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With the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) coming to end, most online poker players would normally be looking forward to the next Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) to find that next poker tournament series excitement.  But with Full Tilt gone, there is a gaping hole in the online tournament series landscape after the WCOOP.  Enter PartyPoker.  The world’s second largest online poker room (or third, depending on the day) has announced its very own online poker tournament series, Pokerfest, scheduled to begin in the last week of October.

Pokerfest will run October 23rd through November 6th and feature 47 events with $3 million in guaranteed prize money.  On most days, three events will be run, each geared towards players at different stakes levels.  One tournament’s buy-in will be just a few Party Points, one will have a buy-in of $6 to $33, and the highest stakes event will cost $55 to $1,060, though most in the latter category will fall in the lower end of the spectrum.  Some of the highlighted tournaments include:

•    Event 1 – $215 No-Limit Hold’em, $300,000 guaranteed
•    Event 23 – $215 No-Limit Hold’em, $350,000 guaranteed
•    Event 46 – $33 No-Limit Hold’em, $50,000 guaranteed
•    Event 47 – $640 No-Limit Hold’em Championship Event, $1 million guaranteed

Qualifiers will be available for each event with a $55 buy-in or higher.  As is the usual for PartyPoker, qualifiers will start very low, for as little a one dollar, and will have a ladder-type structure as players work their way up to win a seat in a Pokerfest event.  Those who win seats can enter any event with the corresponding buy-in.

There will be three Pokerfest leaderboards, one each for events with points buy-ins, low buy-ins, and high buy-ins.  Players will earn points based on tournament finish and the amount of the buy-in.  The total prize pool for the points buy-in leaderboard will be $5,000 with a $500 first prize, for the low buy-in leaderboard there will be a $30,000 prize pool and $2,500 first prize, and for the high buy-in leaderboard there will be a $65,000 prize pool and $5,000 first prize.

Pokerfest will also feature Side Events so that players can win extra cash:

  • $35,000 Pokerfest Jackpots – The first person to win three Pokerfest events will win $20,000, the first person to reach the final table in 10 events will get $10,000, and the first person to cash ten times will win $5,000.
  • Daily Dollar Side Events – Starting October 23rd, PartyPoker will hold two daily $1 buy-in tournaments, but each tournament will have a special twist that can only be found in the tournament lobby.
  • Prize Draw – Every player will win a raffle entry for each event in which they play.  The first 500 names drawn will win prizes such as iPads, chip sets, and other merchandise.

The complete schedule for Pokerfest 2011 is below.

Week 1 (23rd October)

Event Time (ET) Guarantee Game Buy-in
Sunday
1 13:30 $300,000 NLH $215
2 14:00 $2,000 NLH 20 Points
3 14:30 $20,000 NLH $22
4 15:00 $150,000 NLH $530

Week 2 (24th – 30th October)

Event Time (ET) Guarantee Game Buy-in
Monday
5 14:00 $500 NLH 5 Points
6 14:30 $5,000 NLH+R $6
7 15:00 $50,000 NLH+R $55
Tuesday
8 14:00 $250 PLO 10 Points
9 14:30 $2,500 PLO $11
10 15:00 $25,000 PLO $109
Wednesday
11 14:00 $400 NLH 10 Points
12 14:30 $4,000 NLH $11
13 15:00 $40,000 NLH $109
Thursday
14 14:00 $250 FLH 10 Points
15 14:30 $2,500 FLH $11
16 15:00 $25,000 FLH $109
Friday
17 14:00 $1,000 NLH 10 Points
18 14:30 $10,000 NLH+R $11
19 15:00 $100,000 NLH+R $109
Saturday
20 14:00 $750 NLH 6 Deep 10 Points
21 14:30 $7,500 NLH 6 Deep $11
22 15:00 $75,000 NLH 6 Deep $109
Sunday
23 13:30 $350,000 NLH $215
24 14:00 $2,500 NLH 20 Points
25 14:30 $25,000 NLH $22
26 15:00 $300,000 NLH $1,060

Week 3 (31st October – 6th November)

Event Time (ET) Guarantee Game Buy-in
Monday
27 14:00 $600 NLH 5 Points
28 14:30 $6,000 NLH+R $6
29 15:00 $60,000 NLH+R $55
Tuesday
30 14:00 $400 PLO 10 Points
31 14:30 $4,000 PLO+R $6
32 15:00 $40,000 PLO+R $55
Wednesday
33 14:00 $500 NLH 6 Deep 10 Points
34 14:30 $5,000 NLH 6 Deep $11
35 15:00 $50,000 NLH 6 Deep $109
Thursday
36 14:00 $600 NLH 5 Points
37 14:30 $6,000 NLH+R $6
38 15:00 $60,000 NLH+R $55
Friday
39 14:00 $1,000 NLH 10 Points
40 14:30 $10,000 NLH+R $11
41 15:00 $100,000 NLH+R $109
Saturday
42 14:00 $1,000 NLH 20 Points
43 14:30 $10,000 NLH $22
44 15:00 $100,000 NLH $215
Sunday
45 12:30 $5,000 NLH 30 Points
46 13:00 $50,000 NLH $33
47 13:30 $1,000,000 NLH $640
Week 1 (23rd October)
Event Time Gtd Game Buy-in
(ET)
Sunday
1 13:30 $300,000 NLH $215
2 14:00 $2,000 NLH 20 Points
3 14:30 $20,000 NLH $22
4 15:00 $150,000 NLH $530
Week 2 (24th – 30th October)
Event Time Gtd Game Buy-in
(ET)
Monday
5 14:00 $500 NLH 5 Points
6 14:30 $5,000 NLH+R $6
7 15:00 $50,000 NLH+R $55
Tuesday
8 14:00 $250 PLO 10 Points
9 14:30 $2,500 PLO $11
10 15:00 $25,000 PLO $109
Wednesday
11 14:00 $400 NLH 10 Points
12 14:30 $4,000 NLH $11
13 15:00 $40,000 NLH $109
Thursday
14 14:00 $250 FLH 10 Points
15 14:30 $2,500 FLH $11
16 15:00 $25,000 FLH $109
Friday
17 14:00 $1,000 NLH 10 Points
18 14:30 $10,000 NLH+R $11
19 15:00 $100,000 NLH+R $109
Saturday
20 14:00 $750 NLH 6 Deep 10 Points
21 14:30 $7,500 NLH 6 Deep $11
22 15:00 $75,000 NLH 6 Deep $109
Sunday
23 13:30 $350,000 NLH $215
24 14:00 $2,500 NLH 20 Points
25 14:30 $25,000 NLH $22
26 15:00 $300,000 NLH $1,060
Week 3 (31st October – 6th November)
Event Time Gtd Game Buy-in
(ET)
Monday
27 14:00 $600 NLH 5 Points
28 14:30 $6,000 NLH+R $6
29 15:00 $60,000 NLH+R $55
Tuesday
30 14:00 $400 PLO 10 Points
31 14:30 $4,000 PLO+R $6
32 15:00 $40,000 PLO+R $55
Wednesday
33 14:00 $500 NLH 6 Deep 10 Points
34 14:30 $5,000 NLH 6 Deep $11
35 15:00 $50,000 NLH 6 Deep $109
Thursday
36 14:00 $600 NLH 5 Points
37 14:30 $6,000 NLH+R $6
38 15:00 $60,000 NLH+R $55
Friday
39 14:00 $1,000 NLH 10 Points
40 14:30 $10,000 NLH+R $11
41 15:00 $100,000 NLH+R $109
Saturday
42 14:00 $1,000 NLH 20 Points
43 14:30 $10,000 NLH $22
44 15:00 $100,000 NLH $215
Sunday
45 12:30 $5,000 NLH 30 Points
46 13:00 $50,000 NLH $33
47 13:30 $1,000,000 NLH $640

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