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FTOPS X Event #8: $240+26 NLHE 6-max

Two more events in the tenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series ran on Sunday, with big paydays and custom FTOPS avatars again at stake. FTOPS X Event #8 was a unique $240+26 no-limit hold'em six-max knockout event. A field of 3,499 created a prize pool of $699,800. Some of the best finishes short of the final table were Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin in 26th ($2,673.24) and gregior in 50th ($1,336.62). The chip counts at the beginning of the final table were as follows:

gogogivestack - 4,448,957
whatariver1 - 4,246,458
Fzth1 - 2,740,202
zapatero - 2,451,681
Emansnrg - 1,924,590
EddyStoefs - 1,683,112

The action at the final table was fast-paced as zapatero was the first to fall. With blinds and antes 80,000/160,000/20,000, zapatero had been reduced to a short stack and faced a decision for everything after Emansnrg raised all in. Zapatero called all-in with (K-Spades)(2-Diamonds) and needed help against Emansnrg's (A-Diamonds)(6-Diamonds). The board ran out (7-Hearts)(10-Hearts)(5-Clubs)(Q-Clubs)(7-Clubs), sending zapatero home in sixth for $21,693.20. Seeing the chips disappear next was EddyStoefs. At the 100,000/200,000/25,000 level, whatariver1 made it 487,000 to go from the cutoff and faced a reraise to 1,305,055 by EddyStoefs on the button. Whatariver1 moved all in, and EddyStoefs called all in and turned up (A-Spades)(A-Clubs) to whatariver1's (3-Spades)(3-Hearts). However, the board rolled out (10-Hearts)(4-Hearts)(3-Clubs)(6-Diamonds)(8-Spades) and busted EddyStoefs in fifth for $31,840.90. Whatariver1 claimed another victim in the next hand, when Gogogivestack's tournament life was at stake with (A-Spades)(3-Hearts) against whatariver1's pocket nines. The board rolled out (J-Clubs)(4-Clubs)(10-Diamonds)(5-Diamonds)(8-Spades), sending gogogivestack to the virtual payout line in fourth for $45,487.

Fzth1 finished third after getting it all in preflop holding (A-Hearts)(2-Hearts) against Emansnrg's (10-Hearts)(9-Spades) but having the edge fail to hold. The board delivered good news for Emansnrg instead as it came (4-Spades)(6-Clubs)(9-Clubs)(3-Spades)(10-Clubs). Fzth1 took home $58,783.20 for the effort. The heads-up battle belonged to whatariver1. It came to an end on an all-in preflop race with Emansnrg holding (Q-Diamonds)(9-Hearts) against whatariver1's (8-Clubs)(8-Hearts). The board came (6-Spades)(2-Diamonds)(4-Spades)(10-Clubs)(7-Hearts), meaning Emansnrg was runner-up for $86,075.40, while the winner of Event #8 was whatariver1 for a payday of $137,153.80.

Final Results:

1. whatariver1 - $137,153.80
2. Emansnrg - $86,075.40
3. Fzth1 - $58,783.20
4. gogogivestack - $45,487
5. EddyStoefs - $31,840.90
6. zapatero - $21,693.20
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