Full Tilt FTOPS 9 announced

Full Tilt has announced the dates for the
Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS.

The latest edition of the highly popular
tri-annual series, FTOPS IX, will run
August 6-17, 2008.

FTOPS IX jumps forward from previous editions
with the inclusion of 25 events, and a total
guarantee over the series of more that $15 million
in prize money. Highlights in the upcoming
FTOPS IX series include the return of the
two-day $2,500 "deep stack" NL, event,
beginning on Saturday, August 16th and
carrying a $2 million guarantee, and the
FTOPS IX Main Event itself, which runs on
Sunday, August 17th and features a minimum
of $2.5 million in prize money.

Four other FTOPS IX events will serve up
at least a million each in guarantee winnings:
Event 1, $200+16 No-Limit Hold'em;
Event 10, $300+22 No-Limit Hold'em;
Event 12, $1,000+60 No-Limit Hold'em 6-max;
Event 17, $300+22 NL Hold'em 6-max (w/Rb).

Satellites start this week for all FTOPS IX events.
Event hosts have not yet been named.

FTOPS IX schedule (all starting times ET):
#/ Date/Time/ Buy-in/ Guarantee
#1, 8-6 21:00 $200+16 NL Holdem $1million
#2, 8-7 14:00 $240+16 PL Omaha/8 KnockOut $200k
#3, 8-7 21:00 $200 + $16 NL Holdem 4x S/O 6-Max $250k
#4, 8-8 14:00 $300+22 NL Holdem (1R/1A) 6-Max $600k
#5, 8-8 21:00 $200+16 Stud $100k
#6, 8-9 14:00 $500+35 PL Omaha 6-Max $300k
#7, 8-9 16:30 $100+9 NL Holdem Rebuy $500k
#8, 8-10 14:00 $240+16 NL Holdem 6-Max Knockout $500k
#9, 8-10 16:00 $500+35 NL Holdem Heads-Up $500k
#10, 8-10 18:00 $300+22 NL Holdem $1.5million
#11, 8-11 14:00 $200+16 LIMIT Holdem $200k
#12, 8-11 21:00 $1,000+60 NL Holdem 6-Max $1.5million
#13, 8-12 14:00 $200+16 HA (PL Hold 'em/PL Omaha) $200k
#14, 8-12 21:00 $500+35 HORSE $300k
#15, 8-12 21:00 $200+16 NL Holdem TURBO $500k
#16, 8-13 14:00 $200+16 Omaha-8 $200k
#17, 8-13 21:00 $300+22 NL Holdem 6-Max Rebuy $1million
#18, 8-14 14:00 $500+35 NL Hold'em 3x Shootout $300k
#19, 8-14 21:00 $300+22 MIXED Holdem 6-Max $300k
#20, 8-15 14:00 $200+16 NL Hold'em 6-Max $400k
#21, 8-15 21:00 $300+22 Razz $150k
#22, 8-16 14:00 $2,500+120 NL Hold'em $2million
#23, 8-16 16:30 $100+9 PL Omaha Rebuy $350k
#24, 8-17 14:00 $120+9 NL Holdem KnockOut $400k
Main Event
#25, 8-17 18:00 $500 + $35 NL Holdem $2.5million