When it came to the high-stakes online action on Full Tilt Poker this week, The Professionals dominated. We��re talking of course about FTP��s Gus Hansen and Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, who won $1,772,993 and $1,599,428 respectively.
Hansen��s win came in just 4,381 hands over 28 sessions while Blom��s was spread out over 11,775 hands and 91 sessions. Other winners on FTP, albeit at about a fifth of The Professionals' total, were ��Trueteller�� (+$394,574), Kyle ��cottonseed1�� Hendon (+$389,958) and ��samrostan�� (+$132,570).
On the flip side, there were quite a few big losers including Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond (-$738,337), Kyle ��KPR16�� Ray (-$720,254 in 23 sessions/4,471 hands), Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan (-$623,649 in 20 sessions/1,332 hands), Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (-$593,069 in 17 sessions/1,018 hands) and Hac ��trex313�� Dang (-$410,240 in 7 sessions/293 hands).
Blom Banks $800K in Friday Action
On the night of Friday, May 10, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom was busy battling Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene at the $500/$1,000 CAP pot-limit Omaha tables over on Full Tilt Poker, something the dynamic duo are prone to do. The two played for 2.5 hours before they were joined by the likes of Hac ��trex313�� Dang, ��samrostan��, Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey and Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan.
Blom was the biggest winner in the match as he added more than $700,000 to his bankroll. Of that Dang and Dwan contributed approximately $200,000 apiece, while Ivey donated $100,000. Since it was a cap game, there were obviously plenty of $80,000 or so pots. Here are a few of them.
Hand #1: Action was fourhanded when Dang ($38,500) opened for $2,250 from the cutoff and Ivey ($38,500) defended from the big blind. Ivey checked the 10?J?9? flop, Dang bet $3,000, and Ivey woke up with a check-raise to $9,000. Dang responded with a three-bet to $15,000, Ivey moved all in for $36,250 and Dang called.
Dang: 5?8?J?9?
Ivey: K?Q?10?4?
Dang had flopped two pair with a flush draw, but it was no good as Ivey had the nuts. Neither the 2? turn nor K? river hit Dang, and he watched the $77,498 pot pushed to Ivey.
Hand #2: Action was three handed when Blom ($418,910.50) opened for $3,500 on the button and Dwan ($55,748) three-bet to $11,500 from the small blind. Tollerene ($45,999) then folded from the big, Blom called and the flop fell K?A?10?. Dwan led out for $8,000, Blom called and the 7? turned. Again Dwan led out, this time for $20,500, and again Blom called to cap the pot.
Dwan: K?K?Q?6?
Blom: Q?10?J?8?
Dwan flopped trip kings, but he needed the board to pair on the river as Blom had flopped Broadway. Unfortunately for Dwan, the 4? blanked and Blom took down the $80,999 pot.
Tom \"durrrr\" Dwan
Hand #3: Action was once again three handed when Dwan ($152,436) opened for $3,500 on the button, Blom ($104,993) three-bet to $11,500 from the small blind and ��samrostan�� ($43,997) folded the big. The 9?5?6? flop saw Blom lead out for $14,000 and Dwan raise to $28,500 to cap the pot. Blom made the call and the cards were turned up.
Dwan: 3?5?Q?Q?
Blom: J?10?9?2?
Dwan��s queens were good when the money went in, but the J? turn managed to give Blom two pair. The 7? river was of no consequence and the young Swede was awarded the $80,999 pot.
Blom Brings Two-Day Total to $1.5 Million
As if Friday��s win wasn��t big enough, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom returned to action on Saturday and added $808,000 more to his winnings. It happened at the $500/$1,000 CAP PLO tables and included the likes of Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene, Hac ��trex313�� Dang, ��samrostan��, Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan, Ronny ��ronnyr37617�� Kaiser and Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond.
Blom began by taking six figures from Tollerene, and then extended that to $474,000 after Dwan sat down. A few more players joined the table and that��s when things really heated up. While Blom finished as the big winner with $808,000, both ��samrostan�� and Galfond managed decent wins with $138,800 and $120,100 respectively. Meanwhile, Tollerene finished as the biggest loser with a $611,000 loss with Dwan next on the list after dropping $349,000.
Here are the two biggest pots of the day, both of which went to Galfond:
Hand #1: Action was fourhanded when ��samrostan�� ($181,080) opened for $3,500 under the gun, Dwan ($110,342) three-bet to $12,000 from the button and Galfond ($127,458) called from the small blind. Blom ($80,833.50) then four-bet to $40,000 to cap it, ��samrostan�� folded and the other two players called to create a $123,498 pot.
Galfond: 6?8?10?7?
Blom: A?Q?10?4?
Dwan: J?J?A?2?
Dwan was technically out in front with pocket jacks, but the 9?5?2? flop made things interesting as Galfond flopped a flush draw. The J? turn actually strengthened Dwan��s position, but the 3? river demolished it as Galfond hit his flush.
