Ziigmund wins the second biggest pot in history

Published on Monday, June 01, 2009 10:02:29 AM

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies and Tom "durrrr" Dwan obviously don't think it's enough with $500/$1,000 in blinds, which is the biggest level at Full Tilt Poker. This weekend Ilari and Tom decided to increase the stakes a bit and introduced a mandatory raise and reraise before the flop, regardless the hand resulting in a $3,000/$9,000 blinds. It ended with Ilari winning the second biggest pot ever, $702,000.

They played Pot Limit Omaha and after the mandatory raises, Tom raised the pot to $27,000 with Qs 8s Td 5d and Ilari called with Jd 9d 7s 8c. The Flop came 2s Js Th which gave Ilari a so called wrap-draw and a top pair and a flush-draw and a gutshot straight for Tom. Both players checked their hands and turn came 7d which gave Ilari the nut straight with his 98. He made a pot size bet ($54,000) and Tom decided to semi bluff and reraised to $216,000. Ilari went all-in for his remaining $324,000 and Tom made the call. River came Jc which gave Ilari a winning full house with J7.

Despite the loss in this hand Tom Dwan is plus over $1,8 million for the month of may, which states the incredible swings in high stakes online poker Ilari is plus $450,000 after a successful weekend. The biggest loosers during may was Gus Hansen, Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro and Phil Ivey who have lost between $800 000 and $1,3 million.

You will find Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies at the highest limits at Power Poker