Event #12 of the FTOPS VII kicked off at 9:00pm ET on February 13th. This event featured a No Limit Hold ‘em 6-Max Rebuy tournament. Like all the other events in this FTOPS series, this tournament didn’t come short of any action with 1,361 players lining up to play. Full Tilt guaranteed a healthy prize pool of $1,000,000 which was yet again shattered by the number of entrants. At $300 a pop, and an additional $300 for every rebuy into the tournament, it was bound to happen. Due to the 2,148 rebuys and 782 add-ons players threw into the pot, the prize pool increased over a quarter of a million dollars to $1,287,300. Who wouldn’t want a piece of that prize money?

The final table began after the 9 hour mark in this 10+ hour long tournament.
It began as follows:

1. SirWatts: 1,670,200
2. DDBeast: 1,588,124
3. Ilikeaces86: 1,471,839
4. Bkice: 767,122
5. The__D__RY: 683,228
6. potroast: 646,987

As we all know, the dynamic changes as players reach the final table and it becomes an all out war for 1st place. Short stacked players are put under pressure to make their move in hopes of doubling up for a chance to be looked at as a contender and chip leaders are looking to keep that lead right through to the end of the final hand.

Let’s take a look at a hand that changed this dynamic and helped ilikeaces86 secure his 1st place win:
Full Tilt Poker Game #5250034397: FTOPS Event #12 (35827137), Table 64 – 17000/34000 Ante 4000 – No Limit Hold’em – 6:12:39 ET – 2008/02/14
Seat 1: THE__D__RY (495,978)
Seat 2: DDBeast (1,256,987)
Seat 3: potroast (829,774)
Seat 4: ilikeaces86 (2,025,439)
Seat 5: BKiCe (853,122)
Seat 6: SirWatts (1,366,200)
THE__D__RY antes 4,000
DDBeast antes 4,000
potroast antes 4,000
ilikeaces86 antes 4,000
BKiCe antes 4,000
SirWatts antes 4,000
BKiCe posts the small blind of 17,000
SirWatts posts the big blind of 34,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
THE__D__RY folds
DDBeast folds
potroast folds
ilikeaces86 raises to 82,000
BKiCe folds
SirWatts calls 48,000
*** FLOP *** [Ad Ts 6d]
SirWatts checks
ilikeaces86 bets 142,500
SirWatts calls 142,500
*** TURN *** [Ad Ts 6d] [4c]
SirWatts checks
ilikeaces86 has 15 seconds left to act
ilikeaces86 bets 365,000
SirWatts has 15 seconds left to act
SirWatts raises to 1,137,700, and is all in
ilikeaces86 calls 772,700
SirWatts shows [Jd Ac]
ilikeaces86 shows [Th Td]
*** RIVER *** [Ad Ts 6d 4c] [5s]
SirWatts shows a pair of Aces
ilikeaces86 shows three of a kind, Tens
ilikeaces86 wins the pot (2,765,400) with three of a kind, Tens
THE__D__RY: gg
SirWatts stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,765,400 | Rake 0
Board: [Ad Ts 6d 4c 5s]
Seat 1: THE__D__RY folded before the Flop
Seat 2: DDBeast folded before the Flop
Seat 3: potroast folded before the Flop
Seat 4: ilikeaces86 (button) showed [Th Td] and won (2,765,400) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 5: BKiCe (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: SirWatts (big blind) showed [Jd Ac] and lost with a pair of Ace

Congratulations to Flop Turn River member, ilikeaces86, for taking first in this relatively expensive tournament, winning him a sweet $257,460.00 prize! In response to the many congrats received from other FTR members, ilikeaces86’s first reply since the big win was, “Pimpin def ain’t easy. But on a more serious note thanks guys its about time.” ilikeaces went on to say that he’s gotten deep in huge money MTT’s so often lately, only to run terribly and that it’s about time that he runs decent late in a MTT. His win is a win that anyone would love to have on their resume, and again, congrats!

Full Tilt professional, Eric Lindgren, was the deepest playing pro in this tournament, landing him at 38th place with a $3,862 win. Placing in the money at 38th place is quite a nice follow-up to his 1st place win in the event he also hosted – Event 9 of the FTOPS VII. Along with Lindgren, Mike Matusow and Scott Clements placed 150th and 171st, respectively. Matusow and Clements both secured a $1,416.03 win.
Congratulations to all those who placed in the FTOPS VII Event #12. The paid places are as follows:

1 ilikeaces86 $257,460.00
2 THE__D__RY $169,923.60
3 DDBeast $118,689.06
4 BKiCe $90,111.00
5 potroast $62,434.05
6 SirWatts $42,480.90
7 Jaral $26,389.65
8 rkruok $26,389.65
9 U_2Good4_Me $17,378.55
10 nowa1 $17,378.55
11 loganboy $12,873.00
12 GGG_UNIT_44 $12,873.00
13 ShellyMarie $9,654.75
14 michaelsc $9,654.75
15 poker4me123 $9,654.75
16 Bluffenuf1 $7,723.80
17 Cosey $7,723.80
18 FresnoDull $7,723.80
19 chilenocl $6,565.23
20 dankdonk420 $6,565.23
21 apestyles $6,565.23
22 Asiandude7 $6,565.23
23 JBombs $6,565.23
24 Ace93rd $6,565.23
25 cane3418 $5,535.39
26 PLAYM0NEYPR0 $5,535.39
27 nikoinho $5,535.39
28 Wu_Wizard $5,535.39
29 adametes $5,535.39
30 Juicy Bon $5,535.39
31 KidLA $4,634.28
32 BegsClutch $4,634.28
33 Phil Curtis $4,634.28
34 adamoos $4,634.28
35 JROBB $4,634.28
36 cashmerejack $4,634.28
37 NoBadBeatsPlz $3,861.90
38 Erick Lindgren $3,861.90
39 Jordu77 $3,861.90
40 ScooopIT $3,861.90
41 sheets $3,861.90
42 tiltter1 $3,861.90
43 cosjoel $3,218.25
44 makavelyces $3,218.25
45 JohnnyGstaks $3,218.25
46 PLZbustDENNIS $3,218.25
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48 crzysavage $3,218.25
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56 stevie444 $2,703.33
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58 tmfd001 $2,703.33
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63 salomon4ever $2,703.33
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66 JustJokeMan $2,703.33
67 mman_status $2,317.14
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70 Sergei Berezin $2,317.14
71 ninel01 $2,317.14
72 Sascha Biorac $2,317.14
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88 benba $1,930.95
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90 SowersUNCC $1,930.95
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92 I Am Ari $1,930.95
93 tutleid $1,930.95
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95 goodvibe $1,930.95
96 awash in echoes $1,930.95
97 jcada99 $1,930.95
98 POP-it-UP $1,930.95
99 AlphaWice $1,930.95
100 gamblegambel $1,930.95
101 PiMaster $1,930.95
102 StillTippin $1,930.95
103 xoguess81ox $1,673.49
104 adamsfss $1,673.49
105 anzell $1,673.49
106 Daut99 $1,673.49
107 Fishof Thedai $1,673.49
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110 Mattssons $1,673.49
111 ppaarriiss $1,673.49
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115 D1rtyR1v3r $1,673.49
116 scacchiman $1,673.49
117 jonzer420 $1,673.49
118 No Woman No Cry $1,673.49
119 luckychewy $1,673.49
120 ShiP ThA LooT $1,673.49
121 Vinski13 $1,544.76
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123 The_Closer3 $1,544.76
124 dw2k6 $1,544.76
125 dhAllin $1,544.76
126 rur11 $1,544.76
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130 russbuster $1,544.76
131 PMJackson21 $1,544.76
132 AvertBet $1,544.76
133 Roothlus $1,544.76
134 Balla-B13 $1,544.76
135 SF_rigged $1,544.76
136 OrangeJammed $1,544.76
137 TopTizzlePizzle $1,544.76
138 marcopolo28 $1,544.76
139 ElMastermind $1,544.76
140 Finvarra $1,544.76
141 JWP WIZARD $1,544.76
142 vinyvidyvichy $1,544.76
143 turnkiller $1,544.76
144 Randers $1,544.76
145 maxxscam $1,416.03
146 OPRanking $1,416.03
147 JohnnyBax $1,416.03
148 holdplz $1,416.03
149 MadEric $1,416.03
150 Mike Matusow $1,416.03
151 Midlake $1,416.03
152 Meliinda $1,416.03
153 Claw1980 $1,416.03
154 OllO1 $1,416.03
155 BeepBeepImaJeep $1,416.03
156 steffie319 $1,416.03
157 Gator93 $1,416.03
158 siphon3511 $1,416.03
159 Sh00terTSN $1,416.03
160 augie00 $1,416.03
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162 BlackJackLeak $1,416.03
163 castellimich $1,416.03
164 backrhodes $1,416.03
165 zestfulyclean $1,416.03
166 kunkles27 $1,416.03
167 crazydevill $1,416.03
168 drphil_jr $1,416.03
169 McNallyville $1,416.03
170 Dabadestchic $1,416.03
171 Scott Clements $1,416.03
172 five_over $1,416.03
173 TheElephant $1,416.03
174 misdirection81 $1,416.03