FTOPS 09

The FTOPS IX is now officially over with the conclusion of the main event.  In total, 25 events were played with buy-ins ranging from $109 up to $2620, and more than $15 million guaranteed.  However, I think Full Tilt went a little too high on most of their guarantees, because throughout the series events constantly [continue]

Event #18 of the ninth Full Tilt Series of Poker was yet another variation on the ever popular No Limit Hold ‘em. This time the format was a $500 + $35 3x Shootout, and it attracted a healthy 662 runners. Once Full Tilt’s guaranteed $300,000 had been included the total prize pool stood at $331,000 [continue]

The 9th Full Tilt Series of Poker was in full swing when the time came for Event #16, the $200 + $16 Omaha/8 tournament. As with every FTOPS event the prize pool was bolstered considerably by the addition of a guaranteed cash sum, this time a healthy $200,000. When the buy-ins of the 856 runners [continue]

The largest buy-in tournament of the Full Tilt Online Poker series took place over the span of two days this past weekend.  The $2500+$120 buy-in two-day event attracted 942 of the world’s best MTT players creating a massive prize-pool of $2,355,000.  Outlasting some of the world’s best players was going to be a difficult task, [continue]

Tempers flared and four-letter words flew as the often infuriating game of Razz was played during Event 21 of Full Tilt’s Online Poker Series.  577 player created a prize pool of nearly $175,000 in the $300+22 buy-in tournament.  In the end it was player “TheFatFISH” who took home the title and more than $40,000 in [continue]

It will be extremely tough to top the talent that made it to the final table of Event 14 of FTOPS IX. The $535 H.O.R.S.E event saw some of the most talented players online work their way through a stacked field, as well as some of the very best falling just short of the final table. [continue]

The action was sure to be fast paced heading into Wednesday’s FTOPS Event #17. The format for this event was 6-max NL Hold’em with rebuys, and featured a $1,000,000 guarantee. With a $300+$22 buyin, the 1,059 entries ponied up 2,239 rebuys and 727 add-ons, making the final prize pool an impressive $1,207,500.
The final three tables [continue]

Event 4 of FTOPS IX was a $300 No Limit Holdem tournament, with one rebuy and one add-on. 970 players showed up, causing the total prize pool to pass the guarantee. The final prize pool being $694,500, well over the guarantee of $600,000.
As usual, a ton of notable players just missed the final table. Darrenelias [continue]

Everyone was laughing at event 13 of the FTOPS 9, mainly because the game being played was HA (okay bad jokes over).  Just what is HA?  For those who don’t know, HA is a mixed game which is half PL Hold’em and half PL Omaha.  In total, 913 players paid the $200 + $16 buy-in [continue]

Event 11 of the FTOPS 9 was the game of limit hold’em.  Although limit hold’em doesn’t attract as many fish since they can’t just push all-in, Full Tilt offered a $200,000 guarantee for the $216 buy-in.  Well, with only 932 players registered, Full Tilt ended up having to put up an overlay of $13,600 which [continue]