Phil Ivey(credit: Full Tilt Poker)
Some call him one of the best online high stakes players in the world. Others call him a Finnish maniac. Either way, Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies took a big chunk out of Phil “Tiger Woods of Poker” Ivey’s stack this week. The duo was doing battle in Ivey’s own special place, a $500/$1,000 PLO table called the Ivey Thunderdome.
Here’s the rundown of a $250k plus pot in which the Finn came out the victor:
7549290309 TABLE : Ivey Thunderdome $500/$1,000 - Pot-Limit Omaha Hi - Thu Aug 7 2008 - 2:39pm ET
Table Setup
Seat 1: Phil Ivey ($128,997.50)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($370,934.50)
Phil Ivey posts the small blind of $500
Ziigmund posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #1
Pre-Flop
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Phil Ivey raises to $3,000
Ziigmund calls $2,000
Flop: [J
, 6
, 3]
Ziigmund checks
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Phil Ivey bets $5,000
Ziigmund calls $5,000
Turn: [J, 6, 3][4
]
Ziigmund checks
Phil Ivey bets $13,000
Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Ziigmund has requested TIME
Ziigmund raises to $55,000
Phil Ivey raises to $120,997.50, and is all-in
Ziigmund calls $65,997.50
Phil Ivey shows [8, 5, 7, 3
]
Ziigmund shows [2, 4, 4, 5]
River: [J, 6, 3][4][J]
Phil Ivey shows a straight, seven high
Ziigmund shows a full house, fours full of jacks
Ziigmund wins the pot ($257,994.50) with a full house, fours full of jacks
Phil Ivey is sitting out
Summary
Total pot $257,995 | Rake $0.50
Board [J, 6, 3, 4, J]
Phil Ivey (small blind) showed [8, 5, 7, 3] and lost with a straight, seven high
Ziigmund (big blind) showed [2, 4, 4, 5] and won ($257,994.50) with a full house, fours full of jacks
Watch Phil Ivey and Ziigmund play another six-figure pot online in this YouTube clip here: