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Day 4 of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event started with 789 players returning to try and make their way to the money in this event. Bertrand Grospellier started the day as chip leader with 1.3 Million in chips but many big poker names remained including Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Joe Hachem, Andy Black, Joe Sebok, and Alex Kostritsyn.

Early in the day, Jack Effel announced that play would continue until either 400 players were eliminated or four levels played, whichever occurred first. As the bubble approached, various players took their own approach to making the money. Some sat on their stacks, hoping for others to bust out while other players aggressively attacked the blinds and antes of players looking to coast into the cash.

Hevad Khan and Greg Mueller busted just shy of the money. Mueller ran pocket sixes into pocket aces and could not catch a set. Khan ran A-K into pocket aces. Bertrand Grospellier was at a table with five players sitting under 250,000 and was raising literally every hand. He moved up to 1.6 Million as the bubble approached.

Hand for hand play lasted for nearly two hours as various players survived big all-in confrontations or made huge laydowns to stay alive. Lou Diamond Phillips moved up to 565,000 chips during this time after turning a straight against J.C. Tran. Brian Hodhod made the laydown of the bubble period. After facing a three-bet all-in from Michael Shvartsman, Hodhod tanked for several minutes to contemplate his action. With literally the poker world watching, he folded pocket kings face up. Shvartsman revealed that he indeed had Hodhod drawing to two outs as he showed pocket aces.

Kia Hamadani had been blinded down to his final 500 chip, and he was all-in for the ante. Reed Hensel raised to 17,000 and received two callers. On a flop of Q-6-Q, Hensel bet out and the two live players folded. Hensel showed a 9-2 to the dismay of those watching. Amazingly, he was in the lead as Hamadani held only 4-3. Running nines on the turn and river sealed the hand for Hensel and Kia Hamadani is the bubble boy for the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. He did not leave empty handed. As the bubble boy, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky has purchased his 2010 Main Event seat for him.

As expected, after the bubble burst, bustouts were fast and furious with the short stacks making their stands. Chris Ferguson was one of the early eliminations. After getting his stack crippled, he was all-in for the ante with 9-2. Sander Lylloff raised pre-flop to isolate Ferguson with Ac-6h. The flop fell J-6-6 to allow Lylloff to send “Jesus” to the rail with 6-6-6. Phil Ivey moved up to nearly a million in chips after eliminating Bingjian Wu. On a queen high board, Ivey moved all-in, having Wu covered. Wu tanked a while before finally calling. Ivey showed pocket aces and moved up to 900,000 in chips.

The biggest elimination of the day was 11-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. On a flop of Jc-10d-5c, Kevin Jenkins moved all-in for 83,000, Hellmuth raised all-in for 110,000, and Kenny Hsiung called. Hellmuth held pocket aces, Jenkins held 9h-8h, and Hsiung held Jh-10h for two pair. The turn was the 7d, to eliminate Hellmuth from the main pot, and the river fell the 3s to eliminate him from the event.

Four levels were completed with 407 players left in the Main Event. Ludovic Lacay is the current chip leader with 1.608 Million. Tom Lutz is right behind him with 1.6 Million and Jordan Morgan has 1.489 Million. Phil Ivey is in 11th with 1.25 Million and in great shape to make a run at the final table.

Unfortunately for Ivey, he is no longer in contention for the Player of the Year race. Jeff Lisandro has officially wrapped up that honor, finishing with 355 points to best the 320 of Ville Wahlbeck. Ivey only had 242 points going into the Main and even if he won, he could only tally 342 points. While the WSOP strives for fairness, the Main Event should be worth more points than a normal event. 150 to 200 points would be a fair point tally for the Main Event.

Play will resume at 12 p.m. PDT on Sunday. Many strong players remain in the field including Bertrand Grospellier, Phil Ivey, Jordan Morgan, Theo Tran, Dan Harrington, Hac Dang, Dennis Phillips, Andy Black, Mickey Mills, Noah Boeken, and David Benyamine. Lou Diamond Phillips is also still in strong contention with a stack of 755,000.

407 players remain with four days left before the November 9 is set. Will Ivey or another top pro make the final table? Can Lou Diamond Phillips continue his Cinderella run and write his own poker story? Will Norman Chad come up with new material for his WSOP broadcasts? Stay tuned to find out the answers to these questions and the conclusion to the Main Event of the 2009 World Series of Poker.

End of Day 4 Chip Counts
Ludovic Lacay 1608000
Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier 1250000
Cristian Tardea 900000
Nick Schulman 780000
Jamie Robbins 730000
Huub Verdonschot 708000
Albert Kenny 700000
Scott Baumstein 680000
Tyler Patterson 630000
Dag Palovic 620000
Julian Brecard 580000
Joe Hachem 570000
Peter Kremenliev 560000
Brennan Hanson 545000
Cornel Andrew Cimpan 540000
Andy Black 535000
Kevin O’Donnell 500500
Charles Caris 440000
Jeffrey Papola 427000
Joe Sebok 412000
Thad Wolff 392000
Dominik Kulicki 390000
Edward Teems 384500
Rick Barabino 382500
Dan Shak 350000
Christoffer Carlsson 332000
Jacob Avital 324000
Ray DeBruyn 310000
Coba Cao 300000
Tony ‘Bagels’ Cavezza 300000
Matt Schwarmann 296500
Benjamin Eilers 288500
James Gorham 286000
Alex Jalali 284500
Keven ‘Stamdogg’ Stammen 272500
Patrick Stemper 260000
Mike Carlson 250000
Kevin McCarthy 242000
Steve Fiorentini 240400
Ilosvay Zsolt 235000
Brent Butler 223000
Thierry van den Berg 210000
Thong Tran 210000
Robert Lee Preston III 205000
Keir Fitz-Gibbon 179500
Joe Pelton 177500
Matt Molinari 165000
Bo Fric 163000
Joe Cappello 154500
Shane Pacheco 146500
Josh Jones 140000
Michael Shvartsman 133500
Marla Schwartz 130000
Jim Bookstaff 127500
Igor Holdaiy 120000
Brian Jensen 117000
Perino Smith 117000
Nicholas Riley 114500
Bouzalas Ioannis 113000
Eugene Tito 113000
Adrian Gavile 109500
CK Hua 108000
Lukyanov Alexander 107000
Michael Botwin 105500
Johnny Kaplanis 94000
Aaron Lim 90500
Tim Phan 85500
Frank Ward 82500
Ahmad Faour 81500
Igor Trafane 81500
Thor Hansen 81000
Shane Douglas 80500
Jonathan Plens 74500
James Joyner 74000
David Liu 66000
David McLaos 65000
Player Unknown 55000
Jack Hirschman 52500
Thomas Joanides 47000
Terry Ellingson 43000
Stan Mysliwiec 36500
Giovanni Nerio 9400

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Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Gus Hansen. For the month of January, nobody had a better month online than Gus Hansen. In a month that the online poker world was watching Tom Dwan aka durrrr, Hansen amassed over $2.9 Million in winnings on Full Tilt Poker at the Pot Limit Omaha tables. He did give about $100,000 back at the H.O.R.S.E. tables, but for the month, Hansen finished up an impressive $2.9 Million.

Tom Dwan aka durrrr had a good month at the NL Holdem tables on Full Tilt Poker, but PLO was a different beast altogether for the Million Dollar Man. While winning $1.083 Million in NL Holdem, Dwan proceeded to drop over $1.8 Million in PLO. He made $28,000 of it back at the H.O.R.S.E. tables, but that still leaves him over $800,000 in the red for the month. So far, 2009 has not been a good start Dwan. Hopefully he won’t end up devastating his bankroll trying to take on all challengers.

Phil Ivey finished up over $400,000 in NL Holdem for the month and over $370,000 in PLO. Ivey did have a down month at the H.O.R.S.E. tables, but it only hit him for about $40,000. In the end, Ivey was his usual picture of consistency, winning over $700,000 for the month.

Hac Dang aka trex313 and OnTheRize were the only other players to make over $500,000 for the month. Dang won just over a Million in PLO for the month, but dropped $163,000 back at the NL tables to finish up around $850,000 for the month. OnTheRize finished up over $670,000 at the PLO tables.

Phil Galfond OMGClayAiken joined Tom Dwan in dropping over $800,000 for the month of January. Over $783,000 of his loss came in PLO. The 2008 WSOP $10,000 PLO bracelet winner is already stuck more in one month than he won for his bracelet victory.

LarsLuzak ended up being the biggest loser for the month of January, and unfortunately for him, being the biggest loser in poker doesn’t land you in an NBC reality show. LarsLuzak dropped over $1.4 Million for the month of January. He did not have a winning month in any game on FTP. He dropped $1.283 Million in NL Holdem, $79,977 in PLO, and $40,255 in Omaha 8 or Better.

With Gus Hanson up nearly $3 Million already this year, it will be interesting how the year turns out for the Great Dane. Will he be able to keep up the impressive run, or will he come back to earth? Odds are that Phil Ivey will be in a long line of players looking to relieve him of his money.

Also, how will the Tom Dwan saga unfold? Will he continue to lose, or will the superior skill that allowed him to make his Million Dollar Challenge take over? It should be an exciting year of high stakes action, and as always, we will be right here breaking it down for you.

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A high stakes poker game on Full Tilt poker has recently consisted of one or two tables of $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha. Things changed a big on Monday, as the game and limits stayed the same, but the number of tables that had action changed quite significantly. Not one or two tables went off, but seven different tables of the game were being played at the same time. High stakes regulars such as Brian Hastings (previous known as Stinger885 on PokerStars and LucLongley on Full Tilt and recent addition to Full Tilt Poker’s ‘red list’), Hac ‘trex313′ Dang, Phil Gandolph aka OMGClayAiken, and David Benyamine were just a few of the many that participated in the marathon games that took place Monday. Nearly every pot topped five digits and rebuys were constant. Several players sat with six figures in his stack and a few times on multiple tables. With the best in the world, there was also, of course, a lot of gambling that took place in the game. We have seen some cold streaks in our time, but rarely do we see a big hot streak like we did Monday night. While all of these players were scattered across four or five short handed tables, two heads up tables took place between Brian Hastings and Ziigmund.

Here are the biggest and most interesting hands of this session.

Hand number one takes place between Brian Hastings and Ilari ‘Ziigmund‘ Sahamies. All the money got in on the river, and Hastings took the pot with a queen high flush.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5584959454: Table Ano (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:28:50 ET – 2008/03/10
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken ($24,981.50)
Seat 2: Luck123 ($8,593)
Seat 3: Brian Hastings ($104,566)
Seat 4: Ziigmund ($93,180.50)
Seat 5: trex313 ($4,998)
Seat 6: David Benyamine ($39,600)
David Benyamine posts the small blind of $200
OMGClayAiken posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Luck123 folds
Brian Hastings raises to $1,400
Ziigmund raises to $4,800
trex313 folds
David Benyamine folds
OMGClayAiken folds
Brian Hastings calls $3,400
*** FLOP *** [4c 7h Kd]
Brian Hastings checks
Ziigmund checks
*** TURN *** [4c 7h Kd] [5h]
Brian Hastings has 15 seconds left to act
Brian Hastings bets $8,800
Ziigmund calls $8,800
*** RIVER *** [4c 7h Kd 5h] [3h]
Brian Hastings checks
Ziigmund bets $27,800
Brian Hastings has 15 seconds left to act
Brian Hastings has requested TIME
Brian Hastings calls $27,800
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ziigmund shows [7d Qd 8c As] a pair of Sevens
Brian Hastings shows [6s Qc Qh 6h] a flush, Queen high
Brian Hastings wins the pot ($83,397) with a flush, Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $83,400 | Rake $3
Board: [4c 7h Kd 5h 3h]
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Luck123 didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 3: Brian Hastings showed [6s Qc Qh 6h] and won ($83,397) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 4: Ziigmund showed [7d Qd 8c As] and lost with a pair of Sevens
Seat 5: trex313 (button) didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 6: David Benyamine (small blind) folded before the Flop

The next hand was a three way pot between two unknown players okyouwin and IcallSoWhat as well as one of the newest groups of Full Tilt Pros, Brian Hastings. All three players got the money in before the flop, and Brian Hastings 3-4-5-6 was enough to trump okyouwin’s pocket queens with a straight on the river.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5584720373: Table Ivy Side (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:11:50 ET – 2008/03/10 (partial)
Brian Hastings raises to $20,600
ICallSoWhat calls $6,197, and is all in
okyouwin calls $600, and is all in
Brian Hastings shows [3c 4d 6s 5d]
ICallSoWhat shows [Kc 9s Th Qd]
okyouwin shows [Ah 8d Qs Qh]
Uncalled bet of $13,003 returned to Brian Hastings
*** FLOP *** [Kh Td 6d]
*** TURN *** [Kh Td 6d] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [Kh Td 6d 2d] [5s]
Brian Hastings shows a flush, Ten high
ICallSoWhat shows two pair, Kings and Tens
Brian Hastings wins the side pot ($1,594) with a flush, Ten high
okyouwin shows a pair of Queens
Brian Hastings wins the main pot ($20,997) with a flush, Ten high
ICallSoWhat is sitting out
okyouwin adds $8,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $22,594 Main pot $21,000. Side pot $1,594. | Rake $3
Board: [Kh Td 6d 2d 5s]
Seat 1: trex313 (big blind)
Seat 2: OMGClayAiken didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 3: Brian Hastings showed [3c 4d 6s 5d] and won ($22,591) with a flush, Ten high
Seat 4: ICallSoWhat showed [Kc 9s Th Qd] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens
Seat 5: okyouwin (button) showed [Ah 8d Qs Qh] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 6: guaranteed376 (small blind)

The next was one of the bigger hands of the night, topping $80,000. Brian hastings makes his normal preflop raise, but this time Sahamies moves all in. Hastings calls with his A-Q-J-5 double suited and makes quads to win the monster pot.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5584931437: Table Phys (heads up) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:27:26 ET – 2008/03/10 (partial)
Brian Hastings has 15 seconds left to act
Brian Hastings bets $12,800
Ziigmund raises to $31,200, and is all in
Brian Hastings calls $18,000, and is all in
Ziigmund shows [Ts 2c 2s Th]
Brian Hastings shows [Js Ac 5h Qh]
Uncalled bet of $400 returned to Ziigmund
*** RIVER *** [Ah Ad 5d Tc] [As]
Ziigmund shows a full house, Aces full of Tens
Brian Hastings shows four of a kind, Aces
Brian Hastings wins the pot ($79,999.50) with four of a kind, Aces
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $80,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Ah Ad 5d Tc As]
Seat 1: Ziigmund (big blind) showed [Ts 2c 2s Th] and lost with a full house, Aces full of Tens
Seat 2: Brian Hastings (small blind) showed [Js Ac 5h Qh] and won ($79,999.50) with four of a kind, Aces

With a seemingly harmless flop, David Beyamine and Phil Gandolph each put $15,000 in, with Gandolph showing a four to take down this big hand

Full Tilt Poker Game #5584883825: Table Pantheon (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:23:22 ET – 2008/03/10
Seat 1: Brian Hastings ($43,598)
Seat 2: ICallSoWhat ($8,000)
Seat 3: David Benyamine ($32,498)
Seat 4: OMGClayAiken ($16,398)
Seat 5: Ugadabugada ($8,000)
Seat 6: trex313 ($20,317)
OMGClayAiken posts the small blind of $200
Ugadabugada posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
trex313 folds
Brian Hastings raises to $1,400
David Benyamine calls $1,400
OMGClayAiken calls $1,200
Ugadabugada calls $1,000
*** FLOP *** [2d 4d 4h]
OMGClayAiken checks
Ugadabugada checks
Brian Hastings checks
David Benyamine has 15 seconds left to act
David Benyamine bets $5,600
OMGClayAiken has 15 seconds left to act
OMGClayAiken raises to $14,998, and is all in
Ugadabugada folds
Brian Hastings folds
David Benyamine calls $9,398
OMGClayAiken shows [Ah 4s 7s 5h]
David Benyamine shows [Ad 9s 8s 8d]
*** TURN *** [2d 4d 4h] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [2d 4d 4h 5c] [5d]
OMGClayAiken shows a full house, Fives full of Fours
David Benyamine shows a flush, Ace high
OMGClayAiken wins the pot ($35,594) with a full house, Fives full of Fours
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $35,596 | Rake $2
Board: [2d 4d 4h 5c 5d]
Seat 1: Brian Hastings folded on the Flop
Seat 2: ICallSoWhat is sitting out
Seat 3: David Benyamine (button) showed [Ad 9s 8s 8d] and lost with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: OMGClayAiken (small blind) showed [Ah 4s 7s 5h] and won ($35,594) with a full house, Fives full of Fours
Seat 5: Ugadabugada (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: trex313 didn’t bet (folded)

Brian Hastings continued his big win streak in this hand when he got it all in on the flop wit the nut flush draw and an over pair, but was up against a set of nines. Luckily, Hastings turned the nut flush and won the hand and $30,000.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5585126235: Table Brookview (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:40:51 ET – 2008/03/10
Seat 1: Brian Hastings ($60,974)
Seat 2: ICallSoWhat ($14,797)
Seat 3: OMGClayAiken ($13,688)
Seat 4: Manechka ($46,956)
Seat 5: trex313 ($4,398.50)
Seat 6: CHUFTY ($8,000)
Manechka posts the small blind of $200
trex313 posts the big blind of $400
5 seconds left to act
CHUFTY is sitting out
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Hastings raises to $1,400
ICallSoWhat calls $1,400
OMGClayAiken has 15 seconds left to act
OMGClayAiken folds
Manechka folds
trex313 folds
*** FLOP *** [8d 9d Js]
Brian Hastings checks
trex313 adds $18,000
ICallSoWhat bets $3,400
Brian Hastings raises to $13,600
ICallSoWhat calls $9,997, and is all in
Brian Hastings shows [Ad 2c Kd Kc]
ICallSoWhat shows [9c 9s 8c Td]
Uncalled bet of $203 returned to Brian Hastings
*** TURN *** [8d 9d Js] [3d]
*** RIVER *** [8d 9d Js 3d] [Ah]
Brian Hastings shows a flush, Ace high
ICallSoWhat shows three of a kind, Nines
Brian Hastings wins the pot ($30,192) with a flush, Ace high
ICallSoWhat is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $30,194 | Rake $2
Board: [8d 9d Js 3d Ah]
Seat 1: Brian Hastings showed [Ad 2c Kd Kc] and won ($30,192) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: ICallSoWhat showed [9c 9s 8c Td] and lost with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 3: OMGClayAiken (button) didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 4: Manechka (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: trex313 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: CHUFTY is sitting out

Back to the heads up game between Hastings and Sahamies that took place on two different tables, this hand came up that saw each player put in over $40,000 of their money on the flop, Hastings once again winning a monster hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5585047589: Table Oboe (heads up) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:35:41 ET – 2008/03/10 (partial)
Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Ziigmund raises to $30,000
Brian Hastings has 15 seconds left to act
Brian Hastings raises to $47,398.50, and is all in
Ziigmund calls $11,199, and is all in
Brian Hastings shows [3d Kc Jd Qd]
Ziigmund shows [2c Ts Th 4h]
Uncalled bet of $6,199.50 returned to Brian Hastings
*** TURN *** [Td Ks 5d] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [Td Ks 5d 6d] [8d]
Brian Hastings shows a flush, Queen high
Ziigmund shows three of a kind, Tens
Brian Hastings wins the pot ($84,797.50) with a flush, Queen high
Ziigmund is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $84,798 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Td Ks 5d 6d 8d]
Seat 1: Ziigmund (small blind) showed [2c Ts Th 4h] and lost with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 2: Brian Hastings (big blind) showed [3d Kc Jd Qd] and won ($84,797.50) with a flush, Queen high

David Benyamine has been gone from the big game online for quite a while. After claiming he was retired, Benyamine announced his three million dollar losing history online and vowed to not play agian. He’s back. Benyamine got all the money in on the following hand, where he held the winner pair of aces.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5585350085: Table Ano (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:56:56 ET – 2008/03/10
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken ($3,984.50)
Seat 2: CHUFTY ($13,998)
Seat 3: Brian Hastings ($142,761)
Seat 4: ICallSoWhat ($8,000)
Seat 5: trex313 ($16,283)
Seat 6: David Benyamine ($39,491)
OMGClayAiken posts the small blind of $200
CHUFTY posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Hastings folds
trex313 raises to $1,100
David Benyamine raises to $3,900
OMGClayAiken folds
CHUFTY folds
trex313 calls $2,800
*** FLOP *** [As 3s 6d]
trex313 checks
David Benyamine bets $8,400
trex313 has 15 seconds left to act
trex313 raises to $12,383, and is all in
David Benyamine calls $3,983
trex313 shows [Ac 2d Qc 8d]
David Benyamine shows [Ah 4c Ks Kc]
*** TURN *** [As 3s 6d] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [As 3s 6d 6h] [7c]
trex313 shows two pair, Aces and Sixes
David Benyamine shows two pair, Aces and Sixes
David Benyamine wins the pot ($33,164) with two pair, Aces and Sixes
trex313 adds $8,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $33,166 | Rake $2
Board: [As 3s 6d 6h 7c]
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: CHUFTY (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Brian Hastings didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 4: ICallSoWhat is sitting out
Seat 5: trex313 showed [Ac 2d Qc 8d] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sixes
Seat 6: David Benyamine (button) showed [Ah 4c Ks Kc] and won ($33,164) with two pair, Aces and Sixes

Richard ‘CHUFTY’ Ashby was a small loser on the night. However, in the following hand, he broke Phil Gandolph’s set of kings with his straight. The hand was worth $25,000 of Gandolph’s money.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5585213088: Table Thistle (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:47:04 ET – 2008/03/10
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken ($19,998)
Seat 3: Luck123 ($6,100), is sitting out
Seat 5: CHUFTY ($22,676)
Seat 6: trex313 ($9,994)
CHUFTY posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Luck123 has returned
trex313 raises to $1,200
OMGClayAiken raises to $4,000
CHUFTY has 15 seconds left to act
CHUFTY has requested TIME
CHUFTY calls $3,600
trex313 raises to $9,994, and is all in
OMGClayAiken raises to $19,998, and is all in
CHUFTY calls $15,998
OMGClayAiken shows [Kd Qd Kc 4c]
CHUFTY shows [Ad 8c 9c 6d]
trex313 shows [As 4s 9h Ah]
*** FLOP *** [Td Kh 7c]
*** TURN *** [Td Kh 7c] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [Td Kh 7c 8h] [2d]
OMGClayAiken shows three of a kind, Kings
CHUFTY shows a straight, Ten high
CHUFTY wins the side pot ($20,008) with a straight, Ten high
trex313 shows a pair of Aces
CHUFTY wins the main pot ($29,981) with a straight, Ten high
OMGClayAiken adds $8,000
trex313 adds $8,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $49,990 Main pot $29,982. Side pot $20,008. | Rake $1
Board: [Td Kh 7c 8h 2d]
Seat 1: OMGClayAiken (button) showed [Kd Qd Kc 4c] and lost with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 3: Luck123 (small blind) is sitting out
Seat 5: CHUFTY (big blind) showed [Ad 8c 9c 6d] and won ($49,989) with a straight, Ten high
Seat 6: trex313 showed [As 4s 9h Ah] and lost with a pair of Aces

The game continued its insane aggressive nature for hours. Players raisisng and reraising and min buying and shoving hoping to double made it a very fun game to watch. Here, we see Brian Hastings continue his mega hot streak on the evening when he takes a $34,000 hand off of Hac Dang.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5585296253: Table Pantheon (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:53:03 ET – 2008/03/10
Seat 1: Brian Hastings ($46,591)
Seat 2: ICallSoWhat ($16,198)
Seat 3: David Benyamine ($9,424)
Seat 4: OMGClayAiken ($46,182)
Seat 5: CHUFTY ($8,000)
Seat 6: trex313 ($16,810)
David Benyamine posts the small blind of $200
OMGClayAiken posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
trex313 raises to $1,100
Brian Hastings raises to $3,900
ICallSoWhat folds
David Benyamine folds
OMGClayAiken folds
trex313 raises to $12,300
Brian Hastings raises to $37,500
trex313 has 15 seconds left to act
trex313 calls $4,510, and is all in
Brian Hastings shows [As Ad 9h 9d]
trex313 shows [3s Kc 3c Ks]
Uncalled bet of $20,690 returned to Brian Hastings
*** FLOP *** [2h Th Ts]
*** TURN *** [2h Th Ts] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [2h Th Ts 6d] [Qh]
Brian Hastings shows two pair, Aces and Tens
trex313 shows two pair, Kings and Tens
Brian Hastings wins the pot ($34,218) with two pair, Aces and Tens
trex313 adds $8,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34,220 | Rake $2
Board: [2h Th Ts 6d Qh]
Seat 1: Brian Hastings showed [As Ad 9h 9d] and won ($34,218) with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 2: ICallSoWhat (button) didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 3: David Benyamine (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: OMGClayAiken (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: CHUFTY is sitting out
Seat 6: trex313 showed [3s Kc 3c Ks] and lost with two pair, Kings and Tens

Back again to the heads up game between Hastings and Sahamies. Hastings took a big lead in both games, up about $60-$70k on each table. Every hot streak must come to an end. Except for this one. Here, Hastings wins yet another big hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5585266702: Table Oboe (heads up) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 21:50:53 ET – 2008/03/10
Seat 1: Ziigmund ($76,996.50)
Seat 2: Brian Hastings ($65,194.50)
Ziigmund posts the small blind of $200
Brian Hastings posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Ziigmund raises to $1,200
Brian Hastings raises to $3,600
Ziigmund calls $2,400
*** FLOP *** [Th 9h Kd]
Brian Hastings checks
Ziigmund bets $7,200
Brian Hastings calls $7,200
*** TURN *** [Th 9h Kd] [2h]
Brian Hastings checks
Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Ziigmund checks
*** RIVER *** [Th 9h Kd 2h] [6d]
Brian Hastings has 15 seconds left to act
Brian Hastings bets $18,400
Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Ziigmund has requested TIME
Ziigmund calls $18,400
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Brian Hastings shows [Ks 8h 6h 7s] a flush, Ten high
Ziigmund mucks
Brian Hastings wins the pot ($58,399.50) with a flush, Ten high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $58,400 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Th 9h Kd 2h 6d]
Seat 1: Ziigmund (small blind) mucked
Seat 2: Brian Hastings (big blind) collected ($58,399.50)

Hastings’s luck finally ran out on the next hand. Just kidding. He made a straight on the river, again on a heads up table with Sahamies, and used it to take down another $40,000 from Sahamies.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5585452010: Table Phys (heads up) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 22:04:20 ET – 2008/03/10
Seat 1: Ziigmund ($137,191.50)
Seat 2: Brian Hastings ($40,000)
Brian Hastings posts the small blind of $200
Ziigmund posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Hastings raises to $1,200
Ziigmund raises to $3,600
Brian Hastings calls $2,400
*** FLOP *** [3d Th 9d]
Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Ziigmund checks
Brian Hastings has 15 seconds left to act
Brian Hastings checks
*** TURN *** [3d Th 9d] [5h]
Ziigmund bets $7,200
Brian Hastings raises to $28,800
Ziigmund calls $21,600
*** RIVER *** [3d Th 9d 5h] [2c]
Ziigmund checks
Brian Hastings bets $7,600, and is all in
Ziigmund calls $7,600
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Brian Hastings shows [4s Ad 7c 4d] a straight, Five high
Ziigmund mucks
Brian Hastings wins the pot ($79,999.50) with a straight, Five high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $80,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [3d Th 9d 5h 2c]
Seat 1: Ziigmund (big blind) mucked
Seat 2: Brian Hastings (small blind) collected ($79,999.50)

It truly was the Brian Hastings show tonight. As we closed up shop for the day, these were the winners and losers of the session. Icallsowhat and CHUFTY as well as Hac Dang were losers on the day, but nothing much bigger than $40,000 each. The big winner of the day was newly crowned Full Tilt Pro Brian Hastings. Hastings, once up $220,000, ended the session up about $140,000 on the night. Phil Gandoplh was also a small winner on the night, somewhere in the range of $60,000.

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Wednesday produced a big high stakes Pot Limit Omaha game taking place on Full Tilt Poker. The regular players such as ‘Icre84U’ ‘trex313′ ‘pr1nnyraid’ and ‘LucLongley‘ joined the action throughout the session. The game played fairly tight for the most part, however, we were able to catch a couple of big, interesting hands. Our first big hand took place between players ‘trex313′ and ‘Icre84U.’ All the money got in on the flop, and trex313 showed a nine high flush draw with a gutshot straight draw. Much to his chagrin, player ‘Icre84U’ showed two aces, with an ace high flush draw, leaving ‘trex313′ dead to a queen. The queen didn’t come, giving ‘Icre84U’ a pot worth $42,000.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5515486813: Table Eginton (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 18:46:55 ET – 2008/03/05
Seat 1: Krp3_DM ($7,400)
Seat 2: Icre84U ($49,292)
Seat 3: pr1nnyraid ($28,889.50)
Seat 4: KObyTAPOUT ($25,950), is sitting out
Seat 5: LucLongley ($39,851)
Seat 6: trex313 ($20,696)
trex313 posts the small blind of $200
Krp3_DM posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Icre84U calls $400
pr1nnyraid folds
LucLongley folds
trex313 has 15 seconds left to act
trex313 raises to $1,600
Krp3_DM folds
Icre84U raises to $5,200
trex313 has 15 seconds left to act
trex313 has requested TIME
trex313 calls $3,600
*** FLOP *** [5s Ts Jd]
trex313 bets $10,800
Icre84U raises to $25,200
trex313 has 15 seconds left to act
trex313 has requested TIME
trex313 calls $4,696, and is all in
Icre84U shows [2s As 7h Ah]
trex313 shows [6s Kc 9s Ac]
Uncalled bet of $9,704 returned to Icre84U
*** TURN *** [5s Ts Jd] [Tc]
*** RIVER *** [5s Ts Jd Tc] [9h]
Icre84U shows two pair, Aces and Tens
trex313 shows two pair, Tens and Nines
Icre84U wins the pot ($41,790) with two pair, Aces and Tens
trex313 adds $8,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $41,792 | Rake $2
Board: [5s Ts Jd Tc 9h]
Seat 1: Krp3_DM (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Icre84U showed [2s As 7h Ah] and won ($41,790) with two pair, Aces and Tens
Seat 3: pr1nnyraid didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 4: KObyTAPOUT is sitting out
Seat 5: LucLongley (button) didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 6: trex313 (small blind) showed [6s Kc 9s Ac] and lost with two pair, Tens and Nines

We saw all the money get it on the flop again in this hand. High Stakes Poker regular ‘LucLongley’ got the money in with ‘Icre84U’ with a flopped flush against a flopped set and open ended straight draw. The board didn’t help ‘Icre84U,’ so LucLongley took down this pot worth $35,000.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5515381364: Table Pantheon (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 18:38:12 ET – 2008/03/05
Seat 1: pr1nnyraid ($30,181)
Seat 2: tommyboy83 ($8,000), is sitting out
Seat 3: KObyTAPOUT ($93,634), is sitting out
Seat 4: LucLongley ($16,399)
Seat 5: Icre84U ($45,774)
Seat 6: BlueWolff ($23,591), is sitting out
pr1nnyraid posts the small blind of $200
LucLongley posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Icre84U calls $400
pr1nnyraid calls $200
LucLongley raises to $1,600
Icre84U calls $1,200
pr1nnyraid calls $1,200
*** FLOP *** [7h 8h 2h]
pr1nnyraid checks
LucLongley bets $3,600
Icre84U has 15 seconds left to act
Icre84U raises to $15,600
pr1nnyraid folds
LucLongley has 15 seconds left to act
LucLongley has requested TIME
LucLongley calls $11,199, and is all in
Icre84U shows [8c 9s 8d 6h]
LucLongley shows [5h Qh 4d Ad]
Uncalled bet of $801 returned to Icre84U
*** TURN *** [7h 8h 2h] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [7h 8h 2h Jc] [Qc]
Icre84U shows three of a kind, Eights
LucLongley shows a flush, Queen high
LucLongley wins the pot ($34,397) with a flush, Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34,398 | Rake $1
Board: [7h 8h 2h Jc Qc]
Seat 1: pr1nnyraid (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: tommyboy83 is sitting out
Seat 3: KObyTAPOUT is sitting out
Seat 4: LucLongley (big blind) showed [5h Qh 4d Ad] and won ($34,397) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 5: Icre84U (button) showed [8c 9s 8d 6h] and lost with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 6: BlueWolff is sitting

The two were not done there, however. Both up on the session, the aggressiveness did not subside. The two saw another flop together, and again got all the money in. LucLongley had to give ‘Icre84U’ the pleasure of a double up in this hand, where it was top pair vs. top two pair. This helped ‘Icre84U’ to get unstuck in the game.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5515335339: Table Pantheon (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 18:34:27 ET – 2008/03/05
Seat 1: pr1nnyraid ($25,982)
Seat 2: tommyboy83 ($8,000), is sitting out
Seat 3: KObyTAPOUT ($93,634), is sitting out
Seat 4: LucLongley ($17,986)
Seat 5: Icre84U ($32,389)
Seat 6: BlueWolff ($23,591), is sitting out
Icre84U posts the small blind of $200
pr1nnyraid posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
LucLongley raises to $1,200
Icre84U calls $1,000
pr1nnyraid folds
*** FLOP *** [3s Td 6h]
Icre84U checks
LucLongley bets $2,000
Icre84U has 15 seconds left to act
Icre84U raises to $8,800
LucLongley has 15 seconds left to act
LucLongley has requested TIME
LucLongley raises to $16,786, and is all in
Icre84U calls $7,986
LucLongley shows [2d Th 9d 7s]
Icre84U shows [7c Tc 6d 9h]
*** TURN *** [3s Td 6h] [5s]
*** RIVER *** [3s Td 6h 5s] [Jd]
LucLongley shows a pair of Tens
Icre84U shows two pair, Tens and Sixes
Icre84U wins the pot ($36,371) with two pair, Tens and Sixes
LucLongley adds $16,000
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $36,372 | Rake $1
Board: [3s Td 6h 5s Jd]
Seat 1: pr1nnyraid (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: tommyboy83 is sitting out
Seat 3: KObyTAPOUT is sitting out
Seat 4: LucLongley (button) showed [2d Th 9d 7s] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 5: Icre84U (small blind) showed [7c Tc 6d 9h] and won ($36,371) with two pair, Tens and Sixes
Seat 6: BlueWolff is sitting out

LucLongley had been the winner at Table Eginton, sitting with over $50,000 on only a $32,000 investment. He sat this hand out, however, and let KRP3_DM and high stakes player Phil ‘OMGCLAYAIKEN’ Gandolph got all the money in on a flop of Q-6-5. Gandolph had two kings for an overpair, but was crushed when ‘Krp3_DM’ showed two queens for top set as well as an ace high flush draw. ‘Krp3_DM’ won the hand and the $22,000 prize that came along, costing Gandolph half his stack.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5515788357: Table Eginton (6 max) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 19:11:19 ET – 2008/03/05
Seat 1: Krp3_DM ($10,398)
Seat 2: Icre84U ($39,883)
Seat 3: pr1nnyraid ($13,984.50)
Seat 4: OMGClayAiken ($29,088)
Seat 5: LucLongley ($56,438)
Seat 6: trex313 ($25,486)
LucLongley posts the small blind of $200
trex313 posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Krp3_DM calls $400
Icre84U folds
pr1nnyraid folds
OMGClayAiken raises to $1,800
LucLongley folds
trex313 folds
Krp3_DM has 15 seconds left to act
Krp3_DM raises to $6,000
OMGClayAiken has 15 seconds left to act
OMGClayAiken raises to $18,600
Krp3_DM calls $4,398, and is all in
OMGClayAiken shows [2c Kh 8h Kc]
Krp3_DM shows [Qd Qs Ad As]
Uncalled bet of $8,202 returned to OMGClayAiken
*** FLOP *** [6s 5s Qh]
*** TURN *** [6s 5s Qh] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [6s 5s Qh 2s] [6h]
OMGClayAiken shows two pair, Kings and Sixes
Krp3_DM shows a full house, Queens full of Sixes
Krp3_DM wins the pot ($21,393) with a full house, Queens full of Sixes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $21,396 | Rake $3
Board: [6s 5s Qh 2s 6h]
Seat 1: Krp3_DM showed [Qd Qs Ad As] and won ($21,393) with a full house, Queens full of Sixes
Seat 2: Icre84U didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 3: pr1nnyraid didn’t bet (folded)
Seat 4: OMGClayAiken (button) showed [2c Kh 8h Kc] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sixes
Seat 5: LucLongley (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: trex313 (big blind) folded before the Flop

In the final hand of the long session, trex313 won a pot worth $35,000 in a monster three way pot. At the end of the hand, ‘trex313′ won the hand with a runner runner straihgt to make Broadway, which was worth a combined pot of $35,000.

At the same time of these two tables, one $200/400 game went on, except this one was heads up. The game took place between players Icre84U and pr1nnyraid. We joined the action and pr1nnyraid held a lead of $54,000 to Icre84U’s $40,000. However, Icre84U would fight his way back and take a small chip lead and grind pr1nnyraid down. In the following hand, we saw Icre84U bust pr1nnyraid.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5515673249: Table Oboe (heads up) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 19:02:01 ET – 2008/03/05
Seat 1: pr1nnyraid ($16,000)
Seat 2: Icre84U ($87,978.50)
Icre84U posts the small blind of $200
pr1nnyraid posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Icre84U raises to $1,200
pr1nnyraid raises to $3,600
Icre84U calls $2,400
*** FLOP *** [Ac 3c Js]
pr1nnyraid bets $7,200
Icre84U raises to $14,400
pr1nnyraid calls $5,200, and is all in
Icre84U shows [2s 4s Ah 5h]
pr1nnyraid shows [8h Ad 7c As]
Uncalled bet of $2,000 returned to Icre84U
*** TURN *** [Ac 3c Js] [Kd]
*** RIVER *** [Ac 3c Js Kd] [2h]
Icre84U shows a straight, Five high
pr1nnyraid shows three of a kind, Aces
Icre84U wins the pot ($31,999.50) with a straight, Five high
pr1nnyraid is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Ac 3c Js Kd 2h]
Seat 1: pr1nnyraid (big blind) showed [8h Ad 7c As] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 2: Icre84U (small blind) showed [2s 4s Ah 5h] and won ($31,999.50) with a straight, Five high

Not done yet, pr1nnyraid bought back in for $16,000. The player ran the money up slightly before the following hand came up, where we saw Icre84U win yet another big hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #5515749146: Table Oboe (heads up) – $200/$400 – Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 19:08:10 ET – 2008/03/05
Seat 1: pr1nnyraid ($23,599.50)
Seat 2: Icre84U ($112,375)
Icre84U posts the small blind of $200
pr1nnyraid posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Icre84U raises to $1,200
pr1nnyraid raises to $3,600
Icre84U calls $2,400
*** FLOP *** [7d Ac Th]
pr1nnyraid bets $7,200
Icre84U has 15 seconds left to act
Icre84U calls $7,200
*** TURN *** [7d Ac Th] [Kh]
pr1nnyraid bets $12,799.50, and is all in
Icre84U calls $12,799.50
pr1nnyraid shows [Jc As 6s 7c]
Icre84U shows [8c Jd Jh Qh]
*** RIVER *** [7d Ac Th Kh] [3c]
pr1nnyraid shows two pair, Aces and Sevens
Icre84U shows a straight, Ace high
Icre84U wins the pot ($47,198.50) with a straight, Ace high
pr1nnyraid is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $47,199 | Rake $0.50
Board: [7d Ac Th Kh 3c]
Seat 1: pr1nnyraid (big blind) showed [Jc As 6s 7c] and lost with two pair, Aces and Sevens
Seat 2: Icre84U (small blind) showed [8c Jd Jh Qh] and won ($47,198.50) with a straight, Ace high

At this point, pr1nnyraid had had enough, and congratulated Icre84U on a good game before leaving the table, down $36,000.

On the day, we saw two moster winners in the games, being K0beyTAPOUT and Icre84U. K0BEYTAPOUT won an estimated $80,000 on the session, while player ‘ICRE84U’ was up somewhere around $25,000. The biggest notable loser of the day was ‘pr1nnyraid’ who lost somewhere around $40,000.

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