Ftops 14

11/5/09 - The latest edition - the fourteenth - in the popular Full Tilt Online Poker Series of Internet poker tournaments has just kicked off, offering 25 events and over $16 million in prizemoney to online pokerheads around the world. With buy-ins ranging from $100 to $2 500, there are possibilities for a wide range of bankrolls.

The first event in FTOPS XIV is a $1 million guaranteed $200+$16 No-Limit Hold 'em tournament that started Wednesday night, hosted by poker pro Allen Cunningham.

Joining the list of events this time are two innovations - a 7-Game tournament scheduled for November 5th, and a cashout tournament on November 12th, giving players the option to check out the latest upgrade to Full Tilt software that allows cash outs while the tournament is in progress.

Million dollar guaranteed prizepools abound in FTOPS XIV - there are six events offering million dollar or more prizepools, including the main event, which takes place November 15th and has a whopping $2.5 million ready for action.

FTOPS XIV will again be followed - between December 9th and 20th - by the more recently introduced MiniFTOPS featuring the same 25 events at a tenth of the buy-in. This mini-series will have around $3 million available in guaranteed prizepools.

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