Full Version: Antonius Vs Ivey Aussie Millions Cash Game.
I was watching a hand between Patrik Antonius and Phil Ivey where. Antonius had A10, and Ivey had JJ. And the flop came down AAJ. turned out to be an 807k pot. Just some questionable play there by Antonius that i was thinking was maybe a bad example for a amateur player. Pros are pros, their stats speak for themselves. And even though on any given night anyone could deal them a bad beat, their nerve disipline and skill remain far superior than ours. But everyone takes bad beats so what i was thinking was when Ivey put out the big reraise on the flop, Im sure that Antonius thought that there was a possibility that ivey had JJ or even more likely a better ace. with a flop like that A10 is pretty strong and given ivey's ability to bet with absolutely nothing sometimes, makes it stronger, but rather than risk all your stack and go broke, can you accept the fact that maybe you just got out flopped, and let it go before you become committed?? i mean there are many hands to catch up where you know you are in a better position. Usually the top 10 starting hands are the real big money losers. I mean usually if im playing a big pair or AK AQ AJ, im either going to win a small to medium size pot or lose a big one. Then only time you really get full value is if you're up agaist a small pair like qq jj 1010, and as long as you dont get sucked out, which happens more frequent than not. Wutever u guys think, let me know.
Please post in paragraphs. This is hard to read.
Not Aussie Millions Cash Game. It was the Million Dollar Cash Game in London:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dGtECF5DxIQ
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dGtECF5DxIQ
thats right sorry for the error, was watching both. got confused, but the play is the same
QUOTE (king0fhearts80 @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008, 5:15 PM) 
but the play is the same
So's the need for the return key on every OP you've made
Sir I would kindly ask you to write these drivelous novels in a paragraph or somewhat readable form that does not look like a huge gigantic block that no human is going to read i mean run on sentences and stuff are cool but don't you think at some point it would be a good idea to just hit the enter key and break stuff up instead of just going on and on and on about stuff that looks so intimidating to read that no one in their right mind would even attempt that let alone reach this point of my paragraph that i am typing now so hopefully with this little example you can see why you get really crappy responses.
QUOTE (Temporary Nuts @ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008, 12:52 PM)
Sir I would kindly ask you to write these drivelous novels in a paragraph or somewhat readable form that does not look like a huge gigantic block that no human is going to read i mean run on sentences and stuff are cool but don't you think at some point it would be a good idea to just hit the enter key and break stuff up instead of just going on and on and on about stuff that looks so intimidating to read that no one in their right mind would even attempt that let alone reach this point of my paragraph that i am typing now so hopefully with this little example you can see why you get really crappy responses.
tehehe
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The props that Phil Ivey and I were playing are quite confusing. Basically, we were betting on the flop being red or black. If the flop is all one suit, you win double. Being the gamblers we are, we do not stop there. We each have three cards, and if one of those cards hit the middle card on the flop, you win more.
As you can see in the following hand, it can create some bizarre and interesting situations. We both had Aces, Kings, and Queens as the bonus cards, I was black and Phil was red. When playing with props, it can definitely make you play a little different than normal.
The end result in this following hand is not great, but it was a very interesting and deep-thinking hand. I am sure Phil and I will be talking about this hand for a long time. It was one of those moments that you can appreciate even though I did not win. It was great poker and we were both thinking on very deep levels.
I was up quite a bit in the game going into this hand. Ivey raised from the cutoff to $2,000, a very weird raise amount. Almost all day the standard opening raise was $2,100-$2,700. I was on the button and called with Ad Tc, Brian also called in the SB. There was $7,400 in the pot and the flop came AAJ with two spades and a club.
I said to myself "Mamma Mia!” This was a great flop for me for many reasons. The ace of spades was the middle card on the flop, second it was all black, and finally, I flopped trip aces! To make things even better it was a near certainty that Phil Ivey did not have an Ace. Because I was on for a triple in props, Phil would not want to see a flop having a red ace in his hand.
Brian checked and Ivey bet $6,000 into a $8,000 pot. I was very happy at this moment and was thinking to myself, how could I make more money on this hand. I decided to put a little teaser raise out there and raised to $15,000. Brian mucked and Phil re-raised to $50,000. I was more than happy to call the $50,000.
The turn was a 5. Phil thought for a while and bet $100,000 and I called. I was very happy the way the hand was going at this point, even though I started to think he might have pocket jacks.
The river was a Qh and Phil took a long time, hard to tell, but it felt like five minutes, before betting $250,000. Now I was not happy at all. Maybe Ivey forgot about the props? Could he have played AQ? I was 99 per cent certain that he did not have an Ace. So the only hand which would make sense is JJ.
My mind was all over the place trying to figure out what was going on. After thinking for a little while, I thought I was beat, my mind was racing and thinking about so many things. A quarter million dollar bet on the river is usually a sign of someone with a hand. But Phil Ivey is one of the best NL players in the world and if there is anyone capable of pulling a bluff off, it is him.
I could not help but think that Ivey was down $300,000 in the game and had just lost $30,000 on this flop alone. Was he steaming or did he really have JJ? I decided that if I did not call, I would not be able to sleep. I counted out $250,000 and slid it toward the middle of the pot.
He had JJ. So I lost but I do not regret the hand; it was one of the most interesting hands I have ever played.
As you can see in the following hand, it can create some bizarre and interesting situations. We both had Aces, Kings, and Queens as the bonus cards, I was black and Phil was red. When playing with props, it can definitely make you play a little different than normal.
The end result in this following hand is not great, but it was a very interesting and deep-thinking hand. I am sure Phil and I will be talking about this hand for a long time. It was one of those moments that you can appreciate even though I did not win. It was great poker and we were both thinking on very deep levels.
I was up quite a bit in the game going into this hand. Ivey raised from the cutoff to $2,000, a very weird raise amount. Almost all day the standard opening raise was $2,100-$2,700. I was on the button and called with Ad Tc, Brian also called in the SB. There was $7,400 in the pot and the flop came AAJ with two spades and a club.
I said to myself "Mamma Mia!” This was a great flop for me for many reasons. The ace of spades was the middle card on the flop, second it was all black, and finally, I flopped trip aces! To make things even better it was a near certainty that Phil Ivey did not have an Ace. Because I was on for a triple in props, Phil would not want to see a flop having a red ace in his hand.
Brian checked and Ivey bet $6,000 into a $8,000 pot. I was very happy at this moment and was thinking to myself, how could I make more money on this hand. I decided to put a little teaser raise out there and raised to $15,000. Brian mucked and Phil re-raised to $50,000. I was more than happy to call the $50,000.
The turn was a 5. Phil thought for a while and bet $100,000 and I called. I was very happy the way the hand was going at this point, even though I started to think he might have pocket jacks.
The river was a Qh and Phil took a long time, hard to tell, but it felt like five minutes, before betting $250,000. Now I was not happy at all. Maybe Ivey forgot about the props? Could he have played AQ? I was 99 per cent certain that he did not have an Ace. So the only hand which would make sense is JJ.
My mind was all over the place trying to figure out what was going on. After thinking for a little while, I thought I was beat, my mind was racing and thinking about so many things. A quarter million dollar bet on the river is usually a sign of someone with a hand. But Phil Ivey is one of the best NL players in the world and if there is anyone capable of pulling a bluff off, it is him.
I could not help but think that Ivey was down $300,000 in the game and had just lost $30,000 on this flop alone. Was he steaming or did he really have JJ? I decided that if I did not call, I would not be able to sleep. I counted out $250,000 and slid it toward the middle of the pot.
He had JJ. So I lost but I do not regret the hand; it was one of the most interesting hands I have ever played.
/thread, lock it up.
that was awesome thanks!! where'd you find that???
google search antonius blog and look for it there.
I just watched the hand. I don't know how Ivy made the river bet. Certainly Patrik had the Ace, but Phil couldn't think he had anything less than A10. This means PA had AK, AQ, AJ, or A10. Wow, amazing bet. That is so much money and so much pressure. How does one not crack?
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