With FTOPS XIV coming to a roaring finish, this past weekend was chalk-full of big buy-in huge guarantee tournaments. Both FullTilt and PokerStars completely dominated the online poker scene, as the FTOPS Main Event and the Sunday Million both cleared $2,500,000 in entry fees. Needless to say, a few lives were changed yesterday.
PokerStars was able to capitalize on the FTOPS popularity, much like FullTilt did earlier this year with the WCOOP. The Sunday Warm-Up kicked off a record-breaking day of tournaments. The Warm-Up has been flirting with the Million Dollar prize pool mark, and some thought yesterday might be the day. Unfortunately tournament goers had to settle for a “measly” $952,600 prize pool and a $149,018 first place check. Battling for the $150k was “Titantom32” and “egor2077”. The experience edge was with Tom, as he already have 4 $50,000+ scores to his name before this final table including a win the the Sunday500. Egor2077 had not been as fortunate, as this score was by far and away the biggest cash of his short career. In the end it was a bit of a cooler, 2pr vs. 2pr, that gave egor2077 the win and $149,000:
Seat 2: egor2077 (32373653 in chips)
Seat 4: Titantom32 (15256347 in chips)
Titantom32: posts small blind 250000
egor2077: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Titantom32: raises 500000 to 1000000
egor2077: calls 500000
*** FLOP *** [3s Ts 5s]
egor2077: bets 1500000
Titantom32: raises 2300000 to 3800000
egor2077: calls 2300000
*** TURN *** [3s Ts 5s] [Qd]
egor2077: bets 3000000
Titantom32: raises 7406347 to 10406347 and is all-in
egor2077: calls 7406347
*** RIVER *** [3s Ts 5s Qd] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
egor2077: shows [Th 5h] (two pair, Tens and Fives)
Titantom32: shows [5d 3c] (two pair, Fives and Threes)
egor2077 collected 30512694 from pot
PokerStars Sunday Brawl $750k Guaranteed
4,763 Entrants; $952,600 prize pool
1. egor2077 $149,018
2. Titantom32 $110,978
3. FUTURE102 $78,590
4. xQ024 $53,822
5. olle101 $40,486
6. fabregarp $30,960
7. timdmd $21,434
8. funywiteshss $11,908
9. smerks – $7,621
There were big plans for the Sunday Million yesterday as PokerStars attempted to make a “landmark” event, with their biggest prize pool and number of entrants. Eventually 18,283 players entered the event, crushing previous records and creating a $3,656,600 prize pool, also a new record. What’s amazing is even with FTOPS XIV running, the Million still managed to crush every FTOPS event, easily taking the largest prize pool of the day. Like most Sunday Millions lately, this one was over before the final cards were dealt, as a big chip-chop guarantee the top 6 players at least $144,000. With only $30,000 left on the table the action was furious, and it left “Zadman5311” with the victory and over $282,000 in cash. Below are the final table stacks, bust-out hands, and chop adjusted pay-outs:
Seat 1: ZyeD3 (22839804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (17636300 in chips)
Seat 3: The Omaholic (18935611 in chips)
Seat 4: MATPOC28 (18997596 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (24108668 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (43419898 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (15883436 in chips)
Seat 8: E-Daddie (7938832 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (13069855 in chips)
Seat 1: ZyeD3 (14899804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (17756300 in chips)
Seat 3: The Omaholic (16655611 in chips)
Seat 4: MATPOC28 (17137596 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (45708668 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (43659898 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (8323436 in chips)
Seat 8: E-Daddie (7978832 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (10709855 in chips)
MATPOC28: posts small blind 500000
m8675309a: posts big blind 1000000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Guldlemmen4: folds
waWe: folds
E-Daddie: raises 6878832 to 7878832 and is all-in
call110: folds
ZyeD3: folds
Zadman5311: folds
The Omaholic: folds
MATPOC28: raises 9158764 to 17037596 and is all-in
m8675309a: folds
Uncalled bet (9158764) returned to MATPOC28
*** FLOP *** [Ks 8c 6s]
*** TURN *** [Ks 8c 6s] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Ks 8c 6s Qc] [Ad]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MATPOC28: shows [As Kh] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
E-Daddie: shows [Qs Ah] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
MATPOC28 collected 17657664 from pot
Seat 1: ZyeD3 (21079804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (13136300 in chips)
Seat 3: The Omaholic (12435611 in chips)
Seat 4: MATPOC28 (2539701 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (37488668 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (53276462 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (25773744 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (17099710 in chips)
The Omaholic: posts small blind 600000
MATPOC28: posts big blind 1200000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
m8675309a: folds
Guldlemmen4: raises 1200000 to 2400000
waWe: folds
call110: folds
ZyeD3: folds
Zadman5311: folds
The Omaholic: folds
MATPOC28: raises 19701 to 2419701 and is all-in
Guldlemmen4: calls 19701
*** FLOP *** [4c 3h Ad]
*** TURN *** [4c 3h Ad] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [4c 3h Ad 3d] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MATPOC28: shows [Ts Js] (a pair of Threes)
Guldlemmen4: shows [Qc As] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
Guldlemmen4 collected 6399402 from pot
Seat 1: ZyeD3 (29939804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (12776300 in chips)
Seat 3: The Omaholic (6195611 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (33228668 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (52536163 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (21573744 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (26579710 in chips)
waWe: posts small blind 600000
call110: posts big blind 1200000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
ZyeD3: folds
Zadman5311: folds
The Omaholic: raises 4875611 to 6075611 and is all-in
m8675309a: raises 4875611 to 10951222
Guldlemmen4: folds
waWe: folds
call110: folds
Uncalled bet (4875611) returned to m8675309a
*** FLOP *** [7s Jc Th]
*** TURN *** [7s Jc Th] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [7s Jc Th 2c] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
The Omaholic: shows [Jh Ac] (a pair of Jacks)
m8675309a: shows [Ts Td] (three of a kind, Tens)
m8675309a collected 14791222 from pot
Seat 1: ZyeD3 (20819804 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (42992600 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (30244279 in chips)
Seat 6: Guldlemmen4 (22959863 in chips)
Seat 7: waWe (27213744 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (38599710 in chips)
Zadman5311: posts small blind 700000
m8675309a: posts big blind 1400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Guldlemmen4: raises 4200000 to 5600000
waWe: raises 21473744 to 27073744 and is all-in
call110: folds
ZyeD3: folds
Zadman5311: folds
m8675309a: raises 3030535 to 30104279 and is all-in
Guldlemmen4: calls 17219863 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (3030535) returned to m8675309a
*** FLOP *** [2c Kd 9h]
*** TURN *** [2c Kd 9h] [Td]
*** RIVER *** [2c Kd 9h Td] [Jd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
m8675309a: shows [Qs Qh] (a straight, Nine to King)
waWe: shows [Kc Kh] (three of a kind, Kings)
m8675309a collected 8507762 from side pot
Guldlemmen4: shows [Ac As] (a pair of Aces)
m8675309a collected 69999589 from main pot
Seat 1: ZyeD3 (40519608 in chips)
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (40332600 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (79717886 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (22259906 in chips)
Zadman5311: posts small blind 700000
m8675309a: posts big blind 1400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
call110: folds
ZyeD3: raises 38979608 to 40379608 and is all-in
Zadman5311: folds
m8675309a: calls 38979608
*** FLOP *** [Qc 5h Jd]
*** TURN *** [Qc 5h Jd] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 5h Jd 4c] [4d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
m8675309a: shows [As Qd] (two pair, Queens and Fours)
ZyeD3: shows [Ac 7c] (a pair of Fours)
m8675309a collected 82019216 from pot
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (39492600 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (121217494 in chips)
Seat 9: call110 (22119906 in chips)
m8675309a: posts small blind 700000
call110: posts big blind 1400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Zadman5311: raises 37952600 to 39352600 and is all-in
m8675309a: folds
call110: calls 20579906 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (17372694) returned to Zadman5311
*** FLOP *** [9d Ks 4c]
*** TURN *** [9d Ks 4c] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [9d Ks 4c Jc] [Kc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
call110: shows [8d Ah] (a pair of Kings)
Zadman5311: shows [3d 3h] (two pair, Kings and Threes)
Zadman5311 collected 45079812 from pot
Seat 2: Zadman5311 (174890048 in chips)
Seat 5: m8675309a (7939952 in chips)
m8675309a: posts small blind 850000
Zadman5311: posts big blind 1700000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
m8675309a: raises 6069952 to 7769952 and is all-in
Zadman5311: calls 6069952
*** FLOP *** [7h 2d 8s]
*** TURN *** [7h 2d 8s] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [7h 2d 8s 2h] [Jh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Zadman5311: shows [As 4h] (a pair of Deuces)
m8675309a: shows [Qd Tc] (a pair of Deuces – lower kicker)
Zadman5311 collected 15879904 from pot
PokerStars Sunday Million $2.5M Guaranteed
18,283 Entrants; $3,656,600 prize pool
1. Zadman5311 $282,662.86
2. m8675309a $200,844.74
3. call110 $250,037.00
4. ZyeD3 $144,353.10
5. waWe $205,477.38
6. Guldlemmen4 $177,650.76
7. The Omaholic $54,849.00
8. MATPOC28 $32,090.40
9. E-Daddie $21,939.60
The Sunday500 also saw a nice boost in attendance yesterday, as the tournament eclipsed 1,200 players for the first time in some while. One of the biggest names making the final table was also the first to bust in Christian “charder30” Harder. Harder won a Bellgio Cup Event in July for over $204,000 and also took 4th in the WPT Five-Star Poker Classic in April for over $571,000. Online Harder is just as dominant. Ranked in the top-50 in the world, Harder has finished 2nd in this very event twice. His biggest victories came in the Wednesday Quarter Million and the $109r. Eventual winner “mysterio6044” is also no stranger to success on PokerStars, as he final-tabled two SCOOP events in April, earning more than $20,000 in each. This cash appears to be the biggest of his online career.
Seat 3: ohnistun (2192547 in chips)
Seat 7: mysterio6044 (10087453 in chips)
mysterio6044: posts small blind 50000
ohnistun: posts big blind 100000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
mysterio6044: raises 130000 to 230000
ohnistun: raises 130000 to 360000
mysterio6044: calls 130000
*** FLOP *** [5d Ks Jc]
ohnistun: bets 202508
mysterio6044: calls 202508
*** TURN *** [5d Ks Jc] [8h]
ohnistun: bets 387062
mysterio6044: raises 9127883 to 9514945 and is all-in
ohnistun: calls 1232977 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (7894906) returned to mysterio6044
*** RIVER *** [5d Ks Jc 8h] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ohnistun: shows [Ac Ad] (a pair of Aces)
mysterio6044: shows [Kc 2c] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
mysterio6044 collected 4385094 from pot
PokerStars Sunday $500k Guaranteed
1,228 Entrants; $614,000 prize pool
1. mysterio6044 $102,569
2. ohnistun $74,908
3. 19FMS86 $56,488
4. 1shark2007 $41,752
5. McMang $30,086
6. $30k $23,946
7. Zackattak13 $17,806
8. levinhostar $11,666
9. charder30 $6,386
The $215r had a few huge names grace its final table including “apestyles”, “All_in_at420”, “govshark2”, and PiKappRaider. Both apestyles and PiKappRaider are ranked ranked inside the top 100 while Govshark2 is currently a top-10 ranked online tournament professional. Apestyles’ biggest score is a 3rd place finish in the Warm-Up for $67,650 in August. Govshark2 has one six-figure score to his name, a win in the Sunday500 also in August for $100,470. PiKappRaider puts both of those scores to shame, as he has two $200,000+ scores including a win in February’s FTOPS Event #17 for $245,696 and a win in the $1M Guarantee for just over $200,000.
Taking home the title was “JRD312” after he busted apestyles in a nice heads-up battle. He is no stranger to success himself, as this was only the 3rd biggest score of his career on PokerStars, well behind wins in the Second Chance and $109r for $86k and $92k respectively.
Seat 4: apestyles (395550 in chips)
Seat 8: JRD312 (1374950 in chips)
JRD312: posts small blind 5000
apestyles: posts big blind 10000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
JRD312: raises 14500 to 24500
apestyles: raises 40050 to 64550
JRD312: calls 40050
*** FLOP *** [Ks Jd 7h]
apestyles: checks
JRD312: checks
*** TURN *** [Ks Jd 7h] [6s]
apestyles: bets 80000
JRD312: calls 80000
*** RIVER *** [Ks Jd 7h 6s] [3s]
apestyles: bets 250000 and is all-in
JRD312: calls 250000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
apestyles: shows [4c As] (high card Ace)
JRD312: shows [Qd Jc] (a pair of Jacks)
JRD312 collected 791100 from pot
PokerStars Sunday $215r $150k Guaranteed
319 Entrants; $219,400 prize pool
1. JRD312 $44,977
2. apestyles $32,910
3. LuckyLady519 $23,792.20
4. All_in_at420 $18,649
5. harbour $12,944.60
6. govshark2 $9,873
7. utreg $7,679
8. PiKappRaider $5,485
9. Paolo69 $3,839.50
Closing out a strong day of tournaments on PokerStars was the Sunday Second Chance. The final major of the day attracted more than 1,500 players, surpassing the $300,000 prize pool mark in the process. After a slow start to 2009 this tournament has caught fire as of late, with huge prize pools and $50,000 first place prizes. Heads-up play came down to “vovo_leo” and “WhoGivzABuck”, two relatively unknown players who haven’t made much noise as of late. In the end WhoGivzABuck took down his biggest score ever as his K7s was able to outrun his opponents A8o for the victory:
Seat 6: vovo_leo (1117830 in chips)
Seat 9: WhoGivzABuck (3628170 in chips)
vovo_leo: posts small blind 20000
WhoGivzABuck: posts big blind 40000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
vovo_leo: raises 1073830 to 1113830 and is all-in
WhoGivzABuck: calls 1073830
*** FLOP *** [Ac 5h 3h]
*** TURN *** [Ac 5h 3h] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [Ac 5h 3h Kc] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
WhoGivzABuck: shows [7h Kh] (a flush, King high)
vovo_leo: shows [8s Ad] (a pair of Aces)
WhoGivzABuck collected 2235660 from pot
PokerStars Sunday Second Chance $200k Guaranteed
1,582 Entrants; $316,400 prize pool
1. WhoGivzABuck $56,952
2. vovo_leo $41,132
3. Bal87 $31,640
4. dan82mur $23,730
5. tcblade $16,611
6. siola $13,447
7. KevBoyStar $10,283
8. smokrokflock $7,119
9. ShiP ThA $$$ $4,429.60
To get full write-ups of FTOPS XIV Sunday events please visit the FlopTurnRiver News Section found at the top of this page. Those looking for results can find them below:
FullTilt FTOPS Event #22 $2M Guaranteed (2-day Event)
938 Entrants; $2,345,000 prize pool
1. obiedman $539,350
2. Supa4real $340,025
3. Timvd20 $252,088
4. Gary Jones $193,463
5. the_real_magic $146,563
6.TheAlligatorNo1 $105,525
7. Ahvall $70,350
8. DanOBrien $54,873
9. Rabbit_hunterSA $39,865
FullTilt FTOPS Main Event $2.5M Guaranteed
5,471 Entrants; $2,735,000 prize pool
1. zhivago $418,839
2. ItsTime2Win $316,554
3. Adam Junglen $290,419
4. dfunks222 $175,072
5. kinheim $131,167
6. bankrollme87 $90,272
7. nuts7878 $58,813
8. Valuechecking $41,033
9. Dr Fill Good $28,723
FullTilt FTOPS Event #24 $800k Guaranteed
9,832 Entrants; $983,200 prize pool
1. little chief17 $125,960
2. cristinalindley $106,460
3. SNG Ninja $95,969
4. Dinhjo $52,306
5. Alcatraz27278 $38,345
6. bethwolf22 $27,530
7. BikStik8585 $19,664
8. boltsva $14,060
9. Al-Extrem1 $9,940