Sam Holden Playing as a Bounty in Tuesday's PocketFives Open on 888 Poker
We’re happy to announce that 2011 World Series of Poker November Niner Sam Holden (pictured) will be playing in Tuesday’s PocketFives Open on 888 Poker. Holden is a sponsored pro of 888, which has generously added $2,500 to the prize pool and put another $100 on Holden’s head as a bounty. There is more than $5,000 in added cash and prizes on the line, so register for the PocketFives Open on Tuesday, November 20 at 9:00pm UK Time.
We’re looking forward to this running of the Open, which has an $11 buy-in and will award a swank profile badge to its winner. Here are the details:
Date: Tuesday, November 20
Site: 888 Poker
Name: PocketFives Open
Start Time: 21:00 UK Time
Buy-In: $11
Password: p5sopen888
Tournament ID: 42749832
Anyone who signs up for 888 Poker through PocketFives’ link, makes their first deposit, and participates in the Open will get a free PocketFives t-shirt and one month of access to our popular premium section, PocketFives Training. After you’ve deposited, e-mail support@pocketfives.com to claim your Training and t-shirt.
888 Poker, PokerTracker 4, and PocketFives Training have all donated prizes to the PocketFives Open. 888 Poker is shelling out $2,500 in added cash to the top five players, with $1,100 going to the winner. PokerTracker 4 is giving away Full Hold’em licenses to the all-new PokerTracker 4 to the top 20 finishers. The software helps you keep tabs on your own play and the play of your opponents. These licenses regularly run $99 apiece.
PocketFives Training is giving out 10 one-month subscriptions valued at $30 each. It offers top-level MTT training and has a stable of brand name pros including Mike Gags30Gagliano and Jon apestylesVan Fleet. Each of the top 10 finishers will score a one-month license.
Here are the prizes up for grabs for the top 20 finishers:
1st Place: $1,100 added + PokerTracker 4 Holdem License + Hoodie or shirt + 1 month training
2nd Place: $600 added + PokerTracker 4 Holdem License + Hoodie or shirt + 1 month training
3rd Place: $400 added + PokerTracker 4 Holdem License + Hoodie or shirt + 1 month training
4th Place: $250 added + PokerTracker 4 Holdem License + Hoodie or shirt + 1 month training
5th Place: $150 added + PokerTracker 4 Holdem License + Hoodie or shirt + 1 month training
6th-10th Places: PokerTracker 4 Holdem License + 1 month training
10th-20th Plces: PokerTracker 4 Holdem License
55th Place: PocketFives Hoodie or shirt
Any other spot with two 5s (155th, 255th, 505th, etc.) – PocketFives hoodie or t-shirt
But wait, there’s more. We have six bounties lined up for the PocketFives Open. First up is Holden, our special guest bounty. Holden took ninth in last year’s WSOP Main Event and cashed for $782,000. He also finished 55th in this year’s Main Event and added another $128,000 to his poker bankroll. You can find the Brit regularly participating in promotions on 888 Poker and he’ll have a $100 bounty on his head in Tuesday’s PocketFives Open.
Also serving as a bounty is Griffin Flush_EntityBenger (pictured), who is #14 in the PocketFives Rankings and has $3.7 million in tracked cashes to his name. He plays on 888 Poker under the user name Mad_Martigan. All told, we have three members of the top 100 in the Rankings as bounties.
Knocking out any of the following bounty players will get you two months of PocketFives Training, a PocketFives hoodie, and a PocketFives t-shirt:
Flush_Entity (Mad_Martigan on 888) – #14 in the PocketFives Rankings
wackyJaxon(WackyJaxon on 888) – PocketFives Elite member
RedIceRap(upay4myalc on 888) – #24 in the PocketFives Rankings
vinnetou(vinnetou on 888) – #82 in the PocketFives Rankings
Geraldo22– Chopped the PokerStars Sunday Storm this month for $24,000
You can claim all PocketFives Open prizes in this threador by e-mailing support@pocketfives.com. All prizes must be claimed by Friday, November 23.
