Isildur1 Defeats Tony G in SuperStar ShowdownMysterious Swede Finishes in the Black $44,820 |
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Team PokerStars Pro Isildur1 and poker veteran Antanas “Tony G” Guoga did battle on the virtual felt Sunday in the second installment of the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown. After a long fight featuring vicious swings, Isildur1 came out on top $44,820 after 2,500 hands of $50-$100 pot-limit Omaha and no-limit hold’em.
The match was aggressive from the start, as Guoga jumped out to an early lead by winning $23,850 after just 207 hands. Guoga continued to run smoking hot, coming out on the right side of the coolers and winning the majority of all-in confrontations. By hand 561, the Lithuanian was in the black $47,000.
With his substantial lead after slightly more than 20 percent of the hands completed, Guoga had some needling for his high-stakes foe:
Tony G: u feeling ok my man
Tony G: u getting owned by a total donk old man
Tony G: start pressing sme all in buttons boy
Tony G: are you even
Tony G: QUALIFIED
Tony G: are you COMI to this
However, after the barrage of trash talk, Isildur1 picked up a large pot worth more than $40,000 to cut his opponent’s lead in half. Both players turned the nuts on a K
9 2
J
board in pot-limit Omaha. However, Isildur1 had a redraw to Broadway and hit it on the river.
Even though at times it seemed Isildur1 was mounting a comeback, Guoga remained determined to keep his lead. It wasn’t long before Guoga’s lead had blossomed to more than $60,000. He had some aggressive words for Isildur1 at this point, calling his opponent a “donk” and saying that he controlled the Swede “like a baby.”
However, by hand 1,000, Isildur1 had cut his deficit to slightly more than $20,000. Everything soon began to unravel for Guoga at this point, and it wasn’t long before Isildur1 had squeaked into the black a couple thousand dollars near the midway point of the contest. Things began to completely fall apart after Guoga overplayed some hands in pot-limit Omaha. When the SuperStar Showdown had passed the 1,250-hand mark, Isildur1 was sitting on nearly $80,000 in profits.
The swings were nowhere close to over, however. By hand 1,517, Guoga was back in the black by a small margin. Isildur1 came storming back by winning the SuperStar Showdown’s first six-figure pot — and the largest hand of the duel with Guoga.
The confrontation started when Isildur1 raised to $300. Guoga called, and they saw a J 7 2 flop. Guoga led for $600, and Isildur1 raised to $2,400. Guoga made it $7,800, and Isildur1 called. The 5
landed on the turn, and Guoga fired $16,200. Isildur1 called. The river brought the 9, and Guoga shoved for $37,850. Isildur1 called, having his opponent slightly covered. Guoga exposed the J 7 6 6 for jacks and sevens, but was no good against the Q 10 9 8 of Isildur1. The Swede raked in the massive $124,300 pot and jumped out to a $78,000 lead.
Guoga once again chipped away at the lead and was in the black. However, Isildur1 pounded his opponent with another six-figure win, and he was ahead. After the match reached the 2,000-hand mark, Isildur1 never lost his lead. Although Guoga cut into Isildur1’s profits significantly after a few pots, the Scandinavian kept everything under control for the last 20 percent of the battle. When the dust had settled, Isildur1 was in the black $44,820.
Despite the fierce trash talk earlier in the contest, Guoga had some kind words for his opponent, calling him a “real star” and offering congratulations. Guoga also admitted that he “played really bad PLO,” as nearly all of Isildur1’s profits came in the discipline.
Isildur1’s short and brilliant poker career, up until this point, has been dominated by vicious swings. His war with Guoga on Sunday was a microcosm of what makes the mysterious high-stakes sensation so popular in the poker world.
Here is a look at the table-by-table profits from the match (Credit PokerStars):
After 625 hands at table Showdown1 (no-limit hold’em), both players were even.
After 625 hands at table Showdown2 (no-limit hold’em), Isildur1 earned $500.00 profit.
After 625 hands at table Showdown3 (pot-limit Omaha), Isildur1 earned $158,470.00 profit.
After 625 hands at table Showdown4 (pot-limit Omaha), Guoga earned $114,150.00 profit.
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