FTOPS X Event Number 22 Results
Several online poker pros were among the five hundred participants of this past weekend’s event number 22 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series X. The competition was a two day event no limit hold’em tournament that had a $5,000 plus $200 buy-in.
This event was played six handed so it was different than usual online tournament. The players created a $2.5 million prize pool which would give the overall winner $550,000 to take home. Craig Marquis hosted the event and is new to Team Full Tilt. Marquis lasted quite a while in the tournament and cashed out in 24th place.
Other online professionals who finished in the money were: Kevin Saul in 11th, David Peters in 12th, Steve Weinstein in 16th, Hans Winzeler in 17th and Eugene Katchalov in 20th. The final table had two online poker pros and one live tournament pro. Amit Makhija, Evan Parkes and Mark Seif were among the final few and Makhija managed to outlast them all and take the win. This win was Makhija’s third large win of the year in the six figure range.
Final Results:
1. Amit "amak316" Makhija -- $550,000
2. KaKeTKa -- $362,500
3. PureCash25 -- $262,500
4. Mark "Buster Love" Seif -- $195,000
5. Evan "NEONPILS99" Parkes -- $137,500
6. dpowell -- $90,000