Party Poker announces Pokerfest II tournament series
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- Published April 20th, 2012 in Poker News, Poker Room Promotions
There were already plenty of online tournament series on the horizon, with PokerStars SCOOP tournament series coming soon, as well as the second major online tournament series hosted by Lock Poker the LockOps tournament series; now players can also choose to play in the Party Poker Pokerfest II.
The Party Poker Pokerfest will be a 47 tournament series that will take place from the 22nd of April until the 6th of May; when the $1,000,000 guaranteed Main Event is scheduled to run. Altogether the Party Poker Pokerfest II is guaranteeing $3.5 million in prize-pools, making it one of the largest poker tournament series in the site’s history.
Party Poker will also be running special jackpot prizes for players who manage some exceptional feats during the tournament series, as well as the usual leader-board contest.
Here is a look at the Jackpot prizes Party Poker is offering:
- Win any three Pokerfest II tournaments: $20,000 + $14,000 WSOP 2012 prize package
- Final table in any 10 Pokerfest II tournaments: $15,000 + iPad
- Final table in any five Pokerfest II tournaments: $7,500 + iPad
- Finish in the money in any 20 Pokerfest II tournament: $5,000 + iPad
- Finish in the money in any 10 Pokerfest II tournaments: $2,500 + iPad
Pokerfest II will feature three separate leader-boards (one for events with Party Point buy-ins, low buy-in events, and one for high buy-in events):
- The Party Points leader-board will award a total of $2,500 with the top 250 finishers receiving a prize. The Top prize of $250 will go to the winner of the leader-board at the end of the series.
- The Low-Buy-In leader-board ($6-$33) will award a total of $15,000 with the top 500 finishers receiving a prize. The Top prize of $1,250 will go to the winner of the leader-board at the end of the series.
- The High-Buy-In leader-board will award a total of $32,500 with the top 500 finishers receiving a prize. The Top prize of $2,500 will go to the winner of the leader-board at the end of the series.
Here is a look at the complete Party Poker Pokerfest II schedule:
| Time | Guarantee | Game Type | Buy-in | |
| April 22, 2012 | ||||
| Event 1 | 13:30 | $350,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $215 |
| Event 2 | 14:00 | $2,500 | No-Limit Hold’em | 20 Points |
| Event 3 | 14:30 | $35,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $22 |
| Event 4 | 15:00 | $250,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $530 |
| April 23, 2012 | ||||
| Event 5 | 14:00 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em Speed | 5 Points |
| Event 6 | 14:30 | $12,500 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy Speed | $6 |
| Event 7 | 15:00 | $75,000 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy Speed | $55 |
| April 24, 2012 | ||||
| Event 8 | 14:00 | $500 | Pot-Limit Omaha | 10 Points |
| Event 9 | 14:30 | $5,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $11 |
| Event 10 | 15:00 | $40,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha | $99 |
| April 25, 2012 | ||||
| Event 11 | 14:00 | $500 | No-Limit Hold’em | 10 Points |
| Event 12 | 14:30 | $10,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $11 |
| Event 13 | 15:00 | $75,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $99 |
| April 26, 2012 | ||||
| Event 14 | 14:00 | $500 | Fixed-Limit Hold’em | 10 Points |
| Event 15 | 14:30 | $4,000 | Fixed-Limit Hold’em | $11 |
| Event 16 | 15:00 | $25,000 | Fixed-Limit Hold’em | $99 |
| April 27, 2012 | ||||
| Event 17 | 14:00 | $1,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | 10 Points |
| Event 18 | 14:30 | $17,500 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy | $11 |
| Event 19 | 15:00 | $100,000 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy | $99 |
| April 28, 2012 | ||||
| Event 20 | 14:00 | $1,000 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Speed | 10 Points |
| Event 21 | 14:30 | $10,000 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Speed | $11 |
| Event 22 | 15:00 | $75,000 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Speed | $99 |
| April 29, 2012 | ||||
| Event 23 | 13:30 | $350,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $215 |
| Event 24 | 14:00 | $2,500 | No-Limit Hold’em | 20 Points |
| Event 25 | 14:30 | $30,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $22 |
| Event 26 | 15:00 | $450,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $1,060 |
| April 30, 2012 | ||||
| Event 27 | 14:00 | $750 | No-Limit Hold’em | 5 Points |
| Event 28 | 14:30 | $10,000 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy | $6 |
| Event 29 | 15:00 | $75,000 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy | $55 |
| May 1, 2012 | ||||
| Event 30 | 14:00 | $500 | Pot-Limit Omaha | 10 Points |
| Event 31 | 14:30 | $5,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha + Re-buy | $6 |
| Event 32 | 15:00 | $40,000 | Pot-Limit Omaha + Re-buy | $55 |
| May 2, 2012 | ||||
| Event 33 | 14:00 | $750 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Deep | 10 Points |
| Event 34 | 14:30 | $7,500 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Deep | $11 |
| Event 35 | 15:00 | $70,000 | No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Deep | $99 |
| May 3, 2012 | ||||
| Event 36 | 14:00 | $700 | No-Limit Hold’em | 5 Points |
| Event 37 | 14:30 | $10,000 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy | $6 |
| Event 38 | 15:00 | $70,000 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy | $55 |
| May 4, 2012 | ||||
| Event 39 | 14:00 | $1,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | 10 Points |
| Event 40 | 14:30 | $15,000 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy | $11 |
| Event 41 | 15:00 | $100,000 | No-Limit Hold’em + Re-buy | $99 |
| May 5, 2012 | ||||
| Event 42 | 14:00 | $1,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | 20 Points |
| Event 43 | 14:30 | $17,500 | No-Limit Hold’em | $22 |
| Event 44 | 15:00 | $100,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $215 |
| May 6, 2012 | ||||
| Event 45 | 12:30 | $5,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | 30 Points |
| Event 46 | 13:00 | $50,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $33 |
| Event 47 | 13:30 | $1,000,000 | No-Limit Hold’em | $640 |
For more information on Pokerfest II you can visit the Party Poker website at www.partypoker.com
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