Iron Henry wins Sunday Million

Iron Henry takes down Sunday Million for $163K

On May 4, 2008, Pokerstars hosted its’ Sunday Million $215 buyin tournament. A field of 7,001 players bought in to compete for $1,400,000 in prize pool money. The final table got underway with Hobbybob as the chip leader. Hobbybob held almost half of all chips in play when it was 7-handed, however he would eventually get knocked out in third place. After it was heads up, the Iron Henry and Shankingyou agreed to a deal when their stacks were almost equal in size. The two would each finish with at least $133k, leaving $30k for the winner. Iron Henry went on to send his opponent to the rail and finish in first place, netting the grand prize of $163k.

KO1) Etushekki vs. Rockhound23

Rockhound23 is first one eliminated at final table

PokerStars Game #17212864632: Tournament #86176606, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXV (200000/400000) - 2008/05/05 - 02:07:40 (ET)
Table ‘86176606 219′ 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ShankingYou (9202581 in chips)
Seat 2: fiddski (3772749 in chips)
Seat 3: hobbybob (15633219 in chips)
Seat 4: ROCKHOUND23 (584970 in chips)
Seat 5: redhookesb (14453348 in chips)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (9885389 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: jlost88 (10457265 in chips)
Seat 8: etushekki (2669864 in chips)
Seat 9: Duffman08 (3350615 in chips)
ShankingYou: posts the ante 40000
fiddski: posts the ante 40000
hobbybob: posts the ante 40000
ROCKHOUND23: posts the ante 40000
redhookesb: posts the ante 40000
Iron Henry: posts the ante 40000
jlost88: posts the ante 40000
etushekki: posts the ante 40000
Duffman08: posts the ante 40000
hobbybob: posts small blind 200000
ROCKHOUND23: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
redhookesb: folds
Iron Henry: folds
jlost88: folds
etushekki: calls 400000
Duffman08: folds
ShankingYou: folds
fiddski: folds
hobbybob: calls 200000
ROCKHOUND23: checks
*** FLOP *** [9c 9s 4c]
Iron Henry is connected
Iron Henry has returned
hobbybob: checks
ROCKHOUND23: bets 144970 and is all-in
etushekki: calls 144970
hobbybob: calls 144970
*** TURN *** [9c 9s 4c] [Qh]
hobbybob: bets 400000
etushekki: raises 1684894 to 2084894 and is all-in
hobbybob: folds
*** RIVER *** [9c 9s 4c Qh] [Kh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
etushekki: shows [Kc Qc] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
etushekki collected 800000 from side pot
ROCKHOUND23: shows [Ac Th] (a pair of Nines)
etushekki collected 1994910 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2794910 Main pot 1994910. Side pot 800000. | Rake 0
Board [9c 9s 4c Qh Kh]
Seat 1: ShankingYou folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: fiddski (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: hobbybob (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 4: ROCKHOUND23 (big blind) showed [Ac Th] and lost with a pair of Nines
Seat 5: redhookesb folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Iron Henry folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: jlost88 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: etushekki showed [Kc Qc] and won (2794910) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 9: Duffman08 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

KO2) Hobbybob vs. Redhookesb

Huge coinflip between the two chip leaders right after the first knockout

PokerStars Game #17212879907: Tournament #86176606, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXV (200000/400000) - 2008/05/05 - 02:09:07 (ET)
Table ‘86176606 219′ 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: ShankingYou (9162581 in chips)
Seat 2: fiddski (3732749 in chips)
Seat 3: hobbybob (14648249 in chips)
Seat 5: redhookesb (14413348 in chips)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (9845389 in chips)
Seat 7: jlost88 (10417265 in chips)
Seat 8: etushekki (4479804 in chips)
Seat 9: Duffman08 (3310615 in chips)
ShankingYou: posts the ante 40000
fiddski: posts the ante 40000
hobbybob: posts the ante 40000
redhookesb: posts the ante 40000
Iron Henry: posts the ante 40000
jlost88: posts the ante 40000
etushekki: posts the ante 40000
Duffman08: posts the ante 40000
redhookesb: posts small blind 200000
Iron Henry: posts big blind 400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
jlost88: folds
etushekki: folds
Duffman08: folds
ShankingYou: folds
fiddski: folds
hobbybob: raises 1200000 to 1600000
redhookesb: raises 2800000 to 4400000
Iron Henry: folds
hobbybob: raises 2800000 to 7200000
redhookesb: raises 7173348 to 14373348 and is all-in
hobbybob: calls 7173348
*** FLOP *** [8c 7s 9h]
*** TURN *** [8c 7s 9h] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [8c 7s 9h 4d] [2h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
redhookesb: shows [Ks Ad] (high card Ace)
hobbybob: shows [Qd Qh] (a pair of Queens)
fiddski said, “nh”
hobbybob collected 29466696 from pot
Iron Henry said, “nh”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 29466696 | Rake 0
Board [8c 7s 9h 4d 2h]
Seat 1: ShankingYou folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: fiddski folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: hobbybob (button) showed [Qd Qh] and won (29466696) with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: redhookesb (small blind) showed [Ks Ad] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: Iron Henry (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: jlost88 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: etushekki folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: Duffman08 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

KO3) Iron Henry vs. Fiddski

Fiddski is out in 7th place when his K8 runs into pocket aces

PokerStars Game #17212971679: Tournament #86176606, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXVI (250000/500000) - 2008/05/05 - 02:18:07 (ET)
Table ‘86176606 219′ 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: ShankingYou (6111471 in chips)
Seat 2: fiddski (4214883 in chips)
Seat 3: hobbybob (24288233 in chips)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (16666499 in chips)
Seat 7: jlost88 (8777265 in chips)
Seat 8: etushekki (3439804 in chips)
Seat 9: Duffman08 (6511845 in chips)
ShankingYou: posts the ante 50000
fiddski: posts the ante 50000
hobbybob: posts the ante 50000
Iron Henry: posts the ante 50000
jlost88: posts the ante 50000
etushekki: posts the ante 50000
Duffman08: posts the ante 50000
hobbybob: posts small blind 250000
Iron Henry: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
jlost88: folds
etushekki: folds
Duffman08: folds
ShankingYou: folds
fiddski: raises 3664883 to 4164883 and is all-in
hobbybob: folds
Iron Henry: calls 3664883
*** FLOP *** [5s 3h 6c]
*** TURN *** [5s 3h 6c] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [5s 3h 6c 5h] [5c]
fiddski said, “gg”
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Iron Henry: shows [Ac Ad] (a full house, Fives full of Aces)
fiddski: shows [Kc 8c] (three of a kind, Fives)
Iron Henry said, “gg”
Iron Henry collected 8929766 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8929766 | Rake 0
Board [5s 3h 6c 5h 5c]
Seat 1: ShankingYou folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: fiddski (button) showed [Kc 8c] and lost with three of a kind, Fives
Seat 3: hobbybob (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Iron Henry (big blind) showed [Ac Ad] and won (8929766) with a full house, Fives full of Aces
Seat 7: jlost88 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: etushekki folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: Duffman08 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

KO4) Duffman08 vs. ShankingYou

Duffman08 is out in 6th when Shankingyou hits the backdoor straight

PokerStars Game #17213005281: Tournament #86176606, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXVI (250000/500000) - 2008/05/05 - 02:21:33 (ET)
Table ‘86176606 219′ 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: ShankingYou (11822942 in chips)
Seat 3: hobbybob (23737111 in chips)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (21981382 in chips)
Seat 7: jlost88 (8827265 in chips)
Seat 8: etushekki (1939804 in chips)
Seat 9: Duffman08 (1701496 in chips)
ShankingYou: posts the ante 50000
hobbybob: posts the ante 50000
Iron Henry: posts the ante 50000
jlost88: posts the ante 50000
etushekki: posts the ante 50000
Duffman08: posts the ante 50000
ShankingYou: posts small blind 250000
hobbybob: posts big blind 500000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Iron Henry: folds
jlost88: folds
etushekki: folds
Duffman08: raises 1151496 to 1651496 and is all-in
ShankingYou: calls 1401496
hobbybob: folds
*** FLOP *** [5d Tc Ts]
*** TURN *** [5d Tc Ts] [2s]
*** RIVER *** [5d Tc Ts 2s] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ShankingYou: shows [Ks Qs] (a flush, Ace high)
Duffman08: shows [Ah Kd] (two pair, Aces and Tens)
ShankingYou collected 4102992 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4102992 | Rake 0
Board [5d Tc Ts 2s As]
Seat 1: ShankingYou (small blind) showed [Ks Qs] and won (4102992) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 3: hobbybob (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Iron Henry folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: jlost88 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: etushekki folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: Duffman08 (button) showed [Ah Kd] and lost with two pair, Aces and Tens

KO5) Jlost88 vs. Iron Henry

Iron Henry sends the very shorstacked Jlost88 to the rail in 5th place

PokerStars Game #17213248515: Tournament #86176606, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXVIII (400000/800000) - 2008/05/05 - 02:48:25 (ET)
Table ‘86176606 219′ 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: ShankingYou (17689437 in chips)
Seat 3: hobbybob (24231916 in chips)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (18459705 in chips)
Seat 7: jlost88 (1255706 in chips)
Seat 8: etushekki (8373236 in chips)
ShankingYou: posts the ante 80000
hobbybob: posts the ante 80000
Iron Henry: posts the ante 80000
jlost88: posts the ante 80000
etushekki: posts the ante 80000
Iron Henry: posts small blind 400000
jlost88: posts big blind 800000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
etushekki: folds
ShankingYou: folds
hobbybob: folds
Iron Henry: raises 17579705 to 18379705 and is all-in
jlost88: calls 375706 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [2c 6s As]
*** TURN *** [2c 6s As] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [2c 6s As 4s] [5d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Iron Henry: shows [Js 3h] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
jlost88: shows [Ac 7h] (a pair of Aces)
Iron Henry collected 2751412 from pot
etushekki said, “gg”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2751412 | Rake 0
Board [2c 6s As 4s 5d]
Seat 1: ShankingYou folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: hobbybob (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (small blind) showed [Js 3h] and won (2751412) with a straight, Deuce to Six
Seat 7: jlost88 (big blind) showed [Ac 7h] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 8: etushekki folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

KO6) Etushekki vs. Iron Henry

Iron Henry knocks out Etushekki in 4th place via. coinflip

PokerStars Game #17213388139: Tournament #86176606, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XXXIX (500000/1000000) - 2008/05/05 - 03:04:52 (ET)
Table ‘86176606 219′ 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: ShankingYou (14249437 in chips)
Seat 3: hobbybob (11851916 in chips)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (34475411 in chips)
Seat 8: etushekki (9433236 in chips)
ShankingYou: posts the ante 100000
hobbybob: posts the ante 100000
Iron Henry: posts the ante 100000
etushekki: posts the ante 100000
etushekki: posts small blind 500000
ShankingYou: posts big blind 1000000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
hobbybob: folds
Iron Henry: raises 33375411 to 34375411 and is all-in
etushekki: calls 8833236 and is all-in
ShankingYou: folds
*** FLOP *** [4d Jh Kc]
*** TURN *** [4d Jh Kc] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [4d Jh Kc Qc] [7h]
Iron Henry said, “gg”
*** SHOW DOWN ***
etushekki: shows [9c 9s] (a pair of Nines)
Iron Henry: shows [Qh Ks] (two pair, Kings and Queens)
etushekki said, “gg”
Iron Henry collected 20066472 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 20066472 | Rake 0
Board [4d Jh Kc Qc 7h]
Seat 1: ShankingYou (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: hobbybob folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (button) showed [Qh Ks] and won (20066472) with two pair, Kings and Queens
Seat 8: etushekki (small blind) showed [9c 9s] and lost with a pair of Nines

KO7) Shankingyou vs. Hobbybob

Hobbybob, who once held a commanding chip lead in the beginning, dwindles into a shortstack and finally goes out in 3rd place

PokerStars Game #17213561643: Tournament #86176606, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XL (600000/1200000) - 2008/05/05 - 03:25:40 (ET)
Table ‘86176606 219′ 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: ShankingYou (23201097 in chips)
Seat 3: hobbybob (5569693 in chips)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (41239210 in chips)
ShankingYou: posts the ante 120000
hobbybob: posts the ante 120000
Iron Henry: posts the ante 120000
ShankingYou: posts small blind 600000
hobbybob: posts big blind 1200000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Iron Henry: folds
ShankingYou: raises 21881097 to 23081097 and is all-in
hobbybob: calls 4249693 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [5h 5s 9d]
*** TURN *** [5h 5s 9d] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [5h 5s 9d 8h] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ShankingYou: shows [Qs 8d] (two pair, Eights and Fives)
hobbybob: shows [Jh Th] (a pair of Fives)
ShankingYou collected 11259386 from pot
Iron Henry said, “good game”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 11259386 | Rake 0
Board [5h 5s 9d 8h 3s]
Seat 1: ShankingYou (small blind) showed [Qs 8d] and won (11259386) with two pair, Eights and Fives
Seat 3: hobbybob (big blind) showed [Jh Th] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 6: Iron Henry (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

KO8) Shankingyou vs. Iron Henry

After missing an open end straight draw against Iron Henry’s top pair, Shankingyou puts his final chips on K8.

PokerStars Game : Tournament #86176606, $200+$15 Hold’em No Limit - Level XL (600000/1200000) - 2008/05/05 - 03:25:40 (ET)
Table ‘86176606 219′ 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: ShankingYou (23201097 in chips)
Seat 6: Iron Henry (41239210 in chips)
ShankingYou: posts the ante 140000
Iron Henry: posts the ante 140000
ShankingYou: posts small blind 700000
Iron Henry: posts big blind 1400000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
ShankingYou: raises 2100000 to 2800000
Iron Henry: raises 63736840 to 66536840 and is all-in
ShankingYou: calls 393160 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [6h Ts 4c]
*** TURN *** [6h Ts 4c] [6s]
*** RIVER *** [6h Ts 4c 6s] [3s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ShankingYou: shows [Kh 8c] (high card King)
Iron Henry: shows [Qc 3d] (two pair, Sixes and Threes)
Iron Henry collected 6666320 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6666320 | Rake 0
Board [6h Ts 4c 6s 3s]
Seat 1: ShankingYou (small blind) showed [Kh 8c] and lost with high card King
Seat 6: Iron Henry (big blind) showed [Qc 3d] and won (6666320) with two pair, Sixes and Threes