Listen up, U.S. poker players. PocketFives is appreciative of your loyalty over the years, and especially since Black Friday. So, we wanted to make the last U.S.-friendly PocketFives Open of 2012 a big hit. The tournament will take place on Thursday, December 13 at 9:00pm ET on HogWild Pokerand we’ll be putting up a brand new white Wii U for the winner! Anyone can sign up for the PocketFives Open and it’s completely free to play. Click here to sign upfor HogWild Poker and you’ll automatically be entered into the tournament. Read more.

If you already have a HogWild Poker account, as many members of the PocketFives community do, just open the client and click on “Tournaments and Leagues” on the left-hand side. Then, in the search box, type “Special” and look for the “PocketFives Special Games” league. You can register for the PocketFives Open there. The entire process will take you all of 10 seconds.

As we said at the top, the winner of the upcoming USA-friendly PocketFives Open on HogWild Poker will get a brand new Wii U. These are largely sold out in stores, but PocketFives has managed to procure one for the Open. The one we have is a white Wii U with a value of about $300. It must ship to a U.S. address.

But wait, there are more added prizes. DraftKings, a popular daily fantasy sports site that recently sponsored Greg Merson during his WSOP Main Event victory, will be adding three seats to its $250,000 Guaranteed Main Event on December 23 during Week 16 of the NFL season. The winner of that event will take home $100,000. Each of the three seats is worth $200. Thanks to DraftKings for adding $600 worth of seats to the prize pool of the PocketFives Open. They’ll be given to the second, third, and fourth place finishers.

Blind Squirrel Apparelhas generously donated 10 pullover hoodies to the prize pool. It’s getting cold in many parts of the United States, so these hoodies will surely keep you comfortable. We’ll be giving away the Blind Squirrel Apparel hoodies to each of the top 10 finishers.

We’re in the process of finalizing five bounties for the PocketFives Open. Site co-founder Adam Small and Editor in Chief Dan Cypra will both have bounties on their heads. If you knock out any of the bounties, you’ll get a copy of “Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time: Volume 3” plus a PocketFives t-shirt delivered right to your door.

You can also snag a copy of the book by posting your HogWild Poker user name in this PocketFives thread by the time the tournament starts on Thursday. Prior to the drawing, we’ll publish a final list of eligible participants. Then, we’ll announce the winners and ship them free e-copies of the book.

Last, but certainly not least, Napa Valley Casinoin American Canyon, California, just north of the Bay Area, is giving the last California player standing a prize package consisting of a $40 tournament voucher and a heavy-duty card protector. If you’re not from California, but are interested in qualifying for the package, please e-mail support@pocketfives.com.

All prizes must be claimed by Monday, December 17. You can do so in this prize thread. Here’s a list of what prizes the top 10 will take home:

1st Place – Wii U + Blind Squirrel Apparel Pullover Hoodie
2nd Place – DraftKings $200 Main Event Ticket + Blind Squirrel Apparel Pullover Hoodie
3rd Place – DraftKings $200 Main Event Ticket + Blind Squirrel Apparel Pullover Hoodie
4th Place – DraftKings $200 Main Event Ticket + Blind Squirrel Apparel Pullover Hoodie
5th to 9th Places – Blind Squirrel Apparel Pullover Hoodie

Click here to register for HogWild Poker. When you do so, you’ll be automatically entered into the PocketFives Open.