FTOPS Day 4: “Garbally” Wins Event #8; “ottoman09” Captures Event #9 Title
The Full Tilt continued on Wednesday with two more events from the 35-event schedule — Event #8 $216 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi Rush and Event #9 $109 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Rebuy.
Both Events #8 and #9 exceeded their guarantee, with the former being won by “Garbally” and the latter by “ottoman09”. They join a list of winners that include Michael "doneNdusted84" Kanaan, João “joaosimaobh” Simão, “Mikleler”, “mrcall912” and “errr_rick”.
Wednesday’s results had little effect atop the
Full Tilt and “fowirls” are still tied for first place with 300 points each.
However, “ottoman09’s” win, along with a 12th-place finish in Event #4 $216 No-Limit Hold’em Rush Turbo, saw him jump into third place on the leader board with 295 yards, while “Garbally’s” win, plus a 24th-place finish in Event #3 $1,060 No-Limit Hold’em Multi-Entry for $2,820 and 44th in Event #5 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha High 6-Max for $450, put him in fourth place with 294 points.
Here’s a summary of Wednesday’s tournaments:
Full Tilt FTOPS XXI Event #8 $216 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi Rush
Rush tournaments are not only popular, but also they’re prone to finish quickly. That’s what happened in Event #8, which surpassed its $50,000 guarantee by drawing 487 players and creating a prize pool of $97,400.
The U.K.’s Nikhil “Clairv0yant1” Persaud had experience in speedy tournaments, having defeated 487 players in FTOPS XX Event #29 $216 No-Limit Hold’em Cashout Turbo to win $13,492.45 and was making a run at his second gold jersey. Unfortunately, his time at the final table was cut short because he busted in sixth place with a $4,870 consolation prize. Likewise, Chris “maxxscam” Back, who topped a field of 649 players in FTOPS XVI Event #20 $322 PLO Heads Up to win $39,500, had his bid at a second title come to an end when he was eliminated on fifth place for $6,574.50.
“Garbally” and “archimides” ultimately made it to heads-up play before striking a deal that saw each take home a little less than $20,000.
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$16 | 487 | $97,400 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | “Garbally” | $19,973.50* |
| 2nd | “archimides” | $19,473.50* |
| 3rd | “83oneblood86” | $11,201 |
| 4th | “Revenge4Dodo” | $8,766 |
| 5th | Chris “maxxscam” Back | $6,574.50 |
| 6th | Nikhil “Clairv0yant1” Persaud | $4,870 |
| 7th | “Thylacine09” | $3,165.50 |
| 8th | “TLD2006” | $2,435 |
| 9th | “jbrow8777” | $1,948 |
*denotes heads-up deal
Full Tilt FTOPS XXI Event #9 $109 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Rebuy
Tuesday’s second FTOPS tournament, Event #9, also surpassed its $200,000 guarantee by attracting 806 players and creating a prize pool of $254,100. A few notables managed to earn a piece of that money, including Rayan “rkruok” Nathan (19th - $1,397.55) and the winner of FTOPS XIX Event #34 $1,060 10-Game/6-Max, Alex “derdings” Jung, who finished in 14th place for $1,060. Likewise, the man affectionately referred to as “Control V” by the poker media, Athanasios “Athanasios 9” Polychronopoulos, finished in 10th place for $3,938.55
The final table was void of notables, but did see Romania’s “ottoman09” defeat Russia’s “voehahn” in heads-up play to capture the $54,250.35 first-place prize.
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 806 | $254,100 |
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | “ottoman09” | $54,250.35 |
| 2nd | “voehahn” | $35,574 |
| 3rd | “IPukeRainbows” | $25,410 |
| 4th | “xbet_kiddi” | $19,311.60 |
| 5th | “aihhfr” | $13,721.40 |
| 6th | “IkillU2012” | $8,766.45 |
FTOPS XXI will resume on Thursday with two more events: Event #10 $216 Hold’em Limit 6-Max Rush Multi-Entry Tournament ($75,000 guarantee at 1100 ET ) and Event #11 $322 No-Limit Hold’em 3xShootout ($100,000 guarantee at 14:00 ET). To view the entire schedule, Full Tilt.
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