If you're from the United States, then you can partake in the second running of the Battle of the Bloggers on FaceUp Gaming on Saturday, June 30 at 3:00pm ET. In order to be eligible to play, just click here and use the bonus code "P5" when you sign up. There's no charge to play, no credit card to enter, and the tournament is only open to readers of six sites, including PocketFives. U.S. players are welcome.The tournament name to look for is "Bloggers Only" and the password to get in is "battle2".
There were only a couple hundred entrants the first time this tournament ran, meaning there's plenty of value to be had, especially for a free tournament. The grand prize is a new 16 GB iPad, which should be enough motivation to play. If you want to sign up for FaceUp Gaming, which happily accepts U.S. players, just create a Guest membership and use the code "P5". Once again, there's no credit card required.
The top 20 Battle of the Bloggers finishers will walk away with some sort of prize, and what's on the line includes an Apple iPod, Blue Shark Optics sunglasses, hoodies, and poker books. And, of course, the winner gets a brand new iPad:
1st Place: Apple iPad 16 GB
2nd Place: Apple iPod
3rd Place: Blue Shark Optics Sunglasses
4th Place: FaceUp Gaming Hoodie
5th Place: FaceUp Gaming Logo Wear
6th Place: FaceUp Gaming Logo Wear
7th Place: Poker Book by Tom McEvoy
8th Place: Poker Book by Tom McEvoy
9th Place: Poker Book by Tom McEvoy
10th Place: Poker Book by Tom McEvoy
11th Place: 250 Tournament Points
12th Place: 250 Tournament Points
13th Place: 250 Tournament Points
14th Place: 250 Tournament Points
15th Place: 250 Tournament Points
16th Place: 250 Tournament Points
17th Place: 250 Tournament Points
18th Place: 250 Tournament Points
19th Place: 250 Tournament Points
20th Place: 250 Tournament Points
You're under no obligation to keep playing on FaceUp Gaming after the Battle of the Bloggers, but if you decide to stick around on this popular subscription-based site, you can try to satellite into the Aruba Poker Open at 8:00pm ET on Saturday. The freeroll qualifier has a buy-in of 1,000 points and first place gets a prize package that includes:Six nights at the Radisson Resort and Casino Aruba
$600 airfare allowance
$1,000 in tournament vouchers
Welcome and farewell cocktail parties
Poker workshops with the 1983 Main Event Champion Tom McEvoy
On Sunday, July 1, FaceUp is awarding a CardPlayer Cruise for two in a tournament at 3:00pm ET. The buy-in is 250 points and a pretty nifty poker-related prize is at stake:
Seven-night CardPlayer Cruise for two on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Poker seminars
Three-hour poker workshop with Tom McEvoy
Welcome party and gift
$1,000 freeroll for FaceUp Gaming players
As a reminder, you can sign up here to play in the Battle of the Bloggers. Just use the code "P5" when prompted during the sign-up process. You can e-mail support@pocketfives.com with any questions you may have. We'll see you on Saturday at 3:00pm ET on FaceUp Gaming.
