FTOPS XI Event #15: $200+16 NL Hold'em Turbo 6-max: 'daCav04' Takes It

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Feb 11, 2009 2 min read

FTOPS XI Event #15: $200+16 NL Hold'em Turbo 6-max: 'daCav04' Takes It 0001

Event #15 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI), $200+16 NL Hold'em Turbo 6-max, guaranteed $500,000 and slid past that number, as a field of 2,528 gathered to create a total prize pool of $505,600. First place offered $99,582.98. Notable finishes included those of DrOfDonkology in ninth place ($6,522.24), croll103 in 14th ($3,640.32) and Brent "Bhanks11" Hanks in 52nd ($1,011.20). The chip counts at the start of the final table were as follows:

daCav04 - 1,443,448

Mike "wywrot" Wywrot - 1,384,060

Jordu77 - 877,114

TheComeUp - 670,628

JustLuck1337 - 547,860

Raise_U_To_Hell - 132,890

Jordu77 was the first to be bounced from the final, with blinds and antes at 20,000/40,000/5,000. After losing with A?Q? to JustLuck1337's A?J?, Jordu77 was all in for 329,254 with J?9? against JustLuck1337's A?8?. The board rolled out A?10?5?6?K? and Jordu77 headed home in sixth place for $15,673.60. Raise_U_To_Hell exited as the next level (25,000/50,000/6,000) began. Mike "wywrot" Wywrot raised to 127,810 from the cutoff and Raise_U_To_Hell called from the big blind. The flop came 6?7?A? and Raise_U_To_Hell shoved for 212,860. Wywrot called with A?J? and was leading Raise_U_To_Hell's Q?J?. The turn came the Q? and gave Raise_U_To_Hell two more outs, but the river landed the 7? and Raise_U_To_Hell was out in fifth for $23,510.40.

TheComeUp departed at 30,000/60,000/7,500. In the cutoff daCav04 opened to 160,000, and TheComeUp went all in from the small blind for 1,406,972 with 3?3?. Action folded back to daCav04, who called with A?10?. The board ran out 6?J?K?Q?10? and TheComeUp hit the road in fourth for $33,116.80. Amazingly the tournament ended on the next hand, #31 of the final table. Mike Wywrot shoved on the button for 622,500 with 5?4? and JustLuck1337 re-raised all in for 1,474,470, holding 10?10?. In the big blind daCav04 woke up with K?K? and called, having a good chance to win the tournament. The flop came 3?2?4? and Mike Wywrot picked up extra outs. The 2? turn kept daCav04 in front and the river was the 7?, ending the event. Mike "wywrot" Wywrot finished in third place for $43,582.72 while JustLuck1337 took second place for $63,098.88. DaCav04's triumph in FTOPS XI Event #15 was worth $99,582.98.