The Ivey Staredown(credit: Phil Ivey's Official Gallery)
In the wee hours of Sunday September 21, 2008 Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies was hanging out in the nosebleed tables with one Phil Ivey. The duo, neither one of whom is afraid of action, traded blows back and forth. At one point, the Finnish firebrand took three big pots off of the “Tiger Woods of Poker”. The following pot was the largest.
Here’s the hand history:
8166470274 Table: Antonius (deep six) $200/$400 - Pot-Limit Omaha - Sunday Sept. 21 2008 - 1:59 ET.
Table Setup
Seat 1: halfdozen999 ($43,198)
Seat 5: ziigmund ($160,159.50)
Seat 6: Phil Ivey ($161,399.50)
ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Phil Ivey posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #5
Pre-Flop
ziigmund raises to $1,200
Phil Ivey calls $800
Flop [A
, 6
, 7
]
Phil Ivey checks
ziigmund bets $2,400
Phil Ivey raises to $9,600
ziigmund calls $7,200
Turn [A, 6, 7][K]
Phil Ivey bets $21,600
ziigmund calls $21,600
River [A, 6, 7][K] [8
]
Phil Ivey checks
ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
ziigmund bets $64,800
Brian Hastings sits down
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Brian Hastings adds $40,000
Phil Ivey has been disconnected
Phil Ivey has 90 seconds to reconnect
Phil Ivey has reconnected
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Phil Ivey has requested TIME
Phil Ivey calls $64,800
Showdown
ziigmund shows [9 6 T J ] a straight, ten-high
Phil Ivey mucks
ziigmund wins the pot ($194,399.50) with a straight, ten-high
Summary
Total pot $194,400 | Rake 50¢
Board: [A, 6, 7][K] [8]
Seat 1: halfdozen999 is sitting out
Seat 5: ziigmund (small blind) collected ($194,399.50)
Seat 6: Phil Ivey (big blind) mucked
Watch Sahamies player poker with Patrik Antonius in The Game on Finnish TV: