FTOPS XX Series Wrap-Up: Russians Shine, Canadians Dominate

The FTOPS XX poker series featured an impressive 45 tournaments, with Russian players securing seven victories. Canada and Germany each had six wins, while Sweden, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Britain, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Norway, and Ukraine each had two wins.

Two members of the GipsyTeam community, iseeyouthrough and serzhinho, each won two tournaments. Alexey 'Gump' Makarov won his second FTOPS tournament, adding to the Russian success. The total prize pool for the series exceeded $16 million, highlighting the series' significance.

In the $2,100 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, Andrey Zaichenko finished 9th, earning $20,670. Vitaly 'zavor' Zavorotniy finished 2nd in the $100 Rebuy tournament, earning over $54,000. HaiducF won the $535 Heads-Up tournament, defeating smakaa in the final. Two players from South Korea won the $216 Badugi tournament, a format invented in Korea.

Andrey Saenko finished 9th in the $256 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Max tournament, earning over $12,000. Denis 'paranoik333' Kipnis finished 4th in the main event, earning a significant prize. ArielBahia won the main event with a $640 buy-in. Sorel Mizzis won the overall series points standings, leading the pack with a substantial lead.

Canada led the final table appearances with 64, earning $1,998,801. Germany earned $1,480,369 with 31 final table appearances. Russia earned $1,249,487 with 50 final table appearances, showcasing the country's strong performance in the series.