Attention U.S. players: the PocketFives Open is back. We’re running a special U.S.-friendly PocketFives Open on HogWild Poker. This completely free site allows players to run their own poker leagues and will serve as the host for the next PocketFives Open, which will take place on Wednesday, March 21st at 9:30pm ET. Thanks to HogWild Poker, we’re giving away a brand new, engraved, state-of-the-art Apple iPad (16 GB WiFi version) as well as a slew of Hog Bucks and PocketFives Gear.

If you want to play, sign up for HogWild Poker through this link. You’ll automatically be entered into the PocketFives League on HogWild Poker as well as the PocketFives Open on Wednesday night. Once again, there is absolutely no buy-in for this tournament, no promotion code to use, and no password to enter. The only hitch is that you must sign up using this link and create your account by 9:30pm ET on Wednesday. Get started.

We’re giving a brand new 16 GB iPad (WiFi version) to the winner of the PocketFives Open on HogWild Poker. The iPad is sitting here next to me as I type and is engraved to commemorate the winner’s PocketFives Open title. We’ll ship it directly to your doorstep and you can be one of the first people anywhere to have the new device, which came out last Friday. The winner will also land a PocketFives Open badge for their profile.

The second place finisher in the PocketFives Open will take home 75,000 Hog Bucks, which have a value of $50. Hog Bucks are the local currency on HogWild Poker, and 75,000 of them will go a long way towards allowing you to place side bets with friends and get enhanced offers. Third place in the PocketFives Open will snag 45,000 Hog Bucks ($30 value) and fourth place gets 30,000 Hog Bucks ($20 value).

Everyone at the final table will be able to choose between a PocketFives hoodie and t-shirt. We’ll ship these via the U.S. Postal Service to your doorstep and even cover the cost of shipping. The person who finishes in 55th place will be entitled to a hoodie or a t-shirt. Anyone else who finishes in any spot with a five in it (like 25th or 52nd) will be entitled to a PocketFives t-shirt.

In order to claim a prize, you’ll need to post in the designated PocketFives Open Prize Thread in Poker Community. All prizes must be claimed by April 1st.

This is the first time we’ve organized a U.S.-friendly PocketFives Open since Black Friday, so we’re pleased to have a partner like HogWild Poker to work with. HogWild is based in Louisville, Kentucky and is also serving as the sponsor of our ongoing NCAA Pool. Show your love for PocketFives by signing up for HogWild Poker. It’s completely free and you can take advantage of any future promotions we’ll run.

By the way, if you’re already a member of the PocketFives HogWild Poker League, the PocketFives Open is a League event, so please manually register if you’re not already signed up. If you have any problems, e-mail us at support@pocketfives.com and we’ll help you out.

HogWild is also in the midst of giving away $500 in live tournament buy-ins to 15 members every month. It is also doling out a $13,000 World Series of Poker Main Event prize package. To qualify for the former, register for games in the HogWild Staking Serieseach month. To get a score on the leaderboard, play eight or more games each month, as HogWild only counts your eight best scores. The player with the best 12-game score between February 1st and May 31st heads to the WSOP. Read more.

More information about Wednesday’s PocketFives Open can be found in our official Poker Community thread. Don’t forget to sign up for HogWild Poker today, and we’ll see you on Wednesday night.