Full Tilt Online Poker Series
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is an online poker tournament series sponsored by Full Tilt Poker. It was established in August 2006 [1] and is held approximately every three months.[2]
The FTOPS consists of multiple tournaments in a variety of different poker games, each of which is hosted by a different Full Tilt professional.[3] FTOPS I consisted of eight Texas Hold 'em and Omaha Hold 'em tournaments,[1] but the series has since expanded to include Stud, Razz, and mixed games, as well as knockout bounty, shootout, cashout, short-handed, and heads up tournaments.[3] With the FTOPS XIII in August 2009, Full Tilt added a charity event to the series to benefit Ante Up for Africa, hosted by Don Cheadle.[4] The main event was a $500 buy in No Limit Holdem tournament for FTOPS I to XV and is now $600 from FTOPS XVI onwards. The $2,100 Two-Day Event has for a long time been the highest buy-in tournament in the series, but as of FTOPS XIX, the $10,300 Two-Day Heads-Up Event has surpassed it.
The series features a number of ongoing challenges that reward players for certain feats, such as winning 30 hands without showdown.[5] Players who make the final table are awarded an FTOPS jacket, and event winners are awarded an FTOPS gold jersey and an FTOPS gold jersey avatar to represent them at Full Tilt’s tables.[6] At the FTOPS XV in February 2010, any player who makes the money in 17 of the 27 events will receive a $1 million bonus.[5]
Full Tilt also sponsors the MiniFTOPS, which takes place one month later and features the same events at one-tenth of the original buy-ins.[7]
FTOPS Main Event winners
| Series | Date | Entrants | Winner | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTOPS I | August 2006 | 1,468 |  Crownnginger | $161,480 |
| FTOPS II | November 2006 | 2,449 | Spiked | $224,653 |
| FTOPS III | February 2007 | 3,217 | Traheho (Alec Torelli) | $288,001 |
| FTOPS IV | May 2007 | 3,798 | John_McClane17 | $336,217 |
| FTOPS V | August 2007 | 4,578 | CrazyZachary (Zachary Clark) | $395,905 |
| FTOPS VI | November 2007 | 4,371 | fkscreennames (Daryl Jace) | $385,937 |
| FTOPS VII | February 2008 | 5,291 | Reverse (Allen Goldstein) | $456,401 |
| FTOPS VIII | May 2008 | 4,750 | cheesemonster (Keith Lehr) | $410,780 |
| FTOPS IX | August 2008 | 4,880 | dubbeemin (Brian Mintz) | $432,400 |
| FTOPS X | November 2008 | 5,225 | Julian Verse (Va Shon Watkins) | $450,708 |
| FTOPS XI | February 2009 | 5,287 | csimmsux (Adam Geyer) | $456,056[8] |
| FTOPS XII | May 2009 | 4,581 | Pocketownage420 | $432,400[9] |
| FTOPS XIII | August 2009 | 5,306 | Poligraph (Matthew Waxman) | $453,663[10] |
| FTOPS XIV | November 2009 | 5,471 |  zhivago2 (Heinz Kamutzki) | $418,839[11] |
| FTOPS XV | February 2010 | 5,645 | JackQKA | $237,644 (7-way deal)[12] |
| FTOPS XVI | May 2010 | 4,534 | Kirbynator | $327,057.40 (3-way deal)[13] |
| FTOPS XVII | August 2010 | 4,805 | TyboVegas | $423,057.41 (2-way deal)[14] |
| FTOPS XVIII | November 2010 | 5,023 |  JHoWn | $411,932.13 (3-way deal)[15] |
| FTOPS XIX | February 2011 | 14,479 |  GIAMPP | $877,949.74 (3-way deal)[16] |
| FTOPS XX | May 2011 | 4,666 |  ArielBahia (Ariel Celestino) | $346,696 (4-way deal)[17] |
| FTOPS XXI | December 2012 | 4,766 |  yadio1111 (Yann Dion) | $453,229.40 (2-way deal)[18] |
| FTOPS XXII | March 2013 | 3,653 |  feel fine | $392,332.20[19] |
| FTOPS XXIII | August 2013 | 3,327 | Itahaschi | $270,828.43 (3-way deal)[20] |
| FTOPS XXIV | December 2013 | 2,755 |  poksu pete | $207,016.12 (3-way deal)[21] |
| FTOPS XXV | April 2014 | 2,557 |  Firaldo87 (Niall Farrell) | $236,232.74 (3-way deal)[22] |
| FTOPS XXVI | August 2014 | 1,500 | ponyo88 | $153,962.72 (3-way deal)[23] |
| FTOPS XXVII | December 2014 | 1,767 | natfalber11 (Nathaniel Falber) | $212,040[24] |
| FTOPS XXVIII | March 2015 | 1,260 | potta_x_potta (Mustapha Kanit) | $239,400[25] |
See also
Notes
- 1 2 http://www.pokersite.org/poker-tournaments/ftops/
- ↑ http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/ftops-schedule-explained-by-howard-lederer-1008/
- 1 2 http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/ftops-xv-schedule-announced-7341/
- ↑ http://www.coinflip.com/news/schedule-ftops-xiii-released.html
- 1 2 http://www.onlinegambling.com/poker/news/FTOPS_XV-601008.html
- ↑ http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/full-tilt-poker-and-ftops-gold-3728/
- ↑ http://www.pokerlistings.com/17-million-on-the-line-in-upcoming-ftops-xv-56327
- ↑ FTOPS XI Main Event: Adam 'csimmsux' Geyer Takes Top Honors
- ↑ http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/05/ftops-xii-main-event-pocketownage420-captures-title-6579.htm
- ↑ http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/08/sunday-briefing-poligraph-takes-the-ftops-main-event-7067.htm
- ↑ http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/zhivago2-obiedman-win-ftops-xiv-poker-titles-6467/
- ↑ http://www.pokernewsdaily.com/ftops-xv-main-event-ends-in-seven-way-chop-8520/
- ↑ http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/promotions/full-tilt-online-poker-series/ftops-xvi-results-main-event/
- ↑ http://w.fulltiltpoker.com/promotions/full-tilt-online-poker-series/ftops-xvii-results-34
- ↑ http://news.bluffmagazine.com/ftops-jhowh-wins-main-while-tennisassxy-takes-down-two-day-event-17028/
- ↑ http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/10793-blair-hinkle-scores-1-million-in-ftops-main-event
- ↑ http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/11240-ariel-arielbahia-celestino-wins-ftops-main-event
- ↑ http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/12/ftops-day-15-yann-yadio1111-dion-wins-main-event-14012.htm
- ↑ http://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/04/ftops-xxii-day-15-feel-fine-wins-main-event-kevin-eyster-14646.htm
- ↑ http://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/08/the-sunday-briefing-toby-lewis-wins-2K-ftops-event-for-253K-16128.htm
- ↑ http://www.highstakesdb.com/4350-sincinaty118-wins-5m-sunday-million-ftops-xxiv-concludes.aspx
- ↑ http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/04/the-sunday-briefing-mike-mcdonald-niall-farrell-chop-ftops-18024.htm
- ↑ http://www.pokernews.com/news/2014/08/the-sunday-briefing-espen-sorlie-chops-sunday-million-and-ft-19056.htm
- ↑ http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/natfalber11-wins-ftops-xxvii-main-event-590308/
- ↑ http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/lasagnaaammm-wins-ftops-xxviii-main-event-590673/