FTOPS VII

FTOPS = Full Tilt Online Poker Series

Basically a series of poker tournaments (20 in total) which spans 2 weeks. And like any other major poker sites, well fine, Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker decides to give some money away to players to lure them back to play (and it works, because I have already generated $250 in rake for 'em in 3 days). So I just somehow decided to get sick these past few days, so I figred "meh, why not" and decided to dump some extra money in and satellite into a few tournaments.

So far, I've already qualified for 3 events, and hopefully more in the days to come. Just played in their first event, $216 No Limit Hold 'em, had around 5300 entrants and generated a prize pool of over $1 million, and first place getting about $180K. Unfortunately I just couldn't get a grip in this event at all. Probably only won like 2 pots in the entire hour and a half that I was in the tournament for. Raised with hands like 1010/JJ, and each time was called and flop put 2 overcards on board, or limped with small pocket pairs and came out empty each time. Last hand ended with blinds at 50/100, and I pushed all-in with AJo after a min-raise by the player to my immediate right, and one of the blinds just decided to wake up with QQ. Flopped a gut shot but somehow missed my 4 outer. Oh wells...next event it is.

Got a seat in tomorrow night's $535 HORSE event, as well as both the $216 Pot-Limit Hold 'em and $216 Limit Hold'em event on Friday. Won't be able to play any events after Friday with midterms and stuff the week after, but hopefully will satellite into the big $2500 2 day event and also $535 main event next weekend.


On another note, Mike MacDonald, aka "timex" won $933K Euro (around $1.4 million USD) this past week in EPT Dortmund...so sick..He's been running so hot this year its gross..