The thirteenth installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) has been announced and will kick off on August 5th. FTOPS XIII consists of 25 events, culminating in a $535 buy-in $2.5 million guaranteed prize pool tournament on August 16th.
In a major change from FTOPS XII, MiniFTOPS events will not occur until September. Each MiniFTOPS event carries a buy-in that is one-tenth of its FTOPS counterpart and the festivities begin on September 9th. A variety of games will grace the FTOPS XIII schedule, including Hold’em, Omaha, Stud, HORSE, and Razz. Heads-up, short-handed, full ring, and knockout tournaments will all be played. Last time out, Full Tilt Poker member Pocketownage420 took home $432,000 for winning the FTOPS XII Main Event. The runner-up, azzabentonaces, received a healthy $262,000 consolation prize and the top five players cashed for at least six figures.
FTOPS XIII also features an Ante Up for Africa tournament, a $120 buy-in charity event. Ante Up for Africa Co-Founder Don Cheadle is a Full Tilt pro and at least $100,000 will be in the prize pool. Full Tilt will donate the entire $20 entry fee to charity. The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ante Up for Africa tournament attracted 137 runners and generated over $300,000 for its beneficiary organizations.
Without further adieu, here is the schedule for FTOPS XIII:
Wednesday, August 5th at 9:00pm ET
Event #1: $216 No Limit Hold’em
$1 Million Guaranteed
Thursday, August 6th at 2:00pm ET
Event #2: $322 No Limit Hold’em 4x Shootout Six-Max
$250,000 Guaranteed
Thursday, August 6th at 9:00pm ET
Event #3: $216 Omaha Eight or Better
$200,000 Guaranteed
Friday, August 7th at 2:00pm ET
Event #4: $216 No Limit Hold’em Cubed (One Rebuy Plus One Add-On)
$500,000 Guaranteed
Friday, August 7th at 9:00pm ET
Event #5: $216 Stud
$100,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, August 8th at 2:00pm ET
Event #6: $535 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max
$350,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, August 8th at 4:00pm ET
Event #7: $109 No Limit Hold’em with Rebuys
$500,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, August 9th at 2:00pm ET
Event #8: $256 No Limit Hold’em Knockout Six-Max
$750,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, August 9th at 4:00pm ET
Event #9: $535 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up
$500,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, August 9th at 6:00pm ET
Event #10: $322 No Limit Hold’em
$1.5 Million Guaranteed
Monday, August 10th at 2:00pm ET
Event #11: $216 Half Pot Limit Hold’em, Half Pot Limit Omaha
$200,000 Guaranteed
Monday, August 10th at 9:00pm ET
Event #12: $1,060 No Limit Hold’em Ante from Start
$1.5 Million Guaranteed
Tuesday, August 11th at 2:00pm ET
Event #13: $322 No Limit Hold’em 3x Shootout
$200,000 Guaranteed
Tuesday, August 11th at 9:00pm ET
Event #14: $535 HORSE
$300,000 Guaranteed
Tuesday, August 11th at 9:00pm ET
Event #15: $216 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Turbo
$500,000 Guaranteed
Wednesday, August 12th at 2:00pm ET
Event #16: $256 Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better Knockout
$200,000 Guaranteed
Wednesday, August 12th at 9:00pm ET
Event #17: $322 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Rebuy
$1 Million Guaranteed
Thursday, August 13th at 2:00pm ET
Event #18: $216 Pot Limit Omaha Heads-Up
$150,000 Guaranteed
Thursday, August 13th at 9:00pm ET
Event #19: $216 Limit Hold’em Six-Max
$150,000 Guaranteed
Friday, August 14th at 2:00pm ET
Event #20: $216 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max
$400,000 Guaranteed
Friday, August 14th at 9:00pm ET
Event #21: $322 Razz
$150,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, August 15th at 2:00pm ET
Event #22: $2,620 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Two-Day Event
$2 Million Guaranteed
Saturday, August 15th at 3:00pm ET
FTOPS Ante Up for Africa
$120 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max Ante from Start
$100,000 Guaranteed
Saturday, August 15th at 4:00pm ET
Event #23: $109 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys
$350,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, August 16th at 2:00pm ET
Event #24: $129 No Limit Hold’em Knockout
$750,000 Guaranteed
Sunday, August 16th at 6:00pm ET
FTOPS XIII Main Event
$2.5 Million Guaranteed
All players who reach a final table in an FTOPS XIII tournament will receive a commemorative jacket. Winners receive a gold FTOPS jersey and an avatar to don while battling on the virtual felts of the world’s second largest online poker site. The FTOPS XIII leader board champion will take home $7,500 worth of buy-ins to FTOPS XIV tournaments. Visit Full Tilt Poker for more information.
