It’s always a jaw dropping moment when seemingly normal men put gargantuan sums of money at stake, thereby putting their lives at the hands of fate. So when Patrik Antonius and the mysterious Isildur1 sat down for an epic session that resulted to the biggest pot in the history of online poker, a whopping $878,958.50, the whole poker community buzzed with unrepressed excitement. The fight for the largest pot was riveting, but it was Patrik Antonius who took home the bacon and, subsequently, the honor of holding the record.
Isildur1’s Outrageous Bets
Just recently, Isildur1 delivered a sound beating to the bank account of Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, costing the latter close to $3 million dollars. It was in these recent sessions with Dwan that the third largest pot in online poker was won by the mysterious dark horse, Isildur1. Dwan, despite his famed prowess at the game, failed to retaliate. Antonius, however, was like an avenging angel for his new Full Tilt Teammate with this most recent win. Effectively earning a place in the record books for winning the largest pot in online poker – a massive $878,958.50 – Antonius managed to cut the enigmatic Isildur1 down to size. They were playing four $500/$1000 heads-up deep pot-limit Omaha at a time – very, very high stakes. Almost all of their bets reached stunning six-figures. Both parties started out with approximately 500,000 each. The most outrageous pot that occurred, however, was when, after a flurry of hands and a series of checks, Antonius pulled an all-in with his $415,479.50. You can probably imagine how intimidating an all-in move this humongous would be. But, to Isildur1, the decision only warranted a slight pause before he finally made the call, giving birth to the monster $878,958.50 pot. On a board of 5h-7h-Qs-Ad, Isildur1 had As-Ks-Qd-10h while Antonius had Ah-Qc-9s-6h. The world stood still as the two players waited for the river. It could go either way. With any card with from the suit of hearts, Antonius could get a heart flush. And with an 8 of any suit, he could go for a straight. Isildur1, however, only needed any king or jack that wasn’t of the suit of hearts. Then, when the turn was revealed, and an 8d came out, the monster pot was immediately shifted to Antonius.
Former Record Eclipsed
Tom Dwan’s records, $702,925 for online pot-limit Omaha with Ilari Sahamies and $723,938 with Di “Urindanger” Dang, were immediately eclipsed by the gigantic $878,958.50 pot. This time, Antonius and Isildur1 would be the new record holders for both categories.
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