With a flurry of action this week, Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius seem set on actually finishing the Challenge, which is something that didn’t seem likely just a month ago.
It’s no secret that durrrr is having an outstanding year and the Challenge is no exception. After play on Friday – the third day of the week the two titans did battle – durrrr still holds a $1,844,430 lead over Patrik Antonius with 11,026 hands remaining.
This most recent clash saw Antonius trim Dwan’s edge ever so slightly, but in the grand scheme of things durrrr remains the favorite by a wide margin.
Below are a few hands from the session:
Antonius Drags a Big Pot
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BTN/SB): $130943.00
Patrik Antonius (BB): $300359.00
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
durrrr raises to $1200, Patrik Antonius raises to $3600, durrrr raises to $10800, Patrik Antonius raises to $32400, durrrr calls $21600
Flop: ($64800.00) Jd 2h 5h (2 players)
Patrik Antonius bets $64800, durrrr raises to $98543 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $33743
Turn: ($261886.00) Qc (2 players – 1 is all in)
River: ($261886.00) 6s (2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $261886.00
durrrr shows 9c Ah 3h 8c (Ace Queen high)
Patrik Antonius shows 3s As Ac 4c (a straight, Six high)
Patrik Antonius wins $261885.50
(Rake: $0.50)
Another One for Patrik
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BB): $313774.00
Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $53281.50
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius calls $2400
Flop: ($7200.00) Ad 5h 6h (2 players)
durrrr bets $4800, Patrik Antonius raises to $21600, durrrr calls $16800
Turn: ($50400.00) 2c (2 players)
durrrr bets $50400, Patrik Antonius calls $28081.50 all in
River: ($106563.00) 6d (2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $106563.00
durrrr shows 4h 2d 8d Th (two pair, Sixes and Twos)
Patrik Antonius shows 5s 5d Jc Ac (a full house, Fives full of Sixes)
Patrik Antonius wins $106562.50
(Rake: $0.50)
Kings and Twos Are Good
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BB): $48971.00
Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $491326.00
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius calls $2400
Flop: ($7200.00) 7d 8h Kc (2 players)
durrrr bets $4800, Patrik Antonius calls $4800
Turn: ($16800.00) 2d (2 players)
durrrr bets $16800, Patrik Antonius raises to $67200, durrrr calls $23771 all in
River: ($97942.00) 2h (2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $97942.00
durrrr shows As 9d 5s 8d (two pair, Eights and Twos)
Patrik Antonius shows Qd Ad Ks 3d (two pair, Kings and Twos)
Patrik Antonius wins $97941.50
(Rake: $0.50)
Dwan Folds the Turn
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BTN/SB): $362678.50
Patrik Antonius (BB): $112794.50
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
durrrr raises to $1200, Patrik Antonius raises to $3600, durrrr raises to $10800, Patrik Antonius calls $7200
Flop: ($21600.00) 7c 7s Kc (2 players)
Patrik Antonius bets $11600, durrrr calls $11600
Turn: ($44800.00) Tc (2 players)
Patrik Antonius requests TIME, Patrik Antonius bets $25800, durrrr folds
Final Pot: $44800.00
Patrik Antonius wins $44799.50
(Rake: $0.50)