Results of FTOPS VIII Event No. 1

The first event of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series VIII was a $200 + $16 No Limit Hold'em Tournament that saw an impressive field of 4,158 players.  The winner of Event No. 1 was Isaac Baron known online as "the guru 11" after he outlasted the playing field to take home 158,852.23 dollars and the golden avatar that a player earns for winning an FTOPS event.

This is another great payday for Baron as he is coming off his fourth place finish at the European Poker Tour Grand Final a couple of weeks ago where he won $932,692 dollars.  Second place went to "dan_dada" who won $97,297.20 dollars and third place winner, "the Funseeker" took home $67,525.92 dollars.

The next event in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series VIII will be Event No. 2, a $240 + $16 Pot Limit Omaha Knockout Tournament.  The event will start Thursday at 2pm EST and also appearing that day is Event No. 3.  Event 3 is a $500 + $35 No Limit Hold'em Triple Shootout Tournament that will start at 9 pm Est.