Another installment of the renowned online poker series from Full Tilt Poker is edging ever closer, kicking off on February 6th and spanning a couple of weeks.
Be sure to check out the FTOPS XIX schedule and get involved in one of the 45 championship events on offer.
Who knows, if you're good enough you could walk away with a gold jersey... not to mention the millions of dollars up for grabs!
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Speaking to tablemate Nobbi Tanaka, he detailed us on how previous main event final tablist Raj Ramakrishnan was eliminated.
On a 
(X) board, Peter Wong check-raised Ramakrishnan all in. Ramakrishnan made the call for his tournament life, and was in bad shape with his 
up against Wong's .
The turn and river blanked out as the 2009 fourth-place finisher was forced to hit the rail.
With between 4,000 and 4,500 chips in the middle, Haralabos Voulgaris bet 1,500 on the board of 
. Jamie Pickering was his opponent and he made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
and put three bullets on board. Voulgaris checked and Pickering bet 2,500. Voulgaris thought for a bit and then mucked his hand face up. What did he fold? Well, he laid down the 
, having flopped a set and turned a full house. Much of the table was in amazement of the fold and Pickering didn't show his hand.
Pickering collected the pot and moved to 29,000 while Voulgaris dropped to 11,000.
After copping a bad beat on the last hand before the break, Roy Vandersluis has managed to regain some of his chips.
Limp calling 700 from early position, Vandersluis check-called 850 on the 
flop before both players checked the 
on the turn.
On the river of the 
, Vandersluis tossed in a bet of 1,000 to force a fold from his opponent while he climbed to 13,000 in chips.
Facing a raise in the hi-jack to 500, Joe Hachem three-bet the cutoff to 1,250.
His opponent smooth-called before leading the flop for 1,500. Hachem made the call before both players softly tapped the table when the turn landed the 
as the 
rolled off on the river.
The hi-jack checked and following a few minutes deliberating, Hachem dropped in a bet of 3,500. His opponent swiftly mucked as Hachem moved to 26,500 in chips.
On a 
flop, a short-stacked Michael Fusco open-shoved with 
. All Jeff Sarwer had to do was call with his 
. Middle set held through the 
turn, making the river meaningless. Fusco was eliminated while Sarwer moved up to 28,000.
"It's amazing," Sarwer told a tablemate. "After playing like a maniac I pick up monsters like this. That's the beauty of it." We doubt his table agrees.
With 4,300 chips splashed in the middle of the table, the board read 
and Full Tilt Poker's Andrew Feldman was involved. Feldman's opponent fired 2,500 and after a minute in the tank, Feldman raised to 7,300. His opponent tapped the table and then mucked his hand, allowing Feldman to pick up the pot and chip up to 21,200 in chips.
On the flop of 
, Bodo Sbrzesny checked to his opponent. The player bet 1,600 and Sbrzesny made the call to see the 
fall on the turn. Sbrzesny checked again and his opponent increased his bet size to 3,600 this time. Once again, Sbrzesny made the call.
The river completed the board with the 
and Sbrzesny checked. His opponent really upped the ante with an all-in shove worth 14,350. After a little bit of thought, Sbrzesny gave it up and was kicked back to 35,500 in chips.
David Oppenheim entered the pot from middle position with a raise to 450 and found a caller in Roy Vandersluis and the button before Martin Rowe three-bet to 1,800 from the small blind.
Oppenheim and the button were the only two callers as the flop landed 
. Rowe paused momentarily before sliding out a bet of 2,600 which only Oppenheim called as the 
rolled off on the turn.
Taking a step back from his previously aggressive line, Rowe tapped the table indicating a check as Oppenheim pushed out a bet of 4,300. Rowe went into the tank for near on two minutes before making the call as the 
peeled off on the river.
Rowe took his time before checking as Oppenheim moved all in for his last 10,625. Rowe would again use all of his alloted time to come to a decision - and after several minutes - that decision would involve him tossing in his final 11,675 into the pot.
Rowe tabled his , and as Oppenheim shook his head and mucked, he waited upon the verification that he was indeed out before tapping the table and wishing his opponents good luck.
For the Full Tilt Poker Red Pro, his trip to Australia has been a successful one although he was an early casualty in both the $100,000 Challenge and this main event.
Just a few days ago, Oppenheim was victorious in the Full Tilt Poker $25,000 Shootout Invitational for AUD$250,000, and with a few more tournaments on offer, along with a high stakes cash game tonight, there is still plenty of chances for Oppenheim to head back to Las Vegas with a few extra coins in his pocket!
Facing a limp under the gun, Gary Benson made it 525 to go next to speak as both the small blind and the limper made the call.
Benson fired out a continuation-bet of 900 on the 
flop as only the limper made the call.
The turn of the was checked through before the limper led for 2,125 when the river landed the .
Benson thought for nearly two minutes before laying his hand down while slipping to 12,700 in chips.
