FTOPS X Rewind: Jeff 'GrampaJeff' Gray, 'tommy2tyme' Notch Event Titles

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Nov 08, 2008 4 min read

FTOPS X Rewind: Jeff 'GrampaJeff' Gray, 'tommy2tyme' Notch Event Titles 0001

FTOPS X Event #5: $300+22 NLHE 1R/1A

FTOPS Event #4 was a $300+22 affair allowing for one rebuy and one add-on. The tournament attracted 815 entrants with 558 rebuys and 538 add-ons. When all was said and done, the prize pool fell just a bit short of its $600,000 guarantee. Notable finishers included orangeman88 in tenth place ($5,700), Carl "colson10" Olson in 17th ($3,000), Jeremiah Smith in 23rd ($2,340), Matt "GrinderMJ" Juttelstad in 25th ($2,340), Halfrek in 28th ($2,040), and insanocut in 33rd ($2,040). The chip counts to start the final table were as follows, with Full Tilt "red pro" Aaron Bartley holding a commanding lead:

Aaron Bartley - 1,541,956

mightypirate - 470,585

Darren "darrenelias" Elias - 425,902

raidalot - 393,305

mrcall912 - 355,023

dbones6 - 326,688

Jeff "GrampaJeff" Gray - 223,319

djmanga - 189,674

Shakar513 - 164,548

Eliminated first was Shakar513 at the 10,000/20,000/2,500 level. Under the gun, Shakar513 moved all in for 164,096 with J♥J♦ and found action from djmanga on the button with A♦K♥. The board came 6♠7♥4♠K♦8♠, sending Shakar513 home in ninth for $10,200. Eighth place was determined after raidalot moved all in under the gun with 6♥5♥ for 167,881. Mrcall912 did just that, calling with K♣K♥ from middle position, but Jeff "GrampaJeff" Gray found A♦K♦ on the button and bet enough to set mrcall912 all in, who of course came along. The board ran out 4♠J♦5♠2♥2♠, shipping the chips toward mrcall912 and busting raidalot for $14,040.

Next, at 12,000/24,000/3,000, Gray moved all in from middle position for 337,115 with A♥5♠, but ran into Darren Elias' Q♣Q♥, who called all in from the small blind. Unfortunately for Elias, the board ran out 7♦7♣A♣4♦5♦ and ended his tournament in seventh for $18,000. Djmanga finished in sixth after getting it in preflop with J♣J♦ and racing against Aaron Bartley's A♣Q♥. The 8♣3♠Q♦8♠A♥ board was nice for Bartley and sent djmanga to the rail to collect $27,000. At 14,000/28,000/3,500, dbones6 departed next. Down to 221,200, dbones6 moved all in with K♠3♥ and was called by mrcall912, who showed A♣9♥. No king or three showed and dbones6 was out in fifth for $37,500.

Mrcall912 was the lone casualty at the 17,000/34,000/4,000 level after moving all in from the button for 317,877 with A♦2♣. Jeff "GrampaJeff" Gray called from the big blind with A♠7♥ and the board rolled out 9♦K♦7♠9♠J♦, ending mrcall912's tourney in fourth for $49,500. Chip counts at the start of three-handed play were as follows:

Aaron Bartley - 1,762,966

mightypirate - 1,309,390

Jeff "GrampaJeff" Gray - 1,018,644

The chips moved around back and forth as several all-in coin flips saw the shorter stack double through repeatedly, including Aaron Bartley, who found a two-out river seven to make a set after his pocket pair was outflopped by overcards. With blinds and antes 35,000/60,000 and 7,500, Bartley finally gave way, finishing in third. Mightypirate made it 180,000 to go from the button and Bartley moved all in for 628,709 with A♦8♦, but mightypirate called and turned up A♥J♦. The board came J♥10♦2♣8♣5♠ and sent the Full Tilt pro to the rail in third for $64,500. Heads-up play began with these chip counts:

Jeff "GrampaJeff" Gray - 2,073,419

mightypirate - 2,017,581

Jeff Gray extended his lead and eventually took it down. Gray raised to 160,000 and mightypirate moved all in for 730,081 with 6♣6♦. Gray called with K♥J♣ and the race was on. The board came J♠3♥7♣10♣9♠, busting mightypirate as runner-up for $87,000. Jeff "GrampaJeff" Gray emerged victorious at the Event #4 final table and won $138,000.

Final Results:

1. Jeff "GrampaJeff" Gray - $138,000

2. mightypirate - $87,000

3. Aaron Bartley - $64,500

4. mrcall912 - $49,500

5. dbones6 - $37,500

6. djmanga - $27,000

7. Darren "darrenelias" Elias - $18,000

8. raidalot - $14,040

9. Shakar513 - $10,200

FTOPS X Event #5, $200+16 LHE 6-Max

Event #5 for FTOPS X was a $200+16 limit hold'em six-max tourney. The $150,000 guaranteed prize pool was surpassed when 879 entrants bumped it up to $175,800. Notable players falling short of the fonal table included serefecheers in 14th place ($1,511.88). The chip counts to start the final table were as follows:

jallajalla12 - 694,860

Kometen1 - 684,451

tommy2tyme - 675,078

voguepergola - 328,612

thankstwink - 178,943

torskii - 75,056

Exiting the final table first was torskii, as the stakes reached 15,000/30,000. Kometen1 raised from the button preflop and torskii called, bringing out a flop of 3♣6♠3♠. A check-call from torskii delivered the 9♠ on the turn. The betting and raising that ensued set torskii all in with K♠9♥, way behind Kometen1's A♠J♠. The river was the 10♥ and torskii was out in sixth for $6,065.10. Thankstwink was the next to go after being set all in preflop with K♦9♦ against tommy2tyme's 2♣2♥. The board ran out 3♠7♦8♦Q♣6♥ as the flush and over cards never came, sending thankstwink home in fifth for $9,493.20.

With stakes at 25,000/50,000, jallajalla12 and tommy2tyme capped it preflop and did so again after the 6♠2♠5♥ flop. The J♠ turn led to jallajalla12 being set all in by tommy2tyme, who held J♦J♥. Jallajalla12's A♥Q♠ needed a spade to fall, but the river was the 7♥ and jallajalla12 hit the rail in fourth for $13,360.80. The third-place finisher was determined at stakes of 40,000/80,000. Kometen1 and voguepergola went three bets preflop and saw the flop roll out 6♣9♣2♥. Maximum betting brought out the 7♣ on the turn, as Kometen1 set voguepergola all in and showed A♥8♥ for a straight draw while voguepergola flipped up Q♦9♦ for top pair. The river 10♣ made a straight for Kometen1 and eliminated voguepergola in third for $17,580.

Heads-up play began with these chip counts:

Kometen1 - 1,679,492

tommy2tyme - 957,508

It came to an end with stakes at 50,000/100,000. Tommy2tyme dominated the battle and was able to finish it off in a hand where he set Kometen1 all in preflop. It was J♥8♥ for tommy2tyme and 7♣3♣ for Kometen1. The board ran out 9♥5♥A♠9♦K♠ as Kometen1 earned $23,612 for finishing runner-up. The winner of Event #5 was tommy2tyme, collecting $37,533.30.