Full Tilt Poker unleashed the 17th installment of its popular Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) on Wednesday and has already awarded 10 winners and more than $4 million in prizes through Saturday. The series, which began in 2006 and has run between two and four times per year, will offer a total of 34 tournaments through August 15th with more than $19 million in guaranteed prize money.
RPM Poker pro Brent “BRoberts85” Roberts was the first FTOPS jersey winner, taking down the $216 No Limit Hold’em Event #1 for $164,358. Roberts, who has more than $1.2 million in online tournament winnings and close to $1 million in live earnings, bested a field of 4,591 players and a tough final table that included Sam “sammy_grinder” Grafton.
Other notable FTOPS XVII winners through Saturday include Mike “chapmoney” Chappus, who won the $300 Six-Handed Turbo No Limit Hold’em Shootout; Geoff “GeoffRas22” Rasmussen, who took down the No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo; and Aaron “Aguskb” Gustavson, who was victorious in the $200 Rush No Limit Hold’em Turbo. Online pro Jason “jdpc27” Wheeler defeated Andrew “Browndog19” Brown to win the $535 Six-Handed Pot Limit Omaha Event #8 for $85,614.
Dozens of Full Tilt Red Pros have participated in FTOPS XVII already, but only Jeff Madsen has reached a final table. Madsen took third place in the $300 Six-Handed Turbo No Limit Hold’em Shootout for $28,460.
FTOPS XVII continues Sunday with Events #11, #12 and #13, with more than $2.5 million guaranteed prize money up for grabs. Meanwhile, here’s a look at the results from the first 10 events:
FTOPS XVII Event #1
Buy-in: $200+16
Entrants: 4,591
Prize Pool: $918,200
1. Brent “Broberts85” Roberts – $164,358
2. Doorbread – $113,857
3. Sam “sammy_grinder” Grafton – $81,536
4. safadave1 – $60,601
5. o_Omx – $44,992
6. 2PAIRDUECESUP – $31,219
7. LarryDavid23 – $21,119
8. bigdrug77 – $14,691
9. foldgish – $10,100
FTOPS XVII Event #2: Rush Pot Limit Omaha
Buy-in: $240+14
Entrants: 1,130
Prize Pool: $226,000
1. nolez7 – $50,850
2. maxxscam – $32,205
3. RymesWOrange – $23,843
4. bleu329 – $18,645
5. shhharp – $14,125
6. JCTurn – $10,170
7. NeasK – $6,780
8. poker4adummy – $5,085
9. ATM Denman – $3,616
FTOPS XVII Event #3: Six-Handed Turbo No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Buy-in: $300+22
Entrants: 1,296
Prize Pool: $388,800
1. Mike “chapmoney” Chappus – $68,040
2. Josh “professor plum” Prager – $42,768
3. Jeff Madsen – $28,460
4. j2the6th – $19,440
5. Karl “discomonkey” Fenton – $13,608
6. FTOPS XVII HERO – $9,331
FTOPS XVII Event #4: HORSE
Buy-in: $500+35
Entrants: 483
Prize Pool: $241,500
1. BacoPride – $41,932*
2. vengven – $40,133*
3. MichaelScarn – $39,651*
4. Ganerc-Callibso – $16,422
5. Kirbynator – $10,143
6. RaisingCat – $7,004
7. BowToYourSensei – $5,313
8. shuriken555 – $3,623
*Denotes three-way deal
FTOPS XVII Event #5: No Limit Hold ’em
Buy-in: $200+16 (1 Rebuy + 1 Add-on)
Entrants: 1,342
Prize Pool: $666,800
1. FlopeDeNuts – $131,309
2. Matthias “goodvibe” Neu – $108,739
3. Nick “agriffrod” Mitchell – $67,514
4. Peter “breeth” Turmezey – $54,178
5. carlbrashia – $40,875
6. GinsasH – $30,006
7. Felipe “clotilda” Montenegro – $19,337
8. Joe “JBlaze20” Chaplin – $14,003
9. Tim “Tim0thee” Adams – $10,002
FTOPS XVII Event #6: No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo
Buy-in: $310+12
Entrants: 1,422
Prize Pool: $440,820
1. Geoff “GeoffRas22” Rasmussen – $94,776
2. Mauro “OMGitsGees” Gees – $59,952
3. dragon350z – $44,523
4. 5andnil8 – $35,266
5. Mike McGuire – $26,449
6. Brian “like7” Lamanna – $18,955
7. oskaaar – $12,343
8. padirk165 – $8,816
9. Utensss – $6,171
FTOPS XVII Event #7: Stud Hi-Lo
Buy-in: $200+16
Entrants: 589
Prize Pool: $117,800
1. Easy Pots – $23,085*
2. Dooks – $22,197*
3. 2the916K – $12,486
4. zoeprincess – $8,010
5. pepi55 – $4,947
6. roxmore2 – $3,416
7. St3phenHendry – $2,591
8. luadarko – $1,767
*Denotes two-way deal
FTOPS XVII Event #8: Six-Handed Pot Limit Omaha
Buy-in: $500+35
Entrants: 802
Prize Pool: $401,000
1. Jason “jdpc27” Wheeler – $85,614
2. Andrew “Browndog19” Brown – $56,140
3. JJ COMMERCE – $40,100
4. Tdanger00 – $30,476
5. Justin “Arsonist88” Shelton – $21,654
6. quantum leaper1 – $13,835
FTOPS XVII Event #9: No Limit Hold’em with Rebuys
Buy-in: $100+9
Entrants: 1,827
Prize Pool: $600,000
1. Andrew “SkillVille” Weisner – $110,669*
2. V3kk3d – $94,531*
3. Jeremy “endlessj83” Menard – $60,600
4. Liam Crawford – $47,400
5. coffmeister – $35,400
6. Dan “WiLDmAn75” Buzgon – $24,600
7. citizenmax – $15,000
8. 43forty – $10,200
9. losebigpots – $7,200
*Denotes two-way deal
FTOPS XVII Event #10: Rush No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Buy-in: $200+16
Entrants: 1,971
Prize Pool: $394,200
1. Aaron “Aguskb” Gustavson – $81,205
2. HNE SNE SPEAKNE – $53,611
3. Matt “All In At 420” Stout – $39,814
4. Majstor TH – $31,142
5. Icemanmark – $23,258
6. Suicide King007 – $16,162
7. jaytheo40 – $9,855
8. betembo9 – $6,701
9. jake00mt – $4,730
FTOPS XVII concludes on August 15th with the $640 Main Event. Stay tuned to Poker News Daily for updates.