FTOPS X Event # 3- $500 + $35 NL Holdem 3 x Shootout - $300,000 Guaranteed held on November 6th, 2008 at Full Tilt Poker saw an impressive turnout with 729 players showing up to play this shootout tourney. This figure beat the number of 662 players who turned up for FTOPS IX Event # 18 NL Hold 'em 3 x Shootout held in August 2008.
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The event, hosted by Andrew Wiggins was played on a shootout format with only the winners advancing to the next level. It saw participation from 23 Full Tilt pros and the former winner of the same event in August 2008 with the Full Tilt id "jobless23".
None of them apart from Aaron Bartley managed to make to the next level. Aaron also could move to the 3rd level and went out in 72nd position, thus doubling his buy in on the way.
Former winner, "jobless23" went out a dismal 271st this time.
In keeping up with the tradition of beating the odds at FTOPS, this time also the eventual winner was a player who had lost his last 6 big buy in MTTs that he had played that day on Full Tilt Poker.
In an event that lasted a total of 7 hours 17 minutes, this player from Denmark with the id of "mrvogt", went on to win the event and pocketed a cool $76,545 for his win.
Here are the final standings:
1) mrvogt $76,545
2) runemowgli $51,030
3) zman2244 $36,450
4) MIsTeRLiQUoR $27,337.50
5) hockeymaniax $20,047.50
6) Bubbagump29 $14,580
7) Faborizer $10,206
8) Tiahuanico $6,925.50
9) FromAbove $4920.75
The first there FTOPS X events have been won by players from Germany, USA and Denmark respectively. Can you predict the country, which will give us the winner for the fourth and fifth events.
Friday, November 7th 2008 "€" 14:00 ET
FTOPS X Event # 4- $300 + $22 NL Holdem 1 Rebuy and 1 Add-on - $600,000 Guaranteed
Host "€" Vitaly Lunkin
Friday, November 7th 2008 "€" 21:00 ET
FTOPS X Event # 5- $200 + $16 Limit Hold'em 6-Max- $150,000 Guaranteed
Host "€" Matt Hawrilenko
