Last Friday, the Durrrr Challenge resumed with 803 hands during a 2½ hour session that had Durrrr running well and regaining the lead. Let’s take a look at a couple of hands from the session and show some of the strategy and possible meta-game.
durrrr has better luck with three of a kind
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BTN/SB): $82783.50
Patrik Antonius (BB): $77178.50
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
durrrr raises to $1200, Patrik Antonius raises to $3600, durrrr calls $2400
Flop: ($7200.00) 5h Qh 4s (2 players)
Patrik Antonius bets $6000, durrrr raises to $21200, Patrik Antonius requests TIME, Patrik Antonius raises to $70800, durrrr raises to $79183.50 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $2778.50 all in
Turn: ($154357.00) Tc (2 players – 2 are all in)
River: ($154357.00) Jh (2 players – 2 are all in)
Final Pot: $154357.00
durrrr shows Qd 9c Ad Qc (three of a kind, Queens)
Patrik Antonius shows 5c 6d 7h 3c (a pair of Fives)
durrrr wins $154356.50
Hand Analysis
Pre-flop, Durrrr was on the button and held Q-9-A-Q double-suited. We saw him make a raise with a pretty solid hand and then flat the 3bet from Antonius. This pre-flop action seemed almost robotic at that point since a good majority of hands in the past have seemed to start out with the same action. Antonius held 5-6-7-3 single-suited for a decent draw hand, with the bad news coming in the form of the single suit of clubs for Antonius being trumped by the higher two clubs held by Dwan. Pre-flop calculations show that Durrrr held a 62-38% advantage. The flop changed that advantage to a virtual coin flip with the set for Dwan, but gave a 20-card straight draw and middle pair to Antonius. Given the circumstances, there was no reason to slow play anything at this point for either player. Predictably and without any meta-game necessary, both players got it in. The Ten came on the turn and a Jack on the river that held the set up for Dwan and missed Antonius, handing $154,356 to Durrrr.
durrrr hits a full house
Full Tilt Poker $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
durrrr (BB): $55869.00
Patrik Antonius (BTN/SB): $104114.50
Pre Flop: ($600.00)
Patrik Antonius raises to $1200, durrrr raises to $3600, Patrik Antonius raises to $10800, durrrr calls $7200
Flop: ($21600.00) Qc Th Jc (2 players)
durrrr checks, Patrik Antonius requests TIME, Patrik Antonius bets $14800, durrrr raises to $45069 all in, Patrik Antonius calls $30269
Turn: ($111738.00) Ts (2 players – 1 is all in)
River: ($111738.00) 6d (2 players – 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $111738.00
durrrr shows Qh 7d 7c Qd (a full house, Queens full of Tens)
Patrik Antonius shows Js Ks Ah 8h (a straight, Ace high)
durrrr wins $111737.50
Hand Analysis
Antonius was on the button and held J-K-A-8 double suited for a great pre-flop hand and not only made the pre-flop raise, but also made a 4bet, which was called by Durrrr and made the pot $21,600. Dwan chose to continue with Q-7-7-Q single suited and made top set with the flop of Q-T-J. However, the board gave Antonius the top straight. Historically during the Challenge, Durrrr has shown no hesitation at any point getting it all-in on the flop with top set and we saw him do the same here. Obviously, with the nuts, Antonius insta-called as a 68-32% favorite, but we see tragedy smack him in the face when the board paired on the turn, giving Dwan the full house and leaving Antonius with no outs. There is not much to be known as to why Durrrr would continue after a rare 4bet from Antonius pre-flop with a hand that basically is hoping to hit a set or one specific flush draw, but clearly Dwan benefited from some good luck in this hand.
