If this keeps up, people will remember FTOPS XVI for its repeat champions. Earlier, in Event #1, it was BRO20. This time, it was JackQKA taking home the gold after an epic shootout in heads-up No Limit Holdem.

Players may remember JackQKA from February’s FTOPS XV, where he captured the crown and took home $237,000. After dealing with several tense weeks which included underage and money-steal accusations, the champ roared back to claim his second FTOPS jersey. After over 11 hours of play, the determined JackQKA out-dueled naimad89 for the near-$90,000 win.

The tournament itself posted a $500+$35 buy-in and was hosted by Team Full Tilt member Taylor Caby. Registration topped out at 1,024, with a total prize pool of $512,000.

Here’s how the top ten shook out:

1: JackQKA ($89,088)
2: naimad89 ($53,248)
3: PrincessDonk ($27,136)
4: jigga_man6($27,136)
5: whatastinker ($14,336)
6: j2the6th ($14,336)
7: Proctor998 ($14,336)
8: BLUFFforRENT ($14,336)

9: extassyman ($7,680)

10: adam-y-y-y ($7,680)

Caby, for his part, managed an impressive finish, making it all the way to 77^th place before being eliminated. Though his efforts proved fruitful, the payout doesn’t necessarily reflect all of the work he put in. For his efforts, he was rewarded with a $1,024 slice of the pie. That’s a little under a full double-up, when you consider the tournament buy-in fee.

Here’s how a few of the other notables finished.

Caio Pimenta (1,015)

Josh Arieh (956)

Stuart Paterson (840)

David Pham (793)

Eric Froehlich (582)

Daniele Mazzia (382)

Marco Liesy (217)

Marc Karam (142)