The 2010 World Cup is entering the quarterfinals this Friday without the USA team in competition, but there is still plenty to be excited about, especially for the leaders of our World Cup Bracket game.

The matchups alone should have all soccer fanatics amped for the next round of the tournament, as the action begins on July 2nd with battles between Uruguay and Ghana, and Netherlands and Brazil.

The excitement of the tournament ensues on Saturday, July 3rd, as Argentina takes on Germany, and Paraguay prepares to battle top-ranked Spain.

While you can’t do much else other than cheer on your favorite team that is still alive in the FIFA World Cup, there’s still plenty you can do to better your placing in Fantazzle’s World Cup Standings page.

Remember, even if your World Cup Bracket appears destroyed by early exits, you can earn points for referring friends, which will be added to your final point total when the tournament ends on July 11th, 2010. The first place bracket and 50th place bracket at the moment are only separated by 4 points. Take action and start referring friends to put you atop. You can jump up near the top by only referring a few.

Fantasy players can also take precautions in case of a tie, as anyone who plays Fantazzle fantasy sports games can earn FanStock for tie-breaker points. The World Cup Bracket Game may be drawing to a close, but there are still two rounds and a championship game left to help your bracket earn extra points.

Keep in mind that Fantazzle isn’t stopping their summer games and fantasy promotions with the World Cup. Remember to play the FREE Fantasy Poker Challenge, as Fantazzle sponsors Fatty’s Poker in a fresh union of poker and fantasy games!

For updates and information on the free fantasy poker game, scoring, cash prizes, and Fatty’s Poker, check back regularly on the Fantazzle Blog until the game starts on July 5th, 2010.

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Fantazzle and Fatty’s Poker are merely a week away from the start of their FREE Fantasy Poker Challenge, giving fantasy players the chance to fill rosters of poker players and have a shot at a free seat in the 2011 World Series of Poker.

However, this new fantasy poker game isn’t just about cards and luck. In fact, if you have the right information and pick the right guys from Fatty’s Poker, you’re likely to have the upper hand, as the two players selected from the Fatty’s pools earn double the points in the fantasy poker game.

To start the week, we’re profiling the first of two Fatty’s groups, the “Fatty’s Five”. Each group consists of five elite Fatty’s players who are available to be picked in their respective pools for the fantasy poker game. The members of the “Fatty’s Five” are Erik the “Luck Box”, “Big Al” Riccobono, Tommy “Jelly”, Chris “Toutie”, and Tommy “Newman”.

The easy pick here would be Al Riccobono, the leader in cash earnings out of this pool, winning around $165,000 live and almost $100,000 online. While the big money might be enticing, all fantasy players need to give hard looks at other aspects of each player’s game.

Experience can’t be ignored in an up-and-down game like poker, and it’s worth noting that Chris “Toutie” is the player in this pool that has played the longest, participating in poker tournaments since 2003. It’s also worth noting that Tommy “Newman” and Erik “Luck Box” are the newbies of the player pool, only participating in poker tournaments since 2005.

Other interesting notes are Erik “Luck Box” being “lucky”, and winning this year’s “Fatty’s Five” contest. “Newman” has cashed out in 4 of the last 5 WSOP events he has played in while “Big Al” Riccobono cashed out in both the 2007 and 2008 Main Event.

If we had to call it, the race is close between “Newman” and “Big Al”, with “Big Al” topping the competition due to his recent success, overall experience, and cash earnings.

To get all the information on the “Fatty’s Five” and the “Fatty’s All Stars”, just visit Fatty’s Poker, and be sure to sign up to play the free fantasy poker game at Fantazzle!

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Fantazzle’s free fantasy poker challenge brings the excitement and popularity of fantasy sports games and poker into one. The free fantasy poker challenge revolves around the 2010 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas which starts July 5th. Our free fantasy game will provide the winner with a $10,000 entry into the 2011 Main Event.

Just like any other fantasy game, the more success your player has at the tournament, the more successful your team will be. Fantazzle has created a unique scoring system for this free fantasy game. Your lineup consists of 10 poker players, two Fatty’s players and 8 other professional poker players. Your Fatty’s poker players earn double the points the rest of your lineup will.

There are two ways your fantasy poker earns cash. The team with the most cash at the end of the tournament will win.

1) Survive to the end of a day during the 13-day tournament. The first five days, you will earn points when your players move onto the next round. Day 1- $5,000, Day 2- $10,000 and so on. Receiving cash for surviving days only lasts until Day 4.

2)  After Day 4 the amount of cash you earn depends on how much money your players get when they cash out
For example,  if your player is eliminated in 50th place and win $135,000 (numbers not accurate, just used for an example), you will receive that amount towards your fantasy poker cash. The further your player advances, the better chance you have at winning the seat at the 2011 Main Event.

Your two Fatty’s players receive double the amount of cash than the other eight on your team. Fantazzle has bios and poker stats listed on the player selection page. Be sure to do your research to earn more cash in the free fantasy poker game.

The fantasy poker game starts July 5th. Not only can you participate in the free fantasy poker game, but Fantazzle is offering cash games for the inner-gambler in you. Play head to head against a friend or play against 4 others for your chance to wins some large cash prizes.

FANTASY BASEBALL

Don’t forget to play our daily and weekly fantasy baseball games. The Weekly game starts every Monday, this weeks starts at 705pm ET. We also offer daily fantasy baseball twice a day on most occasions, depending on the MLB schedule. Daily fantasy baseball starts with the first game on the schedule for that day. Late game fantasy baseball is always around too, just in case you missed the daily game start.

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The 2010 World Series of Poker is wrapping up its fourth week and 48th event this weekend.  So far, 42 different individuals have taken home a WSOP Bracelet. Chicago native Frank Kassela, won his first bracelet during Event #15 and also won Event #40, making him the first recipient of two bracelets in 2010. Kassela has won nearly $700,000 in those two victories and has cashed out in 4 other WSOP tournaments. Even though Kassela is not on the list for Fantazzle’s fantasy WSOP game, you are able to use him as a write-in candidate in the different categories. Kassela will be looking to become the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year with a strong performance in the Main Event.

All together 57 different tournaments will take place, including the 13-day Main Event. Fantazzle’s free fantasy poker game revolves around the Main Event, which starts on July 5th. The top fantasy poker team will receive a free entry into the 2011 WSOP Main Event in Vegas. Over $12,000 worth of prizes will be given out by Fantazzle and Fatty’s Poker during the free fantasy sports game.

The free poker game starts on July 5th. Be sure to get your fantasy poker team in before then.

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The 2010 World Cup is finally out of the Group Stage, as the second round of 16 teams is set and ready to take the fields, starting early on Saturday morning.

The first-round of single-elimination begins with Uraguay taking on South Korea, while the United States attempts to continue it’s unlikely and exciting tourney run with it’s second-round match versus Ghana.

While there’s cause for excitement with six other matches stretching out through Thursday, now is the perfect time to check your standings in our World Cup Bracket Game. If you’re behind in your picks and low in the standings, remember to take advantage of our refer a friend program to earn more points, and to play games and earn FanStock to earn tie-breaker points.

In addition to the excitement of the World Cup, Fantazzle is hosting a FREE Fantasy Poker game with new partner, Fatty’s Poker. Head right to the fantasy games section to play, or get some info on the game by finding out how to play, and how to score.

For more info on Fatty’s Poker and their reality series, check out the website.

Fantazzle wishes you luck the rest of the way with your World Cup Bracket. Go USA!

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Fantazzle and Fatty’s Poker are proud to bring to you the Free WSOP Fantasy Poker Challenge. Select your lineup of 10 professional poker players for your chance of winning up to $12,000 in prizes. Top 3 finishers win entries into the 2011 World Series of Poker. The first place winner will win a seat at the 2011 Main Event in Las Vegas. In all, over 100 contestants will win prizes for entering the FREE game.

Fatty’s Poker is a new reality TV show showcasing a group of New Yorkers playing in Weekly Poker Tournaments at Fatty’s. Every member of the “Crew” dreams about playing against the greats at the World Series of Poker and Fatty’s gives them the chance by offering prize packages to major poker events including the 2010 World Series of Poker.

Fantazzle has integrated the Fatty’s Crew into the Free Fantasy Poker Challenge. Your fantasy poker lineup will consist of 10 players, broken down into 10 different player groups. The first two groups consists of Fatty’s Crew members. You will first select a player from the “Fatty’s Five” and then select a player from the “Fatty’s All-Star” group. Your two selected Fatty’s members will earn you double the points compared to the other players in your lineup. To help you select Fatty’s members, we have included a bio and poker stats for each crew member.

Outside of the two Fatty’s players, the rest of your fantasy poker lineup will consist of 3 Poker Pros, 1 Past WSOP winner, 2 Female Poker players, 1 Online Pro and an International Poker player. Fantazzle is also giving you the opportunity to write-in your own candidate in the categories.

The scoring of the game is simple. At the WSOP, your players earn cash throughout the tournament as they advance each day. At the end of each day at the WSOP, if your player is still alive, you will earn fantasy cash. The further they advance, the more money you will earn. After Day 4, the “money” rounds begin. You will earn as much fantasy cash as your poker start earns at the WSOP. If your player cashes out for $50,000, that amount go towards your fantasy cash.

Visit Fantasy Poker Scoring for more information and breakdown on the ways you can earn fantasy cash.

This FREE WSOP fantasy poker game offers over $12,000 in prizes. Be sure to get your fantasy poker lineup in before the tournament starts on July 5th.

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The 2010 World Cup has gotten off to a great start;Fantastic goal scoring, great games and some huge upsets so far. The second round starts the knockout rounds, and begins next Saturday, June 26th. Watch the 2010 World Cup to see how your teams are doing. You will be able to see how your bracket is stacking up against others once teams start advancing to the second round.

Have you been talking advantage of our Refer-a-Friend bonus? Remember, for each friend that you refer to Fantazzle and signs up, you receive one point towards your overall bracket score. You can see how many friends you have referred so far by viewing the World Cup Standings page.

The more friends you refer, the better chance you have at winning up to $1000 in cash prizes. We also give a cash reward out to the player who receives the most friend referrals and FanStock points.

You receive points for referring friends up until the end of the tournament and World Cup Bracket game on July 11, 2010.

Start referring friends and playing games to earn some cash.

Good Luck!!

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2010 NFL Pro Bowler and Baltimore Raven RB Ray Rice is the new official sponsor of Fantazzle. With football season just around the corner, look for exciting fantasy football game promotions featuring Ray Rice to appear.

This is not the first time that Fantazzle has teamed up with a NFL player. In 2009, Steve Smith of the New York Giants joined the Fantazzle team and offered special fantasy football promotional games. Weekly fantasy football games had winners receiving autographed prizes from Smith. We also gave away a Pro Bowl trip for two if Fantazzle members voted for Steve Smith to reach the Pro Bowl.

Expect many similar games this upcoming football season with Ray Rice. We will be offering weekly fantasy football games that will include Ray Rice autographed materials and cash prizes. Expect other Ray Rice related games throughout the season as well.

Rice is poised to improve on his 2009 fantasy numbers when he was one of the top backs in the NFL. With an improved offense, Rice is projected to be a top back in the league yet again. Be sure to draft him in your 2010 fantasy football league.

Follow Ray Rice and Fantazzle on Facebook and Twitter to get the latest, breaking news on Ray Rice and Fantazzle.

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CurvSports.com and Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has joined the Fantazzle team in an official partnership.

Fantazzle will be teaming up with Rice , a 2009 Pro Bowler, throughout the season to offer special fantasy football promotion games. Like the 2009 Steve Smith promo game, the Ray Rice promotions will offer free games and unique prizes to those who play. Each week during the NFL season, Fantazzle will be offering a free Ray Rice promotional game. These weekly games will offer autographed Ray Rice prizes along with cash prizes.

Rice, entering his third year this upcoming season, is projected to be a Top 5 fantasy running back during the 2010 season. Rice had a breakout year in 2009, rushing for 1339 yards and 7 touchdowns on 254 carries. He also caught 78 receptions for 702 yards and a touchdown. The former Rutger Scarlet Knight led the NFL in receptions and receiving yards for running backs and ranked 19th in the league in receptions. To put it in perspective, Rice had more receptions than fellow Pro Bowl WRs, Chad Ochocinco, Vincent Jackson and DeSean Jackson.

Fantazzle is very excited to be partnering with one of the great playmakers in the NFL today.

Stay tuned weekly to this blog, along with our Facebook page and Ray’s Facebook to receive all the breaking Ray Rice and Fantazzle fantasy sports news.

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Fantazzle has always provided our fantasy players with unique fantasy sports games and fantasy promotions. We have now added a new fantasy game to our docket, the Free 2010 World Cup Bracket Game. Enter for free by June 11, fill out your bracket and win up to $1000 in cash prizes.

If you love filling out brackets in March, this is the perfect game for you. The World Cup Bracket game is played exactly like March Madness brackets. Pick the two teams you believe will advance from each group (A-H), then select the teams that will advance in each knockout round (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final). If you have the most accurate bracket you win $700. The second most accurate bracket wins $150.

To help strengthen a weak bracket, Fantazzle is allowing you to earn extra points by referring friends to our site. For each friend you refer from June 1 to July 11, you receive 1 point added to your overall score. The team with the most friend referrals from June 1st to July 11th receives $150 in their account. The friend must activate a Fantazzle account and only two referrals from the same IP address will be counted towards the overall total. You are allowed to invite as many friends as possible but to limit fraud and fake accounts, Fantazzle has placed certain regulations on referrals, like the two referrals per each IP.

In case of a tie, recurring FanStock points will be totaled to determine the winner. The team who accumulates the most points by visiting Fantazzle daily, reading this blog, and playing more free fantasy sports games will be determined the winner in a tie. Best of all, the overall leader in FanStock accrued from June 1st to July 11th receives $50 in their Fantazzle account.

Fantazzle is excited to be offering this free fantasy sports games to our members. We strive to keep our members happy and believe free games like this only strengthens our reputation.

Get a full breakdown on the World Cup game by visiting the Fantazzle site. Look for more World Cup information in our blog in the coming weeks.

World Cup Bracket Details

World Cup How to Play/Info

2010 FIFA World Cup

Bracket Game FAQ

Bracket Game Standings

Thanks and Good Luck to all.

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