Phil Ivey Dominating Limit 2-7 Triple DrawPatrik Antonius and Kagome Kagome Continue Limit Hold'em Warfare |
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Patrik Antonius has won and lost more than $1 million against his German Opponent, Kagome Kagome
Patrik Antonius and limit hold’em specialist Kagome Kagome (formerly IHateJuice) sat down at the virtual felt Wednesday morning for some $3,000-$6,000 action. The biggest pot of the session went to Antonius, helping him secure a small win for the day against his fixed-limit nemesis.
The large confrontation started when Kagome Kagome had the button and raised to $6,000. Antonius just called with the 4 4
. The flop came 10
10
4
, and Antonius checked. Kagome Kagome bet $3,000, and Antonius check-raised. Kagome Kagome made it $9,000, and Antonius called.
The turn brought the 7, and Antonius checked. Kagome Kagome bet $6,000, but Antonius check-raised to $12,000. Kagome Kagome called. The J
landed on the river, and Antonius bet out. Kagome Kagome called and mucked when Antonius exposed his boat. The Finnish pro raked in the $66,000 pot.
The session ended with the following chat:
Kagome Kagome: u started with 2 buttons
Patrik Antonius: gg too tired
Kagome Kagome: so let me play mine if u leave
Patrik Antonius: np
Kagome Kagome: thx sir
Patrik Antonius: play tomorrow maybe
Antonius had stack sizes of $111,000 and $560,000 on the two tables, while Kagome Kagome had stacks of $317,000 and $195,000, respectively.
As of around 11 a.m. PST, Phil Ivey and fishosaurusREX were doing battle at $1,500-$3,000 limit deuce-to-seven triple draw. Ivey was crushing his opponent for more than six figures and showed no signs of relinquishing control of the heads-up match. The match was ongoing at the time of this article’s release.
On Saturday, there was more six-figure flipping from unknown online player urubu111 on PokerStars. At stakes of $50-$100, urubu111’s opponent open shoved on the button for $145,000 with the Q
J
, and urubu111 called all in for $100,000 with the 3
3
. The board ran out 6
3
2
6
8
, and urubu111 scooped $200,000.
Other winners from the past week include Bryn “BrynKenney” Kenney, Gus Hansen, and Alexey “LuckyGump” Makarov, who were all in the black about $100,000. Ben “Sauce1234” Sulsky made about $70,000 over the past seven days, and Dan “jungleman12” Cates won about $65,000 this past week playing much smaller than normal. Cates played some $25-$50 pot-limit Omaha on Monday.
Be sure to check back Friday at CardPlayer.com for more high-stakes coverage!