While Santa was out amking his deliveries throughout the world, some ultra high stakes poker was going down on Full Tilt Poker table Ivey Thunderdome. Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies and Phil Ivey met up for some heads-up $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Not too many fireworks occured during the match as Ivey decided to quit after less than an hour of play with just a $24K+ loss to his opponent.
HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #4618478233: Table Ivey Thunderdome
$500/$1000 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6:38:45 ET – 2007/12/25
Seat 1: Phil Ivey ($106,273)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($120,718.50)
Phil Ivey posts the small blind of $500
Ziigmund posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Phil Ivey raises to $3,000
Ziigmund calls $2,000
*** FLOP ***
Ziigmund checks
Phil Ivey bets $4,000
Ziigmund calls $4,000
*** TURN ***![]()
Ziigmund bets $14,000
Phil Ivey raises to $44,000
Ziigmund folds
Phil Ivey mucks
Phil Ivey wins the pot ($41,999.50)HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #4618490968: Table Ivey Thunderdome
$500/$1000 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6:42:21 ET – 2007/12/25
Seat 1: Phil Ivey ($151,271)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($103,999)
Phil Ivey posts the small blind of $500
Ziigmund posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Phil Ivey raises to $3,000
Ziigmund raises to $9,000
Phil Ivey calls $6,000
*** FLOP ***
Ziigmund checks
Phil Ivey checks
*** TURN ***![]()
Ziigmund bets $18,000
Phil Ivey calls $18,000
*** RIVER ***![]()
Ziigmund checks
Phil Ivey bets $47,000
Ziigmund folds
Phil Ivey mucks
Phil Ivey wins the pot ($53,999.50)HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #4618504353: Table Ivey Thunderdome
$500/$1000 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6:46:14 ET – 2007/12/25
Seat 1: Phil Ivey ($146,770.50)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($131,497)
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 calls $3,000
*** TURN ***![]()
Phil Ivey checks
Ziigmund bets $10,000
Phil Ivey calls $10,000
*** RIVER ***![]()
Phil Ivey bets $26,000
Ziigmund raises to $110,000
Phil Ivey folds
Ziigmund mucks
Ziigmund wins the pot ($83,999.50)

HAND D
Full Tilt Poker Game #4618539363: Table Ivey Thunderdome
$500/$1000 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6:56:15 ET – 2007/12/25
Seat 1: Phil Ivey ($103,266.50)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($174,992.50)
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 checks
*** TURN ***![]()
Phil Ivey bets $4,000
Ziigmund calls $4,000
*** RIVER ***![]()
Phil Ivey checks
Ziigmund bets $10,000
Phil Ivey calls $10,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ziigmund showsa flush, King high
Phil Ivey mucks
Ziigmund wins the pot ($33,999.50) with a flush, King high




















a flush, King high