Sahamies Scores $200K Thunderdome Win Over Ivey

There was some sick action going down on Full Tilt Poker table Ivey Thunderdome when Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies met up with Phil Ivey for some heads-up $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha. The battle last over half an hour and saw two monster pots take place. A $213K hand and a $322K hand were played and unfortunately for Ivey, they were both taken down by Sahamies. Ivey could only laugh as he quickly shipped $200K to his opponent before he quit the match.

HAND A
Full  Til t Poker Game #4447435491: Table Ivey Thunderdome
$500/$1000 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 16:01:16 ET – 2007/12/09
Seat 1: Phil Ivey ($106,494)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($147,496.50)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $500
Phil Ivey posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Ziigmund raises to $3,000
Phil Ivey calls $2,000
*** FLOP ***
Phil Ivey checks
Ziigmund bets $3,000
Phil Ivey raises to $14,000
Ziigmund calls $11,000
*** TURN ***
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Phil Ivey bets $30,000
Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Ziigmund calls $30,000
*** RIVER ***
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Phil Ivey bets $59,494, and is all in
Ziigmund calls $59,494
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Phil Ivey shows a straight, Five high
Ziigmund shows a flush, Ace high
Ziigmund wins the pot ($212,987.50) with a flush, Ace high
Phil Ivey is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $212,988 | Rake $0.50
Board:
Seat 1: Phil Ivey (big blind) showed and lost with a straight, Five high
Seat 2: Ziigmund (small blind) showed and won ($212,987.50) with a flush, Ace high

HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #4447666618: Table Ivey Thunderdome
$500/$1000 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 16:23:47 ET – 2007/12/09
Seat 1: Phil Ivey ($160,991.50)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($192,980)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $500
Phil Ivey posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Ziigmund raises to $3,000
Phil Ivey calls $2,000
*** FLOP ***
Phil Ivey checks
Ziigmund bets $6,000
Phil Ivey raises to $21,000
Ziigmund calls $15,000
*** TURN ***
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Phil Ivey bets $45,000
Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Ziigmund raises to $168,980, and is all in
Phil Ivey calls $91,991.50, and is all in
Ziigmund shows
Phil Ivey shows
Uncalled bet of $31,988.50 returned to Ziigmund
*** RIVER ***
Ziigmund shows four of a kind, Twos
Phil Ivey shows three of a kind, Nines
Ziigmund wins the pot ($321,982.50) with four of a kind, Twos
Phil Ivey is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $321,983 | Rake $0.50
Board:
Seat 1: Phil Ivey (big blind) showed and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 2: Ziigmund (small blind) showed and won ($321,982.50) with four of a kind, Twos