Play in the $15,000 Carbon Poker League, Under Way Now
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The first event of the $15,000 Carbon Poker League has come to a close. "Balon96" won the event and his first-place finish puts him at the top of the Carbon Poker League leaderboard. Not only did he win the all-important league points, but he also took the lion’s share of the prize pool which also featured an added $50 thanks to PokerNews.
Along with the $76.40 first-place prize, the win secured "balon96" 15 league points giving him a great chance of finishing in the top 30 players who will qualify to take part in the $10,200 Big Final on Jan. 8 at 1800 GMT (1100 PDT).
$15,000 Carbon Poker League Leaderboard
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | balon96 | 15 |
| 2nd | Rogerdelpk | 11 |
| 3rd | UnluckyFish | 8 |
| 4th | kasike | 7 |
| 5th | Diffffffff | 6 |
| 6th | 4noremorse | 5 |
| 7th | newer99 | 4 |
| 8th | GlassMonkey | 3 |
| 9th | joffus1987 | 2 |
| 10th | Sumy4poker | 1 |
Don’t forget that league points are up for grabs in two different weekly tournaments, which include a $3.00+$0.50 ($50 added) buy-in tournament every Tuesday and a $5.00+$1.00 ($100 added) buy-in tournament every Friday. The Friday events award double the league points!
League Point Payout Structure
| Place | League Points |
| 1st | 15 |
| 2nd | 11 |
| 3rd | 8 |
| 4th | 7 |
| 5th | 6 |
| 6th | 5 |
| 7th | 4 |
| 8th | 3 |
| 9th | 2 |
| 10th | 1 |
There will also be three VIP freerolls, each with a free $1,000 prize pool and each featuring a huge amount of league points up for grabs. These freerolls have a buy-in of 50 Carbon VIP points and will be held Thursday, Nov. 3; Thursday, Dec. 1; and Thursday, Dec. 29.
VIP Freeroll League Points
| Place | League Points |
| 1st | 120 |
| 2nd | 100 |
| 3rd | 85 |
| 4th | 70 |
| 5th | 60 |
| 6th | 50 |
| 7th | 45 |
| 8th | 40 |
| 9th | 35 |
| 10th | 30 |
| 11th | 25 |
| 12th | 20 |
| 13th | 15 |
| 14th | 10 |
| 15th | 5 |
Make sure you play every week to give yourself the best chance at gathering enough league points to finish in the top 30 of the leaderboard and you will be awarded a seat in the Big Final on January 8 at 1800 GMT (1100 PDT).
Big Final Payout Structure
| Place | Prize |
| 1 | $2,250 |
| 2 | $1,550 |
| 3 | $1,240 |
| 4 | $1,100 |
| 5 | $820 |
| 6 | $710 |
| 7 | $600 |
| 8 | $500 |
| 9 | $400 |
| 10 | $300 |
| 11 | $200 |
| 12 | $170 |
| 13 | $140 |
| 14 | $120 |
| 15 | $100 |
The next league event will take place on Friday, Oct. 14 at 1800 GMT (1100 PDT), with the $5.00+$1.00 buy-in tournament. This event features a $100 added prize pool and, will of course award double league points!
The $15,000 Carbon Poker League is exclusive to PokerNews players, so if you haven’t already opened a Carbon Poker account through one of our links sign up to Carbon Poker through PokerNews and also remember our Carbon Poker bonus where new players receive a 150% bonus up to $750 on their first deposit when they use the bonus code ”POKERNEWS.”
For more information about the league visit the $15,000 Carbon Poker League page and prepare to start accumulating league points.
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