05

Feb

2008

Sahamies Scores $181K Thunderdome Win Over Ivey

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The gambling Fin Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies sat down on Full Tilt Poker table Ivey Thunderdome to play some heads-up $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha against Phil Ivey himself. Their match lasted only 45 minutes with one reload by Ivey after he was short. Taking down nine of the eleven biggest hands — including a huge $132K pot –, Sahamies easily controlled the 110+ hand matchup. In the end, Sahamies would finish with a big $181K win over Ivey.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5136344419: Table Ivey Thunderdome
$500/$1000 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 19:31:02 ET – 2008/02/05
Seat 1: Phil Ivey ($73,988.50)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($125,988.50)
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 *** J 5 9
Phil Ivey bets $5,000
Ziigmund calls $5,000
*** TURN *** J 5 9 2
Phil Ivey bets $14,000
Ziigmund raises to $58,000
Phil Ivey calls $44,000
*** RIVER *** J 5 9 2 4
Phil Ivey checks
Ziigmund bets $59,988.50, and is all in
Phil Ivey folds
Ziigmund mucks
Ziigmund wins the pot ($131,999.50)