With the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIII behind us, the change of months means it’s almost time for its lower-stakes sidekick, the Mini-FTOPS XIII to begin.

The Mini-FTOPS XIII was scheduled differently than Mini-FTOPSs of the past in coming after the main FTOPS XIII instead of concurrently with it, for one reason and one reason only: in order to allow more players to participate in both.

The Mini-FTOPS XIII features a mirror-image of the FTOPS XII events – a total of the same 25 events in all – with 1/10th the buy-in and 1/10th the guaranteed prize pool. It’s a pretty fair deal considering harsh modern times.

The Mini-FTOPS XIII starts September 9 and boasts a $3 million guaranteed prize pool. Some of the highlights of this latest incarnation of the internet’s favorite low-budget poker tournament series include the $266 2-day Event with a $400K guaranteed prize pool, starting on September 19 at 1 pm ET, and the $55 Mini-FTOPS XIII Main Event with a $500K in guaranteed prize pool, on September 20 at 5:00 pm ET.

In addition to the regular prize-money being awarded, Full Tilt is also giving every player to make any Mini-FTOPS XIII event’s final table a limited edition jacket commemorating the event. There’s also a Mini-FTOPS XIII leaderboard, the top finisher getting a prize package valued at approximate $7,500 which includes free entry to every event in FTOPS XIV.

Satellites are still running now at Full Tilt Poker to win a free seat in one of the Mini-FTOPS XIII events, including the main event itself. Buy-ins for these Mini-FTOPS XIII satellites start as low as $0.50 or 50 Full Tilt Points (FTPs).