FTOPS XXII Day 7: "SATORI1985," "hopaneng," and "paula35" Earn Gold Jerseys

March 24, 2013

Rich Ryan Editor

Saturday, on Day 7 of Full Tilt Online Poker Series XXII, three players captured gold jerseys. The first event, Event #16, was a $535 no-limit hold'em heads-up tournament. It attracted a total of 263 players, generating a total prize pool of $131,500. "SATORI1985" and Ivan "Shepa777" Sheptytskyi reached the final, and opted to chop it evenly, but "SATORI1985" ended up winning an extra $1,000 and the gold jersey.

FTOPS XXII Event #16: No-Limit Hold'em, Heads Up ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$500+35	263	$131,500

Place	Player	Prize
1	SATORI1985	$25,813.75*
2	Ivan "Shepa777" Sheptyskyi	$24,813.75*
3	Brian "just_the_nuts" Roberts	$9,533.75
4	Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis	$9,533.75
5	Alex "dynoalot" Difelice	$4,931.25
6	"Tinkerage"	$4,931.25
7	Brian "brianm15" England	$4,931.25
8	"KONGDAKING"	$4,931.25

_{*Denotes a heads-up deal}

Notable Finishes: Pratyush "Shane Gamble" Buddiga (15th - $2,630), Jason "NovaSky" Koon (16th - $2,630)

The second event of the day was Event #17, a $322 six-max pot-limit Omaha hi triple chance event. It attracted 459 players, creating a total prize pool of $137,700, and the winner was "hopaneng." He defeated Nick "canofcorn22" Petrangelo heads up, and joining them at the final table were Noah "player541" Kelly and Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen.

FTOPS XXII Event #17: Six-Max, Pot-Limit Omaha Hi, Triple Chance ($100K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$300+22	459	$137,700

Place	Player	Prize
1	"hopaneng"	$30,294
2	Nick "canofcorn22" Petrangelo	$19,966.50
3	Noah "player541" Kelly	$14,458.50
4	"BBQchicken1"	$10,740.60
5	Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen	$7,573.50
6	"chemztry"	$4,957.20

Notable Finishes: Ami "UhhMee" Barer (7th - $3,167), Alex "dynoalot" Difelice (9th - $2,478.60), Kevin "Wu_Wizard" MacPhee (22nd - $963.90), Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah (28th - $826.20), Chance "Chances Cards" Kornuth (31st - $757.35)

The third and final event of the day was Event #18, a $216 limit hold'em Rush tournament. A total of 214 players registered, meaning the $50,000 guarantee was not met. The winner was "paula35," who bested "StoneFace007" heads up. Joining them at the final table were Daniel "Hanamichi23" Chaulet, Jason "NovaSky" Koon, Dylan "InvisibleEnigma" Linde and Marques "manlachance" Marcio.

FTOPS XXII Event #18: Limit Hold'em Rush ($50K Guaranteed)

Buy-in	Entrants	Prize Pool
$200+16	214	$50,000

Place	Player	Prize
1	"paula35"	$13,000
2	"StoneFace007"	$8,250
3	Daniel "Hanamichi23" Chaulet	$6,250
4	"KolaBeldi_Jr"	$4,875
5	"lukiboy44"	$3,625
6	Jason "NovaSky" Koon	$2,625
7	Dylan "InvisibleEnigma" Linde	$1,750
8	"Kongdori"	$1,375
9	Marques "manlachance" Marcio	$1,050