Online Poker -- Ilari Sahamies Gets it in as 96-Percent FavoriteFinnish Pro Starts Session Strong but Eventually Gets Caught Bluffing Versus Ashton 'theASHMAN103' Griffin |
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Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies has been a headliner recently in the high-stakes online world — and the past few days have been no different.
On Full Tilt Poker late Tuesday night, Sahamies sat down at the virtual felt for some pot-limit Omaha deep action against the likes of Jared “harrington25” Bleznick, Ashton “theASHMAN103” Griffin, and Brian Hastings. The session lasted a couple hours, and when it was over the Finnish pro was down nearly $100,000 on the day.
Although Sahamies was winning at one point in the session, he eventually gave back all his profits on a bluff. Here is a look at a large pot between Sahamies and Griffin, which put Sahamies in the black early.
The Scenario:
| Game/Blinds | Pot-Limit Omaha Deep | $300-$600 |
| Player | Ilari Sahamies | Ashton Griffin |
| Stack Size | $65,476 | $123,432 |
| Hand | A K J 9 |
A 10 Q 7 |
The Action:
The confrontation started when Griffin raised to $1,800 from button. Sahamies was next to act, and he three-bet to $6,300. Hastings folded from the big blind. Griffin four-bet to $19,800, and Sahamies made the call.
The flop came J J
6, and Sahamies checked. Griffin bet the pot for slightly more than $40,000. Sahamies moved all in for about $5,000 more, and his opponent called. According to Card Player’s Omaha odds calculator, Sahamies wins about 96 percent of the time on the flop — a rarity in pot-limit Omaha.
The 9 fell on the turn, giving Sahamies a full house and the lock on the hand. The meaningless 4 fell on the river, and Sahamies raked in the $131,652 pot.
Although Sahamies won the aforementioned pot early in the session, he ran an ill-fated bluff against the flopped quad fours of Griffin later in the evening. The misplay cost Sahamies more than $90,000, which erased his profits from earlier.
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