We’re starting to see a pattern. While the scheduling of the Challenge remains completely erratic, a trend is beginning to emerge in terms of how long they are playing. Many predicted some marathon sessions in order to get to the 50,000 hand mark, but durrrr and Patrik seem to enjoy the 82-minute sessions. They put in yet another one early Thursday morning.
The session logged 460 hands and propelled Antonius back into the overall lead. He picked up $92,021 on the session giving him a $23,467 edge in the Challenge race. Play lasted from around 6AM ET until nearly 7:30AM before durrrr called it quits.
There were several big pots today, including a flush vs. set situation that sent $105,000 Patrik’s way. You’ll see from the hand histories below that there were several coolers this morning that led to some big money going in the middle after the flop:
Straight vs. Straight Gets All-In on the Flop
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BB): $100197.50
Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $39797.50
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius calls $2400
Flop: ($7200.00) Qh Ts Jh (2 players)
durrrr bets $4800, Patrik Antonius raises to $21600, durrrr raises to $72000, Patrik Antonius calls $14597.50 all in
Turn: ($79595.00) 2s (2 players – 1 is all in)
River: ($79595.00) 6c (2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $79595.00
durrrr shows As 6h Kh 8s (a straight, Ace high)
Patrik Antonius shows 8h 9c 7d 7h (a straight, Queen high)
durrrr wins $79594.50
(Rake: $0.50)
Another Cooler Goes durrrr’s Way
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BTN/SB): $142544.00
Patrik Antonius (BB): $37450.00
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
durrrr raises to $1200, Patrik Antonius raises to $3600, durrrr calls $2400
Flop: ($7200.00) 7c 6d Qh (2 players)
Patrik Antonius bets $4800, durrrr raises to $21600, Patrik Antonius raises to $33850 all in, durrrr calls $12250
Turn: ($74900.00) 5s (2 players – 1 is all in)
River: ($74900.00) 8d (2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $74900.00
durrrr shows Qc Qs Kh 7s (three of a kind, Queens)
Patrik Antonius shows Ts 6c 6s Tc (three of a kind, Sixes)
durrrr wins $74899.50
(Rake: $0.50)
Patrik Recovers with the Only $100K Pot of the Day
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BTN/SB): $51295.00
Patrik Antonius (BB): $68692.50
Patrik Antonius posts a big blind ($400)
Pre Flop: ($1200.00)
durrrr raises to $1200, Patrik Antonius calls $800
Flop: ($2400.00) 7c 3c 9c (2 players)
Patrik Antonius checks, durrrr bets $1750, Patrik Antonius raises to $7650, durrrr raises to $16900, Patrik Antonius raises to $53100, durrrr calls $33195 all in
Turn: ($104990.00) 3h (2 players – 1 is all in)
River: ($104990.00) 6s (2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $104990.00
durrrr shows 8c 4h 3s Ac (a flush, Ace high)
Patrik Antonius shows 9d 9h Jd As (a full house, Nines full of Threes)
Patrik Antonius wins $102589.50
(Rake: $0.50)