Kelopuro Bests Ivey, Books $154K Win In $500/$1000 No-Limit Hold’em

Sitting on Full Tilt Poker table GusHeaven, high stakes professionals Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro and Phil Ivey played some heads-up $500/$1000 No-Limit Hold’em. They ended up playing a little over 20 minutes of action as Kelopuro took down the seven largest hands of the match. In just 41 hands of action, Kelopuro managed to book a solid $154K+ win over Ivey.

HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #10167323400: Table GusHeaven (6 max)
$500/$1000 – No Limit Hold’em – 10:46:05 ET – 2009/01/21
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($75,997)
Seat 5: LarsLuzak ($123,997)
Phil Ivey posts the small blind of $500
LarsLuzak posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Phil Ivey raises to $3,000
LarsLuzak calls $2,000
*** FLOP ***
LarsLuzak checks
Phil Ivey bets $4,000
LarsLuzak calls $4,000
*** TURN ***
LarsLuzak checks
Phil Ivey bets $12,000
LarsLuzak calls $12,000
*** RIVER ***
LarsLuzak checks
Phil Ivey bets $32,000
LarsLuzak calls $32,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Phil Ivey shows a pair of Twos
LarsLuzak shows two pair, Kings and Twos
LarsLuzak wins the pot ($101,999.50) with two pair, Kings and Twos

HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #10167341784: Table GusHeaven (6 max)
$500/$1000 – No Limit Hold’em – 10:47:44 ET – 2009/01/21
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($25,497)
Seat 5: LarsLuzak ($174,496.50)
Phil Ivey posts the small blind of $500
LarsLuzak posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Phil Ivey raises to $3,000
LarsLuzak raises to $174,496.50, and is all in
Phil Ivey calls $22,497, and is all in
LarsLuzak shows
Phil Ivey shows
*** FLOP ***
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
LarsLuzak shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
Phil Ivey shows two pair, Jacks and Fours
LarsLuzak wins the pot ($50,993.50) with two pair, Jacks and Nines

HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #10167385060: Table GusHeaven (6 max)
$500/$1000 – No Limit Hold’em – 10:51:30 ET – 2009/01/21
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($109,998.50)
Seat 5: LarsLuzak ($189,992.50)
LarsLuzak posts the small blind of $500
Phil Ivey posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
LarsLuzak raises to $3,000
Phil Ivey calls $2,000
*** FLOP ***
Phil Ivey checks
LarsLuzak bets $4,000
Phil Ivey calls $4,000
*** TURN ***
Phil Ivey checks
LarsLuzak bets $11,000
Phil Ivey raises to $32,000
LarsLuzak has requested TIME
LarsLuzak calls $21,000
*** RIVER ***
Phil Ivey checks
LarsLuzak checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Phil Ivey shows a pair of Fives
LarsLuzak shows a pair of Jacks
LarsLuzak wins the pot ($77,999.50) with a pair of Jacks