Tuesday
December 08, 2009
Is there such a thing as a second wind in poker? Well, if there is, it would seem that Isildur1 has really gotten his mojo back over the last couple of days. Over a twelve hour period on Monday, he was able to put in close to 5 300 hands and come out a 1.5 million winner. This time around it was Ziigmund who was, by far, the biggest contributor, losing close to $2M. In fact, he was the only player that Isildur1 beat since Patrik Antonius won $368K and Brian Townsend got $50K for his troubles.
Isildur1’s graph clearly tells a tale of a day that must be the very definition of a roller coaster ride. He dug himself a $400K hole quite quickly, but rebounded and got himself up close to $2M no less than four times without ever surpassing that mark. From there, he had a free-fall down to $400K before he again made a climb up to the end result.
Interestingly enough, Isildur1 was completely owned at the $300/$600 PLO game, losing over $860K. At $500/$1000, however, he was in control most of the time. It could easily be a coincidence, but there is no doubt that the $300/$600 game plays differently than the $500/$1000 since there are antes in play etc. And Isildur1 is very quick to suggest going to the higher game, and while that can be an indication of him being an action junkie, it could also be an insight into where he feels he has an edge.
Ziigmund chooses the wrong moment to make a big move so Isildur1 wins a $788K pot
In PLO there are times to make a move and there are times where you need to let go of your hand, and in this hand, I think Ziigmund made a clear mistake by moving in on the flop. After all, Isildur1 had put in the 5th bet, so either he has the Aces or he has hit the flop in a big way. And even if he should have ‘only’ aces, he is quite likely to call Ziigmund’s raise since he will expect Ziigmund to do this on a wide range of hands.
This time it was a really easy call for Isildur1. Not only did he have the aces, but he also had the nut flush draw as well as a gut shot draw. The hand can’t have been a welcome sight for Ziigmund when it was turned over, and he found himself being more than a 4-1 underdog. The club on the turn sealed his fate, and he was left pondering the merits of moving in on the flop.
Isildur1 flops top set against Townsends bottom set and gets all his chips. 720K pot.
There were many huge pots yesterday, and this was the second one that exceeded $700K. In addition there were four more going over $600K and five passing the $500K mark. This one was a real cooler for Brian Townsend, and I am sure you all have had the sinking feeling when you catch a cooler like this, but it probably feels a little different when it costs you $360K. Of course, short of a mis-click, there was nothing Townsend could do to get away in this spot, but that might not have been a great comfort at the time.
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