It has been a while, but we’re happy to be able to bring back PocketFives’ US online poker league. We used to run it on HogWild, but this time around, we’re headed to NLOP. There’s absolutely no cost to play and our league games will run every Tuesday at 9:30pm Eastern Time starting this coming Tuesday, July 15. US players are welcome.

It’s our way of saying thanks to our US members who have stuck around post-UIGEA and post-Black Friday and don’t live in a state that has already legalized online poker. Hopefully this gives you a reason to come out and play against your fellow PocketFivers.

You can check out the instructions of how to play in this PocketFives thread, but in a nutshell, first you should sign up for a free NLOP account. This author needed all of about 10 seconds to do so. Then, locate “Redeem Promo Code,” which is right next to the tournament lobby, and enter the code “POCKETFIVES” without the quotes. That will give you a free invite to play in our first game on July 15. Note that “POCKETFIVES” is case-sensitive.

You will see the PocketFives League in NLOP’s “Tournament” lobby under the “Featured” tab. Click “Register” next to it and you’re ready to go.

Every week, a new promo code will allow you to enter that week’s game, so keep checking back to the thread linked above. If you finish in the top 10 in any given week, you’ll earn points that will be logged for an overall leaderboard. Plus, we’ll be giving away plenty of PocketFives gear. Here are the weekly prizes:

1st place – PocketFives Hoodie, T-Shirt, and 100 points
2nd place – PocketFives T-Shirt, and 75 points
3rd place – PocketFives T-Shirt, and 60 points
4th place – 50 points
5th place – 40 points
6th place – 30 points
7th place – 25 points
8th place – 20 points
9th place – 15 points
10th place – 10 points

Every month starting with July, NLOP will be giving out $500 in cash, split among the top five finishers on the monthly leaderboard. Come August, the leaderboard will reset and we’ll do it all over again. Here are the dates and times for the July league games:

Tuesday, July 15 at 9:30pm ET
Tuesday, July 22 at 9:30pm ET
Tuesday, July 29 at 9:30pm ET

Sign up for NLOP here to play. Remember, it’s completely free and US players are welcome.

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