Online Poker -- FTOPS XIII Kicks OffThe 25-Event Series Now Features Ante Up For Africa Event |
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The live poker circuit may be experiencing a lull now that the World Series of Poker is on hold until November, but the online action is heating up with the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIII (FTOPS).
The series kicks off today with a $200+$16 no-limit hold’em tournament hosted by two-time bracelet winner Vitaly Lunkin. A total of 25 events are scheduled over the next two weeks, and Full Tilt has already guaranteed more than $14 million in prizes.
In addition to the series, Academy Award-nominated actor and amateur poker player Don Cheadle will host the FTOPS Ante Up For Africa charity tournament. The $100 buy-in event will feature a $20 entry fee, which Full Tilt will then donate to help ease the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
The charity was co-founded by Cheadle in 2007 and has since raised more than $1 million for the cause. You can read more about the charity by clicking here.
Full Tilt is also throwing in incentives for those who excel throughout the series. Every player who makes a tournament final table will receive a limited-edition FTOPS jacket. Players who are fortunate enough to take down an event will also get a gold FTOPS jersey, along with a gold jersey avatar to proudly display while playing on the site.
The player who tops the FTOPS XIII leader board will receive a custom Full Tilt avatar of their likeness and a special prize package that includes buy-ins to every FTOPS XIV event, except for the two-day tournament. The prize package is worth approximately $7,500 in entries.
Here’s a look at the FTOPS XIII schedule:
| Date / Time (EST) | Event No. | Host | Buy-In / Game | Guarantee |
| 8/5 – 9 P.M. | 1 | Vitaly Lunkin | $200+$16 NL Hold’em | $1,000,000 |
| 8/6 – 2 P.M. | 2 | Scott Fischman | $300+$22 NL Hold’em 6-Max Shootout | $250,000 |
| 8/6 – 9 P.M. | 3 | Scott Clements | $200+$16 Omaha 8/ob | $200,000 |
| 8/7 – 2 P.M. | 4 | Daniele Mazzia | $200+$16 NL Hold’em [1R,1A] | $500,000 |
| 8/7 – 9 P.M. | 5 | David Oppenheim | $200+$16 Stud | $100,000 |
| 8/8 – 2 P.M. | 6 | Eddy Scharf | $500+$35 PL Omaha 6-Max | $350,000 |
| 8/8 – 4 P.M. | 7 | Leandro Pimentel | $100+$9 NL Hold’em Rebuys | $500,000 |
| 8/9 – 2 P.M. | 8 | Roy Winston | $240+$16 NL Hold’em 6-Max Knockout | $750,000 |
| 8/9 – 4 P.M. | 9 | Roberto Romanello | $500+35 NL Hold’em Heads-Up | $500,000 |
| 8/9 – 6 P.M. | 10 | Allen Cunningham | $300+$22 NL Hold’em | $1,500,000 |
| 8/10 – 2 P.M. | 11 | Mike Matusow | $200+$16 PL Hold’em/ PL Omaha | $200,000 |
| 8/10 – 9 P.M. | 12 | Matt Hawrilenko | $1,000+$60 NL Hold’em [Ante] | $1,500,000 |
| 8/11 – 2 P.M. | 13 | Barny Boatman | $300+$22 NL Hold’em Shootout | $200,000 |
| 8/11 – 9 P.M. | 14 | Ali Nejad | $500+$35 H.O.R.S.E. | $300,000 |
| 8/11 – 9 P.M. | 15 | Mike McDonald | $200+$16 NL Hold’em 6-Max Turbo | $500,000 |
| 8/12 – 2 P.M. | 16 | Roland de Wolfe | $240+$16 PL Omaha 8/ob Knockout | $200,000 |
| 8/12 – 9 P.M. | 17 | Taylor Caby | $300+$22 NL Hold’em 6-Max Rebuys | $1,000,000 |
| 8/13 – 2 P.M. | 18 | T.B.A. | $200+$16 PL Omaha Heads-Up | $150,000 |
| 8/13 – 9 P.M. | 19 | Chris Ferguson | $200+$16 Limit Hold’em 6-Max | $150,000 |
| 8/14 – 2 P.M. | 20 | Steve Wong | $200+$16 NL Hold’em 6-Max | $400,000 |
| 8/14 – 9 P.M. | 21 | Michael Craig | $300+$22 Razz | $150,000 |
| 8/15 – 2 P.M | 22 | T.B.A. | $2,500+$120 NL Hold’em 6-Max [2-Days] | $2,000,000 |
| 8/15 – 3 P.M. | A.U.F.A.* | Don Cheadle | $100+$20 NL Hold’em 6-Max [Ante] | $100,000 |
| 8/15 – 4 P.M. | 23 | Lee Watkinson | $100+$9 PL Omaha Rebuys | $350,000 |
| 8/16 – 2 P.M. | 24 | Erica Schoenberg | $120+$9 NL Hold’em Knockout | $750,000 |
| 8/16 – 6 P.M. | Main Event | T.B.A. | $500+$35 NL Hold’em | $2,500,000 |
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