One of the most successful and well-known online poker rooms in the entire online casino industry, Full Tilt Poker has been achieving remarkable recognition for the splendor of its FTOPS tournament. This long running tournament is currently charging through its incredible tenth run. And this time, there are even bigger and more extravagant prizes available with the prize pool guarantees more gigantic than ever before.

One widely known player, Greg Hobson, who plays under the moniker DuckU, came away as the big winner in the No-Limit Texas Hold’em Shootout tournament. Hobson managed to walk away with winnings totaling more than $87,000. That is not the only success that has come Hobson’s way recently. He also placed third in the World Championship of Online Poker $530 6-max re-buy even. In that particular contest, he scored a victory that earned him $119,000. He has also done remarkably well in the live arena, managing to cash in during the World Series of Poker 2007 Main Event.

In another of lastnight’s thrilling events, the $109 Pot-Limit Omaha with re-buys, another player who goes by the player name kutuz_off beat out an incredible total of 962 competitors to take away a tidy little pile of winnings that amounted to $92,000. This player, originally from New York City works as an actuary in the real world. But if he keeps winning like he is currently, he may feel compelled to give up the life of an actuary sometime in the near future. He has also done exceedingly well at other final tables tournaments in the past including placing second in the Full Tilt $750k.

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