Free Main Event Seats

Race to the Main Event at Full Tilt Poker and win a free $10K prize package to the world’s biggest live tournament: the 2011 World Series of Poker* Main Event. Fifty free $10K WSOP* prize packages will be awarded.

Win your 2011 Main Event seat at Full Tilt Poker and finish in the money, and we’ll give you a free seat at the 2012 Main Event. If you go on to win the Main Event, you’ll be in line for our $10 Million Main Event Mania bonus.

For full details of the 2011 WSOP Main Event prize package, see our Prize Package page.

Join the Race

Start your Race to the Main Event by playing in any of our round-the-clock Main Event Race – Round 1 Sit & Go Freeroll tournaments running from Wednesday, March 23rd to Saturday, April 30th, for your chance to win a free 2011 Main Event seat.

Players who win a Main Event Race – Round 1 Sit & Go Freeroll will gain entry to a daily Main Event Race – Round 2 Freeroll tournament. Players who go on to finish in the top two of a Round 2 Freeroll will win a spot in a weekly Main Event Race – Final Freeroll tournament where they’ll compete for their free $10K seat at the Main Event.

Take a Shortcut

Not a marathon runner? Sprint to the Main Event with any of three different shortcuts that take you directly to Round 2 or Final Freeroll tournaments:

1. Make your first deposit. If you haven’t done so already, make your first real-money deposit at Full Tilt Poker before Saturday, April 30th at 23:59 ET and get a free ticket to a Round 2 Freeroll tournament. When you make your first deposit, you’ll also get our 100% First Deposit Bonus and receive a bonus equal to the amount of your initial deposit, up to $600.
2. Refer a friend. Take advantage of our Refer A Friend program before Saturday, April 30th at 23:59 ET, and invite your friends to come play at Full Tilt Poker. For each friend that you refer during the Race to the Main Event, you can receive one free ticket to a Round 2 Freeroll tournament and earn over $100 each for both you and your friends.
3. Earn at least 3,000 Full Tilt Points in a week. If you earn enough Full Tilt Points before Saturday, April 30th at 23:59 ET, you can skip the first two rounds and go straight to a Final Freeroll. Play in any real-money games at Full Tilt Poker while the Race to the Main Event is running and earn at least 3,000 Full Tilt Points in a qualifying week to get a free ticket to a Main Event Race – Final Freeroll tournament.

Final Freerolls

Final Freerolls will be held on Sundays at 16:15 ET beginning Sunday, March 27th and run through Sunday, May 8th. Each Final Freeroll will award at least three WSOP* Main Event entries worth $10,000. See the rules page for complete details of the number of prize packages awarded in each Final Freeroll.

$10 Million Main Event Mania

If you qualify for your Main Event seat at Full Tilt Poker and go on to win, you’ll earn a $10,000,000 bonus in addition to your first-place prize money with $10 Million Main Event Mania. This means you can turn just $1 into millions of dollars – only at Full Tilt Poker. Please see the $10 Million Main Event Mania page for more details on this one-of-a-kind offer.

In addition to winning the biggest bonus in poker, if you finish in the money at this year's Main Event, we'll give you a free seat at the 2012 Main Event. For more details, see our prize package page.

Register Now

To get started, download the free Full Tilt Poker game software and set up an account. Once you’ve done so, log in to Full Tilt Poker and follow these steps to find a Main Event Race – Round 1 Sit & Go Freeroll:

1. Open the Lobby menu at the top of the Full Tilt Poker game lobby and select Choose Lobby View > Standard View.
2. Set the filters in the browse area to Tournament, Series, Hold’em, No Limit and Freerolls/FTPs.
3. Look for the orange Freeroll tournaments labeled “Main Event Race – Round 1 Freeroll.”
4. Click the Register Now button to play for your free $10K seat at the Main Event.

Race to the Main Event Rules

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