High Stakes H.O.R.S.E. at Full Tilt Poker

Saturday afternoon provided high stakes fans with one of the bigger games possibly. Three of the highest stakes players in the world sat down at the $2000/$4000 HORSE table on Full Tilt Poker. ‘Nuts78‘ was in on the game with two of the more well known h.o.r.s.e pros in the game. Gus Hansen and Phil Ivey both joined in on the fun, and as we join play Phil Ivey was sitting on the big stack at the table with just over $175,000 in front of him. Hansen was sitting on $60,000 and ‘Nuts78′ had roughly $65,000 in front. While ‘Nuts78′ was being chipped away, the player was forced into an all in against Gus Hansen on fifth street of a Stud hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8548431146: Table Patrik Antonius – $2000/$4000 Ante $300 – Limit Stud Hi – 15:26:14 ET – 2008/10/18
Seat 1: Nuts78 ($19,396)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($187,960.50)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen ($109,220.25)
Phil Ivey antes $300
Gus Hansen antes $300
Nuts78 antes $300
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [8c]
Dealt to Nuts78 [7s]
Dealt to Phil Ivey [Ks]
Nuts78 is low with [7s]
Nuts78 brings in for $600
Phil Ivey folds
Gus Hansen completes it to $2,000
Nuts78 calls $1,400
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [8c] [7c]
Dealt to Nuts78 [7s] [6h]
Gus Hansen bets $2,000
Nuts78 raises to $4,000
Gus Hansen raises to $6,000
Nuts78 calls $2,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [8c 7c] [Tc]
Dealt to Nuts78 [7s 6h] [4c]
Gus Hansen bets $4,000
Nuts78 raises to $8,000
Gus Hansen raises to $12,000
Nuts78 calls $3,096, and is all in
Gus Hansen shows [Jh Jd 8c 7c Tc]
Nuts78 shows [5d 6s 7s 6h 4c]
Uncalled bet of $904 returned to Gus Hansen
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [Jh Jd 8c 7c Tc] [Ad]
Dealt to Nuts78 [5d 6s 7s 6h 4c] [Qs]
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [Jh Jd 8c 7c Tc Ad] [Ac]
Dealt to Nuts78 [5d 6s 7s 6h 4c Qs] [3d]
Gus Hansen shows [Jh Jd 8c 7c Tc Ad Ac] two pair, Aces and Jacks
Nuts78 shows [5d 6s 7s 6h 4c Qs 3d] a straight, Seven high
Nuts78 wins the pot ($39,091) with a straight, Seven high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $39,092 | Rake $1
Seat 1: Nuts78 showed [5d 6s 7s 6h 4c Qs 3d] and won ($39,091) with a straight, Seven high
Seat 4: Phil Ivey folded on 3rd St.
Seat 6: Gus Hansen showed [Jh Jd 8c 7c Tc Ad Ac] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks

It was the point in the game where things got a little more interesting. Patrik Antonius bought in at this point for $100,000, joining the already loaded table. ‘Nuts78′ continued its troubles in the Hold ‘Em round, where all the chips got in against Phil Ivey.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8548619324: Table Patrik Antonius – $2000/$4000 – Limit Hold’em – 15:39:30 ET – 2008/10/18
Seat 1: Nuts78 ($17,185)
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius ($90,997)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($190,558.50)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen ($117,815.25)
Patrik Antonius posts the small blind of $1,000
Phil Ivey posts the big blind of $2,000
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Gus Hansen folds
Nuts78 raises to $4,000
Patrik Antonius folds
Phil Ivey calls $2,000
*** FLOP *** [As 7c 4h]
Phil Ivey checks
Nuts78 bets $2,000
Phil Ivey raises to $4,000
Nuts78 calls $2,000
*** TURN *** [As 7c 4h] [Kd]
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Phil Ivey bets $4,000
Nuts78 raises to $8,000
Phil Ivey raises to $12,000
Nuts78 calls $1,185, and is all in
Phil Ivey shows [Ad 9c]
Nuts78 shows [Ks Qh]
Uncalled bet of $2,815 returned to Phil Ivey
*** RIVER *** [As 7c 4h Kd] [2d]
Phil Ivey shows a pair of Aces
Nuts78 shows a pair of Kings
Phil Ivey wins the pot ($35,368) with a pair of Aces
Nuts78 stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $35,370 | Rake $2
Board: [As 7c 4h Kd 2d]
Seat 1: Nuts78 (button) showed [Ks Qh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: Phil Ivey (big blind) showed [Ad 9c] and won ($35,368) with a pair of Aces
Seat 6: Gus Hansen didn’t bet (folded)

Losing the hand, ‘Nuts78′ immediately left the table and let the three well known pros duke it out at the highest of online stakes. The following hand shows Hansen losing some of his chips to Antonius.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8548896190: Table Patrik Antonius – $2000/$4000 Ante $300 – Limit Stud Hi – 15:58:57 ET – 2008/10/18
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius ($92,289.75)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($226,285.50)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen ($30,145.75)
Phil Ivey antes $300
Patrik Antonius antes $300
Gus Hansen antes $300
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [6d]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [9c]
Dealt to Phil Ivey [Qd]
Gus Hansen is low with [6d]
Gus Hansen brings in for $600
Patrik Antonius completes it to $2,000
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Phil Ivey folds
Gus Hansen calls $1,400
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [6d] [Ts]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [9c] [8h]
Gus Hansen checks
Patrik Antonius bets $2,000
Gus Hansen calls $2,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [6d Ts] [3d]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [9c 8h] [9s]
Patrik Antonius bets $4,000
Gus Hansen calls $4,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [6d Ts 3d] [4d]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [9c 8h 9s] [Jc]
Patrik Antonius bets $4,000
Gus Hansen raises to $8,000
Patrik Antonius calls $4,000
*** 7TH STREET ***
Patrik Antonius checks
Gus Hansen checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Gus Hansen shows [Qs Jh 6d Ts 3d 4d Td] a pair of Tens
Patrik Antonius shows [Ac 8s 9c 8h 9s Jc 7d] two pair, Nines and Eights
Patrik Antonius wins the pot ($32,899) with two pair, Nines and Eights
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $32,900 | Rake $1
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius showed [Ac 8s 9c 8h 9s Jc 7d] and won ($32,899) with two pair, Nines and Eights
Seat 4: Phil Ivey folded on 3rd St.
Seat 6: Gus Hansen showed [Qs Jh 6d Ts 3d 4d Td] and lost with a pair of Tens

The short stacked Hansen didn’t take long in getting the rest of his $10,000 chips into the pot against Antonius in the Stud Hi round.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8548930792: Table Patrik Antonius – $2000/$4000 Ante $300 – Limit Stud Hi – 16:01:22 ET – 2008/10/18
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius ($125,787.75)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($210,885.50)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen ($12,045.75)
Patrik Antonius antes $300
Gus Hansen antes $300
Phil Ivey antes $300
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [9s]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [6s]
Dealt to Phil Ivey [7h]
Patrik Antonius is low with [6s]
Patrik Antonius brings in for $600
Phil Ivey folds
Gus Hansen completes it to $2,000
Patrik Antonius raises to $4,000
Gus Hansen raises to $6,000
Patrik Antonius raises to $8,000
Gus Hansen calls $2,000
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [9s] [7s]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [6s] [8c]
Gus Hansen bets $2,000
Patrik Antonius raises to $4,000
Gus Hansen calls $1,745.75, and is all in
Patrik Antonius shows [5d 6c 6s 8c]
Gus Hansen shows [9h 8d 9s 7s]
Uncalled bet of $254.25 returned to Patrik Antonius
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [9h 8d 9s 7s] [2s]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [5d 6c 6s 8c] [Th]
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [9h 8d 9s 7s 2s] [3d]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [5d 6c 6s 8c Th] [7c]
*** 7TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [9h 8d 9s 7s 2s 3d] [9d]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [5d 6c 6s 8c Th 7c] [Ad]
Patrik Antonius shows [5d 6c 6s 8c Th 7c Ad] a pair of Sixes
Gus Hansen shows [9h 8d 9s 7s 2s 3d 9d] three of a kind, Nines
Gus Hansen wins the pot ($24,390.50) with three of a kind, Nines
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $24,391.50 | Rake $1
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius showed [5d 6c 6s 8c Th 7c Ad] and lost with a pair of Sixes
Seat 4: Phil Ivey folded on 3rd St.
Seat 6: Gus Hansen showed [9h 8d 9s 7s 2s 3d 9d] and won ($24,390.50) with three of a kind, Nines

Throughout the game, Ivey beat up on Patrik and built a massive chip stack of nearly $400,000. Antonius took a pot off Ivey and took a step at getting his money back in this hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8549389522: Table Patrik Antonius – $2000/$4000 Ante $300 – Limit Stud Hi – 16:33:50 ET – 2008/10/18
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius ($99,538)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($383,656)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen ($44,495)
Phil Ivey antes $300
Patrik Antonius antes $300
Gus Hansen antes $300
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [As]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [7d]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [Tc]
Gus Hansen is low with [7d]
Gus Hansen has 15 seconds left to act
Gus Hansen brings in for $600
Patrik Antonius completes it to $2,000
Phil Ivey raises to $4,000
Gus Hansen folds
Patrik Antonius calls $2,000
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [As] [Th]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [Tc] [3d]
Phil Ivey bets $2,000
Patrik Antonius calls $2,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [As Th] [2c]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [Tc 3d] [9c]
Phil Ivey bets $4,000
Patrik Antonius calls $4,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [As Th 2c] [Kd]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [Tc 3d 9c] [Kc]
Phil Ivey checks
Patrik Antonius checks
*** 7TH STREET ***
Phil Ivey checks
Patrik Antonius bets $4,000
Phil Ivey calls $4,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Patrik Antonius shows [Td 5d Tc 3d 9c Kc 3h] two pair, Tens and Threes
Phil Ivey mucks
Patrik Antonius wins the pot ($29,499) with two pair, Tens and Threes
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $29,500 | Rake $1
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius collected ($29,499)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey mucked
Seat 6: Gus Hansen folded on 3rd St.

On the very next hand, Antonius picked up another $20,000 of his lost money, this time from Gus Hansen, still in the Stud Hi round.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8549400559: Table Patrik Antonius – $2000/$4000 Ante $300 – Limit Stud Hi – 16:34:37 ET – 2008/10/18
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius ($114,737)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($369,356)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen ($43,595)
Patrik Antonius antes $300
Phil Ivey antes $300
Gus Hansen antes $300
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [4s]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [Qh]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [5c]
Phil Ivey is low with [4s]
Phil Ivey brings in for $600
Gus Hansen completes it to $2,000
Patrik Antonius raises to $4,000
Phil Ivey folds
Gus Hansen calls $2,000
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [Qh] [8h]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [5c] [Ts]
Gus Hansen bets $2,000
Patrik Antonius calls $2,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [Qh 8h] [6s]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [5c Ts] [4d]
Gus Hansen bets $4,000
Patrik Antonius raises to $8,000
Gus Hansen calls $4,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Gus Hansen [Qh 8h 6s] [Qd]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [5c Ts 4d] [Th]
Gus Hansen checks
Patrik Antonius bets $4,000
Gus Hansen calls $4,000
*** 7TH STREET ***
Gus Hansen has 15 seconds left to act
Gus Hansen checks
Patrik Antonius checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Patrik Antonius shows [Kh 5d 5c Ts 4d Th 2s] two pair, Tens and Fives
Gus Hansen mucks
Patrik Antonius wins the pot ($37,499) with two pair, Tens and Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $37,500 | Rake $1
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius collected ($37,499)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey folded on 3rd St.
Seat 6: Gus Hansen mucked

Soon after, Phil Ivey continued his winning ways, winning a pot worth $50,000 from Hansen.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8549422211: Table Patrik Antonius – $2000/$4000 Ante $300 – Limit Stud H/L – 16:36:10 ET – 2008/10/18
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius ($135,436)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($367,856)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen ($24,395)
Patrik Antonius antes $300
Phil Ivey antes $300
Gus Hansen antes $300
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [Kd]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [2h]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [9d]
Gus Hansen is low with [2h]
Gus Hansen has 15 seconds left to act
Gus Hansen brings in for $600
Patrik Antonius completes it to $2,000
Phil Ivey raises to $4,000
Gus Hansen calls $3,400
Patrik Antonius calls $2,000
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [Kd] [9s]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [2h] [5d]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [9d] [7s]
Phil Ivey checks
Gus Hansen bets $2,000
Patrik Antonius calls $2,000
Phil Ivey calls $2,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [Kd 9s] [Ad]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [2h 5d] [9h]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [9d 7s] [Tc]
Phil Ivey bets $4,000
Gus Hansen calls $4,000
Patrik Antonius calls $4,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [Kd 9s Ad] [Qh]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [2h 5d 9h] [6s]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [9d 7s Tc] [Kc]
Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act
Phil Ivey checks
Gus Hansen bets $4,000
Patrik Antonius calls $4,000
Phil Ivey calls $4,000
*** 7TH STREET ***
Phil Ivey bets $4,000
Gus Hansen calls $4,000
Patrik Antonius folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Phil Ivey shows [8d 6d Kd 9s Ad Qh 4d] a flush, Ace high, for high
Gus Hansen mucks
Phil Ivey wins the pot ($50,899) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50,900 | Rake $1
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius folded on 7th St.
Seat 4: Phil Ivey collected ($50,899)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen mucked

Gus Hansen busted soon after, not being able to do anything with his short stack. This didn’t deter the Great Dane, however, as he quickly threw another $50,000 on the table to continue playing. It didn’t work out that well for Gus Hansen, however, as he quickly sent half of that stack to Phil Ivey in the following hand.

Full Tilt Poker Game #8549459337: Table Patrik Antonius – $2000/$4000 Ante $300 – Limit Stud H/L – 16:38:48 ET – 2008/10/18
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius ($117,230)
Seat 4: Phil Ivey ($410,454.50)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen ($50,000)
Phil Ivey antes $300
Patrik Antonius antes $300
Gus Hansen antes $300
*** 3RD STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [8h]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [3h]
Dealt to Patrik Antonius [8c]
Gus Hansen is low with [3h]
Gus Hansen brings in for $600
Patrik Antonius folds
Phil Ivey completes it to $2,000
Gus Hansen raises to $4,000
Phil Ivey raises to $6,000
Gus Hansen raises to $8,000
Phil Ivey calls $2,000
*** 4TH STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [8h] [4c]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [3h] [3d]
Gus Hansen has 15 seconds left to act
Gus Hansen has requested TIME
Gus Hansen bets $2,000
Phil Ivey calls $2,000
*** 5TH STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [8h 4c] [Kh]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [3h 3d] [Ks]
Gus Hansen bets $4,000
Phil Ivey calls $4,000
*** 6TH STREET ***
Dealt to Phil Ivey [8h 4c Kh] [7s]
Dealt to Gus Hansen [3h 3d Ks] [2s]
Gus Hansen checks
Phil Ivey bets $4,000
Gus Hansen calls $4,000
*** 7TH STREET ***
Gus Hansen checks
Phil Ivey bets $4,000
Gus Hansen has 15 seconds left to act
Gus Hansen has requested TIME
Gus Hansen calls $4,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Phil Ivey shows [6c 5d 8h 4c Kh 7s 2d] a straight, Eight high, for high and 7,6,5,4,2, for low
Gus Hansen mucks
Phil Ivey wins the high pot ($22,449.50) with a straight, Eight high
Phil Ivey wins the low pot ($22,449.50) with 7,6,5,4,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $44,900 | Rake $1
Seat 3: Patrik Antonius folded on 3rd St.
Seat 4: Phil Ivey collected ($44,899)
Seat 6: Gus Hansen mucked

As Phil Ivey continued his kill of the game, with his stack going over the $500,000 mark, Patrik Antonius sat out, leaving Phil Ivey and Gus Hansen to duke it out.After taking a beating early, Gus Hansen took his final $20,000 off the table and ended the game.

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