New FullTilt Poker Series Starts Tonight
Today, May 7, 2008, the seventh installation of the Full Tilt online poker series gets underway. FTOPS VIII is a 24-part series tournament with a guaranteed $10 million dollar plus prize pool, with each event in the series being hosted by a poker celebrities from around the planet.
The first to host an FTOPS VIII tournament is a new poker star in the sky, David Chiu, who just recently beat out the invulnerable Gus Hansen for the World Poker Tour (WPT) title.
The Great Dane himself will be hosting one of the other FTOPS VIII events as will fellow poker stars: Jennifer Harman, Phil Gordon, Phil Ivey, and Nick Schulman.
Some of the thrilling competitions players can look forward to include:
- a $2 million guaranteed main event
- a 2-day $2,500 tournament
- 3 surprise mystery events
The celebrity providing commentary at each final table will be joined by the esteemed announcer of Poker After Dark, Ali Nejad.
In addition to the cash prizes, every player making the final table will receive a slick FullTilt FTOPS jacket. The winner of each event will also get a gold FTOPS jersey, a gold jersey avatar anytime they play at Full Tilt Poker online, and an entry into this seasons Tournament of Champions.