Hours before Patrik Antonius would have to pamper his lovely lady Maya Geller for Valentine’s Day, he found time for a date with Tom “durrrr” Dwan. The two put in a small session for 16 minutes for a grand total of 79 hands. Dwan managed to get the best of Antonius to the tune of $21,790. Let’s take a look at a few hands and see what happened.
durrrr Hits a Full House on the River
FullTiltPoker Game #18445308568: – Pot Limit Omaha Hi
Seat 1: durrrr ($50,198.50)
Seat 2: Patrik Antonius ($69,799.50)
durrrr posts the small blind of $200
Patrik Antonius posts the big blind of $400
HOLE CARDS
durrrr raises to $1,200
Patrik Antonius raises to $3,600
durrrr calls $2,400
FLOP – Jd Ad 9d
Patrik Antonius checks
durrrr checks
TURN – Tc
Patrik Antonius checks
durrrr checks
RIVER – Js
Patrik Antonius checks
durrrr bets $5,600
Patrik Antonius calls $5,600
SHOW DOWN
durrrr shows 3h Jh 9h 4d a full house, Jacks full of Nines
Patrik Antonius mucks
durrrr wins the pot ($18,399.50) with a full house, Jacks full of Nines
Analysis
In the pre-flop round, we saw Antonius 3bet and durrrr flat it in position on the button. From there, the hand was played remarkably passively by both players. The flop and turn check-downs by both players was something we haven’t seen much of during this challenge. Clearly, the monotone flop scared both players from making the pot too big. The river Jack upgraded Dwan to a full house of Jacks full of Nines, which beat any flopped flush Antonius might have had. Dwan didn’t quite bet the full pot, but Antonius called for a relatively cheap showdown in Durrrr Challenge terms. Although we don’t know what Antonius had, it’s very likely he held at least had two pair and probably turned a straight or rivered an inferior boat.
Two Pair was Enough to Take the Pot
FullTiltPoker Game #18445256757: Pot Limit Omaha Hi
Seat 1: durrrr ($32,999.50)
Seat 2: Patrik Antonius ($86,999.50)
durrrr posts the small blind of $200
Patrik Antonius posts the big blind of $400
HOLE CARDS
durrrr raises to $1,200
Patrik Antonius raises to $3,600
durrrr calls $2,400
FLOP – Jh 2d 7h
Patrik Antonius bets $5,200
durrrr calls $5,200
TURN – 8h
Patrik Antonius checks
durrrr checks
RIVER – Ad
Patrik Antonius checks
durrrr checks
SHOW DOWN
Patrik Antonius shows 3c Kh Ac Ts – a pair of Aces
durrrr shows 8d 7c 6c Ks – two pair, Eights and Sevens
durrrr wins the pot ($17,599.50) with two pair, Eights and Sevens
Analysis
Antonius had the better hand with 3-K-A-T single-suited to the Ace of clubs, while Durrrr held 6-7-8-K suited to clubs as well. It’s not to say this was a huge edge by Antonius, who also had to play the hand out of position on the big blind. Like the last hand, Antonius 3bet and Dwan flatted. The flop of J-2-7 with two hearts didn’t do a thing for Antonius and gave Dwan second pair. Surprisingly, it was this flop that had action, with Antonius leading out with a pure bluff bet. Dwan once again flatted behind and the turn brought an eight of hearts, which filled any flush draws. It seems like both players were wary the other had the draw filled and decided to check it to the river. The Ace on the river improved Antonius to just top pair, which is a weak showdown hand in Omaha, even heads-up. The two, without much confidence in their hands, checked it down and Antonius won a modest pot.
