We knew that the ninth Full Tilt Online Poker Series would be a rousing success. Did you really think that the online poker site would continue to offer this set of tournaments with millions of dollars in guarantees if they weren’t a smashing success? I think not. Play kicked off on Wednesday night with a rousing 5,776 players coughing up $216 to buy into the first no limit tournament. In the end, GARFIELD25 cruised to victory, pocketing just under $200,000. It’s amazing that $216 can be turned into a house in a matter of a few hours. That’s the allure of online poker and what drives so many people worldwide to try and turn the popular game into a profession. Full Tilt Poker is your home for high-stakes poker action this week.
Here were the top 10 from Event 1 when the smoke cleared. Note the ridiculously high payouts, as the top 12 actually cashed for more than $10,000. The total prize pool was just over $1.1 million:
1. GARFIELD25 ($199,398.62)
2. dorinvandy ($120,781.10)
3. daisybyrd ($77,669.76)
4. Cryyss ($60,679.50)
5. RiverJazz ($45,654.10)
6. Mr_Bond222 ($34,096.10)
7. acedel15 ($26,583.40)
8. mpuskad3 ($20,226.50)
9. monopolyguy845 ($15,025.40)
10. apache22_2000 ($10,922.31)
Event 2 was a Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better Knockout tournament. The event drew fewer people than Event 1 did, but that is to be expected given the more unique variety of poker being played. The buy-in was $256, with $40 placed on each player’s head as a bounty in exactly the same manner as in the Full Tilt Sunday Brawl. Here’s what the top of the leader board looked like:
1. Teledonk ($51,210.00)
2. chicha62 ($32,433.00)
3. DNcrew ($24,011.80)
4. THEDRILLER1 ($18,777.00)
5. Jaturongkabaht ($14,225.00)
6. juantwo34567 ($10,242.00)
7. lovos111 ($6,828.00)
8. canibetnow ($5,121.00)
9. StuMan123 ($3,641.60)
10. Irish Rob ($2,048.40)
Event 3 of FTOPS IX was a $216 no limit shootout tournament. There were 1,296 players who entered. In order to advance in a shootout tournament, a player must defeat everyone at his table. Take a look at the big paydays here as well:
1. CapTinBisKuiT ($45,360.00)
2. THEROBBOB20 ($28,512.00)
3. rob479974 ($18,973.44)
4. lucky_aces08 ($12,960.00)
5. cane3418 ($9,072.00)
6. Mik la clok ($6,220.80)
7. ExtravaDanza ($4,147.20)
8. OJ Limpsin ($4,147.20)
9. Kotik-Narkotiks ($4,147.20)
10. HumpDog ($4,147.20)
The FTOPS wraps up with the $535 Main Event, which kicks off on Sunday, August 17th. Visit Full Tilt Poker for all of the details.