*** May High Stakes Thread ***

[Vanilla Thunder]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $100.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker Hand Converter from PokerConverter.com

saw flop | saw showdown

Sphinx87 (UTG) (UTG) ($16145)
Hilacha12 (MP) (MP) ($15017.50)
k0b0Ldm4k1 (CO) (CO) ($12190)
thecortster (Button) (Button) ($21620)
Flying Smile (SB) (SB) ($22610)
4rebmun (BB) (BB) ($20927)

Preflop:
1 fold, Hilacha12 (MP) bets $200, 2 folds, Flying Smile (SB) calls $150, 4rebmun (BB) calls $100

Flop: ($600) 3, 5, 4 (3 players)
Flying Smile (SB) checks, 4rebmun (BB) checks, Hilacha12 (MP) bets $500, Flying Smile (SB) raises to $1875, 1 fold, Hilacha12 (MP) calls $1375

Turn: ($4350) 6 (2 players)
Flying Smile (SB) bets $3225, Hilacha12 (MP) raises to $12942.50 (All-In), Flying Smile (SB) calls $9717.50

River: ($30235) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $30235 | Rake: $5
Main pot: $30235 between Hilacha12 (MP) and Flying Smile (SB), won by Hilacha12 (MP)

Results:
Flying Smile (SB) had 2, A (straight, six high).
Hilacha12 (MP) had 7, 7 (straight, seven high).
Outcome: Hilacha12 (MP) won $30230

[Vanilla Thunder]

Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 6 players - View hand 1779070
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Phisherman36 (SB): $38498.00
10IsTheYear (BB): $56711.00
bernard-bb (UTG): $15707.50
Theo J (MP): $7270.00
duubadaaba (CO): $10622.50
MrSmits (BTN): $10000.00

Pre Flop: ($270.00)
1 fold, Theo J raises to $200, duubadaaba raises to $870, 1 fold, Phisherman36 raises to $3030, 2 folds, duubadaaba calls $2160

Flop: ($6480.00) J 9 6 (2 players)
Phisherman36 bets $6475, duubadaaba raises to $7572.50 all in, Phisherman36 calls $1097.50

Turn: ($21625.00) 8 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($21625.00) 2 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $21625.00
Phisherman36 shows A 7 8 A (a pair of Aces)
duubadaaba shows J 6 Q 8 (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
duubadaaba wins $21620.00
(Rake: $5.00)



Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 6 players - View hand 1779071
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Phisherman36 (BTN): $38330.50
10IsTheYear (SB): $56291.00
bernard-bb (BB): $14920.00
Theo J (UTG): $6555.00
duubadaaba (MP): $10602.50
MrSmits (CO): $10615.00

Pre Flop: ($270.00)
2 folds, MrSmits raises to $300, Phisherman36 raises to $1170, 1 fold, bernard-bb calls $1070, MrSmits calls $870

Flop: ($3680.00) 8 Q K (3 players)
bernard-bb checks, MrSmits checks, Phisherman36 bets $2750, bernard-bb raises to $11925, MrSmits folds, Phisherman36 raises to $37140.50 all in, bernard-bb calls $1805 all in

Turn: ($31140.00) 9 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($31140.00) 4 (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $31140.00
Phisherman36 shows K 3 Q 5 (two pair, Kings and Queens)
bernard-bb shows Q 7 9 K (two pair, Kings and Queens)
bernard-bb wins $15567.50
Phisherman36 wins $15567.50
(Rake: $5.00)

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[Vanilla Thunder]

Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 5 players - View hand 1779072
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10IsTheYear (BB): $77205.50
bernard-bb (UTG): $23570.00
L0ve2playU (CO): $16275.00
duubadaaba (BTN): $10215.00
MrSmits (SB): $10000.00

Pre Flop: ($250.00)
bernard-bb raises to $333, L0ve2playU raises to $1249, 3 folds, bernard-bb calls $916

Flop: ($2748.00) 3 5 8 (2 players)
bernard-bb checks, L0ve2playU bets $2300, bernard-bb calls $2300

Turn: ($7348.00) 2 (2 players)
bernard-bb bets $7343, L0ve2playU raises to $12706 all in, bernard-bb calls $5363

River: ($32760.00) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $32760.00
bernard-bb shows Q Q T 5 (a pair of Queens)
L0ve2playU shows 5 6 7 A (two pair, Sixes and Fives)
L0ve2playU wins $32755.00
(Rake: $5.00)



Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 5 players - View hand 1779074
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Phisherman36 (SB): $25000.00
10IsTheYear (BB): $81904.50
bernard-bb (UTG): $18719.50
duubadaaba (CO): $21390.00
MrSmits (BTN): $10000.00

Pre Flop: ($250.00)
1 fold, duubadaaba raises to $400, 1 fold, Phisherman36 raises to $1400, 1 fold, duubadaaba raises to $4400, Phisherman36 calls $3000

Flop: ($9000.00) 9 3 6 (2 players)
Phisherman36 checks, duubadaaba bets $8995, Phisherman36 raises to $20580 all in, duubadaaba calls $7975 all in

Turn: ($42940.00) 4 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($42940.00) Q (2 players - 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $42940.00
Phisherman36 shows Q 7 T 9 (two pair, Queens and Nines)
duubadaaba shows Q A A 6 (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
Phisherman36 wins $42935.00
(Rake: $5.00)

[Vanilla Thunder]

Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 5 players - View hand 1779076
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Phisherman36 (BB): $27815.50
10IsTheYear (UTG): $53984.00
bernard-bb (CO): $18739.50
duubadaaba (BTN): $21410.00
MrSmits (SB): $10000.00

Pre Flop: ($250.00)
10IsTheYear raises to $400, 3 folds, Phisherman36 raises to $1350, 10IsTheYear calls $950

Flop: ($2850.00) A T 8 (2 players)
Phisherman36 bets $2300, 10IsTheYear raises to $6900, Phisherman36 calls $4600

Turn: ($16650.00) Q (2 players)
Phisherman36 bets $5900, 10IsTheYear calls $5900

River: ($28450.00) 2 (2 players)
Phisherman36 bets $13645.50 all in, 10IsTheYear calls $13645.50

Final Pot: $55741.00
Phisherman36 shows Q J 5 T (two pair, Queens and Tens)
10IsTheYear shows 9 A 4 7 (a flush, Ace high)
10IsTheYear wins $55736.00
(Rake: $5.00)

[Vanilla Thunder]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $100.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker Hand Converter from PokerConverter.com

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Sphinx87 (MP) (MP) ($14010)
NegroVente1 (CO) (CO) ($10000)
I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) (Button) ($10165.48)
Lottenice (SB) (SB) ($25105)
call110 (BB) (BB) ($13930)
FMyLife (UTG) (UTG) ($10000)

Preflop:
1 fold, Sphinx87 (MP) bets $300, NegroVente1 (CO) calls $300, I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) calls $300, 1 fold, call110 (BB) raises to $1400, Sphinx87 (MP) raises to $2950, 2 folds, call110 (BB) calls $1550

Flop: ($6670) K, 7, 10 (2 players)
call110 (BB) checks, Sphinx87 (MP) checks

Turn: ($6670) 6 (2 players)
call110 (BB) bets $2350, Sphinx87 (MP) calls $2350

River: ($11370) 3 (2 players)
call110 (BB) bets $8610 (All-In), Sphinx87 (MP) calls $8610

Total pot: $28590 | Rake: $5
Main pot: $28590 between Sphinx87 (MP) and call110 (BB), won by call110 (BB)

Results:
call110 (BB) had 10, 10 (three of a kind, tens).
Sphinx87 (MP) didn't show
Outcome: call110 (BB) won $28585

[Vanilla Thunder]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $100.00 BB (6 handed) - Poker Hand Converter from PokerConverter.com

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Sphinx87 (MP) (MP) ($10530)
NegroVente1 (CO) (CO) ($12636.25)
I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) (Button) ($9865.48)
Lottenice (SB) (SB) ($21352.50)
call110 (BB) (BB) ($28435)
FMyLife (UTG) (UTG) ($24980)

Preflop:
3 folds, I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) bets $200, Lottenice (SB) raises to $800, 1 fold, I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) calls $600

Flop: ($1820) Q, 6, 3 (2 players)
Lottenice (SB) bets $907.50, I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) calls $907.50

Turn: ($3635) 9 (2 players)
Lottenice (SB) bets $2600, I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) calls $2600

River: ($8835) A (2 players)
Lottenice (SB) bets $17025 (All-In), I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) calls $5537.98 (All-In)

Total pot: $19910.96 | Rake: $5
Main pot: $19910.96 between I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) and Lottenice (SB), won by I_AM_SPARKLE (Button)

Results:
I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) had 6, 6 (three of a kind, sixes).
Lottenice (SB) had 8, A (one pair, Aces).
Outcome: I_AM_SPARKLE (Button) won $19905.96

[Vanilla Thunder]

Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 5 players - View hand 1779092
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Terken89 (BTN): $13886.00
roi kin23 (SB): $3979.00
Theo J (BB): $10108.00
L0ve2playU (UTG): $32877.00
MrSmits (CO): $16910.00

Pre Flop: ($250.00)
L0ve2playU raises to $250, 3 folds, Theo J raises to $900, L0ve2playU raises to $2850, Theo J calls $1950

Flop: ($5850.00) A J 8 (2 players)
Theo J checks, L0ve2playU bets $5845, Theo J raises to $7238 all in, L0ve2playU calls $1393

Turn: ($20326.00) 9 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($20326.00) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $20326.00
Theo J shows 6 9 T Q (a straight, Eight to Queen)
L0ve2playU shows 3 A 9 A (three of a kind, Aces)
Theo J wins $20321.00
(Rake: $5.00)



Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 6 players - View hand 1779093
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Phisherman36 (SB): $36810.70
10IsTheYear (BB): $51875.67
roi kin23 (UTG): $6920.00
Theo J (MP): $27901.50
L0ve2playU (CO): $13151.00
MrSmits (BTN): $10185.00

Pre Flop: ($270.00)
roi kin23 calls $100, 2 folds, MrSmits raises to $300, Phisherman36 raises to $1220, 2 folds, MrSmits calls $920

Flop: ($2760.00) 2 7 K (2 players)
Phisherman36 checks, MrSmits checks

Turn: ($2760.00) Q (2 players)
Phisherman36 bets $2100, MrSmits raises to $8945 all in, Phisherman36 calls $6845

River: ($20650.00) T (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $20650.00
Phisherman36 shows A K K 9 (three of a kind, Kings)
MrSmits shows A 7 Q J (a straight, Ten to Ace)
MrSmits wins $20645.00
(Rake: $5.00)



Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 5 players - View hand 1779094
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10IsTheYear (BTN): $62124.67
roi kin23 (SB): $10635.00
Theo J (BB): $10556.50
L0ve2playU (UTG): $23542.00
MrSmits (CO): $20600.00

Pre Flop: ($250.00)
2 folds, 10IsTheYear raises to $300, roi kin23 calls $250, Theo J calls $200

Flop: ($1000.00) Q 5 4 (3 players)
roi kin23 checks, Theo J checks, 10IsTheYear bets $800, roi kin23 folds, Theo J calls $800

Turn: ($2600.00) 6 (2 players)
Theo J checks, 10IsTheYear bets $2100, Theo J raises to $6500, 10IsTheYear raises to $10900, Theo J calls $2936.50 all in

River: ($21473.00) A (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $21473.00
10IsTheYear shows K A T 7 (a flush, Ace high)
Theo J shows 4 8 4 6 (three of a kind, Fours)
10IsTheYear wins $21468.00
(Rake: $5.00)

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[Vanilla Thunder]

Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 6 players - View hand 1779095
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Phisherman36 (MP): $29365.70
10IsTheYear (CO): $74265.67
roi kin23 (BTN): $4990.00
Theo J (SB): $5616.50
L0ve2playU (BB): $11531.00
MrSmits (UTG): $21030.00

Pre Flop: ($270.00)
2 folds, 10IsTheYear raises to $300, 2 folds, L0ve2playU raises to $1070, 10IsTheYear raises to $3380, L0ve2playU calls $2310

Flop: ($6930.00) 5 7 Q (2 players)
L0ve2playU checks, 10IsTheYear bets $6925, L0ve2playU raises to $8131 all in, 10IsTheYear calls $1206

Turn: ($23192.00) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($23192.00) 7 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $23192.00
10IsTheYear shows A J 2 A (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
L0ve2playU shows Q 8 T 9 (a straight, Five to Nine)
L0ve2playU wins $23187.00
(Rake: $5.00)

[Vanilla Thunder]

Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $20 Ante - 6 players - View hand 1779096
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Phisherman36 (CO): $28770.70
10IsTheYear (BTN): $51955.67
roi kin23 (SB): $6330.00
Theo J (BB): $27591.50
L0ve2playU (UTG): $11821.00
MrSmits (MP): $20355.00

Pre Flop: ($270.00)
3 folds, 10IsTheYear raises to $300, 1 fold, Theo J raises to $1070, 10IsTheYear calls $770

Flop: ($2310.00) 2 6 T (2 players)
Theo J bets $2000, 10IsTheYear calls $2000

Turn: ($6310.00) K (2 players)
Theo J bets $5600, 10IsTheYear calls $5600

River: ($17510.00) T (2 players)
Theo J checks, 10IsTheYear bets $14000, Theo J calls $14000

Final Pot: $45510.00
10IsTheYear shows T 4 8 3 (three of a kind, Tens)
10IsTheYear wins $45505.00
(Rake: $5.00)

[ben wb]

Originally Posted by loveminuszero

This is pure conjecture on my part and if I'm wrong I apologize, but IMO he was likely cash-poor when he took the Stars deal given the FTP downswing and iPoker losses.

It's possible that there's a fact I'm missing but just based on how secretive and publicity-shy he was (and pretty much still is relative to other big-name sponsored pros) I can't see him taking the Stars deal without really needing the money.

(will mention for a second time, I may be very wrong)

Remember ipoker tracking on PTR is not very accurate and they don't track PLO at all. theitalienstyle account often had huge stacks in PLO and had some very big winning sessions against redstar99 in particular. They played very deep, eg. http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...l#post13754046 so he might not have lost much on that account at all, plus he did well on other ipoker accounts (no_09, blom90 etc). Similarly his earliest sessions on ftp weren't tracked by either PTR (which hadn't started tracking PLO, they only started tracking it fully in November 2009) or HSDB (which didn't track 25/50 then) so no-one really knows exactly how much he lost there but it's likely it was less than the $2.5m that's often mentioned because sessions like this were never tracked http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...l#post13598538

He was still playing very high stakes, playing all the biggest EPTs, WSOPE etc. and living in a very expensive apartment right up till he signed for stars so it's pretty silly to call that broke.

[Vanilla Thunder]

For quite some time now the regulars have been pissed at sphinx because he sits more than one empty table. Now on a $50/$100 table, he stood up and sat down on a fish's left when the seat appeared.

[the4bettingmonk]

Originally Posted by ben wb

Remember ipoker tracking on PTR is not very accurate and they don't track PLO at all. theitalienstyle account often had huge stacks in PLO and had some very big winning sessions against redstar99 in particular. They played very deep, eg. http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...l#post13754046 so he might not have lost much on that account at all, plus he did well on other ipoker accounts (no_09, blom90 etc). Similarly his earliest sessions on ftp weren't tracked by either PTR (which hadn't started tracking PLO, they only started tracking it fully in November 2009) or HSDB (which didn't track 25/50 then) so no-one really knows exactly how much he lost there but it's likely it was less than the $2.5m that's often mentioned because sessions like this were never tracked http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29...l#post13598538

He was still playing very high stakes, playing all the biggest EPTs, WSOPE etc. and living in a very expensive apartment right up till he signed for stars so it's pretty silly to call that broke.

he said he had 14 million br before the big loss on ftp- ie he claimed to have 14 million dollars at his height. While that may be a bit high, i wouldnt be surprised if he had 9 or 10 euro accounts at some point

btw thanks a bunch vanilla excellent stuff

[Vanilla Thunder]

~~~ Cliffs for the last 24 hours: ~~~

• barcode has played on eleven PLO, $25/$50 and $50/$100 mixed up, tables in the last 24. He lost $60 on one and won on the rest. Quite impressive I must say. He was the second biggest winner in the 6max PLO games that ran with Zyph and Ilari earlier.

• thecortster is one of the NLHE grinders that you often see when the somewhat rare high stakes tables run. In the last 24, he's done quite many $25/$50 and $50/$100 tables without any big losing table.

• $25/$50 and $50/$100 PLO is what 10IsTheYear has done. Not much more to say about it.

• Eire has done $50/$100 PLO exclusively in the last 24. As of this moment, he's playing a heads up game, on three tables, against LuckyGump.

• mikki has done $25/$50 and $50/$100 PLO in the last 24. Semi-sick fact: he didn't win/lose more than $6k on any table except for one where he won $50k+.

• Except for five hands on $25/$50, $50/$100 and $100/$200 PLO is what the great finn has done in the last 24. His biggest losses came from the middle of the stake.

• Zyph has done three tables in the last 24, all 6max $50/$100 PLO. He lost a solid $10k, $30k and $60k on the three tables respectively.

• Except for one hand on $25/$50, the mysterious sp00led has done $50/$100 NLHE exclusively in the last 24. The man (/woman) always buys in for 250 big blinds, playing a hyperaggressive style. It's really fun railing actually.

• Genius has done $25/$50 through $100/$200 PLO in the last 24. Five out of seven tables where kinda breakevish, his losses came from two very specific $50/$100 tables where he also shared action and losses with Ilari as well as Zyph.

• The biggest winner on said two tables where Zyph, Genius, Ilari and barcode played, was patpat. He lost it back and more on a few other $50/$100 and $100/$200 PLO tables though.

(Screenshots taken ~15 minutes before post. )

[Vanilla Thunder]

Gump and Eire did a three tabling $50/$100 PLO game that just ended. Here are some hands.

Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 2 players - View hand 1779349
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EireAbu (BB): $10000.00
LuckyGump (BTN/SB): $46135.80

Pre Flop: ($150.00)
LuckyGump raises to $250, EireAbu raises to $750, LuckyGump calls $500

Flop: ($1500.00) T T 6 (2 players)
EireAbu bets $900, LuckyGump raises to $2647.94, EireAbu raises to $4395.88, LuckyGump raises to $12730.58, EireAbu calls $4854.12 all in

Turn: ($20000.00) J (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($20000.00) 6 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $20000.00
EireAbu shows A Q T 9 (three of a kind, Tens)
LuckyGump shows 2 9 T 7 (a flush, Jack high)
LuckyGump wins $19998.00
(Rake: $2.00)



Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 2 players - View hand 1779350
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EireAbu (BTN/SB): $11069.32
LuckyGump (BB): $36835.04

Pre Flop: ($150.00)
EireAbu raises to $300, LuckyGump raises to $900, EireAbu calls $600

Flop: ($1800.00) Q 8 J (2 players)
LuckyGump bets $1798, EireAbu calls $1798

Turn: ($5396.00) 7 (2 players)
LuckyGump bets $5394, EireAbu raises to $8371.32 all in, LuckyGump calls $2977.32

River: ($22138.64) 2 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $22138.64
EireAbu shows J A 2 Q (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
LuckyGump shows T A K J (a pair of Jacks)
EireAbu wins $22136.64
(Rake: $2.00)

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[Vanilla Thunder]

Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 2 players - View hand 1779352
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EireAbu (BB): $15550.45
LuckyGump (BTN/SB): $51619.09

Pre Flop: ($150.00)
LuckyGump raises to $250, EireAbu raises to $750, LuckyGump calls $500

Flop: ($1500.00) K 2 4 (2 players)
EireAbu bets $1000, LuckyGump raises to $4498, EireAbu raises to $14800.45 all in, LuckyGump calls $10302.45

Turn: ($31100.90) 5 (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: ($31100.90) 2 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $31100.90
EireAbu shows K J 8 A (a flush, Ace high)
LuckyGump shows J 6 3 K (a straight, Deuce to Six)
EireAbu wins $31098.90
(Rake: $2.00)



Poker Stars $50/$100 Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 2 players - View hand 1779353
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EireAbu (BB): $26774.12
LuckyGump (BTN/SB): $21100.24

Pre Flop: ($150.00)
LuckyGump raises to $300, EireAbu raises to $900, LuckyGump calls $600

Flop: ($1800.00) 3 4 8 (2 players)
EireAbu checks, LuckyGump bets $952.94, EireAbu calls $952.94

Turn: ($3705.88) A (2 players)
EireAbu checks, LuckyGump bets $2700, EireAbu raises to $11803.88, LuckyGump raises to $19247.30 all in, EireAbu calls $7443.42

River: ($42200.48) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $42200.48
EireAbu shows 7 6 5 9 (a pair of Threes)
LuckyGump shows 6 A 8 3 (a full house, Threes full of Aces)
LuckyGump wins $42198.48
(Rake: $2.00)