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Dan “jungleman12” Cates has been the biggest winner in 2010, and he capped off the year with “one of [the] best days ever,” according to his Twitter.
Cates put in sessions against the likes of luckexpress10 and Patrik Antonius early Friday, finishing in the black a combined $500,000 against his nosebleed foes. Cates took Antonius for about $380,000 over the course of 1,000 hands. The brief session on Full Tilt Poker began with Cates in the hole about $250,000, but when everything was over he had booked a massive win as 2010 dwindles to a close.
Here is a look at the largest hand of Cates’ mixed-game battle with Antonius.
The Scenario:
| Game/Blinds | Pot-Limit Omaha | $300-$600 |
| Player | Dan Cates | Patrik Antonius |
| Stack Size | $280,071 | $149,285 |
| Hand | A A 8 4 |
J 4 3 2 |
The Action:
The confrontation started when Antonius raised to $1,800 from the button. Cates three-bet to $5,400, and Antonius called. The flop came A 8 5, and Cates bet $7,200.
Antonius called. The turn brought the 3, and Cates bet $21,600. Antonius raised to $90,000. Cates shoved, putting his opponent all in for about $45,000 more. Antonius called and exposed the nuts. Cates needed the board to pair to give him a winning full house, or a deuce to chop the pot.
According to Card Player’s Omaha Odds Calculator, Cates wins only about 20 percent of time against his opponent’s wheel.
Both players elected to run it twice however, and each time was disastrous for Antonius. The first river brought a 8, and the second run yielded a 5, pairing the boards for Cates. He scooped the massive $300,000 pot, and put an end to his breakout 2010 campaign.
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