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Fulltilt’s railers got a treat last night as an online poker record was smashed when Patrik Antonius won an $878,959 pot from the Swedish rocket, Isildur1.
The hand was dealt amidst a $500/$1000 PL Omaha session between the 2 titans as they battled it out over 4 tables to produce the biggest pot in online poker history.
Patrik started the hand with $439,479.50 in his stack and Isildur1 had $450,494.50. Isildur1 raised to $3k from the button with As Ks Qd 10h, which Patrik called holding Ah Qc 9s 6h. The flop came 5h 7h Qs, giving both players top pair but favouring Patrik who also had a nut-flush draw and gut-shot straight draw. He check raised Isildur1 to $21k, Isildur1 called. The turn brought an Ad, giving both players the same two-pair, still favouring Patrik with his draws. He bet out $48k, which Isildur1 reraised to $192k. Patrik didn’t think twice as he moved the rest of his $367,479.50 stack into the middle and Isildur1 called. At this point, they were splitting the pot as long as Patrik didn’t hit a heart or an 8, or Isildur1 didn’t spike a jack for a 3 outer. The poker gods patted Patrik on the back as the river brought the 8d, sending the $878,959 pot his way, and giving him the record for winning the largest pot in online poker history so far.
Last night was a disaster for Isildur1 as his previously rocketing bankroll took a dent to the tune of $2,249,156.75. Still, the war wages on between him and the top name pros, but I can’t help wondering whether a bit more pot control on the turn with these very deep stacks could have saved Isildur1 a few bob. Has Isildur1
finally shown a chink in his armour?
3outs? Wouldn’t a king help him? 2 pair AK beats 2pair AQ? :)
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Yeah was 5 outer, sick hand. Isildur1 is playing flawed Omaha, overcommitting with merely small flush and gut-shot straight draws+. If he keeps playing this game against the best in the world, he will be broke in no time. Though, if he gets a little luckier than he did last night it will be one hell of a ride before he does! :D
After the Turncard:
Patrik: 25 %
isildur1: 5 %
Splitt: 70%
nice rivercard
sry was a mistake. Forgot the Jack for isildurs straight^^
Patrik: 25 %
isildur: 12 %
Splitt: 63 %
How come every time I try to sit in with these guys, I get a message saying minimum buyin is 50,000 and my account is 49,975 short? It’s not fair! At Least Phil Ivey was nice about it when he typed “Sorry Lou, maybe next time.”
I think isuldur1 is aware that his omaha game is much weaker than his holdem game but he seems to be ready to play anyone in the world at any game and any stake…. I like his style. Also although he is a dog in that pot I don’t know if pot control is the right move there. He calls on the flop to hit his 2 pair because he thinks that will make hime the best hand, so now he has hit he should surely be looking for max value, and because of his aggressive style, and also the nature of the board I’m certain he will get called by a worse hand v. often (such as combo draws or possibly a non believer with something like mid two pair and a gutshot??), also his reraise is practically a pot bet anyway.
Isildur should stick to just playing durrr.. He’s 2.9 mill up on durrr and stuck to PA and PI. The way he’s crushing durrr has been sad to watch but along time coming in my mind. When you play the 1000’s of hands in front of anyone that wants to watch somebody out there is going to figure you out and crush you. I’ve seen durrr sitting there w/25% of a full buy in more than once this week and it;s strange to see. Welcome to the real world durrr boy. You’ve been horrible for years but your aggressive play has scared people off enough hands that you’ve booked wins. Isildur obviously doesn’t give a fck how much you spew into the pot sir. He’s got two words for you…I call!!!!
Not that I am an expert on poker analysis but it seems to me that Isildur and Durrrr are fighting it out on a who is more aggressive than the other matchup. They have such similar playing styles ie: reraising and 3 betting often and showing down marginal hands both are extremely loose on calling down to show. Now in Nl holdem ive noticed Isildur has had a slight advantage in calling down durrs ludicrous bluffs and power plays. However as Patrick Antonious demonstrated Isildur has big holes in his Omaha game. Against Durr in Omaha id say durrr and Isil are fairly equal and it simply comes down to who can outlast the others good luck, but up against strong tight play the Omaha Pro will always walk away with the bank. Antonious demonstrated great restraint in omaha matchups most hands he called after reraise to see flop and rarely put in a reraise. Beating aggression on Omaha is easy you simply need patience and a big enough roll to absorb bad beats but players like Isil will keep pushing and eventually they go broke. My advice to Isil is stick to playing durrr if durrr is unable or unwilling to change up his playing style Isil will continue to have success against him “in NL holdem” .