Monday the 16th of November saw the biggest online pot ever change hands between two of the world’s elite players, and it went down at Full Tilt Poker. Antonius was facing off against Isuldur1, the unidentified poker player who has been crushing the poker world’s elite for the last week or so.
The two were playing heads up Pot Limit Omaha with deep stacks – both players had well over $400,000 each when the hand commenced. The players posted blinds, and Antonius received 6h-Ah-Qc-9s while Isuldur1 got Qd-10h-Ks-As. Isuldur1’s hand may look strong, but remember that in Omaha, you’re only allowed to use 2 cards from your 4 card hand. Isuldur1 raised to $3,000 and Antonius called.
The flop came down 5h-7h-Qs, giving both players a pair of Queens but no clear advantage – although Antonius now had possible line on a straight. The betting went up to $21,000 – nothing much at this level – and then the river brought an Ace. Download www.fulltiltpoker.com and try to take down a record pot of your own!
Both players now saw themselves with 2 pairs, and this kicked off a flurry of betting. Antonius raised to $48,000, Isuldur1 cranked it to $192,000, and Antonius responded by going all in. Isuldur1 called it, creating a record breaking pot of $878,959!
Things were extremely tense, but the river card came down 8d, giving Antonius his straight and the largest pot in the history of online poker.
Isuldur1 was left with just $11,000 on the table. His identity remains unknown, but an unsubstantiated rumour is doing the rounds claims that he is Viktor Blom.
