'GARFIELD25' Wins FTOPS IX Opener

'GARFIELD25' Wins FTOPS IX Opener

Friday, 8 August 2008

The FTOPS IX series has gone off with a bang after Event #1, a $200+16 no-limit hold'em event with $1,000,000 guaranteed, attracted 5,779 players saw ‘GARFIELD25’ win a first-place prize of $199,398.

The FTOPS IX series has gone off with a bang after Event #1, a $200+16 no-limit hold'em event with $1,000,000 guaranteed, attracted 5,779 players saw ‘GARFIELD25’ win a first-place prize of $199,398.62.

The FTP stars turned out in their masses for the opening event hosted by Allen Cunningham, although Cunningham himself fell short of the money. Two of the Full Tilt pros did rather well though, as Steve Brecher and 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Vitaly Lunkin cashed deep, Brecher finishing 111th for $1,040.22 and Lunkin an admirable 23rd place for a $4,160.88 payout.

After eight hours of play, the final table of nine was finally assembled. This one didn’t have to wait four months before they decided a winner though, as GARFIELD25 eventually ousted dorinvandy having gone into the heads-up battle with a 2-1 chip deficit to win Event #1.

The final results:

GARFIELD25 – $199,398.62

dorinvandy – $120,781.10

daisybyrd – $77,669.76

Cryyss – $60,679.50

RiverJazz – $45,654.10

Mr_Bond222 – $34,096.10

acedel15 – $26,583.40

mpuskad3 – $20,226.50

monopolyguy845 – $15,025.40



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