Small names play for big pots

Kinexxx and halfdozen999 aren't exactly unknowns, but in comparison to names such as Patrik Antonius and David Benyamine, these two nosebleed players may seem rather low-profile.

But they proved they can gambool with the big boys in a hand on Full Tilt today.

With many of the regular nosebleed-stakes players occupied with the WSOPE (and hence, on a completely different time zone than usual), the tables have been playing smaller, with fewer high-end players. Times like this are always when we see the lesser-known high-stakes pros taking their shots at the big games.

In this hand kinexxx and halfdozen999 are playing heads-up (Rob Hollink is sitting out), and run into a bit of a cooler situation. Because both players are sitting slightly short-stacked, it makes getting away from a cooler next to impossible, forcing an all-in rather than a big lay-down.

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Game: 8246339417
Table: Barn (deep-six)
$200/$400 - Pot-Limit Omaha Hi
Sat Sep 27 2008 - 9:34 a.m. ET

 
Table Setup
Seat 3 kinexxx ($38,199)
Seat 4 halfdozen999 ($21,798.50)
Seat 6 Rob Hollink ($20,000), is sitting out
halfdozen999 posts the small blind of $200
kinexxx posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #4
 
Pre-Flop
halfdozen999 raises to $1,200
kinexxx raises to $3,600
halfdozen999 calls $2,400
 
Flop [5♦ Q♠ 8♣]
kinexxx has 15 seconds left to act
kinexxx bets $4,400
halfdozen999 raises to $18,198.50, and is all-in
kinexxx calls $13,798.50
halfdozen999 shows [3♦ Q♥ 6♥ 8♦]
kinexxx shows [3♠ A♣ Q♣ 5♠]

Turn [5♦ Q♠ 8♣] [4♥]

River [5♦ Q♠ 8♣ 4♥] [K♣]
halfdozen999 shows two pair, queens and eights
kinexxx shows two pair, queens and fives
halfdozen999 wins the pot ($43,596.50) with two pair, queens and eights

With the WSOPE Main Event well under way, it won't be long until we see the half-million pots again at the tables. Until then you can watch the current high-stakes action on the tables by heading to our MarketPulse section.