Event #1 – NL Hold ‘em 6-max
Players: 4,445
Buy-In: $200 + $16
Guarantee: $1,000,000
Prize Pool: $1,255,000
1 URBEHIND $191,020.00
2 The Quietwinner $117,000.00
3 ChasingIdiot $81,200.00
4 flopjunkie19 $60,000.00
5 PXFACTOR $44,000.00
6 Tomsk400 $30,000.00
7 loosenuts99 $19,300.00
8 MrsESPN $19,300.00
9 I Am Ari $12,700.00
10 wellness poker $12,700.00

Event #2 – PL Omaha, Knockout
Players: 1,218
Buy-In: $240 + $16
Guarantee: $250,000
Prize Pool: $250,000
1 masp797 $55,000.00
2 TheWhtWhale $35,000.00
3 AJKHoosier1 $25,312.50
4 sirscoopalot $20,312.50
5 FingerWeg $15,325.00
6 Laleh4ever87 $11,250.00
7 On Tilt 1012 $7,250.00
8 Akaperion $5,250.00
9 hard_mule $3,750.00
10 SallyOMalley50 $2,125.00

Event #3 – NL Hold ‘em, 3xShootout
Players: 729
Buy-In: $500 + $35
Guarantee: $300,000
Prize Pool: $364,500
1 nypitbull24 $76,545.00
2 horryclutch $51,030.00
3 WILLY-RUGS $36,450.00
4 ptopeth $27,337.50
5 nickyluvshu $20,047.50
6 MrSmokey1 $14,580.00
7 Bhanks11 $10,206.00
8 kudos1017 $6,925.50
9 tiltstars $4,920.75
10 PocketPickles55

Event #4 – NL Hold ‘em, 1 rebuy and 1 add-on
Players: 1,246
Buy-In: $500 + $35
Guarantee: $500,000
Prize Pool: $580,400
1 Leopard18 $127,688.00
2 tuna_fish_tank $81,256.00
3 tuff_fish $58,765.50
4 Dudeoflife $47,157.50
5 alain456 $35,578.52
6 ITrashYou $26,118.00
7 achen $16,831.60
8 Mammola $12,188.40
9 miAmihAns $8,706.00
10 HoldMyNutsNplzM

Event #5 – Stud/8
Players: 508
Buy-In: $200 + $16
Guarantee: $100,000
Prize Pool: $101,600
1 67ofspades $24,079.20
2 AK_47_JAZZ $15,951.20
3 Jon Turner $11,176.00
4 darkknyt $6,908.80
5 torden $4,267.20
6 zoeprincess $2,946.40
7 TheFatFISH $2,235.20
8 Single Malt 111 $1,524.00
9 Dutchalicious $1,066.80
10 junkmanmikep

Event #6 – PL Omaha, 6-Max
Players: 703
Buy-In: $500 + $35
Guarantee: $400,000
Prize Pool: $400,000
1 michaelsc $86,000.00
2 Magic_ip $56,400.00
3 fablaseyne $40,520.00
4 1Mastermind $30,800.00
5 MarcolinoDK $22,000.00
6 nsinger $14,000.00
7 sillylife $8,800.00
8 poonaaz $8,800.00
9 SOSOBAD $6,400.00
10 ProfChaffinch

Event #7 – NL Hold ‘em, Rebuy
Players: 1,807
Buy-In: $100 + $9
Guarantee: $600,000
Prize Pool: $600,000
1 Gavin Smith $123,600.00
2 UW14 $81,600.00
3 supercool2mafia $60,600.00
4 Blastergv $47,400.00
5 KRANGU $35,400.00
6 donivan31 $24,600.00
7 TBaller247 $15,000.00
8 p2ryan2003 $10,200.00
9 Yeshaya $7,200.00
10 Hesperides

Event #8 – NL Hold ‘em, Knockout 6-max
Players: 3334
Buy-In: $240 + $16
Guarantee: $750,000
Prize Pool: $750,000
1 benba $146,287.50
2 Cosmin Cosma $90,750.00
3 somfranz $62,250.00
4 SNEAKING SLON $47,625.00
5 IzabelG $33,750.00
6 CooLJohN22222 $22,875.00
7 Nayza $14,625.00
8 yellowhat $14,625.00
9 UHaveNoOutz $9,600.00
10 zizou444

Event #9 – NL Hold ‘em, Heads Up
Players: 933
Buy-In: $500 + $35
Guarantee: $500,000
Prize Pool: $500,000
1 MKMADTILT $87,000.00
2 -AKwow- $52,000.00
3 SpaceyFCB $26,500.00
4 GerwaldBrunner $26,500.00
5 I_U_I $14,000.00
6 vmendi123 $14,000.00
7 shortsharpshock $14,000.00
8 ScoopAndStack $14,000.00
9 weeminer $7,500.00
10 blizair $7,500.00

Event #10 – NL Hold ‘em
Players: 4,145
Buy-In: $300 + $22
Guarantee: $1,500,000
Prize Pool: $1,500,000
1 Doc Sands $259,440.00
2 Sebago2811 $157,500.00
3 z81ima $102,000.00
4 Luukie21 $79,500.00
5 jojo69jojo $60,000.00
6 Ramux $45,000.00
7 fats713 $34,500.00
8 MichaelBpzpz $26,250.00
9 ryanbluf $19,500.00
10 Payton3434 $14,250.00

Event #11 – PL Omaha/8
Players: 1,012
Buy-In: $200 + $16
Guarantee: $200,000
Prize Pool: $202,400
1 BRO20 $45,540.00
2 DumbHick $28,842.00
3 Pantera Tigris $21,353.20
4 john wellendorf $16,698.00
5 Zi0SlM $12,650.00
6 LilSnaps $9,108.00
7 The Norse Horse $6,072.00
8 crgman $4,554.00
9 Miwo $3,238.40
10 rollthadice4 $1,821.60

Event #12 – NL Hold ‘em, 6-max, Ante From Start
Players: 1,349
Buy-In: $1000 + $60
Guarantee: $1,500,000
Prize Pool: $1,500,000
1 Jas11 $300,000.00
2 GotURead $198,000.00
3 bonya37 $138,300.00
4 KiKaMo $105,000.00
5 doctorhowser $72,750.00
6 stevie444 $49,500.00
7 feelivy68 $30,750.00
8 justakid69 $30,750.00
9 TheNutters $20,250.00
10 GetPWN3D $20,250.00

Event #13 – NL Hold ‘em, 4xShootout 6-max
Players: 911
Buy-In: $300 + $22
Guarantee: $300,000
Prize Pool: $300,000
1 j__thaddeus $54,000.00
2 jason1984a $34,500.00
3 ScottyStarburst $22,500.00
4 I Pay Ur Rent $15,600.00
5 Igli60 $10,500.00
6 Ansky451 $7,200.00
7 Um19 $4,950.00
8 The_Emphasizer $4,950.00
9 cataron $4,950.00
10 First_Talosian $4,950.00

Event #14 – HEROS
Players: 517
Buy-In: $500 + $35
Guarantee: $300,000
Prize Pool: $300,000
1 Berry Johnston $69,570.00
2 torden $45,750.00
3 POCKET FIVE $31,800.00
4 UFman2 $20,400.00
5 keledry $12,600.00
6 GB2005 $8,700.00
7 ms12345 $6,600.00
8 crzyflop $4,500.00
9 BrandonPL $3,150.00
10 Femmeonfelt $3,150.00

Event #15 – NL Hold ‘em, Turbo
Players: 2,494
Buy-In: $200 + $16
Guarantee: $500,000
Prize Pool: $500,000
1 BigStackBBQ $101,975.00
2 Ladbrokes $66,000.00
3 Mattssons $49,000.00
4 4th an 1 $37,000.00
5 123macnutz $26,000.00
6 vector08 $17,000.00
7 mizimizimizi $11,500.00
8 JUSTinS8NE $8,000.00
9 PokerKaiser $6,000.00
10 FlawlessV1ctory $3,750.00

Event #16 – HA (half PL Hold ‘em, half PL Omaha)
Players: 981
Buy-In: $200 + $16
Guarantee: $200,000
Prize Pool: $200,000
1 MSUsWorst $45,000.00
2 Luis Velador 7 $28,500.00
3 Wolfy706 $21,100.00
4 BOBCATSPEGAL $16,500.00
5 vivhost $12,500.00
6 LuckOfTheIrish6 $9,000.00
7 alimoche $6,000.00
8 Paquito Nguyen $4,500.00
9 Raise_U_To_Hell $3,200.00
10 girlyhurly $1,800.00

Event #17 – NL Hold ‘em, 6-max Rebuy
Players: 951
Buy-In: $300 + $22
Guarantee: $1,000,000
Prize Pool: $1,022,700
1 U_2Good4_Me $213,232.95
2 stevie444 $142,155.30
3 mralan2950 $101,247.30
4 machinegunian $75,679.80
5 MFPlayer1 $54,203.10
6 apestyles $34,771.80
7 Klausen $21,476.70
8 StillTippin $21,476.70
9 StateOfTrance $15,340.50
10 magikstick8 $15,340.50

Event #18 – PL Omaha, Heads Up
Players: 672
Buy-In: $200+$16
Guarantee: $150,000
Prize Pool: $150,000
1 RealMonies $30,000.00
2 mazoman10 $17,550.00
3 doughy1986 $9,375.00
4 xxxCelticFCxxx $9,375.00
5 To Defy $4,875.00
6 HERITAGEM $4,875.00
7 mavkis $4,875.00
8 TiltaMents $4,875.00
9 The_Dean221 $2,625.00
10 me so fish $2,625.00

Event #19 – Razz
Players: 482
Buy-In: $300 + $22
Guarantee: $150,000
Prize Pool: $150,000
1 Dutchalicious $35,550.00
2 oiltrader $23,550.00
3 Adar $16,500.00
4 HateMeLongTime $10,200.00
5 TYGOP $6,300.00
6 SoftCloud $4,350.00
7 theseed05 $3,300.00
8 Crisp86 $2,250.00
9 Didier Drogba $1,575.00
10 kypokerman7 $1,575.00

Event #20 – NL Hold ‘em
Players: 2,206
Buy-In: $200 + $16
Guarantee: $400,000
Prize Pool: $441,200
1 Spinvis $89,982.74
2 TheKoalabear $58,238.40
3 asdf_ms $43,237.60
4 DoN_Hersir $32,648.80
5 bonya37 $22,942.40
6 cmis91 $15,000.80
7 ADED $10,147.60
8 Peta_Pan69 $7,059.20
9 Vil-Fish $5,294.40
10 MAXSHARK $3,309.00

Event #21 – Mixed Hold ‘em, 6-max
Players: 983
Buy-In: $200 + $16
Guarantee: $150,000
Prize Pool: $196,600
1 Roxx Box $40,991.10
2 BrightGreenPoop $27,327.40
3 eatschips $19,463.40
4 UbetIraiseUfold $14,548.40
5 __KASSIN__ $10,419.80
6 DYSHANBE $6,684.40
7 Shaniia $4,128.60
8 cladower $4,128.60
9 Tilted_oppa $2,949.00
10 littleleonidas $2,949.00

Event #23 – PL Omaha, Rebuy
Players: 1,031
Buy-In: $100 + $9
Guarantee: $350,000
Prize Pool: $384,900
1 treysfull21 $86,602.50
2 RMFG $54,848.25
3 mozgoved82 $40,606.95
4 Bill Gazes $31,754.25
5 davxlm $24,056.25
6 Sapster $17,320.50
7 Stuart Paterson $11,547.00
8 Rightcurver $8,660.25
9 DragonDrake $6,158.40
10 WILLY-RUGS $3,464.10

Event #24 – NL Hold ‘em, Knockout
Players: 8,280
Buy-In: $120 + $9
Guarantee: $1,000,000
Prize Pool: $1,000,000
1 AAAPOKRDONKY $159,900.00
2 Chances Cards $100,000.00
3 vedder1980 $60,000.00
4 Jedi AllStar $45,000.00
5 l__MCMK__l $35,000.00
6 GinsasH $27,000.00
7 Asiandude7 $20,000.00
8 IDOLLS $15,000.00
9 bob2bob $11,000.00
10 theVisionay $8,000.00

Main Event – NL Hold ‘em
Players: 4,581
Buy-In: $500 + $35
Guarantee: $2,500,000
Prize Pool: $2,500,000
1 Pocketownage420 $432,400.00
2 azzabentonaces $262,500.00
3 iDubDeuce $170,000.00
4 Hartwith $132,500.00
5 nickeltwenty $100,000.00
6 -NinG- $75,000.00
7 RonFezBuddy $57,500.00
8 baDONKaD0NK88 $43,750.00
9 oiltrader $32,500.00
10 KaKeTKa $23,750.00

The chip count on the final table was as follows:
Pocketownage420 – 6,355,367
azzabentonaces – 5,587,683
-NinG- – 4,796,044
nickeltwenty –3,860,832
oiltrader – 3,823,366
iDubDeuce – 2,670,082
baDONKaD0NK88 – 2,468,496
Julian “Hartwith” Adamson – 2,453,887
RonFezBuddy – 2,341,743

Oiltrader was the first to bust at the 40,000/80,000 blind level. Nickeltwenty raised to 240,000 from middle position. Oiltrader 3bet to 800,000 in the CO and azzabentonaces cold 4bet to 3,010,000 on the button. Nickeltwenty wisely folded and oiltrader went all in for 4,843,366. A call from azzabentonaces revealed KK, and oiltrader’s AK was in pretty bad shape. The board bricked and oiltrader fell in ninth place for $32,500.

Eliminated in 8th was baDONKaD0NK88, at 50,000/100,000 level. He limped AA in middle position and was looking for someone to try to steal the pot or raise it up with something legitimate. BaDONKaD0NK88 obliged when he raised from the SB, moving all in for 1,578,496 with 66. Azzabentonaces called and took down the pot after the board ran out 7d4d5s7hKc; a pretty big sweat on that flop. For eighth place, baDONKaDONK88 earned $43,750.

RonFezBuddy headed out shortly after in 7th when he shoved over a CO raise from azzabentonaces with TT. Azzabentonaces called with AQhh, flipaments! The board ran out 7s8h9h5h8d as azzabentonaces made the ace-high flush, eliminating RonFezBuddy in 7th place for $57,500.

At the 60,000/120,000 level, Julian “Hartwith” Adamson raised to 270,000 in the HJ. It folded to -NinG- in the big blind, who shoved for 2,107,088. Adamson called with AA,  and -NinG- needed to catch up as a 4:1 dog with 99. He bricked and was out in sixth place for $75,000.

Nickeltwenty busted soon after in the same level. In the small blind with AQo and looking at three limpers in front of him, nickeltwenty shoved all in for 2,621,945. Chip leader azzabentonaces was the lone caller, tabling a dominating AKo. The board fell Ad7d3sTcJs and nickeltwenty left in fifth place, collecting a cool $100,000.

Julian “Hartwith” Adamson wa snect out. He shoved for 1,963,667 with A3o, but was called by iDubDeuce  AKo. The board brought no help for Adamson, and he was sent to the rail for $132,500.

Three levels later iDubDeuce was busto in third place at 120,000/240,000. On the button, iDubDeuce called and azzabentonaces raised to 960,000 from the SB. iDubDeuce called and the flop came JsAc2c. Azzabentonaces bet 960,000 and iDubDeuce called. The turn came Kc and azzabentonaces fired a second barrel of 4,170,000. IDubDeuce shoved all in for 10,608,856 and azzabentonaces called with As4c, trailing iDubDeuce’s KJo for two pair. The river was a cruel 3c and that gave the pot to azzabentonaces with a flush. The third-place finish earned iDubDeuce $170,000.

Azzabentonaces began heads-up play with a massive 5:1 chip lead. But two double-ups by Pocketownage420 turned the tables, putting him in the chip lead. The tournament came to an end at the 140,000/280,000 blind level. Pocketownage420 opened to 700,000 on the button and azzabentonaces pushed shoved it all in for 7,828,420 with 77. Pocketownage420 called with AJo and won the race by making a Broadway straight. Azzabentonaces earned $262,500 for 2nd place and the winner of the FTOPS XII Main Event was Pocketownage420 for a massive $432,400!!

Final Results:
1. Pocketownage420 – $432,400
2. azzabentonaces – $262,500
3. iDubDeuce – $170,000
4. Julian “Hartwith” Adamson – $132,500
5. nickeltwenty – $100,000
6. -NinG- – $75,000
7. RonFezBuddy – $57,500
8. baDONKaD0NK88 – $43,750
9. oiltrader – $32,500

Tonight’s event was hosted by Russian Poker Pro Svetlana Gromenkova. She is one of the lesser known Full Tilt Reds, but that does not mean she is a bum, since she is one of the few women to hold a bracelet, having won one in the World Series of Poker champion in the 2008 $1,000 Ladies – No-Limit Hold’em. She also has a ton more ITM finishes to her name.

Of course, the Full Tilt pros were properly represented in this tournament as well. Among others, Esther Rossi, Fabrice Soulier, Isaac Baron, Leandro Brasa,  and Start Paterson all had very strong finishes tonight.

$1,000,000 Guaranteed, and about 8,280 players registered which means that there was quite a bit of overlay. First prize paid over $150K!! Definitely not bad for a buy-in of $120!

Here are the stacks at the start of FTOPS XII Event #24′s final table @ 40000/80000 Ante 10K:

Seat 1: Jedi AllStar (4,531,007)
Seat 2: vedder1980 (9,434,541)
Seat 3: GinsasH (3,213,775)
Seat 4: AAAPOKRDONKY (5,741,921)
Seat 5: Chances Cards (6,588,107)
Seat 6: l__MCMK__l (3,177,376)
Seat 7: Asiandude7 (4,569,722)
Seat 8: bob2bob (2,421,839)
Seat 9: IDOLLS (1,721,712)

And now the eliminations.
#9 My inside draw is better than yours

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $100000.00 BB (9 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Jedi AllStar (CO) ($5029458)
vedder1980 (Button) ($9785656)
GinsasH (SB) ($3753775)
AAAPOKRDONKY (BB) ($7464758)
Chances Cards (UTG) ($5463107)
l__MCMK__l (UTG+1) ($1816261)
Asiandude7 (MP1) ($3691722)
bob2bob (MP2) ($1691839)
IDOLLS (MP3) ($2703424)

Preflop:
3 folds, bob2bob bets $1681839 (All-In), 4 folds, AAAPOKRDONKY calls $1581839

Flop: ($3503678) 8, K, 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($3503678) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($3503678) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $3503678 | Rake: $0

Results:
AAAPOKRDONKY had A, Q (high card, Ace).
bob2bob had 6, 9 (high card, King).
Outcome: AAAPOKRDONKY won $3503678

And bob2bob became our first final table casualty, taking home  $11,000, which was also the first 5-figure cash of this tournament, for his efforts tonight. Congrats!

#7&8 Two for one

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $120000.00 BB (8 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Jedi AllStar (SB) ($3949458)
vedder1980 (BB) ($9624101)
GinsasH (UTG) ($4665330)
AAAPOKRDONKY (UTG+1) ($10646597)
Chances Cards (MP1) ($6288107)
l__MCMK__l (MP2) ($1881261)
Asiandude7 (CO) ($2701722)
IDOLLS (Button) ($1643424)

Preflop:
4 folds, Asiandude7 bets $285000, IDOLLS raises to $1628424 (All-In), Jedi AllStar raises to $3934458 (All-In), 1 fold, Asiandude7 calls $2401722 (All-In)

Flop: ($7241868) K, 5, 7 (3 players, 3 all-in)

Turn: ($7241868) 7 (3 players, 3 all-in)

River: ($7241868) 9 (3 players, 3 all-in)

Total pot: $7241868 | Rake: $0

Results:
IDOLLS had 10, A (one pair, sevens).
Jedi AllStar had Q, Q (two pair, Queens and sevens).
Asiandude7 had J, J (two pair, Jacks and sevens).
Outcome: Jedi AllStar won $7241868

IDOLLS couldn’t doll it up this time, and went home in 8th while pocketing  a cool $15,000 for a few hours of work. In the same hand, Asiandude7 also got busted, and left tonight’s tourney in 7th with a good $20,000 for just a $120 investment. Congrats both of you!

#6 LOL pokat as win? LOLOL

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $160000.00 BB (6 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Jedi AllStar (Button) ($7249604)
vedder1980 (SB) ($7034336)
GinsasH (BB) ($6590585)
AAAPOKRDONKY (UTG) ($8119846)
Chances Cards (MP) ($8803107)
l__MCMK__l (CO) ($3602522)

Preflop:
AAAPOKRDONKY calls $160000, 3 folds, vedder1980 calls $80000, GinsasH bets $670000, AAAPOKRDONKY raises to $8099846 (All-In), 1 fold, GinsasH calls $5900585 (All-In)

Flop: ($13421170) J, 9, Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($13421170) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($13421170) 7 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $13421170 | Rake: $0

Results:
GinsasH had A, A (one pair, Aces).
AAAPOKRDONKY had 4, 4 (three of a kind, fours).
Outcome: AAAPOKRDONKY won $13421170

GinsasH left in 6th with  $27,000 for his efforts tonight. That’s a nice midsize sedan. Congrats!

#5 Utter dominance

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $160000.00 BB (5 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Jedi AllStar (MP) ($6593024)
vedder1980 (Button) ($5741781)
AAAPOKRDONKY (SB) ($15410431)
Chances Cards (BB) ($10778107)
l__MCMK__l (UTG) ($2876657)

Preflop:
l__MCMK__l bets $387656, 1 fold, vedder1980 raises to $812755, 2 folds, l__MCMK__l calls $425099

Flop: ($1965510) K, 6, 3 (2 players)
l__MCMK__l checks, vedder1980 bets $599999, l__MCMK__l raises to $2043902 (All-In), vedder1980 calls $1443903

Turn: ($6053314) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($6053314) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $6053314 | Rake: $0

Results:
vedder1980 had A, A (two pair, Aces and sixes).
l__MCMK__l had K, A (two pair, Kings and sixes).
Outcome: vedder1980 won $6053314

AK was not kind to l__MCMK__l, and he left the tournament in 5th with a nice $35,000 for his efforts tonight. Congrats!

#4 What happens when a steal goes wrong

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $200000.00 BB (4 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Jedi AllStar (SB) ($7038024)
vedder1980 (BB) ($8898438)
AAAPOKRDONKY (UTG) ($15290431)
Chances Cards (Button) ($10173107)

Preflop:
2 folds, Jedi AllStar bets $600000, vedder1980 raises to $1727555, Jedi AllStar raises to $7013024 (All-In), vedder1980 calls $5285469

Flop: ($14126048) A, J, 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($14126048) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($14126048) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $14126048 | Rake: $0

Results:
Jedi AllStar had J, Q (one pair, Jacks).
vedder1980 had A, A (three of a kind, Aces).
Outcome: vedder1980 won $14126048

Jedi Allstar used the Force to run into the nuts. Obviously, not a good idea. But nonetheless he went home with a cool  $45,000 to spend on lightsabers and stuff. Congrats!

#3 After a long and tiresome battle three handed that took almost a full hour, this hand happened:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $340000.00 BB (3 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

vedder1980 (SB) ($6143269)
AAAPOKRDONKY (BB) ($19353366)
Chances Cards (Button) ($15903365)

Preflop:
Chances Cards bets $725000, vedder1980 raises to $2025555, AAAPOKRDONKY raises to $3326110, 1 fold, vedder1980 raises to $6103269 (All-In), AAAPOKRDONKY calls $2777159

Flop: ($13051538) 7, 9, K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($13051538) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($13051538) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $13051538 | Rake: $0

Results:
vedder1980 had J, J (two pair, Jacks and sevens).
AAAPOKRDONKY had A, A (two pair, Aces and sevens).
Outcome: AAAPOKRDONKY won $13051538

vedder1980 entered this final table holding the dominant chip lead, but he got pwned in 3rd with the whole stack gone. He went home with $60,000 for his efforts tonight. Congrats!

 HU
The very next hand:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $340000.00 BB (2 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

AAAPOKRDONKY (Button) ($26261635)
Chances Cards (SB) ($15138365)

Preflop:
AAAPOKRDONKY bets $680000, Chances Cards raises to $2050000, AAAPOKRDONKY calls $1370000

Flop: ($4180000) 9, A, 7 (2 players)
Chances Cards checks, AAAPOKRDONKY bets $7240000, Chances Cards raises to $13048365 (All-In), AAAPOKRDONKY calls $5808365

Turn: ($30276730) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($30276730) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $30276730 | Rake: $0

Results:
AAAPOKRDONKY had 7, A (two pair, Aces and sevens).
Chances Cards had K, K (one pair, Kings).
Outcome: AAAPOKRDONKY won $30276730

AAAPOKRDONKY berated the whole table during the whole final table. He also went home with the top prize and $159,900 in cold hard cash. Obviously, beraters should never win but he dodged the karma bullet this time.

Congratulations on the win though, but don’t berate your fellow tablemates next time. Berating is not cool.

Chances cards flew under the radar the whole tournament, but sprung to life 3-handed, and had a solid finish in 2nd for exactly $100,000. Congrats!

Spend it wisely kids!

As big as this tournament was, there was once again an overlay on the guarantee.  795 players paid the $2,500 + $120, but that left $125,000 to be covered by Full Tilt.  The two-day event has a unique structure that definitely can benefit some of the more patient players out there.  Everyone starts with 6,000 in chips and blinds move slowly – every 30 minutes.  Day 1 concludes at the conclusion of level 17 or when the field is down to the final two tables.  In this event, Day 1 finished at the conclusion of level 17 since there were more than 18 players remaining.

Huckleberry Seed was the Red Pro who made it the furthest in this tournament.  For his 33rd place finish, he took down a prize of $6,800.  There was a familiar name at the final two tables, however.  Fyrtuk went out in 16th place this year, winning $10,000.  You may, or may not, recall that fyrtuk won this event last year, which was a $5,000 buy-in tournament.  That puts his 2-year total winnings in Event 22 at $635,000.

This year, though, it was TravestyFund who was able to outlast the other players over 2 days, take down the title of FTOPS Event 22 Champion, and, oh ya, pad the wallet pretty nicely too.  For the first place finish, he wins $460,000.

1 TravestyFund $460,000.00

2 Claws of Gix $290,000.00

3 BickleAce $215,000.00

4 GnightMoon $165,000.00

5 CiegoBoY $125,000.00

6 marlin5555 $90,000.00

7 pzyclone $60,000.00

8 HaiducF $46,800.00

9 phat_cat1 $34,000.00

10 THE UTE $19,000.00

11 knutarn76 $19,000.00

12 SantabarbaraBob $19,000.00

13 treysfull21 $14,000.00

14 Ach1ll3z $14,000.00

15 therolloffkid $14,000.00

16 fyrtuk $10,000.00

17 TwistedEcho $10,000.00

18 CrazyZachary $10,000.00

19 kleath $7,800.00

20 stancranford $7,800.00

21 Cappuccio816 $7,800.00

22 bleu329 $7,800.00

23 ComputerhandQ7 $7,800.00

24 AppleSauce06 $7,800.00

25 phil_ivey41 $7,800.00

26 StevoL_7 $7,800.00

27 jordankickz $7,800.00

28 A6540 $6,800.00

29 CzarBushov $6,800.00

30 bdybldngpkrplyr $6,800.00

31 benba $6,800.00

32 ACSLAM $6,800.00

33 HuckleberrySeed $6,800.00

34 TheBrain $6,800.00

35 Doc Sands $6,800.00

36 FinnishNightmre $6,800.00

37 DontFoldPlease $6,000.00

38 SubZero121 $6,000.00

39 DJ_Ponytale $6,000.00

40 whatariver1 $6,000.00

41 redrumxxx $6,000.00

42 inhidonks $6,000.00

43 S_Dot111 $6,000.00

44 p00cket00 $6,000.00

45 QuasiFiction $6,000.00

46 tommygunz829 $5,400.00

47 RandomDonk $5,400.00

48 Susisisu $5,400.00

49 mordovorotishe $5,400.00

50 xx BabyGrand xx $5,400.00

51 NEONPILS99 $5,400.00

52 kwob20 $5,400.00

53 daisyxoxo $5,400.00

54 APRIL9249 $5,400.00

55 rjmgrace $4,800.00

56 ItalianCrusher $4,800.00

57 wobblymr $4,800.00

58 fahmie $4,800.00

59 genetodd $4,800.00

60 Mr Perfekt $4,800.00

61 coolerhund $4,800.00

62 DontBluffMePLZZ $4,800.00

63 Julian Verse $4,800.00

64 zmb $4,400.00

65 OMG Eric Bickle $4,400.00

66 pokerjamers $4,400.00

67 PokerKaiser $4,400.00

68 baDONKaD0NK88 $4,400.00

69 IWEARGOGGLES $4,400.00

70 The Universe112 $4,400.00

71 mrcall912 $4,400.00

72 Ladbrokes $4,400.00

73 boNeZee $4,000.00

74 Alllllright $4,000.00

75 papadelpoker $4,000.00

76 UstackMe $4,000.00

77 Steve Yea $4,000.00

78 djflunk $4,000.00

79 BOBCATSPEGAL $4,000.00

80 this is punny $4,000.00

81 hattrick8810 $4,000.00

82 Luie Sojo $3,600.00

83 All In At 420 $3,600.00

84 KipsterDK $3,600.00

85 Azzee $3,600.00

86 Ozzy 87 $3,600.00

87 donivan31 $3,600.00

88 HoldMyNutsNplzM $3,600.00

89 FantaKorn $3,600.00

90 calibra33 $3,600.00

Nineteen of FullTilt’s sponsored professionals, known as “red pros” played in Event 20, including Scott Fischman,  Allen Cunningham, and David Pham.  Only two professionals made the money, including Cunningham, who busted in 93rd, and Ross Boatman who made a nice run before being eliminated in 59th place.

The final table was full of relative unknowns including the two players who ended heads-up, “Spinvis” and “TheKoalabear”. Neither player had a “huge” score to their name and were guaranteed to make well more than their previous best cashes once heads-up play began.  In the end it was Spinvis who took down the title and nearly $90,000 for the victory.

FullTilt FTOPS Event #20 $400k Guaranteed
2,206 Entrants; $441,200 prize pool

1. Spinvis $89,982.74
2. TheKoalabear $58,238.40
3. asdf_ms $43,237.60
4. DoN_Hersir $32,648.80
5. bonya37 $22,942.40
6. cmis91 $15,000.80
7. ADED $10,147.60
8. Peta_Pan69 $7,059.20
9. Vil-Fish $5,294.40

The tournament was hosted by Cardrunners.com instructor Cole South, who has made a name for himself as one of the most exciting cash game players online. Since taking up the game in 2005, Cole has built his bankroll to over $2 million by employing an extremely loose aggressive style. He is now a regular at the high stakes games on Full Tilt. Budding pros can gain an insight into his secrets at Cardrunners.com, one of the web’s most popular instructional sites.

Event #17 took over 11 hours to complete, a lengthy stretch, but not unusual for FTOPS events. The tournament’s host Cole South failed to make the money, but a couple of his sponsored compatriots did turn a profit. Young English pro Andrew Feldman added another impressive result to his resume, finishing in 48th. The only other Red Pro to finish in the money was TheWacoKidd, aka Jared Hamby in 113th. Known as an MTT specialist both live and online, Jared has three WPT money finishes and a WSOP main event cash to his name, along with multitudinous online profits.

Unlike many of the previous FTOPS XII tournaments, the heads up contest in Event #17 was relatively straightforward. The final three competitors entered play on similar stacks and things stayed that way until U_2Good4_Me pushed all-in preflop with KQ off-suit. mralan2950 made a quick call with A10, but was knocked out of the tournament when a Queen fell on the flop.

This gave U_2Good4_Me about $3.2 million, compared to his opponent stevie444, who held only $1.2 million. From then on it would be a little over an hour before the tournament concluded, with practically no big pots along the way. U_2Good4_Me set about playing consistent small ball poker, slowly grinding down his opponent until he held an advantage of around $4.5 million vs. $700k. At this point stevie444 began to cut his losses and push all-in multiple times. U_2Good4_Me would not be tempted however, and bided his time until he felt he had an edge.

The tipping point eventually came after about 30 minutes, with stevie444 putting it all-in preflop. U_2Good4_Me made the call and showed his Td-Qd, a clear favourite against stevie’s Jh-8d. A Queen on the flop all but settled the tournament, with a 9 on the turn giving stevie some small hope of a gutshot . However, it was not to be, and U_2Good4_Me walked away with a well deserved $213,232.95. His opponent, stevie444, received $142,155.30 for second place, while mralan2950 took home $101,247.30 in third.

Another great FTOPS event is in the books, and we have another big-money winner. Today was a particularly special one, because it was a double stacked 6-max shootout event; essentially a deepstacked sit-n-go, 6-max, with the winner advancing to the next 6-max sit-n-go, and so on. So basically, to win this thing, you would need to be the literal last man standing out of a number of separate sit-n-go matches.

Tonight’s event was hosted by Markus Golser. Markus is a seasoned vet of the poker world, but he is not very well known around the west. He is, however, almost a deity in his native Austria with celeb status. He is a mean PLO specialist, but he is also very good at NLHE.

All the big names of Full Tilt Poker made their presence felt, including among many, Christian Kruel, Erich Kollmann, David “The Dragon” Pham, Barney Boatman, Lee Watkinson, Ram Vaswani and Trond Eidsvig.

The toughest 6 who made it to today’s final table were:
Seat 1: j__thaddeus (450,000)
Seat 2: Igli60 (453,000)
Seat 3: I Pay Ur Rent (459,000)
Seat 4: ScottyStarburst (456,000)
Seat 5: Ansky451 (459,000)
Seat 6: jason1984a (456,000)

Ansky451 went out in 6th in a hurry. Technical difficulties prevent me from posting the actual hand history, just know that it was a squeeze gone awry. Ansky451 takes home $7,200 for his efforts tonight, also breaking the 5-figure bubble. Congrats!

#5: Let’s Flip!
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em Tournament, 4000/8000 Blinds 1000 Ante (5 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

saw flop | saw showdown

j__thaddeus (BB) (t652730)
Igli60 (UTG) (t232199)
I Pay Ur Rent (MP) (t685702)
ScottyStarburst (Button) (t255557)
jason1984a (SB) (t906812)

Preflop:
Igli60 bets t19000, I Pay Ur Rent calls t19000, 2 folds, j__thaddeus raises to t80000, Igli60 raises to t231199 (All-In), 1 fold, j__thaddeus calls t151199

Flop: (t490398) 7, 5, Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t490398) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t490398) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t490398

Results:
j__thaddeus had 9, 9 (one pair, nines).
Igli60 had K, A (high card, Ace).
Outcome: j__thaddeus won t490398

Igli60 goes home in 5th place, taking with him a well deserved $10,500 for his efforts tonight. Congratulations!

#4: Valuesqueeze
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em Tournament, 5000/10000 Blinds 1000 Ante (4 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

saw flop | saw showdown

j__thaddeus (SB) (t918528)
I Pay Ur Rent (BB) (t688991)
ScottyStarburst (UTG) (t140225)
jason1984a (Button) (t985256)

Preflop:
1 fold, jason1984a bets t30000, j__thaddeus raises to t80000, I Pay Ur Rent raises to t277777, 1 fold, j__thaddeus raises to t917528 (All-In), I Pay Ur Rent calls t410214 (All-In)

Flop: (t1409982) 8, K, 2 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t1409982) 10 (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t1409982) A (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: t1409982

Results:
j__thaddeus had 10, 10 (three of a kind, tens).
I Pay Ur Rent had A, K (two pair, Aces and Kings).
Outcome: j__thaddeus won t1409982

And j__thaddeus hands out another crushing final blow to an opponent, this time to I Pay Ur Rent. I Pay Ur Rent takes home $15,600 for his efforts tonight, leaving the Final Table in 4th. Congrats!

#3: The blinds are creeping + domination
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em Tournament, 5000/10000 Blinds 1000 Ante (3 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

saw flop | saw showdown

j__thaddeus (BB) (t1485658)
ScottyStarburst (Button) (t209450)
jason1984a (SB) (t1037892)

Preflop:
ScottyStarburst bets t208450 (All-In), jason1984a calls t203450, 1 fold

Flop: (t429900) 9, 8, K (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t429900) 10 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t429900) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t429900

Results:
ScottyStarburst had 8, 7 (one pair, eights).
jason1984a had A, 8 (one pair, eights).
Outcome: jason1984a won t429900

ScottyStarburst goes home in 3rd, and also takes with him $22,500 for his efforts tonight. Congrats!

We are left now with just two, and j__thaddeus is seemingly running hotter than a young star. Sure enough…

HU: Only sweet all-night sex is better than making the nuts HU; especially in a 3bet pot pf and that your opponent is drawing dead once you hit your beautiful turn.
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em Tournament, 6000/12000 Blinds 1500 Ante (2 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

saw flop | saw showdown

j__thaddeus (SB) (t2034157)
jason1984a (Button) (t698843)

Preflop:
jason1984a bets t24000, j__thaddeus calls t12000

Flop: (t51000) 6, 5, 3 (2 players)
j__thaddeus bets t32699, jason1984a raises to t144000, j__thaddeus raises to t483000, jason1984a raises to t673343 (All-In), j__thaddeus calls t190343

Turn: (t1397686) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1397686) A (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t1397686

Results:
jason1984a had K, K (one pair, Kings).
j__thaddeus had 4, A (straight, six high).
Outcome: j__thaddeus won t1397686

jason1984a played a great game tonight, but it was not enough to outmaneuver j__thaddeus who came in with an ultra-polished luckbox to win tonight’s FTOPS XII event #13. jason1984a takes home $34,500 for his second place finish, while j__thaddeus, who accidentally the whole tournament, takes home $54,000 for his steamroling tonight.

Congratulations to all who played, and remember, if you did not place there is always next time!

Event 12 was a 6-max, no-limit Hold’em event with early antes to get the loose aggressive play started right away!  Just over 30 Red Pros played in this tournament.  The top finisher among them was Steve Brecher, finishing in 99th place.  Bruce Buffer, Erich Kollmann, and Isaac Baron were the other Full Tilt Pros to make it to the top 174 and get paid.

Getting paid is nice, but getting to the final table is even better.  Of course, being a 6-max tournament, the final table players were a chosen few.  In the end it came down to Jas11 and GotURead, with Jas11 coming out on top and taking down a very nice payday of $300,000.

1 Jas11 $300,000.00
2 GotURead $198,000.00
3 bonya37 $138,300.00
4 KiKaMo $105,000.00
5 doctorhowser $72,750.00
6 stevie444 $49,500.00
7 feelivy68 $30,750.00
8 justakid69 $30,750.00
9 TheNutters $20,250.00
10 GetPWN3D $20,250.00
11 tiltandris $15,000.00
12 Van Wild3r $15,000.00
13 alexmich $11,250.00
14 drstraightaw $11,250.00
15 joeysweetp $11,250.00
16 Negrodamus2 $9,000.00
17 DEE TODD $9,000.00
18 Luck_box1028 $9,000.00
19 jsizzle20 $7,650.00
20 joshuah333 $7,650.00
21 machinegunian $7,650.00
22 MiltOnTilt $7,650.00
23 STCATH1 $7,650.00
24 LatinaPkrGirl $7,650.00
25 Mig_com $6,450.00
26 tydean14 $6,450.00
27 Not_So_Green $6,450.00
28 salomon4ever $6,450.00
29 jomama7769 $6,450.00
30 YARIY $6,450.00
31 HoosierAlum $5,400.00
32 JCarver $5,400.00
33 Chances Cards $5,400.00
34 gametime1111 $5,400.00
35 rdcrsn $5,400.00
36 ShagadelicRide $5,400.00
37 Supa4real $4,500.00
38 Alphaq1 $4,500.00
39 takstar23 $4,500.00
40 TheStein $4,500.00
41 the best woman $4,500.00
42 pokerkid585 $4,500.00
43 SHEKE $3,750.00
44 negroblanco $3,750.00
45 Fidget65 $3,750.00
46 birdieburr $3,750.00
47 BKiCe $3,750.00
48 dipthrong $3,750.00
49 Mement_mori $3,750.00
50 holla-athca-boy $3,750.00
51 Bry23 $3,750.00
52 6lanigiro $3,750.00
53 Adgee $3,750.00
54 cren62 $3,750.00
55 Skalpell $3,150.00
56 Vote L 4T2L0 $3,150.00
57 CrazyIvan24 $3,150.00
58 BootySmooth $3,150.00
59 HITTHEPANDA $3,150.00
60 WILLY-RUGS $3,150.00
61 dwongz $3,150.00
62 PXFACTOR $3,150.00
63 JohnnyGstaks $3,150.00
64 dw2k6 $3,150.00
65 RandomFish666 $3,150.00
66 cirbie $3,150.00
67 Big Geminii $2,700.00
68 jj2times $2,700.00
69 acatlover $2,700.00
70 pynebox $2,700.00
71 UHaveNoOutz $2,700.00
72 ninesfull878 $2,700.00
73 shavlikr $2,700.00
74 Rick W_88 $2,700.00
75 EdStar $2,700.00
76 RAISINGRAY $2,700.00
77 Claw1980 $2,700.00
78 thr1ll $2,700.00
79 Drrng $2,700.00
80 dost1313 $2,700.00
81 cas333per $2,700.00
82 MAXSHARK $2,700.00
83 namjong $2,700.00
84 benvo123 $2,700.00
85 kidwhowon $2,250.00
86 J-Wheezy $2,250.00
87 Karls_Hungus $2,250.00
88 psutennis11 $2,250.00
89 rjmdog $2,250.00
90 Goliath832 $2,250.00
91 footwork $2,250.00
92 GiggysMaid $2,250.00
93 I_CALL_U_FISH $2,250.00
94 TIKMD2124 $2,250.00
95 OLDRUSTY $2,250.00
96 fridhem $2,250.00
97 Notheory $2,250.00
98 SPIN101 $2,250.00
99 Steve Brecher $2,250.00
100 xxEquinox $2,250.00
101 The Yid $2,250.00
102 Underoath57 $2,250.00
103 crazier $1,950.00
104 IWEARGOGGLES $1,950.00
105 reelguy $1,950.00
106 TeamRaute $1,950.00
107 bootswild $1,950.00
108 luffiii $1,950.00
109 patsy130 $1,950.00
110 julioceaser $1,950.00
111 Moratti241082 $1,950.00
112 CzarBushov $1,950.00
113 Legacy10 $1,950.00
114 jae_rod811 $1,950.00
115 rob479974 $1,950.00
116 willtencer $1,950.00
117 xqsays $1,950.00
118 herdgolf86 $1,950.00
119 JohnnyBelow $1,950.00
120 Antoshka $1,950.00
121 TYGOP $1,800.00
122 andrea5585 $1,800.00
123 charder30 $1,800.00
124 DurangoDan35 $1,800.00
125 stuey stinks $1,800.00
126 Isaac Baron $1,800.00
127 MrRenniW $1,800.00
128 xcptmorganx $1,800.00
129 therookieqq9 $1,800.00
130 Erich Kollmann $1,800.00
131 russbuster $1,800.00
132 canofcorn22 $1,800.00
133 djflunk $1,800.00
134 tdurden21 $1,800.00
135 NestOfSalt $1,800.00
136 4XTRADER $1,800.00
137 HateItOrLoveIt $1,800.00
138 grafyx $1,800.00
139 JAYDEN21 $1,800.00
140 SmellsLikePhish $1,800.00
141 Bruce Buffer $1,800.00
142 mak131081 $1,800.00
143 Snudur $1,800.00
144 Jason Suh $1,800.00
145 Decrement $1,650.00
146 DoXTroN $1,650.00
147 OMG_what_a_call $1,650.00
148 Poland_m0l $1,650.00
149 KingDan23 $1,650.00
150 doublejoker $1,650.00
151 joonklee $1,650.00
152 Vinny_J1 $1,650.00
153 BUBBLESftt $1,650.00
154 butteboy $1,650.00
155 mendieta19 $1,650.00
156 imeong $1,650.00
157 bjn1960 $1,650.00
158 mikemac1991 $1,650.00
159 mpuskad3 $1,650.00
160 GIFT_4_YOU $1,650.00
161 HighwayChileee $1,650.00
162 TheHebrewPeople $1,650.00
163 Vicious VinnyP $1,650.00
164 dbones6 $1,650.00
165 Davidp18 $1,650.00
166 DavidShades $1,650.00
167 the grey wolf $1,650.00
168 fishhookn1 $1,650.00
169 vmnielsen $1,650.00
170 cliff819 $1,650.00
171 Dynamisk $1,650.00
172 freakygeeky $1,650.00
173 r u KIDDINGG me $1,650.00
174 balllerina23 $1,650.00

Nearly 50 FullTilt Sponsored Professionals played in the event including some big names.  Allen Cunningham, former WSOP Player of the Year, made the money finishing in 476th place.  David “the Dragon” Pham, WPT Winner, was unable to cash, busting in 1667th. FTOPS Event #7 winner Gavin Smith was eliminated very early, going out in 3596th place.  Overall it was a tough day for FullTilt’s Professionals as none made a run inside the top-100.

The most well-known player coming into the final table ending up winning the event. “Doc Sands”, who now has nearly $500,000 in cashes on FullTilt alone, was able to outlast a table of relative unknowns to win his first FTOPS Event and $259,440.  This is his 3rd major win on FullTilt and his highest score.  He has won the Sunday $750k and just last month he won the Sunday Mulligan.

FullTilt FTOPS XII Event 10 $1.5M Guaranteed
4,145 Entrants; $1,500,000 prize pool

1. Doc Sands $259,440
2. Sebago2811 $157,500
3. z81ima $102,000
4. Luukie21 $79,500
5. jojo69jojo $60,000
6. Ramux $45,000
7. fats713 $34,500
8. MichaelBpzpz $26,250
9. ryanbluf $19,500

Stay tuned to FlopTurnRiver for more updates on major FTOPS XII Events!

The chip counts at the start of the final table were the following:

Chancew – 4,547,803
Phil “USCphildo” Collins – 4,297,144
Michael “Michael1123″ Cribb – 4,216,059
RSGII – 3,616,850
TPEHEP – 3,261,384
Alfa Alex – 2,115,760

Exiting the final table in 6th was TPEHEP at the 40,000/80,000 level. Phil “USCphildo” Collins raised to 220,000 from the cutoff and TPEHEP called from the big blind. The flop came 5sKhKd and TPEHEP check-called Collins’ bet of 80,000. The turn came 9s and TPEHEP check-raised Collins from 160,000 to 480,000. Collins called and the 7c fell on the river. TPEHEP led out 560,000 and Collins shoved. After a few seconds though TPEHEP called all in for 686,884. He mucked when Collins tabled a winning AhKc. TPEHEP collected $26,466 for sixth place.

Alfa Alex was the next to exit, at the 50,000/100,000 blind level. Chancew shoved from the small blind and Alfa Alex called all in from the big blind for 891,260 with Ad9h. Chancew flipped KdTd and theboard came 7h8c5c9cKc and Alfa Alex claimed fifth for $38,816.80.

Michael “Michael1123″ Cribb busted late in the same level. He raised 300,000 in the small blind and RSGII called out of the big blind. The flop came 9s9dQc and Cribb led out 300,000. RSGII called and the 5d came on the turn. Cribb checked and RSGII bet 600,000, but Cribb snap-shoved for 1,499,559. RSGII insta-jammed the call button with 9To for trips, leaving Cribb drawing slim with 88. The river was the 4h and Michael “Michael1123″ Cribb was out in fourth place for $52,932.

Phil “USCphildo” Collins was sent to the rail too at the 60,000/120,000 blind level. RSGII opened to 360,000 on the button and Collins 3bet to 1,200,000, which RSGII called. The flop came 4d7sJc  and Collins led out 835,000. RSGII min-raised to 1,670,000 and Collins shoved for 6,962,528. RSGII tanked over the decision for a few moments before calling with KcJh. It was a good decision as Collins was bluffing with KhAd. The turn and river came both bricked sending Collins on his bike for $71,634.34 and third place.

When HU started these were the following chip counts:

RSGII – 17,417,437
Chancew – 4,637,563

Chancew battled back and won a key hand to seize control of the match at  the 80,000/160,000 blind level. On the button, RSGII raised to 800,000 and Chancew 3b to 2,500,000. RSGII called and the flop came Ks9dJs. Chancew fired 2,888,000 and RSGII raised all in. Chancew called all in with AA and RSGII’s was drawing thin with KdTh. The turn and river bricked and Chancew took a commanding 10:1 chip lead. He didn’t look back from there and took it down shortly after. RSGII finished as the runner-up for $103,217.40. Chancew claimed top prize for Event #8, $168,517.84!

Final Results:

1. Chancew – $168,517.84
2. RSGII – $103,217.40
3. Phil “USCphildo” Collins – $71,634.34
4. Michael “Michael1123″ Cribb – $52,932
5. Alfa Alex – $38,816.80
6. TPEHEP – $26,466