Not only is the cool Poker Maximus tournament event back – it is bigger and better than ever. With a total of $2,000,000 in guaranteed prizes, a $250,000 guaranteed ‘Main Event’ and plenty of satellite qualifiers too.
The next running starts May 2nd 2013 and goes through to Sunday May 12th (when there are no less than 6 main events with different buy-ins). Below I cover the highlights, qualifiers and extra promos relating to this event, including why Carbon Poker have the easiest deposits of any US friendly poker site.
US Online Poker Tournaments – May 2013 – Poker Maximus Info
From small beginnings a couple of years ago, Poker Maximus is now the biggest online MTT event available to US players. This event comes around every 3 months or so, and has grown to offer a huge $2 million in tournament guarantees – the $250k guaranteed main event is the biggest prize online poker tournament for US based players so far this year… hopefully we will reach the magic million mark before too long!
There are 52 events this time around, starting on the 2nd of May with a $1 rebuy event, and $20, $50 and $200 freezeouts…. Then running through to May 12th with 6 Main Events (the $250k one has a $200+fee entry, and daily satellite qualifiers). In between you will find tons of variations in buy-in, game played, table size and speed – this schedule really does cover all tastes and bankroll sizes.
See CarbonPoker.ag now for the full schedule and qualifier info >>
Main Events
This innovation is sure to be copied by other poker sites, there are 6 separate main events on the final day – Sunday the 12th May:
15:00: 250,000 Guaranteed, $215 entry
15:30: $70,000 Guaranteed, $60 entry
16:00: $150,000 Guaranteed, $530 entry
16:30: $35,000 Guaranteed, $33 entry
17:00: $30,000 Guaranteed, $11 entry
17:30: $50,000 Guaranteed, $109 entry
All I will say here is that there are a lot of people about to receive prizes which could change their online poker career for the better!
Poker Maximus Event – May 2013 – Satellites And Leaderboards
There are literally tons of satellites giving away tokens to enter the big money events. These are running right now, and I advise readers to check out the games 4 to 5 hours before the events, when the most recreational players are trying for seats (if you know some poker strategy, you’ll have a definite edge at this point!).
Satellites come in several formats including sit n goes (full ring or 6-max), MTT sub-qualifiers and MTT qualifiers which give away the tokens themselves. Buy-ins start at just 27 cents! …or even with the Carbon Points you’ll collect for real money play. Finally there are daily rebuy / add on tournaments starting at $1 which feed you into the $215 main event – definitely worth a shot.
Leaderboards will reward players who go deep in several event, 100 places are featured throughout the event, with the top 10 getting paid extra cash prizes of up to $2000. Places are calculated with an algorithm which takes buy-in and place finished into account. See the Poker Maximus main page on the Carbon Poker website for more.
Carbon Poker – Why I Love This US Friendly Site
There are a lot of things to like about this site, who are the leading site and owners of the Merge Poker Network.
First, their software is very cool. This includes unique animated smileys which you trigger at the tables (some of them are emotions, others mini-cartoons).
Second, the promos are regular and big, including a 200% welcome bonus (max $5k matched) + free poker calculator with heads-up stats display + free month of pro poker training. After this you’ll enjoy regular reloads and lots of fun 1-off offers. Use coupon code CARBONPK to claim your package.
Third, Carbon recently moved to a brand new cashier system and are doing a fantastic job of dealing with deposits and withdrawals from the US. Your card has a great chance of working there!
I hope you’ll be able to enjoy the Poker Maximus events this time around – and hope to hear that you made one of the big money final tables!