FTOPS XXII Day 3: "Vampyboy" Tops Star-Studded Final Table in Event #8
The 22nd installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series continued Tuesday with three more tournaments from the 38-event schedule: Event #6 $216 PL Omaha Hi/Lo 6-Max ; Event #7 $322 Razz; and Event #8 $216 NL Hold'em Rush Turbo.
Each event eclipsed its guaranteed prize pool as more than $335,000 was awarded across the three tournaments. The biggest winner of the day was "Vampyboy," who defeated a tough final table in Event #8 to scoop a $41,400 top prize. "PimpDaddyDolla" (Event #6) and "motion713" (Event #8) also won FTOPS jerseys on Tuesday.
With eight events already in the books, Germany's "keinebeine" has a comfortable lead in the . The German has 346 points, most of which came from winning Event #4 on Monday for $131,298. His closest competitor in the standings is Event #1 champ Tom "hitthehole" Middleton with 261 points. Also in the top 10 are Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen (7th - 207 points) and Brandon "norajean" Meyers (8th - 205 points). The leaderboard winner will receive a custom Full Tilt Poker avatar and an FTOPS XXIII event package worth $11,000.
Here's a look at the results from Tuesday's FTOPS events:
FTOPS XXII Event #6: Pot-Limit Omaha H/L Six-Max ($75K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$16 | 427 | $85,400 |
The first of two Omaha hi/lo events on the FTOPS XXII schedule saw 427 players put up the $216 buy-in, generating a prize pool worth $85,000. Brandon "norajean" Meyers (12th - $1,153) and Rayan "rkruok" Nathan (19th - $598) were among the notables who made deep runs but ultimately fell short of glory. "PimpDaddyDolla" emerged from a relatively unknown group of finalists to claim the $14,686 top prize after a three-way deal.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| *1 | PimpDaddyDolla | $14,686 |
| *2 | MarcelezaBH | $13,409 |
| *3 | 7ralf7 | $12,043 |
| 4 | cliff47 | $6,661 |
| 5 | elabuga | $4,697 |
| 6 | kuhns89 | $3,074 |
*denotes three-handed deal
FTOPS XXII Event #7: Razz ($50K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$22 | 236 | $70,800 |
The lone Razz tournament of the series saw 236 runners surpass the guaranteed prize pool by more than $20,000. Shyam "S_Dot111" Srinivasan (17th - $708) was the biggest name left deep in the tournament but was unable to reach the final table. Haling from Canada, "motion713" went on to win the tournament for $19,470.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | motion713 | $19,470 |
| 2 | galinka02 | $13,027 |
| 3 | lyngming | $8,850 |
| 4 | wadzon | $5,664 |
| 5 | djan62 | $3,752 |
| 6 | pylusha | $2,620 |
| 7 | FONBET_RULIT | $2,018 |
| 8 | Megaheiner | $1,522 |
FTOPS XXII Event #8: No-Limit Hold'em Rush Turbo ($150K Guaranteed)
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $200+$16 | 900 | $180,000 |
In what will likely be the shortest tournament of FTOPS XXII, the $216 No-Limit Hold'em Rush Turbo took just 2 hours and 17 minutes to crown a winner. Several big names weaved their way through a 900-player field to reach the final table, including Christer "Betong" Johansson, Eric "Avril Sharapova" Ladny, Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen, Jakob "mendieta19" Carlsson and Nick "FU_15" Maimone. In the end, it was Germany's "Vampyboy" who claimed the title after defeating Maimone heads up for $41,400.
Others finishing in the money were Pat "obiedman" O'Brien (22nd - $702), Nicky "cod meharly" Evans (24th - $702) and Jon "therookieqq9" Plens (26th - $702).
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vampyboy | $41,400 |
| 2 | Nick "FU_15" Maimone | $26,100 |
| 3 | Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen | $19,350 |
| 4 | Christer "Betong" Johansson | $14,850 |
| 5 | Jakob "mendieta19" Carlsson | $11,250 |
| 6 | habalasvegas | $8,100 |
| 7 | Eric "Avril Sharapova" Ladny | $5,400 |
| 8 | AdrianoElBrudo | $4,212 |
| 9 | gotUbeaten | $3,060 |
FTOPS XXII resumes on Wednesday with three more events: Event #9 $256 Pot-Limit Omaha Knockout; Event #10 $322 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max Rebuy; and Event #11 $216 No-Limit Hold'em Rush Super Turbo. To view the entire schedule, .
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