Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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Gentle Ben mauls durrrr for $143k pot

Milkybarkid: Don't let the Scooby Doo-lunchbox look fool you. Guy can play.

By Christopher Hunt

He's far from a household poker name in North America. And, given his Spanky and Our Gang looks, few would suspect he's one of the best high-stakes cash-game players in the world.

But U.K.-based Betfair-sponsored pro Ben "Milkybarkid" Grundy undoubtedly is, proving himself time and again over the last decade (Grundy turned 30 this year) with winning sessions, both live and online, against the best players in the world.

Now apparently included in the list of players he's willing to throw his bankroll around with is one Tom "durrrr" Dwan - online icon and generally considered one of the best Pot-Limit Omaha players in the game today.

No details on the full session or overall results, but the two stepped up to at least one hand of heads-up PLO early this morning, with the net result a massive $143k pot - the biggest online so far today - that was pushed over to the 'kid.

The hand history, as tracked by the PokerListings MarketPulse section:

7341233222 TABLE : Gentle (deep hu) $200/$400 - Pot-Limit Omaha Hi - Wed Jul 23 2008 - 10:45am ET

Table Setup

Seat 1: durrrr ($71,652)
Seat 2: Ben Grundy ($77,329)
Ben Grundy posts the small blind of $200
durrrr posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2

Pre-Flop

Ben Grundy raises to $800
durrrr raises to $2,400
Ben Grundy calls $1,600

Flop: [397]

durrrr bets $3,350
Ben Grundy raises to $14,850
durrrr calls $11,500

Turn: [397][K]

durrrr bets $34,500
Ben Grundy has 15 seconds left to act
Ben Grundy raises to $60,079, and is all-in
durrrr calls $19,902, and is all-in
Ben Grundy shows [7898]
durrrr shows [KK2A]
Uncalled bet of $5,677 returned to Ben Grundy

River: [397][K][6]

Ben Grundy shows a flush, nine-high
durrrr shows three of a kind, kings
Ben Grundy wins the pot ($143,303.50) with a flush, nine-high
durrrr adds $20,000

Summary

Total pot $143,304 | Rake $0.50
Board: [397K6]
Seat 1: durrrr (big blind) showed [7898] and lost with three of a kind, kings
Seat 2: Ben Grundy (small blind) showed [KK2A] and won ($143,303.50) with a flush, nine

To see more pots from this morning's sessions, or more of the top 100 biggest pots won online over the past day, week, month and year, jump to the PokerListings.com MarketPulse section.

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