PokerWorks

MiniFTOPS was on its way to being a success by the results of its first ten tournaments alone, with each one surpassing its guarantee and racking up a cumulative prize pool of $2,272,410. And the second ten events only added to that success with an additional $1,454,920 in prize money awarded. For a set of tournaments that boasts of reasonable buy-ins - only 1/10th of the size of the FTOPS - the MiniFTOPS was making quite the splash as tens of thousands of players clamored to take their shots at Full Tilt Poker money and glory.

Though Full Tilt Pros were in charge of hosting each tournament, most events found none of them even finishing in the money. Only one Full Tilt Pro, Sascha Biorac, final tabled in Event 12 and finished in seventh place. But the PokerWorks family saw one of its own soar at a final table, when Billy “Barbarbones” Monroe found himself in the last round of the NLHE 4x Shootout and finished in a very respectable fourth place for a $1,944 payout, his second largest cash to date. (Congratulations from the team, Billy!)

All of the Event 11 through 20 stats and numbers are listed here:

Event 11: $20 + $2 Pot-Limit Omaha-8
Date: December 14
Host: Lynette Chan
Guarantee: $30,000
Actual prize pool: $65,440
Registration: 3,272
Winner: shooye ($11,572.32)
No Full Tilt Pro finished in the money.

Event 12: $100 + $9 No-Limit Hold’em, 6-max
Date: December 14
Host: Matt Sexton
Guarantee: $300,000
Actual prize pool: $360,100
Registration: 3,601
Winner: eleach86 ($52,234.18)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Sascha Biorac (7th place)

Event 13: $30 + $3 No-Limit Hold’em, 4x Shootout, 6-max
Date: December 15
Host: Michael Tureniec
Guarantee: $30,000
Actual prize pool: $38,880
Registration: 1,296
Winner: MJP4535 ($6,804.00)
No Full Tilt Pro finished in the money.

Event 14: $50 + $5 HORSE
Date: December 15
Host: Diego Cordovez
Guarantee: $60,000
Actual prize pool: $89,450
Registration: 1,789
Winner: Oheo Gulch ($17,263.85)
No Full Tilt Pro finished in the money.

Event 15: $20 + $2 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo
Date: December 15
Host: Bill Gazes
Guarantee: $150,000
Actual prize pool: $170,560
Registration: 8,528
Winner: jwatt88 ($27,289.60)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Eddy Scharf (655th place)

Event 16: $24 + $2 Pot-Limit Omaha Knockout
Date: December 16
Host: Jani Vilmunen
Guarantee: $50,000
Actual prize pool: $74,160
Registration: 3,708
Winner: gencass ($14,832.00)
No Full Tilt Pro finished in the money.

Event 17: $30 + $3 No-Limit Hold’em w/Rebuys, 6-max
Date: December 16
Host: Karina Jett
Guarantee: $250,000
Actual prize pool: $329,160
Registration: 3,435
Winner: cookiesniper ($64,512.07)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Jared “TheWacoKidd” Hamby (111th place)

Event 18: $22 + $2 No-Limit Hold’em Cashout
Date: December 17
Host: Andrew Feldman
Guarantee: $30,000
Actual prize pool: $62,250
Registration: 6,225
Winner: low4show ($15,325.35)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Mike McDonald (207th place)

Event 19: $20 + $2 No-Limit Hold’em, 6-max
Date: December 17
Host: Jeff Madsen
Guarantee $60,000
Actual prize pool: $72,920
Registration: 3,646
Winner: KaCeduke ($13,760.75)
No Full Tilt Pro finished in the money.

Event 20: $20 + $2 No-Limit Hold’em
Date: December 18
Host: Christoph Wolters
Guarantee: $150,000
Actual prize pool: $192,000
Registration: 9,600
Winner: Just1989 ($19,095.00)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Ali Sarkeshik (167th place)

With only a few events left, it’s time to sign up for that Full Tilt Poker account and get in on the million-plus dollars still to be awarded. And by using the bonus code “FTRAKEBACK27,” players will receive 27 percent of their rake in return by simply playing ring games and tournaments on Full Tilt.

The following tournaments on the schedule have seats available through satellites for as little as $.50 or 50 Full Tilt Points. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to turn fifty cents into holiday-changing money just before the end of 2009!

Event 21 - 12/18:  $30+3 Razz, 6-max, $30K guar.
Event 22 - 12/19:  $250+16 NLHE, ante from start, 2-day, $400K guar.
Event 23 - 12/19:  $10+1 PLO w/rebuys, $75K guar.
Event 24 - 12/20:  $12+1 NLHE knockout, $150K guar.
Event 25 - 12/20: $50+5 NLHE Main Event, $600K guar.