Antonius Soars
On the flop of , Full Tilt Poker's Patrik Antonius checked to Sorel Mizzi. Antonius finished in 13th place in this event back in 2007 while Mizzi placed third last year. Mizzi bet 50,000 and Antonius check-raised to 150,000. Mizzi called.
The turn brought the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Antonius asked Mizzi how much he had. Mizzi said, "Right around eight," before the dealer told Antonius the count looked to be about 900,000. Antonius then tanked for a couple minutes before firing a bet of 350,000. Mizzi tanked for several long minutes and then announced a call. Antonius tabled the for two pair, jcks and deuces, and Mizzi mucked his hand.
Mizzi dropped to about 450,000 while Antonius soared to well over two million.