FTOPS X Roundup: Three Winners Crowned on Busy Day of Play
FTOPS X Event #12: $200+16 PLHE/PLO
The tenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) continued on Tuesday with a tripleheader of event action. Event #12, a $200+16 "HA" (half PL Hold'em, half PL Omaha) tourney, attracted 936 entrants to create a total prize pool of $187,200. Notable finishes included fan4mizzou in ninth place ($2,902), Shane "UgottaBkiddin" Pacheco in 12th ($2,209), truesyalose in 24th ($1,030), bowser125 in 34th ($734.80) and PeachyMer in 43rd ($524.16). Chip counts to start the final table were as follows:
hmiester - 1,716,821
losebigpots - 813,539
Transeporter - 806,492
Jeff "Biggest Donkey" Banghart - 534,435
satfat - 465,329
JonStephenson - 343,384
Exiting the table first was satfat at 12,000/24,000 at PL Hold'em. On the button, losebigpots raised to 72,000 and satfat reraised to 222,898 from the small blind. Losebigpots then reraised enough to put satfat all in. After a few moments satfat called with A♥Q♦, but trailed losebigpots' A♦K♦. The board ran out 5♠K♠J♥Q♥6♦, sending satfat home in sixth for $6,485.40. Transeporter was eliminated next at 15,000/30,000 PL Omaha. The board read 7♠9♣6♥A♦ after the turn and JonStephenson bet the pot of 226,500. Transeporter shoved all in for 427,047, getting a fold from hmiester. JonStephenson called and turned up A♥6♣K♦J♣ for two pair but was against Transeporter's 10♠8♦Q♣7♦ for the nut straight. The river, however, was the A♣, making a full boat for JonStephenson. Transeporter finished fifth for $10,108.80. Jeff "Biggest Donkey" Banghart was eliminated at the same level after moving in with a short stack of 149,551 and getting called by two opponents. The pot was checked down and Banghart did not win, finishing in fourth for $14,227.20.
Finishing in third place was JonStephenson after losing a big pot to losebigpots at the 25,000/50,000 PLO level. From the small blind, JonStephenson raised to 150,000 and losebigpots called from the big blind. When the flop came 2♣4♣7♦ JonStephenson led out for 300,000, but was raised to 1,200,000 by losebigpots. An all-in shove from JonStephenson meant losebigpots was all in when he called. The hands were 9♠9♥A♦K♦ for JonStephenson and A♠4♦5♣K♣ for losebigpots. The 3♦ hit the turn and made a wheel for losebigpots, severely denting JonStephenson's stack, who was later eliminated in third for $18,720.
These were the chip counts at the start of heads-up play:
losebigpots - 3,187,241
hmiester - 1,492,759
The battle lasted about 35 hands, but losebigpots maintained his lead and won the tournament. It ended at the 30,000/60,000 round of pot-limit hold'em. Losebigpots, holding A♠8♥, bet enough to set hmiester all in, and hmiester called with J♣7♠. The board ran out 4♣3♦2♠5♠4♥ and hmiester finished as the runner-up for $26,208, while losebigpots collected $39,967.20 and emerged as the winner of Event #12.
Final Results:
1. losebigpots - $39,967.20
2. hmiester - $26,208
3. JonStephenson - $18,720
4. Jeff "Biggest Donkey" Banghart - $14,227.20
5. Transeporter - $10,108.80
6. satfat - $6,458.40
FTOPS X Event #13: $500+35 H.O.R.S.E.
FTOPS Event #13 was a $500+35 H.O.R.S.E. tournament. It drew 597 players, falling just three players short of filling its $300,000 guarantee. Among the best finishers were Berry Johnston in 20th place ($2,160), Eli Elezra in 33rd place ($1,620) and Tristan "Cre8ive" Wade in 45th place ($1,440). Chip counts at the start of the final table were as follows:
POCKET FIVE - 530,729
Vortex2099 - 455,296
LaTanyaWilliams - 353,892
hmiester - 314,261
FOsubliminaLD - 231,429
HelloCity - 216,696
slumptown - 201,052
AmazingChase - 84,645
Slumptown was first to be eliminated from the final table. During razz, with stakes of 12,000/24,000 and a 2,000 ante, slumptown lost a big pot when on seventh street, LaTanyaWilliams improved to a 6-5-4-3-A low with the three, four, and five all hidden. Slumptown's 7-6-5-3-A was beaten, and slumptown fell shortly into the following stud-hi level in eighth place for $4,500. The 15,000/30,000/2,500 stud session also spelled the end for AmazingChase. With the K♣ showing, AmazingChase completed the bet and LaTanyaWilliams called with the 4♣. The chips were all in by fifth street, with the players showing these cards:
AmazingChase: (K♠9♣) K♣3♠J♥
LaTanyaWilliams: (A♣10♣) 4♣K♥8♣
Sixth street delivered a 4♥ to AmazingChase, but the 3♣ to LaTanyaWilliams made a flush. AmazingChase earned $6,600 for seventh. FOsubliminaLD was the next out during the 20,000/40,000/3,000 stud hi-lo level. Vortex2099 made a pair of aces and a low of 6-5-3-2-A while FOsubliminaLD mucked, finishing in sixth for $8,700. Busting during the 25,000/50,000 hold'em level was hmiester, fresh off a runner-up finish in Event #12. Short-stacked and in the big blind, hmiester's final chips were in the middle with 9♦6♦, but he could not beat HelloCity's K♠5♣ as the board came 9♣K♦3♣K♣J♣. Hmiester's impressive day ended with $12,600 for fifth place here. Vortex2099 hit the rail in fourth later in the round. On a board of 5♥3♦4♦, Vortex2099 was all in with A♠6♠ against LaTanyaWilliams' 2♠2♥. The turn and river came 8♣ and Q♦, sending Vortex2099 to the rail with $20,400.
At 30,000/60,000 in Omaha hi-lo, HelloCity said goodbye. On the button, HelloCity raised to 60,000 and POCKET FIVE called. The 8♥3♦6♥ flop brought a check-call from POCKET FIVE and led to the 7♠ turn. This time POCKET FIVE check-raised and HelloCity called. The A♦ river card saw POCKET FIVE lead for the first time and HelloCity call, only to see POCKET FIVE show 10♣9♣5♦4♦ for the nut straight and a good low. HelloCity fell on the next hand in third place for $31,800.
Heads-up play began with these chip counts:
LaTanyaWilliams - 1,293,195
POCKET FIVE - 1,094,805
It ended the next level, at 40,000/80,000/7,000 razz. Down to 121,805, POCKET FIVE's chips were all in with 2-3-K against LaTanyaWilliams' 8-K-2. The cards came out:
POCKET FIVE: 2-3-K-6-2-K-J — (K-J-6-3-2)
LaTanyaWilliams: 8-K-2-10-10-3-8 — (K-10-8-3-2)
LaTanyaWilliams' K-10 low just edged POCKET FIVE's K-J, with POCKET FIVE finishing as the runner-up for $45,750. The winner of Event #13 and $69,570 was LaTanyaWilliams.
Final Results:
1. LaTanyaWilliams - $69,570
2. POCKET FIVE - $45,750
3. HelloCity - $31,800
4. Vortex2099 - $20,400
5. hmiester - $12,600
6. FOsubliminaLD - $8,700
7. AmazingChase - $6,600
8. slumptown - $4,500
FTOPS X Event #14: $200+16 NLHE Turbo
FTOPS Event #14 was a $200+16 turbo NL Hold'em tournament that attracted 2,583 players for a total prize pool of $516,600. The final table had its fair share of big names, including Daniel "imabigkidnow" Kelly and Michael "SirWatts" Watson. LaTanyaWilliams, who would win of Event #13 later in the night, was there as well. Other notable finishers were Brent "Broberts85" Roberts in 41st place ($1,188.18) and Brian "bparis" Paris in 75th ($774.90).
In the end it was Daniel "imabigkidnow" Kelly who emerged victorious, collecting $104,869.80.
Final Results:
1. Daniel "imabigkidnow" Kelly - $104,869.80
2. wallstreet3 - $67,674.60
3. Michael "SirWatts" Watson - $50,110.20
4. LaTanyaWilliams - $37,711.80
5. scrubbyz - $26,346.60
6. amrasaralond - $17,564.40
7. zurc3 - $11,881.80
8. kor44 - $8,265.60
9. Dutchalicious - $6,199.20
