What is the Online Forum Challenge / the Global Gaming Event?

First of all, the Online Forum Challenge is an international forum battle where players from all over the world can fight out the best poker forum in each event and win extra prizes for themselves and also for the top 3 winning forums. The Global Gaming Events is part of the OFC, but here you mainly fight for the best nation in this events and win extra prizes as well - you can still also select your preferred poker forum and win extra prizes as well.

Can everyone participate in those events?

Yes the events are open to all players, but sometimes there are restrictions based on the hosting site of those events - for example, the iPoker sites do currently not allow players from the USA. The Global Gaming Events are usually only open to non USA players, but this is based on the current federal situation and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act .

Of course, you also need an account at the hosting site - if you already got an account there but this one is not tracked to your preferred forum that you would like to represent, you can still sign up. If you dont have an account at the hosting site yet, please download the site from your preferred forum and set up a new account.

Do I need to deposit for the events from the OFC / GGE?

No, you dont need to deposit to be eligible and participate. But each event usually consists of a freeroll on saturday and a 5.50 $ Buy In on sunday on the weekend, when the event takes place. So if you dont have enough funds on your account, you can only participate in the freeroll and if you win enough money there, you can play in the BuyIn game one day later. There is no rule that you have to play both games, the freeroll and the BuyIn. But the added money and bonusprizes are usually higher in the BuyIn games - for example a WPT qualifier ticket worth 3.000 $ - the added prizes are shown in each tournament announcement.

How do I register for the OFC / GGE events?

1. When you have an existing account at the hosting site for the upcoming events, you can go to http://www.onlineforumchallenge.com and register there with your exact username and the e-mail adress used for the pokersite - you will get a notification to this e-mail adress that your pre-registration has been successfull.

2. When you dont have an existing account at the hosting site for the upcoming events, visit your preferred forum that you would like to represent and search for the download link there. There is nothing worse than wasting an account to the pokersite itself and have no tracking on your account. With tracking your account to your preferred forum, you support the forum and they will be able to offer more exclusive private games for its members. Afterwards follow step one.

The pre-registration:

1. You have to pre-register at the site http://www.onlineforumchallenge.com prior to the games (mostly until the wednesday before the tournaments take place), as they are all arranged as restricted events - either by restricted list or coupons. Thats why it is important that you pre-register in time or you wont be able to join.

On the home page of the OFC, you will find banners of the upcoming events that are open to pre-register. On the tab "Events" you will have an overview on all former and upcoming events and can also have a look at the details again. All can click on all buttons on their website, that are shown below in orange on the screenshot:

If you have chosen the event that you would like to pre-register for, click on the button "Sign Up" and you will get forwarded to the events info page, where all events are listed:

If you scroll down, you can see the registration details and you need to fill in your username and the e-mail used for the account:

From the dropdown menu, you can chose your preferred forum that you would like to represent in the OFC / GGE event. For the GGE events, you are automatically registered for your country, because the site checks the IP adress and forwards it, therefor the country is already preselected.

Below all this you can also see the leaderboard of sign ups for the event and when the tournaments are history, also the results.

Please remember to sign up in time, before the pre-registration closes - when you wait too long, you will not be able to join these restricted tournaments. Also notice, that you have to register for the events manually when they are registered - you are not automatically registered for the events when you pre-registered on the OFC website! The events are usually listed on the hosting poker site a few days prior to the events, and you will also receive a reminder when the games will take place. Once pre-registered for the OFC events, you will receive the official newsletter regularly with the upcoming tournaments. Also check back your preferred forum for the announcements and if needed, download links for the hosting pokersite.