Sahamies Scoops Up $482K Pot-Limit Omaha Win Over Townsend

High stakes gamblers Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies and Brian Townsend sat down on Full Tilt Poker deep-stack table Watson for a heads-up game of $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha. They went at it for around 90 minutes as Sahamies completely dominated Townsend in taking down seven of the eight largest pots of the match. The impressive rush saw Sahamies rack up over $482K in winnings after just 242 hands played against Townsend.

HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #20433304580: Table Watson (heads up, deep)
$200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha – 19:11:22 ET – 2010/04/30
Seat 1: Brian Townsend ($94,798.50)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($110,992.50)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Brian Townsend posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Ziigmund raises to $1,200
Brian Townsend raises to $3,600
Ziigmund calls $2,400
*** FLOP ***
Brian Townsend bets $5,200
Ziigmund calls $5,200
*** TURN ***
Brian Townsend bets $15,200
Ziigmund calls $5,200
*** RIVER ***
Brian Townsend bets $43,000
Ziigmund calls $43,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Brian Townsend shows three of a kind, Aces
Ziigmund mucks
Brian Townsend wins the pot ($133,999.50) with a flush, King high

HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #20433349495: Table Watson (heads up, deep)
$200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha – 19:13:23 ET – 2010/04/30
Seat 1: Brian Townsend ($161,798)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($43,992.50)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Brian Townsend posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Townsend raises to $1,200
Ziigmund raises to $3,600
Brian Townsend raises to $10,800
Ziigmund calls $7,200
*** FLOP ***
Ziigmund checks
Brian Townsend bets $21,600
Ziigmund raises to $33,192.50, and is all in
Brian Townsend calls $11,592.50
Ziigmund shows
Brian Townsend shows
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
Ziigmund shows three of a kind, Jacks
Brian Townsend shows a pair of Aces
Ziigmund wins the pot ($87,984.50) with three of a kind, Jacks

HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #20433571186: Table Watson (heads up, deep)
$200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha – 19:23:32 ET – 2010/04/30
Seat 1: Brian Townsend ($85,599)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($129,581)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Brian Townsend posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Townsend raises to $1,200
Ziigmund raises to $3,600
Brian Townsend calls $2,400
*** FLOP ***
Ziigmund bets $7,200
Brian Townsend raises to $17,400
Ziigmund raises to $30,800
Brian Townsend raises to $44,200
Ziigmund raises to $125,981, and is all in
Brian Townsend folds
Ziigmund mucks
Ziigmund wins the pot ($95,599.50)

HAND D
Full Tilt Poker Game #20433926275: Table Watson (heads up, deep)
$200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha – 19:40:04 ET – 2010/04/30
Seat 1: Brian Townsend ($80,000)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($224,575.50)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Brian Townsend posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Townsend raises to $1,200
Ziigmund raises to $3,600
Brian Townsend calls $2,400
*** FLOP ***
Ziigmund bets $7,200
Brian Townsend calls $7,200
*** TURN ***
Ziigmund bets $21,600
Brian Townsend calls $21,600
*** RIVER ***
Ziigmund bets $16,100
Brian Townsend folds
Ziigmund mucks
Ziigmund wins the pot ($64,799.50)

HAND E
Full Tilt Poker Game #20434150063: Table Watson (heads up, deep)
$200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha – 19:50:31 ET – 2010/04/30
Seat 1: Brian Townsend ($112,598.50)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($239,972.50)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Brian Townsend posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Ziigmund raises to $1,200
Brian Townsend raises to $3,600
Ziigmund raises to $10,800
Brian Townsend calls $7,200
*** FLOP ***
Brian Townsend bets $16,800
Ziigmund calls $16,800
*** TURN ***
Brian Townsend bets $28,800
Ziigmund calls $28,800
*** RIVER ***
Brian Townsend checks
Ziigmund checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Brian Townsend shows a pair of Kings
Ziigmund shows two pair, Aces and Kings
Ziigmund wins the pot ($112,799.50) with two pair, Aces and Kings

HAND F
Full Tilt Poker Game #20434202745: Table Watson (heads up, deep)
$200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha – 19:52:59 ET – 2010/04/30
Seat 1: Brian Townsend ($80,200)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($299,771.50)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Brian Townsend posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Townsend raises to $1,200
Ziigmund calls $800
*** FLOP ***
Ziigmund bets $2,400
Brian Townsend calls $2,400
*** TURN ***
Ziigmund bets $7,200
Brian Townsend calls $7,200
*** RIVER ***
Ziigmund bets $21,600
Brian Townsend calls $21,600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ziigmund shows a straight, Eight high
Brian Townsend mucks
Ziigmund wins the pot ($64,799.50) with a straight, Eight high

HAND G
Full Tilt Poker Game #20434324652: Table Watson (heads up, deep)
$200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha – 20:00:25 ET – 2010/04/30
Seat 1: Brian Townsend ($113,398.50)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($299,170.50)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Brian Townsend posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Townsend raises to $1,200
Ziigmund raises to $3,600
Brian Townsend raises to $10,800
Ziigmund calls $7,200
*** FLOP ***
Ziigmund checks
Brian Townsend checks
*** TURN ***
Ziigmund bets $21,600
Brian Townsend raises to $86,400
Ziigmund raises to $172,800
Brian Townsend calls $14,798, and is all in
Ziigmund shows
Brian Townsend shows
*** RIVER ***
Ziigmund shows a straight, Nine high
Brian Townsend shows two pair, Jacks and Nines
Ziigmund wins the pot ($226,796.50) with a straight, Nine high

HAND H
Full Tilt Poker Game #20434354127: Table Watson (heads up, deep)
$200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha – 20:01:48 ET – 2010/04/30
Seat 1: Brian Townsend ($91,799)
Seat 2: Ziigmund ($400,768)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Brian Townsend posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Ziigmund raises to $1,200
Brian Townsend raises to $3,600
Ziigmund calls $2,400
*** FLOP ***
Brian Townsend bets $5,200
Ziigmund calls $5,200
*** TURN ***
Brian Townsend bets $14,200
Ziigmund calls $14,200
*** RIVER ***
Brian Townsend bets $40,000
Ziigmund calls $40,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Brian Townsend shows a pair of Sixes
Ziigmund shows two pair, Tens and Nines
Ziigmund wins the pot ($125,999.50) with two pair, Tens and Nines