Sahamies and Dwan played Heads-Up $3k/$9k PLO!

• Author: Qid
• Filed under: Hold_emNL, Ilari Sahamies, Patrik Antonius, Poker Fun, Tom Dwan, Uncategorized, Ziigmund, durrrr, howisitfeellike
• Date: May 15,2009

Just a year ago most of the online high stakes games were played at $200/$400 and many people thought that those stakes were already too high. Then came $500/$1000 tables and more people thought that definitely was too high. Well, it is not too high for durrrr and Ziigmund!

Ziggy’s wish: “Raise the stakes!”

It hasn’t been a problem for Sahamies and Dwan to get money in to a pot before, but this time they decided to raise the stakes even higher:

Ziigmund: lets make deal
Ziigmund: always have to raise and reraise
durrrr: what type?
durrrr: lol
Ziigmund: ok?
durrrr: ill do for 10hands ok?
Ziigmund: before flop
durrrr: next 10hands
Ziigmund: ok next 10 hands
durrrr: god
durrrr: lol
durrrr: so sick
Ziigmund: then u can do what u want
Ziigmund: rereraise
durrrr: ya obv
Ziigmund: or whatever
durrrr: ya
durrrr: 10 hands
Ziigmund: but raise and reraise before flop
durrrr: ya

Obviously this new rule lasted more than ten hands, because the game was so interesting. In a very first hann durrrr raised it to $81k preflop and Ziigmund called, but folded to a bet on the flop- Soon after that this huge hand was played:

durrrr (BB): $382692.50
Ziigmund (BTN/SB): $200000.00

Pre Flop: ($1500.00)
Ziigmund raises to $3000, durrrr raises to $9000, Ziigmund raises to $27000, durrrr raises to $81000, Ziigmund raises to $200000 all in, durrrr calls $119000

Flop: ($400000.00) A J 4

Turn: ($400000.00) 3

River: ($400000.00) 5

Final Pot: $400000.00
durrrr shows A A 6 T (three of a kind, Aces)
Ziigmund shows K 6 K 2 (a flush, King high)
Ziigmund wins $399999.50

Ziigmund scoops yet another huge pot:

durrrr (BTN/SB): $484283.50
Ziigmund (BB): $288798.00

Pre Flop: ($1500.00)
durrrr raises to $3000, Ziigmund raises to $9000, durrrr calls $6000

Flop: ($18000.00) T 6 9 (2 players)
Ziigmund bets $16000, durrrr raises to $53600, Ziigmund raises to $178800, durrrr raises to $475283.50 all in, Ziigmund calls $100998 all in

Turn: ($577596.00) 4 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($577596.00) 6 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $577596.00
durrrr shows 8 A 7 Q (a straight, Ten high)
Ziigmund shows 3 A J 9 (a flush, Ace high)
Ziigmund wins $577595.50

Dwan wins one back with a nut boat:

durrrr (BB): $216684.50
Ziigmund (BTN/SB): $556394.00

Pre Flop: ($1500.00)
Ziigmund raises to $3000, durrrr raises to $9000, Ziigmund raises to $27000, durrrr raises to $81000, Ziigmund calls $54000

Flop: ($162000.00) 9 2 Q (2 players)
durrrr bets $135684.50 all in, Ziigmund calls $135684.50

Turn: ($433369.00) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($433369.00) 4 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $433369.00
durrrr shows 8 Q 9 Q (a full house, Queens full of Fours)
Ziigmund shows J 5 K T (a pair of Fours)
durrrr wins $433368.50

I have just one (actually there are four) question: Is there a limit how high these gambling junkies want to go for a gamble? $1000/$2000 PLO maybe? Bigger than that? Should Full Tilt open new bigger tables for? Yes, absolutely. Sometimes bigger stakes make the game too tight, but these two just keeps it going no matter how high they play.