The session from March 24th was definitely eventful and saw some huge hands between Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius. After nearly two hours, they had three pots that exceeded $120,000 and, once the session was completed, Antonius had successful cut into Dwan’s lead.
Patrik wins the biggest pot of the session $163k
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BB): $81798.50
Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $118188.50
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius raises to $10800, durrrr calls $7200
Flop: ($21600.00) 8h 6c 9c (2 players)
durrrr checks, Patrik Antonius bets $21600, durrrr calls $21600
Turn: ($64800.00) Ah (2 players)
durrrr bets $49398.50 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $49398.50
River: ($163597.00) Ks (2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $163597.00
durrrr shows 9d 5d 6h Jh (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
Patrik Antonius shows Qc Kc Js As (two pair, Aces and Kings)
Patrik Antonius wins $163596.50
Hand Analysis
Pre-flop, we see that both players picked up double suited hands, but Antonius held Q-K-J-A as opposed to Durrrr’s 9-5-6-J, which had more gaps than Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel from television’s “The Simpsons.” Pre-flop, Antonius was on the button and made a raise with Durrrr 3betting back. At this point, Antonius was all too happy to get it all-in with his hand that had both the nut and second nut flush possibilities as well as the prospects of a nut straight. Durrrr called and the flop of 8-6-9 with two clubs was more than enough for Antonius, who max betted once checked to by Durrrr. The flop isn’t horrible for Durrrr, who hit top and bottom par and a gutshot draw. On the turn, the Ace of hearts hit, giving Durrrr a redraw to a heart flush and improving Antonius to top pair plus the second nut flush draw. The boys predictably got the rest of their money in and the odds calculator says that, at that point, it was a virtual coin flip with Dwan holding a 52-48% advantage. The King of spades hit the river and gave Antonius the better two pair and an unimaginable $163,596 pot.
Patrik took down the second biggest pot in the session
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BB): $71146.00
Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $88834.00
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius raises to $10800, durrrr raises to $32400, Patrik Antonius calls $21600
Flop: ($64800.00) 3h 9h Qs (2 players)
durrrr bets $38746 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $38746
Turn: ($142292.00) 9s (2 players – 1 is all in)
River: ($142292.00) Qc (2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $142292.00
durrrr shows Ah Js Ac Ks (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Patrik Antonius shows 7h 6h Tc 9c (three of a kind, Nines)
Patrik Antonius wins $142291.50
Hand Analysis
Preflop we can see that Durrrr had a modest monster for Pot Limit Omaha Heads Up with A-J-A-K single suited while Antonius held a hidden gem in 7-6-T-9 double suited, which had excellent big pot possibilities. Pre-flop, we see the guys go crazy with their hands with a 3bet from Durrrr, a 4bet from Antonius, and a rare 5bet from Durrrr that was flatted. The flop of 3-9-Q forced Durrrr to get it all in with his pair of Aces and backdoor straight draws which was immediately called by Antonius holding a pair of nines, a gutshot (needs a 10), and a flush draw. For all of his draws, Antonius got it in as a slight favorite in a 57-43% situation, which he won when a nine came on the turn and a Queen was delivered on the river. It’s interesting to look at the pre-flop aggression, with Durrrr clearly playing pocket aces plus connecting cards in one of the few pre-flop 5bets we’ve seen during the Challenge. The problem he ran into was that Antonius had a great drawing hand. Even if they were to have gotten the money all-in pre-flop, Dwan was only a 54-46% favorite.
