In Saturday’s action in the 15th running of the quarterly Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), RPM Poker sponsored pro Chris “cdbr3799” Dombrowski took down the $109 No Limit Hold’em with Rebuys for $131,000.
Winning large-scale tournaments is nothing new to Dombrowski, who bested the field in the PokerStars $100 rebuy for a lucrative $85,000 payday in August. On Friday, the RPM sponsored pro won the Full Tilt Poker $100 rebuy for $27,000. Last May, Dombrowski placed second in the PokerStars Daily Eighty Grand for $21,000. On Saturday on the virtual felts of Full Tilt Poker, 2,099 players turned out for the $109 rebuy, creating a total prize pool of $645,000.
Heads-up, Dombrowski defeated JMaster130, a Philadelphia native. JMaster130 earned $85,000 for his efforts. He’s coming off a month of December in which he finished second and fourth in the PokerStars $109 Cubed and was the runner-up in the PokerStars $55 Cubed. The three cashes combined for a $50,000 increase in net worth. Third place in Saturday’s $109 rebuy on Full Tilt Poker went to GreenGuard13, who banked $63,000. Here’s how the final table shook out:
1. cdbr3799 – $131,650
2. JMaster130 – $85,206
3. GreenGuard13 – $63,259
4. Diegohada – $47,767
5. Volody512345 – $33,566
6. Jabronee – $21,947
7. bankrollme87 – $14,847
8. mordovorotishe – $10,328
9. bdubs3737 – $7,746
Also held on Saturday was Event #6 of the ongoing FTOPS, a $535 Pot Limit Omaha Six-Max affair. A total of 823 players took part in the festivities and the top 102 walked away with cash. Pocketing $65,000 after a three-way deal was struck was eventual winner zimp721. Finishing in the number two spot was Deniro77, who earned $61,000 after the deal. Rounding out the top three was babayaro, whose bankroll grew by $60,000. The final six-handed table featured the following finishers:
1. zimp721 – $65,173
2. Deniro77 – $61,673
3. babayaro – $59,769
4. jcasper432 – $41,150
5. hickey987 – $22,221
6. Sunspots28 – $14,197
None of the seven FTOPS XV events held so far has experienced an overlay, which occurs when the guaranteed prize pool of a tournament exceeds its actual purse. Sunday promises to be even more hectic, as three events will play out that combined will offer nearly $3 million guaranteed. Event #8 is a $129 No Limit Hold’em Knockout, which will have at least $800,000 on the line. Event #9 is a $535 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up tournament that assures at least $400,000 will be up for grabs. Finally, the granddaddy of Sunday FTOPS tournaments is Event #10, a $322 No Limit Hold’em contest with a guarantee of $1.5 million.
FTOPS XV wraps up next Sunday, February 21st, with a $535 buy-in Main Event. The high-stakes online poker tournament, hosted by Full Tilt’s Allen Cunningham, will offer up at least $2.5 million. Also taking place that day are a $256 No Limit Hold’em Knockout Six-Max event and a $216 Pot Limit Omaha Heads-Up competition.
Full Tilt Poker is the second largest online poker site in the world and happily accepts customers from the United States. Its recent unveiling of Rush Poker turned the online cash game world upside down, as users could suddenly take in 200 to 300 hands per hour, increasing the win rate dramatically for profitable players. Full Tilt’s team of sponsored pros includes former MIT Blackjack Team member Andy Bloch, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, and Danish superstar Gus Hansen.
