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FTOPS X Event #10: $300+22 Mixed Limit

More busy action in the tenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series kept players occupied even as the poker world was focused on the final showdown in the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas. FTOPS Event #10, one of two top wrap up on Monday night was a $300+22 mixed hold'em affair. It drew 667 participants, falling just short of its $250,000 guarantee and offering a small overlay to the players. Just missing out on the final table were Full Tilt red pro Christian Kruel in 12th ($2,375) and I Pay Ur Rent in 28th ($850). Chip counts to start the final table were as follows:

--DONKEY1965-- - 664,442
BACKDOORHITTER - 376,333
tysonm - 205,542
Don_Timon - 162,981
AllAboutHonour - 154,826
MrMudd76 - 153,926
roundhouse22 - 114,371
swd805 - 97,200
Hooligan Sponge - 71,379

The first to bid adieu was roundhouse22. With blinds and antes 3,000/6,000/1,000 in no-limit, BACKDOORHITTER made it 18,000 to play from middle position and roundhouse22 raised from the big blind to 54,000. BACKDOORHITTER responded by shoving and roundhouse22 called all in with (Q-Clubs)(Q-Diamonds), leading BACKDOORHITTER's (6-Spades)(6-Diamonds). The board though rolled out (4-Spades)(6-Hearts)(3-Spades)(8-Hearts)(2-Hearts) and busted roundhouse22 in the chops for a ninth-place finish worth $4,250. AllAboutHonour was the next to go during the limit round at 16,000/32,000 after three-betting --DONKEY1965-- from the button. A call and a flop of (6-Hearts)(6-Clubs)(3-Clubs) saw betting capped, followed by a (5-Spades) turn. The chips were all in and AllAboutHonour's (Q-Diamonds)(Q-Hearts) trailed --DONKEY1965--'s (K-Hearts)(6-Spades). The river was a blank and AllAboutHonour busted in eighth for $5,850.

Later that level, --DONKEY1965-- took out another opponent who again held a big pair. Three-bets preflop brought out an (8-Clubs)(8-Hearts)(J-Hearts) flop where tysonm and --DONKEY1965-- went max bets. The (8-Spades) turn was when tysonm was set all-in, and the cards were revealed: (A-Clubs)(A-Spades) for tysonm and (J-Clubs)(10-Spades) for --DONKEY1965--. The river was amazingly the (J-Diamonds) and knocked out tysonm in seventh for $7,500. In the next hand, --DONKEY1965--'s (8-Spades)(8-Clubs) held up against Don_Timon's (A-Clubs)(4-Clubs), who finished sixth for $11,250. Back at no-limit with blinds and antes of 5,000/10,000/1,500, swd805 moved all in under the gun for 66,867 with (Q-Diamonds)(9-Hearts), but ran into --DONKEY1965--'s (A-Spades)(A-Clubs) and could not find a miracle, finishing fifth for $15,625. The dominance continued for --DONKEY1965-- as a few hands later, BACHDOORHITTER moved all in from the button for 245,303 with (7-Diamonds)(6-Diamonds), but ran into the chip leader's (A-Diamonds)(K-Clubs). Both an ace and king hit the flop which would be enough to win the hand. BACKDOORHITTER took $20,625 for fourth. It was more of the same as --DONKEY1965 busted Hooligan Sponge when his (K-Clubs)(J-Diamonds) held against (Q-Hearts)(10-Diamonds). The board came (6-Diamonds)(8-Diamonds)(6-Spades)(7-Clubs)(3-Hearts) and Hooligan Sponge went out in third for $26,875.

Heads-up play began with these chip counts:

--DONKEY1965-- - 1,563,870
MrMudd76 - 437,130

The battle lasted for a good stretch, with MrMudd76 grabbing hold of the chip lead and eventually winning the event. At the 8,000/16,000/2,000 level of no limit, MrMudd76 held nearly a 4-to-1 chip lead and the match on a limped pot. The flop came (A-Clubs)(Q-Clubs)(8-Hearts) and --DONKEY1965-- led out for 36,000. MrMudd76 pushed all in with (8-Clubs)(5-Clubs) and the big stack. --DONKEY1965-- called with (A-Hearts)(4-Spades), but was unable to dodge all of the necessary outs as the (8-Spades) fell on the river sending --DONKEY--1965 out as runner-up for $36,250. MrMudd76 claimed the honors and $57,500 in Event #10.

Final Results:

1. MrMudd76 - $57,500
2. --DONEY1965-- - $36,250
3. Hooligan Sponge - $26,875
4. BACKDOORHITTER - $20,625
5. swd805 - $15,625
6. Don_Timon - $11,250
7. tysonm - $7,500
8. AllAboutHonour - $5,850
9. roundhouse22 - $4,250
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