FTOPS XVII Has Started

$19 million in guaranteed prize pools

The seventeenth edition of the popular Full Tilt Online Poker Series kicked off this week with 34 events offering a total of $19 million in guaranteed prize pools and plenty of action over an average of three events a day for the next 11 days.

Highlights of the 34 tournaments include a six-max format for the Two Day Event and six of the very popular Rush events.

This edition's NLHE main event will take place on Sunday August 15 starting 6pm ET with a guaranteed $3 million prize pool and buy-ins of $600+$40.

Other major prize pools have been set for:

* Event 13, a NLHE competition with a guaranteed pool of $1 250 000; and a $322 buy-in;

* Event 16, a NLHE contest with a buy-in of $1 060 and a similar prize pool;

* Event 22 - a NLHE six-max with rebuys with a pool of $1 million and buy-ins at $322;

* Event 29, a NLHE Ante from the Start Two-Day Event Six-Max with a $2 100 buy-in and a prize pool of $2 million;

* Event 32, a $256 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Knockout Six-Max with a guaranteed pool of $1 million.

The 34 events offer a range of different poker genres, with full details published on the website.