High rollers, they sure get all kinds of attention in places like Las Vegas and Reno.

This guy will too, for sure, after winning the ‘’High Rollers'’ event at Full Tilt. Amit Makhija, who is slowly but surely making a name for himself in the world of poker, has captured the High Rollers title at Fill Tilt’s Online Poker Series (FTOPS X).

Amit Makhija paid the steep $5,000+200 buy-in (after all, there needs to be a reason why this was called the ‘’High Rollers'’ event) and eventually made his way to the top to be crowned champ.

Makhija was a dominant force as he was the overall chip leader among 35 players when action resumed, retaining his lead when the final table was called. When the dust cleared after the feeding frenzy at the final table, only three players remained with Amit ‘’amak316′’ Makhija still holding the advantage with 1,364,684 in chips. KaKetKa had 982,756 in chips while PureCash25 had 652,560.

PureCash25 actually took over chip lead but found himself losing in a race with his A-K against Makhija’s pocket queens. With only 265,998 in chips, PureCash25 busted out in third place (versus Makhija’s now overwhelming 2,186,192) for a $262,500 payday.

Going into heads-up play, Makhija had an almost 5-to-1 chip advantage and this proved to be insurmountable.

On the button, he shoved with over 2.8 million in chips with A-2. KaKetKa called with 195,310 with Ks-8s. The board was a dismal 2h-9c-Jd-9s-4h, sealing the win for a jubilant Makhija. KaKeTKa earned $362,500 for his second place finish. Makhija adds $550,000 to his bankroll for his impressive win.

This is another feather in Makhija’s cap, who is considered to be one of the rising stars in the realm of poker today. He was in the final table of the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em World Championship at the WSOP where he finished in fifth place for $198,000.

He also finished in 2nd place at the Championship Event at Legends of Poker where he won $563,000.

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