat session has been terminated by the site operator

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* New Member Of The Month – All NEW members who register during the month of October are eligible to win. If you are new to WDIAV, start posting, make blogs, play in our freerolls, and make friends. The more active you are, the more friends you tell about us, the more likely you are to win.
o If you are a current member and get caught making a second account you will be banned from the forum and no monies will be paid.
o The winner will be chosen by MSUDuster and announced at the end of the month.
o The prize for New Member of the Month is $15 payable to your FTP account.
* Thread of the Month – Runs from the first of the month until the day of the $1k Monthly. All you have to do is create a NEW thread anywhere in the forum. Maybe your thread gets the most replies, most views, or is the most interesting. Who knows? Start making new threads and you may find yourself the winner.
o All registered forum members are eligible to win.
o A thread creator will be chosen by the moderators and an announcement will be made in the forum.
o The prize for Thread of the Month is $25 payable to your FTP account
* Poster of the Month – Runs from the first of the month until the day of the $1k Monthly. To be eligible for this promotion you must make quality posts. The winner might be picked based on how many posts they made, the quality of their posts, and / or how interesting their posts are. Unless you post, you can’t win.
o All registered forum members are eligible to win.
o A winner will be chosen by the moderators and an announcement will be made in the forum.
o The prize for Poster of the Month is $30 payable to your FTP account
* Scariest Blog of the Month – October is the scariest month of the year. Scare WDIAV by making an original scary story and posting it in your WDIAV blog. Any copied stories are ineligible. If you plagiarize another author that would scare me so bad I remove your freeroll access.
o All registered forum members are eligible to win.
o A winner will be chosen by the moderators and an announcement will be made in the forum.
o The prize for Scariest Blog of the Month is $25 payable to your FTP account

The Fine Print –

* Only Registered forum members can win
* Admins and Mods are not eligible to win any of these promotions.
* New members are eligible to win all 4 promotions. Current members are only eligible for promotions 2-4.
* No sour grapes. If you feel like you should have won, but didn’t, please respect the decisions of the moderators and administrators. These are supposed to be fun for everyone.
* There’s no need to apply for these promotions. Just by being a member you make yourself eligible. All you need to do is what’s in the promotion; we’ll take care of the rest.
* These promotions may or may not be continued after the month of October.
* You must have your Full Tilt Poker name in your WDIAV profile or you will not be paid

For Immediate Release

Sept. 21, 2009

It was 15 years ago that Bodog.com opened its doors to the world and to celebrate this landmark achievement with online poker players, Bodog.com is hosting its 15 Days of Poker Tournament Series, a series of 15 qualifying tournaments culminating with a final freeroll event on Oct. 15 where a group of lucky players will battle it out for a share of a $15,000 prize pool.

“For 15 years, Bodog has been a leader in the online gambling industry, giving players a superior gaming experience while awarding billions in prizes,” says Bodog.com Poker Pro David Williams. “And Bodog.com’s 15 Days of Poker tournament series gives online poker players a fun and profitable way to celebrate this colossal achievement with Bodog.”

Bodog.com’s 15 Days of Poker gets underway on Monday, Sept. 21 with 15 days of qualifying tournaments running through Monday, Oct. 5. Each of the 15 qualifying tournaments will take place at 8:15 pm EST and feature buy-ins ranging from $5 to $15. A variety of Texas Holdem formats will be offered, including No Limit, Pot Limit, Fixed Limit, Turbo events, super-turbo events and re-buy events.

The prize pool in each qualifying tournament will be distributed the same way it would be in a regular Bodog tournament, but the top 30% of finishers from each event will earn Tournament Leaderboard Points, which determine who moves on to the 15 Days of Poker Semi Final and the $15,000 Final Tournament.

The Semi Final Tournament will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8:15 pm EST, with the field consisting of those placing in 16th to 115th place on the 15 Days of Poker leaderboard as well as players who have competed in at least 10 qualifying events. The top 15 finishers in the Semi Final earn an automatic entry into the $15,000 Final Tournament. The winner also gets a seat in the weekly Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament, and the remaining top 14 finishers each win a seat in a $100,000 qualifier.

Bodog.com’s 15 Days of Poker celebration culminates on Oct. 15 at 8:15 pm EST with the $15,000 Final Tournament. In addition to the top 15 finishers from the Semi Final, the freeroll event will be open to players placing 1 through 15 on the 15 Days of Poker leaderboard and those who competed in at least 15 qualifying tournaments. The $15,000 prize pool will be distributed in usual tournament fashion, and the top 15 finishers will also win T$162 to play in the Bodog $100,000 Guaranteed, held every Sunday at 4:00 pm EST.

For more details on Bodog.com’s 15 Days of Poker Tournament Series, visit:Bodog.com

Earn up to $50 cash AND double the number of Full Tilt Points you’d normally receive, during Take 2.

Take 2 runs from Tuesday, September 1st to Wednesday, September 30th. By playing at least two ring-game tables at the same time during Take 2, you’ll earn double Full Tilt Points on both tables. Play as often as you can during September and you’ll be rewarded with cash, up to $50, depending on the number of days you play.
Get up to $50 in Cash

The more you play during Take 2, the more cash you can earn. Reach four different levels depending on the number of days that you play and you can earn up to $50:

* Level 1: Play for 5 days and receive $5
* Level 2: Play for 10 days to get $10, for a cumulative total of $15
* Level 3: Play for 15 days and take home another $10, a cumulative total of $25
* Level 4: Play for 25 days and you’ll earn an additional $25, for a cumulative total of $50

Earn Double Points on Both Tables

When you play two tables on Full Tilt Poker, you get twice the points. During Take 2, we’ll give you a lot more: when you play on two ring-game tables at the same time, we’ll double the number of points you’d normally receive on BOTH tables.

For example, if you earn 60 points at one table and 40 at another, ordinarily you would get 100 points. However, during Take 2, you’ll get 200 points instead of 100. That’s 100 points for your play and 100 bonus points.

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Register to Participate in Take 2

Follow these steps to claim your cash and double points during Take 2:

* Log in to Full Tilt Poker
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* Select the My Promotions box
* Click on the Take 2 box
* Follow the instructions on the Take 2 My Promotions page – you must elect to participate in this promotion or you will not receive cash or double points for your play during Take 2
* Return to the game lobby and play at two ring-game tables simultaneously to start earning cash and double Full Tilt Points at each table

If you are not currently a Bodog player be sure to sign up through my link as I will be hosting another event more my sign ups!
Thanks,

Best Way to Build a Bankroll from $100by Bodog Poker | May 11 2009

Building a bankroll is no easy task for anyone to pull off. There are many ways to do it, but whichever way you try you’ll need discipline, patience, and luck. Traditionally a player would try to build a bankroll playing in the action they liked the most, or in a variation where they felt that they played their best. For many players in the past, and still some today, it means grinding long hours of limit games, playing at stakes small enough to overcome the swings that variance will surely bring.

Limit games make things more manageable and you can’t lose a big percentage of your bankroll in a couple of cooler hands. With proper table selection, building a bankroll playing limit games is time consuming but possible. But the current picture of online poker has changed things, and players have better playing situations where they can gain an edge on most of the players they compete against. Today there are so many novice players playing multi-table and sit-and-go tournaments that a player with intermediate poker skills can build a bankroll playing them.

With a buy-in of $100 one has a couple of choices. Instead of taking it into a no-limit cash game and dumping it in one bad beat, take $5 of it and play a nine-player no-limit holdem sit-and-go. If you last to the final three players you make money. The quality of opponents in $5 sit-and-go events is not a tough crowd, and if you play with some discipline early on, and increase your aggression with some caution later in the event, you’ll make money over enough tourneys.

The idea is to practice proper bankroll management and to stay in games that only cost 5% of your bankroll to play. That way you can handle a losing streak without going broke. And as your bankroll grows, don’t jump up in stakes levels right away. You can play more than one tournament at a time, so instead of jumping up in stakes you can earn more by playing more tourneys at once. If you stay at a level of game you can beat, your variance will be more manageable. Play as many games as you can properly handle and grow your bankroll as much as you can.

If you find yourself beating the games with ease you can consider climbing up in stakes, but only if you have the roll to support it. Jumping up to play in just one $10 tourney means that you should have grown that initial $100 to a minimum of $500. And to play multiple tourneys at once would require much more.

The same goes for multi-table tournaments. These events have more players to compete against, but when you do have a good finish your bankroll grows exponentially. Many of today’s professionals got their bankrolls started with a big cash in a multi-table tournament. Like the sit-and-go events, keep the buy-in amounts to 5% or less of your bankroll.

If you have the patience to play your best game every time you compete, and realize that losing streaks come to an end if you don’t tilt out, you’ll build your bankroll. It may take a long time or a short time; it depends on how the cards fall for you.
I hope that you found this article helpful another great idea is to capitalize on Frequent Player Promotions offered by the different on- line poker room.

I won a seat by placing in the top 9 of one of the $25 freerolls and also by staying active in the forum with 25 posts and I wrote 3 blog articles. ( I actually write frequently LOL) The tournament was held on August 30th at 8pm with only 77 players trying to cash in the 1k priz3e pool!! There were some great players in this event including pro Hal Lubarsky and WDIAV’s own Passive Harry!! I was down to 630 chips at 1 point then battled back to almost be blinded out to the bubble. The two chip leaders went heads up and 1 busted out putting me barely at the final table and into the money!! I switched gears with low expectations and manuvered into third place then battled to be heads up against a great player Momsrose!! After some back and forth we chopped the 1st and 2nd place prize money and I was declared the winner banking over $274.00
It was a great event held by an excellent forum. I enjoy being part of the WDIAV crew and its friendly, knowledgeable players and of course the great tournaments!!

Canadian Players, the wait is over!

After years of rumors, Bodog.ca is live and now accepting play from Canadian residents!

The timing is great too as Bodog is celebrating their 15th anniversary and they have a limited time extra bonus on all first deposits!

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Earn your share of Leaderboard prize money by playing your favorite single-table Sit & Go’s.

Win two Sit & Gos playing in Sit & Go Madness to gain entry to the Madness Freeroll on Saturday, August 29th at 16:50 ET and compete for your share of the $50,000 prize pool.

The Madness Raffle is your chance to win great prizes including Satellite tokens, tournament seats and Full Tilt Poker gear.
MiniFTOPS begins on September 9th. Satellite your way to MiniFTOPS where you can turn a small buy-in into a huge score.

Take part in the MiniFTOPS Two-Day Event to win your share of $400K in guaranteed prize money.

The MiniFTOPS Main Event guarantees a prize pool of at least $500K – register now to make sure you don’t miss it.

See the full MiniFTOPS Schedule for more details.

The Donkament

The donkeys are coming out to play and we’re putting a whopping $50K on the line. Compete in The Donkament on the 2nd Sunday of every month at 14:30 ET and win massive cash prizes in our exclusive points buy-in tournament.

There might be major money up for grabs, but you can’t buy your way into The Donkament with cash. You’ll need to use your AbsolutePoints. That’s right there are no cash satellites, only points qualifiers.
Here are all the details

* The Donkament has $50,000 in prizes every month!
* The Donkament has a buy-in of 10,000 AbsolutePoints.
* Points satellites start as low as 200 AbsolutePoints.
* Satellites run daily from 12:30 PM – 22:45 PM ET.

With tons of donkeys in the mix, there’s serious coin to be had every month and you don’t even need to pony up any cash. All it takes is a handful of points to feed at this trough!

Don’t have enough points? Log on to Absolute Poker and play for real-money to rack up AbsolutePoints. Discover how easy it is to accumulate AbsolutePoints right now.

Don’t forget that with FAME, AbsolutePoker’s blue-chip rewards program, you’ll earn more points as you climb up the FAME ladder. Each rung has a higher multiplier that lets you earn AbsolutePoints at a faster rate. All you have to do is play!

WCOOP 2009 will run 45 events, including three High Roller events, and will conclude with the No Limit Hold’em Main Event which has a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000,000. Take a look at the schedule to find out more about all of the events, buy-ins and start times.
How to Qualify

Online qualifiers for the WCOOP are running right now. To find the tournaments in the PokerStars lobby, click the ‘Events’ and ‘WCOOP’ tabs, or simply type ‘WCOOP’ into the Event Filter.

Satellites start from as little as $1 or 100 FPP. Qualifiers will run around the clock, and there are buy-ins to suit all bankrolls. You can also qualify for the WCOOP via PokerStars Steps satellites.

The 2009 WCOOP is set to be the biggest event series in the history of online poker. Make sure you are part of it.