Some people have luck that goes from good to bad in an instant. Take this one friend of mine for example. He almost always draws whatever card he needs to win a hand of poker, but almost always loses big at the horse races! I asked him about this and he once replied "Well, they don't let me shuffle the horses."
However, those who predicted total doom following the announcement Friday that the Manhattan U.S. Attorney had charged the principals of three of online poker's biggest sites with bank fraud, illegal gambling and laundering billions of dollars, may have been surprised by the turnout for the day's biggest events.
The 20th edition of FTOPS kicked off on Full Tilt as planned with a $200+$16 No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Entry event carrying a $1 million guarantee.
A total of 6,953 entries ensured there would be no overlay and a $1,390,600 prizepool was created.
Danish Full Tilt pro Soren Kongsgaard made the final table and was part of a three-way chop at the top that left him with $172,616.79 when...
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