Full Tilt Poker Gearing Up for Second Espana Stop
Jul 28, 2009
Full Tilt Poker has launched a new live tournament series last month in Spain called Full Tilt Poker Espana and the new series has three events left. The next event is scheduled for August in Malaga, Spain and the online poker room is currently holding satellites for players to earn seats to the event.
Players can participate in satellites that are currently running at Full Tilt three times a week. The satellites run on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:15 pm EST with a buy-in of $100 plus $9 and three $3K packages are guaranteed for these satellites. The last opportunity for players to earn a seat is on Sundays at 2:15 pm EST. this satellite has a buy-in of $200 plus $16 and guarantees at least four packages to Spain.
Event #2 is set to take place at the Casino Torrequebrada in Malaga, Spain on August 14th through the 18th. This event has a buy-in of €1,500 + €150 with a prize pool of €150,000 Guaranteed. Online qualifiers will be able to enjoy the sights and sounds of Spain while trying to earn a piece of the guaranteed prize pool.
Event #3 is set to begin on October 2nd through the 4th at the Gran Casino Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. This event has the same buy-in and the guarantee as Event #2. Event #4 is set to take place on December 2nd through the 6th at the Casino Gran Madrid in Torrelodones, Spain. This event will be the Grand Final Main Event and will have a buy-in of €3,000 + €300 with a prize pool of €550,000 Guaranteed.
The first event of the series concluded last month with Ruben Merino Velasco earning the first place finish of $139,439 and the title win. The tournament for this event was a €1,500 + €150 buy-in freeze-out and was enjoyed by everyone participating.
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