FTOPS XVII: Mike Chappus

Mike “chapmoney” Chappus was the first player to win two tournaments during the 17th installment of the Full Tilt Poker Online Poker Series (FTOPS) this week. Chappus, who won Event #3 ($300 Six-Handed Turbo No Limit Hold’em Shootout), followed it up with a victory in Event #24, a $200 No Limit Hold’em Cashout on August 12th. Chappus banked nearly $50,000 and claimed his second FTOPS XVII title.

Full Tilt Poker pros Brandon Adams, Chris Ferguson, and Eddy Scharf represented the Red Pros this week by making final tables of their own. Adams took down the $200 Limit Omaha High-Low Event #14 for $39,790, becoming the sixth Red Pro ever to win an FTOPS event. Ferguson made a deep run in the $300 No Limit Hold’em Event #13, taking fifth place for $68,855. Scharf reached the final table of Event #24, but bowed out in ninth place.

Among those joining Chappus and Adams in the winner’s circle last week were Mark “xqsays” Radoja, Jeremy “JBurleson” Burleson, Kyle “KJulius10” Julius, and Shaun “DE KID” Johnston. The biggest earner was “yahoo33,” who collected $301,400 for his victory in Event #16, a $1,060 No Limit Hold’em Event. “yahoo33” defeated online superstar Bjorn “kleath” Kleathersson to win the jersey.

FTOPS XVII wraps up Sunday with a $640 buy-in, $3 million guaranteed Main Event. Mike Matusow, who recently won the 2010 Florida State Poker Championship for $103,000, will host the featured tournament. Here’s a look at the results from Events #11 to #25:

FTOPS XVII Event #11: No Limit Hold’em Knockout
Buy-in: $120+9
Entrants: 8,861
Prize Pool: $886,100

1. FM2T – $141,776
2. UWOkid87 – $97,471
3. iuliani – $69,116
4. wonderdog78 – $50,508
5. I Visor I – $37,216
6. NASCAR_1949 – $26,583
7. LuzagoSpain – $18,608
8. Daniloks – $12,848
9. H33bzzz – $9,038

FTOPS XVII Event #12: Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Buy-in: $500+35
Entrants: 1,024
Prize Pool: $512,000

1. Mark “xqsays” Radoja – $89,088
2. Jared “Smokinokun” Okun – $53,248

FTOPS XVII Event #13: No Limit Hold’em
Buy-in: $300+22
Entrants: 4,684
Prize Pool: $1,405,200

1. andinista – $209,607*
2. 93Tillnfinity – $187,217*
3. maseandlou – $153,733*
4. shipthemula – $92,743
5. Chris Ferguson – $68,855
6. Brent “Bhanks11″ Hanks – $47,777
7. suckoutgenius – $32,320
8. Paul Merson – $22,483
9. hahahaha-yehaaw – $15,457
*Denotes three-way deal

FTOPS XVII Event #14: Limit Omaha High-Low
Buy-in: $200+16
Entrants: 865
Prize Pool: $173,000

1. Brandon Adams – $39,790
2. gypsyblack – $25,085
3. WWallace – $18,597
4. Kirchart – $14,272
5. FED105 – $10,812
6. Andrew “Browndog19” Brown – $7,785
7. Chessmanrus – $5,190
8. DallasRounder – $4,048
9. pokerlogic1- 2,941

FTOPS XVII Event #15: Rush Pot Limit Omaha
Buy-in: $300+22
Entrants: 875
Prize Pool: $262,500

1. chessazhole1 – $60,375
2. 0vash0rk – $38,063
3. Mojomoj1 — $28,219
4. clcktower – $21,656
5. Donkzilla – $16,406
6. Ed Longshanks – $11,813
7. Steve “StevoL_7″ Leonard – $7,875
8. Tabalaba – $6,143
9. MuckCMuckC – $4,463

FTOPS XVII Event #16: No Limit Hold’em
Buy-in: $1,000+60
Entrants: 1,370
Prize Pool: $1,370,000

1. yahoo33 – $301,400
2. Bjorn “kleath” Kleathersson – $191,800
3. xtubax – $138,713
4. ArielBahia – $111,313
5. PsychoAB1 – $83,981
6. pwnosaurus – $61,650
7. Andrew “STJEAN81″ St. John – $39,730
8. CSTEP02 – $28,770
9. Bttech86 – $20,550

FTOPS XVII Event #17: Six-Handed Pot Limit HA
Buy-in: $200+16
Entrants: 1,106
Prize Pool: $221,000

1. KILOHAILI – $46,120
2. Craig “MrsESPN” Gray – $30,746
3. Marton “noirduck” Czuczor – $21,898
4. nikky1968 – $16,368
5. Jason “jdpc27” Wheeler – $11,723
6. Shannon “BLUFFforRENT” Shorr – $7,520

FTOPS XVII Event #18: No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Buy-in: $200+16
Entrants: 2,329
Prize Pool: $465,800

1. gettym – $95,000
2. LarryBertleman – $61,486
3. INCRIVEL – $45,648
4. Umca – $34,469
5. MagikStep – $24,222
6. Kolter – $15,837
7. thed3ntist – $10,713
8. LuckySpecial – $7,453
9. TeamPro brASIL – $5,890

FTOPS XVII Event #19: No Limit Hold’em Triple Shootout
Buy-in: $500+35
Entrants: 729
Prize Pool: $364,500

1. Jeremy “JBurleson” Burleson – $76,545
2. The1st2BTheLast – $51,030
3. JayJay1 – $36,450
4. Joe “Cappuccio816” Cappuccio – $27,338
5. Lauren “locoenlacabeza” Kling – $20,048
6. Mind Yo Bidn3ss – $14,580
7. Paul Merson – $10,206
8. Andras Nemeth – $6,926
9. Shawn “phat_cat1” Luhman – $4,921

FTOPS XVII Event #20: Seven-Game Mixed
Buy-in: $200+16
Entrants: 789
Prize Pool: $157,800

1. crazyjim – $33,296
2. Joao “joaoMATHIAS” Mathias Baumgarten – $22,723
3. Steve “superowl99” Jelinek – $15,780
4. dyeti – $9,784
5. Dylan “PokerDevL” Hortin – $6,312
6. Zilioner – $4,418
7. Thayer “THAY3R” Rasmussen – $3,156
8. crasey1702 – $2,051

FTOPS XVII Event #21: Rush No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo
Buy-in: $207+9
Entrants: 1,782
Prize Pool: $368,874

1. Dk4884 – $75,988
2. bruc-lee – $50,167
3. akia – $37,256
4. Jonnyrose – $29,141
5. gpokerg – $21,764
6. E Tyme – $15,124
7. KKHoldem – $9,222
8. britneygirl121 – $6,271
9. P-HALT100 – $4,426

FTOPS XVII Event #22: Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em w/ Rebuys
Buy-in: $300+22
Entrants: 913
Prize Pool: $1,001,100

1. Kyle “KJulius10” Julius – $159,243*
2. BLUEberLEEZ – $147,826*
3. elanor – $146,929*
4. Bourbonftw – $76,084
5. Maxine Waters – $54,059
6, Aneris – $34,538
*Denotes three-way deal

FTOPS XVII Event #23: Heads-Up Pot Limit Omaha
Buy-in: $300+22
Entrants: 512
Prize Pool: $200,000

1. Shaun “DE KID” Johnston – $40,000
2. Grillat – $23,400

FTOPS XVII Event #24: No Limit Hold’em Cashout
Buy-in: $200+16
Entrants: 1,248
Prize Pool: $150,000 plus $124,800 in Cashout prize pool

1. Mike “chapmoney” Chappus – $28,800
2. Vestvik7 – $17,850
3. Arnz18 – $12,375
4. PattyyBlouin – $9,525
5. CigarroBR – $7,275
6. 458854 – $5,325
7. Thayer “THAY3R” Rasmussen – 3,900
8. CeJeH – $3,150
9. Eddy Scharf- $2,400

FTOPS XVII Event #25: Stud
Buy-in: $200+16
Entrants: 446
Prize Pool: $100,000

1. bugstud – $23,700
2. Peelfresh – $15,700
3. Jonah – $11,000
4. Bukovel75 – $6,800
5. Akromax – $4,200
6. _7_Kings_ – $2,900
7. pool_shark_10 – $2,200
8. WWallace – $1,500

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