Benyamine Battles “big grapes”; $62K Limit Hold’em Win

The high stakes Frenchman David Benyamine met up with the player known as “big grapes” on Full Tilt Poker table Tiger for some heads-up $500/$1000 Limit Hold’em. They would go on to play for nearly seven hours with Benyamine pulling in 11 of the top 15 hands of the match. After 1,132 hands of action, Benyamine would book an impressive $62K+ win over his opponent.

HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #5548096535: Table Tiger (heads up)
$500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 4:25:50 ET – 2008/03/08
Seat 1: big grapes ($60,950)
Seat 2: David Benyamine ($58,943)
David Benyamine posts the small blind of $250
big grapes posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
David Benyamine raises to $1,000
big grapes raises to $1,500
David Benyamine calls $500
*** FLOP ***
big grapes bets $500
David Benyamine raises to $1,000
big grapes raises to $1,500
David Benyamine raises to $2,000
big grapes calls $500
*** TURN ***
big grapes bets $1,000
David Benyamine raises to $2,000
big grapes calls $1,000
*** RIVER ***
big grapes checks
David Benyamine bets $1,000
big grapes calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
David Benyamine shows a flush, Ten high
big grapes mucks
David Benyamine wins the pot ($12,999.50) with a flush, Ten high

HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #5548868814: Table Tiger (heads up)
$500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 6:49:30 ET – 2008/03/08
Seat 1: big grapes ($93,424)
Seat 2: David Benyamine ($25,653)
big grapes posts the small blind of $250
David Benyamine posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
big grapes raises to $1,000
David Benyamine calls $500
*** FLOP ***
David Benyamine bets $500
big grapes raises to $1,000
David Benyamine calls $500
*** TURN ***
David Benyamine checks
big grapes bets $1,000
David Benyamine raises to $2,000
big grapes raises to $3,000
David Benyamine raises to $4,000
big grapes calls $1,000
*** RIVER ***
David Benyamine bets $1,000
big grapes calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
David Benyamine shows a straight, Eight high
big grapes mucks
David Benyamine wins the pot ($13,999.50) with a straight, Eight high

HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #5549015527: Table Tiger (heads up)
$500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 7:16:54 ET – 2008/03/08
Seat 1: big grapes ($59,413)
Seat 2: David Benyamine ($59,636.50)
David Benyamine posts the small blind of $250
big grapes posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
David Benyamine raises to $1,000
big grapes calls $500
*** FLOP ***
big grapes checks
David Benyamine bets $500
big grapes raises to $1,000
David Benyamine calls $500
*** TURN ***
big grapes bets $1,000
David Benyamine raises to $2,000
big grapes raises to $3,000
David Benyamine raises to $4,000
big grapes calls $1,000
*** RIVER ***
big grapes checks
David Benyamine bets $1,000
big grapes calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
David Benyamine shows three of a kind, Fives
big grapes mucks
David Benyamine wins the pot ($13,999.50) with three of a kind, Fives

HAND D
Full Tilt Poker Game #5549764637: Table Tiger (heads up)
$500/$1000 – Limit Hold’em – 9:16:15 ET – 2008/03/08
Seat 1: big grapes ($37,111)
Seat 2: David Benyamine ($42,488.50)
David Benyamine posts the small blind of $250
big grapes posts the big blind of $500
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
David Benyamine raises to $1,000
big grapes raises to $1,500
David Benyamine calls $500
*** FLOP ***
big grapes bets $500
David Benyamine raises to $1,000
big grapes raises to $1,500
David Benyamine raises to $2,000
big grapes calls $500
*** TURN ***
big grapes bets $1,000
David Benyamine raises to $2,000
big grapes calls $1,000
*** RIVER ***
big grapes checks
David Benyamine bets $1,000
big grapes calls $1,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
David Benyamine shows three of a kind, Twos
big grapes mucks
David Benyamine wins the pot ($12,999.50) with three of a kind, Twos