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FTOPS X Event #11: $1,000+60 NLHE

FTOPS Event #11 featured the biggest buy-in of the series thus far. The $1,000+60 affair lured 1,469 entrants but, like Event #10, fell just short on its $1,500,000 guarantee. Among the best finishes outside of the final table were Roy Winston in 22nd place ($4,950) and Marco "CrazyMarco" Johnson in 28th ($4,200). Chip counts to start the final table were as follows:

Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell - 2,978,338
RHINOWNED - 1,355,428
daCav04 - 874,490
Misconduct44 - 661,802
Kupokupo - 481,378
Jagz7 - 383,307
MlapSnarf - 360,699
Schoitl - 166,689
coronel - 82,869

Out first from the final was Jagz7 at the 12,000/24,000/3,000 level. Under the gun, Jagz7 raised it up to 60,777 and was faced with a reraise by Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell from middle position. Jagz7 moved all in and Mitchell called. It was (J-Hearts)(J-Clubs) for Jagz7 while Mitchell held (A-Hearts)(Q-Clubs). The board came (2-Clubs)(8-Spades)(7-Hearts)(A-Diamonds)(10-Diamonds) as the turn doomed Jagz7, who finished ninth for $21,000. Misconduct44 was done for the night after a hand with RHINOWNED at 14,000/28,000/3,500. From middle position Misconduct44 shoved for 264,613 with (Q-Hearts)(9-Hearts) and found action from RHINOWNED with (A-Clubs)(7-Diamonds). They each hit the (8-Hearts)(9-Diamonds)(A-Spades) flop, but Misconduct44 would improve no further, finishing eighth for $30,000. Schoitl finished seventh after pushing all in from the button 186,878 with (A-Clubs)(2-Clubs) but running into Mitchell's (J-Spades)(J-Clubs). The board ran out (Q-Spades)(8-Hearts)(2-Hearts)(7-Spades)(7-Diamonds) and Schoitl was done, receiving $42,000. Nick Mitchell then eliminated another opponent, this time Kupokupo. Mitchell's (4-Diamonds)(4-Spades) held against the short-stacked Kupokupo's (A-Diamonds)(K-Diamonds), taking home $64,500 for sixth.

Coronel was the next to hit the rail when the blinds and antes were at 17,000/34,000/4,000. From the small blind, coronel moved all in for 233,856 with (Q-Hearts)(J-Hearts) and was called by Mitchell from the big blind with (A-Spades)(2-Clubs). The board rolled out (9-Clubs)(A-Diamonds)(Q-Diamonds)(7-Diamonds)(2-Spades), eliminating coronel in fifth for $90,000. Fourth place was determined a few hands later at 20,000/40,000/5,000. RHINOWNED raised on the button to 100,012, and from the big blind daCav04 moved all in with (K-Clubs)(6-Hearts) hoping to take the pot down. However, RHINOWNED called and turned up (A-Diamonds)(10-Diamonds). The board came (5-Hearts)(4-Spades)(9-Spades)(J-Clubs)(J-Diamonds) and sent daCav04 home with a $120,000 payday.

Three-handed play ended when MlapSnarf was eliminated in cruel fashion at the 30,000/60,000/7,500 level. Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell raised to 170,170 from the small blind and MlapSnarf popped it up to 425,000. Mitchell then thought for a moment before moving his big stack all in. MlapSnarf tanked and made the call with (A-Clubs)(Q-Clubs), facing Mitchell's (A-Hearts)(Q-Spades). When the flop came (8-Hearts)(4-Hearts)(7-Hearts), Mitchell was freerolling for the flush and the win. The (8-Diamonds) on the turn didn't do it, but the (Q-Hearts) river did, busting MlapSnarf in third place for $151,500.

Heads-up play started with Mitchell holding 5,242,969 in chips to RHINOWNED's 2,102,031. The battle last a few hands before Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell hit a timely two-outer to win the event. A raising war preflop led to RHINOWNED's tournament life at risk with (9-Spades)(9-Clubs) against Nick Mitchell's (5-Hearts)(5-Spades). The flop was an uneventful (7-Hearts)(Q-Diamonds)(4-Spades), but the (5-Diamonds) fell on the turn and put Mitchell in the lead. The (Q-Clubs) river card ended the tournament as RHINOWNED finished as the runner-up for $204,000, making the winner of Event #11, for $322,500, Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell.

Final Results:

1. Nick "agriffrod" Mitchell - $322,500
2. RHINOWNED - $204,000
3. MlapSnarf - $151,500
4. daCav04 - $120,000
5. coronel - $90,000
6. Kupokupo - $64,500
7. Schoitl - $42,000
8. Misconduct44 - $30,000
9. Jagz7 - $21,000
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