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At the 6 handed high stakes poker table is Allen Cunningham and Eric Liu. Allen raises to $600.00 and Eric Liu reraises him to 2k. Allen Cunningham then four bets him to $5,800! Eric Liu re-raises to $12,600 and in what I think is a questionable raise, Allen raises to 29k. I think this is defiantly a tourny play. The only thing that calls him here is AA KK or AK, so why not just call the 12k and see what the flop is? Eric Liu then leaves the table in disgust as I would.

Full Tilt Poker Game #7855973018: Table Canosa (6 max) - $100/$200 - No Limit Hold’em - 21:56:04 ET - 2008/08/29
Seat 1: OneUponAStar ($16,548.50)
Seat 2: SamH133 ($45,194)
Seat 3: play2kill ($19,900)
Seat 4: AllenCunningham ($29,329.50)
Seat 5: Eric Liu ($31,427.50)
Seat 6: xDRAGONLADYx ($4,000)
AllenCunningham posts the small blind of $100
Eric Liu posts the big blind of $200
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
OneUponAStar folds
SamH133 folds
play2kill folds
AllenCunningham raises to $600
Eric Liu raises to $2,000
AllenCunningham has 15 seconds left to act
AllenCunningham raises to $5,800
Eric Liu has 15 seconds left to act
Eric Liu has requested TIME
Eric Liu raises to $12,600
AllenCunningham has 15 seconds left to act
AllenCunningham raises to $29,329.50, and is all in
Eric Liu calls $16,729.50
AllenCunningham shows [Qs Qd]
Eric Liu shows [Ac As]
*** FLOP *** [2s Qh Js]
*** TURN *** [2s Qh Js] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [2s Qh Js 3d] [Ks]
AllenCunningham shows three of a kind, Queens
Eric Liu shows a pair of Aces
AllenCunningham wins the pot ($58,656) with three of a kind, Queens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $58,659 | Rake $3
Board: [2s Qh Js 3d Ks]
Seat 1: OneUponAStar didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 2: SamH133 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 3: play2kill (button) didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 4: AllenCunningham (small blind) showed [Qs Qd] and won ($58,656) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 5: Eric Liu (big blind) showed [Ac As] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: xDRAGONLADYx is sitting out

Full Tilt Poker Game #7856043109: Table Canosa (6 max) - $100/$200 - No Limit Hold’em - 22:01:45 ET - 2008/08/29
Seat 1: OneUponAStar ($19,240.50)
Seat 2: SamH133 ($44,294)
Seat 3: play2kill ($20,200)
Seat 4: AllenCunningham ($56,961)
Seat 5: Isaac Baron ($20,000)
Seat 6: xDRAGONLADYx ($3,400)
SamH133 posts the small blind of $100
play2kill posts the big blind of $200
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
AllenCunningham folds
xDRAGONLADYx has 15 seconds left to act
xDRAGONLADYx folds
OneUponAStar raises to $600
SamH133 folds
play2kill calls $400
*** FLOP *** [5d 6c 6d]
play2kill has 15 seconds left to act
play2kill checks
OneUponAStar has 15 seconds left to act
OneUponAStar bets $804.50
play2kill has 15 seconds left to act
play2kill raises to $2,450
OneUponAStar has 15 seconds left to act
OneUponAStar has requested TIME
OneUponAStar raises to $5,775.75
play2kill has 15 seconds left to act
play2kill calls $3,325.75
*** TURN *** [5d 6c 6d] [Kh]
play2kill checks
OneUponAStar has 15 seconds left to act
OneUponAStar bets $4,444
play2kill has 15 seconds left to act
play2kill has requested TIME
play2kill folds
Uncalled bet of $4,444 returned to OneUponAStar
OneUponAStar shows [Qd 7s] a pair of Sixes
OneUponAStar wins the pot ($12,848.50)
play2kill adds $6,175.75
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12,851.50 | Rake $3
Board: [5d 6c 6d Kh]
Seat 1: OneUponAStar (button) collected ($12,848.50)
Seat 2: SamH133 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: play2kill (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: AllenCunningham didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 5: Isaac Baron is sitting out
Seat 6: xDRAGONLADYx didn’t bet (folded)

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PrtectYaNeck has been rising levels very fast, and is now playing at one of the highest NL Holdem games.
My friends had played him at 5/10 NL Holdem a year ago and now hes playing David Benyamine at 200/400 NL Holdem Heads up and winning!

Below David’s patience wears out against PrtectYaNeck’s 3 betting and thinks it’s time to make a stand with AK, boy was he wrong! PrTectYaneck’s pocket aces hold up and he climbs to almost 200k.

Full Tilt Poker Game #7825562266: Table Albion (deep hu) - $200/$400 - No Limit Hold’em - 17:17:59 ET - 2008/08/27

Seat 1: David Benyamine ($55,798)

Seat 2: PrtectYaNeck ($142,975.50)

David Benyamine posts the small blind of $200

PrtectYaNeck posts the big blind of $400

The button is in seat #1

*** HOLE CARDS ***

David Benyamine raises to $1,200

PrtectYaNeck has 15 seconds left to act

PrtectYaNeck raises to $4,400

David Benyamine raises to $14,400

PrtectYaNeck has 15 seconds left to act

PrtectYaNeck raises to $142,975.50, and is all in

David Benyamine calls $41,398, and is all in

PrtectYaNeck shows [Ah Ac]

David Benyamine shows [Ad Ks]

Uncalled bet of $87,177.50 returned to PrtectYaNeck

*** FLOP *** [9h 7h 4d]

*** TURN *** [9h 7h 4d] [Jh]

*** RIVER *** [9h 7h 4d Jh] [Qc]

PrtectYaNeck shows a pair of Aces

David Benyamine shows Ace King high

PrtectYaNeck wins the pot ($111,595.50) with a pair of Aces

David Benyamine adds $20,000

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot $111,596 | Rake $0.50

Board: [9h 7h 4d Jh Qc]

Seat 1: David Benyamine (small blind) showed [Ad Ks] and lost with Ace King high

Seat 2: PrtectYaNeck (big blind) showed [Ah Ac] and won ($111,595.50) with a pair of Aces

David Benyamine is up over 554k for the year and PrtctYaNeck is up 1.2 million for the year! So this was a bit of a clash of the titans of online high stakes poker…

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Jimmie23 wins $200K from OntheRize in 500/1000 NLH

The biggest No Limit Holdem action all weekend took place at high stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker on the $500/$1,000 -$30K cap tables of Alvarez and Traddles. Jimmie23 went heads up against OnTheRize and there were plenty of 60k pots traded back and forth. Jimmie23 was steadily winning on both tables and eventually left with over $200K from his opponent.

A) OnTheRize vs Jimmie23 in 60K NLH pot

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505992820: Table Alvarez - $500/$1000 - $30,000 Cap No Limit Hold’em - 5:15:42 ET - 2008/08/04
Seat 5: jimmie23 ($159,153.90)
Seat 7: OnTheRize ($97,974.25)
OnTheRize posts the small blind of $500
jimmie23 posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
OnTheRize raises to $3,000
jimmie23 calls $2,000
*** FLOP *** [8h Kd Tc]
jimmie23 checks
OnTheRize bets $3,500
jimmie23 calls $3,500
*** TURN *** [8h Kd Tc] [4d]
jimmie23 checks
OnTheRize bets $7,100
Gaangstar sits down
Gaangstar stands up
Gaangstar sits down
jimmie23 has 15 seconds left to act
Gaangstar stands up
jimmie23 raises to $23,500, and is capped
OnTheRize has 15 seconds left to act
OnTheRize has requested TIME
OnTheRize calls $16,400, and is capped
jimmie23 shows [Td Kh]
OnTheRize shows [3s Ks]
*** RIVER *** [8h Kd Tc 4d] [7h]
jimmie23 shows two pair, Kings and Tens
OnTheRize shows a pair of Kings
jimmie23 wins the pot ($59,999.50) with two pair, Kings and Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $60,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [8h Kd Tc 4d 7h]
Seat 5: jimmie23 (big blind) showed [Td Kh] and won ($59,999.50) with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 7: OnTheRize (small blind) showed [3s Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings

B) OnTheRize vs Jimmie23 in 60K NLH pot

Full Tilt Poker Game #7506045461: Table Alvarez - $500/$1000 - $30,000 Cap No Limit Hold’em - 5:26:38 ET - 2008/08/04
Seat 5: jimmie23 ($177,711.40)
Seat 7: OnTheRize ($79,413.75)
OnTheRize posts the small blind of $500
jimmie23 posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
OnTheRize raises to $3,000
jimmie23 calls $2,000
*** FLOP *** [Js 2c 9d]
Militate stands up
jimmie23 checks
OnTheRize has 15 seconds left to act
OnTheRize bets $2,900
jimmie23 raises to $8,888
OnTheRize has 15 seconds left to act
OnTheRize calls $5,988
*** TURN *** [Js 2c 9d] [7d]
jimmie23 bets $12,345
OnTheRize has 15 seconds left to act
OnTheRize has requested TIME
OnTheRize calls $12,345
*** RIVER *** [Js 2c 9d 7d] [Ad]
jimmie23 bets $5,767, and is capped
OnTheRize has 15 seconds left to act
OnTheRize calls $5,767, and is capped
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jimmie23 shows [9h Jh] two pair, Jacks and Nines
OnTheRize mucks
jimmie23 wins the pot ($59,999.50) with two pair, Jacks and Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $60,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Js 2c 9d 7d Ad]
Seat 5: jimmie23 (big blind) collected ($59,999.50)
Seat 7: OnTheRize (small blind) mucked

C) OnTheRize vs Jimmie23 in 60K NLH pot

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505542314: Table Alvarez - $500/$1000 - $30,000 Cap No Limit Hold’em - 3:49:09 ET - 2008/08/04
Seat 5: jimmie23 ($158,202.90)
Seat 7: OnTheRize ($98,965.25)
OnTheRize posts the small blind of $500
jimmie23 posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
OnTheRize raises to $3,000
jimmie23 calls $2,000
*** FLOP *** [7h 9s 2c]
jimmie23 bets $4,111
OnTheRize calls $4,111
*** TURN *** [7h 9s 2c] [Kc]
jimmie23 has 15 seconds left to act
jimmie23 bets $9,888
OnTheRize raises to $22,889, and is capped
jimmie23 calls $13,001, and is capped
OnTheRize shows [7d 3d]
jimmie23 shows [Qc Jc]
*** RIVER *** [7h 9s 2c Kc] [7s]
OnTheRize shows three of a kind, Sevens
jimmie23 shows a pair of Sevens
OnTheRize wins the pot ($59,999.50) with three of a kind, Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $60,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [7h 9s 2c Kc 7s]
Seat 5: jimmie23 (big blind) showed [Qc Jc] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 7: OnTheRize (small blind) showed [7d 3d] and won ($59,999.50) with three of a kind, Sevens

D) OnTheRize vs Jimmie23 in 60K NLH pot

Full Tilt Poker Game #7505928915: Table Alvarez - $500/$1000 - $30,000 Cap No Limit Hold’em - 5:02:34 ET - 2008/08/04
Seat 5: jimmie23 ($196,180.40)
Seat 7: OnTheRize ($60,952.75)
jimmie23 posts the small blind of $500
OnTheRize posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
jimmie23 raises to $2,555
OnTheRize calls $1,555
*** FLOP *** [4h Tc 8d]
OnTheRize checks
jimmie23 bets $3,333
OnTheRize has 15 seconds left to act
OnTheRize calls $3,333
*** TURN *** [4h Tc 8d] [Jd]
OnTheRize checks
jimmie23 has 15 seconds left to act
jimmie23 bets $10,255
OnTheRize has 15 seconds left to act
OnTheRize has requested TIME
OnTheRize raises to $24,112, and is capped
jimmie23 calls $13,857, and is capped
OnTheRize shows [7d 9d]
jimmie23 shows [8c Th]
*** RIVER *** [4h Tc 8d Jd] [6d]
OnTheRize shows a flush, Jack high
jimmie23 shows two pair, Tens and Eights
OnTheRize wins the pot ($59,999.50) with a flush, Jack high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $60,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [4h Tc 8d Jd 6d]
Seat 5: jimmie23 (small blind) showed [8c Th] and lost with two pair, Tens and Eights
Seat 7: OnTheRize (big blind) showed [7d 9d] and won ($59,999.50) with a flush, Jack high

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THE FULL TILT FLIPS.

High stakes poker players have always been associated with being pure gamblers at heart, and for good reason. This showed more than ever with the introduction of the infamous ‘Full Tilt Flips.’ To understand why the flips occurred and still do occur, we should understand what they are. A well known Full Tilt Red Pro sat at the $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha tables and introduced the now infamous idea of these controlled gambles. As a signed Full Tilt Pro, the players receive 100% rakeback as well as $35 for every hour they play on the site. This is the bases of the flips. What this player proposed was that if the players moved all in dark every single hand before the flop, and committing themselves to reach a certain cap on every single hand, regardless of their cards. Why would anyone do this, you ask? Simply put, the player had an elaborate idea that based on if the players did these flips over a period of time, they should, in theory, break even. However, over this period of time, they would lose no rakeback and would receive their $35 an hour, which would add up. The theory is that if the players do this continuous flipping hands, they will not lose money at all due to the rakeback deal with the site, and they would roll in the $35 an hour they would make from the website. The arguments here are often debated as if the strategy carries positive expectation value (+EV) or not. It is hard to argue against this system, although it would need to be played a number of times to even hope to break exactly even over time. Most people attribute the willingness of these pros to ‘flip’ to their pure, degenerative nature. Even pros such as Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan have agreed to these flips, without being a signed Full Tilt Pro, meaning he has no edge over the game and even over time would lose money due to the rake taken out of every pot. The original flips took place on Capped $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha games, capped at $16,000. The players would cap the game preflop on every single hand. Meaning, the players agreed to risk $16,000 every hand without looking at their cards. This immediately, of course, garned a ton of attention from railbirds. The word of these flips spread quickly, and soon players from Dwan to Oppenheim to Juanda were taking part in these flips. The games also varried with the players. Sometimes the games happened at No Limit tables where the cap was upped to $20,000. Also, players who weren’t naturally a part of these games joined in on the fun. Tuesday night saw players not known to many sit in and request to flip. Of course, with the unusual nature of these flips, unusual things were bound to happen when they were going on. For instance, as Tom Dwan, David Oppenheim, and John Juanda were flipping for $16,000 each at a Capped Pot Limit Omaha hand when a new player sat in the game and requested to flip. As all of the nature of the flips relied on the players honesty to pot and repot until the cap was hit regardless of the cards, the player unknown to all was rejected: Dwan said that since he was unfamiliar with the player, he was not comfortable potting it to $1400 not trusting that the new player would reraise the pot regardless of his whole cards. The player had a solution to the problem: as a ransom in case of angle shooting, the player transfered $8000 from his account to Dwan’s, to be split amongst the players if the player used any sort of dishonest angle shooting. All went well, and the players continued their gambling until another player sat in and requested to flip, except this time, only for $8000. Oppenheim, Juanda, Dwan, and the newcomer agreed to do this. Again, however, new problems were presented to the players, the table cap remained at $16,000. This meant that every pot was raised to $1400, then raised to $3400, allowing one player to reraise to $8000 even. Every player called, and would check the flop, turn, and river regardless of their cards. This was just another twist to the legend that is growing, known as the Full Tilt Poker High Stakes Flips. The Flips are no where close to ending, at least one would think not, with the gambling nature that the players have shown us up until now. In order to see these flips take place live and in person, be sure to browse the $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha games on Full Tilt Poker.

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