FTOPS XVII runs from Aug 4th to Aug 15th on Full Tilt Poker.  It comprises of 34 events in total, and there is a $25 million guaranteed prizepool across the series.  The full schedule is below.
 
Most individual events have a guaranteed prizepool of at least $200,000. 

If you fancy taking a shot then sign-up to Full Tilt poker and get a $600 bonus to get you started

Event 1
Wed August 4th 21:00 ET $200 + $16
NL Holdem

Event 2
Thurs August 5th 14:00 ET $240 + $16
PL Omaha Hi/Lo Knockout Rush

Event 3
Thurs August 5th 18:00 ET $300 + $22
NL Holdem Turbo Shootout 6-max

Event 4
Thurs August 5th 21:00 ET $500 + $35
HORSE
 
Event 5
Fri August 6th 14:00 ET $200 + $16
NL Holdem 1R1A

Event 6
Fri August 6th 18:00 ET $310 + $12
NL Holdem Super Turbo
 
Event 7
Fri August 6th 21:00 ET $200 + $16
Stud Hi-Lo

Event 8
Sat August 7th 14:00 ET $500 + $35
PL Omaha 6-max

Event #9
Sat August 7th 16:00 ET $100 + $9
NL Holdem w/rebuys 

Event 10
Sat August 7th 18:00 ET $200 + $16
NL Holdem Turbo Rush  

Event 11
Sun August 8th 14:00 ET $120 + $9
NL Holdem Knockout

Event 12
Sun August 8th 16:00 ET $500 + $35
NL Holdem Heads Up
 
Event 13
Sun August 8th 18:00 ET $300 + $22
NL Holdem 

Event 14
Mon August 9th 14:00 ET $200 + $16
Omaha Hi/Lo

Event 15
Mon August 9th 18:00 ET $300 + $22
PL Omaha Turbo Rush

Event 16
Mon August 9th 21:00 ET $1,000 + $60
NL Holdem

Event 17
Tues August 10th 14:00 ET $200 + $16
HA 6-max

Event 18
Tues August 10th 18:00 ET $200 + $16
NL Holdem Turbo
 
Event 19
Tues August 10th 21:00 ET $500 + $35
NL Holdem Shootout
 
Event 20
Wed August 11th 14:00 ET $200 + $16
7-Game

Event 21
Wed August 11th 18:00 ET $207 + $9
NL Holdem Super Turbo Rush

Event 22
Wed August 11th 21:00 ET $300 + $22
NL Holdem 6-max w/rebuys

Event 23
Thurs August 12th 14:00 ET $300 + $22
PLO Heads Up
 
Event 24
Thurs August 12th 18:00 ET $200 + $16
NL Holdem Cashout 

Event 25
Thurs August 12th 21:00 ET $200 + $16
Stud  

Event 26
Fri August 13th 14:00 ET $200 + $16
NL Holdem 6-max 
 
Event 27
Fri August 13th 18:00 ET $200 + $16
Limit Holdem Rush 

Event 28
Fri August 13th 21:00 ET $300 + $22
Razz 

Event 29
Sat August 14th 14:00 ET $2,000 + $100 (2 day event)
NL Holdem Ante From Start 6-max
 
Event 30
Sat August 14th 16:00 ET $100 + $9
PL Omaha w/rebuys  

Event 31
Sat August 14th 21:00 ET $515 + $20
NL Holdem Super Turbo Knockout

Event 32
Sunday August 15th 14:00 ET $240 + $16
NL Holdem Knockout 6-max  

Event 33
Sun August 15th 16:00 ET $150 + $13
NL Holdem w/Rebuys Rush 

FTOPS Main Event
Sun August 15th 18:00 ET $600 + $40
NL Holdem 

The European Poker Tour (EPT) has been running for several years now.  They are very well run events and have produced many millionaires.  Here is a list of all the winners:

2010 EPT Grand Final (Monte Carlo) Apr 2010  Nicolas Chouity €1,700,000
2010 EPT San Remo Apr 2010  Liv Boeree €1,250,000
2010 EPT Snowfest Mar 2010  Allan Bække €445,000
2010 EPT Berlin Mar 2010 Kevin MacPhee €1,000,000
2010 EPT Copenhagen Feb 2010  Anton Wigg DKK3,675,000
2010 EPT Deauville Jan 2010  Jake Cody €847,000
2009 EPT Prague Dec 2009 Jan Skampa €682,000
2009 EPT Vilamoura Nov 2009  Antonio Matias €404,793 
2009 EPT Warsaw Oct 2009  Christophe Benzimra PLN1,493,170
2009 EPT London Oct 2009  Aaron Gustavson £850,000
WSOP Main Event Winner Peter Eastgate was runner-up in the event above
2009 EPT Barcelona Sept 2009  Carter Phillips €850,000
2009 EPT Kyiv Aug 2009  Maxim Lykov €330,000
2009 EPT Grand Final (Monte Carlo) Apr 2009  Pieter De Korver €2,300,000
2009 EPT San Remo Apr 2009  Constant Rijkenberg €1,508,000 
2008 EPT Prague Dec 2008  Salvatore Bonavena €774,000
2008 EPT Warsaw Nov 2008  Joao Barbosa €367,141
2008 EPT Budapest Oct 2008  Will Fry €595,839 
2008 EPT London £1m Showdown Oct 2008  Jason Mercier £516,000 
2008 EPT London Oct 2008  Michael Martin £1,000,000
2008 EPT Barcelona Open Sept 2008  Sebastian Ruthenberg €1,361,000
2008 EPT Grand Final (Monte Carlo) Apr 2008  Glen Chorny $3,198,500
2008 EPT San Remo Apr 2008 Jason Mercier $1,340,867
2008 EPT Polish Open Mar 11-15, 2008  Michael Schulze $946,269 
2008 EPT Copenhagen Feb 2008  Tim Vance $1,236,095 
2008 EPT Germany Jan 2008  Mike McDonald €933,600
2007 EPT Prague Dec 2007 Arnaud Mattern €708,400
2007 EPT Dublin Oct 2007 Reuben Peters €532,620
WSOPE Main Event Winner Annette Obrestad was runner-up in the event above
2007 EPT Baden Oct 2007  Julian Thew €670,800
2007 EPT London Sept 2007 Joseph Mouawad £611,520
2007 EPT Barcelona Aug 2007  Sander Lylloff €1,170,700
2007 EPT Grand Final (Monte Carlo) Mar 2007  Gavin Griffin €1,825,010
2007 EPT Warsaw Mar 2007  Peter Jepsen PLN1,266,711
2007 EPT Germany Mar 2007  Andreas Hoivold $881,398  

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Annette Obrestad and Doyle Brunson had an interesting little spat recently.  It all started with Annette talking in a magazine article that she would much rather play against Doyle rather than an internet pro, implying (if not exactly directly saying) that the 10 time bracelet winner was a has-been and a softer player.   When Mr Brunson caught ear of this he was less than impressed shall we say and suggested it must have been Annette’s time of the month and that she was welcome to come along to Bobby’s Room any time, he was there every day.   Naturally Annette didnt take up the challenge as she would have been severely outmatched, not only in terms of cash game ability, but in terms of bankroll too.  

Actually it is suprising for Annette to see Doyle as anything other than an extremely tough opponent considering the 3 times they have met heads-up Doyle has won every time.

Of course the comments got a bit played up in the media, and I am sure Annette does have respect for Doyle’s accomplishments and game, but you cant help but secretly hope she’s pops into Bobby’s Room some day soon.   Doyle, ever the gentlemen, was quick to apologise about the time of the month comments even when they were merely responsive to the implied slur on his game.

Full Tilt are doing a Mini Series of Poker (MSOP) which mimics the events of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, but at 1/100th of the buy-in size. Great to feel like being part of the series even if you are not actually going to Las Vegas itself. Getting into the spirit of things etc. Buy-ins range from $10 to $500, with the events running through June and July.

If you fancy giving it a go then sign-up to Full Tilt and collect a sign-up bonus of up to $600

The subsequent rounds played out as follows, with Skammes emerging as the eventual victor, taking home $360,000

Round 2

Joviant Gent v SWEGIN
molswi47 v Myrabbifoo
raszi v wheresmyroll
Skammes v Sussie Smith
gcnmoo v goatboy1
buck21 v good2cu
BiggestFish v Mosheh
gunning4you v philivey2694

Round 3

molswi47 v SWEGIN
Skammes vs WheresMyRoll
buck21 vs goatboy1
gunning4you vs Mosheh

Semi Finals

Skammes vs SWEGIN
goatboy1 vs gunning4you

Final

Skammes vs gunning4you

Winner: Skammes

There are 32 entrants in the high-rollers $25K Heads-up on Pokerstars.

1st Prize: $360,000
2nd Prize: $200,000
3rd and 4th Prize: $120,000

Here are the first round match ups:

SWEGIN vs Tim0thee
Jovial Gent vs steamraise
MyRabbiFoo Vs ZeeJustin
bad_beat_bud vs molswi47
trader0811 vs WheresMyRoll
evanski vs RaSzi
mistakooll vs Skammes
Sussie Smith vs w00ki3z.
gcnmoo vs RunThisTable
goatgoy1 vs KidPoker
aejones vs buck21
good2cu vs Iftarii
BiggestFish vs PeteEastgate
LadyMaverick vs Mosheh
lb6121 vs philivey2694
gunnig4you vs PokerNoob999

Full Tilt Poker have introduced Rush Poker Tournaments

Every time you click fold you will immediately move onto a new hand at a new table.  Therefore you can play a normal structured tournament (ie normal blind speeds and intervals) at about 3 times the normal speed.

Rather than spending 7.5 hours to complete a whole tourney, you can play one in about 2.5 hours, without losing out on any of the skill element.  Not bad eh.

When the tournament gets down to 30 players or less the tables become shorthanded in order to keep up the speed of new tables and new hands.  This will continue until the final table is reached, then the tournament will just revert to a normal tourney.

You can find the Rush Poker Tournaments in the main tournament lobby.  They have a black R next to the them (on the left hand side).

If you would like to give Rush Poker Tournaments a go then sign-up to Full Tilt Poker and get a bonus up to $600 at the same time

Pokerstars have introduced bounty tournaments.  Knockout a player and instantly receive some cash each time.  Collect as many bounties as you can.

They have started off with 9-seater knockouts and 90-seater knockouts both at a wide range of buy-in levels.  There are also Heads-up MTTs with knockout bounties

As an example there are $13.50 90-seaters with first prize of $247.95 and second prize of $166.50, etc, down to 12th prize of $22.50.   For every person you knock out you will collect a $2.50 bounty

As a 2nd example there are $27 90-seaters with first prize of $495.90 and second prize of $333.00 down to 12th prize of $44.10.   Each knockout bounty is worth $5 in this case.

If you are interested in checking them out then play bounty tournaments at Pokerstars with a bonus up to $600

ECOOP VI is starting in May, comprising of 14 events. To play the ECOOP signup to Titan Poker

Here is the full ECOOP schedule:

Pokerstars are doing 4 novelty April Fools Poker Tourneys, each of them pretty much like something you have never seen or experienced before at the poker table

Mike’s Tourney

When: 15:05 ET - 1st April

In short: Decending blinds

Blinds start at 1500/3000 and go down until level 21 where they then turn and start to go back up again.

It is a $2.20 rebuy event, with 5 min levels, and 4875 starting stack.

Rebuys will get you 4000 chips, and a 6000 chip add-on is available to players with 12000 chips or less.

Fredrik’s Tournament

When: 15:05 ET - 1st April

In short: Mixed PLH and PLO, 2 cent rebuy

$2.20 buy-in. 2500 starting stack. Blinds jump around all over the place and rebuys are available for 2 cents (2500) and add-ons available for 3 cents (6000 chips)

Bryan’s Tournament

When: 15:05 ET - 1st April

In short: Everything to do with 8’s

$2.20 buy-in. 888 starting stack. Blinds and antes jump around between 88, 888, and 888, gradually increasing as a while.

Rebuys gets you 888 chips for 8cents. A massive add-on of 88888 chips is available for 88 cents.

Alex’s Tourney

When: 15:05 ET - 1st April

In short: All-in every hand from Level 10 onwards

$2.20 buy-in. 1000 starting chips. Rebuys are $2 for 1000 chips. Add-on $2 for 1500 chips. The levels are 10 mins each. At level 10 there is a 500 million chip ante, meaning all players will be all-in every hand until there is a winner.

If you would like to take part then signup to Pokerstars and receive a bonus of up to $600