The ninth Full Tilt Online Poker Series kicked off on Wednesday night with Event #1, a $216 buy-in no limit event with a $1 million guarantee. PocketFivers started the popular tournament series off with a bang, claiming seven out of the top 20 spots and taking home more than $200,000 in total. Scott Dorinvandy Dorin led the way for members of the site in Event #1, finishing second and winning a healthy $120,781. Others at the final table included Mr_Bond222 and fdel15, who plays on Full Tilt Poker under the screen name acedel15. The pair finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Let’s take a look at how PocketFivers fared in the first of 25 tournaments that comprise FTOPS IX.
Scott Dorinvandy Dorin banked $120,781 for his runner up finish in Event #1. The Medina, New York native has piled up several big scores online, including a win in the PokerStars Second Chance in December for $51,084. More recently, he’s notched two cashes (in February and May) in $2,620 buy-in tournaments on Full Tilt Poker for a combined payday of $30,000. Offline, he has three cashes to his name in the World Series of Poker. The largest came in last year’s $2,000 no limit event; he pocketed $10,000.