For players in the rest of the world (excluding the United States), we remain on schedule for re-opening the site for real-money play on November 6th, at which time you will have full access to your account and will once again be able to play on FullTiltPoker.com, said Eric Hollreiser, Head of Corporate Communications for PokerStars, on the PokerStars corporate blog. For the millions of players who will have access to their funds, this marks the end of a long and emotional roller-coaster ride.

Full Tilt sent out two emails to players over the weekend in advance of the relaunch. The first email was entitled Important Account Information that listed the Real Money Account balance and Full Tilt Points balance of non-U.S. players. We are pleased to inform you that your account balance will be restored in full, the missive stated, an announcement long overdue to Full Tilt players who have had to sweat out roughly 1 and 1/2 years of wondering if payment would ever be forthcoming.

The second email arrived in players’ in-boxes under the heading Deal Me In Bonus – Welcome Back to Full Tilt Poker. As has been widely publicized, Full Tilt is hoping to avoid an exodus of withdrawals at the cashier by enticing players to keep their money on the site and partake in various promotions. The first of these promos will allow every player to receive at least a $200 bonus, more for players with more playing time on the site.

As soon as you log in, your Deal Me In Bonus of [amount varies] will be waiting for you, the email stated. You’ll need to accept your bonus by 02/12/2012 23:59:59, and your bonus cash will be paid into your account in easily released $20.00 increments. Each 25 FTPs earned clears $1 of the bonus.

The email also details other promotions available, such as the Deal Me In Freeroll Tournaments. Sixty freerolls are scheduled, ten each day from Nov. 6 through Nov. 11, that begin with prize pools of $1,000 each on the first day and conclude with ten $10,000 freerolls on the final day, Sunday, Nov. 11. To be eligible, a player need merely to earn a fraction of a Full Tilt Point in real-money play.

So the wait is over and the relaunch is here. It will be interesting to see how many players avail themselves of the promotions and play on the new Full Tilt and how many will choose to transfer their funds to PokerStars or cashout. Unfortunately, U.S. players are still mired in the waiting game, hoping that the DoJ will soon establish a process for remission of their funds – said to be roughly $150 million.

Following the arrival of the Full Tilt Poker hardware on the Isle of Man yesterday, PokerStars issued a press release announcing how they intend to provide access to player funds when the “green button is pressed” and the cards are dealt at Full Tilt Poker once again.

Commenting that PokerStars has been working with regulators in all relevant jurisdictions to ensure that repayment is conducted in strict compliance with local regulatory requirements that ensure the security of player accounts and confirmation of the rightful ownership of those accounts, the press release revealed the following information:-

Based on customer addresses registered with Full Tilt Poker at June 29th 2011, players residing in non-US countries with the exception of France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Estonia and Belgium, will be able to log into their Full Tilt Poker account when the site is up and running and have full access to their funds to withdraw or use as they wish.

Players living in France, Spain, Denmark, Estonia and Belgium – where Full Tilt Poker will not be available – will have their former balances “paired” with their PokerStars site and be able to withdraw their Full Tilt Poker balances through their PokerStars account. Players without PokerStars accounts in these countries will have to create an account in order to access their funds.

Arrangements for former Full Tilt Poker players with registered addresses in Italy are still under discussion with the Italian regulator AAMS and Italian poker players will have to wait a little longer to discover how they will be able to gain access to their FTP bankrolls.

Poker players with FTP registered addresses in the US will also have to wait to find out how and when they will be repaid their Full Tilt Poker balances. The Department of Justice announced in August that they were looking for a payment processor to handle the repayment of Full Tilt Poker balances to players in the US, but have yet to provide details on the exact method of payment that will be used in the States.

Players at iPoker skins such as William Hill, Titan Poker and Poker770 can now enjoy the fast-fold variant of poker made famous by Full Tilt’s Rush Poker in 2010. Speed Hold’em is currently in beta testing and is available at micro-stakes of $.02/$.05 up to $.50/$1 in no-limit Hold’em and pot-limit Hold’em.

Speed Hold’em works in the same fashion as the other fast-fold variations found at online poker sites such as Blaze Poker on the Microgaming Network and Zoom Poker at PokerStars. A pool of players are seated at tables and upon folding are immediately whisked away to a new table. Recreational players tend to enjoy this style of play because there is less waiting around and the action is fast-paced. More experienced players don’t particularly fancy the concept because when spotting a poor player who they’d like to face regularly, that player will soon be gone to a new table.

Full Tilt applied for patents for their innovative Rush Poker concept in a handful of international markets upon launching the fast-fold prototype. Company representatives had vowed to defend their concept vigorously. However, Black Friday has forced Full Tilt executives to devote their attention to a different kind of defense, that of allegations of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud and running a global Ponzi scheme. Poker sites that have rolled out their own fast-fold software have found Full Tilt’s concept to be neither patentable nor exclusive.

PokerStars’ Zoom Poker was introduced earlier this year and its popularity has grown considerably. It’s been estimated that one out of four real money cash game poker hands played online is at a Zoom Poker table.

If you want to give it a try at the iPoker Network, Titan Poker or Poker770 are your best options.

Brent Beckley became only the second person listed in Black Friday indictments to receive a prison term when U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplin sentenced him to 14 months jail time on Monday “to make clear that the government of the United States means business in these types of cases.”

Beckley, who could have been facing 30 years for charges including conspiracy to commit bank fraud,  operation of an illegal gambling business and conspiring to launder money got off light in many people´s eyes by being one of the first Black Friday indictees to come forward and plead guilty to the charges made against him.

While other co-founder, Scott Tom, and a number of Absolute Poker representatives remain fugitives from the law, Beckley admitted arranging for the money received from U.S. gamblers to be disguised as payments to hundreds of non-existent online merchants purporting to sell merchandise such as jewellery and golf balls.

Lawyers from the U.S. Department of Justice had a role in Beckley´s light sentence – detailing to Judge Kaplin how Beckley had been cooperative and that no financial institutions had been harmed by his actions. However, in addition to the 14 month jail sentence, Beckley also had to forfeit $300,000 of personal assets and pay a $30,000 fine.

Several other players in the money laundering swindle may not get such lenient sentences. Ira Rubin – Beckley´s second-in-command who also took a plea bargain in the hope of a reduced sentence – was arrested in Guatemala last year trying to leave the country and escape to Thailand. Rubin has a rap sheet as long as his arm which includes previous convictions for telemarketing scams and third-party payment processing fraud.

Ryan Lang and Bradley Frenzen have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice of obtaining accounts at U. S. banks for the three poker sites included in the Black Friday indictments, lying about the nature of the financial transactions and covering up the lies by creating “phony” corporations and websites. Each could face up to 30 years behind bars and, as yet, no recommendations of a lesser sentence have been proposed by the DoJ.

Sentencing hearings are scheduled for September and, if Judge Kaplin is serious in his the United States means business statement above, all three could have plenty of time to consider the damage they did to online poker in the States.

Now, thanks to the many online poker rooms that offer a realistic and exciting way to play the game, plus all the information you can use and prizes and winnings to make anyone happy, online poker has become more fun that sitting on your favorite social networking site all night long.  Before you jump right in, though, you should consider if you’re the type that would like to play poker online.

Online poker is great for you if:

• You love to play poker and the friendly games among friends or at casinos seem to be too few and far between.
• You love the challenge and excitement of playing against strangers.
• You’d like to win some prizes and maybe even enter tournaments to win some jackpots.
• You want to know everything there is to know about the way that the professionals play.  From different strategies that they use and win or lose, to who’s at the top and who’s straggling behind.
• You have a computer or Mac and it seems that you’re always browsing around, playing games but nothing is really satisfying you.
• You have played other online casino games, but it feels like something is missing.
• You want the opportunity to earn bonuses and play with free money, and you are good at sticking within your personal spending limits.
• You want to learn more about how to play online poker and the rules of each game out there.

Online poker can be great fun.  It can be rewarding and exciting, and you can be entered to win great prizes, earn bonuses and even enter tournaments that offer you the opportunity to win big money.  However, it’s not for everyone.  If you’ve answered “yes” to the points above, then you might find that this is a great way to spend some down time.

So, how do you get started playing online poker?  The first step is to decide if you want to put money on your games or if you want to play for free.  There are many different types of online poker rooms out there.  Some offer a monthly membership and members can play as much as they want for one flat fee.  You might not win jackpots, but you can earn points that you redeem for prizes and you can even enter to win cash.

Then there are the online poker rooms that encourage you to deposit a certain amount in your account.  The nice thing is that you will have to buy into many games, but you can also win – and unlike a subscription, you decide how much you pay to play.

No matter what type of online poker room you choose, you will find that good reviews will help you to find the best way to play online poker for you.  So, the question is – are you up for the challenge?

The Genting Club will see the first of two opening-day flights into the £430 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em main event start tomorrow at 13:00 BST (British Summer Time), with the second starting at the same time on Friday.

Organisers expect to see at least 600 players start the main event, with competitors starting out with 25,000 chips on a 60-minute clock for the three-day tournament.

The first tournament, however, is a £22 buy-in rebuy satellite at 20:00 BST today that guarantees five seats into the main event, while £46 buy-in single table tournaments (STTs) run on demand.

There are also a number of other tournaments on offer, with buy-ins starting at £55 for event #7 – a No-Limit Hold’em Megastack Turbo Re-Entry – on Sunday, as well as £160 for entry into event #6, a No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry competition, on Saturday.

The series then stops off in Stoke-On-Trent (leg 4, August 1 to 5), Sheffield (leg 5, November 21 to 25) and London’s The Palm Beach Casino (leg 7, December 5 to 9), while there is also the Genting Poker Online event as leg 6 that runs from September 27 to 30.

Genting Poker Series (GPS) Edinburgh Schedule (all times BST, British Summer Time)

Wednesday, May 30

20:00, event #1, £20+£2 buy-in Rebuy Satellite to the Main Event (2,000 starting chips, 20-minute blind levels, five seats guaranteed)

Ongoing, £43 buy-in Single Chip ‘Flips’ Satellites (on demand)

Thursday, May 31

13:00, event #2, £400+£30 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Day 1a (25,000 starting chips, 60-minute blind levels, one re-entry allowed until end of level 9)

19:00, event #3, £100+£9 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry (10,000 starting chips, 30-minute blind levels, buy-ins allowed until end of first break)

22:00, event #4, £43+£3 buy-in Turbo Satellite to Main Event (2,000 starting chips, 15-minute blind levels, late entry open until level 3)

Ongoing, £43 buy-in Single Chip ‘Flips’ Satellites

Friday, June 1

13:00, event #2, £400+£30 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Day 1b (25,000 starting chips, 60-minute blind levels, one re-entry allowed until end of level 9)

19:00, event #5, £100+£9 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry (10,000 starting chips, 30-minute blind levels, buy-ins allowed until end of first break)

Saturday, June 2

13:00, event #2, £400+£30 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Day 2

19:00, event #6, £150+£10 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry Day 1 (15,000 starting chips, 45-minute blind levels, buy-ins allowed until end of first break)

Sunday, June 3

13:00, event #2, £400+£30 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Final Day

15:00, event #6, £150+£10 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Final Day

17:00, event #7, £50+£5 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Megastack Turbo Re-Entry (20,000 starting chips, 15-minute blind levels, buy-ins allowed until end of first break, seat to next event added)

*Single table £43+£5 buy-in Satellites to Main Event will run on demand from today through to 18:00 on Friday

WPT Super High Roller Late Registration Extended

However, shortly before the dinner break at the end of level 6, the players voted to extend the late registration and re-buy period until tomorrow – so nobody yet knows how many players will take their chance in the event, how many will re-enter, how much they are playing for or how many places will cash.  The situation is typical of the WPT Finale, and the Bellagio has come under a lot of criticism for the management of the event.

Whether players who busted out on Day 1 decide to stick their hands in their pockets for another $100,000 remains to be seen. Daniel Negreanu – who earlier in the morning released his latest video rant saying how good he felt – has already indicated that his third entry is out of the question (see below to see what happened to his first two entries), but other players eliminated from the Day 1 action may feel differently considering that they will be starting with 400,000 chips and the average chip count is just 673,684.

WPT Super High Roller Snapshot

At the tables, Justin Bonomo started poorly – tweeting that he had already done most of his chip stack against Phil Galfond during the first level – but the dubious honour of “first man out” went to Brazilian Clemenceau Calixto. Daniel Negreanu shortly followed after running AK into the pocket Aces of Dan Shak and was also the fifth player to depart the tournament after re-entering and then calling Phil Galfonds pair of Queens with AQ.

We also lost Jason Mercier (A♥ K♠) to Eric Seidel (K♦ K♥), Bertrand Grospelier (A♦ J♥) to Sam Trickett (10♠ 10♦) and Tom Marchese (cards mucked) to Justin Bonomo (two pairs). It is not known yet whether Bertrand Grospelier is going to re-enter in the morning, but Tom Marchese and Jason Mercier got straight back into the game, with Marchese being the more successful of the two – busting Andrew Robl late in the penultimate level of the day to finish in third place overnight.

Looking Ahead to Day 2 (or Day 1B for Some)

When play starts on Thursday evening, the blinds will be 5,000/10,000 with an ante of 1,000. Ten 1 hour levels are scheduled to be played, but knowing the Bellagio and WPT management – anything can happen! Be sure to follow UK Poker Player for an update!

Rettenmaier has a healthy lead over Michael Mizrachi – with the two players holding more than a third of chips in play.

Rettenmaier Continues What He Started

Rettenmaier started Day 5 of the WPT Word Championship with a sizeable lead over his 18 opponents and, with just one elimination required before the bubble was burst, wasted no time in chipping up against lesser stacked players. Within 30 minutes of play he had bust out Josh Arieh when his K♥ K♣ hit a set on the turn and at the end of the day´s second level took a chunk out of Mizrachi´s stack.

Shortly after the break, Rettenmaier took an uncontested million chip pot from Nick Schulman and, after flip-flopping pots with Mizrachi again, eliminated Joe Serock (9♠ 9♥) in tenth when a King on the turn (again) paired with his opening hand of A♦ K♣. Serock had the consolation of finishing high enough in the tournament to take the Player of the Year lead from Will Fallia, but could still be overtaken in the leaderboard competition if Moon Kim can finish third or better (currently sixth).

Mizrachi Has a Roller-Coaster Day

Michael Mizrachi likes to be involved in as much action as possible; but he may have wished he had held back a little at the start of Day 5. Starting the day with over a million chips, he first allowed Farzad Bonyadi to double through him and then made Steve O´Dwyer a generous contribution to his chip stack. Although he got revenge on Bonyadi when eliminating him in seventeenth place, he lost more than half a million chips to Moon Kim before twice allowing Philippe Ktorza to double through him in the space of fifteen minutes.

Mizrachi climbed back over a million chip stack when coming from behind to eliminate Tom McCormick in fourteenth and, when the table became ten-handed, took an unlikely lead in the space of five consecutive hands.

1. Hand One: Took 300,000 chips from Joe Serock after Serock folded to Mizrachi´s river bet
2. Hand Two: Took 170,000 chips from chip leader Hafiz Khan when hitting a nut flush on the river
3. Hand Three:  Raised by 7x the Big Blind pre-flop and took down the pot without opposition
4. Hand Four: Played with his chips and took no part in the hand
5. Hand Five: Doubled up with A♦ Q♦ against Hafiz Khan (J♦ J♠) when hitting top pair on the flop and trips on the turn. Was chip leader at this point until Rettenmaier eliminated Serock.

Looking Ahead to Day 6

Five days down – 2 to go. Day 6 is likely to be a shorter day than Day 5, with the WPT “May 9” playing down to a “final table” of six (although all the players are on one table now). With blinds starting at 30K/60K (ante 5K), those most at risk are Philippe Ktorza, Trevor Pope and Wil Wilkinson, but should Hafiz Khan´s fall from a great height continue – or Mizrachi experience another roller-coaster day – anything could happen.

Chip Counts for WPT World Championship Day 5

Richard´s only previous attempt at live poker culminated in a minor cash in the UKIPT Nottingham last month, and the PokerStars qualifier now aims for a hat-trick of cashes when the tour moves onto Newcastle in September.

Richard´s victory was made all the more remarkable by the fact that on Sunday, Richard had less than 2 big blinds in front of him. Never giving up, he battled back to start the 8-man final table in fourth position behind fellow PokerStars qualifier Graeme Crozier.

Atherton in Double Cooler Tragedy

Lee Atherton was the first player to depart on the dramatic climax to the Main Event. First folding his pocket Queens against Richard Evans´ flopped set of Kings, Lee got all his chips in the middle with a flopped set of 9s, only to see Padraig O´Neill top set of Jacks. Meanwhile the battle of the short stacks was won by Vincent Buis (pocket 5s), who called Keith Swain´s shove with pocket 3s and sent the man from Birmingham home in seventh.

With his enhanced chip stack Buis became even more active than before and, after taking a massive pot from Graeme Crozier with a pocket Queens overpair, out-drew Stephen McGrath (Q♠ J♠) on a board of K♥ 5♣ J♦ / A♥ / 8♣ with J♥ 8♥ for a rivered two pair. Crozier and McGrath clashed in the next piece of major action – which saw the overnight chip leader crash out when his A♠ J♥ could not come from behind to master McGrath´s A♣ K♦.

McGrath and Evans Dominate

Soon after Graeme Crozier´s departure, Richard Evans joined Stephen McGrath at the top of the leaderboard with the elimination of Padraig O´Neill in fifth. The Irishman had raised Evans 80,000 post-flop bet to 210,000 (blinds 20,000/40,000 ante 4,000) on a board of A♠ J♠ 3♥ and then bet a further 460,000 on the 4♦ turn. Evans shoved and O´Neill was committed to his last 200,000 chips.

Evans:                  A♥ 8♠ for top pair

O´Neill:                 6♠ 3♠ for bottom pair and flush draw

The 9♣ was of no help to O´Neill, and he was sent to the rail while Evans took a significant chip advantage ahead of McGrath.

Buis Can´t Treble Double

Vincent Buis was the next player to depart having doubled up twice in quick succession against Seamus Birt with A♣ A♦ -v- J♠ 3♦ and Q♠ Q♦ which held against Birt´s A♣ 8♦. However it was not to be third time lucky for the Dutchman; who called Stephen McGrath´s pocket 9s shove with his A♥ K♦. The board ran bare for Buis, and he left the game in fourth.

Following Buis´ departure, the three remaining players – Richard Evans (3.5 million chips) Stephen McGrath (3 million chips) and Seamus Birt (2 million chips) – agreed to a three-way deal which would see each of them collect €60,000 with €15,500 left for the winner, and it was Seamus Birt who took the early initiative – taking down massive uncontested pots with previously unseen aggression.

Birt Hurt as Evans Builds

It was Birt´s aggression which eventually caught him out – first hurt by Richard Evans´ runner, runner trip 8s and then his run of unfortunate all-in situations continued when he shoved with K♣ Q♣ against Evans´ A♥ 5♠. The flop of 3♣ 9♣ 2♦ gave Birt a sack of outs, but the turn (9♦) and river (J♥) could not complete his hand and he finished in third as Evans took a commanding chip advantage into the heads up.

Evans continued to add to his stack when his A♣ 3♦ both found partners in a 1.5 million chip pot and, just before the last hand of the night went down, Evans had increased his chip advantage to 6.8 million –v- 2.8 million.

Nines Good Enough for Evans

The hand which gave Richard Evans the Dublin UKIPT title started innocuously enough. Stephen McGrath limped in from the small blind (blinds now 50,000/100,000) and Evans called. After the flop of 5♠ 6♣ 4♥, Evans checked and McGrath bet 300,000 which the Welshman called. McGrath was the aggressor once again following the turn 9♥ – moving his last 1.35 million chips into the middle. Evans snap-called and the showdown was set.

Evans                    9♦ 3♥ for top pair and open-ended straight draw

McGrath             6♥ 2♥ for second pair and a flush draw

The river card of A♣ was enough for Richard Evans´ pair of 9s to claim the day, winner´s cheque of €75,500 and the title of UKIPT Dublin Champion.

The Dublin-born States star – who now lives in San Francisco – somehow managed to last all two days of the event as many of the world’s best players came and went, leaving the 39-year-old as the one constant throughout.

Laak – a one-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion – showed incredible stamina to perform so impressively in Austria as the likes of Sorel Mizzi (-€30,000), Team PokerStars Pros Jonathan Duhamel (-€30,000) and Eugene Katchalov (-€8,175), Team PartyPoker Pros Mike Sexton (-€40,425) and Tony G (-€8,000), Scott Seiver (€16,200), Roberto Romanello (€25,100), Alec Torelli (-€28,400), JP Kelly (€43,050), Sam Trickett (€19,925), Samuel Chartier (-€29,950) and Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates (-€83,250) appeared then left the marathon game.

‘The Unabomber’ Celebrates With a Cheeseburger!

However, while delighted to have enjoyed such an incredible 48 hours, Laak did appear ready to hit the hay when speaking to the PartyPoker blog team, saying: “Now it’s time for a cheeseburger. I haven’t eaten in five hours so I’m a little hungry – and I haven’t slept in 50 so I’m a lot tired.”

Laak was left a little disappointed, though, that he was unable to best Tony G’s biggest profit record from London last year, when the Lithuanian-Australian secured £150,400.

The California-based pro said: “Last year Tony G won £150,400, so this year I won €162,100. But the equivalent amount of euros today from what he won in pounds is €183,000. So, in some senses, he won more money.”

Still, Laak isn’t once for slumping into a depression over missing out on the record, adding: “But you can maybe argue that I won more big blinds – because I did! I won more big blinds, but he won more money just because it so happened that their (Britain’s) currency was more powerful than this currency.”

Laak Happy With His ‘Guesses’

In fact, while saying: “So I guess it’s a bad beat that I didn’t get to play in London, huh”, Laak was also quick to point out that “the truth is I ran way above EV (expected value) and a lot of my guesses were right, so that worked out”.

The likeable pro also provided viewers – who were able to see players’ hole cards via the live web stream broadcast, as well as vote competitors off the table – with numerous highlights throughout the two days, including an error when he mucked the winning hand against Englishman Andy Moseley (who was the second biggest winner with €96,050 profit).

That mistake, which saw Laak muck A♣ 6♥ on a 2♣ 10♠ 2♦ 6♦ J♠ board, cost Laak €60,000 as his hand beat out Moseley’s A♥ K♥ – which he showed, much to the frustration of the American.

Daniel Cates is Biggest Loser

The biggest loser was Maryland’s Cates, who finished his time at the table down by €83,250, although the 22-year-old’s losses won’t bother him too much as he picked up $300,000 for finishing as runner-up to Las Vegas-based Seiver in the $125,000 buy-in PartyPoker Premier League V a few days earlier.

Romanian Ignat ‘0human0’ Liviu – who has been making a name for himself online these past few years with winnings of almost $2.5 million from high-stakes cash games – managed to leave the event with €33,075 profit, displaying an aggressive style of play while also showing his ability to make well-timed laydowns.

Meanwhile, Woking’s Moseley took home €96,050 before having to catch a flight back to England, but not before he took a huge pot against fellow Englishman Trickett.

Andy Moseley Takes Down Huge Pot

While 25-year-old Titan Poker Pro Trickett managed to do well against Moseley in smaller pots, the latter picked up €63,000 in their biggest clash when his K♠ 5♠ overcame his opponent’s Q♠ 2♠.

Moseley check-raised on the 3♣ A♠ 8♠ flop, for Trickett to make the call before the Q♦ arrived on the turn. Moseley checked, only for Trickett to bet €4,200. The former made the call and the 4♠ came on the river – ensuring that there was action with both having secured a spade flush.

Moseley casually checked the nut flush, suckering Trickett into betting €12,100 before the former raised that to €23,300. Trickett was straight out of his seat, stating that he was regretting not checking back with his queen-high flush.

He then talked himself through the hand, notably realising that Moseley would only check-raise if he had a king-high flush or better. However, despite being correct, Trickett could not fold his hand and instead called to see Moseley take the massive pot.

Profits or Losses Made By Players in the PartyPoker Big Game

• Scott Baumstein (USA) – €6,450
• Todirita Catalina (Austria) – -€30,000
• Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates (USA) – -€83,250
• Samuel Chartier (Canada) – -€29,950
• Jozef Cibicek (Slovakia) – €6,450
• Sasa Dobrijevic (Serbia) – -€5,000
• Jonathan Duhamel (Canada) – -€30,000
• Damik G – -€20,000
• Tony G (Lithuania) – -€8,000
• Vladimir Geshkenbein (Russia) –  -€15,000
• Marc Gork (Germany) – -€15,000
• Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier (France) – €8,925
• John Kabbaj (UK) – €4,300
• Iliodoros Kamatakis (Greece) – -€7,500
• Dominykas Karmazinas (Lithuania) – €12,775
• Eugene Katchalov (Ukraine) – -€8,175
• JP Kelly (UK) – €43,050
• Yusuf Kurt (Turkey) – -€10,000
• Phil ‘The Unabomber’ Laak (USA) – €160,100
• Ignat Liviu (Romania) – €33,075
• Sorel Mizzi (Canada) – -€30,000
• Andy Moseley (UK) – €96,050
• Daniel Neilson (Australia) – -€20,000
• Roberto Romanello (UK) – €25,100
• Bodo Sbrzesny (Germany) – -€5,000
• Scott Seiver (USA) – €16,200
• Mike Sexton (USA) – -€40,425
• Chris Sly (UK) – -€6,000
• Alec Torelli (USA) – -€28,400
• Sam Trickett (UK) – €19,925
• Saar Wilf (Israel) – -€10,000
• Basil Yaiche (France) – -€30,000