Full Tilt Poker Adds Mike McDonald to Red Pros Team

April 25, 2009

Full Tilt Poker has just added another name to its Full Tilt Red Pro roster. That name belongs to Canadian 20-year-old Mike McDonald (aka "timex").

He finished in 5th place and won $249,000 in the recent €5,000 buy-in, European Poker Tour Dortmund event, the same tournament he won in 2008, for more than $1.3 million.

Ironically enough, despite all his accolades, McDonald still cannot yet participate in the tournament of all tournaments, the World Series of Poker Main Event (or any of its side events, for that matter), because he is not yet of age (though he has promised to be in attendance to witness the extravaganza).

Full Tilt Poker's Red Pros include the star-studded Team Full Tilt - including the likes of Jennifer Harman, Howard Lederer, Gus Hansen, Erick Lindgren, Chris Ferguson, and Phil Ivey - as well as Team Cardrunners, The Hendon Mob, and Full Tilt Pros.

All this is to say that young Mike McDonald is in good company.

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FullTilt Series 2009 Satellites for Main Event Plus a Whole Lot More

April 10, 2009

Full Tilt Poker is running a series of promotions--Series 2009, they call it--for entry into 2009 WSOP events, including but not limited to the main event. Headlined by $10 million Main Event Mania, a promotion whereby FullTilt will give the player who wins their way into the WSOP Main Event through Full Tilt Poker and then wins the main event a $10 million bonus on top of the $10 million plus WSOP top prize, the Full Tilt WSOP satellite offerings include a 150 Seat Guarantee, a 100 Seat Giveaway, daily Shootouts, and weekly Cash Qualifiers.

But FullTilt is also sending players to other WSOP events--Event #4, the high-rolling $1,000 buy-in $200K Stimulus Special, in particular, as well as a Race for Bracelets that gives its winners $2,000 good towards buy-in to any 2009 WSOP event other than the main event.

FullTilt Poker will also be running a mini-WSOP alongside the real one, with corresponding events at 100th the stakes than those of their real-world counterparts. Additionally, Full Tilt Poker is hosting a Fantasy Poker series in which players win by picking the 2009 WSOP winnersahead of time.

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