The PocketFives Open returns Sunday to 888 Poker

On Sunday at 19:00 UK Time, the PocketFives Open for non-US players returns to 888 Poker. This is the first PocketFives Open since November and, this time around, there’s $2,000 in added cash and prizes.

Here are the details:

Name: PocketFives Open
Date: Sunday, March 13
Time: 19:00 UK Time
Site: 888 Poker
Prizes: $1,000 in cash added, 20 months of Tournament Poker Edge training added, 10 PocketFives t-shirts added
Buy-In: $11
Tournament ID: 77885700
Password: pfivesopen

888 is generously adding $1,000 in cash to the prize pool, which will be distributed to the top five finishers. The winner of the PocketFives Open gets $400 in added cash, second place gets $250 in added cash, third place gets $150 in added cash, fourth place gets $125 in added cash, and fifth place gets $75 in added cash. This is in addition to the regular prize pool, which will be distributed just like any other tournament on 888.

Here’s the full list of added prizes in the PocketFives Open, which includes training from Tournament Poker Edge as well as PocketFives gear:

1st place: $400 added + 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
2nd place: $250 added + 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
3rd place: $150 added + 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
4th place: $125 added + 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
5th place: $75 added + 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
6th place: 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
7th place: 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
8th place: 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
9th place: 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
10th place: 1 month of TPE + 1 P5s t-shirt added
11th – 20th places: 1 month of TPE added

Anyone with an 888 account is welcome to play and, again, this promotion is only open to players outside of the United States. If you don’t already have an 888 account, you can sign up through PocketFives, deposit at least $30, and play in the PocketFives Open. When you do, you’ll get a free PocketFives t-shirt delivered to your door. Just e-mail PocketFives support to claim it.

This is the 46th running of the PocketFives Open. The reigning non-US champ is Poland’s ‘michal1h‘, who won it back on November 11. The very first PocketFives Open winner was ‘BubbaKGB’, who won the Open on PokerRoom in December 2005. Other winners have included PocketFives Elite member ‘wackyJaxon‘ and former 27th ranked player Frank ‘gator93’ Hernandez.

Check out the official PocketFives Open thread here.