Steps to the Main Event
Win your seat at the 2011 WSOP* Main Event with a $12K prize package for as little as $3.30 in Full Tilt Poker’s Steps to the Main Event.
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**.
Climb your way to a $12K Prize Package
Steps to the Main Event are a series of Steps Tournaments that offer you the chance to win a $12K Main Event Prize package for just $3.30. You can start at the beginning with a Step 1 Tournament and play for entry to the next tournament or buy in directly at any step along the way. With Steps to the Main Event tournaments running around the clock, you can start your journey to the 2011 WSOP* any time you want at any level you want.
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| Step 1 | $3.30 | 1st and 2nd place win a Step 2 ticket; 3rd, 4th and 5th win a Step 1 ticket |
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| Step 2 | $8.70 | 1st and 2nd place win a Step 3 ticket; 3rd and 4th win a Step 2 ticket; 5th wins a Step 1 ticket |
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| Step 3 | $26 | 1st and 2nd place win a Step 4 ticket; 3rd and 4th win a Step 3 ticket; 5th wins a Step 2 ticket; 6th and 7th win a Step 1 ticket |
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| Step 4 | $75 | 1st and 2nd place win a Step 5 ticket; 3rd and 4th win a Step 4 ticket; 5th and 6th win a Step 3 ticket |
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| Step 5 | $216 | 1st and 2nd place win a Step 6 ticket; 3rd and 4th win a Step 5 ticket; 5th and 6th win a Step 4 ticket |
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| Step 6 | $640 | 1st and 2nd place win a Step 7 ticket; 3rd wins a Step 6 ticket; 4th and 5th win a Step 5 ticket; 6th and 7th win a Step 4 ticket |
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| Step 7 | $2,100 | 1st place wins a $12K WSOP Main Event prize package; 2nd-3rd win a Step 7 ticket and 4th-6th win a Step 6 ticket |
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With Steps to the Main Event, even if you don’t advance to the next level, you can still win a seat at the same level or a lower step and stay in the game. Play your way to the top and you’ll claim a $12K WSOP* Main Event prize package.
Please see our Steps Tournaments page to learn more.
Stay Longer at the Rio during the Main Event
When you win your $12K Main Event prize package at Full Tilt Poker, you’ll have the option of getting five days free accommodation at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas – the home of the World Series of Poker. See the Steps to the Main Event Rules for more details.
$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 for your Steps to the Main Event Tournament
Steps Tournaments can be found in Standard View of the Full Tilt Poker game lobby by clicking on Sit & Go and then Steps in the browse area at the top of the lobby. Our special Step 7 to the Main Event tournaments, which each award one $12K Main Event Prize Package, are highlighted in orange in the game list:
Steps to the Main Event Rules page
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** Players based in the U.S.A are not eligible.