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PokerGO’s High Stakes Duel 5 is ready to go not less than three rounds. Jared Bleznick scored a second consecutive win over 2024 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Patrik Antonius, organising a $200,000 buy-in rematch on Nov. 26 with $400,000 on the road.
This time across the heads-up conflict featured a mixture of each no-limit maintain’em and pot-limit Omaha, a few big-bet video games that these two rivals have logged loads of palms in on the highest stakes.
Bleznick, a World Series of Poker bracelet winner and the 2023 Super High Roller Bowl Pot-Limit Omaha champion, has greater than $7.4 million in profession match cashes below his belt. Antonius holds the distinction of being Finland’s all-time cash chief with greater than $29.2 million in match scores. More than $5.1 million of that was secured earlier this month when he took down the $200,000 buy-in invitational occasion on the Triton Poker Monte Carlo competition for a career-best rating.
Now, Antonius will likely be seeking to flip issues round on this heads-up conflict after shedding the primary two rounds of High Stakes Duel 5. The 43-year-old money recreation star shortly threw the pink flag after the ultimate hand of spherical 2 went Bleznick’s means. That symbolized that he was exercising his choice to play spherical 3 with Bleznick, who has turned a lot of his focus in recent times to his sports activities card enterprise after a protracted profession within the poker streets.
Round 2 Action
The two gamers began with $100,000 every and blinds of $200-$400. An early conflict noticed Antonius increase to $1,000 on the button with A
5. Bleznick, listed as ‘The Backer’ on the opening card graphics, three-bet to $5,400 from the large blind with A
A
. Antonius referred to as and the flop got here down 922
. Bleznick guess $4,000 and Antonius got here alongside. The 3 on the flip was an motion card, giving Antonius a gutshot metal wheel draw. Bleznick checked and Antonius fired $8,000 into the pot of $18,800. Bleznick referred to as and the 6 accomplished the board. Action checked via and Bleznick took down the sizable pot together with his pocket aces to leap out to a fast lead.
Antonius was in a position to overtake the lead briefly after successful a large pot with prime pair of aces after Bleznick had three-bet with Q-8 suited and brought a couple of stabs on the pot with air. The Finn’s time on prime was short-lived, although. He quickly fired a flip bluff in pot-limit Omaha, however was in fact unable to push Bleznick off of the nut full home.
Toward the tip of the primary hour of motion, Bleznick raised to $1,800 from the button in a spherical of PLO with J985 and Antonius referred to as with Q663. Antonius checked after a 975 flop. Bleznick guess $2,500 with prime and backside pair and Antonius check-raised to $8,500. Bleznick referred to as and the Okay flip gave each gamers backdoor flush attracts. Antonius led out for $10,000 together with his queen-high diamonds, solely to have Bleznick unleash a increase to $50,600. Antonius shortly folded to see Bleznick take practically a 2:1 lead.
Soon after that, Bleznick rivered a full home to greatest Antonius’ turned straight in PLO to provide him roughly a 3:1 benefit. The subsequent key hand started with Bleznick limping from the button for $400 with 8754. Antonius raised from the large blind to $2,400 with AA63. Bleznick referred to as and the flop got here down 1063. Antonius guess $4,000 together with his backside two pair and Bleznick referred to as together with his huge wrap draw. The flip introduced the 9 and Antonius potted for $12,800. Bleznick raised all-in together with his ten-high straight and Antonius referred to as for $19,500 whole together with his two pair. He solely had a ten % shot of enhancing to the winner in accordance with the on-screen graphics. The 6 on the tip was considered one of his 4 outs for a full home, giving him the double as much as prolong the spherical.
Bleznick was nonetheless properly out in entrance even after shedding that pot, although. He sat with practically 85 % of the chips in play when the ultimate hand was dealt. He picked up AQ on the button and limped in for $1,000 whole. Antonius raised to $4,000 from the large blind with AJ off of a stack of $30,700. Bleznick limp-shoved and Antonius referred to as. The board got here down 74310Okay and Bleznick’s A-Q excessive was sufficient to earn him the pot and the victory.
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As beforehand talked about, Antonius wasted no time in throwing the pink flag to point that he needed a rematch. Round 3 is ready to play air on Tuesday, Nov. 26, with $400,000 going to the winner.
High Stakes Duel first debuted in 2020, and is now in its fifth run. Previous iterations included the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Antonio Esfandiari, Jason Koon, Daniel Negreanu, Doug Polk, Shaun Deeb, Mike Matusow, sports activities commentator Nick Wright, Tom Dwan, and reigning WSOP Player of the Year Scott Seiver.
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