On Monday night, Day 6 of the Full TiltOnline Poker Series IX featured two events. To say that FTOPS IX has been a rousing success for the online poker room wouldn’t even begin to describe the popularity of the tournament series. The first event attracted 5,779 players, among the largest FTOPS tournaments ever played. There have been a total of 21,833 registrations so far and we’re not even half way through. On Monday night, PocketFiver Ben bfineman Fineman (pictured) took down Event #12 of FTOPS IX, a $1,060 buy-in no limit hold’em six-max tournament, picking up $300,000. Members of the online poker community also dominated Event #11 on Monday night, which was a $200 Limit Holdem event.

Fineman’s win marked the fifth victory by a PocketFiver in the 12 events that have comprised the FTOPS so far. CapTinBisKuiT took home $45,360 for winning Event #3, ryanghall won nearly $160,000 for taking down Event #4, ryanbluf won $121,000 for victory in Event #8, and shaundeeb pocketed $115,014 for winning Event #9. Fineman (pictured at right) wasted little time taking care of business in the $1,060 No Limit Hold’em six-handed event. Entering final table play last in chips, he battled back.

Fineman’s $300,000 payday was just a couple of days removed from a win in Full Tilt Poker’s $65,000 Guaranteed tournament, where he pocketed $17,000 for his efforts. In the 12 days of August, he’s logged 18 cashes in tournaments that count for the PocketFives.com Worldwide Rankings for a total of just over $50,000. On the live poker circuit, he finished second in a World Series of Poker Circuit Event at Caesars Palace in April for $257,637. He had three cashes at the 2008 WSOP, raising his lifetime WSOP and Circuit Event earnings to $457,233.

Event #11, a $200 Limit Hold’em tournament, attracted a crowd of 932 players. Four PocketFivers reached the final table of this tournament, which had a $200,000 guarantee attached to it. The group was paced by schwah, who finished second and took home $28,500. This rising online poker star from Madison, Wisconsin finished third in the Full Tilt Poker Sunday Mulligan last month, taking home $24,000. He has multiple cashes in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance and also finished in the money in the third event of FTOPS IX.

Matt BigMich08 Glassley finished fourth in Event #11, taking home $16,500. The Charleston, South Carolina native also cashed in Event #8 of FTOPS IX. He won the $14,000 Guaranteed on Full Tilt Poker in June, turning his $69 buy-in into $3,674.25. He also finished fifth in the $109 buy-in $20,000 Guarantee on PokerStars for $2,329.60. In his PocketFives Profile, he notes that he is mainly a cash game player. Perhaps this $16,500 payday in FTOPS IX will change that.

Finishing fifth in Event #11 was siphon3511, who won $12,500 for his efforts in the limit hold’em tournament. He’s had a bevy of sizable cashes online, including a $35,360 payday for finishing second in the Sunday Second Chance on PokerStars in May. Exactly one year ago today, he finished eighth in the Sunday Million, taking home $13,086. His poker resume includes wins in the Full Tilt Poker $33,000 Guarantee (one rebuy plus one add-on) for $11,975 as well as the $100 Turbo Hundo on Full Tilt for $5,319.

Rounding out the list of PocketFivers who reached the final table of Event #11 of FTOPS IX was jbball103, who landed in eighth place for $4,500. In May, jbball103 captured first place in a $50 buy-in $13,500 Guaranteed (one rebuy plus one add-on) tournament on Full Tilt Poker for nearly $4,500. He won the same tournament two months earlier for just over $4,000. He also took down the $100 buy-in $12,500 Guarantee on Full Tilt for $4,132.50.

The FTOPS continues today with a trio of events. At 2:00pm ET, a $216 buy-in half Pot Limit Hold'em, half Pot Limit Omaha event kicks off. If Pot Limit tournaments aren’t your cup of tea, there’s a $535 buy-in HORSE event that starts at 9:00pm ET. Also beginning at 9:00pm ET is a $216 Turbo No Limit tournament. Today’s three tournaments offer a grand total of one million dollars in guarantees.

The FTOPS runs between now and Sunday, when the $535 Main Event takes place on Full Tilt Poker. PocketFives.com will be highlighting the accomplishments of all of our members in the high-stakes poker series.

Following is a list of PocketFives members who have final tabled FTOPS IX events:

Event #1 —- $200 No Limit Holdem ($1m Guar.)
5,779 entrants – $1,155,800 paid out to 738 spots
Dorinvandy2nd $120,781 New York
Mr_Bond2226th $ 34,096 Norway
fdel157th $ 26,583 New Jersey
Event #2 —- $240 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Knockout ($200k Guar.)
1,138 entrants – $227,600 paid out to 108 spots
Stuman1239th $ 3,642 Missouri
Event #3 —- $200 No Limit Holdem 6-handed Shootout ($250k Guar.)
1,296 entrants – $259,200 paid out to 144 spots
#87CapTinBisKuiT1st $ 45,360 Wisconsin
therobbob202nd $ 28,512 —
lucky_aces084th $ 12,960 Ohio
cane34185th $ 9,072 Florida
Event #4 —- $300 No Limit Holdem Cubed *1r+1a* ($600k Guar.)
970 entrants – $694,500 paid out to 90 spots
ryanghall1st $159,735 Canada
b7zzy5th $ 43,406 Michigan
benvo1236th $ 31,253 Texas
bfineman7th $ 20,835 Nevada
Event #5 —- $200 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi ($100k Guar.)
581 entrants – $116,200 paid out to 64 spots
TheFellKnight2nd $ 17,721 —
ImaLucSac7th $ 2,556 Idaho
M Pi R8th $ 1,743 North Carolina
Event #6 —- $500 Pot Limit Omaha 6-handed ($300k Guar.)
559 entrants – $397,000 paid out to 84 spots
vacationfund5th $ 21,835 Canada
Event #7 —- $100 No Limit Holdem Rebuy ($500k Guar.)
1,961 entrants – $621,100 paid out to 189 spots
#7USCphildo3rd$62,731 South Carolina
yoshdog225th $ 36,645 Illinois
Raoeoiku7th $ 15,528 Canada
bbbbb339th $ 7,453 Pennsylvania
Event #8 —- $240 No Limit Holdem 6-handed Knockout ($500k Guar.)
3,077 entrants – $615,400 paid out to 348 spots
ryanbluf1st $121,185 Washington, D.C.
TheMasterJ335th $ 28,308 Indiana
Event #9 —- $500 No Limit Holdem Heads-Up (500k Guar.)
1,322 entrants – $661,000 paid out to 128 spots
#4shaundeeb1st $115,014 New York
Event #10 —- $300 No Limit Holdem ($1.5M Guar.)
4,985 entrants – $1,500,000 paid out to 648 spots
#16P0KERPR0332nd $157,500 Massachusetts
doubledave223rd $102,000 New Jersey
Mr. Mack5th $ 60,000 Georgia
inissint7th $ 34,500 Florida
IwanaClay8th $ 26,250 Nevada
Event #11 —- $200 Limit Holdem ($200k Guar.)
932 entrants – $200,000 paid out to 108 spots
schwah2nd $ 28,500 Wisconsin
BigMich084th $ 16,500 South Carolina
siphon35115th $ 12,500 Nevada
jbball1038th $ 4,500 Massachusetts
Event #12 —- $1,000 No Limit Holdem 6-handed ($1.5M Guar.)
1,405 entrants – $1,500,000 paid out to 174 spots
bfineman1st $300,000 Nevada
Event #13 —- $200 Mixed Holdem ($200k Guar.)
TODAY @ 2pm ET
Event #14 —- $500 HORSE ($300k Guar.)
TODAY @ 9pm ET
Event #15 —- $200 No Limit Holdem Turbo ($500k Guar.)
TODAY @ 9pm ET