Hey everyone,

Fantazzle Fantasy Sports continues to blaze the trail for the world of Fantasy Poker. We’re bringing you not one, but two brand new Fantasy Poker Games featuring the top players in the world.

Our WSOP Challenge Game is Fantazzle’s Game of the Week. This game is a Fantasy World Series of Poker Game that will allow you to assemble a team of nine players by choosing one poker professional from each of the predetermined groups we provide. Your goal is to select the players you believe will place the highest and last the longest in the WSOP Main Event. Check out the scoring system and full rules details through Fantazzle’s Poker Page.

Our Fantasy Poker Pick’em Game will work just like any other Pick’em Game run on Fantazzle. We have 12 different matchups of well known poker players with similar skills and reputation. Your job is to pick the player who will finish with a better result in the Main Event of the WSOP. The WSOP Main Event Pick’em game is similar to what most poker players refer to as a “Last Longer” bet. Whichever player lasts the longest wins a point from that matchup.

If you’re a poker fan these are games you can’t afford to miss out on. Make sure to get your lineups in before the WSOP Main Event begins tomorrow, Thursday, July 7th at 2:55 pm ET.

Fantasy Golf Rolls on at the John Deere Classic

Fantazzle’s Fantasy Golf Challenge continues this weekend as Steve Stricker goes for the three-peat at TPC Deere Run. Like all of our Challenge games, create your team by choosing one professional golfer from each of the predetermined groups provided.

We’re just one week away from the next major, The British Open. So, keep your eye out for all sorts of fantasy golf action this coming week!

Have a great rest of the week guys,

-Fantazzle Jon

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Happy Friday All,

The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is back. Annie Duke will look to defend her crown at Caesar’s Palace from March 4th to March 6th on NBC sponsored by GoDaddy.com. With that, Fantazzle is starting the 2011 Fantasy Poker season with our Fantasy Poker Bracket Game, developed especially for the 2011 National Heads-Up Championship.

Fill out your 2011 National Heads-Up Championship Fantasy Poker Bracket and create entries anywhere from $5 to $500 to play against league sizes of 2 to 5 players. Fantazzle is also happy to announce a FREE game for the event with a small cash prize and several pay to play entry fee options where the real cash can be won. Enter anywhere from $5 to $500 to play against league sizes of 2 to 5 players.

How does Fantasy Poker Bracket scoring work? Just like our upcoming March Madness bracket scoring system, we will use the same fantasy scoring here. Based on the following scoring system:
Round 1 – 1 point
Round 2 – 2 points
Round 3 – 3 points
Round 4 – 4 points
Round 5 – 5 points
Championship – 10 points

After you fill out your Fantasy Poker Bracket play some Fantasy Racing for the Kobalt Tools 400!

No matter what your favorite fantasy racing game may be, we’ve got you covered. With March now upon us, Fantazzle’s Monthly Fantasy Racing Game will get kicked off this weekend. If you’re just in it for this week’s Kobalt Tools 400 Race, then take your shot at our Fantasy Racing Pick ‘Em or Salary Cap Games.

We’ve also got loads of fantasy basketball lined up for you this weekend. Start it off right tonight in our Fantasy Basketball Friday Night Free Roll and end your weekend by entering Unlimited Entries into our Salary Cap Game on Sunday.

Have a great weekend everyone!

-Fantazzle Jon

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The first days are completed at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. 7,319 players entered the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event and over 4,000 will be moving onto the next rounds. Included in those 4,000 are all 10 members of the Fatty’s Poker crew. Every Fatty’s All-Star and the “Five” made it through to survive another day. Congrats guys.

What does that mean? You get atleast $20,000 towards your fantasy poker team as each Fatty’s member earned $10,000 in the fantasy poker game for advancing to the next day. If your other 8 players advanced, they received $5,000. Check  your fantasy poker standings now to see how you are doing in the free fantasy sports game.

POKER COUNT FOR FATTY’S CREW

All 10 of the Fatty’s participants have moved onto to the next day. They will again start play on Saturday for their Day 2 action. Here is a look at how the Crew is doing so far after Thursday.

Fatty’s All-Stars (chip count estimated)

ScottE Mayhem – $90,000 chips

Carmine – $75,000 chips

Old Man Bill – $50,000

Kenny -$25,000

Mike Nose – $18,000

Fatty’s Five

Newman – $40,000

Chris – $22,000

Big Al – $22,000

Tommy – $14,000

Eric, $8,000

Let’s hope that Crew continues to build their chip stacks come Saturday. If a Fatty’s player survives Saturday, they will earn $20,000 towards your fantasy poker team cash totals. View your fantasy poker standings now to see how your team is doing.

Good luck to the Crew.

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Watch Out Las Vegas, the Fatty’s Crew has arrived! The 10 members of the Crew playing in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event will start their tournament on Thursday during Day 1D of the Main Event. The Crew consists of the “All-Stars”: Mike “The Nose”, Old Man Bill, Kenny, Carmine, and Scottie “Mayhem”. The Fatty’s Five who won WSOP entries in Fatty’s Tournaments are Erik, Big Al, Tommy, Chris and Tommy “Newman”.

The Fatty’s Crew will be giving updates on chip counts via Twitter during the duration of the tournament so everyone participating in the fantasy poker game can find out how successful their fantasy poker team is doing. Your Fatty’s players earn twice as many points as the rest of your fantasy lineup. If they survive Day 1D on Thursday they will earn $10,000 towards your fantasy poker cash. They will then move on and play on Saturday, if any Fatty’s member survives that day they will earn $20,000 for your fantasy poker team.Blog search directory

The Blog has you covered on all your fantasy poker news in the Main Event. Stay tuned for updates on the Fatty’s players along with other notable players on your fantasy team throughout the WSOP Main Event. Monster Link Directory

Big Names Out Already

There are already some notable players out in the WSOP Main Event which might effect the standings for your fantasy team. Greg Raymer, a former Main Event winner and Ivan Demidov are just a few of the fantasy poker stars out in their first days.

Looking through the long list of names of players who survived Day 1a and Day 1B a few names popped out. Chris Moneymaker has nearly 108,000 chips and sat near the top of the 1a leaderboard and Fatty’s own Lacey Jones had around $68,000 chips after the first day.

We will be sure to keep everyone updated on the Crew’s and the rest of the fantasy poker player statuses throughout the tournament.

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Calling all fantasy sports and poker fans! Today is your final chance to enter into Fantazzle and Fatty’s Poker’s free fantasy poker game The game starts today, July 5th, 2010, at 3 pm ET, and the clock is ticking. Only a few hours left.

This is more than just your average fantasy game or poker tournament. This is an amazing opportunity to win great prizes, the biggest being the top prize: a $10,000 entry fee into the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Imagine bumping elbows with the likes of Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, or Chris Ferguson. Well, that dream could quickly become a reality, simply by entering in this FREE fantasy poker challenge!

All you have to do is pick the best 10-player lineup of poker players, and you could be sitting at a WSOP table in 2011.

Head over to Fantazzle for all the scoring details, cash prizes details, and how to play the game. For more info on the Fatty’s Poker players and reality show, visit the Fatty’s Poker website.

Good luck to all who enter!

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Time is winding down to sign up for the free fantasy poker game. Fantazzle and Fatty’  free fantasy poker game starts tomorrow (July 5th) at 3PM. All your fantasy poker lineups must before that time. If you have already signed up for the game, you can alter your lineups until the game locks tomorrow afternoon. You do not want to miss out on over $13,000 in prizes being offered. Imagine, next year at this time you could be playing poker with the world’s greatest players at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Fantazzle and Fatty’s are the only people offering you this chance. Don’t miss out. \

2010 WSOP

Remember, you can write in players name who do not appear on the list. Here is a breakdown of the 2010 WSOP. Might be able to find some quality “sleeper” picks.

Frank Kassela – Only player to win 2 bracelets in 2010. Both were his first career bracelets. Has won over $1.2million so far in 2010.

John Juanda – No wins yet in 2010, but has made 4 final tables and finished Top 5 in all of those final table appearances.

Michael Mizrachi – Money leader so far in 2010. 1 win and 4 cashes have earned over 1.6 million

Dan Heimiller – 3 final tables and 7 cashes in 2010. 3 Top 5 performances.

Who to Pick?

Not familiar with professional poker? Well you have came to the right place. Here’s a breakdown of each of the Poker Pros groups (3) and the Past WSOP winners. Look at the table below to see what these players have done in the past.

Poker Professional Breakdown

GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ENTER

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We have already broken down the “Fatty’s Five” group, now it is time to breakdown the “Fatty’s All-Stars” in the free fantasy poker game. Don’t think this is useless information. Remember, your Fatty’s players receive double the amount of points that your other 8 players do. If I were you, I’d pay close attention.

The one player that sticks out the most in this group, and not just for his facial features has gotta be Mike “The Nose.” He’s the heart, the soul and the owner of Fatty’s in New York. As the most experienced poker players, next to Old Man Bill ofcourse, he has gotta be a favorite to lead the Fatty’s crew. The “Nose” will be looking to better his 2009 Main Event finish where he cashed out with nearly $33,000. Not bad at all for a week of work.

Kenny “Kendo” is a steady and reliable player who will be at the Main Event after winning a charity poker game earlier this year. The family man says Phil Ivey best fits his style of play. If he takes the ways of winning from Ivey then cashing out at the Main Event is a real possibility.

From what we’ve heard about Carmine, he’s not the guy to pick out of this group. But this will be his second appearance at the Main Event. Maybe 2010 is the year is luck finally turns around and he catches some river cards.

Then there’s Scottie Mayhem. A fairly new poker player compared to the rest of the All-Stars, his competitiveness makes him a safe pick. But one problem, this guys wears a hat with his name on it. C’mon who does that? Just for that, he’s off my fantasy poker team.

Saving the best for last. “Old Man” Bill has been playing poker since FDR was sitting in the White House. That is what you call experience. The 89-year old great grandpa had a distinguished career as a merchant marine chief engineer and business entrepreneur. Now he takes everyone’s money at Fatty’s. If experience and ruthlessness is your key in selecting the All-Star, Old Man Bill is your go to guy.

OUR FATTY’S ALL-STAR PICK: All 5 guys on this list have the possibility of cashing out in the Main Event. But our All-Star selection for the free fantasy poker game is going to the Fatty’s owner, Mike “The Nose.”

Be sure to get your fantasy poker lineups in before July 5^th when the Main Event starts.

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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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