Last year's WPT Southern Poker Classic drew out 283 entrants, generating a prizepool of more than $2 million with a $1,025,500 first-place prize that Allen Carter beat out Bobby Suer to win.

This isn't the first major poker tournament McDermott has qualified for. He won his way into the 2009 WSOP Main Event and enjoyed the experience even though he didn't survive the madness to reach the money. Despite that, his confidence is high going into this WPT event:

"I think I have a good chance in this tournament. The field will be smaller and there won't be as many good players in Biloxi like there was in the WSOP Main Event."

So, we wish him luck and all the best. May the cards be with you.

For the full interview, check out "Bodog Flight Club Interview: WitchfinderG."

Among the players who were not lost too quickly yesterday was Bodog Poker pro David Williams, who is already back at the tables today for Day 3, looking to make it into the top 52 and walk away with a little something for his troubles. Today has been a rollercoaster for DW so far in just a short time as evidenced by his last two tweets:

30 minutes into day 3 and I ran KK into AA. Down to 13k.

Back up to 45k. Still grinding and not gonna quit. 1k2k blinds.

With a little more than 22 big blinds left in his stack, DW still has plenty of room to play and we expect that he'll make the most of it.

On the line for all of the remaining players is the €1,000,000 ($1.42 million) first-place prize, but unfortunately that won't be awarded until November. It seems that the Partouche Poker Tour has taken a page out of the WSOP playbook and is playing their final table in November as well. However, with three days of poker still left on the schedule, plus the final table, they could end up adding a day or two to the break if they keep losing players at the rate they have.

Getting to the south of France in November to play poker along the Mediterranean coast may require playing through six days of a poker tournament, but getting to many, many other exotic locations to play may only requires as little as $1 or T$1 with the Bodog Flight Club promotion. Online poker players can qualify to jet all over the world, playing in major poker tournaments, including Amsterdam, Holland, Marrakech, Morocco and many others. Qualify online for the WPT, EPT and LAPT now.

The Lido International Dutch Open has become one of the staple events on the European poker circuit, drawing in some of the biggest names in poker. Last year that list included Freddy Deeb, Surinder Sunar, Sorel "imper1um" Mizzi, Rolf Slotboom and Danny Ryan. For winning the 2008 event, Danish poker player Jan Sorensen beat out a field of 335 entrants to take home the €623,100 ($890k) first-place prize.

To get started on their path toward poker riches and the chance to live the Bodog lifestyle in Amsterdam, Bodog Poker is offering qualifiers for the Lido International Dutch Open for as little as $1 or T$100 every day. For those wanting to get started a little closer to the goal there are qualifiers running at differing buy-in levels and tournament types all the way up to the $270 buy-in Bodog Flight Club Semifinal. One player for every 48 entries in this Semifinal will win a $12,000 Prize Package to the 2009 Lido International Dutch Open.

The tournament runs from November 10-13, 2009, and the prize package includes the € 6,000 + € 200 buy-in (approx. $8,800 USD) as well as $3,200 for travel and accommodation expenses. As a member of Team Bodog, winners of the package will also receive a Bodog swag bag as well as articles written about their progress, so that friends and family can follow their results at home.

For more information about the 2009 Lido International Dutch Open, visit the Bodog Flight Club page and get started on the way to Amsterdam now.

The first tournament of the weekend was the $125 + $10 buy-in Special Flight Club Semifinal, which drew out 27 online poker players to battle it out for the $6,000 LAPT Punta del Este package. Bodog regular "Nate_Avenson" managed to capitalize on the incredible value by emerging victorious. For the win (FTW!), he receives the $6,000 Bodog Flight Club package, which includes the $3,700 buy-in to the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation. He'll also be hooked up with a Bodog swag bag and the chance to make some extra money based on his performance and exposure.

On the big day itself, 399 players took advantage of the $20,000 in prize money that Bodog added to the purse of the $100 + $9 buy-in Super Bowl Special tournament to generate a total prize pool of $59,900. Reaching the final table of the event were several Bodog regulars, but it was "Justin58" who claimed the top prize of $14,975.

Here are the full final table results:

1.    Justin58  -  $14,975.00
2.    subiime  -  $9,584.00
3.    scclemen  -  $6,049.90
4.    DUSoonerKid  -  $4,792.00
5.    afroburg  -  $3,354.40
6.    mash91  -  $2,695.50
7.    bbreinig  -  $2,096.50
8.    Dante Villano  -  $1,317.80
9.    Harry PePe  -  $1,018.30

For more details on the Bodog Poker Flight Club, check out the Flight Club tournament overview and the Flight Club qualifying schedule to see when your next chance is to win a package to travel to some of the world’s most exotic locations and play in the world’s finest poker events.

First up is a $125 + $10 buy-in Special Flight Club Semifinal that Bodog is hosting tomorrow at 4pm ET. This event will award one $6,000 LAPT Punta del Este package for every 48 players who enter the tournament, with at least one package guaranteed. The $6,000 Flight Club package includes the $3,700 buy-in to the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation.

On Sunday, ignore all of the irrelevant pre-game hot air that gets blown every year and and tune into Bodog's $100 + $9 buy-in Super Bowl Special tournament at 4pm ET. Bodog Poker is juicing the pot with an additional $20,000 in prize money, making your buy-in worth more the second you sit down at the table.

Below are more details on the special Super Bowl tournaments at Bodog:

Name:  Special Flight Club Semifinal
Date:  Saturday, January 31 at 4pm ET
Buy-in:  $125 + $10
Prizes: 1 player for every 48 entries will win a $6,000 Bodog Flight Club Prize Package to the LAPT Event in Punta Del Este, Uruguay from March 18 to 20.  Prize package includes $3,700 buy-in to the Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation. 1 prize package is guaranteed.
Chips:  3,000
Levels:  15 minutes

Name:  Super Bowl Special – $20K Added
Date:  Sunday, February 1st at 4pm ET
Buy-in:  $100 + $9
Bonus:  Bodog will add $20,000 to the prize pool
Chips:  2,500
Levels:  15 minutes

Don't forget that you can qualify online for international poker tournaments daily in the Bodog Poker room. So, no need to wait for football game, just go ahead and get started now.

While "shOrTy 25″ has cashed several times in this event, this was his first time at the final table and he made it a memorable one by emerging victorious and going home with a nice chunk of change.Following behind him were fellow regulars "Ragaboo" and "IWEARGOGGLES."

Here are the full final table placings and payouts:

1. ShOrTy 25 – $23,600
2. Ragaboo – $13,600
3. IWEARGOGGLES – $9,100
4. DARKHELMET13 – $7,000
5. nsx_encino – $5,700
6. willysas – $4,500
7. cream420 – $3,300
8. Joe McGuire – $2,200
9. Nate Avenson – $1,300

Next weekend, Bodog is replacing the $100,000 Guaranteed with the $100 + $9 buy-in Super Bowl Special tournament at 4pm ET that will feature $20,000 in added prize money.

If you want even more action on Super Bowl weekend, Bodog is hosting a $125 + $10 buy-in Special Flight Club Semifinal on Saturday at 4pm ET that will award one $6,000 LAPT Punta del Este package for every 48 players who enter the tournament, with at least one package guaranteed. The $6,000 Flight Club package includes the $3,700 buy-in to the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation.

For those looking to score big this weekend but want to do so on the cheap, you're in luck. Just like the Super Bowl itself, which hosts a Media Day on the Tuesday before the big game, Bodog will host a Media Day Combo Qualifier on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 9:43 pm EST. The $27 + $2 buy-in No LImit Holdem qualifier will have players suiting up for their chance to win a seat into both big tournaments over Super Bowl weekend. The top two finishers will each be awarded a guaranteed seat into both the Special Flight Club Semifinal and the Super Bowl Special with $20,000 Added. Another package will be awarded for every additional T$244 in the prize pool.

For more information check our excellent Super Bowl Special online poker tournament post and for more details on the Bodog Poker Flight Club, check out the Flight Club tournament overview and the Flight Club qualifying schedule to see when your next chance is to win a package to travel to some of the world’s most exotic locations and play in the world’s finest poker events.

First, on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 4:00 pm EST, Bodog will host a $125 + $10 buy-in Special Flight Club Semifinal that will award one $6,000 LAPT Punta del Este package for every 48 players who enter the tournament, with at least one package guaranteed. The $6,000 Flight Club package includes the $3,700 buy-in to the LAPT Punta del Este Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation.

On the big day itself, just as the pre-game coverage is starting at 4:00 pm EST, Bodog will host its Super Bowl Special tournament with $20,000 in prize money added. So tune out the talking heads on television and tune into the amazing value Bodog Poker is offering for this event. By juicing the prize pool of this $100 + $9 buy-in event with an extra $20,000 in prize money, your buy-in becomes worth more the instant you sit down at the table.

And for those looking to score big this weekend but want to do so on the cheap, you're in luck. Just like the Super Bowl itself, which hosts a Media Day on the Tuesday before the big game, Bodog will host a Media Day Combo Qualifier on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 9:43 pm EST. The $27 + $2 buy-in No LImit Holdem qualifier will have players suiting up for their chance to win a seat into both big tournaments over Super Bowl weekend. The top two finishers will each be awarded a guaranteed seat into both the Special Flight Club Semifinal and the Super Bowl Special with $20,000 Added. Another package will be awarded for every additional T$244 in the prize pool.

For more details on the Bodog Poker Flight Club, check out the Flight Club tournament overview and the Flight Club qualifying schedule to see when your next chance is to win a package to travel to some of the world’s most exotic locations and play in the world’s finest poker events.

Below are more details on the special Super Bowl tournaments at Bodog:

Name:  Special Flight Club Semifinal
Date:  Saturday, January 31 at 4pm ET
Buy-in:  $125 + $10
Prizes: 1 player for every 48 entries will win a $6,000 Bodog Flight Club Prize Package to the LAPT Event in Punta Del Este, Uruguay from March 18 to 20.  Prize package includes $3,700 buy-in to the Main Event and $2,300 for travel and accommodation. 1 prize package is guaranteed!
Chips:  3,000
Levels:  15 minutes

And on Super Bowl Sunday, Bodog will replace the "$100,000 Guaranteed" with:

Name:  Super Bowl Special – $20K Added
Date:  Sunday, February 1st at 4pm ET
Buy-in:  $100 + $9
Bonus:  Bodog will add $20,000 to the prize pool
Chips:  2,500
Levels:  15 minutes

Bodog will also run a "combo qualifier" during Super Bowl's Media Day where winners will get an entry into both of these Super Bowl specials.  Here are the details for this qualifier:

Name:  Media Day Combo Qualifier
Date:  Tuesday, January 27th at 9:43PM ET.
Buy-in:  $27 + $2
Payout:  1 player for every $244 in the prize pool will win a seat to the "Special Flight Club Semifinal" and the "Super Bowl Special – $20K Added".
Chips:  1,500
Levels:  12 minutes
Note:  The guaranteed prize pool will be T$488, meaning at least two T$244 prizes will be awarded.

1. crazykyle of Boone, NC
2. Jack0fAllTrades of South Plainfield, NJ
3. bad4 yourhealth of Grand Forks, ND

The Bodog Poker Open III is slated for the spring of 2009, but happening right now is the Bodog Poker Flight Club tournament series. What's that all about, you ask? In short, Bodog Poker is giving away at least one seat every month to a major international poker event (like the EPT Scandinavian Open on Feb. 17th). Win and you could find yourself playing poker alongside some of your favorite poker pros in some really cool exotic location. But there's more. A Bodog Fight Club prize package includes:

Travel and accommodations to the event
Buy-in to the main event
Spending money
Bodog swag bag
Feature articles published on the Beat

A full list of Bodog Flight Club qualifying tournaments can be found on the Flight Club Qualifying Schedule. The full list of Bodog Flight Club events and locations can be found here.

The first event on the map for Bodog Flight Club winners is the EPT Scandinavian Open in Copenhagen, Denmark, which runs from February 17 – 21. Online poker players will have the chance to play for this package through a series of qualifiers throughout the month of January, culminating in the $270 Semifinal to be held on Monday, January 26th at 9pm ET. Every Monday between now and then, Bodog Poker is also running a $27+$2 Quarterfinal with four seats into that Semifinal event guaranteed each week.

Winners of a Bodog Flight Club package will instantly become a member of Team Bodog, receiving travel and accommodation*, buy-in to the championship event*, spending money*, a Bodog Poker swag bag and the chance to make a little extra cash based on performance and exposure. On top of that, there will be articles written up about their progress, so that friends and family can follow this amazing experience.

With most of the events featured as part of the Bodog Flight Club promotion offering prize pools over a million dollars, this will be a once in a life time opportunity not to be missed. Qualifiers are running for as little as $1 or 100 Bodog Poker Points, so there’s no reason to miss out on the action.

Stay tuned for more details about the Bodog Flight Club promotion and don't forget to check out Bodog's other incredible online poker promotions and bonuses.

*amounts may vary depending on tournament’s buy-in, check the Bodog Poker tournament lobby for the full value of the prize package that month.