Almost 3000 players registered to test their poker skills and endurance in Full Tilt Poker’s MiniFTOPS 2 -Day event. Never have so many players entered a MiniFTOPS 2-Day tournament. $600,000 was up for grabs and antes kicked in from the beginning so you knew the action was going to be fast and furious. The event attracted a mix of unknowns, poker phenoms, and Full Tilt Red Pros who made a Bovada Poker Download.
Over 20 Full Tilt Red Pros participated, but none managed to cash. Toto Leonidas, a WSOP Bracelet winner, outlasted all the pros with his 649th place finish. Leonidas was knocked out nearly 300 places before the bubble. It’s amazing that WSOP Main Event Winner Carlos Mortensen, the gorgeous Mandy B, or the skilled Vitaly Lunkin could not put together a deep run.
First place finisher, and perhaps Bright Eyes fan, noliesjustlove collected over $100,000. His volume is not very high, but if you can play a couple tournaments and hit a six-figure-score then more power to you!
i1TheTerribl, runner-up finisher, has put in some decent volume. Omaha and No Limit Hold ’em tournaments are his specialty. He has several final tables in Full Tilt Poker’s Guaranteed Tournaments and qualified for a $7,500 Merit Cyprus Classic seat. The $75,000 from this miniFTOPS Event is the biggest of his career.
This place finisher is aheggem is another solid player. The Minnesota native collected over $50,000 for his impressive finish in the miniFTOPS 2-Day Event. He has several impressive scores of about $10,000 each at Bovada Poker in 2010.
Event #29 (2-Day) – NL Hold’em, 6-Max
Players: 2,997
Buy-In: $200 + $16
Prize Pool: $600,000
1. noliesjustlove $118,152.00
2. i1TheTerribl $74,520.00
3. aheggem $51,120.00
4. sh2007 $39,000.00
5. KingGorn $27,600.00
6. alboutgrlz $18,600.00
7. ALLinwithdaBEST $11,940.00
8. raiseandfold $11,940.00
9. herbhealsme $7,710.00