FTOPS V Event #6 – “313OG” Wins No-Limit Hold’em Million Dollar Guarantee

Full Tilt Poker’s first FTOPS V event with at least a million dollar guaranteed prize pool outdid itself.  With 4.372 players paying the $300 buy-in, the prize pool climbed to over $1.3 million.  First prize paid more than some World Series of Poker events, a very nice $231,615. 

“313OG,” the eventual winner, made his big move early on at the final table in back-to-back hands.  After knocking out “PhilHPoker” in 8^th place to garner around 600,000 chips, he locked up a straight on the turn versus “BigBukkinChickn” on the very next hand.  “BigBukkinChickn” made a set of Jacks which he couldn’t lay down, doubling “313OG” up to 5.5 million.   

“313OG” proceeded to knock out “diiana” in 5^th place and then “serefecheers” in 3^rd place to take a 2-to-1 chip lead into heads-up play with “akaginsf.” 

The two competitors played very cautiously for a while, not willing to take stabs at even large pots that were raised pre-flop if they missed the flop.  After taking a 3 million chip, checked-down pot (K-J out-flopped A-K), “313OG” turned up the heat, eventually forcing “akaginsf” into shove or fold mode.  “akaginsf” did find a great hand, Q-Q, with which to push pre-flop, but unfortunately for him, he ran into pocket Aces and had to settle for 2^nd place and $140,000.

Final Table Standings 

1. 313OG -- $231,615.44
2. akaginsf -- $140,210.04
3. serefecheers -- $91,812.00
4. PrtyPsux -- $72,138.00
5. dijana -- $54,169.08
6. dacove71 -- $40,134.96
7. BigBukkinChickn -- $30,166.80
8. PhilHPoker -- $23,608.80
9. king goostar -- $17,575.44