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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!
With a raise from the lo-jack to 1,300, James Keys responded with a three-bet to 3,200 from the cutoff.
As the blinds passed and the action returned to the original aggressor, he made it 7,100 to go only to have Keys respond with a five-bet amounting to his whole stack - all 29,225 of it.
His opponent ummed and ahhed for nearly two minutes before making the call for his 24,125 as we were off to the races!
Keys: 
Opponent: 
The board up until the river was a good one for Keys as it read 
, but like so many players fate is determined, the river saw Keys cut down when it landed the 
rocketing his opponent to roughly 50,000.
As for Keys - who already has a final table at this years Aussie Millions - he is now down to just 5,100 in chips.
On a board of 
, Fabian Quoss checked over to Randy Lew who opted to fire out a bet of 9,400.
Quoss made the call as the rolled off on the river and Quoss again checked as Lew pushed out 15,400.
Deliberating for a few moments, Quoss made the call only to muck at the sight of Lew's 
.
As Quoss slips to 18,500, Lew soars to roughly 93,000 in chips.
From under the gun, 2006 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Lee Nelson raised to 1,500. Full Tilt Poker online qualifier Gerasimos Deres reraised to 3,475 from middle position. Grant Levy, 2007 APPT Sydney champion, reraised all in for 21,000 after asking Deres how many yellow chips he had left. Nelson folded and then after a minute of tanking, Deres mucked the 
face up and was left with 12,600 in chips. Levy moved to 27,000.
Full Tilt Poker online qualifier Tim "TurnRiva" Marsters open-shipped his button for his last 8,500 and the big blind made the call.
Marsters: 
Opponent: 
With Marsters trailing and needing to spike to stay alive, the 
flop kept him in contention - although slim - as he needing to find one of the two remaining sevens in the deck.
The turn of the was no help, either was the 
, as Marsters stood up and made his way from the tournament floor.
With the flop reading , defending Aussie Millions Main Event champion Tyron Krost was involved in a hand with Gavin Griffin. After Griffin fired a bet of 4,000, Krost raised to 8,500. Griffin reraised all in for 38,000 and Krost made the call for less and was at risk.
Griffin had the 
and was crushing Krost's 
. This wasn't the first time Krost was crushed here in the Main Event. He recently was on the bad end of a set-over-set confrontation, but smacked a miracle one-outer on the river to stay alive. It seems Krost may have used up all of his run good though.
The turn brought the 
and the river the 
. Both left Krost second best in the hand and Griffin won the pot. With no more chips left in front of him, Krost was eliminated from the tournament and ensured that there would be no back-to-back run. Griffin moved to 76,000 in chips.
Gary Benson opened to 1,300 form the cutoff and Max Bloom defended his big blind to see a 
flop fall.
Benson's 2,000-chip continuation bet was check-called by Bloom as the 
rolled off on the turn and Benson fired a further 4,500.
Bloom again check-called as the completed the board. Benson fired his third barrel for 7,000 and Bloom made the call tabling his .
Benson mucked while slipping to 16,000 as Bloom happily collected the pot.
One player raised to 1,300 and the button made it 4,000 before action fell on David Steicke. He moved all in for 14,500. The original raiser folded and the button made the call.
Steicke was all in with the and up against the for the player on the button. The flop, turn and river ran out 
to send Steicke to the rail.
Steve Chitas opened to 1,600 only to have current chip leader Martin Drewe make it 20,600. Chitas - the lone opponent in the hand - made the call for his 15,875 total.
Drewe:
Chitas: 
The board ran out 
to see Chitas double through to 33,000 as Drewe took a dive down to 108,000 in chips.
Martin Rowe has just been eliminated after losing a flip. His 
went down to Luke McLean's 
. McLean now has 55,000 in chips.
