The winner of the Deepstack Giveaway will receive a FREE Deepstack Seat.  The Seat is not transferable.  However, players do not have to play in that days deepstack.  You can choose to come back the next week, or later in the month, or on the next rainy day. The choice is up to the poker player, but under no circumstances can you sell your seat, or give it to another player. That FREE seat is only good for the winning player him or herself.

If you have any questions please text 630-901-9797 or call the CCG poker hotline, or ask someone at the event.  You only have to enter once, you do not need to continue to text Poker to 63566.  Sign up once, and be entered each and every week.

The points list is brought to you by CCG, its hosting charities, ChicagoGolfGuy.com, GentlemensCoupons.com, the letter Q and the number 3.  Please click on the logos on the points list page in order to view the Points List Sponsors.

Click here to go to the CCG Players Points List:

If you have any questions on the points list please feel free to email Ken@ChicagoCharitableGames.com or click on the Contact Us tab on the main CCG website.

The points winners will win free tournament seats, CCG swag, and be entered into the CCG Player Point Freerolls.

PRE-REGISTRATION AND BONUS COUPONS:

The hosting charities, starting the first of the year, will be checking that every player has the bonus coupon or a pre-registration email confirmation.  If you do not have proof you will be required to either buy the $5 add on or go without the bonus chip.

• Facebook Secret Code (you must be a fan on facebook)
• Twitter Secret Code (same as the facebook code)
• Text Message – coming to you early 2012
• Android or iPhone application – available via iPhone and coming soon on the Android.
• CCG VIP Card Holder – coming to you early 2012

The bottom line is to please please please sign up for the newsletter.  That is the best way to save yourself $5 on every MTT. The hosting charity will no longer spot check, but check every event, every tournament. No exceptions will be made. So please register and make sure you are receiving your emails from CCG. If you have questions please feel free to contact CCG.

Click here for all 2011 WSOP Structure Sheets

Check out all the Structure Sheets for this Years 2011 WSOP Circuit Event at the Horseshoe in Hammond, IN.

What poker events are you going to play in?
Would you like to satellite into this years $1600 Main Event WSOP Circuit Tournament with a $1.5 Million Dollar Guarantee?  I would… check out all the events coming up to the WSOPC in Hammond, IN at www.ChicagoPokerLive.com.  Every poker player can live out their dream of winning a huge poker tournament, television fame, and fortune, plus be the envy of all your poker friends, and quite possibly buy a Ferrari (albeit a used one, or blow all the money on a car, because you can sleep in your car, you can’t drive your house).

Here is how you can satellite into the WSOPC at the Horseshoe with Chicago Charitable Games:

$20 Early Bird Tournament:

• Every early bird tournament has over 100 players in it, and that is a great way to satellite into any $350 WSOPC event
• 3,000 in starting chips, 12 min blinds, always pay out top 10% +1 place
• Great way to get your poker feet wet, and not invest very much money

$40 Super Stack Tournament:

• Every Friday 5pm the Super Stack has 50+ players in attendance
• With 50 tables easy way to enter a $350 event, with 60+ players you can satellite into a $560 Tournament
• 6,000 in starting chips, 12 min blinds, always pay out top 10% +1 or 2 spots
• Best structure for the money, you will not find a better tournament with more chips, and a great prize pool and blind structure
• make sure you check out to see if the Super Stack is a Bonus Super Stack (blinds are 14 minutes rather than 12 minutes)

$100 Deepstack and Bonus Deepstack Tournament:

• Every CCG event there is a deepstack tournament, the most chips, the longest blind rounds, and the best chance at getting into the $1600 ME at this years WSOPC at the Horseshoe
• Regular Deepstack = 10,000 in starting chips, 20 min blinds
• Bonus Deepstack = $13,000 in starting chips, 22 min blinds
• Always pay out top 10% + 1 (typically chopped up at the final table to pay top 15-20%, but up to the players unanimous decision)
• On a bad night 3 tables in every deepstack, on a good night/venue up to 7 tables in the deepstack

Single Table WSOPC Satellite Tournaments:

• $80 WSOPC 10 Man Tournament
  • 4,000 in starting chips with optional $5 bonus add on
  • 15 min blinds
  • top 2 spots pay out $350 WSOPC Seats each

• $220 WSOPC 10 Man Deepstack Tournament
  • 8,000 in starting chips no bonus
  • 20 min blinds
  • top 2 spots pay out $1600 ME Seat for 1st, and $350 WSOPC Seat+$50 cash for 2nd.

Remember to ask any volunteer at the event, or someone behind the bank if you are looking to play in a WSOP Circuit Event Satellite Tournament.  All the multi’s can be used as WSOP Circuit Event satellite but are not paid out in specific tournaments unless specifically noted in the details of said tournament.  If you have any questions about how to play in a MTT or a Single Table Tournament, or a WSOPC Satellite tournament please email WSOP@ChicagoCharitableGames.com or try the Poker HotLine at  8888-715-4837

SUPPORT CHICAGO CHARITABLE GAMES DURING THE WSOPC AT THE HORSESHOE:

We have tons of CCG Patches that can be sewn on, ironed on, super glued (my personal favorite), or pinned on!  If you wear a CCG Patch at the WSOPC you will be supporting the local charity poker events that you love so much, as well as increasing the prize pools that you play for week in and week out.

PLUS as a bonus if you win a WSOPC event with your CCG Patch on, CCG will give you $500 in Mulit-Table Tournament Credits (paid for by Chicago Charitable Games).  We know if you win $250,000 the $500 won’t mean much, but its the thought that counts! Plus you can come and show off to all your old poker buddies on how great you are now that you are a WSOPC Ring Holder.  Also if you final table, and are seen with your CCG Patch on we will give you one FREE Deepstack seat (worth up to $100) as a Thank you for rocking the CCG Patch.  There may also be a Patch Freeroll coming up soon, and only people with the CCG Patch can enter, but you didn’t hear that from me.

If you want a CCG Patch please do one of the following:
Email Ken@ChicagoCharitableGames.com your address and I will mail you one right to your door, or you can pick one up at the Next CCG Event, ask the bank for one, they should be in the bottom drawer (if they are not email ken your address and I will send you one out right away).  Sorry no hats this year

Don’t forget to check out Poker Crossroads app on your iPhone or iPod:
With updates on every poker room (including CCG) in the Midwest with cash game and muli-table tournament information, plus insider secrets like the best place to park, which massage therapist are best, when to be sure to call ahead, and tons of other insider tricks from poker players just like you.  The WSOP Circuit Event is up on the Poker Crossroads application as well with up to date info on every Poker Event at the WSOPC, avg 1st place prizes, avg players, running time, structures, start times, blinds information as well as starting stack info, plus that insider knowledge that is well worth the $1.99 this poker application costs.  Any questions please email PokerCrossroads@gmail.com or check them out online at www.PokerCrossroads.com or on facebook.  They are also giving away one $350 seat to one lucky app user!

Full Tilt Poker released a statement on Tuesday regarding its problems paying back players after the April 15th DOJ seizure.

Poker Junkie Blogger compncards gives his insights on the statement below.

From the statement:

“As is obvious from the events that have transpired since April 15th, Full Tilt Poker was not prepared for the far-reaching, US government enforcement effort of Black Friday.”

First and foremost, this failure lies on Full Tilt’s management. When you knowingly and blatantly violate U.S. law, at some point you have to setup a backup plan and a worst-case scenario plan.

It is clear to me that neither was created, or if they were, they were executed much in the same way as their business relations since April 15th.

“The events of Black Friday came on the heels of prior government enforcement activities and significant theft.

“Over the two years preceding Black Friday, the US government seized approximately $115M of player funds located in U.S. banks.

“While we believed that offering peer-to-peer online poker did not violate any federal laws – a belief supported by many solid and well-reasoned legal opinions – the DOJ took a different view.”

Hooked on Phonics is a great program for those incapable of comprehending the written word. If I point a gun at you and say I will point the trigger if you don’t move, you will move.

When the U.S. Government states that processing online gambling transactions is illegal and you will be prosecuted if you violate the law, you need to not process those transactions.

Fire your lawyers.

“In addition, as was widely reported, a key payment processor stole approximately $42M from Full Tilt Poker.

“Until April 15th, Full Tilt Poker had always covered these losses so that no player was ever affected. Finally, during late 2010 and early 2011, Full Tilt Poker experienced unprecedented issues with some of its third-party processors that greatly contributed to its financial problems.

“While the company was on its way to addressing the problems caused by these processors, Full Tilt Poker never anticipated that the DOJ would proceed as it did by seizing our global domain name and shutting down the site worldwide.”

Firstly, the DOJ did not shut down the site worldwide. That happened after the AGCC suspended your license.

In regards to payment processors screwing you out of money, what did you expect? You were processing payments illegally.

Did you really think your operators were going to be honest, hardworking people?

“Over the last four months, Full Tilt Poker has been actively exploring opportunities with outside investors in order to stabilize the company and pay back our players.

“At least six of those groups, including hedge funds, operators of other internet businesses and individual investors, have visited Dublin to inspect the operation. We have recently engaged an additional financial advisor through an investment banking group to assist us in our search for an infusion of cash as well as a new management team to restore the site and repay players.

“While any deal of this nature is necessarily complex given the current regulatory environment, our players should know that Full Tilt Poker is fully committed to paying them back in full and restoring confidence in our operations.”

Six groups? And yet none have bitten? Shouldn’t that be a bit of a sign?

What is stopping these groups from pulling the trigger? Also, what evidence do we really have of these groups other than the so-called “European investors.”

What your players know is that you are a company that has consistently dodged answering any and all questions for months now.

Your handling of the whole situation has been an exercise in how to perform a clusterfuck.

Your players no longer have any confidence in your company due to the fact that they have not been paid.

Even when, or rather I should say if, you are able to pay us back, good luck in getting anywhere near where you were before this happened.

This concludes Full Tilt’s current “blowing smoke up your ass” session.

as seen on http://www.pokerjunkie.com/pokerjunkie-editorial-full-tilt-poker-blows-more-smoke?pjc=widget:rss

2011/2012 WSOP Circuit Event – Horsehoe Hammond

Thu, Oct 13th
12:00 PM
3-Day Event

Event #1A: No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry – $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

Re-entry event. Players eliminated in 1A may re-enter in 1B. Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Nine $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$350

Thu, Oct 13th
5:00 PM
1-Day Event

Mega Satellite (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$250

Thu, Oct 13th
7:00 PM
1-Day Event

Nightly 7PM No Limit Hold’em Tournaments through October 23rd (Non-Ring Event)

Through October 21, two $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$150

Fri, Oct 14th
12:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #1B: No Limit Hold’em Re-entry – $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

Re-entry event. Players eliminated in 1A may re-enter in 1B. Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Nine $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$350

Fri, Oct 14th
5:00 PM
1-Day Event

Mega Satellite (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$250

Sat, Oct 15th
12:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #2: No Limit Hold’em

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Nine $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$560

Sat, Oct 15th
5:00 PM
1-Day Event

Super Satellite w/ $100 Rebuys (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$150

Sun, Oct 16th
12:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #3: No Limit Hold’em

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Nine $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$1,100

Sun, Oct 16th
5:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #4: Pot Limit Omaha w/$100 Rebuys

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Nine $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$350

Mon, Oct 17th
12:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #5: No Limit Hold’em

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Nine $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$350

Mon, Oct 17th
5:00 PM
1-Day Event

No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Turbo (Non-Ring Event)

Six $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$300

Tue, Oct 18th
12:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #6: No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Six $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$560

Tue, Oct 18th
5:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #7: H.O.R.S.E.

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Eight $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$350

Wed, Oct 19th
12:00 PM
1-Day Event

No Limit Hold’em Stimulus (Non-Ring Event)

Eighteen (18) $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$200

Wed, Oct 19th
5:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #8: No Limit Hold’em

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Nine $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$1,100

Thu, Oct 20th
12:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #9: Limit Omaha Eight or Better

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings. Nine $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$350

Thu, Oct 20th
12:00 PM
1-Day Event

Mega Satellite (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$250

Thu, Oct 20th
3:00 PM
1-Day Event

Super Satellite w/ $100 Rebuys (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$150

Thu, Oct 20th
6:00 PM
1-Day Event

Mega Satellite (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$250

Thu, Oct 20th
9:00 PM
1-Day Event

Super Satellite w/ $100 Rebuys (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$150

Fri, Oct 21st
10:00 AM
1-Day Event

Mega Satellite Turbo (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$250

Fri, Oct 21st
12:00 PM
4-Day Event

Event #10A No Limit Hold’em Main Event – $1,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

Re-entry event. Players eliminated in 10A may re-enter in 10B. Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings.

$1,600

Fri, Oct 21st
5:00 PM
1-Day Event

Mega Satellite (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$250

Fri, Oct 21st
9:00 PM
1-Day Event

Super Satellite w/ $100 Rebuys (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$150

Sat, Oct 22nd
10:00 AM
1-Day Event

Mega Satellite Turbo (Non-Ring Event)

Three $1,600 buy-in Main Event seats added to the prize pool.

$250

Sat, Oct 22nd
12:00 PM
3-Day Event

Event #10B: No Limit Hold’em Main Event – $1,500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

Re-entry event. Players eliminated in 10A may re-enter in 10B. Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings.

$1,600

Sun, Oct 23rd
12:00 PM
2-Day Event

Event #11: No Limit Hold’em

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings.

$560

Mon, Oct 24th
12:00 PM
1-Day Event

Event #12: No Limit Hold’em Turbo

Official WSOP Circuit Ring Event; Counts in points standings.

$350