Dwan lined up three opponents to play over the past 72 hours: Marcello “luckexpress10″ Marigliano, Ilari “[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Ilari-Sahamies-Ziigmund.php]Ziigmund[/url]” Sahamies, and Sammy George. Sahamies and Marigliano both play a lot with Dwan in [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]’s biggest games, while George is not a professional, but an extremely wealthy business man who enjoys playing poker on the side. The first day saw Dwan and Marigliano play to a virtual stalemate. Unlike the online challenge, there was no apparent side bet for the live challenge, and only a 500 hand stipulation. In the end luckexpress won just over $22,000 before the two called it a night.

Day 2 saw a much more exciting match take place between Sahamies and Dwan, pitting two of the more aggressive young professionals in the world against each other. These two have played some crazy battles online, including a few sessions of $3,000/$9,000 PLO where each player HAD to raise and re-raise the pot before the flop. This match ended up being a bit more tame than their online wars, with [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Tom-Dwan-durrrr.php]durrrr[/url] finishing up just shy of $70,000.

The final day saw Sammy George get his crack versus Dwan. George and Dwan both bought in for $250,000 and agreed to play until the early hours. The first big pot of the day went to Dwan when he and George got all the money in PF for a $500,000 pot. Dwan held Pocket Aces while Sammy had AK off-suit. The board bricked out and Sammy had to reach into his very deep pockets for another $250,000 buy-in. The rest of the match saw Dwan chip away at George’s stack, who had to buy-in for another $250,000 twice before the night was out. The final hand saw Dwan flop top pair and George bottom pair. The two would get all the money in on the flop with [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Tom-Dwan-durrrr.php]durrrr[/url]’s hand holding, giving him a $1,000,000 stack and sending George to the rail.

Be sure to check back here for more updates if the players decide to continue their battle Friday.

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] was able to capitalize on the FTOPS popularity, much like [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] did earlier this year with the WCOOP. The Sunday Warm-Up kicked off a record-breaking day of tournaments. The Warm-Up has been flirting with the Million Dollar prize pool mark, and some thought yesterday might be the day. Unfortunately tournament goers had to settle for a “measly” $952,600 prize pool and a $149,018 first place check. Battling for the $150k was “Titantom32″ and “egor2077″. The experience edge was with Tom, as he already have 4 $50,000+ scores to his name before this final table including a win the the Sunday500. Egor2077 had not been as fortunate, as this score was by far and away the biggest cash of his short career. In the end it was a bit of a cooler, 2pr vs. 2pr, that gave egor2077 the win and $149,000:

Seat 2: egor2077 (32373653 in chips)
Seat 4: Titantom32 (15256347 in chips)
Titantom32: posts small blind 250000
egor2077: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Titantom32: raises 500000 to 1000000
egor2077: calls 500000
*** FLOP *** [3s Ts 5s]
egor2077: bets 1500000
Titantom32: raises 2300000 to 3800000
egor2077: calls 2300000
*** TURN *** [3s Ts 5s] [Qd]
egor2077: bets 3000000
Titantom32: raises 7406347 to 10406347 and is all-in
egor2077: calls 7406347
*** RIVER *** [3s Ts 5s Qd] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
egor2077: shows [Th 5h] (two pair, Tens and Fives)
Titantom32: shows [5d 3c] (two pair, Fives and Threes)
egor2077 collected 30512694 from pot

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4,763 Entrants; $952,600 prize pool

1. egor2077 $149,018
2. Titantom32 $110,978
3. FUTURE102 $78,590
4. xQ024 $53,822
5. olle101 $40,486
6. fabregarp $30,960
7. timdmd $21,434
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There were big plans for the Sunday Million yesterday as [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] attempted to make a “landmark” event, with their biggest prize pool and number of entrants. Eventually 18,283 players entered the event, crushing previous records and creating a $3,656,600 prize pool, also a new record. What’s amazing is even with FTOPS XIV running, the Million still managed to crush every FTOPS event, easily taking the largest prize pool of the day. Like most Sunday Millions lately, this one was over before the final cards were dealt, as a big chip-chop guarantee the top 6 players at least $144,000. With only $30,000 left on the table the action was furious, and it left “Zadman5311″ with the victory and over $282,000 in cash. Below are the final table stacks, bust-out hands, and chop adjusted pay-outs:

Seat 1: ZyeD3 (22839804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (17636300 in chips)
Seat 3: The Omaholic (18935611 in chips)
Seat 4: MATPOC28 (18997596 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (24108668 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (43419898 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (15883436 in chips)
Seat 8: E-Daddie (7938832 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (13069855 in chips)

Seat 1: ZyeD3 (14899804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (17756300 in chips)
Seat 3: The Omaholic (16655611 in chips)
Seat 4: MATPOC28 (17137596 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (45708668 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (43659898 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (8323436 in chips)
Seat 8: E-Daddie (7978832 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (10709855 in chips)
MATPOC28: posts small blind 500000
m8675309a: posts big blind 1000000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Guldlemmen4: folds
waWe: folds
E-Daddie: raises 6878832 to 7878832 and is all-in
call110: folds
ZyeD3: folds
Zadman5311: folds
The Omaholic: folds
MATPOC28: raises 9158764 to 17037596 and is all-in
m8675309a: folds
Uncalled bet (9158764) returned to MATPOC28
*** FLOP *** [Ks 8c 6s]
*** TURN *** [Ks 8c 6s] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 8c 6s Qc] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MATPOC28: shows [As Kh] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
E-Daddie: shows [Qs Ah] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
MATPOC28 collected 17657664 from pot

Seat 1: ZyeD3 (21079804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (13136300 in chips)
Seat 3: The Omaholic (12435611 in chips)
Seat 4: MATPOC28 (2539701 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (37488668 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (53276462 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (25773744 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (17099710 in chips)
The Omaholic: posts small blind 600000
MATPOC28: posts big blind 1200000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
m8675309a: folds
Guldlemmen4: raises 1200000 to 2400000
waWe: folds
call110: folds
ZyeD3: folds
Zadman5311: folds
The Omaholic: folds
MATPOC28: raises 19701 to 2419701 and is all-in
Guldlemmen4: calls 19701
*** FLOP *** [4c 3h Ad]
*** TURN *** [4c 3h Ad] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [4c 3h Ad 3d] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MATPOC28: shows [Ts Js] (a pair of Threes)
Guldlemmen4: shows [Qc As] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
Guldlemmen4 collected 6399402 from pot

Seat 1: ZyeD3 (29939804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (12776300 in chips)
Seat 3: The Omaholic (6195611 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (33228668 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (52536163 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (21573744 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (26579710 in chips)
waWe: posts small blind 600000
call110: posts big blind 1200000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
ZyeD3: folds
Zadman5311: folds
The Omaholic: raises 4875611 to 6075611 and is all-in
m8675309a: raises 4875611 to 10951222
Guldlemmen4: folds
waWe: folds
call110: folds
Uncalled bet (4875611) returned to m8675309a
*** FLOP *** [7s Jc Th]
*** TURN *** [7s Jc Th] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [7s Jc Th 2c] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
The Omaholic: shows [Jh Ac] (a pair of Jacks)
m8675309a: shows [Ts Td] (three of a kind, Tens)
m8675309a collected 14791222 from pot

Seat 1: ZyeD3 (20819804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (42992600 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (30244279 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (22959863 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (27213744 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (38599710 in chips)
Zadman5311: posts small blind 700000
m8675309a: posts big blind 1400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Guldlemmen4: raises 4200000 to 5600000
waWe: raises 21473744 to 27073744 and is all-in
call110: folds
ZyeD3: folds
Zadman5311: folds
m8675309a: raises 3030535 to 30104279 and is all-in
Guldlemmen4: calls 17219863 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (3030535) returned to m8675309a
*** FLOP *** [2c Kd 9h]
*** TURN *** [2c Kd 9h] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [2c Kd 9h Td] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
m8675309a: shows [Qs Qh] (a straight, Nine to King)
waWe: shows [Kc Kh] (three of a kind, Kings)
m8675309a collected 8507762 from side pot
Guldlemmen4: shows [Ac As] (a pair of Aces)
m8675309a collected 69999589 from main pot

Seat 1: ZyeD3 (40519608 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (40332600 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (79717886 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (22259906 in chips)
Zadman5311: posts small blind 700000
m8675309a: posts big blind 1400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
call110: folds
ZyeD3: raises 38979608 to 40379608 and is all-in
Zadman5311: folds
m8675309a: calls 38979608
*** FLOP *** [Qc 5h Jd]
*** TURN *** [Qc 5h Jd] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 5h Jd 4c] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
m8675309a: shows [As Qd] (two pair, Queens and Fours)
ZyeD3: shows [Ac 7c] (a pair of Fours)
m8675309a collected 82019216 from pot

Seat 2: Zadman5311 (39492600 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (121217494 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (22119906 in chips)
m8675309a: posts small blind 700000
call110: posts big blind 1400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Zadman5311: raises 37952600 to 39352600 and is all-in
m8675309a: folds
call110: calls 20579906 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (17372694) returned to Zadman5311
*** FLOP *** [9d Ks 4c]
*** TURN *** [9d Ks 4c] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [9d Ks 4c Jc] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
call110: shows [8d Ah] (a pair of Kings)
Zadman5311: shows [3d 3h] (two pair, Kings and Threes)
Zadman5311 collected 45079812 from pot

Seat 2: Zadman5311 (174890048 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (7939952 in chips)
m8675309a: posts small blind 850000
Zadman5311: posts big blind 1700000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
m8675309a: raises 6069952 to 7769952 and is all-in
Zadman5311: calls 6069952
*** FLOP *** [7h 2d 8s]
*** TURN *** [7h 2d 8s] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [7h 2d 8s 2h] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Zadman5311: shows [As 4h] (a pair of Deuces)
m8675309a: shows [Qd Tc] (a pair of Deuces - lower kicker)
Zadman5311 collected 15879904 from pot

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18,283 Entrants; $3,656,600 prize pool

1. Zadman5311 $282,662.86
2. m8675309a $200,844.74
3. call110 $250,037.00
4. ZyeD3 $144,353.10
5. waWe $205,477.38
6. Guldlemmen4 $177,650.76
7. The Omaholic $54,849.00
8. MATPOC28 $32,090.40
9. E-Daddie $21,939.60

The Sunday500 also saw a nice boost in attendance yesterday, as the tournament eclipsed 1,200 players for the first time in some while. One of the biggest names making the final table was also the first to bust in Christian “charder30″ Harder. Harder won a Bellgio Cup Event in July for over $204,000 and also took 4th in the WPT Five-Star Poker Classic in April for over $571,000. Online Harder is just as dominant. Ranked in the top-50 in the world, Harder has finished 2nd in this very event twice. His biggest victories came in the Wednesday Quarter Million and the $109r. Eventual winner “mysterio6044″ is also no stranger to success on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url], as he final-tabled two SCOOP events in April, earning more than $20,000 in each. This cash appears to be the biggest of his online career.

Seat 3: ohnistun (2192547 in chips)
Seat 7: mysterio6044 (10087453 in chips)
mysterio6044: posts small blind 50000
ohnistun: posts big blind 100000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
mysterio6044: raises 130000 to 230000
ohnistun: raises 130000 to 360000
mysterio6044: calls 130000
*** FLOP *** [5d Ks Jc]
ohnistun: bets 202508
mysterio6044: calls 202508
*** TURN *** [5d Ks Jc] [8h]
ohnistun: bets 387062
mysterio6044: raises 9127883 to 9514945 and is all-in
ohnistun: calls 1232977 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (7894906) returned to mysterio6044
*** RIVER *** [5d Ks Jc 8h] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ohnistun: shows [Ac Ad] (a pair of Aces)
mysterio6044: shows [Kc 2c] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
mysterio6044 collected 4385094 from pot

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1,228 Entrants; $614,000 prize pool

1. mysterio6044 $102,569
2. ohnistun $74,908
3. 19FMS86 $56,488
4. 1shark2007 $41,752
5. McMang $30,086
6. $30k $23,946
7. Zackattak13 $17,806
8. levinhostar $11,666
9. charder30 $6,386

The $215r had a few huge names grace its final table including “apestyles”, “All_in_at420″, “govshark2″, and PiKappRaider. Both apestyles and PiKappRaider are ranked ranked inside the top 100 while Govshark2 is currently a top-10 ranked online tournament professional. Apestyles’ biggest score is a 3rd place finish in the Warm-Up for $67,650 in August. Govshark2 has one six-figure score to his name, a win in the Sunday500 also in August for $100,470. PiKappRaider puts both of those scores to shame, as he has two $200,000+ scores including a win in February’s FTOPS Event #17 for $245,696 and a win in the $1M Guarantee for just over $200,000.

Taking home the title was “JRD312″ after he busted apestyles in a nice heads-up battle. He is no stranger to success himself, as this was only the 3rd biggest score of his career on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url], well behind wins in the Second Chance and $109r for $86k and $92k respectively.

Seat 4: apestyles (395550 in chips)
Seat 8: JRD312 (1374950 in chips)
JRD312: posts small blind 5000
apestyles: posts big blind 10000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
JRD312: raises 14500 to 24500
apestyles: raises 40050 to 64550
JRD312: calls 40050
*** FLOP *** [Ks Jd 7h]
apestyles: checks
JRD312: checks
*** TURN *** [Ks Jd 7h] [6s]
apestyles: bets 80000
JRD312: calls 80000
*** RIVER *** [Ks Jd 7h 6s] [3s]
apestyles: bets 250000 and is all-in
JRD312: calls 250000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
apestyles: shows [4c As] (high card Ace)
JRD312: shows [Qd Jc] (a pair of Jacks)
JRD312 collected 791100 from pot

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319 Entrants; $219,400 prize pool

1. JRD312 $44,977
2. apestyles $32,910
3. LuckyLady519 $23,792.20
4. All_in_at420 $18,649
5. harbour $12,944.60
6. govshark2 $9,873
7. utreg $7,679
8. PiKappRaider $5,485
9. Paolo69 $3,839.50

Closing out a strong day of tournaments on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] was the Sunday Second Chance. The final major of the day attracted more than 1,500 players, surpassing the $300,000 prize pool mark in the process. After a slow start to 2009 this tournament has caught fire as of late, with huge prize pools and $50,000 first place prizes. Heads-up play came down to “vovo_leo” and “WhoGivzABuck”, two relatively unknown players who haven’t made much noise as of late. In the end WhoGivzABuck took down his biggest score ever as his K7s was able to outrun his opponents A8o for the victory:

Seat 6: vovo_leo (1117830 in chips)
Seat 9: WhoGivzABuck (3628170 in chips)
vovo_leo: posts small blind 20000
WhoGivzABuck: posts big blind 40000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
vovo_leo: raises 1073830 to 1113830 and is all-in
WhoGivzABuck: calls 1073830
*** FLOP *** [Ac 5h 3h]
*** TURN *** [Ac 5h 3h] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Ac 5h 3h Kc] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WhoGivzABuck: shows [7h Kh] (a flush, King high)
vovo_leo: shows [8s Ad] (a pair of Aces)
WhoGivzABuck collected 2235660 from pot

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1,582 Entrants; $316,400 prize pool

1. WhoGivzABuck $56,952
2. vovo_leo $41,132
3. Bal87 $31,640
4. dan82mur $23,730
5. tcblade $16,611
6. siola $13,447
7. KevBoyStar $10,283
8. smokrokflock $7,119
9. ShiP ThA $$$ $4,429.60

To get full write-ups of FTOPS XIV Sunday events please visit the FlopTurnRiver News Section found at the top of this page. Those looking for results can find them below:

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938 Entrants; $2,345,000 prize pool

1. obiedman $539,350
2. Supa4real $340,025
3. Timvd20 $252,088
4. Gary Jones $193,463
5. the_real_magic $146,563
6.TheAlligatorNo1 $105,525
7. Ahvall $70,350
8. DanOBrien $54,873
9. Rabbit_hunterSA $39,865

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5,471 Entrants; $2,735,000 prize pool

1. zhivago $418,839
2. ItsTime2Win $316,554
3. Adam Junglen $290,419
4. dfunks222 $175,072
5. kinheim $131,167
6. bankrollme87 $90,272
7. nuts7878 $58,813
8. Valuechecking $41,033
9. Dr Fill Good $28,723

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9,832 Entrants; $983,200 prize pool

1. little chief17 $125,960
2. cristinalindley $106,460
3. SNG Ninja $95,969
4. Dinhjo $52,306
5. Alcatraz27278 $38,345
6. bethwolf22 $27,530
7. BikStik8585 $19,664
8. boltsva $14,060
9. Al-Extrem1 $9,940

The tournament was hosted by [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]’s newest professional, Tom “[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Tom-Dwan-durrrr.php]durrrr[/url]” Dwan. For those living under a rock the past few years, Dwan is a high-stakes cash game professional who competes against the likes of [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Phil-Ivey.html]Phil Ivey[/url], [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Patrik-Antonius.php]Patrik Antonius[/url], and [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Doyle-Brunson.html]Doyle Brunson[/url] on a daily basis. [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Tom-Dwan-durrrr.php]durrrr[/url] came into the national spotlight when he created the “[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Tom-Dwan-durrrr.php]durrrr[/url] Challenge”, a 50,000-hand heads-up battle with a $1,500,000 side bet. The first to take him up was Antonius, and the two have completed nearly half the necessary hands, with Dwan taking a nice lead. Dwan has also been featured on GSN’s High Stakes Poker TV show, where he battled with [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Barry-Greenstein.html]Barry Greenstein[/url] in playing two of the biggest pots ever recorded on television. Although he is known more for his cash game prowess, Dwan did final table the WPT Championship, taking home 4th place and over $320,000.

Joining Dwan was a strong field, including nearly 70 [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] Sponsored Professionals. Amongst the “pros” were former WSOP Main Event [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Huck-Seed.php]Huck Seed[/url], multiple WSOP bracelet-holder Greg “FBT” Mueller, Isaac “Menlo” Baaron, and five-time WSOP bracelet-holder [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Allen-Cunningham.php]Allen Cunningham[/url]. Only five professionals made the money, with Dave Colclough’s 250th place finish being the best of the bunch. Ivy-league educated [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Brandon-Adams.php]Brandon Adams[/url] finished in 356th place while rapping [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Jeff-Madsen.php]Jeff Madsen[/url] also made a small cash.

A bit of air was let out of the final table’s tires when the last three players decided to chop the remaining prize pool. Third place finisher Adam Junglen is no stranger to success in big poker tournaments. Heading into this final table he already had more than $500,000 in both live and online cashes, including a 6th place finish at EPT Barcelona for over $257,000 and a win in the Sunday Million back in 2007.

Congratulations goes to all 720 players who made the money in the FTOPS Main Event!

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5,471 Entrants; $2,735,500 prize pool

1. zhivago2 $418,839.16
2. ItsTime2Win $316,554.40
3. Adam Junglen $290,418.94
4. dfunks222 $175,072
5. kinheim $131,167.23
6. bankrollme87 $90,271.50
7. nuts7878 $58,813.25
8. Valuechecking $41,032.50
9. Dr Fill Good $28,722.75

Joining Baron were 27 other [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] sponsored professionals. Some of the more notable pros playing were 5-time WSOP bracelet holder [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Allen-Cunningham.php]Allen Cunningham[/url], Ivy-league educated high-stakes cash game player [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Brandon-Adams.php]Brandon Adams[/url], and former WSOP Main Event winner [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Huck-Seed.php]Huck Seed[/url]. Baron finished inside the money, in 64th place, earning $2,518. He was joined in the top-100 by fellow Red Pro Martin Klaeser who finished in 71st place, earning $2,190. Besides [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]’s professionals, there were plenty of notable players who fell just short of reaching the final table.

Scott “mastrblastr” Seiver who owns high stakes cash games and tournament both live and online, busted in 19th place. Seiver is well known for battling [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] pros online and winning Event #21 of the 2008 WSOP for over $755,000. Joining him in the top-20 was Alex “AJKHoosier1″ Kamberis, who in the past was a top-10 ranked tournament professional. Kamberis has a ton of big scores to his name, including a $941,735 cash for finishing 3rd in the WCOOP Main Event last year. Finishing in 14th place was high-stakes cash game professional “jcmoussasux” who is much more well known for playing nosebleed cash games than tournaments. Finishing one spot ahead of jc was “govshark2″, another top-10 ranked tournament professional who nearly won the $750k on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] last year, taking 2nd for $86,739. His biggest score was a win in the [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] Sunday $500k for $100,470 in August.

Even with all of the bubble bust-outs, the final table still had plenty of talent to go around. Mohsin “chicagocards1″ Charania, a top-100 ranked tournament professional, busted in 5th place. The $58,000 cash was the biggest of his career, besting $40,000+ scores for 3rd place finishes in both the Super Tuesday on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] and the Sunday Brawl on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]. 4th place finisher, “MicahJ”, is another high-stakes cash game pro who was taking a shot at the deeper stack rebuy event. More known for his Pot-Limit Omaha prowess, MicahJ had little problem reaching the final table and banking over $81,000.

When heads-up play began, “gametime1111″ and “ambiguosity” decided upon a chop, virtually splitting the remaining $380,000 left in the prize pool. Congrats goes to the final six and all 120 players making the money in FTOPS Event #17!

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] FTOPS Event #17 $1M Guaranteed
1,080 Entrants; $1,095,000 prize pool

1. gametime1111 $191,031
2. ambiguosity $189,211.50
3. driverseati $108,405
4. MicahJ $81,030
5. chicagocards1 $58,035
6. rumprammer $37,230

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] seemed to benefit from FTOPS XIV, as all of their major tournaments easily bested their respective guarantees yesterday. Sunday started with the $750k Warm-Up which has been obliterating its guarantee as of late. This week was no exception, as the Warm-Up once again exceeded a $900,000 prize pool, as more than 4,500 players entered the early-afternoon event.

The final three players decided upon a deal, leaving only $10,000 on the table after all was said and done. Heads-up play came down to “jackson18249″ and “DaHussstla”. The experience edge had to be with jackson18249, as he had final-tabled a major in the past, taking 3rd in the Mulligan in July for over $35,000. DaHussstla appeared unfazed by his opponent, as he was able to take down the extra $10,000 when he won the quintessential flip, AJ vs. 99:

Seat 2: DaHussstla (30517346 in chips)
Seat 8: jackson18249 (15262654 in chips)
DaHussstla: posts small blind 200000
jackson18249: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
DaHussstla: raises 400000 to 800000
jackson18249: raises 1400000 to 2200000
DaHussstla: raises 28277346 to 30477346 and is all-in
jackson18249: calls 13022654 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (15254692) returned to DaHussstla
*** FLOP *** [3h 5s Qc]
*** TURN *** [3h 5s Qc] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [3h 5s Qc Qs] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jackson18249: shows [9d 9s] (two pair, Queens and Nines)
DaHussstla: shows [Ad Js] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
DaHussstla collected 30525308 from pot

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4,578 Entrants; $915,600 prize pool

1. DaHussstla $103,868.28
2. jackson18249 $127,196.23
3. Slayer_pol $94,781.77
4. Shippotamus $51,731
5. jphilli $38,913
6. Falfaris $29,757
7. Thrasymachus $20,601
8. lukro8 $11,445
9. Frank NoLuck $7,325

The Sunday Million is out of the dog house for one week. For one of the few times this entire year, the Million was not chopped yesterday! That’s right, there would be a $200,000+ winner and that honor went to “Justin1836″. Making this even more special, was the fact that this was his first ever $10,000+ recorded score. Justin outlasted Nick “agriffrod” Mitchell for the win and over $236,000. Mitchell, a top-100 ranked professional, took home $173,514 for 2nd place. This was the 19th five-figure score of his career, besting his previous high cash, a $66,200 prize. Below are the final-table stacks, bust-out hands, and non-chop adjusted pay-outs:

Seat 1: tnetter (13124166 in chips)
Seat 2: Lucelsar (3030095 in chips)
Seat 3: huebiheftig (7499506 in chips)
Seat 4: gibler321 (6241755 in chips)
Seat 5: Osorno01 (13777775 in chips)
Seat 6: Justin1836 (5536385 in chips)
Seat 7: popotibo (8654580 in chips)
Seat 8: agriffrod (12522107 in chips)
Seat 9: fpmj (8483631 in chips)

Seat 1: tnetter (12244166 in chips)
Seat 2: Lucelsar (3670095 in chips)
Seat 3: huebiheftig (7259506 in chips)
Seat 4: gibler321 (6321755 in chips)
Seat 5: Osorno01 (12897775 in chips)
Seat 6: Justin1836 (5616385 in chips)
Seat 7: popotibo (8734580 in chips)
Seat 8: agriffrod (12602107 in chips)
Seat 9: fpmj (9523631 in chips)
Lucelsar: posts small blind 200000
huebiheftig: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
gibler321: folds
Osorno01: folds
Justin1836: folds
popotibo: folds
agriffrod: folds
fpmj: raises 400000 to 800000
tnetter: folds
Lucelsar: folds
huebiheftig: raises 6419506 to 7219506 and is all-in
fpmj: calls 6419506
*** FLOP *** [5s Kh 5d]
*** TURN *** [5s Kh 5d] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [5s Kh 5d Ad] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
huebiheftig: shows [Qc Qh] (two pair, Queens and Fives)
fpmj: shows [As Ac] (a full house, Aces full of Fives)
fpmj collected 14999012 from pot

Seat 1: tnetter (12204166 in chips)
Seat 2: Lucelsar (3430095 in chips)
Seat 4: gibler321 (6281755 in chips)
Seat 5: Osorno01 (12857775 in chips)
Seat 6: Justin1836 (5576385 in chips)
Seat 7: popotibo (8694580 in chips)
Seat 8: agriffrod (12562107 in chips)
Seat 9: fpmj (17263137 in chips)
gibler321: posts small blind 200000
Osorno01: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Justin1836: folds
popotibo: folds
agriffrod: folds
fpmj: folds
tnetter: folds
Lucelsar: raises 2990095 to 3390095 and is all-in
gibler321: folds
Osorno01: calls 2990095
*** FLOP *** [3c Ks Ts]
*** TURN *** [3c Ks Ts] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [3c Ks Ts 8h] [6d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Osorno01: shows [9s Js] (high card King)
Lucelsar: shows [5c 7c] (high card King - lower kicker)
Osorno01 collected 7300190 from pot

Seat 1: tnetter (11564166 in chips)
Seat 4: gibler321 (13283510 in chips)
Seat 5: Osorno01 (18407870 in chips)
Seat 6: Justin1836 (4736385 in chips)
Seat 7: popotibo (7854580 in chips)
Seat 8: agriffrod (7800352 in chips)
Seat 9: fpmj (15223137 in chips)
tnetter: posts small blind 200000
gibler321: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Osorno01: folds
Justin1836: folds
popotibo: raises 600555 to 1000555
agriffrod: folds
fpmj: calls 1000555
tnetter: folds
gibler321: folds
*** FLOP *** [3h 8h 3c]
popotibo: checks
fpmj: bets 7200000
popotibo: calls 6814025 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (385975) returned to fpmj
*** TURN *** [3h 8h 3c] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [3h 8h 3c 6d] [Kd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
popotibo: shows [8c 9h] (two pair, Eights and Threes)
fpmj: shows [As 8s] (two pair, Eights and Threes - Ace kicker)
fpmj collected 16509160 from pot

Seat 1: tnetter (9508616 in chips)
Seat 4: gibler321 (5031776 in chips)
Seat 5: Osorno01 (11847870 in chips)
Seat 6: Justin1836 (9956882 in chips)
Seat 8: agriffrod (19365704 in chips)
Seat 9: fpmj (23159152 in chips)
Osorno01: posts small blind 400000
Justin1836: posts big blind 800000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
agriffrod: folds
fpmj: folds
tnetter: folds
gibler321: raises 4151776 to 4951776 and is all-in
Osorno01: raises 4151776 to 9103552
Justin1836: folds
Uncalled bet (4151776) returned to Osorno01
*** FLOP *** [6h 7s 2s]
*** TURN *** [6h 7s 2s] [Qh]
*** RIVER *** [6h 7s 2s Qh] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Osorno01: shows [Tc Ts] (a pair of Tens)
gibler321: shows [8s Ac] (high card Ace)
Osorno01 collected 11183552 from pot

Seat 1: tnetter (9428616 in chips)
Seat 5: Osorno01 (6877376 in chips)
Seat 6: Justin1836 (20313764 in chips)
Seat 8: agriffrod (20885704 in chips)
Seat 9: fpmj (21364540 in chips)
Justin1836: posts small blind 400000
agriffrod: posts big blind 800000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
fpmj: folds
tnetter: raises 8548616 to 9348616 and is all-in
Osorno01: folds
Justin1836: raises 10885148 to 20233764 and is all-in
agriffrod: folds
Uncalled bet (10885148) returned to Justin1836
*** FLOP *** [Qc Ac Th]
*** TURN *** [Qc Ac Th] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [Qc Ac Th 4h] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Justin1836: shows [Ks Kd] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
tnetter: shows [5s 7s] (a pair of Queens)
Justin1836 collected 19897232 from pot

Seat 5: Osorno01 (12074752 in chips)
Seat 6: Justin1836 (29022380 in chips)
Seat 8: agriffrod (21365704 in chips)
Seat 9: fpmj (16407164 in chips)
Osorno01: posts small blind 400000
Justin1836: posts big blind 800000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
agriffrod: folds
fpmj: folds
Osorno01: raises 6400000 to 7200000
Justin1836: raises 21742380 to 28942380 and is all-in
Osorno01: calls 4794752 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (16947628) returned to Justin1836
*** FLOP *** [6h 5c 7c]
*** TURN *** [6h 5c 7c] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [6h 5c 7c 5d] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Osorno01: shows [Jc Qs] (a pair of Fives)
Justin1836: shows [2h Ah] (a pair of Fives - Ace kicker)
Justin1836 collected 24309504 from pot

Seat 6: Justin1836 (34798592 in chips)
Seat 8: agriffrod (31517080 in chips)
Seat 9: fpmj (12554328 in chips)
Justin1836: posts small blind 500000
agriffrod: posts big blind 1000000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
fpmj: raises 11454328 to 12454328 and is all-in
Justin1836: raises 22244264 to 34698592 and is all-in
agriffrod: folds
Uncalled bet (22244264) returned to Justin1836
*** FLOP *** [2c 6s Th]
*** TURN *** [2c 6s Th] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [2c 6s Th 2s] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Justin1836: shows [9h Ac] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
fpmj: shows [8h 7h] (a pair of Deuces)
Justin1836 collected 26208656 from pot

Seat 6: Justin1836 (48452920 in chips)
Seat 8: agriffrod (30417080 in chips)
Justin1836: posts small blind 500000
agriffrod: posts big blind 1000000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Justin1836: raises 1000000 to 2000000
agriffrod: raises 3055555 to 5055555
Justin1836: raises 43297365 to 48352920 and is all-in
agriffrod: calls 25261525 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (18035840) returned to Justin1836
*** FLOP *** [3c 8c 4d]
*** TURN *** [3c 8c 4d] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [3c 8c 4d Tc] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
agriffrod: shows [Ah Th] (a pair of Tens)
Justin1836: shows [Ad 6c] (a flush, Queen high)
Justin1836 collected 60834160 from pot

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7,887 Entrants; $1,577,400 prize pool

1. Justin1836 $236,614
2. agriffrod $173,514
3. fpmj $118,305
4. Osorno01 $79,501
5. tnetter $63,096
6. gibler321 $47,322
7. popotibo $31,548
8. Lucelsar $18,140
9. huebiheftig $12,225

The Sunday 500 had perhaps the best final table of any event yesterday, as Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul made a deep run, eventually getting heads-up with Alex “BoyArgentina” Queen. Both players have had a nice amount of success online, Queen’s coming at the hands of a 2nd place finish in the Warm-Up in April for nearly $70,000. Saul has been crushing live and online tournaments for some time. He nearly won the WCOOP High-Roller Event in September, taking 3rd for over $337,000. He also won a FTOPS Event in August for over $57,000. Even with those scores, his live success has been even greater. In 2007 he won the WPT Bellagio Cup III, beating [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Mike-Matusow.php]Mike Matusow[/url] heads-up for a $1,342,320 first place prize. Earlier this year he final tabled the PCA, taking 8th for $214,000.

A tough final hand gave Queen the victory and the biggest score of his career, a shade over $92,000:

Seat 1: BeL0WaB0Ve (5229146 in chips)
Seat 7: BoyArgentina (5680854 in chips)
BeL0WaB0Ve: posts small blind 40000
BoyArgentina: posts big blind 80000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
BeL0WaB0Ve: calls 40000
BoyArgentina: raises 5592854 to 5672854 and is all-in
BeL0WaB0Ve: calls 5141146 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (451708) returned to BoyArgentina
*** FLOP *** [Jh 9s Ks]
*** TURN *** [Jh 9s Ks] [9h]
*** RIVER *** [Jh 9s Ks 9h] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BoyArgentina: shows [Tc 9c] (a full house, Nines full of Tens)
BeL0WaB0Ve: shows [7h Ac] (a pair of Nines)
BoyArgentina collected 10458292 from pot

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1,091 Entrants; $545,500 prize pool

1. BoyArgentina $92,735
2. BeL0WaB0Ve $68,188
3. gmauerer $51,768
4. G8vMyLfeAway $37,094
5. TiltMeBig $27,002
6. Shhh00kem $21,547
7. knecht_poker $16,092
8. TheMuppet $10,637
9. gavz101 $5,891

The Sunday $215 rebuy had plenty of familiar faces making the final table. One of the world’s more controversial tournament professionals, Chad “lilholdem954″ Bautista, was on hand and finished in 4th place for just under $19,000. Bautista now has over $2,000,000 in cashes on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] alone, including 17 $20k+ scores, most of which have come from wins in the $109r. In fact Bautista might just hold the record for wins in the $109r with a mind-boggling 16 victories. Joining him was $215r final-table resident Thorladen. Thor seems to make the final table of this event every other week, and has won it twice in the past, both times for more than $50,000. Speaking of records, this was the 11th time Thorladen has been at the $215r final table, which also must be an all-time high.

Taking home the title was “dj_ponytale”, a high-stakes tourney professional who nearly won the Sunday500 a year ago, taking second for $66,858. The $45,756 first-place check was only the 4th biggest score of his career on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url], behind the Sunday500 runner-up and two scores in $320 events. Finally, top-50 ranked “rivermanl” once again made a deep run in the $215r, this time taking home 3rd place and just over $25,000.

Seat 2: dj_ponytale (1612716 in chips)
Seat 6: xxCelticFCxx (189284 in chips)
dj_ponytale: posts small blind 12500
xxCelticFCxx: posts big blind 25000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
dj_ponytale: raises 1585216 to 1610216 and is all-in
xxCelticFCxx: calls 161784 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (1423432) returned to dj_ponytale
*** FLOP *** [7c Qd 6c]
*** TURN *** [7c Qd 6c] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [7c Qd 6c 6s] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
xxCelticFCxx: shows [As 3s] (a pair of Sixes)
dj_ponytale: shows [7s Kc] (two pair, Sevens and Sixes)
dj_ponytale collected 378568 from pot

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324 Entrants; $223,200 prize pool

1. dj_ponytale $45,756
2. xxCelticFCxx $33,480
3. rivermanl $25,221.60
4. lilholdem954 $18,972
5. EeeTee2008 $13,168.80
6. chipchucker5 $10,044
7. hossdrop65 $7,812
8. thorladen $5,580
9. FU_15 $3,906

Finishing off a big days of online tournaments on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] was the Sunday Second Chance. The $200,000 guaranteed event continues to crush its guarantee, as once again the tournament easily exceeded $250,000! A former winner of the Sunday500, “hummylun”, was able to ship another Sunday major yesterday, as he won the Second Chance for just over $50,000. This score helped him cross the $500,000 plateau in earnings on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] alone. In the crazy story of the week category, 3rd place finisher “Carrwreck11″ admitted to only having $22 in his account just a few days before taking down a big score yesterday.

Seat 2: hummylun (2604008 in chips)
Seat 3: sheriiff* (1559992 in chips)
hummylun: posts small blind 15000
sheriiff*: posts big blind 30000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
hummylun: raises 30000 to 60000
sheriiff*: calls 30000
*** FLOP *** [6d 5h 7h]
sheriiff*: checks
hummylun: bets 90000
sheriiff*: calls 90000
*** TURN *** [6d 5h 7h] [4c]
sheriiff*: checks
hummylun: bets 123456
sheriiff*: raises 276544 to 400000
hummylun: calls 276544
*** RIVER *** [6d 5h 7h 4c] [Qd]
sheriiff*: bets 1006992 and is all-in
hummylun: calls 1006992
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sheriiff*: shows [8d Qh] (a straight, Four to Eight)
hummylun: shows [8c 9s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
hummylun collected 3119984 from pot

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1,388 Entrants; $277,600 prize pool

1. hummylun $50,190.08
2. sherriff $36,365.60
3. Carrwreck11 $27,760
4. 0120 $20,820
5. Sooooo $14,574
6. tzahi2008 $11,798
7. Wubanga $9,022
8. deoxyribo $6,246
9. newg_choier $3,886.40

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4,639 Entrants; $927,800 prize pool

1. elheroe $143,827.82
2. nirvanakc $141,953.14
3. Egitai $75,337.36
4. loli82 $55,668
5. yeza $40,832.20
6. LilPokerGirlie $27,834

Taking the place of the $750k Guaranteed was the $320 $1.5M Guaranteed FTOPS Event #10. For once, [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] nearly bested the Sunday Million on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url], but ultimately fell short by just $20,000! Much like Event #8, some of the steam was taken out of the final table by a heads-up chop, handing $222k to “Jakivi” and $228k to “rakeinfools”. It’s hard to blame either of these players for making a deal, as neither had a $10,000+ score to their name on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] prior to these huge cashes. That is what poker tournaments are all about, big scores and big fields.

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5,174 Entrants; $1,552,200 prize pool

1. Jakivi $222,137.99
2. rakeinfools $228,000.01
3. KAFFEPUNCH $131,937
4. rjmgrace $99,340.80
5. LucaG $74,427.99
6. Jeff1515 $51,222.60
7. lilkimmer77 $33,372.30
8. harliee $23,283
9. bryn2 $16,298.10

The Sunday Mulligan continues to roll along, as the tournament saw a nice boost from FTOPS XIV, coming close to the prize pool of the Second Chance on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url]. Fifteen [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] sponsored professionals were on hand, including Stuart Paterson, [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Aaron-Bartley.php]Aaron Bartley[/url], and David Pham. Making the deepest run of all the pros was Christian Kruel, who actually made the final table, before busting in 9th place for a little over $4,000.

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1,349 Entrants; $269,800 prize pool

1. HcCmotU23 $54,628.81
2. sheppey $42,499.19
3. the_nutshot2 $27,654.50
4. TheReReMaster $21,921.25
5. pento143 $16,862.50
6. FU_15 $12,141
7. swd805 $7,824.20
8. BloodtypeGoose $5,665.80
9. Christian Kruel $4,154.92

There were plenty of big names on hand, including tournament host Scott Fischman. Fischman is a [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] sponsored professional who is best known for winning two WSOP bracelets in 2004. Fischman took down the $2k HORSE and the $1,500 NL Hold’em events, earning a combined $400,200 in the process. He tends to grind a lot of tournaments online; however, he has failed to hit a truly big score on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] in the past.

Joining Fischman were 16 other [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] “Red Pros” including [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Phil-Gordon.html]Phil Gordon[/url], Taylor “GreenPlastic” Caby, and [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Huck-Seed.php]Huck Seed[/url]. A few of the professionals were able to make the money including Brian “Stinger88″ Hastings and [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Jeff-Madsen.php]Jeff Madsen[/url] who finished 38th and 81st place respectively. A few former FTOPS winners faced off in a tough Elite-Eight match-up which saw Greg “DuckU” Hobson outlast Laurence “whatariver” Houston. Dobson, a top-100 ranked tournament pro, shipped FTOPS Event #21 a year ago, taking home $87,000 for his victory. Houston took home over $137,000 for his victory last year as well, winning the $240+$16 KO Event #8 on November 10th.

The final heads-up battle came down to “willb77″ and “cczzarr” with willb77 taking home the title and just under $90,000, the biggest score of his young career.

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1,024 Entrants; $512,000 prize pool

1. willb77 $89,088
2. cczzarr $53,248
3. biftaraf $27,136
4. DuckU $27,136
5. glogow $14,336
6. whatariver1 $14,336
7. JBlaze20 $14,336
8. KevboyStar $14,336

Cunningham was joined by 29 other [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] “Red Pros”, including WSOP Main Event Champion [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Huck-Seed.php]Huck Seed[/url], two-time WSOP bracelet winner Scott Pitchman, and PLO professional Robert Williamson III. Overall 4,694 players entered the event, which meant the first event of the series failed to meet its guarantee by a wide margin. With 5,000 players needed to reach a $1,000,000 prize pool, [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] was forced to add $61,200 of its own money to the pot, creating a nice overlay for those who played.

A bit of steam was taken out of the final table when the four remaining players decided to chop the remaining prize pool. “s00tedj0kers89″ took the largest piece of the pie, with a $120,000 post-deal cash. Right behind him was “kev19″ who took home $115,000 after the deal was done.

Congratulations goes to the final six and all 600 players making the money in FTOPS Event #1!

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4,694 Entrants; $1,000,000 prize pool

1. s00tedj0kers89 $120,000
2. kev19 $115,000
3. taaffey $80,000
4. nolez7 $98,600
5. badbeatninja $37,000
6. Andicover $23,000

The final table had a few familiar names, including notable cash game grinder Daniel “DCal Zone” Didech. While he appears to have had more success play cash games, he did nearly win the $55r in August, taking home 2nd place and over $10,000. Facing off with Didech for the title was “akia86″, another player without a ton of success playing tournaments on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url]. Unfortunately for the railbirds the two took a bit of drama out of the championship, quickly agreeing to a chip-chop once heads-up play began. With only $10,000 left to play for, the tournament ended quickly, with Didech taking the win and $138,000.

Seat 1: akia86 (17320057 in chips)
Seat 6: DCal Zone (30149943 in chips)
akia86: posts small blind 250000
DCal Zone: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
akia86: raises 704823 to 1204823
DCal Zone: raises 2095177 to 3300000
akia86: raises 13970057 to 17270057 and is all-in
DCal Zone: calls 13970057
*** FLOP *** [Td 7c Kd]
*** TURN *** [Td 7c Kd] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [Td 7c Kd Ts] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DCal Zone: shows [8s 8d] (two pair, Tens and Eights)
akia86: shows [As 6d] (a pair of Tens)
DCal Zone collected 34640114 from pot

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4,747 Entrants; $949,400 prize pool

1. DCal Zone $138,000
2. akia86 $121,546.99
3. SebbyGI $78,326
4. Brughtality $53,641
5. Loverat $40,350
6. kregme1 $30,856
7. oli4ever $21,362
8. KvicKiller $11,868
9. CMOT_Donkey $7,595

The Sunday Million continues to best its guarantee, as this week nearly 8,000 players entered online poker’s biggest weekly tournament. A few recognizable names made the final table including the top-3 finishers: “siola”, “spitznspots”, and “mizarkshzark”. Just like the Warm-Up, a chip-chop took all the air out of the sails of the Sunday Million. This time a chop occurred with SIX players remaining, guaranteeing chip-leader “Lounatic0815″ $160,000. There was still $30,000 on the table, and Siola was able to take down the 6-man SNG and take down $187,860.54 for the victory.

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7,962 Entrants; $1,592,400 prize pool

1. siola $187,860.54
2. spitznspots $121,318.48
3. mizarkshzark $100,000
4. Lounatic0815 $160,000
5. TEACH604 $96,000
6. monkeyboxes $60,000
7. wader $31,848
8. sandman201 $18,313
9. RickoT $12,341

The Sunday $500k generally delivers one of the best final tables of the week, and yesterday’s final nine was no exception. Two huge names in online tournaments, Shaun “Shaundeeb” Deeb and Steve “Gboro780″ Gross, made the final table. Both Deeb and Gross are widely considered two of the top 10 online tournament players, and are ranked 6th and 1st respectively by an independent site. Deeb’s biggest claim to fame is winning the [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] TLB a few years ago, as well as winning the $109r for $75,7890 and the Super Tuesday for $81,812.50. Gross has a ton of huge scores to his name, including three six-figure scores. Gross shipped the $1M Guaranteed on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] for over $275,000 in February and won a SCOOP event in April for $128,000. Unfortunately neither player was able to mount much of a charge yesterday, as Gross went out in 9th and Deeb busted in 6th. Joining this two greats was 8th place finisher “Bruno GT”, who has nearly $1,500,000 in earnings on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] alone including three wins in the $109r.

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1,031 Entrants; $515,500 prize pool

1. cypriots $88,975
2. w00ki3z. $64,438
3. sheckwave $48,973
4. Steve Oss $35,879
5. mendieta19 $25,517
6. shaundeeb $20,362
7. Oxota $15,207
8. Bruno GT $10,052
9. gboro780 $5,671

The $215 re-buy continues to rebound from a slow start earlier this year, as the tournament has been nearing the $200,000 prize pool mark for some time. Yesterday there were just enough re-buys and add-ons to make it happen, as 286 players created a $200,800 prize pool. Juan “koolkeith13″ Dixon, a solid tournament professional, finished in 5th place for just under $12,000. The $12k cash falls well short of a win in this very event last September, where he took home over $51,000 for his efforts. He is no stranger to success in re-buys, as he has 10 combined top-5 finishes in the $109r and $215r. Taking home the title and $41,164 was “HustlerGrune”, winner of the Sunday Warm-Up in May for over $118,000. This $41k and change was the 2nd biggest score of his career and helped him to eclipse over $300,000 in lifetime earnings on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url].

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286 Entrants; $200,800 prize pool

1. HustlerGrune $41,164
2. brainwash $30,120
3. BabyGrand $22,690.40
4. GripsDsNutz $17,068
5. koolkeith13 $11,847.20
6. melikman $9,036
7. late_entry $7,028
8. knecht_poker $5,020
9. sexygee $3,514

Finishing off a solid day of tournaments on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] was the $200,000 guaranteed Second Chance. Once again the tournament easily crushed its guarantee, as over 1,300 players created a $261,800 prize pool. Eventual champion, “msusyr24″, has had plenty of success on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] in the past. While this was his first five-figure score, he has grinded out quite a big amount of cashes, over $718,000 to be exact. He has played nearly 40,000 tournaments lifetime, and did ship the $55r a few years ago for nearly $10,000. Runner-up “brendon1717″ barely missed the biggest score of his career, as his $34,557 cash fell just short of a $36,119 score for winning the $109r in July.

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1,309 Entrants; $261,800 prize pool

1. msusyr24 $47,542.88
2. brendon1717 $34,557.60
3. skater3598 $26,180
4. JamesWyn $19,635
5. hwtd1 $13,744.50
6. DannyN13 $11,126.50
7. horyna $8,508.50
8. ELFook $5,890.50
9. DIAMOND789 $3,665.20

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] continues to see a lot of growth in their three Sunday majors, the Brawl, $750k, and Mulligan. The Brawl has been on quite an upswing lately, especially since the guarantee was raised from $350,000 to $400,000 a few weeks ago. This past Sunday the Brawl continued its recent success, as over 2,700 players created a $549,000 prize pool, which might just be a new record. [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] professionals were on hand, and made a huge impact in the event as two pros, [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Lee-Watkinson.php]Lee Watkinson[/url] and Michael Tureniec made the final ten. While Watkinson busted out on the final table bubble, Tureniec made it all the way to heads-up play, where he faced off with “Biggest Donkey” for a $111,447 first place prize.

There were some other big names at the final table, including “ANIMAL5050″, a professional who nearly won the Sunday Mulligan in August, taking home $42,952 for a second place finish. His biggest score came in another runner-up finish, taking $60,967 in the $109r on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] in February. “tedlogan19″, also known as “pokerbrat13″, took 3rd place for over $53,000. This was the 3rd biggest score of his career, behind a 2nd place finish in the Sunday $500k on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] in June and a win in the $200k on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] in April.

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2,745 Entrants; $549,000 prize pool

1. Biggest Donkey $111,447
2. MichaelTureniec $71,919
3. tedlogan19 $53,253
4. Kingphil30 $40,077
5. katiemother $27,999
6. koemeester $18,666
7. ANIMAL5050 $12,627
8. blueszu66 $8,784
9. aka_advanced $6,588

The $750k Guaranteed saw a bit of a drop-off this week, as the tournament barely squeaked by its guarantee. 27 of [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]’s finest played in the event, including Scott Fischman, Isaac “Menlo” Baron, and [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Huck-Seed.php]Huck Seed[/url]. The final table was highlighted by “PureCash25″, a player with nearly $1,000,000 in cashes on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] alone. He is most well-known for taking 3rd in FTOPS Event #22 last November for $262,500. Once again he found himself in 3rd place, however, after a chop he took home more than his fair share. Dustin “yogano83″ Lehman took home the biggest score of his career, $100,000 even, for finishing in 2nd place. Eventual winner “whatzthebet” only won $91,256 after the chop, but that was still more than enough to eclipse his previous career high, a $26,208 score for winning the $75k Guaranteed in April.

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3,859 Entrants; $771,800 prize pool

1. whatzthebet $91,256
2. yogano83 $100,000
3. PureCash25 $82,000
4. Ame_Stram-Gram $42,603
5. Pimpnuho $31,953
6. luckylow15 $23,694
7. cokers66 $17,751
8. pscoot $13,892
9. BeerMe $10,342

Finishing off a big day of tournaments on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] was the Sunday Mulligan. The $200,000 guaranteed event easily passed its guarantee, as 1,164 players created a $232,800 prize pool. Nearly 20 [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] sponsored professionals played in the event, including [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Jeff-Madsen.php]Jeff Madsen[/url], Mike “Timex” McDonald, and David “The Dragon” Pham. A few names made it to the final table, including eventual winner “Frank1The1Tank”. The $52,380 cash bested his previous career high, a $34,262 score for winning the $100k “Double Deuce” earlier this year.

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1,164 Entrants; $232,800 prize pool

1. Frank1The1Tank $52,380
2. 7IMLOVINIT7 $33,174
3. CoinFlip $24,560
4. djcoin $19,206
5. JaspudUF $14,550
6. Negrelli $10,476
7. amarkf $6,984
8. Mement_mori $5,238
9. zestfulyclean $3,725

The day began with the Sunday Warm-Up on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url]. The $215 buy-in tournament easily bested it’s guarantee, swelling to over $950,000. The Warm-Up continues to grow weekly, and has supplanted the $750k on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] for the 2nd biggest tournament available to US players each week. Those taking note of the chat already know that runner-up “sizzlinbetta” is a relatively unknown player in tournaments. He mentioned numerous times to be a losing player, yet he was not only at this final table, but leading the Sunday $500k at the same time. A bit of drama was taken out of the heads-up duel, as both players quickly agreed to a chop. There was still a bit of money to be played for, and “a$$ou” took care of the final hand when he flopped top pair vs. his opponent’s underpair:

Seat 4: sizzlinbetta (17768669 in chips)
Seat 7: a$$ou (29911331 in chips)
sizzlinbetta: posts the ante 40000
a$$ou: posts the ante 40000
a$$ou: posts small blind 200000
sizzlinbetta: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
a$$ou: calls 200000
sizzlinbetta: raises 987888 to 1387888
a$$ou: calls 987888
*** FLOP *** [2s 9c 3h]
sizzlinbetta: bets 1666587
a$$ou: raises 3133413 to 4800000
sizzlinbetta: raises 7200000 to 12000000
a$$ou: raises 7200000 to 19200000
sizzlinbetta: calls 4340781 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2859219) returned to a$$ou
*** TURN *** [2s 9c 3h] [Ac]
*** RIVER *** [2s 9c 3h Ac] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sizzlinbetta: shows [5d 5h] (a pair of Fives)
a$$ou: shows [Qc 9s] (a pair of Nines)
a$$ou collected 35537338 from pot

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4,768 Entrants; $953,600 prize pool

1. a$$ou $140,745.60
2. sizzlinbetta $119,520.46
3. Catenaccio $78,672.01
4. seppmann7 $53,878.41
5. jasonbarton $40,528.01
6. sdrltd55 $30,992.01
7. WhiteRabbito $21,456.01
8. dawod_swe $11,920.01
9. POKER-OBIWAN $7,628.81

The Sunday Million saw a slight increase in action, as the tournament prize pool exceed $1,600,000 this week. The final table was flat out owned by “grifo173″, who took down the majority of the players, including the 3rd/4th place finishers in the same hand! He swiftly declined a chop heads-up, and dispatched “deoxyribo” rather quickly, taking home the title and more than $242,000 in first-place money. What is even more impressive is this score, according to most online records, was the first $5,000+ cash of his career. Below are the final-table stacks, bust-out hands, and for once, non-adjusted pay-outs:

Seat 1: deoxyribo (14,538,925 in chips)
Seat 2: subby1 (8,078,530 in chips)
Seat 3: grifo173 (15,358,479 in chips)
Seat 4: moseley8 (8,669,948 in chips)
Seat 5: JBlaze20 (8,693,022 in chips)
Seat 6: tobias fuke (4,127,000 in chips)
Seat 7: AKSchwan (5,456,349 in chips)
Seat 8: nickj7777 (5,699,925 in chips)
Seat 9: Pokerpiggen (11,797,822 in chips)

Seat 1: deoxyribo (15353823 in chips)
Seat 2: subby1 (5963530 in chips)
Seat 3: grifo173 (19373479 in chips)
Seat 4: moseley8 (8664948 in chips)
Seat 5: JBlaze20 (5308124 in chips)
Seat 6: tobias fuke (5462000 in chips)
Seat 7: AKSchwan (4556349 in chips)
Seat 8: nickj7777 (6994925 in chips)
Seat 9: Pokerpiggen (10742822 in chips)
AKSchwan: posts small blind 200000
nickj7777: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Pokerpiggen: folds
deoxyribo: folds
subby1: folds
grifo173: folds
moseley8: folds
JBlaze20: folds
tobias fuke: raises 5022000 to 5422000 and is all-in
AKSchwan: calls 4316349 and is all-in
nickj7777: folds
Uncalled bet (905651) returned to tobias fuke
*** FLOP *** [9c 2s Ks]
*** TURN *** [9c 2s Ks] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [9c 2s Ks Qc] [9s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
AKSchwan: shows [Ac Qs] (two pair, Queens and Nines)
tobias fuke: shows [Kc 5d] (two pair, Kings and Nines)
tobias fuke collected 9792698 from pot

Seat 1: deoxyribo (15478823 in chips)
Seat 2: subby1 (5683530 in chips)
Seat 3: grifo173 (22553479 in chips)
Seat 4: moseley8 (11174948 in chips)
Seat 5: JBlaze20 (3628124 in chips)
Seat 6: tobias fuke (9173349 in chips)
Seat 8: nickj7777 (6564925 in chips)
Seat 9: Pokerpiggen (8162822 in chips)
JBlaze20: posts small blind 250000
tobias fuke: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
nickj7777: folds
Pokerpiggen: folds
deoxyribo: folds
subby1: folds
grifo173: raises 1000000 to 1500000
moseley8: folds
JBlaze20: raises 2078124 to 3578124 and is all-in
tobias fuke: folds
grifo173: calls 2078124
*** FLOP *** [Ks Kc 7c]
*** TURN *** [Ks Kc 7c] [Qs]
*** RIVER *** [Ks Kc 7c Qs] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JBlaze20: shows [Jc Ac] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
grifo173: shows [7h Jh] (a full house, Sevens full of Kings)
grifo173 collected 8056248 from pot

Seat 1: deoxyribo (15378823 in chips)
Seat 2: subby1 (5583530 in chips)
Seat 3: grifo173 (26931603 in chips)
Seat 4: moseley8 (11074948 in chips)
Seat 6: tobias fuke (8573349 in chips)
Seat 8: nickj7777 (6214925 in chips)
Seat 9: Pokerpiggen (8662822 in chips)
Pokerpiggen: posts small blind 250000
deoxyribo: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
subby1: folds
grifo173: raises 1000000 to 1500000
moseley8: folds
tobias fuke: folds
nickj7777: raises 4664925 to 6164925 and is all-in
Pokerpiggen: folds
deoxyribo: folds
grifo173: calls 4664925
*** FLOP *** [Th 4s 6s]
*** TURN *** [Th 4s 6s] [3h]
*** RIVER *** [Th 4s 6s 3h] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
grifo173: shows [Td Tc] (three of a kind, Tens)
nickj7777: shows [9d Ac] (high card Ace)
grifo173 collected 13429850 from pot

Seat 1: deoxyribo (20148823 in chips)
Seat 2: subby1 (5973530 in chips)
Seat 3: grifo173 (35866528 in chips)
Seat 4: moseley8 (3354948 in chips)
Seat 6: tobias fuke (8803349 in chips)
Seat 9: Pokerpiggen (8272822 in chips)
deoxyribo: posts small blind 300000
subby1: posts big blind 600000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
grifo173: folds
moseley8: raises 2694948 to 3294948 and is all-in
tobias fuke: folds
Pokerpiggen: folds
deoxyribo: raises 15905052 to 19200000
subby1: folds
Uncalled bet (15905052) returned to deoxyribo
*** FLOP *** [8d Kh 7c]
*** TURN *** [8d Kh 7c] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [8d Kh 7c Jh] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
deoxyribo: shows [Js Jc] (three of a kind, Jacks)
moseley8: shows [Ac 3s] (high card Ace)
deoxyribo collected 7549896 from pot

Seat 1: deoxyribo (20983771 in chips)
Seat 2: subby1 (7173530 in chips)
Seat 3: grifo173 (36586528 in chips)
Seat 6: tobias fuke (7603349 in chips)
Seat 9: Pokerpiggen (10072822 in chips)
deoxyribo: posts small blind 300000
subby1: posts big blind 600000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
grifo173: raises 1000000 to 1600000
tobias fuke: folds
Pokerpiggen: folds
deoxyribo: folds
subby1: calls 1000000
*** FLOP *** [9h 2h Kd]
subby1: checks
grifo173: checks
*** TURN *** [9h 2h Kd] [Qd]
subby1: bets 5513530 and is all-in
grifo173: calls 5513530
*** RIVER *** [9h 2h Kd Qd] [Jc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
subby1: shows [9d 8d] (a pair of Nines)
grifo173: shows [Kh Ks] (three of a kind, Kings)
grifo173 collected 14827060 from pot

Seat 1: deoxyribo (20983771 in chips)
Seat 3: grifo173 (46040058 in chips)
Seat 6: tobias fuke (6463349 in chips)
Seat 9: Pokerpiggen (8932822 in chips)
deoxyribo: posts the ante 60000
grifo173: posts the ante 60000
tobias fuke: posts the ante 60000
Pokerpiggen: posts the ante 60000
deoxyribo: posts small blind 300000
grifo173: posts big blind 600000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
tobias fuke: raises 5803349 to 6403349 and is all-in
Pokerpiggen: raises 2469473 to 8872822 and is all-in
deoxyribo: folds
grifo173: calls 8272822
*** FLOP *** [3c 4h 6d]
*** TURN *** [3c 4h 6d] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [3c 4h 6d 7d] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
grifo173: shows [Td Th] (three of a kind, Tens)
Pokerpiggen: shows [9d 9c] (a pair of Nines)
grifo173 collected 4938946 from side pot
tobias fuke: shows [Kc Js] (high card King)
grifo173 collected 19750047 from main pot

Seat 1: deoxyribo (16273771 in chips)
Seat 3: grifo173 (66146229 in chips)
grifo173: posts small blind 400000
deoxyribo: posts big blind 800000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
grifo173: raises 1100000 to 1900000
deoxyribo: raises 14293771 to 16193771 and is all-in
grifo173: calls 14293771
*** FLOP *** [Ad As Qs]
*** TURN *** [Ad As Qs] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [Ad As Qs Tc] [6c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
deoxyribo: shows [Kh Qd] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
grifo173: shows [Th Ac] (a full house, Aces full of Tens)
grifo173 collected 32547542 from pot

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] Sunday Million $1.5M Guaranteed
8,242 Entrants; $1,648,400 prize pool

1. grifo173 $242,479.65
2. deoxyribo $177,203.01
3. Pokerpiggen $123,630.01
4. tobias fuke $82,420.01
5. subby1 $65,936.01
6. moseley8 $49,452.01
7. nickj7777 $32,968.01
8. JBlaze20 $18,132.41
9. AKSchwan $12,775.11

A well-known PLO professional and tournament grinder, “Gavz101″, made an appearance at the final table of the Sunday $500k on Stars. In fact his biggest score came in a PLO SCOOP Event in April, where he took 3rd place for nearly $75,000. Just like that event, he fell short this week, taking 4th place for $37,672. Another big name at the final table, “mrvogt”, was even less fortunate, finishing in 7th place for $16,343. The five-figure score was the 17th of his career on Stars, which includes a 4th place finish in the Million for $68,951 last December. He has had even more success on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url], winning an FTOPS Event as well as the Sunday Mulligan in 2008.

Entering heads-up play were “throwinphins” and “mlagoo”, two players with past success on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url]. Before reaching the final table, both players had already earned more than $600,000 in cashes on Stars, including a $315k score by mlagoo back in 2007 in what had to be a WCOOP event. Just like the Warm-Up, there was a chop in the $500k; however I was unable to record the numbers.

Seat 4: throwinphins (3922928 in chips)
Seat 6: mlagoo (7157072 in chips)
throwinphins: posts the ante 6000
mlagoo: posts the ante 6000
mlagoo: posts small blind 30000
throwinphins: posts big blind 60000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
mlagoo: raises 7091072 to 7151072 and is all-in
throwinphins: calls 3856928 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (3234144) returned to mlagoo
*** FLOP *** [9h As Ad]
*** TURN *** [9h As Ad] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [9h As Ad 2d] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
throwinphins: shows [7c 3c] (a pair of Aces)
mlagoo: shows [7d Jc] (a pair of Aces - Jack kicker)
mlagoo collected 7845856 from pot

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] Sunday $500k Guaranteed
1,108 Entrants; $554,000 prize pool

1. mlagoo $94,180
2. throwinphins $69,250
3. danceofdead $52,574.60
4. gavz101 $37,672
5. BongBob $27,423
6. DTFTOP18 $21,883
7. mrvogt $16,343
8. zakooza $10,803
9. Mescalin8 $5,983.20

Two big names in online poker made it all the way down to heads-up in the $215 re-buy. “Paolo69″ and “apestyles” were set to battle it out for over $38,000 in first-place cash. Apestyles, a top-100 ranked professional, has had a few close-misses in major events, including a 5th in the Million for $57k and a 3rd in the Warm-Up for $67k. Paolo69’s resume is just as impressive, with nearly 30 $10,000+ scores to his name on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url], including a massive $78,342 win of the $109r, he is no slouch himself. In the end it took a bit of a bad beat to end the tournament, leaving apestyles victorious once again:

Seat 2: apestyles (974402 in chips)
Seat 4: Paolo69 (524598 in chips)
apestyles: posts small blind 6000
Paolo69: posts big blind 12000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
apestyles: raises 12000 to 24000
Paolo69: calls 12000
*** FLOP *** [7d Kd 5s]
Paolo69: checks
apestyles: bets 29202
Paolo69: raises 53348 to 82550
apestyles: raises 73450 to 156000
Paolo69: raises 343398 to 499398 and is all-in
apestyles: calls 343398
*** TURN *** [7d Kd 5s] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [7d Kd 5s 9d] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Paolo69: shows [Tc Ks] (a pair of Kings)
apestyles: shows [Kc 9s] (two pair, Kings and Nines)
apestyles collected 1049196 from pot

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] $215r $150k Guaranteed
287 Entrants; $186,400 prize pool

1. apestyles $38,212
2. Paolo69 $27,960
3. kobsame $21,063.20
4. ed.royalbh $15,844
5. vanwylder $10,997.60
6. jas42 $8,388
7. MAURONOMURA $6,524
8. Ml_Elvis $4,660
9. armen13 $3,262

Rounding out a solid day of tournament poker on the world’s largest poker site was the appropriately-named Sunday Second Chance. This tournament has been crushing its guarantee, and although many would like to see a change, it appears [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] will not return to the former $250,000 prize pool. Blair “bluf5f6″ Hinkle, winner of a WSOP bracelet in 2008 and an oh-so close 23rd in the Main Event this year, made it all the way to heads-up in the Second Chance. He is quite a beast on the live scene, as he approaches the $1,000,000 earning mark. Online, he is a bit more quiet, as a $20,650 score in the Super Tuesday was his best score. He changed all that and then some this week, taking 2nd place and $35,613 in prize money. His opponent, “mariocasPT”, took home his first five-figure score on Stars, just five bucks shy of $49,000:

Seat 3: blur5f6 (834422 in chips)
Seat 8: mariocasPT (3212578 in chips)
blur5f6: posts the ante 2500
mariocasPT: posts the ante 2500
blur5f6: posts small blind 12500
mariocasPT: posts big blind 25000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
blur5f6: raises 25000 to 50000
mariocasPT: raises 100000 to 150000
blur5f6: raises 681922 to 831922 and is all-in
mariocasPT: calls 681922
*** FLOP *** [Ts 9d Qs]
*** TURN *** [Ts 9d Qs] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [Ts 9d Qs 8s] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mariocasPT: shows [Th Tc] (a full house, Tens full of Queens)
blur5f6: shows [9h Ah] (two pair, Queens and Nines)
mariocasPT collected 1668844 from pot

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] Sunday Second Chance $200k Guaranteed
1,349 Entrants; $269,800 prize pool

1. mariocasPT $48,995.68
2. blur5f6 $35,613.60
3. as1025 $26,980
4. sjco22 $20,235
5. USCswimmer $14,164.50
6. colonelkosta $11,466.50
7. kenmrvegas $8,768.50
8. Steelo83 $6,070.50
9. xxDAMAGERxx $3,777.20

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] appears to have done what [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] has not, increase the guarantee in one of their Sunday majors. The Sunday Brawl, formerly a $350,000 guarantee, has been bumped to $400,000. Even with the increase in the guarantee, the tournament gained enough entries to nearly reach $500,000 this weekend. Twenty-three [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] sponsored professionals played in the event including Vivek Rajkumar, WSOP Main Event winner [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Huck-Seed.php]Huck Seed[/url], and Isaac “Menlo” Baron. “pocketrockets11″ was the biggest name making the final table, and he ended up busting in 3rd for nearly $48k. This was the biggest score of his career by $400, barely eclipsing a 6th place finish in FTOPS Event #9 last year.

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2,448 Entrants; $489,600 prize pool

1, titanfr59 $90,481.11
2. Cheryl45 $74,000.01
3. pocketrockets11 $47,980.80
4. Jsbryan $36,230.40
5. drunk mashimaro $25,459.20
6. this is punny $16,646.40
7. fahmie $11,260.80
8. _The_Ghost_XX $7,833.60
9. KJulius10 $5,875.20

What the Brawl lacked in final-table firepower, the $750 more than made up for. Three well-known players were on hand, including “Kirbynator”, “Scary_Tiger”, and “jordankickz”. Jordankickz is no stranger to final-table success, as he earned over $163,000 for his runner-up finish in FTOPS Event #17 this past February. “Scary_Tiger” shipped the Double Deuce on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] in May for nearly $32,000 and also final-tabled the Brawl last year, ultimately finishing in 6th place for just under $16,000. Both would end up taking a back seat to Kirbynator, as he shipped his first major title, and over $145,000. He is not a big tournament grinder, as he makes the majority of his money playing high-stakes PLO.

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4,126 Entrants; $825,200 prize pool

1. Kirbynator $145,722.07
2. ForEngland $88,213.88
3. cmiller916 $57,764
4. Scary_Tiger $45,386
5. BADNEW3 $34,080.76
6. stanman420 $25,251.12
7. jordankickz $18,979.60
8. asaffer $14,853.60
9. xx BabyGrand xx $11,057.68

Sunday came to an end with the finishing of the Sunday Mulligan on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]. Thirteen of [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]’s very own played in the event including [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Jeff-Madsen.php]Jeff Madsen[/url], David Pham, and Mike “Timex” McDonald. Kenny “Kenny Rap” Weinsteen nearly shipped another Sunday Major, taking second place for over $35,000. While a big score, it pales in comparison to his win in the Sunday $500k on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] in March for nearly $94,000.

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1,276 Entrants; $255,200 prize pool

1. postmannen $56,144
2. Kenny Rap $35,728
3. SqueezePlease $26,285.60
4. djflunk $20,735
5. kidcardiff $15,950
6. celinap $11,484
7. FlopNRun $7,656
8. BILLDEAL $5,742
9. JohnnyBelow $4,083.20

The first event of the day on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] was the Sunday Warm-Up, a $215 tournament which has consistently generated the day’s 2nd largest prize pool for some time now, overtaking the $750k on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]. Those opening the final table may have thought they stumbled across a high-stakes cash game, as three players, “brianm15″, “supa4real”, and Tom “kingsofcards” Marchese, all made deep runs. Marchese is definitely the more notable of the three, as he is a fixture in both [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] and [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]’s High Stakes games, playing all the way up to $500/$1000 blinds against the likes of Tom [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Tom-Dwan-durrrr.php]durrrr[/url] Dwan, [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Phil-Ivey.html]Phil Ivey[/url], and [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Patrik-Antonius.php]Patrik Antonius[/url].

A bit of drama was taken out of the final table, as the final four players decided to chop the remaining prize pool, leaving only $10,000 to be played for. At the time of the chop brianm15 was way behind in chips; however, he mounted a furious comeback, taking down the win, and $85,000.

Seat 5: witcherd (18235011 in chips)
Seat 9: brianm15 (25884989 in chips)
brianm15: posts small blind 150000
witcherd: posts big blind 300000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
brianm15: raises 380000 to 680000
witcherd: raises 1007000 to 1687000
brianm15: calls 1007000
*** FLOP *** [4h 2s 5c]
witcherd: bets 1248700
brianm15: calls 1248700
*** TURN *** [4h 2s 5c] [3s]
witcherd: checks
brianm15: checks
*** RIVER *** [4h 2s 5c 3s] [Kh]
witcherd: checks
brianm15: bets 5200000
witcherd: raises 10069311 to 15269311 and is all-in
brianm15: calls 10069311
*** SHOW DOWN ***
witcherd: shows [5d Qh] (a pair of Fives)
brianm15: shows [Ad 9c] (a straight, Ace to Five)
brianm15 collected 36470022 from pot

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] Sunday Warm-Up $750k Guaranteed
4,412 Entrants; $882,400 prize pool

1. brianm15 $85,000
2. witcherd $113,400
3. Supa4real $88,000
4. pocktnizzles $77,484
5. bboooommmmmm $37,502
6. kingsofcards $28,678
7. BillieD $19,854
8. jordie1982 $11,030
9. jouby44 $7,059

The Sunday Million was able to squeak past its guarantee once again, as 7,856 players created by far and away the biggest prize pool of the day. A former runner-up of the Million, “TheCronic420″ made another final table appearance before busting in 6th place for over $47,000. Just as in the Warm-Up a deal was struck at the final table, this time between the final three. Below you will find the final-table stacks, bust-out hands, and chop-adjusted pay-outs:

Seat 1: danistiofi (4170681 in chips)
Seat 2: mehmet deniz (2964590 in chips)
Seat 3: vuki (4842144 in chips)
Seat 4: n1nj4.br (20791810 in chips)
Seat 5: madkins318 (15163969 in chips)
Seat 6: bigclout1 (2389658 in chips)
Seat 7: TheCronic420 (3949733 in chips)
Seat 8: BleedBlue33 (22120827 in chips)

Seat 1: danistiofi (4956364 in chips)
Seat 2: mehmet deniz (5229180 in chips)
Seat 3: vuki (6314151 in chips)
Seat 4: n1nj4.br (20653809 in chips)
Seat 5: madkins318 (7628486 in chips)
Seat 6: bigclout1 (1157309 in chips)
Seat 7: TheCronic420 (6200286 in chips)
Seat 8: BleedBlue33 (23049239 in chips)
Seat 9: kiramm (3371176 in chips)
danistiofi: posts small blind 200000
mehmet deniz: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
vuki: folds
n1nj4.br: raises 500000 to 900000
madkins318: folds
bigclout1: raises 217309 to 1117309 and is all-in
TheCronic420: folds
BleedBlue33: folds
kiramm: folds
danistiofi: folds
mehmet deniz: calls 717309
n1nj4.br: calls 217309
*** FLOP *** [Jh 2d 2h]
mehmet deniz: checks
n1nj4.br: checks
*** TURN *** [Jh 2d 2h] [3c]
mehmet deniz: checks
n1nj4.br: checks
*** RIVER *** [Jh 2d 2h 3c] [Th]
mehmet deniz: checks
n1nj4.br: bets 19496500 and is all-in
mehmet deniz: folds
Uncalled bet (19496500) returned to n1nj4.br
*** SHOW DOWN ***
n1nj4.br: shows [Jc Jd] (a full house, Jacks full of Deuces)
bigclout1: shows [Kh Ks] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
n1nj4.br collected 3911927 from pot

Seat 1: danistiofi (4716364 in chips)
Seat 2: mehmet deniz (500695 in chips)
Seat 3: vuki (6274151 in chips)
Seat 4: n1nj4.br (25248427 in chips)
Seat 5: madkins318 (6135646 in chips)
Seat 7: TheCronic420 (6693126 in chips)
Seat 8: BleedBlue33 (23009239 in chips)
Seat 9: kiramm (5982352 in chips)
mehmet deniz: posts small blind 200000
vuki: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
n1nj4.br: folds
madkins318: raises 600000 to 1000000
TheCronic420: folds
BleedBlue33: folds
kiramm: folds
danistiofi: folds
mehmet deniz: calls 260695 and is all-in
vuki: folds
Uncalled bet (539305) returned to madkins318
*** FLOP *** [5c 7h Ts]
*** TURN *** [5c 7h Ts] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [5c 7h Ts 4d] [4s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mehmet deniz: shows [Js Qd] (a pair of Fours)
madkins318: shows [Ad Ks] (a pair of Fours - Ace kicker)

Seat 1: danistiofi (2717364 in chips)
Seat 3: vuki (15498302 in chips)
Seat 4: n1nj4.br (22955387 in chips)
Seat 5: madkins318 (5336341 in chips)
Seat 7: TheCronic420 (4963126 in chips)
Seat 8: BleedBlue33 (17145887 in chips)
Seat 9: kiramm (9943593 in chips)
TheCronic420: posts small blind 250000
BleedBlue33: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
kiramm: folds
danistiofi: raises 2167364 to 2667364 and is all-in
vuki: folds
n1nj4.br: folds
madkins318: folds
TheCronic420: folds
BleedBlue33: calls 2167364
*** FLOP *** [Td 8h 8d]
*** TURN *** [Td 8h 8d] [Qd]
*** RIVER *** [Td 8h 8d Qd] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BleedBlue33: shows [Ad Qc] (a flush, Ace high)
danistiofi: shows [As 5s] (a pair of Eights)
BleedBlue33 collected 5934728 from pot

Seat 3: vuki (14188302 in chips)
Seat 4: n1nj4.br (25765387 in chips)
Seat 5: madkins318 (4026341 in chips)
Seat 7: TheCronic420 (3403126 in chips)
Seat 8: BleedBlue33 (21583251 in chips)
Seat 9: kiramm (9593593 in chips)
BleedBlue33: posts small blind 300000
kiramm: posts big blind 600000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
vuki: folds
n1nj4.br: folds
madkins318: folds
TheCronic420: raises 2743126 to 3343126 and is all-in
BleedBlue33: raises 6256874 to 9600000
kiramm: calls 8933593 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (66407) returned to BleedBlue33
*** FLOP *** [2s 6c 6d]
*** TURN *** [2s 6c 6d] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [2s 6c 6d 3c] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BleedBlue33: shows [8h 8d] (two pair, Eights and Sixes)
kiramm: shows [Kd Ks] (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
kiramm collected 12380934 from side pot
TheCronic420: shows [Kc 5c] (a pair of Sixes)
kiramm collected 10389378 from main pot

Seat 3: vuki (13107303 in chips)
Seat 4: n1nj4.br (28586386 in chips)
Seat 5: madkins318 (2646341 in chips)
Seat 8: BleedBlue33 (10669658 in chips)
Seat 9: kiramm (23550312 in chips)
n1nj4.br: posts small blind 300000
madkins318: posts big blind 600000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
BleedBlue33: folds
kiramm: folds
vuki: raises 1200000 to 1800000
n1nj4.br: folds
madkins318: raises 786341 to 2586341 and is all-in
vuki: calls 786341
*** FLOP *** [7s 3c Kh]
*** TURN *** [7s 3c Kh] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [7s 3c Kh 7c] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
madkins318: shows [Ac Td] (a pair of Sevens)
vuki: shows [5s 5c] (a full house, Fives full of Sevens)
vuki collected 5772682 from pot

Seat 3: vuki (15153644 in chips)
Seat 4: n1nj4.br (30866386 in chips)
Seat 8: BleedBlue33 (10129658 in chips)
Seat 9: kiramm (22410312 in chips)
n1nj4.br: posts small blind 300000
BleedBlue33: posts big blind 600000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
kiramm: raises 900000 to 1500000
vuki: folds
n1nj4.br: folds
BleedBlue33: raises 8569658 to 10069658 and is all-in
kiramm: calls 8569658
*** FLOP *** [Td 9h 6c]
*** TURN *** [Td 9h 6c] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [Td 9h 6c Ah] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BleedBlue33: shows [Kh Ac] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
kiramm: shows [6h 6d] (a full house, Sixes full of Tens)
kiramm collected 20679316 from pot

Seat 3: vuki (39085290 in chips)
Seat 4: n1nj4.br (18080060 in chips)
Seat 9: kiramm (21394650 in chips)
vuki: posts small blind 500000
n1nj4.br: posts big blind 1000000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
kiramm: raises 20294650 to 21294650 and is all-in
vuki: raises 17690640 to 38985290 and is all-in
n1nj4.br: folds
Uncalled bet (17690640) returned to vuki
*** FLOP *** [5h 6s 3s]
*** TURN *** [5h 6s 3s] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [5h 6s 3s 2d] [3d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
vuki: shows [Qh Qs] (two pair, Queens and Threes)
kiramm: shows [Kd Js] (a pair of Threes)
vuki collected 43889300 from pot

Seat 3: vuki (62679940 in chips)
Seat 4: n1nj4.br (15880060 in chips)
n1nj4.br: posts small blind 500000
vuki: posts big blind 1000000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
n1nj4.br: raises 14780060 to 15780060 and is all-in
vuki: calls 14780060
*** FLOP *** [Ks 4s 8h]
*** TURN *** [Ks 4s 8h] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 4s 8h 9c] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
vuki: shows [6d 6c] (a pair of Sixes)
n1nj4.br: shows [6h Qs] (high card King)
vuki collected 31760120 from pot

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] Sunday Million $1.5M Guaranteed
7,856 Entrants; $1,571,200 prize pool

1. vuki $173,472
2. n1nj4.br $173,959
3. kiramm $178,956
4. BleedBlue33 $79,188
5. madkins318 $62,848
6. TheCronic420 $47,136
7. danistio fi $31,424
8. mehmet deniz $18,069
9. bigclout1 $12,177

There were plenty of big names to be found at the Sunday500 final table yesterday. Headlining a solid group were Anthony “holdplz” Spinella and “HITTHEPANDA”, two solid players ranked just outside the top-50 online tournament professionals. Spinella has had some previous success in the $500k, finishing 5th for $25,000 in May. He also has a win in [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url]’s biggest Sunday re-buy event, the $200k gtd., for $88,714. HITTHEPANDA nearly shipped the $750k on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] in July, taking 2nd for $94,093, and has had numerous success in re-buy events, including a victory in the $109r on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url]. Joining them was another top-100 ranked pro, Tom “hitthehole” Middleton, who took 2nd in the $500k this week. The $64k cash was the biggest of his career, crushing a $23,000 cash on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-TitanPoker.php]Titan[/url] Poker for winning their Friday $100k Guaranteed. In the end it was lesser-known “McMang” taking home the title, the biggest of his career, eclipsing a win back in 2004 in a Sunday Major on Stars.

Seat 5: McMang (9087333 in chips)
Seat 8: hitthehole (1002667 in chips)
hitthehole: posts small blind 40000
McMang: posts big blind 80000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
hitthehole: raises 914667 to 994667 and is all-in
McMang: calls 914667
*** FLOP *** [4s Ad 7c]
*** TURN *** [4s Ad 7c] [7h]
*** RIVER *** [4s Ad 7c 7h] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
McMang: shows [Js Jd] (two pair, Jacks and Sevens)
hitthehole: shows [5h 8h] (a pair of Sevens)
McMang collected 2005334 from pot

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1,009 Entrants; $504,500 prize pool

1. McMang - $88,187
2. hitthehole - $64,072
3. HITTHEPANDA - $47,928
4. holdplz - $35,820
5. #1PEN - $25,225
6. 1337Gambl0r - $20,180
7. Sykoen - $15,135
8. Bruut99 - $10,090
9. mmoossmmooss - $5,802

Unfortunately a few of the bigger names making the $215r final table were unable to mount much of a charge. Chris “herdgolf86″ Tipper and Joe “ender555″ Ebanks, two well known professionals, finished in 6th and 8th place respectively. Tipper took home just under $8,000 for his efforts, way behind his biggest score, a $102,663 win in the Super Sunday on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] in February. Ebanks, currently ranked 11th in the world by a major tournament site, has shipped the $109r on Stars and nearly won the $500k in August, taking 3rd for $48,000. Runner-up this week, “MaltLiquor40″, has won the $109r numerous times and has over $500,000 in earnings on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] alone. Eventual champion “MSUJenny” has had some past success on Stars, taking 2nd in the $109r in July for just under $18,000.

Seat 4: MSUJenny (789691 in chips)
Seat 6: MaltLiquor40 (588309 in chips)
MSUJenny: posts small blind 12500
MaltLiquor40: posts big blind 25000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
MSUJenny: raises 50000 to 75000
MaltLiquor40: raises 510809 to 585809 and is all-in
MSUJenny: calls 510809
*** FLOP *** [2h 8h 8s]
*** TURN *** [2h 8h 8s] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [2h 8h 8s Jc] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MaltLiquor40: shows [3c 3s] (two pair, Eights and Threes)
MSUJenny: shows [Ad Kh] (two pair, Aces and Eights)
MSUJenny collected 1176618 from pot

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264 Entrants; $171,200 prize pool

1. MSUJenny $35,096
2. MaltLiquor40 $25,680
3. Waters81 $19,345.60
4. FunkiMunki $14,552
5. agriffrod $10,100.80
6. herdgolf86 $7,704
7. PKaiser $5,992
8. ender555 $4,280
9. HYBRID400 $2,996

Wrapping-up a big day of events on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url] was the Sunday Second Chance. The $200,000 guaranteed event gives all tournament grinders one last shot at glory and a big Sunday pay-day. Taking full advantage of this opportunity was “SFisch4″ and “hotstuff38″. SFisch4 seemed to be the more experienced of the two, as he/she has had quite a large amount of success on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url], shipping the Quarter Million in June as well as the $109r last year. Hotstuff38 has seen a lot of success at lower stakes, and with this 2nd place finish nearly reached the $500,000 in winnings on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url]. The final hand was a bit eventful, as SFisch4’s AQ outran AK for the title:

Seat 2: SFisch4 (2615280 in chips)
Seat 3: hotstuff38 (1119720 in chips)
SFisch4: posts small blind 20000
hotstuff38: posts big blind 40000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
SFisch4: raises 45555 to 85555
hotstuff38: raises 1030165 to 1115720 and is all-in
SFisch4: calls 1030165
*** FLOP *** [Td 2d Js]
*** TURN *** [Td 2d Js] [4h]
*** RIVER *** [Td 2d Js 4h] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hotstuff38: shows [As Ks] (a pair of Kings)
SFisch4: shows [Ah Qc] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
SFisch4 collected 2239440 from pot

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1,245 Entrants; $249,000 prize pool

1. SFisch4 $45,442.50
2. hotstuff38 $33,092.10
3. yonco46 $24,900
4. BWFCLEE $18,675
5. Shafeeq $13,072.50
6. cool0813 $10,582.50
7. Vi3tMoFoPro $8,092.50
8. TravestyFund $5,602.50
9. jooobs $3,486

[url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] had another solid day of Sunday Majors, including a bit of a boost to their $750k, as they raised the buy-in (from $216 to $530) and the guarantee (from $750k to $1M) making it the 2nd biggest event of the day. The Brawl continues to roll on, as it was able to amass another $500,000+ prize pool, with 2,606 entrants. In fact, with the bigger $750k buy-in, the Brawl was the biggest major event on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] entries-wise. Over 20 [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] sponsored professionals played in the Brawl including Mike “Timex” McDonald, [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Lee-Watkinson.php]Lee Watkinson[/url], and [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/Marco-Liesy.php]Marco Liesy[/url]. Chad “M8kingmoves” Bautista made the final table but busted early, taking 6th (as jse81) for just under $18,000. The well-known, albeit controversial, poker pro is an online force, having six $20k+ scores to his name including a win in the $200k re-buy on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] in February for nearly $85,000.

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2,606 Entrants; $521,200 prize pool

1. pez102 $105,804
2. YrrsiN $68,277
3. XXJNRXX $50,556
4. DonT11 $38,048
5. Sammy Siam A $26,581
6. jse81 $17,721
7. Vluff S4S $11,988
8. Irv Gotti $8,339
9. chinchati27 $6,254

For the first time in a while a [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] Professional won a Sunday Major. Vivek Rajkuamr, winner of the WPT Bograta Open for $1,424,500, was able to take down the $1M post-chop for $180,000. Other big names making deep runs were Brian “Stinger88″ Hastings who finished in 77th and Michael Craig who took 52nd. This was by far and away Rajkumar’s biggest online score, crushing his $18,188 cash for winning the $65k last December.

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2,326 Entrants; $1,163,000 prize pool

1. Vivek Rajkumar $180,000
2. krasark $164,306
3. bdubs3737 $85,713
4. tyme2gamb0l111 $68,384
5. aheggem $51,754
6. bedias $37,216
7. thugmoneymkr $27,331
8. smokrokbyflock $21,399
9. psutennis1 $16,282

Rounding out another nice day of tournament action on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] was the appropriately named Sunday Mulligan. Matthew “all in at 420″ Stout made the final table, busting in 7th for just under $8,000. Stout is a well-known professional most recognizable for his victories in the $500k, Second Chance, and $215r on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-PokerStars.php]PokerStars[/url]. He also won the $1k Monday on [url=http://www.flopturnriver.com/reviews/Online-Poker-FullTilt.php]FullTilt[/url] last week for $85,750. A true sign that some online sites rankings are a bit off, he is not even considered a top-100 tournament professional!

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1,282 Entrants; $256,400 prize pool

1. kvista $56,408
2. AKat11 $35,896
3. leguito $26,409
4. The_End_15 $20,833
5. WhoIsThisGuy $16,025
6. MrQuist $11,538
7. All In At 420 $7,692
8. Big Dann $5,769
9. Timvd20 $4,102