The Online Railbird Report: Scott "URnotINdanger2" Palmer Gets The Better Of Patrik Antonius
The action was lighter than usual at the Full Tilt Poker high-stakes tables the last few days; however, a few pots pots exceeded $200,000. In a duel between Scott "URnotINdanger2" Palmer any Patrik Antonius, Palmer won three to Antonius' none.
Palmer Puts The Hurt On Antonius
Playing $500/$1,000 pot-limit hold'em, Antonius raised to $3,000 on the button and Palmer popped it to $9,000 from the big blind. Antonius called and the flop came down 6♠5♣3♠. Palmer bet $12,000 and Antonius just called, leading to the 8♦ turn card. This time Palmer bet $28,000 and Antonius shoved for just greater than $111,000. A call from Palmer revealed K♣K♠, well ahead of Antonius' K♥4♥. Needing to catch a seven or deuce, Antonius found no help from two runs, losing the $264,000 pot.
The next biggest pot between the two came at $500/$1,000 pot-limit Omaha. The preflop action was the same as the hold'em hand and the flop fell 10♣7♣3♥. Palmer fired $13,000 and upon seeing Antonius raise to $29,000, he shoved for $92,000. Antonius called and the hands were revealed:
Antonius: 10♥10♦9♦5♥
Palmer: A♦K♣9♣8♦
Antonius' top set was up against Palmer's flush and straight draws. Though he was about 3:2 to win, Antonius lost both runs. On the first run, Palmer turned a flush with the 2♣ and Antonius was not saved by the 6♠ river. On the second run, the 9♥ turn followed by the 6♣ river made another flush for Palmer and gave him the entire $202,000 pot.
The third pot also came at pot-limit Omaha. Antonius raised to $3,000 on the button and Palmer called, delivering a flop of A♦6♥3♥. Palmer checked and Antonius bet $5,000, but was quickly raised to $28,000 by Palmer. Antonius three-bet to $60,000 and Palmer responded with a four-bet to $186,000. Antonius called all-in for about $37,000 with 10♠8♦3♣3♠, but was absolutely crushed by Palmer's A♠A♣J♦6♦. They ran it twice and no one-outer came for Antonius, losing the $201,000 pot.
Antonius and Cates Battle
After a down session against Palmer, Antonius mixed it up with Daniel "jungleman12" Cates in a mix of PLO and no-limit hold'em. The result? Cates escaped with a small profit. Playing $300/$600 PLO, Cates raised to $1,800 on the button and and Antonius reraised to $5,400. Cates called and the flop ran down 8♦4♦2♥. Antonius fired $9,000, but Cates was quick to pop it to $23,400. The Q♣ hit the turn after Antonius' call and pot-sized bet of $57,600. Cates put the rest of his stack in, about $99,000, and Antonius called all-in for another $27,000 with A♠8♣7♠5♠ for second pair and a gut-shot straight draw. Cates tabled K♠K♦10♣7♦ for an overpair of kings and a flush draw. They ran it twice and Antonius failed to get there on both, seeing the $224,000 pot head Cates' way.
Antonius would get some back, though. He was on the button and raised to $1,800. Cates made it $5,400 to go from the big blind and Antonius called, bringing a flop of J♣6♠4♦. Cates bet $7,200 and Antonius smooth-called, leading to the K♠ turn card. Another bet came from Cates, this time $21,600. Antonius called again and saw the 10♥ hit the river. Keeping the pressure up, Cates bet $58,200. Antonius called for the third consecutive street with A♣K♣9♣4♠ for two pair. It was good because Cates only had one pair with A♥A♠8♠6♣. Antonius won the much needed $184,800 pot.
Who’s up? Who’s down?
This week’s biggest winners (12/10-12/13): Scott "URnotINdanger2" Palmer (+$348,000), O Fortuna PLS (+$166,000), Phil Ivey (+$96,000) Rui Cao (+$91,000)
In the red: Patrik Antonius (-$327,000), jama-dharma (-$162,000), Zugwat (-$160,000), Rami "Arbianight" Boukai (-$107,000)
Year to Date: Daniel "jungleman12" Cates (+$5.09 million), Andreas “skjervøy” Torbergsen (+3.77 million), Tom "durrrr" Dwan (+$3.57 million), Phil Ivey (+$2.84 million)
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