Sahamies Defeats Galfond With $59K NL Hold’em Win

High stakes professionals Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies and Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond sat down on Full Tilt Poker table Ringer to play some heads-up $300/$600 No-Limit Hold’em. They went back and forth for around 40 minutes with Sahamies taking down most of the larger hands. In the end, Sahamies left the table with a $59K+ win to go challenge Ivey in the Thunderdome.

HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #4966617745: Table Ringer (heads up)
$300/$600 – No Limit Hold’em – 13:53:26 ET – 2008/01/23
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken ($60,598)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($66,997)
OMGClayAiken posts the small blind of $300
Ziigmund posts the big blind of $600
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
OMGClayAiken raises to $1,800
Ziigmund calls $1,200
*** FLOP ***
Ziigmund checks
OMGClayAiken bets $3,000
Ziigmund calls $3,000
*** TURN ***
Ziigmund checks
OMGClayAiken bets $7,800
Ziigmund calls $7,800
*** RIVER ***
Ziigmund checks
OMGClayAiken checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
OMGClayAiken shows a pair of Queens
Ziigmund shows a straight, King high
Ziigmund wins the pot ($25,199.50) with a straight, King high

HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #4966662326: Table Ringer (heads up)
$300/$600 – No Limit Hold’em – 13:58:22 ET – 2008/01/23
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken ($65,298)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($73,396)
OMGClayAiken posts the small blind of $300
Ziigmund posts the big blind of $600
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
OMGClayAiken raises to $1,800
Ziigmund calls $1,200
*** FLOP ***
Ziigmund checks
OMGClayAiken bets $3,000
Ziigmund calls $3,000
*** TURN ***
Ziigmund bets $6,000
OMGClayAiken has requested TIME
OMGClayAiken calls $6,000
*** RIVER ***
Ziigmund has requested TIME
Ziigmund bets $17,700
OMGClayAiken has requested TIME
OMGClayAiken calls $17,700
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ziigmund shows three of a kind, Jacks
OMGClayAiken mucks
Ziigmund wins the pot ($56,999.50) with three of a kind, Jacks

HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #4966728636: Table Ringer (heads up)
$300/$600 – No Limit Hold’em – 14:05:47 ET – 2008/01/23
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken ($68,998.50)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($99,594.50)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $300
OMGClayAiken posts the big blind of $600
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Ziigmund raises to $1,800
OMGClayAiken raises to $6,500
Ziigmund calls $4,700
*** FLOP ***
OMGClayAiken bets $8,400
Ziigmund calls $8,400
*** TURN ***
OMGClayAiken checks
Ziigmund checks
*** RIVER ***
OMGClayAiken bets $18,000
Ziigmund folds
OMGClayAiken mucks
OMGClayAiken wins the pot ($29,799.50)

HAND D
Full Tilt Poker Game #4966824152: Table Ringer (heads up)
$300/$600 – No Limit Hold’em – 14:15:43 ET – 2008/01/23
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken ($79,395.25)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($89,192.25)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $300
OMGClayAiken posts the big blind of $600
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Ziigmund raises to $1,800
OMGClayAiken raises to $6,500
Ziigmund calls $4,700
*** FLOP ***
OMGClayAiken bets $8,400
Ziigmund raises to $23,100
OMGClayAiken has requested TIME
OMGClayAiken folds
Ziigmund mucks
Ziigmund wins the pot ($29,799.50)