FTOPS 9 Main Event Pays Winner $432,400
Big entry field for $500 buy-in tourney
August 19, 2008 (InfoPowa News) — The current ninth edition of the Full Tilt Poker Series main event lived up to its previous record for big names, large entry fields and top prizes this week, with 4,880 players entering the $500+$35 buy-in online spectacular, each hoping for the biggest possible slice of the guaranteed $2.5 million prize pool.
By the time the final table nine had been reached, player “Sckilla” was half a million in the lead with 4,646,087 in chips, chased by “Valleyho” on 4,177,484 and the eventual winner “Dubbeemin” on 3,574,154.
With the blinds at 60,000/120,000 and a 15,000 ante, ‘TiltinShoes’ was the first elimination, taken out by Dubbeemin. He was followed by aaaFRANCESCOzzz, who was eliminated by Pokerguru19 in eighth place. Leaving for the exit in seventh spot was Tvcsa, another victim of Pokerguru19.
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