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5th Full Tilt Poker Online Poker series a real Hit!
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- Published 09/3/2007
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FTOPS V
guaranteed $7 million in prize money over 14 tournaments, but the series’
popularity overwhelmed expectations, drawing huge fields for each event and
swelling the total combined prize pool to more than $10.5 million. Every
pro-hosted FTOPS V event bested its original guarantee, with four events
growing to over $1 million in total prize money.
Event 12, Full
Tilt Poker first-ever two-day tournament, was hosted by Phil Ivey and
guaranteed a prize pool of $600 000. With 648 players anteing up a $2 500
buy-in, that guarantee was shattered, with the prize pool swelling to $1
620 000. First place in this event was won by Grndhg25, who took home $396 900
for his victory.
The FTOPS V Main Event, hosted by Paul Wasicka, saw 4 578 entrants and paid out
more than $2.2 million in total prizes. CrazyZachary won the event, taking home
the $395 905 first prize.
FTOPS V featured many familiar faces, including a number of past FTOPS
champions and Full Tilt Poker pros, including Team Full Tilt members Phil Ivey,
Phil Gordon, Allen Cunningham, and Clonie Gowen. In total, nearly 25 000
players participated in the 14 FTOPS V tournaments, making this the most
successful tournament series in Full Tilt Poker history.
“The FTOPS series proves that things happen faster and bigger online,” said
Team Full Tilt member Howard Lederer. “In a little over a year, the prize pools
have gone up over 5-1 and we expect an even bigger series in just a few months
time.”
Sixty-six of the world’s best professional poker players, including Phil Ivey,
Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, and Gus Hansen represent Full
Tilt Poker, and spend several hours a week online helping amateur players
learn the game by sharing their poker knowledge through real-time chats at the
virtual tables.
“Team Full Tilt,” is a select group of the world’s finest professional poker
players, including Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman,
Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Clonie Gowen, John
Juanda, Mike Matusow, Gus Hansen, and Allen Cunningham who have collectively
won 31 WSOP
bracelets. Full Tilt Poker offers players the unique opportunity to Learn, Chat
and Play poker with the best poker pros in the game.

