Full Flush Poker has announced a “Gold Bar Giveaway” which will randomly award entries into the site´s $25,000 Blitz tournament scheduled for Sunday 1st June.
Full Flush Poker is hosting a $25,000 guaranteed “Blitz” tournament on Sunday 1st June and, in order to make sure that the minimum entry of 150 players is achieved for the $55.00 buy-in event, the site is giving away “Gold Bars” in a special cash game promotion throughout the rest of May.
The Full Flush Poker tournament section delivers a superb all round offering and there’s something for all types of players, with freerolls and small buy ins up to huge high roller specials, and all that’s in between, in fact you’re provided with non stop tourney action right around the clock.
Each day one cash game player will be randomly selected between the hours of 5:00pm (ET) and 9:00pm (ET) to receive a “Gold Bar” – which unfortunately is not a real gold bar, but a tournament entry into the feature event.
Once a player has been chosen, a pop-up will appear revealing the screen name of the lucky winner and, in order to be included in the draw, players only need to have made one real money deposit into their accounts.
More about Full Flush Poker´s Blitz
On Sunday 1st June, Full Flush Poker is replacing its regular “BIG $10K Guaranteed” tournament with a $25,000 guaranteed event which they have elected to call the “Blitz”. The tournament starts at 3:00pm (ET) and, if you do not have a Gold Bar, the regular buy-in of $55.00 will apply.
Players receive 3,000 starting chips and re-buys are available throughout the first hour – after which a 6,000 chip add-on is available for another $55.00. Levels last 12 minutes and there is a gentle blind structure up until Level 20, after which the blinds tend to escalate rather quickly.
Only the top thirty-five players will get paid out – with the winner guaranteed a minimum first prize of $5,750 – and, as is usual with Full Flush Poker tournaments, there is no late registration for the event.
Satellite into the Blitz from just $0.55
Players who are not selected for a Gold Bar, or who do not have the bankroll to pony up the $55.00 buy-in, can qualify for a seat in the $25,000 guaranteed “Blitz” through a two-stage satellite series with buy-ins starting at $0.55.
Both Stages 1 and 2 are comprised of ten-player Sit n Go tournaments accessible from both the tournament and Sit n Go lobbies. Stage 1 winners will receive a “Silver Bar” which they can use to buy into a Stage 2 qualifier, or players can buy directly into Stage 2 for $5.50 – with the winner receiving a “Gold Bar” which can be used for the target event.
Both satellite stages are freeze-out tournaments, in which players will receive 1,500 starting chips and levels last just 6 minutes. Prizes will automatically be credited to players´ accounts (click on “Other Balances”) and can be used to enter tournaments other than the Blitz if the timing of the feature tournament is inconvenient (like if you live in Europe).
May is a Good Month to Play on Full Flush
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If you are an existing player on Full Flush Poker, the site is offering a 100% bonus up to $600.00 on the first reload deposit players make during the month of May, plus an additional 10% cashback up to $200.00 on all deposits over $200.00 made through the site´s preferred payment processors – Western Union, MoneyGram, EcoPayz, Skrill and Neteller.
New players receive:
- a 150% bonus on deposits of up to $400.00,
- the 10% cashback for using the site´s preferred payment processors AND
- a further 20% cashback up to $100.00 for first deposits in excess of $50.00 AND
- a seat in the $1,000 Depositors Freeroll, scheduled to be played on Saturday 31st May at 12:00noon (ET)
Many payment processors either stopped servicing the United States or went out of business entirely. Fortunately, there are still options for poker players wanting to get funds on to their favorite poker site.
Paper, Plastic, or Gift Card?
One of the more universal options for depositing money is Instant eChecks. With eChecks, you have the website perform a direct draw out of you bank account. You enter your bank details and the amount you want deposited, and the amount is taken from you account.
An option offered by websites is deposits by Visa and Mastercard. In many cases, US users have reported that they are unable to deposit from normal Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
An alternative solution that seems to work very well on Poker Stars and with some success on Full Tilt is Visa gift cards. Since these cards are prepaid, many users are able to deposit the money without issue. Some users on Full Tilt have reported problems, but many have reported success as well.
You Can Even Use Western Union
Western Union is offered on PokerStars as an option for deposit. Of course, this option does incur fees from Western Union and requires either an account at Western Union's website or the player travel to a Western Union office to make the deposit.
PokerStars players can also mail a money order or a cashiers check to PokerStars to make their deposit. The deposit amount must be at least $100 and you must wait for the check or money order to process. This is one of the longer processes for making a deposit.
Other deposit options offered by some poker sites include Diners Club International, American Express, Click2Pay, UseMyWallet, eWalletXpress, and a couple even offer wire transfers. With most banks, a wire transfer will incur a fee.
Alternative Funding Options
There are two other ways to get money on online poker sites that are used by many players. The first method is to have another player transfer the funds to their online poker account. There is a feature on most poker rooms that will allow you to send money to other players. You enter their username, and in some cases some identifying information, and the amount you want to send. The money is then sent to the other player.
The second option that many players take advantage of does not involve any type of payment processor. It involves winning money in free roll tournaments. Free roll events allow players to play for money for free, and any money won is available to the winner to use how they see fit. The only catch is that many free roll fields are massive and only a very small percentage of players are paid.
While the UIGEA has made it more difficult to deposit money onto online sites, players can still fund their favorite poker sites. In some cases there may be some extra legwork involved, but a good run at the tables can make the effort worthwhile.
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