FTOPS IX Friday Recap; Events 4 & 5

Full Tilt Poker’s ninth installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS IX) continued into the weekend, hosting FTOPS IX Event #4 and #5 last Friday. The action packed evening last well into the night, and we’ll try to give you a brief recap of the day’s revelry.

FTOPS IX Event #4 – $322 NL Hold’em, $600k GTD
FTOPS IX Event #4 got underway at 2pm as 970 players posted the $322 buy-in (or won satellite entry) to the NL Hold’em event, guaranteeing a minimum prize pool of $600k. With a larger field than necessary, the purse rose to $694,500 as the player converged on the tables, hosted by Dag Mikkelsen.

Playing on until early Saturday morning, it was ‘ryanghall’ who emerged victorious at the final table. The 1st place finish earned ‘ryanghall’ an outstanding $159,735, significantly higher than his pair of 2nd place finishes in recent Full Tilt Poker $90k and $65k GPs.

Taking the 2nd place honors was ‘jeansasson’, earning $100,702 for the impressive finish.

FTOPS IX Event #4 Final Table Results

1st – ryanghall – $159,735
2nd – jeansasson – $100,702.50
3rd – thakilla – $74,658.75
4th – greezhool – $57,296.25
5th – Uwannabone – $43,406.25
6th – Benvo123 – $31,252.50
7th – bmf823 – $20,835
8th – DJ_Ponytale – $16,251.30
9th – Tomif gsd – $11,806.50

FTOPS IX Event #5 – $216 Limit Stud Hi, $100k GTD
At 9pm that same evening, FTOPS IX Event #5 got underway as 581 participants slightly increased the guaranteed prize pool to $116,200. Another long tournament, this time lasting about 8-1/2 hours with blinds at level 32, 40k/80k and 7k Antes, saw Cyndy Violette playing hostess.

Heads-up action came down to the respective skills of ‘dread noughts’ vs. ‘FellKnight’. Another monstrous battle ensued before ‘dread noughts’ routed his opponent to claim victory. The 2st place finish earned ‘dread noughts’ $26,946, while ‘FellKnight’ walked away with $17,720 to pad his wallet.

FTOPS IX Event #5 Final Table Results

1st – dread noughts – $26,946.78
2nd – FellKnight – $17,720.50
3rd – destiny7 – $12,317.20
4th – rounders281 – $7,901.60
5th – Madness – $4,880.40
6th – OWiseOne83 – $3,369.80
7th – InvisibleEnigma – $2,556.40
8th – ryddler13 – $1,743
9th – IwanaClay – $1,220.10

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