FTOPS XI Event #2, $240 PLO Hi/lo: 'ramagem' a Ramjam Winner

Mickey Doft Live Reporter

Feb 06, 2009 3 min read

FTOPS XI Event #2, $240 PLO Hi/lo: 'ramagem' a Ramjam Winner 0001

Event #2 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $240+$16 Pot Limit Omaha H/L with knockouts. It drew a field of 1,428, with the winner receiving $61,404. Notable finishes included bastet2004 in 10th place ($2,384.76), Kevin "kev19" Tanner in 23rd ($942.48), bdubs3737 in 24th ($942.48), fan4mizzou in 40th ($685.44) and Martin Kl?ser in 52nd ($585.48). The chip counts as the final table began:

gamefreak237 - 1,335,798

ramagem - 1,303,671

Bill "crazyhorse76" Slaight Jr. - 884,312

another_rack - 787,839

lauraj111 - 731,244

ray918273 - 667,156

Jason "OUEmoKid" Potter - 546,859

Chessmanrus - 518,365

FANTOMEX - 364,756

The first to exit the final table was lauraj111, with the blinds up to 12,000/24,000. From early position, lauraj111 opened to 84,000 and ray918273 re-raised to 288,000 in the cutoff. Lauraj111 went all in for 366,488 with A?2?7?6? and ray918273 called with A?A?8?4?. The board came J?Q?K?7?8? and ray918273's aces held up to win the high, with no low available. Lauraj111 collected $3,998.40 for ninth. The next elimination came two levels later (25,000/50,000). Ramagem raised to 130,000 in early position and Bill "crazyhorse76" Slaight Jr went all in for his last 275,662 with A?10?6?5?. Ramagem called with A?2?8?4? and won the hand when the board rolled out 10?2?2?K?Q?, Bill "crazyhorse76" Slaight Jr took home $5,712 for the eighth-place finish.

FANTOMEX departed next. Holding A?Q?Q?2?, FANTOMEX was all in for 279,316 against both Chessmanrus and ramagem. They checked down a board of 8?4?K?K?10? and Chessmanrus won the pot with A?2?10?10? for the the rivered full house. FANTOMEX's A?2?Q?Q? was no good, as he finished in seventh place for $7,996.80. Later in the level, ramagem raised to 130,000 from middle position and ray918273 called from the cutoff, leading to a 3?4?Q? flop. Ramagem continuation-bet 250,000 and ray918273 again called. The J? fell on the turn and ramagem went all in. A quick call from ray918273 revealed K?J?K?10? for the flush draw, straight draw and over pair, but it was in trouble against ramagem's A?5?A?K? for a better flush draw, straight draw and over pair. The river, though, was the 2? and made a wheel for ramagem as ray918273 finished in sixth place for $12,180.80.

At 30,000/60,000, gamefreak237 fell to another_rack. On the button, gamfreak237 raised to 210,000, and was raised by another_rack in the small blind with A?10?4?3?. After a short trip to the tank gamefreak237 called all in for 245,276 with A?7?6?J?. The board ran out 9?10?A?3?3? as another_rack won the hand with threes full of aces. The fifth-place finish earned gamefreak237 $17,136. Jason "OUEmoKid" Potter bowed out a few hands later. He opened to 155,555 in the cutoff and ramagem re-raised to 556,665 on the button. Potter went all in and ramagem called with A?7?10?3?. Potter held A?4?9?3?, but saw the board make a flush for his opponent when it came K?5?4?Q?J?. Potter won $22,848 for his fourth-place finish. Another_rack then succumbed in third. From the small blind another_rack made it 180,000 to go and ramagem popped it up to 540,000 out of the big blind. Deciding to make a stand, another_rack shoved for 879,952 total with KhKd4c2c and ramagem called with QcQd4d5s. The board ran out A?A?9?J?Q? as ramagem made a flush on the turn and a full boat on the river to win the hand. Another_rack collected $28,845.60.

The chip counts at the start of heads-up play:

ramagem - 5,441,252

Chessmanrus - 1,698,748

After extending the lead, ramagem won the tournament at 40,000/80,000. In the last hand, Chessmanrus was all in for 288,748 with 5?J?4?A? against ramagem's 9?A?8?K?. The board came 4?2?K?K?2? as ramagem won the high with trip kings and faded the board's chances of completing a low. Chessmanrus finished as the runner-up and won $38,841.60, as ramagem collected $61,404 for winning FTOPS XI Event #2.