“vlindermes” Schools Dwan, Scores $137K Limit Hold’em Win

High stakes poker players “vlindermes” and Tom “durrrr” Dwan got involved in quite a heads-up $1000/$2000 Limit Hold’em battle during the morning hours on Full Tilt Poker. They went at it for over five hours playing as much as up to three tables at once. They logged in hands on tables Kern, Seth, Shore Point, and Quail Ridge with Dwan being up almost $180K after 95 minutes of play. However, “vlindermes” would go on the comeback trail and raked in over $315K through the next three and a half hours of action. After a total of 1,280 hands played, “vlindermes” had booked an impressive $137K+ overall win against Dwan.

HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #17750456548: Table Shore Point (heads up)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 8:00:35 ET – 2010/01/20
Seat 1: vlindermes ($49,492.50)
Seat 2: durrrr ($50,488.50)
durrrr posts the small blind of $500
vlindermes posts the big blind of $1000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
durrrr raises to $2,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
vlindermes checks
durrrr bets $1,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
vlindermes checks
durrrr bets $2,000
vlindermes raises to $4,000
durrrr raises to $6,000
vlindermes calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
vlindermes checks
durrrr bets $2,000
vlindermes raises to $4,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** SHOWDOWN ***
vlindermes three of a kind, Eights
durrrr shows a straight, Nine high
durrrr wins the pot ($25,999.50) with a straight, Nine high

HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #17750887488: Table Seth (heads up)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 8:30:32 ET – 2010/01/20
Seat 1: vlindermes ($57,995.50)
Seat 2: durrrr ($143,957)
vlindermes posts the small blind of $500
durrrr posts the big blind of $1000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
vlindermes raises to $2,000
durrrr raises to $3,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
durrrr bets $1,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
durrrr bets $2,000
vlindermes raises to $4,000
durrrr raises to $6,000
vlindermes raises to $8,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
durrrr checks
vlindermes bets $2,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** SHOWDOWN ***
vlindermes shows a straight, Queen high
durrrr mucks
vlindermes wins the pot ($27,999.50) with a straight, Queen high

HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #17750972430: Table Shore Point (heads up)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 8:36:25 ET – 2010/01/20
Seat 1: vlindermes ($86,977)
Seat 2: durrrr ($52,977.50)
vlindermes posts the small blind of $500
durrrr posts the big blind of $1000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
vlindermes raises to $2,000
durrrr raises to $3,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
durrrr bets $1,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
durrrr bets $2,000
vlindermes raises to $4,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
durrrr checks
vlindermes bets $2,000
durrrr raises to $4,000
vlindermes raises to $6,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** SHOWDOWN ***
vlindermes shows a flush, Ace high
durrrr mucks
vlindermes wins the pot ($25,999.50) with a flush, Ace high

HAND D
Full Tilt Poker Game #17752256952: Table Quail Ridge (heads up)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 9:58:44 ET – 2010/01/20
Seat 1: vlindermes ($82,979)
Seat 2: durrrr ($16,979)
vlindermes posts the small blind of $500
durrrr posts the big blind of $1000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
durrrr raises to $2,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
vlindermes checks
durrrr bets $1,000
vlindermes raises to $2,000
durrrr calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
durrrr checks
vlindermes bets $2,000
durrrr raises to $4,000
vlindermes raises to $6,000
durrrr raises to $8,000
vlindermes calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
vlindermes checks
durrrr bets $2,000
vlindermes raises to $4,000
durrrr raises to $4,979, and is all in
vlindermes calls $979
*** SHOWDOWN ***
durrrr shows a straight, Seven high
vlindermes mucks
durrrr wins the pot ($33,957.50) with a straight, Seven high

HAND E
Full Tilt Poker Game #17752324021: Table Quail Ridge (heads up)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 10:03:04 ET – 2010/01/20
Seat 1: vlindermes ($62,499)
Seat 2: durrrr ($37,456)
vlindermes posts the small blind of $500
durrrr posts the big blind of $1000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
vlindermes raises to $2,000
durrrr calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
durrrr checks
vlindermes bets $1,000
durrrr calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
durrrr checks
vlindermes bets $2,000
durrrr raises to $4,000
vlindermes raises to $6,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
durrrr checks
vlindermes bets $2,000
durrrr raises to $4,000
vlindermes calls $2,000
*** SHOWDOWN ***
vlindermes shows two pair, Queens and Sevens
durrrr shows a pair of Fives
vlindermes wins the pot ($25,999.50) with two pair, Queens and Sevens

HAND F
Full Tilt Poker Game #17752632717: Table Kern (heads up)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 10:21:00 ET – 2010/01/20
Seat 1: vlindermes ($12,998)
Seat 2: durrrr ($46,996.50)
vlindermes posts the small blind of $500
durrrr posts the big blind of $1000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
vlindermes raises to $2,000
durrrr raises to $3,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
durrrr bets $1,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
durrrr bets $2,000
vlindermes raises to $4,000
durrrr raises to $6,000
vlindermes raises to $8,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
durrrr bets $2,000
vlindermes calls $998, and is all in
*** SHOWDOWN ***
durrrr shows two pair, Queens and Fives
vlindermes mucks
durrrr wins the pot ($25,995.50) with two pair, Queens and Fives

HAND G
Full Tilt Poker Game #17752777757: Table Shore Point (heads up)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 10:29:20 ET – 2010/01/20
Seat 1: vlindermes ($152,350)
Seat 2: durrrr ($51,995)
durrrr posts the small blind of $500
vlindermes posts the big blind of $1000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
durrrr raises to $2,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
vlindermes bets $1,000
durrrr raises to $2,000
vlindermes raises to $3,000
durrrr calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
vlindermes bets $2,000
durrrr raises to $4,000
vlindermes raises to $6,000
durrrr raises to $8,000
vlindermes calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
vlindermes bets $2,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** SHOWDOWN ***
vlindermes a full house, Queens full of Nines
durrrr mucks
vlindermes wins the pot ($29,999.50) with a full house, Queens full of Nines

HAND H
Full Tilt Poker Game #17753300289: Table Shore Point (heads up)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 10:58:24 ET – 2010/01/20
Seat 1: vlindermes ($230,321)
Seat 2: durrrr ($14,994)
durrrr posts the small blind of $500
vlindermes posts the big blind of $1000
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
durrrr raises to $2,000
vlindermes raises to $3,000
durrrr calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
vlindermes bets $1,000
durrrr raises to $2,000
vlindermes calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
vlindermes checks
durrrr bets $2,000
vlindermes raises to $4,000
durrrr raises to $6,000
vlindermes calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
vlindermes checks
durrrr bets $2,000
vlindermes calls $2,000
*** SHOWDOWN ***
durrrr three of a kind, Queens
vlindermes mucks
durrrr wins the pot ($25,999.50) with three of a kind, Queens

HAND I
Full Tilt Poker Game #17753857661: Table Shore Point (heads up)
$1000/$2000 – Limit Hold’em – 11:27:26 ET – 2010/01/20
Seat 1: vlindermes ($209,308)
Seat 2: durrrr ($35,976.50)
vlindermes posts the small blind of $500
durrrr posts the big blind of $1000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
vlindermes raises to $2,000
durrrr calls $1,000
*** FLOP ***
durrrr checks
vlindermes bets $1,000
durrrr raises to $2,000
vlindermes raises to $3,000
durrrr calls $1,000
*** TURN ***
durrrr checks
vlindermes bets $2,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** RIVER ***
durrrr checks
vlindermes bets $2,000
durrrr raises to $4,000
vlindermes raises to $6,000
durrrr calls $2,000
*** SHOWDOWN ***
vlindermes shows two pair, Jacks and Eights
durrrr mucks
vlindermes wins the pot ($25,999.50) with two pair, Jacks and Eights