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In only 12 days and what felt like a blink of an eye, the 15th installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is complete. And amazing numbers were recorded. In 27 tournaments, the cumulative prize pool for FTOPS XV came to $18,609,100, which was awarded to thousands of players in addition to the 27 winners. That is an impressive dollar figure.

With those 27 coveted online poker titles forever on players’ records as FTOPS victories, each winner also received a limited-edition FTOPS jacket, gold FTOPS jersey, and gold jersey avatar for future use on Full Tilt Poker. In fact, all final table players took home that jacket as a reminder of their stellar FTOPS performance.

And when all was said and done, one player took home a special prize for finishing the series with such results that he secured a spot at the top of the FTOPS XV leaderboard. UnoffensiveNick ended the series with 410 points, which garnered that player a custom Full Tilt Poker avatar along with a prize package worth $8,500 that includes entries into nearly every one of the upcoming spring FTOPS XVI events.

Those total statistics are impressive, but the series itself ended with seven tournaments that had some interesting results. Most significant was the Main Event, which found the final tables deciding on a seven-way chop for the prize money before JackQKA went on to eliminate all other opponents and claim the Main Event title, along with $237,643.69 in first place prize money.

For all of the results of the weekend’s events, take a gander below.

Event 20: $200 + $16 No-Limit Hold’em, 6-max
Date: February 19
Host: Raul Paez
Guarantee: $500,000
Actual prize pool: $500,000 (Overlay: $14,600)
Registration: 2,427
Paid finishers: 270
Winner: shuriken555 ($90,980.00)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Allen Cunningham - 47th place

Event 21: $300 + $22 Razz
Date: February 19
Host: John Cernuto
Guarantee: $150,000
Actual prize pool: $150,000 (Overlay: $3,300)
Registration: 489
Paid finishers: 56
Winner: axis67 ($35,550.00)
No Full Tilt Pro finished in the money.

Event 22: $2500 + $120 No-Limit Hold’em 2-day, 6-max (antes from start)
Date: February 20
Host: Carlos Mortensen
Guarantee: $2,000,000
Actual prize pool: $2,000,000 (Overlay: $15,000)
Registration: 794
Paid finishers: 84
Winner: Raj “BadcardsAA” Vohra ($430,000.00)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Caio Pimenta - 9th place
Other Full Tilt Pro cashes: Steve Yea

Event 23: $100 + $9 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys
Date: February 20
Host: Joe Beevers
Guarantee: $400,000
Actual prize pool: $417,600
Registration: 1,093
Paid finishers: 108
Winner: Yuval “yuvee04” Bronshtein ($72,760.68)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Robert Williamson III - 31st place
Other Full Tilt Pro cashes: Christian Kruel

Event 24: $500 + $20 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo, 6-max
Date: February 20
Host: Svetlana Gromenkova
Guarantee: $250,000
Actual prize pool: $455,000
Registration: 910
Paid finishers: 102
Winner: Matt “mcmatto” Affleck ($80,842.50)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Thomas Bihl - 47th place
Other Full Tilt Pro cashes: Huck Seed, Steve Zolotow, Billy Argyros, Bill Gazes

Event 25: $240 + $16 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout, 6-max
Date: February 21
Host: Ryan Daut
Guarantee: $800,000
Actual prize pool: $1,019,600
Registration: 5,098
Paid finishers: 492
Winner: Matt “BigMich08” Glassley ($194,763.99)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Damian Salas - 149th place
Other Full Tilt Pro cashes: David Benyamine, Stefan Rapp, Isaac Baron, Hans Vogl, Dag Mikkelsen

Event 26: $200 + $16 Pot-Limit Omaha Heads-Up
Date: February 21
Host: Gus Hansen
Guarantee: $150,000
Actual prize pool: $204,800
Registration: 1,024
Paid finishers: 128
Winner: -Alt F4 IIIIII ($29,249.29)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Dave Colclough - 19th place
Other Full Tilt Pro cashes: Jordan Morgan, Huck Seed, Lee Watkinson, Gus Hansen

Event 27: $500 + $35 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event
Date: February 21
Host: Allen Cunningham
Guarantee: $2,500,000
Actual prize pool: $2,822,500
Registration: 5,645
Paid finishers: 720
Winner: JackQKA ($237,643.69)
Last finishing Full Tilt Pro: Michael Tureniec - 33rd place
Other Full Tilt Pro cashes: Leandro Brasa, Mike Schneider, Sigi Stockinger, Mandy Baker, Erich Kollmann,

Though this FTOPS series is in the books, rest assured that another series will be along in only a few months. And there will be 20-something more chances to claim a FTOPS title of your own.

Whether you played this year without the results you hoped for, or you weren’t able to qualify for seats during the 15th FTOPS, or if you don’t have a Full Tilt account yet, there is time and hope. By joining the site now, you’ll have a leg up on many players in the next series, as all of the cash game and tournament experience you crave will be at your fingertips by simply getting started now, improving those skills, and building that bankroll.

Download Full Tilt Poker now, and use bonus code “FTRAKEBACK27” to qualify for 27 percent of your rake back through regular site play. Once the account is established, there is nothing standing between you and the next FTOPS.