Online Poker

October 26, 2009

You can win a share of Phil Ivey's WSOP Main Event prize money by playing in real money games at Full Tilt Poker until 6 November.

There will be two tournaments held for players to win their Piece of Ivey in this promotion, but seats at these tourneys can only be won through a random draw to be held on 6 November. The random draw will award seats to the 5% of Ivey Main Event and the 1% of Ivey $50K Freeroll, with both tourneys running at 14:00 ET on Saturday, 7 November.

In order to improve your chances of entry into one of these games, you’ll need to win lots of entries into the random draw. You can earn tickets by playing in real money games at Full Tilt Poker and there are four ways to win tickets. You earn 5 tickets for every Full Tilt Point earned on winning hands when playing in real money ring games. Those who prefer tournaments and Sit ‘N’ Gos will earn 20 tickets for finishing in a paid position for games with at least 30 players, and a bonus 50 tickets are awarded if finishing at the final table. For tourneys and SnGs with fewer than 30 players, you get 5 tickets for each Full Tilt Point earned, as long as you finish in a paid position.The last way to win tickets is to play in heads-up SnGs, where 3 tickets are awarded for each Full Tilt Point earned when finishing in a paid position.

The number of tickets you earn will greatly increase your chances scoring an entry to play in the 5% of Ivey Main Event or the 1% of Ivey $50K Freeroll. Tickets are entered into draws for both of these tournaments, so even if you miss out on the Main Event, it’s not over until it’s over. The 5% of Ivey Main Event will award the winner a 3% share of Phil Ivey’s WSOP Main Event winnings, and second and third place will get 1% shares. If Ivey wins, the winner of this event will receive around $255,000 of the $8.5 million WSOP Main Event first place prize. The winner of the 1% of Ivey $50K Freeroll could also do well from Ivey’s play, with 1% earning as much as $85,000 on top of the first place share of the $50,000 in prize money for this event.

Every ticket earned during the Piece of Ivey promotion will also be entered into the Daily Cash Draw for the day that it is earned. The Daily Cash Draw is held every day at 10:00 ET until 4 November, and it awards five $100 cash prizes, twenty-five $25 prizes, two hundred $10 prizes, and four hundred $5 prizes. A special draw will also be held on 5 November, with double the $100 and $25 prizes awarded, and a bonus fifty $10 prizes and another hundred $5 prizes to be given away.

If you want to enter into the Piece of Ivey promotion, open up the Full Tilt Poker software, go to the Cashier, select My Promotions, choose the Piece of Ivey promotion, then click on Accept This Promotion. From there, your play will win you tickets for the random draw, but you will need to be a real money player to participate in this promo. New depositing players can earn a 100% bonus of up to $600 on first deposits, so be sure to take advantage of this offer if you are only now signing up to have fun at Full Tilt Poker.