22 Oct 09

Top 250 & Top 20 October: Entering the Final Week

Three weeks have passed since we started the Top 250 and Top 20 promotions for October. sgosgo and smidlo are still leading their respective rankings, but the winner is yet to be determined.

Starting this October, PokerStrategy.com will be introducing you to the new Top 20 promotion besides our well-known Top 250 race. This new promotion runs for three months, until December, and culminates in a final tournament with an expected prize pool of at least $30,000.

Here, the payout structure will see the top 20 players of the English community grab a share of the total prize pool of $2,000. The first place finisher will be awarded with $500.

The goal for both of these races is simple: the more you play, the more StrategyPoints you get. The more StrategyPoints you have at the end of the month, the higher your prize will be.

Read more about how StrategyPoints work

Top 20: smidlo extending his lead

smidlo is still dominating the English community ranking and this week he managed to further increase his lead. He now has 40,674 StrategyPoints, which also means that he is 9th in the Top 250 ranking. Should he keep that 9th place until the end of the month, he will get a nice cash prize of $2,000.

In second place we see TwiceT, who managed to accumulate a total of 22,817 StrategyPoints so far. He is also listed in our Top 250 ranking, where he is placed 54th. Nevertheless, his second place in our community will bring him $300 at the end of October.

Just like last time, kaplanovic82 is ranked third and he now has 20,741 StrategyPoints, which means he can get the $200 prize. Overall, he is ranked 64th, and this spot could bring him the same amount of money.

Let's now take a look at our community's Top 10 as of October 20th:

Top 20 October Race Current Rankings
Rank	Name	Strategy Points	Prize
1	smidlo	40,674	$500
2	TwiceT	22,817	$300
3	kaplanovic82	20,741	$200
4	sm112	17,797	$100
5	Peternoob123	14,642	$100
6	Laegooose	13,286	$100
7	TerrorBlade	12,920	$50
8	verge	12,139	$50
9	TheLastNail	10,807	$50
10	burek2000	9,174	$50
-	-	-	-
20	Cakara	6,940	$50

Go to the Top 100 English rankings

Just like in the earlier promotion, if a player in our community happens to win prizes in both the Top 250 Promotion and this Top 20 Promotion, then he or she is only eligible to claim the higher of the two prizes. The lower prize will then be put into a global pot where everyone gets a shot at winning a piece of it.

Over $30,000 expected in the global pot

Instead of giving the prizes out in the form of a jackpot lottery draw, this time around, PokerStrategists who wish to grab a share of the global pot will have to pit their poker playing skills against one another.

In January 2010, a $1 buy-in tournament with an added-on prize consisting of all the money in the global pot will be organized and it will be open to any member who has a tracked account. The exact time, date and poker room for this tournament is yet to be decided, so keep your eyes out for the announcement.

Below you can find the detailed prize pool structure:

Top 250: Go sgosgo!

The answer would be "No", as the French PokerStrategist doesn't seem to slow down. After taking the lead last week, he kept going onwards and he now has a total of 76,733 StrategyPoints, which can earn him a nice $10,000 prize. Should he do that, he will be the first French member ever to win the international Top 250!

German PokerStrategist diesereine is still the runner-up, as he now has 71,756 StrategyPoints, while Polish community member peterson506 is in third place with 49,461 StrategyPoints.

Let's take a look at the top 10 international ranking as of October 20th:

Top 250 October Race Current Rankings
Rank	Name	Strategy Points	Prize
1	sgosgo	76,733	$10,000
2	diesereine	71,756	$6,000
3	peterson506	49,461	$4,000
4	Trader	48,679	$4,000
5	Ganstarapper	45,072	$3,000
6	F3rt	44,814	$3,000
7	infinity1000	44,152	$3,000
8	cinoe	43,590	$3,000
9	smidlo	40,674	$2,000
10	gigi86	38,638	$2,000
-	-	-	-
100	ss2aces	17,281	$200
-	-	-	-
250	narrator123	12,042	$100

Go to the Top 100 International rankings

2009: $100,000 promotion bonuses each month!

In this year as well we will distribute at least $1,200,000 in bonuses within the Top 250 promotion alone. The top finisher of this month will, as usual, receives a $10,000 bonus. We wish all of our community members good luck and a successful month ahead!