22 Jul 10
High Stakes Action: Ziigmund Is Back, Wins Over $250k
Finnish pro Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies made his return to the nosebleed stakes and played some PLO $500/$1,000 against the likes of durrrr and harrington25. In the end, he came out on top with a profit of almost $266k.
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Ziigmund and durrrr in a $100k pot
Ziigmund (pictured right) went on and played at the PLO $500/$1,000 heads-up tables, where durrrr and harrington25 were waiting. After almost 500 hands, the Finnish pro called it a day and walked away $266k richer.According to the reports on Highstakesdb, Tuesday saw six players turning a profit of more than $100k. A notable mention is NEKOTYAN, who won close to $200k in about 1,200 hands. Overall, he is up more than $600k in July.
Let's have a look at two of the most important pots from Ziigmund's latest session:
$500/$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha
durrrr (SB): $53,688.50
Ziigmund (BB): $69,296
Preflop ($1,500):
durrrr raises to $3,000, Ziigmund raises to $9,000, durrrr calls
Flop ($18,000):


Ziigmund checks, durrrr bets $18,000, Ziigmund raises to $60,296 all in, durrrr calls
Players agree to run it twice
Hole cards:
durrrr:



Ziigmund:



Turn 1 ($53,688.50):
River 1 ($53,688.50):
Ziigmund wins $53,688.50
Turn 2 ($53,688.50):
River 2 ($53,688.50):
Ziigmund wins $53,688.50
durrrr (SB): $53,688.50
Ziigmund (BB): $69,296
Preflop ($1,500):
durrrr raises to $3,000, Ziigmund raises to $9,000, durrrr calls
Flop ($18,000):
Ziigmund checks, durrrr bets $18,000, Ziigmund raises to $60,296 all in, durrrr calls
Players agree to run it twice
Hole cards:
durrrr:
Ziigmund:
Turn 1 ($53,688.50):
River 1 ($53,688.50):
Ziigmund wins $53,688.50
Turn 2 ($53,688.50):
River 2 ($53,688.50):
Ziigmund wins $53,688.50
$500/$1,000 Pot Limit Omaha
harrington25 (SB): $40,499
Ziigmund (BB): $79,498
Preflop ($1,500):
harrington25 raises to $2,600, Ziigmund calls
Flop ($5,200):


Ziigmund checks, harrington25 bets $3,800, Ziigmund raises to $16,600, harrington25 raises to $37,400, Ziigmund calls
Players agree to run it twice
Hole cards:
harrington25:



Ziigmund:



Turn 1 ($40,000):
River 1 ($40,000):
Ziigmund wins $40,000
Turn 2 ($40,000):
River 2 ($40,000):
Ziigmund wins $40,000
harrington25 (SB): $40,499
Ziigmund (BB): $79,498
Preflop ($1,500):
harrington25 raises to $2,600, Ziigmund calls
Flop ($5,200):
Ziigmund checks, harrington25 bets $3,800, Ziigmund raises to $16,600, harrington25 raises to $37,400, Ziigmund calls
Players agree to run it twice
Hole cards:
harrington25:
Ziigmund:
Turn 1 ($40,000):
River 1 ($40,000):
Ziigmund wins $40,000
Turn 2 ($40,000):
River 2 ($40,000):
Ziigmund wins $40,000



