Itahaschi may have finished first but it was heads-up opponent DiaperSniper14 who took down the most cash thanks to a three-way deal. The Canadian player earned $301,118 for coming in second.
Noted Aussie grinder Rayan “rkruok” Nathan came in fourth place for $131,749.
Meanwhile Faraz “The-Toilet 0” Jaka, who is somehow still searching for his first FTOPS title, looked primed for a final-table run but ended up finishing 26th place for just over $6k.
The FTOPS XXIII main event easily eclipsed the $1.5 million guarantee by offering a $1.9 million prizepool.
Here’s a complete look at the final table results for the FTOPS XXIII main event:
1. Itahaschi - $270,828 2. DiaperSniper14 - $301,118 3. MarkusG - $234,517 4. rkruok - $131,749 5. mknickle - $99,810 6. –zoopreme- - $74,059 7. George Manousos - $52,899 8. SpanishKey - $37,528 9. propyroZ - $25,351 10. FAKHRIYYA - $17,588GoLeafsGoEh, whitelime Narrowly Miss Out on Player of the Series
With the last event of the FTOPS XXIII in the books, online player FromPenzaWizLav locked up Player of the Series honors after a tight race with Emil “whitelime” Patil and Mike “GoLeafsGoEh” Leah.
FromPenzaWizLav picked up 738 points to win the contest while Patil finished with 704 for second and Leah ended with 668 for third.
Jeff “YoungSupremacy” Hakim surprisingly fell down to seventh place with 534 points, despite winning two FTOPS titles over the course of the entire series.
Here are the top 10 finishers on the FTOPS XXIII leaderboard:
1. FromPenzaWizLav – 738 points 2. Emil “whitelime” Patil – 704 points 3. Mike “GoLeafsGoEh” Leah – 668 points 4. Gennadiy As – 657 points 5. r4ndomr4gs – 610 points 6. xaffer – 539 points 7. Jeff “YoungSupremacy” Hakim – 534 points 8. ScoopAndStack – 516 points 9. DownByDaBridge – 505 points 10. maybe25 – 499 pointsVisit www.pokerlistings.com