Three Further Final Tables At The FTOPS

Published on 10 Nov 08 15:49 by meta

mTw-DaviN's win in the first event of the FTOPS was the highlight of last week, but it was by far not the only success. Visarinho was the runner-up in Event 4, justCrazy finished fourth in Event 8, and torsk278 ended up on rank 6 in Event 5.

With mTw-DaviN's win began a really successful week for the community, which brought a few more cashes in the FTOPS on Full Tilt Poker.

visarinho almost repeated DaviN's success in the fourth event, as he only had to submit in the heads-up. As the runner-up, he received over $85,000, and in addition he received a few bounties for the opponents which he eliminated. The tournament was a $300 No-Limit Hold'em Event with a rebuy and an add-on. 815 participants signed up for the event, so that the prize pool remained at the guaranteed $600,000. Third-place finisher was Aaron Bartley by the way.

"I am clearly excited about the tourney and the result. Actually, I play NL600 and only add the Sunday majors and a few special events, like the FTOPS now. I already had a few nice MTT cashes, and since then I always register for a tourney every now and then, and also try to improve my skills.

The best part was the feeling, when I got a really sick run with only 12 players left, and worked myself back into the tournament as a short stack. It became really exciting when we were only three players left at the table, had many setups and the chip lead switched several times. That I ended up on rank two in the end is a bit disappointing, but with this cash it's quite tolerable. At least the joy is much bigger than the disappointment.

Today I will also play the Mixed Event, and depending on the time also add another event or two." justCrazy finished fourth in the eighth event of the FTOPS and won over $45,000. No less than 3,499 players had participated in the Short-handed Knockout Event. The buy-in was $240, so that the guaranteed $600,000 were easily reached, and $839,760 ended up in the prize pool at the end.

In the NL Success forum, justCrazy is an active member, and he started his own success thread there some time ago, writing:

"I came across PokerStrategy early this year and started with the $50 on PartyPoker. At first, I often switched between SnG's & NL short-handed for 3-4 months, without really increasing my bankroll. At some point, I stuck to only playing SnG's, and I moved up the limits rather quickly."

Only a few days ago, he wrote:
"Currently, I play SnG's from the 60's up to the 200's, but those a bit less often as I decreased my bankroll a bit after a few cash-outs for the apartment, a vacation in the Netherlands, and other stuff."

With his success, he should have a few more resources again and be able to attack fully. About his fourth place, he only commented shortly: "Solid day."
torsk278 finished sixth in the Limit Hold'em Short-handed Event for $200, which earned him about $6,000.

"I qualified via the $50 Super Sat. At first I had rather good cards, and at the final table bubble I was quite short, but with a bit of luck I made it to the final table."