Texas Holdem Poker

Doyle Brunson Reaches Round 2 in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship

One of the poker players in contention is Doyle Brunson in the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas. The tournament is unique and there was a lot of speculation if Brunson would be able to play as he had a dental surgery after the Super Bowl which took place last month. Doyle Brunson not only played in the tournament but also reached the Round 2. He defeated Brock “t soprano” Parker to qualify to this round.

In the final hand Brunson had A-Q of diamonds whereas on the other hand Parker had wired pair of eights. His had truly had created a tight spot. Brunson did not need to look back as soon as the queen came in the form of window card. In the round of 32 Brunson will now play Don Cheadle. Cheadle reached the second round by defeating J.P.Kelly.

The first round of the game truly saw the clash of the titans, when Howard Lederer played against Phil Hellmuth. This match was also very interesting like the match between Brunson and Parker. There was a race situation and Hellmuth finally won. In the 2nd round will have to play against Annette Obrestad who is another giant in the industry. He is the winner of the World Series of Poker in 2007 and he reached the second round by beating Orel Hershiser on Friday.

Davin Moon is the other player who qualified to the second round. He was the runner up in the World Series of Poker in 2009. The table on which he played along with Bill Huntress was the ‘quietest table on the set’. Moon held the best hand and showed a K-10 which included ten of clubs. The game also was very interesting and after a point there was no hope for Huntress, the Caesars qualifier to qualify to the second round. In the second round Davin Moon will play against Annie Duke who is a guest columnist in the Poker News Daily.

There were seven players who entered and out of these one was eliminated in the first round. These are the updates on the second round of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship for the year 2010. The action is taking place at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It starts at 1:00pm PT. The winner of the championship will be declared on Sunday after the final match happens that day.

The New Face of Team Full Tilt; Tom “Durrrr”
Dwan

It has been a long time coming but the inevitable has finally happened. After crushing the biggest cash games online; at the $500/$1000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker games on Full Tilt Poker Tom “Durrrr” Dwan has finally become part of Full Tilt Poker’s sponsored players. He is not “just” another member of the “Full Tilt Pros” he is now part of the elite community that creates the legendary “Team Full Tilt”. He joins some of the top players in the game today including Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer and Mike Matusow. Interestingly Dwan is the second person to be enlisted to this career-affirming group who was born from the online age of poker, after Patrick Antonious who joined one year ago. This is certainly a step towards strengthening the credibility of the new online superstars of today’s game and Durrrr is certainly one of them.

Full Tilt Poker says that Tom Dwan is “one of the most influential and successful players in online poker history”. Howard Lederer, also speaks highly of him; “being part of Team Full Tilt; it is about being committed to the game of poker” And Durrrr certainly fits the bill; with his prolific skills in all the major formats of the game; live and online, tournaments and cash games, No Limit Holdem and Pot Limit Omaha. He not only plays well in all these areas but excels in them. The cordial Phil Gordon says it best: “he’s dominated the biggest games online and live for the last couple of years… he’s here to stay and we are very pleased to have him as a member of Team Full Tilt”. The other members of Team Full Tilt have also embraced this online phenomenon into their family. Chris Ferguson feels that “Tom Dwan represents the new breed of online poker players”; nothing attests to this more than his fearlessness to play anybody who dares challenge him, including Full Tilts very own Patrick Antonious in the “Durrrr Challenge”. When Durrrr has finished with Antonious, Phil Ivey and David Benyamine are next on the list.

There are few, if any that have played more hands or won more money from online poker but the legendary status of Dwan does not stop there. He has made over $1 million in live tournaments to date including a 2nd place finish at the Borgata Winter Open in 2008 and a 12th place finish at the National Heads Up Poker Championship in 2009. Dwan is also regarded as one of the biggest forces in the televised poker arena; battling it out against the greatest in the game. On the latest season of High Stakes Poker Durrrr managed to take down a $1 million pot against Barry Greenstein and on Full Tilt Poker’s very own Million Dollar Cash Game he won over $1.1 million in cold hard cash from Phil Ivey.

As a member of Team Full Tilt Dwan will be contributing to the Full Tilt Poker Academy and will surely double the number of railbirds eager to watch him play his uniquely aggressive style. With the star appeal that Dwan has and the marketing power of Full Tilt Poker this will clearly be a win-win situation for them both. Dwan is very happy to finally be part of Team Full Tilt and is looking forward to contributing to the game and the site that has made him millions. “Joining Team Full Tilt and the extraordinary people that are in it is a huge honor… I am excited to join”.

Visit the Durrrr blog here and his Tom Dwan Bio here.

If you are looking for an online poker training school, you now have a new option. Full Tilt Poker has opened the Full Tilt Poker Academy. Unlike many of the schools on the internet, Full Tilt is offering the training at their academy free of charge to members. This differs from many schools that charge monthly access fees to their users.

The Full Tilt Poker Academy uses interactive video instruction to present various topics to students. Topics range from cash game strategies to tournament play. Full Tilt’s roster of pros makes up the faculty for the academy. Instructors include Chris Ferguson, Jennifer Harman, Andy Bloch, Bill Edler, Paul Wasicka, Howard Lederer, and Allen Cunningham.

Each pro brings a different skill set to the academy and all poker lessons are one on one video session with the pro. For example, Andy Bloch conducts a session on simplifying poker math. Aaron Bartley conducts lessons on Sit-N-Go play. Lessons are broken down into either category or by pro. Lesson topics are divided into general strategy, cash game strategy, tournament strategy, and Sit-N-Go strategy. You can also bring up a list of pros and click on their link to discover which subject they will teach.

Another feature of the academy is live game sessions conducted by the Full Tilt pros. In these games, viewers get to watch pros play in live games and they get to hear why pros make their moves in the games. Almost every game is covered at one point or another during these sessions, so there should be a video for every poker fan that visits the site.

Learning new skills are great, but members of the Full Tilt Poker Academy can apply their newly developed skills in one of two ways. First, they can take Sit-N-Learn interactive quizzes that tests player’s knowledge on the material they have covered. They are scored both by how quickly they correctly answer the questions. After they finish the quiz, they are ranked among other participants in the quiz. The top members then get an opportunity to compete against each other in a monthly free roll event setup for academy members.

The next way that members can apply their new found skills is via pro challenges. These challenges are sets of tasks that are assigned to members and they must be completed in live play. Challenges range from cash game plays to tournament and sit-n-go plays. Once the tasks are completed, members receive Academy Credits that can be used at the Full Tilt Academy Store. At the academy store, members will be able to buy items including Full Tilt merchandise, entries into tournaments, Full Tilt member points, and even cash.

There are two ways that you can become a member of the Full Tilt Poker Academy. First, there is a signup form on the website for new members. If you are already a member of Full Tilt Poker, then you are already a member of the Full Tilt Poker Academy. All you need to do is login with your username and password.

There are many options on the web for online poker training, but there are few quality sites out there that give you free training. Full Tilt Poker Academy looks to be one of the few quality sites on the web that can give you real world training that will allow you to clean up at the poker tables.

Dutch Poker Players
There are many beloved poker players who come from the Netherlands, some very highly regarded in the poker community. One recently well-known poker player from the Netherlands is Rob Hollink, who took home three wins from the 2008 WSOP, one of which was first place in Event #30, the World Championship Limit Hold ‘em. He also placed 15th in Event #19 Pot-Limit Omaha and 22nd in Event #50 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha.

Another rising star from Amsterdam in the poker world is Noah Boeken, born in 1981. Like many other professional poker players from all parts of the world, his strategy skills came from excelling in the game Magic: The Gathering, which prepped him for a successful career in poker. His big break came from his 1st place win at the 2005 Scandinavian Open when he took down Ram Vaswani for almost $200K.
Boeken is often called Mini-Marcel after his mentor, fellow Dutchman and intercontinental poker champion, Marcel Luske, who is probably the most well-known of Dutch poker players. Luske is also known as the “Flying Dutchman” as he started out playing poker all over Europe, flying from city to city to compete in tournaments. Luske is an avid player at many high-stakes live events and a winner of millions of dollars. This classy poker giant, also from Amsterdam, is the definition of poker etiquette and his stylish air is pleasantly complemented by his acute sense of humor, known for breaking out in song at the tables and wearing upside down sunglasses. Being an older poker player gives him an edge against the young guns that populate the tables these days. He approaches poker with respect and in 2001 was ranked as the number one player in Europe, later to be European Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004. In 2008, he ranked as 150th on the Player of the Year list, up from 884th in 2007. Needless to say, he’s not new to poker.
Luske taught Boeken that there is a place for modesty and respect for yourself and others in poker and in life, in general. Luske has been called “Poker’s Roving Ambassador” for the goodwill he exhibits among his opponents. He embodies the honorable character of the region he represents and teaches Boeken to do the same. These two players are seen together often, representing the past, present, and future of Netherlands poker. Both of these poker players from the Netherlands are proud of the role they have played in Dutch poker, as well as global poker. They have a huge Dutch following, and many of their fans are inspired by them enough to follow in their footsteps. Luske, especially, has done a great job promoting poker as a rather admirable job in the Netherlands.

HosniMubarak takes down Full Tilt $750K guarantee for $136,080

This week’s 750K guarantee on Full Tilt Poker attracted over 3800 players and 30 sponsored pros. Jordan Morgan was the last pro standing when he finished a few tables short of the final table at 55th place. The final 9 players entered the final table after seven hours of tournament play. All of the stacks were relatively in close size, with averages at 1.2 million. Reletrom and HosniMubarak were in contention with each other for the chip lead until it got 4 handed and Reletrom was eliminated. HosniMubarak would maintain his lead to take 1st place in this week’s $750k guarantee, along with a prize of $136,080 for his efforts.

9th place KO : MajorPayne11 ($10,299)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7504851370: $750,000 Guarantee (56134520), Table 27 – 30000/60000 Ante 7500 – No Limit Hold’em – 2:11:49 ET – 2008/08/04
Seat 1: theman2892 (1,040,326)
Seat 2: Reletrom (2,030,792)
Seat 3: LWALKER (1,295,948)
Seat 4: CountTilt (879,613)
Seat 5: potbuilder1881 (840,646)
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (1,422,952)
Seat 7: lemac1980 (1,408,692)
Seat 8: theoneone (1,554,642)
Seat 9: MajorPayne11 (1,055,389)
theman2892 antes 7,500
Reletrom antes 7,500
LWALKER antes 7,500
CountTilt antes 7,500
potbuilder1881 antes 7,500
HosniMubarak antes 7,500
lemac1980 antes 7,500
theoneone antes 7,500
MajorPayne11 antes 7,500
potbuilder1881 posts the small blind of 30,000
HosniMubarak posts the big blind of 60,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
lemac1980 folds
theoneone has 15 seconds left to act
theoneone folds
MajorPayne11 has 15 seconds left to act
MajorPayne11 raises to 180,000
theman2892 folds
Reletrom folds
LWALKER folds
CountTilt calls 180,000
potbuilder1881 folds
HosniMubarak folds
*** FLOP *** [3c 9h Ks]
MajorPayne11 has 15 seconds left to act
MajorPayne11 checks
CountTilt checks
*** TURN *** [3c 9h Ks] [Qc]
MajorPayne11 has 15 seconds left to act
MajorPayne11 bets 180,000
CountTilt has 15 seconds left to act
CountTilt raises to 460,000
MajorPayne11 has 15 seconds left to act
MajorPayne11 raises to 867,889, and is all in
CountTilt calls 232,113, and is all in
MajorPayne11 shows [9c 9d]
CountTilt shows [Kh Kd]
Uncalled bet of 175,776 returned to MajorPayne11
*** RIVER *** [3c 9h Ks Qc] [Ac]
MajorPayne11 shows three of a kind, Nines
CountTilt shows three of a kind, Kings
CountTilt wins the pot (1,901,726) with three of a kind, Kings
MajorPayne11: wow
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,901,726 | Rake 0
Board: [3c 9h Ks Qc Ac]
Seat 1: theman2892 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Reletrom folded before the Flop
Seat 3: LWALKER folded before the Flop
Seat 4: CountTilt (button) showed [Kh Kd] and won (1,901,726) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 5: potbuilder1881 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: lemac1980 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: theoneone folded before the Flop
Seat 9: MajorPayne11 showed [9c 9d] and lost with three of a kind, Nines

8th place KO: LWALKER ($13,835)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505037865: $750,000 Guarantee (56134520), Table 27 – 50K/100K Ante 10K – No Limit Hold’em – 2:34:45 ET – 2008/08/04
Seat 1: theman2892 (885,326)
Seat 2: Reletrom (2,887,792)
Seat 3: LWALKER (544,952)
Seat 4: CountTilt (1,828,726)
Seat 5: potbuilder1881 (521,146)
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (2,648,904)
Seat 7: lemac1980 (1,033,496)
Seat 8: theoneone (1,178,658)
theman2892 antes 10,000
Reletrom antes 10,000
LWALKER antes 10,000
CountTilt antes 10,000
potbuilder1881 antes 10,000
HosniMubarak antes 10,000
lemac1980 antes 10,000
theoneone antes 10,000
potbuilder1881 posts the small blind of 50,000
HosniMubarak posts the big blind of 100,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
lemac1980 folds
theoneone folds
theman2892 folds
Reletrom folds
LWALKER raises to 534,952, and is all in
CountTilt folds
potbuilder1881 folds
HosniMubarak has 15 seconds left to act
HosniMubarak calls 434,952
LWALKER shows [8h As]
HosniMubarak shows [8d 9d]
*** FLOP *** [Jc 9s 6c]
*** TURN *** [Jc 9s 6c] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Jc 9s 6c Qc] [Kc]
LWALKER shows Ace King high
HosniMubarak shows a pair of Nines
HosniMubarak wins the pot (1,199,904) with a pair of Nines
LWALKER stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,199,904 | Rake 0
Board: [Jc 9s 6c Qc Kc]
Seat 1: theman2892 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Reletrom folded before the Flop
Seat 3: LWALKER showed [8h As] and lost with Ace King high
Seat 4: CountTilt (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: potbuilder1881 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (big blind) showed [8d 9d] and won (1,199,904) with a pair of Nines
Seat 7: lemac1980 folded before the Flop
Seat 8: theoneone folded before the Flop

7th place KO: lemac1980 ($17,678)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505054027: $750,000 Guarantee (56134520), Table 27 – 50K/100K Ante 10K – No Limit Hold’em – 2:36:50 ET – 2008/08/04
Seat 1: theman2892 (895,326)
Seat 2: Reletrom (3,117,792)
Seat 4: CountTilt (1,668,726)
Seat 5: potbuilder1881 (1,022,292)
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (3,203,856)
Seat 7: lemac1980 (652,350)
Seat 8: theoneone (968,658)
theman2892 antes 10,000
Reletrom antes 10,000
CountTilt antes 10,000
potbuilder1881 antes 10,000
HosniMubarak antes 10,000
lemac1980 antes 10,000
theoneone antes 10,000
CountTilt posts the small blind of 50,000
potbuilder1881 posts the big blind of 100,000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
HosniMubarak has 15 seconds left to act
HosniMubarak raises to 219,000
lemac1980 raises to 642,350, and is all in
theoneone folds
theman2892 folds
Reletrom raises to 1,065,700
CountTilt folds
potbuilder1881 folds
HosniMubarak folds
Reletrom shows [Kd Ks]
lemac1980 shows [Qd Qc]
Uncalled bet of 423,350 returned to Reletrom
*** FLOP *** [5h 9s 6d]
*** TURN *** [5h 9s 6d] [3c]
*** RIVER *** [5h 9s 6d 3c] [5c]
Reletrom shows two pair, Kings and Fives
lemac1980 shows two pair, Queens and Fives
Reletrom wins the pot (1,723,700) with two pair, Kings and Fives
HosniMubarak: nh
lemac1980 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,723,700 | Rake 0
Board: [5h 9s 6d 3c 5c]
Seat 1: theman2892 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Reletrom (button) showed [Kd Ks] and won (1,723,700) with two pair, Kings and Fives
Seat 4: CountTilt (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: potbuilder1881 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: HosniMubarak folded before the Flop
Seat 7: lemac1980 showed [Qd Qc] and lost with two pair, Queens and Fives
Seat 8: theoneone folded before the Flop

6th place KO: potbuilder1881 ($23,596)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505082850: $750,000 Guarantee (56134520), Table 27 – 50K/100K Ante 10K – No Limit Hold’em – 2:40:32 ET – 2008/08/04
Seat 1: theman2892 (1,085,326)
Seat 2: Reletrom (4,179,142)
Seat 4: CountTilt (566,434)
Seat 5: potbuilder1881 (1,674,584)
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (3,284,856)
Seat 8: theoneone (738,658)
theman2892 antes 10,000
Reletrom antes 10,000
CountTilt antes 10,000
potbuilder1881 antes 10,000
HosniMubarak antes 10,000
theoneone antes 10,000
HosniMubarak posts the small blind of 50,000
theoneone posts the big blind of 100,000
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
theman2892 folds
Reletrom folds
CountTilt folds
potbuilder1881 raises to 410,000
HosniMubarak raises to 3,274,856, and is all in
theoneone has 15 seconds left to act
theoneone folds
potbuilder1881 has 15 seconds left to act
potbuilder1881 has requested TIME
potbuilder1881 calls 1,254,584, and is all in
HosniMubarak shows [8h 8d]
potbuilder1881 shows [Ac Tc]
Uncalled bet of 1,610,272 returned to HosniMubarak
*** FLOP *** [4h Ah 3c]
*** TURN *** [4h Ah 3c] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [4h Ah 3c 7c] [8s]
HosniMubarak shows three of a kind, Eights
potbuilder1881 shows a pair of Aces
HosniMubarak wins the pot (3,489,168) with three of a kind, Eights
HosniMubarak: std tho
potbuilder1881 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,489,168 | Rake 0
Board: [4h Ah 3c 7c 8s]
Seat 1: theman2892 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Reletrom folded before the Flop
Seat 4: CountTilt folded before the Flop
Seat 5: potbuilder1881 (button) showed [Ac Tc] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (small blind) showed [8h 8d] and won (3,489,168) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 8: theoneone (big blind) folded before the Flop

5th place KO: theoneone ($31,820)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505174384: $750,000 Guarantee (56134520), Table 27 – 60K/120K Ante 15K – No Limit Hold’em – 2:52:51 ET – 2008/08/04
Seat 1: theman2892 (690,326)
Seat 2: Reletrom (3,011,274)
Seat 4: CountTilt (2,210,736)
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (4,844,348)
Seat 8: theoneone (772,316)
theman2892 antes 15,000
Reletrom antes 15,000
CountTilt antes 15,000
HosniMubarak antes 15,000
theoneone antes 15,000
Reletrom posts the small blind of 60,000
CountTilt posts the big blind of 120,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
HosniMubarak folds
theoneone raises to 757,316, and is all in
theman2892 folds
Reletrom raises to 1,394,632
CountTilt folds
Reletrom shows [Ts Th]
theoneone shows [8c Ad]
Uncalled bet of 637,316 returned to Reletrom
*** FLOP *** [7s 3s Tc]
*** TURN *** [7s 3s Tc] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [7s 3s Tc Jc] [4s]
Reletrom shows three of a kind, Tens
theoneone shows Ace Jack high
Reletrom wins the pot (1,709,632) with three of a kind, Tens
theoneone stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,709,632 | Rake 0
Board: [7s 3s Tc Jc 4s]
Seat 1: theman2892 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Reletrom (small blind) showed [Ts Th] and won (1,709,632) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 4: CountTilt (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: HosniMubarak folded before the Flop
Seat 8: theoneone showed [8c Ad] and lost with Ace Jack high

4th place KO: Reletrom ($42,427)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505334653: $750,000 Guarantee (56134520), Table 27 – 80K/160K Ante 20K – No Limit Hold’em – 3:15:47 ET – 2008/08/04
Seat 1: theman2892 (2,297,152)
Seat 2: Reletrom (1,407,142)
Seat 4: CountTilt (3,388,117)
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (4,436,589)
theman2892 antes 20,000
Reletrom antes 20,000
CountTilt antes 20,000
HosniMubarak antes 20,000
theman2892 posts the small blind of 80,000
Reletrom posts the big blind of 160,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
CountTilt folds
HosniMubarak raises to 4,416,589, and is all in
theman2892 folds
Reletrom calls 1,227,142, and is all in
HosniMubarak shows [As 7s]
Reletrom shows [Qs Ad]
Uncalled bet of 3,029,447 returned to HosniMubarak
*** FLOP *** [7h 2h 2s]
*** TURN *** [7h 2h 2s] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [7h 2h 2s Ts] [2c]
HosniMubarak shows a full house, Twos full of Sevens
Reletrom shows three of a kind, Twos
HosniMubarak wins the pot (2,934,284) with a full house, Twos full of Sevens
Reletrom stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,934,284 | Rake 0
Board: [7h 2h 2s Ts 2c]
Seat 1: theman2892 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Reletrom (big blind) showed [Qs Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Twos
Seat 4: CountTilt folded before the Flop
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (button) showed [As 7s] and won (2,934,284) with a full house, Twos full of Sevens

3rd place KO: theman2892 ($53,802)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505356193: $750,000 Guarantee (56134520), Table 27 – 100K/200K Ante 25K – No Limit Hold’em – 3:19:03 ET – 2008/08/04
Seat 1: theman2892 (1,482,152)
Seat 4: CountTilt (4,033,117)
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (6,013,731)
theman2892 antes 25,000
CountTilt antes 25,000
HosniMubarak antes 25,000
theman2892 posts the small blind of 100,000
CountTilt posts the big blind of 200,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
HosniMubarak raises to 435,000
theman2892 raises to 1,457,152, and is all in
CountTilt has 15 seconds left to act
CountTilt calls 1,257,152
HosniMubarak folds
theman2892 shows [Ah 7d]
CountTilt shows [7c 7h]
*** FLOP *** [8c Js Qs]
*** TURN *** [8c Js Qs] [Ts]
*** RIVER *** [8c Js Qs Ts] [8h]
theman2892 shows a pair of Eights
CountTilt shows two pair, Eights and Sevens
CountTilt wins the pot (3,424,304) with two pair, Eights and Sevens
theman2892 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,424,304 | Rake 0
Board: [8c Js Qs Ts 8h]
Seat 1: theman2892 (small blind) showed [Ah 7d] and lost with a pair of Eights
Seat 4: CountTilt (big blind) showed [7c 7h] and won (3,424,304) with two pair, Eights and Sevens
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (button) folded before the Flop

2nd place KO: CountTilt ($82,240)
1st place: HosniMubarak ($136,081)

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505445040: $750,000 Guarantee (56134520), Table 27 – 120K/240K Ante 30K – No Limit Hold’em – 3:32:59 ET – 2008/08/04
Seat 4: CountTilt (3,364,269)
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (8,164,731)
CountTilt antes 30,000
HosniMubarak antes 30,000
HosniMubarak posts the small blind of 120,000
CountTilt posts the big blind of 240,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
HosniMubarak calls 120,000
CountTilt raises to 3,334,269, and is all in
HosniMubarak calls 3,094,269
CountTilt shows [9c Kc]
HosniMubarak shows [As Ac]
*** FLOP *** [6d Ks 5h]
*** TURN *** [6d Ks 5h] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [6d Ks 5h 7c] [2s]
CountTilt shows a pair of Kings
HosniMubarak shows a pair of Aces
HosniMubarak wins the pot (6,728,538) with a pair of Aces
CountTilt stands up
HosniMubarak stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,728,538 | Rake 0
Board: [6d Ks 5h 7c 2s]
Seat 4: CountTilt (big blind) showed [9c Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 6: HosniMubarak (small blind) showed [As Ac] and won (6,728,538) with a pair of Aces

HosniMubarak would take 1st place in this week’s $750k guarantee and receive $136,080 for his efforts.

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After only eight players registering for last weeks Pokerstars $5,000 freezeout texas holdem tournament, we are back here this week with another stacked field. Steve Billarakis and Barry Greenstein were in the poker tournament field today, although neither made the final table. We joined the final table with seven players left and none of them are top notched, well known poker pros unless you are in the underground community. We picked up the action in this hand, where we saw takechip take a hand off texpert.

PokerStars Game #16874246465: Tournament #84456176, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/04/20 – 17:58:53 (ET)
Table ‘84456176 2′ 10-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: bart spijker (21000 in chips)
Seat 2: takechip (16557 in chips)
Seat 3: texpert (6399 in chips)
Seat 4: HEMIpowerSWT (4603 in chips)
Seat 5: ADZ124 (10003 in chips)
Seat 8: APerfectGent (26310 in chips)
Seat 10: JERRRY (15128 in chips)
bart spijker: posts the ante 60
takechip: posts the ante 60
texpert: posts the ante 60
HEMIpowerSWT: posts the ante 60
ADZ124: posts the ante 60
APerfectGent: posts the ante 60
JERRRY: posts the ante 60
HEMIpowerSWT: posts small blind 150
ADZ124: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
APerfectGent: folds
JERRRY: folds
bart spijker: raises 600 to 900
takechip: calls 900
texpert: raises 5439 to 6339 and is all-in
HEMIpowerSWT: folds
ADZ124: folds
bart spijker: folds
takechip: calls 5439
*** FLOP *** [Ad 5c 7d]
*** TURN *** [Ad 5c 7d] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [Ad 5c 7d 6s] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
takechip: shows [As Qs] (three of a kind, Aces)
texpert: shows [2h 2c] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
takechip collected 14448 from pot
HEMIpowerSWT said, “gg”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14448 | Rake 0
Board [Ad 5c 7d 6s Ac]
Seat 1: bart spijker folded before Flop
Seat 2: takechip showed [As Qs] and won (14448) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 3: texpert (button) showed [2h 2c] and lost with two pair, Aces and Deuces
Seat 4: HEMIpowerSWT (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: ADZ124 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: APerfectGent folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 10: JERRRY folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

HEMIpowerSWT put a big three bet in here over the top of takechip. ADZ124 called, however, and used his pocket tens to send HEMI on the rail in sixth place.

PokerStars Game #16874328413: Tournament #84456176, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/04/20 – 18:02:20 (ET)
Table ‘84456176 2′ 10-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: bart spijker (20969 in chips)
Seat 2: takechip (22836 in chips)
Seat 4: HEMIpowerSWT (4333 in chips)
Seat 5: ADZ124 (5682 in chips)
Seat 8: APerfectGent (30185 in chips)
Seat 10: JERRRY (15995 in chips)
bart spijker: posts the ante 60
takechip: posts the ante 60
HEMIpowerSWT: posts the ante 60
ADZ124: posts the ante 60
APerfectGent: posts the ante 60
JERRRY: posts the ante 60
APerfectGent: posts small blind 150
JERRRY: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
bart spijker: folds
takechip: raises 477 to 777
HEMIpowerSWT: raises 3496 to 4273 and is all-in
ADZ124: raises 1349 to 5622 and is all-in
APerfectGent: folds
JERRRY: folds
takechip: folds
*** FLOP *** [2d 7c Kc]
JERRRY said, “damn”
*** TURN *** [2d 7c Kc] [4c]
*** RIVER *** [2d 7c Kc 4c] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
HEMIpowerSWT: shows [As 9h] (high card Ace)
ADZ124: shows [Ts Th] (a pair of Tens)
ADZ124 collected 10133 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10133 | Rake 0
Board [2d 7c Kc 4c 8d]
Seat 1: bart spijker folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: takechip folded before Flop
Seat 4: HEMIpowerSWT showed [As 9h] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 5: ADZ124 (button) showed [Ts Th] and won (10133) with a pair of Tens
Seat 8: APerfectGent (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 10: JERRRY (big blind) folded before Flop

Here, all the money got in before the flop. ADZ124’s Ace/8 was defeated by the Ace/Jack of takechip, who took down the pot and knocked ADZ124 out of the tournament.

PokerStars Game #16875149917: Tournament #84456176, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/04/20 – 18:37:25 (ET)
Table ‘84456176 2′ 10-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: takechip (56834 in chips)
Seat 5: ADZ124 (11904 in chips)
Seat 8: APerfectGent (21990 in chips)
Seat 10: JERRRY (9272 in chips)
takechip: posts the ante 60
ADZ124: posts the ante 60
APerfectGent: posts the ante 60
JERRRY: posts the ante 60
ADZ124: posts small blind 150
APerfectGent: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
JERRRY: folds
takechip: raises 600 to 900
ADZ124: raises 10944 to 11844 and is all-in
APerfectGent: folds
takechip: calls 10944
*** FLOP *** [5h Qd Tc]
*** TURN *** [5h Qd Tc] [7c]
*** RIVER *** [5h Qd Tc 7c] [3c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ADZ124: shows [Ad 8c] (high card Ace)
takechip: shows [Jd Ah] (high card Ace – Queen+Jack kicker)
APerfectGent said, “gg adz”
takechip collected 24228 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 24228 | Rake 0
Board [5h Qd Tc 7c 3c]
Seat 2: takechip (button) showed [Jd Ah] and won (24228) with high card Ace
Seat 5: ADZ124 (small blind) showed [Ad 8c] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 8: APerfectGent (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 10: JERRRY folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

The pocket nines weren’t up to snuff to the pocket kings of takechip, which led to the demise of APerfectGent in third place.

At heads up, takechip had a mnsted 9:1 chip advantage. JERRRY joked about a chop and asked for a mere $15,000, but was of course turned down. The play remained mostly preflop and flops weren’t big. The finish came in the following hand.

PokerStars Game #16875712680: Tournament #84456176, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level V (200/400) – 2008/04/20 – 19:03:05 (ET)
Table ‘84456176 2′ 10-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: takechip (86900 in chips)
Seat 10: JERRRY (13100 in chips)
takechip: posts the ante 80
JERRRY: posts the ante 80
takechip: posts small blind 200
JERRRY: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
takechip: raises 400 to 800
JERRRY: raises 12220 to 13020 and is all-in
takechip: calls 12220
*** FLOP *** [6d Kd 9h]
*** TURN *** [6d Kd 9h] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [6d Kd 9h Jc] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JERRRY: shows [8h 8c] (a pair of Eights)
takechip: shows [Ac Td] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
takechip collected 26200 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 26200 | Rake 0
Board [6d Kd 9h Jc Qc]
Seat 2: takechip (button) (small blind) showed [Ac Td] and won (26200) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 10: JERRRY (big blind) showed [8h 8c] and lost with a pair of Eights

As no deal was ever made, takechip took down the $100,000, and yes, his avatar was the Poker Stars logo with a line through it.

Matt Hawrilenko wins 200k from Patrik Antonius in Texas Holdem Poker on Full Tilt

At table “Mirasol” on Full Tilt poker, two heads up specialists collided in a session of $1,000 / $2,000 Limit Hold em. Patrik “Finddagrind” Antonius went one on one with Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko. They grinded it for two hours, exchanging chip leads every few hands in the first hour. Hawrilenko was soon leading for the remainder of the session. Antonius missed many of his draws while his opponent seemed to be hitting them repeatedly. In the end, Hoss_TBF was seen sitting with $289,000, of which, $200k came from Finddagrind. Apparently tilted, Antonius left every table on Full tilt after he lost his last reload to Hawrilenko.

“Finddagrind misses a straight flush draw in a 32k pot”

Full Tilt Poker Game #5541536484: Table Mirasol (6 max) – $1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 18:25:00 ET – 2008/03/07
Seat 3: FinddaGrind ($67,927.50)
Seat 6: Hoss_TBF ($101,916)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $500
FinddaGrind posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
FinddaGrind raises to $3,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** FLOP *** [2s 4s 8d]
FinddaGrind bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
FinddaGrind raises to $3,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** TURN *** [2s 4s 8d] [4c]
FinddaGrind bets $2,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $4,000
FinddaGrind raises to $6,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $8,000
FinddaGrind calls $2,000
*** RIVER *** [2s 4s 8d 4c] [Jd]
FinddaGrind bets $2,000
Hoss_TBF calls $2,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
FinddaGrind shows [5s 3s] a pair of Fours
Hoss_TBF shows [4d As] three of a kind, Fours
Hoss_TBF wins the pot ($31,999.50) with three of a kind, Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [2s 4s 8d 4c Jd]
Seat 3: FinddaGrind (big blind) showed [5s 3s] and lost with a pair of Fours
Seat 6: Hoss_TBF (small blind) showed [4d As] and won ($31,999.50) with three of a kind, Fours

“Hoss rivers the split pot”

“Finddagrind tries to bluff a 30k pot”

Full Tilt Poker Game #5541737576: Table Mirasol (6 max) – $1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 18:41:26 ET – 2008/03/07
Seat 3: FinddaGrind ($52,418)
Seat 6: Hoss_TBF ($117,404.50)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $500
FinddaGrind posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
FinddaGrind calls $1,000
*** FLOP *** [Ah 2d As]
FinddaGrind bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
FinddaGrind raises to $3,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** TURN *** [Ah 2d As] [6h]
FinddaGrind bets $2,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $4,000
FinddaGrind raises to $6,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $8,000
FinddaGrind calls $2,000
*** RIVER *** [Ah 2d As 6h] [Td]
FinddaGrind bets $2,000
Hoss_TBF calls $2,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
FinddaGrind shows [4h 3d] a pair of Aces
Hoss_TBF shows [2h 2c] a full house, Twos full of Aces
Hoss_TBF wins the pot ($29,999.50) with a full house, Twos full of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Ah 2d As 6h Td]
Seat 3: FinddaGrind (big blind) showed [4h 3d] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: Hoss_TBF (small blind) showed [2h 2c] and won ($29,999.50) with a full house, Twos full of Aces

“Hoss disappoints his opponent with another completed draw”

Full Tilt Poker Game #5541906923: Table Mirasol (6 max) – $1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 18:55:12 ET – 2008/03/07
Seat 3: FinddaGrind ($49,858)
Seat 6: Hoss_TBF ($186,712.50)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $500
FinddaGrind posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
FinddaGrind calls $1,000
*** FLOP *** [Qc 2s 3c]
FinddaGrind checks
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
FinddaGrind raises to $2,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** TURN *** [Qc 2s 3c] [6s]
FinddaGrind bets $2,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $4,000
FinddaGrind raises to $6,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $8,000
FinddaGrind calls $2,000
*** RIVER *** [Qc 2s 3c 6s] [4d]
FinddaGrind bets $2,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $4,000
FinddaGrind calls $2,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hoss_TBF shows [4h 5c] a straight, Six high
FinddaGrind mucks
Hoss_TBF wins the pot ($31,999.50) with a straight, Six high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Qc 2s 3c 6s 4d]
Seat 3: FinddaGrind (big blind) mucked
Seat 6: Hoss_TBF (small blind) collected ($31,999.50)

“Finddagrind’s final hand”

Full Tilt Poker Game #5541997884: Table Mirasol (6 max) – $1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 19:02:33 ET – 2008/03/07
Seat 3: FinddaGrind ($4,695)
Seat 6: Hoss_TBF ($284,561)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $500
FinddaGrind posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
FinddaGrind raises to $3,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** FLOP *** [Jd Tc 9s]
FinddaGrind bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
FinddaGrind calls $695, and is all in
Hoss_TBF shows [Kc 3c]
FinddaGrind shows [4c 4d]
Uncalled bet of $305 returned to Hoss_TBF
*** TURN *** [Jd Tc 9s] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [Jd Tc 9s Qc] [Jh]
Hoss_TBF shows a straight, King high
FinddaGrind shows two pair, Jacks and Fours
Hoss_TBF wins the pot ($9,389.50) with a straight, King high
FinddaGrind is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9,390 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Jd Tc 9s Qc Jh]
Seat 3: FinddaGrind (big blind) showed [4c 4d] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Fours
Seat 6: Hoss_TBF (small blind) showed [Kc 3c] and won ($9,389.50) with a straight, King high

Leslie Thornburg chip leader at final table kicked out of WSOP circuit tournament

A possibly historic incident occurred at this year’s first World Series of Poker circuit event held in Atlantic City. A contractor from Virginia, Leslie Thornburg was forcibly removed from the final table for his behavior.

“Thornburg, who had been given two warnings for unsportsmanlike behavior on the previous day, pushed everyone’s patience to the limit with a ceaseless display of loud comments and baiting tactics lasting several hours.”

“Holding onto a perilous chip lead, Thornburg lost self-control and began jamming chips into the pot with reckless abandon. Warned by tournament officials (repeatedly) to stack his chips properly and obey the rules, Thornburg crossed the final demarcation of everyone’s patience when he shoved half of his stack into the pot and then later announced, “all in.” Fed up with the annoying and confusing antics, officials announced Thornburg’s immediate disqualification.”

The remaining players and spectators could only watch as Thornburg was ejected from the texas holdem poker tournament. He was automatically eliminated in 5th place, earning $19,026. His chips were removed from play and the final table played out like normal. Frank Panetta would go on to win first place, with a prize of $76, 104.

The full story can be found here: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/news/article.asp?newsid=1966

Texas Holdem Poker has become the most popular poker game across North America and Europe. It slowly gained popularity in the the 19th century, during the Civil War, but its popularity surged in recent years due to the large amount of exposure on TV, the internet, and in literature. The largest surge in popularity came in 2003 when an amateur poker player by the name of Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker (W.S.O.P.) main event for a total of $2.5 million. This victory revealed the public that anybody can win, inspiring them to try their luck in poker. Everybody knows how to play Texas hold ‘em but not many people know the origins of the favored card game.

Texas hold ‘em is a game that has a long history that has had variations throughout history to the modern form people are familiar wit.
The history of Texas Holdem poker originated around the middle of the tenth century in China. The emperor of China, Mu-tsung, liked the game of Antoine domino cards. This that farthest in history that any form of Texas hold ‘em can be traced back. The history of Texas hold ‘em continued to spread and evolve throughout the world. Playing cards found in Egypt, dating back to about the thirteenth century, appeared to be similar to the playing cards used today. Also many believe that Texas hold ‘em originated from “Ganjifa” (meaning playing card),a very popular card game in India. “Ganjifa” consists of 12 subjects on colored backgrounds with the cards ranging from 1 to 10 with two court cards of a minister or counselor, and a king.
The spread of these variations stayed in Asia. A game called “As Nas” created by the Persians is a game that uses five cards to make a hand but only 25 cards were used. It is believed that the Iranians instructed the Guns in a game similar to “As Nas” called “Pochen” which the Guns spread to the French. The French named this game “Poque”, the word poker derives from.
The French then brought “Poque” to the United States to the town of New Orleans. This game then spread throughout the United States via the Mississippi River. The people who learned the game that lived around the Mississippi River spread it throughout other colonies and towns along the railroads. This card game became extremely popular with cowboys in the Old West.

One of the most important additions made in the history of Texas holdem was during the American Civil war. During this time the Americans used the traditional English set of cards, 52.
Although not many people are sure where Texas hold’em, as we know it today, came from, it is clear that Texas is the state of origin. The state of Texas recognizes the town of Robstown as the origin of Texas hold ‘em which occurred in the early 1900s. This game then passed through Texas reaching the town of Dallas in 1925.
Texas hold ‘em was introduced to Las Vegas in 1967 by a group of Texan gamblers including Crandell, Addington, Doyle Brunson, and Amarillo Slim. Tom Moor added the first ever poker tournament in 1979 which featured several games including Texas hold ‘em.
The Texas holdem gained popularity throughout the country in 1970 when the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino was opened in Las Vegas by Benny Binion.Binion took over a small invitational poker tournament from Riverside Casino’s Tom Morehead, renamed the World Series of Poker. The main even of this tournament was none other then Texas hold ‘em. In 1972, 8 players took part in the first ever World Series of Poker. Now that number has increased to thousands of entrants. The tournament is the most highly regarded in the world.

A marathon texas holdem poker session went on for hours between players Hoss_TBF and Eila. The two played on two different $500/$1000 Limit Texas Hold ‘Em Poker tables on Full Tilt. ‘Eila’ bought in short, but ran the money up slowly over the hours of play. An estimated $20,000 was traded from ‘Hoss_TBF,’ a common Limit Hold ‘Em player on Full Tilt, to ‘Eila.’ Despite picking up four of a kind, or quads, here are some of the key hands that led to ‘Eila’s big session.

The first big hand of the session showed ‘Eila’ holdin pocket nines, an over pair to the board, against ‘Hoss_TBF’s losing hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5425703374: Table Norway (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 19:47:24 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($107,404.50)
Seat 2: Eila ($37,431.50)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $250
Eila posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila raises to $1,500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** FLOP *** [8h 5s 2d]
Eila bets $500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** TURN *** [8h 5s 2d] [3h]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [8h 5s 2d 3h] [4d]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [9h 9d] a pair of Nines
Hoss_TBF mucks
Eila wins the pot ($7,999.50) with a pair of Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [8h 5s 2d 3h 4d]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (small blind) mucked
Seat 2: Eila (big blind) collected ($7,999.50)

In this $10,000 hand, both players flopped top pair. However, a jack kicker was good enough to send the pot over to ‘Hoss_TBF.’

Full Tilt Poker Game #5425727452: Table Tiger (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 19:49:23 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($21,208.50)
Seat 2: Eila ($68,673)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $250
Eila posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila calls $500
*** FLOP *** [9c 4s Kd]
Eila bets $500
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila calls $500
*** TURN *** [9c 4s Kd] [3h]
Eila checks
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila raises to $2,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [9c 4s Kd 3h] [4h]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [7s Kh] two pair, Kings and Fours
Hoss_TBF shows [Ks Jd] two pair, Kings and Fours
Hoss_TBF wins the pot ($9,999.50) with two pair, Kings and Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [9c 4s Kd 3h 4h]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (small blind) showed [Ks Jd] and won ($9,999.50) with two pair, Kings and Fours
Seat 2: Eila (big blind) showed [7s Kh] and lost with two pair, Kings and Fours

In this hand, we see ‘Eila’ bet and raise the entire hand. ‘Hoss’ plays along and builds one of the biggest pots of the day, just to find out that ‘Eila’ turned the nut, or unbeatable, ten high straight to take down the pot worth $12,000.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5425764192: Table Tiger (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 19:52:24 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($31,706.50)
Seat 2: Eila ($58,172.50)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $250
Eila posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila raises to $1,500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** FLOP *** [8h Jc Qd]
Eila bets $500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** TURN *** [8h Jc Qd] [9d]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
Eila raises to $3,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [8h Jc Qd 9d] [8s]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [Kd Th] a straight, King high
Hoss_TBF mucks
Eila wins the pot ($11,999.50) with a straight, King high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [8h Jc Qd 9d 8s]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (small blind) mucked
Seat 2: Eila (big blind) collected ($11,999.50)

‘Eila’ wins another big hand here. Holding Ace ten, ‘Eila’ flopped top pair to take down a pot that reached five figures.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5425804448: Table Norway (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 19:55:51 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($88,901.50)
Seat 2: Eila ($55,925.50)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $250
Eila posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila raises to $1,500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** FLOP *** [4c Ac 9c]
Eila bets $500
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila raises to $1,500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** TURN *** [4c Ac 9c] [7s]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [4c Ac 9c 7s] [2d]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [Ad Tc] a pair of Aces
Hoss_TBF mucks
Eila wins the pot ($9,999.50) with a pair of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [4c Ac 9c 7s 2d]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (small blind) mucked
Seat 2: Eila (big blind) collected ($9,999.50)

‘Hoss_TBF’ may have won some money back on this hand. Flopping bottom pair was good enough for a call, and turning three of a kind, or trips, was good enough for ‘Hoss’ to play to see a river, which made the winning full house to take down the following hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5425839666: Table Tiger (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 19:58:45 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($46,702)
Seat 2: Eila ($43,169.50)
Eila posts the small blind of $250
Hoss_TBF posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** FLOP *** [Qc Tc 6c]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** TURN *** [Qc Tc 6c] [6s]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
Eila has 15 seconds left to act
Eila calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [Qc Tc 6c 6s] [As]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hoss_TBF shows [Ah 6d] a full house, Sixes full of Aces
Eila mucks
Hoss_TBF wins the pot ($8,999.50) with a full house, Sixes full of Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $9,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Qc Tc 6c 6s As]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (big blind) collected ($8,999.50)
Seat 2: Eila (small blind) mucked

‘Eila’ would have none of that. ‘Eila’ flops a mere bottom pair on a scary board. However, the player put three bets in on the flop. On the turn, ‘Eila’ picked up a flush draw and called a bet of $1,000 to make the flush on the river and take down the following big hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5425900319: Table Norway (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 20:03:45 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($90,147)
Seat 2: Eila ($54,671)
Eila posts the small blind of $250
Hoss_TBF posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,500
Eila calls $500
*** FLOP *** [9h Js Qc]
Hoss_TBF bets $500
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,500
Eila calls $500
*** TURN *** [9h Js Qc] [3c]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [9h Js Qc 3c] [Tc]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [4c 9c] a flush, Queen high
Hoss_TBF mucks
Eila wins the pot ($9,999.50) with a flush, Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [9h Js Qc 3c Tc]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (big blind) mucked
Seat 2: Eila (small blind) collected ($9,999.50)
Eila’s roll continued by taking down a $12,000 hnd with a full boat.

‘Eila’ continued taking down big hands, this time check raising the flop that made the player three of a kind. Rivering a full house led to ‘Eila’ taking down another big hand, this one also for $12,000.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5426068155: Table Tiger (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 20:17:37 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($71,025.50)
Seat 2: Eila ($48,826)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $250
Eila posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila calls $500
*** FLOP *** [7d 5s 7s]
Eila checks
Hoss_TBF bets $500
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** TURN *** [7d 5s 7s] [Kc]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
Eila raises to $3,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [7d 5s 7s Kc] [3h]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [7c 3c] a full house, Sevens full of Threes
Hoss_TBF mucks
Eila wins the pot ($11,999.50) with a full house, Sevens full of Threes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [7d 5s 7s Kc 3h]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (small blind) mucked
Seat 2: Eila (big blind) collected ($11,999.50)
‘Hoss_TBF’ tried to stop the losing streak, and did a good job here. As mentioned early, quads were showed twice tonight, once here. Flopping three three’s should have assured ‘Hoss’ that they were holding the winning hand. However, just for good measure, the last three in the deck fell on the turn, giving ‘Hoss’ quads to take down the following pot.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5426093352: Table Tiger (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 20:19:41 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($72,024)
Seat 2: Eila ($47,825.50)
Eila posts the small blind of $250
Hoss_TBF posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** FLOP *** [3d 3c Kd]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $500
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila calls $500
*** TURN *** [3d 3c Kd] [3h]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [3d 3c Kd 3h] [Th]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila raises to $2,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $3,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hoss_TBF shows [3s Qs] four of a kind, Threes
Eila mucks
Hoss_TBF wins the pot ($11,999.50) with four of a kind, Threes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [3d 3c Kd 3h Th]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (big blind) collected ($11,999.50)
Seat 2: Eila (small blind) mucked

As seemed to happen all night, ‘Eila’ answered in a big way. Here, the biggest hand of the session was played. At the showdown, Eila showed a flopped two pair to take down the pot worth $13,000.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5426346526: Table Norway (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 20:40:23 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($75,130)
Seat 2: Eila ($69,651)
Eila posts the small blind of $250
Hoss_TBF posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,500
Eila calls $500
*** FLOP *** [3d 6c Td]
Hoss_TBF bets $500
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** TURN *** [3d 6c Td] [Ks]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
Eila raises to $3,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [3d 6c Td Ks] [4h]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [Ts 6d] two pair, Tens and Sixes
Hoss_TBF mucks
Eila wins the pot ($12,999.50) with two pair, Tens and Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [3d 6c Td Ks 4h]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (big blind) mucked
Seat 2: Eila (small blind) collected ($12,999.50)

No one said poker didn’t have a luck factor. Here, we see what leads to a winning session sometimes: cracking kings with 9-6 off-suit. ‘Eila’ flopped a middle pair of nines, while ‘Hoss’ held two kings, for an overpair to the board. A six fell on the turn to give ‘Eila’ two pair, which turned out to be good enough to win the following hand worth $12,000.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5426373017: Table Norway (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 20:42:30 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($67,379.50)
Seat 2: Eila ($77,400)
Eila posts the small blind of $250
Hoss_TBF posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,500
Eila has 15 seconds left to act
Eila calls $500
*** FLOP *** [9s Qc 7h]
Hoss_TBF bets $500
Eila calls $500
*** TURN *** [9s Qc 7h] [6c]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila raises to $2,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $3,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [9s Qc 7h 6c] [2c]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hoss_TBF shows [Kh Kc] a pair of Kings
Eila shows [9d 6h] two pair, Nines and Sixes
Eila wins the pot ($11,999.50) with two pair, Nines and Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [9s Qc 7h 6c 2c]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (big blind) showed [Kh Kc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 2: Eila (small blind) showed [9d 6h] and won ($11,999.50) with two pair, Nines and Sixes

A true hot streak was being shown here, as ‘Eila’ wins yet another five figure pot. Here, the rier was kind enough to bring a straight to ‘Eila.’

Full Tilt Poker Game #5426500905: Table Tiger (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 20:52:38 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($99,756.50)
Seat 2: Eila ($20,062.50)
Eila posts the small blind of $250
Hoss_TBF posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,500
Eila calls $500
*** FLOP *** [Js 7c 2s]
Hoss_TBF bets $500
Eila calls $500
*** TURN *** [Js 7c 2s] [6d]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila raises to $2,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [Js 7c 2s 6d] [4h]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [5h 8h] a straight, Eight high
Hoss_TBF mucks
Eila wins the pot ($9,999.50) with a straight, Eight high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Js 7c 2s 6d 4h]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (big blind) mucked
Seat 2: Eila (small blind) collected ($9,999.50)

‘Eila’ continued to amaze by winning yet another big pot. Flopping top pair of sixes and being raised the whole way wasn’t enough to scare ‘Eila’ out of this hand. Oh, and rivering two pair helped.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5426616261: Table Norway (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 21:01:50 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($66,370)
Seat 2: Eila ($78,391.50)
Eila posts the small blind of $250
Hoss_TBF posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** FLOP *** [6c 2s 2h]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** TURN *** [6c 2s 2h] [9c]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
Eila raises to $3,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [6c 2s 2h 9c] [4s]
Hoss_TBF checks
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [9s Qd] two pair, Nines and Twos
Hoss_TBF mucks
Eila wins the pot ($10,999.50) with two pair, Nines and Twos
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $11,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [6c 2s 2h 9c 4s]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (big blind) mucked
Seat 2: Eila (small blind) collected ($10,999.50)

‘Hoss_TBF’ tried to fight back. Here, the player flopped three nines. Just like last time, confidence wasn’t needed, but brought anyway, as the turn brought the case nine to give ‘Hoss’ the win and a $12,000 hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5426600307: Table Tiger (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 21:00:33 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($87,003)
Seat 2: Eila ($32,807.50)
Eila posts the small blind of $250
Hoss_TBF posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,500
Eila calls $500
*** FLOP *** [9d 9h 5s]
Hoss_TBF bets $500
Eila calls $500
*** TURN *** [9d 9h 5s] [9s]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila raises to $2,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $3,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [9d 9h 5s 9s] [Jh]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hoss_TBF shows [Kc 9c] four of a kind, Nines
Eila mucks
Hoss_TBF wins the pot ($11,999.50) with four of a kind, Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [9d 9h 5s 9s Jh]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (big blind) collected ($11,999.50)
Seat 2: Eila (small blind) mucked

As we saw all night, however, ‘Eila’ answered. This time, an ace kicker was enough to propel ‘Eila’ to the winners circle as both players flopped the top pair on the board. The ace was worth $10,000 here.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5426849744: Table Norway (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 21:20:07 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($73,609.50)
Seat 2: Eila ($71,134)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $250
Eila posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila raises to $1,500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** FLOP *** [7c 5c 4c]
Eila bets $500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** TURN *** [7c 5c 4c] [2d]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [7c 5c 4c 2d] [Js]
Eila checks
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hoss_TBF shows [7d Th] a pair of Sevens
Eila shows [Ad 7s] a pair of Sevens
Eila wins the pot ($9,999.50) with a pair of Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [7c 5c 4c 2d Js]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (small blind) showed [7d Th] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 2: Eila (big blind) showed [Ad 7s] and won ($9,999.50) with a pair of Sevens

Again, luck plays a factor in all big nights, and tonight was no different. Pocket jacks are a powerful hand, especially heads up. Especially when you flop a set. ‘Eila’ used the flopped set to win the following hand and $12,000.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5426866842: Table Norway (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 21:21:26 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($72,858.50)
Seat 2: Eila ($71,883.50)
Hoss_TBF posts the small blind of $250
Eila posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,000
Eila has 15 seconds left to act
Eila raises to $1,500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** FLOP *** [6h Ks Jh]
Eila bets $500
Hoss_TBF calls $500
*** TURN *** [6h Ks Jh] [5d]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $2,000
Eila raises to $3,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [6h Ks Jh 5d] [2s]
Eila bets $1,000
Hoss_TBF calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eila shows [Js Jc] three of a kind, Jacks
Hoss_TBF mucks
Eila wins the pot ($11,999.50) with three of a kind, Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [6h Ks Jh 5d 2s]
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (small blind) mucked
Seat 2: Eila (big blind) collected ($11,999.50)

‘Hoss’ took some money back in the final hand of the session. On quite a scary board, Ace King was good enough to take down $10,000 when ‘Hoss’ flopped top pair/top kicker.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5427300963: Table Tiger (heads up) – $500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 21:55:04 ET – 2008/02/27
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF ($66,475)
Seat 2: Eila ($83,276.50)
Eila posts the small blind of $250
Hoss_TBF posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,500
Eila calls $500
*** FLOP *** [Th Kh Jh]
Hoss_TBF bets $500
Eila raises to $1,000
Hoss_TBF raises to $1,500
Eila calls $500
*** TURN *** [Th Kh Jh] [9d]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** RIVER *** [Th Kh Jh 9d] [4d]
Hoss_TBF bets $1,000
Eila calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hoss_TBF shows [Ah Ks] a pair of Kings
Eila mucks
Hoss_TBF wins the pot ($9,999.50) with a pair of Kings
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $10,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Th Kh Jh 9d 4d]

Overall, the night belonged to ‘Eila.’ Short buying paid off, and was worth well over $20,000. However, ‘Hoss_TBF’ is a well known high stakes Limit Texas Hold ‘Em player, and will live to play another day.
Seat 1: Hoss_TBF (big blind) collected ($9,999.50)
Seat 2: Eila (small blind) mucked