The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) X started this week and has already helped generate record traffic numbers for the site as well as massive payouts for each of the first five events. The tenth edition of the series, which has been running since August of 2006, has been a huge success thus far by covering each of its guaranteed prize pools by a wide margin. It all started Wednesday evening at 9:00 ET with a No Limit Hold’em event.
Event 1: $200 + 16 6-Max NL Hold ‘em
Mike Matusow got FTOPS X underway by hosting the $1 million guaranteed Six-Max event Wednesday evening. With 5,124 entries, the total prize pool eclipsed the $1 million mark by nearly $25,000. Matusow was joined by Full Tilt Poker pros Allen Cunningham, David Pham, Jeff Madsen, Huck Seed, Phil Gordon, and Isaac Baaron, who all finished out of the money. Aaron Bartley was among those that cashed in the event, along with Chip Jett and Adam Schoenfeld.
Dan “imabigkidnow” Kelly and cheesemonster also made deep runs in Event #1. Halfrek, who won two FTOPS VIII events earlier this year, finished in ninth place, while Kelly let a massive chip lead slip through his fingers and busted out in seventh. Cheesemonster, the first ever winner of the FTOPS Main Event, was eliminated in 71st.
The winner of the tournament, davin77, took home $195,757.30 for his efforts. Here’s a look at the final table members and payouts:
1st Place: davin77 – $195,757.30
2nd Place: Bog25 – $119,901.60
3rd Place: smoothustler – $83,213.76
4th Place: SisterSue056 – $61,488.00
5th Place: AlwaysTrustMe – $45,091.20
6th Place: FaGi – $30,744.00
Event #2: $240 + 16 PL Omaha Knockout
Sigi Stockinger hosted the $200,000 guaranteed event Thursday, which drew a turnout of 1,165 players for a total prize pool of $233,000. Chip Jett led the charge of Full Tilt Pros by cashing for the second time in as many events, but it was Gary Jones who made the most noise by placing seventh for $6,757. Jon “PearlJammed” Turner also made the money.
TeamShizz won Event #2 for $51,260. The final table results were:
1st Place: TeamShizz – $51,260.00
2nd Place: wes1279 – $32,620.00
3rd Place: Fbonacci – $23,591.25
4th Place: xxd33pxx – $18,931.25
5th Place: Shimoney21 – $14,282.90
6th Place: WHY_1 – $10,485.00
7th Place: Gary Jones – $6,757.00
8th Place: DSchec – $4,893.00
9th Place: knickadam55 – $3,495.00
Event #3: $500 + 35 NL Hold’em 3x Shootout
A prize pool guarantee of $300,000 was attached to Event #3, hosted by CardRunners team member Andrew Wiggins. The 729 participants resulted in a $364,500 prize pool. Aaron Bartley earned his second cash of FTOPS X, while online pros Greg “DuckU” Hobson, Michael “mossified84” Skomac and Anthony “holdplz” Spinella also made their way into the money.
The winner of the tournament was mrvogt, who found $76,545 in his account following the victory. Here’s a look at the final table results of Event #3:
1st Place: mrvogt – $76,545.00
2nd Place: runemowgli – $51,030.00
3rd Place: zman2224 – $36,450.00
4th Place: MIsTeRLiQUor – $27,337.50
5th Place: hockeymaniax – $20,047.50
6th Place: Bubbagump29 – $14,580.00
7th Place: Faborizer – $10,206.00
8th Place: Tiahuanico – $6,925.50
9th Place: FromAbove – $4,920.75
Event #4: $300 + 22 NL Hold’em 1 rebuy and 1 add-on
Russia’s Vitaly Lunkin played host to the $600,000 guaranteed event which saw several well-known pros make deep runs. Aaron Bartley continued his impressive streak through the first week of FTOPS events by taking third place for $64,500, but Jeff “GrampaJeff” Gray stole the show by defeating a field of 815 players and taking home a prize of $138,000. Fellow online star darrenelias took seventh for $18,000 while colson10, The Universe112, Halfrek, and CrazyZachary were among the 90 players that cashed. Full Tilt Poker pros Jeremiah Smith and Ali Sarkeshik finished in 23rd and 72nd place, respectively.
1st Place: GrampaJeff – $138,000.00
2nd Place: mightypirate – $87,000.00
3rd Place: Aaron Bartley – $64,500.00
4th Place: mrcall912 – $49,500.00
5th Place: dbones6 – $37,500.00
6th Place: djmanga – $27,500.00
7th Place: darrenelias – $18,000.00
8th Place: raidalot – $14,040.00
9th Place: Shakar513 – $10,200.00
Event #5: $200 + 16 Limit Hold’em Six-Max
Limit specialist Matt Hawrilenko sat in as host of the $150,000 guaranteed Event #5, which ended up drawing 879 entrants for a total prize pool of $175,800. Scott Fischman was the lone Full Tilt Team Pro to cash, placing 78th place $369. Tommy2tyme was the eventual winner of a lengthy final table, earning $37,533.30.
1st Place: tommy2tyme – $37,533.30
2nd Place: Kometen1 – $24,612.00
3rd Place: voguepergola – $17,580.00
4th Place: jallajalla12 – $13,360.80
5th Place: thankstwink – $9,493.20
6th Place: torskii – $6,065.10
FTOPS X resumes Saturday with Event #6, a $500 +35 PL Omaha Six-Max event with a $350,000 guarantee that kicks off at 2:00 p.m. ET. The series runs through November 16 with 25 events totaling $15 million in guaranteed money.
