Full Tilt Poker wraps up online poker series with big pay out

It was a big weekend for Full Tilt Poker players toreador1 and Spiked, as they took the last two titles in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), and Spiked came out with the lion's share of more than $1 million in prize money.

Event 8 of the series on Nov. 18 was Pot-Limit Omaha Hi with a $200 + $16 buy-in. More than 500 players ponied up for a chance at the $100,000 guarantee, and toreador1 was the last one standing, taking home $20,163.00.

Event 9 on Nov. 19 was the big one - the $1 Million Guaranteed No-Limit Hold'em main event with a $500 + $35 buy-in, and it drew a crowd of almost 2,500 players, upping the prize pool by almost a quarter of a million dollars.

In the end, more than 350 players cashed, with Spiked taking the top spot and enjoying a $224,634.53 pay day.

Here are the rest of the top finishers from the final events:

Event 8 - Pot-Limit Omaha Hi $100K Guarantee

Place Name Prize
1st toreador1 $20,163.00
2nd KingDan23 $12,666.50
3rd pycb $8,789.00
4th dpisciot $6,721.00
5th knotworkin $5,170.00
6th Furmans Kid $3,825.80
7th oh hi $2,791.80
8th slivy $2,274.80

Main Event No-Limit Hold'em $1,000,000 Guaranteed

Place Name Prize
1st Spiked $224,634.53
2nd dmkai3 $137,878.70
3rd soxfan1985 $90,245.65
4th Dewey123333 $72,000.60
5th bballer88 $54,490.25
6th luffiii $39,184.00
7th inter27 $28,775.75
8th THE__D__RY $22,530.80


courtesy of pokerlistings.com

News Added: 21 November, 2006

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