High Stakes Action: Isildur1 Loses $1.1 Million to Brian Townsend
Brian Townsend took on the unknown Swede Isildur1 last night. There was no doubt as to who was in charge throughout their PLO $200/$400 session, as Townsend crowned his dominance with a profit of $1.1 million.
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According to Highstakesdb, the action at the online high stakes tables seemingly never drops below $500/$1,000 blinds, whether it is PLO or NL Hold'em.
However, last night's battle between Isildur1 and Brian Townsend was held at the PLO $200/$400 tables.
1,000 hands for $1.1 million
Townsend had been quiet until now when it comes to Isildur1, but last night he decided it was the right time to step into the arena. Despite playing a modest 1,000 hands against the Swede, Townsend was still able to win $1.1 million.
Isildur1 was eager to play more and Townsend (pictured right) promised that they would face again in the following days. Besides this match, Isildur1 also played against Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies, Tom "durrrr" Dwan, David Benyamine and Phil Ivey.
He lost $267k to Ziigmund in a short session, but managed to win $150k from durrrr, $211k from Benyamine and $85k from Ivey. Here are some of the biggest pots Isildur1 played for last night:
Townsend (BB): $394,581
Isildur1 (SB): $151,986
Pre-flop ($600):
Isildur1 raises to $1,200, Townsend raises to $3,600, Isildur1 raises to $10,800, Townsend raises to $32,400, Isildur1 calls
Flop ($64,800): 
Townsend checks, Isildur1 bets $64,800, Townsend raises to $259,200, Isildur1 calls with $54,986 all-in
Turn ($304,371): 
River ($304,371): 
Hole cards:
Townsend: 
(a straight, jack high)
Isildur1: 
(a straight, ten high)
Townsend wins $304,370.50
Isildur1 (BB): $297,496
Ziigmund (SB): $235,488
Pre-flop ($1,500):
Ziigmund raises to $3,000, Isildur1 calls
Flop ($6,000): 
Isildur1 checks, Ziigmund bets $6,000, Isildur1 calls
Turn ($18,000): 
Isildur1 checks, Ziigmund bets $18,000, Isildur1 bets $72,000, Ziigmund raises to $244,988 all-in, Isildur1 calls
River ($489,975): 
Hole cards:
Isildur1: 
(a pair of fives)
Ziigmund: 
(a full house, fives full of tens)
Ziigmund wins $489,974.50
