Competition in Events #12 and #13 of the Full Tilt FTOPS XXI was fierce on Friday and included a victory by a transplanted American player. Brandon "norajean" Meyers took down Event #12, a $200 + $16 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max. Now residing in Mexico due to Black Friday's prohibition on U.S. players, Meyers pocketed $40,907 and has now claimed titles in both FTOPS and MiniFTOPS tournaments.
Meyers took to Twitter in announcing his victory, tweeting, "traded in the small silver jersey for a big gold one today #upgrademe #ftops." A total of 981 entrants pushed the prize pool to $196,200 and allowed 120 players to cash in the event. In outlasting "ydere," whose second place finish was good for $27,271.80, Meyers cracked the top ten in the FTOPS XXI Leaderboard.
Event #12 final table results:
1 norajean $40,907
2 ydere $27,271
3 eh90tcm $19,423
4 Klompie $14,518
5 r1mf1sh $10,398
6 Funkytwisted $ 6,670
Event #13's $20,000 guaranteed prize pool more than tripled when to $62,400 when 208 players forked over $300 + $22 to play 2-7 Triple Draw Limit, 6-Max. Following seven and 1/2 hours of competition, "Gennadiy As" of Russia updated his wardrobe to include an FTOPS jacket and gold jersey after making a deal with "kingkai" from Norway. "Gennadiy As" won $13,590 and "kingkai" earned a payday of $12,274.
Twenty-four players finished in-the-money, with places 19-24 more than doubling their entry fee and winning $686.40. A sixth place final table finish was good for $2,620.80 for "MrTightass." That was the one and only 2-7 triple draw lowball tournament on the schedule at FTOPS XXI.
Event #13 final table results:
1 Gennadiy As $13,590
2 kingkai $12,274
3 KKHoldem $ 7,550
4 cladarth $ 5,491
5 Budnikov $ 3,931
6 MrTightass $ 2,620
