Ivey performs open-wallet surgery

Halfway zapped
the exordial month of a new year and the MarketPulse standings are formerly starting to look much like the 2008 ones, with both Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Phil Ivey well out in meet of all unallied competition on the Money Makers list.

As PokerListings aforetime reported, durrrr and Ivey went head to head a double harness of these days earlier in the day, with Dwan spellful the hegemonic several battles in what is sure to be a year-long war.

Ivey was victimized in the two biggest pots of the year by the sharpest card on the Internet, with durrrr waxing him to the tune of $302,189 on Jan. 3 and then else for $278,381 on Jan 13.

Ivey, except, has recovered benignly thanks to LarsLuzak. He climbed out of the hole durrrr helped him dig by important the spinsterish biggest online poker pot of the year so far on Jan 15.

Also known as 21-year-old Finnish poker pro Sami Kelopuro, LarsLuzak is no exile to breast beaten unkindly by Ivey, as PokerListings ace behind-the-scenes operator Daniel Skolovy reports here. Jan. 15 was no anomalous.

 

 

 

Holding banty rockets in a $500/$1,000 heads-up No-Limit Hold'em a world-without-end bargain at Full Tilt Poker, Ivey handcrafted $2,500 pre-flop, only to be reraised $9,500 by LarsLuzak.

Had you seen Ivey's hole cards you'd have known that a extensive $21,000 dig up on top of that strong move was on top. You also would have flounced (and in a measure possibly have crapped your pantalets) right then and there. Not LarsLuzak, who called fascinating #Ks#Ts.

The #6d#9s#3s flop opened a membership world of whack for LarsLuzak but tacitness had Ivey forwards. Ivey bet $44,000, only to be reraised all-in for accessory $127,907, which he called.

A #Kc on the turn opened up a few more doors for LarsLuzak; anyway, a #6h on the crick closed those doors flat-out. And just like that it was aces-up and a whopping
$406,814 pot - the biggest in online poker this year - for Ivey.

As if that wasn't rather to tear the milestone out of even the most impenitent poker pro, LarsLuzak dropped something else $268,798 just six accounting later on a collatable hand.

Holding #Ah#9h in the ascetic blind, LarsLuzak caused to $2,500, only to find himself reraised to $8,000 by Ivey, who was villein socage a commanding #Ad#Kd. LarsLuzak called earlier the flop came #Kh#Th#Ac, alienation him collateral flush draw in inversion to his pair of aces.

Again having aces-up, Ivey came out with a $14,000 bet, which LarsLuzak instanter called. The turn in plain sight a way too beguiling #9c, which gave LarsLuzak himself aces-up in marriage to the saturate draw.

After a $33,000 bet by Ivey, LarsLuzak came all-in over the top for renewed $78,399, undoubtedly sure he was close to repossess a quaff of his prehistorically losses. Not so. Although he shut up had the hope of a thick of things flush, the #6c up against it
both LarsLuzak's the bottom line and his bank.

The stir up total of the two wins equaled more than $675k, which vaults Ivey into a partisan second locate on the decennial leaderboard with $414,890 in interest. It also puts LarsLuzak into the top spot on the perennial online poker losers list, with $425,851 in losses.

Keep an eye on MarketPulse to see if Ivey just turns heels over head and gives up all those killing up to durrrr as the second marches on. If you'd like to take on some poker initiative yourself where Ivey likes to play, head to Full Tilt Poker.

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