Before Black Friday, Full Tilt Poker used to be one of the largest online poker rooms in the early 2000s. It ran all types of games attracting players from recreational to professionals,micro-stakes to high-stakes. Not only did players log in to their accounts to play, but they also watched their favorite players go back and forth trading money in massive pots.
Its glory days are over, but Full Tilt Poker has some of the most memorable hands in online poker history. 1.Viktor Blom vs Patrik Antonius ($1,356,947)
Patrik Antonius and Viktor Blom , the infamous ‘Isildur1’, battled in PLO back in the days, and their colossal pots were nothing short of intriguing. To date, they still hold the record of the biggest pot ever in online poker.
On 21st November 2009, in PLO at $500/$1000 stakes, the action unfolded preflop with Blom raising to $3,000.It was followed by Antonius three-bet to $9,000,four-bet to $27,000 and five-bet to $81,000.
The flop came 4♠5♣2♥ Antonius led for $90,000, Blom raised to $435,000, Antonius went all-in, and Blom called the remainder of his $163,000 stack.
The turn came 5♥ and river 9♣, Blom turned over 9♠8♥7♦6♦ lost the pot, while Antonius won the pot with a straight A♥K♥K♠3♠ scooping a staggering $1,356,947 pot. 2.Phil Ivey vs Viktor Blom ($1,127,955)
PLO heads-up table, stakes $500/$1000, Phil Ivey with a $563,977 stack, and Blom with $638,457. The action started with a $3,000 raise from Ivey, Blom re-raised to $9,000 and Ivey four-bets to $27,000, which Blom snap-called.
The flop read J♠K♠J♦, both players checked the flop, the turn card was 10♦ and Ivey led with a $41,000 bet and Blom raised to $177,000 and Ivey called. The river card was 5♦, Ivey checked, and Blom bet $408,000, and Ivey called his remaining $359,977 stack. Blom won the pot with a full house with his K♦K♣5♥4♦.
Upon losing the pot, Ivey mucked his cards, and no one knew what hand he held. 3.Patrik Antonius vs Viktor Blom ($878,959) Antonius and Blom ‘Isildur1’ traded massive pots back and forth in PLO games, and it’s no coincidence that they feature […]
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