FTOPS Day 12: Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah and Willy "Wilmy_x" Arandazi Capture Titles
The Full Tilt continued Thursday with two more events from the 35-event schedule — Event #27: $109 No-Limit Hold'em and Event #28: $322 Razz.
Canadian poker pro Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah collected his second FTOPS jersey by winning Event #28 on Thursday. Leah, who won his first FTOPS event in November 2010, earned $19,477 for his title in the $322 Razz tournament. Leah is one of the all-time greatest performers in FTOPS history; he ranks fourth on the all-time FTOPS leaderboard with 2,103 points. Mark "xqsays" Radoja is first with 2,380 points.
The other winner on Thursday was Willy "Wilmy_x" Arandazi, who received $22,659 after agreeing to a three-way deal at the final table of Event #27. Others making final tables Day 11 were Bryan "enterthewu19" Piccioli and Sebastian "p00cket00" Sikorski.
Here's a look at the results from Thursday's FTOPS XXI events:
Event 27: No-Limit Hold'em
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $100+$9 | 1,464 | $146,400 |
Event #27 nearly tripled its $50,000 guaranteed prize pool as 1,464 players put up the $100 buy-in. Several notables made deep runs, including Kevin "kice32" Iacofano (27th - $585), Renato "leguito" Almeida (25th - $585), and Scott Clements (11th - $1,464).
Portugal's Willy "Wilmy_x" Arandazi emerged as the winner of Event #27 after agreeing to a three-way deal which secured $20,000 for each player. Arandazi collected in additional $2,659 and the gold FTOPS jersey for winning the event. High-stakes tournament regular Bryan "enterthewu19" Piccioli also made the final table but exited in eighth place.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willy "Wilmy_x" Arandazi | $22,659* |
| 2 | Mefestofel | $20,000* |
| 3 | BustToRobust | $20,000 |
| 4 | ThijsRemie | $10,394 |
| 5 | ZedBranigan | $7,759 |
| 6 | Jom123 | $5,709 |
| 7 | benderbei2 | $4,245 |
| 8 | Bryan "enterthewu19" Piccioli | $3,074 |
| 9 | veg777 | $2,181 |
Event 28: Razz
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$22 | 245 | $73,500 |
The lone razz event on the FTOPS XXI schedule attracted 245 players, generating a prize pool of $73,500. FTOPS champs Sebastian "p00cket00" Sikorski and Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah headlined the eight-handed final table, and Leah went on to take it down outright for $19,478 after defeating Poland's "gieras" heads-up. Sikorski finished in seventh place and moved into fourth on the FTOPS XXI leaderboard.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah | $19,478 |
| 2 | gieras | $12,936 |
| 3 | lemberg1715 | $8,820 |
| 4 | Lidius | $5,586 |
| 5 | sharkusmanly | $3,675 |
| 6 | bakku-shan | $2,535 |
| 7 | Sebastian "p00cket00" Sikorski | $1,911 |
| 8 | esp979 | $1,360 |
FTOPS XXI will resume on Friday with two more events: Event 29, $216 No-Limit Hold'em Rush w/ Rebuys ($150,000 guarantee at 1100 ET), and Event 30, $216 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo ($20,000 guarantee at 1400 ET). To view the entire schedule, Full Tilt.
The series wraps up Sunday with a $640 buy-in multi-entry Main Event. There is also a $2,000 buy-in multi-entry High Roller event on Saturday. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the results from FTOPS XXI.
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