The Online Railbird Report: Cates Up, Antonius Down
The Full Tilt Poker high-stakes tables were blazing hot last week as $500,000 pots returned after an absence since September. Over the last few days, however, the action has settled down with just two pots hitting the $300,000 mark. The big winner since Friday has been Daniel "jungleman12" Cates, while Patrik Antonius has been on the losing end of Cates' success.
Cates > Antonius
Playing heads-up $300/$600 pot-limit Omaha, Cates had the button and raised to $1,800. Antonius popped it to $5,400 from the big blind and Cates called, leading to an A♣5♦4♦ flop. Antonius led out with a pot-sized bet of $10,800. Cates called, seeing the 10♣ hit the turn. Antonius bet the pot again, $32,400. Cates raised to $129,600 and Antonius got the rest of his stack in, roughly $172,000. Cates called and showed A♦Q♠3♠2♥ for the nut straight. Antonius tabled A♠7♣5♠4♣ for two pair (three pair, actually), as well as a flush draw. They ran it twice, but to no avail for Antonius. Cates' straight held on both times and he scooped the $375,000 pot.
The only other $300k+ pot of the last few days also was played between these two and also went Cates' way. Antonius had the button this time and raised to $1,800. Cates three-bet to $5,400 and Antonius four-bet to $10,800. Cates must have loved his hand, five-betting to $32,400. Antonius called and finally a J♠9♦3♥ flop was seen. Cates bet $64,800 and Antonius jammed his stack of $118,000 into the middle. A call from Cates revealed:
Cates: A♦K♦Q♦J♥
Antonius: K♣Q♠J♦10♥
Both had top pair, but Cates led with the bigger kicker. Antonius had outs to a straight and was looking to get there or hit a ten for two pair, but again it was not meant to be, even after two runs. The first run delivered the 9♥ and 4♦ while the second run brought the 7♦ and 6♣. Cates' ace kicker was the deciding factor in both, earning him the $300,000 pot.
Cadillac1944 Taking it Easy
Last week cadillac1944 was at the center of every big pot, playing in four separate pots that exceeded a half-million dollars. Since then, it's been tough to find cadillac1944 in a six-figure pot at all. Since his rush last week, cadillac1944 has cooled off a bit, dropping about $300,000. Playing six-handed $300/$600 pot-limit Omaha, Patrik Antonius raised to $2,700 from the hijack and Scott "URnotINdanger2" Palmer called from the cutoff. On the button was cadillac1944 and he raised to $12,300. The blinds folded while Antonius and Palmer called, landing a J♣10♥2♦ flop. Antonius was first to act and he fired about a pot-sized bet, getting Palmer to fold. Cadillac1044 called all in for just under $38,000 with K♥K♦Q♠J♦ (overpair, open-ended straight draw, top pair), while Antonius showed K♠J♥10♣8♣ for top two pair.
Antonius was ahead with his two pair but was an underdog to hold up. However, he did just that as the 3♣ turn card and 4♥ river card were no help to cadillac1944, watching the $113,000 pot head to Antonius.
Who’s up? Who’s down?
This week’s biggest winners (11/30-12/2): Daniel "jungleman12" Cates (+$369,000), Ben "Sauce1234" Sulsky (+$284,000), Rami “Arbianight” Boukai (+$190,000), Andreas “skjervøy” Torbergsen (+$168,000)
In the red: Patrik Antonius (-$618,000), cadillac1944 (-$283,000), LokoIsBack (-$170,000), DrugsOrMe (-$141,000)
Year to Date: Daniel "jungleman12" Cates (+$5.19 million), Andreas “skjervøy” Torbergsen (+3.47 million), Tom "durrrr" Dwan (+$2.9 million), Phil Ivey (+$2.86 million)
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