Biggest Poker Pot In History
| Peter Jepsen | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Zupp |
| Residence | Denmark |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
Peter Jepsen (born 1982) is a Danish poker player. In March 2007, he won the European Poker Tour zł15,000 No Limit Hold'em in Warsaw, Poland, netting him $415,679. In September 2008, he set a new World Record for winning the biggest ever pot in online poker history.
The biggest cash game pot in online history For over a decade, no other recorded cash game pot has beaten Patrick Antonius and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom’s smashing record in value. With online poker in its peak back in 2009, the historic $1.35 million Pot Limit Omaha hand played through on Full Tilt, granting Antonius the huge win. Biggest Poker Pot Ever. The largest pot in online poker history was played at a Full Tilt Poker $500/$1,000 PLO table, in November 2009 between Victor 'Isildur1' and Patrick Antonius. The winner took down $1,356,946.50 in a single hand.
Peter Jepsen was in 2019 convicted for cheating and recurved a three year prison sentence
Poker[edit]
Jepsen describes his entry into the world of poker as a 'coincidence'.[2] He first took up the game after being sent home from his tour of duty with the Royal Danish Army in Iraq, where he served predominantly as part of the Military Police. Initially, Jepsen played online poker with his friends purely as a pastime, but he soon realised that Poker could become more than just a hobby. He admits that he lost several thousand dollars whilst learning how to play, but that he persevered nonetheless, because he was '100% convinced' that he could make a success of it.
As of 2009, Jepsen's live tournament winnings exceed $600,000.[3] His greatest success to date, in March 2007, came in Warsaw, Poland in the 3rd season of the European Poker Tour, where he took first place and a prize of zł1,226,711 ($415,679). He beat Frenchman Farid Meraghni into second place with his winning hand of 7♠7♥.
Previous to this, Jepsen had finished 3rd in the Caribbean Poker Classic in St. Kitts, which netted him his first major live cash return of $165,000.
World Record[edit]
Despite his success in live tournaments, Jepsen is still perhaps better known for his successes in online poker. In September 2008, Jepsen broke the world record for the biggest pot ever won in online poker, when he won a pot of $499,037 against Tom Dwan. Jepsen's record has been eclipsed since then.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ^Peter Jepsen signs for Betfair Poker
- ^Peter Jepsen YouTube Interview
- ^Peter Jepsen's Stats at The Hendon Mob
- ^'Danish Pro Peter Jepsen won $499k in a pot against Tom 'durrrr' Dwan'. PokerJunkie.com. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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Biggest Poker Pot In History
| Wiktor Malinowski | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | limitless |
| Born | 2 August 1994 (age 26) Belarus |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 2 |
Wiktor Malinowski (born 2 August 1994) is a Polish professional poker player who focuses on mid to high stakes online no limit hold 'em (NLHE) cash games. He transitioned to the live poker tournament scene in 2019. He formerly played handball professionally for the national team of Poland.[1]
Career[edit]
Malinowski started playing poker seriously in 2014. He began playing freerolls and the lowest stakes offered for online cash games. Over the next two years, he managed to become a regular at mid to high stakes online cash games playing under the alias 'limitless'. In 2018, he won the World Championship of Online Poker $25K High Roller Turbo, winning $726,000 in the process.[1]
While on Joey Ingram's podcast, Malinowski offered a 'heads-up challenge to anyone, playing while drunk'.[2] In June 2020, Malinowski won the partypoker High Roller Club $25,500 Main Event winning $443,750 in the process.[3]
In August 2020, Malinowski won a $842,438 pot from Michael Addamo while playing NLHE on the poker site Natural8.[4] It became the largest online pot in NLHE history beating the previous record of $723,938 won by Di Dang against Tom Dwan in 2008.[5] The record was beaten just a few days later when poker player Ali Imsirovic won a pot worth $974,631 while playing NLHE online.[6] Approximately one week later Malinowski won another pot worth $500,146 holding 7♥2♥ for a wheel.[7]
As of August 2020, Malinowski's total live tournament winnings exceed $700,000.
References[edit]
- ^ abCross, Valerie (April 30, 2019). 'Limitless: High-Stakes Online Crusher Wiktor Malinowski Joins Live High Roller Scene'. PokerNews. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^'Wiktor 'limitless' Malinowski and Michael Addamo Play Out The Biggest NLHE Cash Game Pot in Online Poker History'. Paul Phua Poker. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^Pitt, Matthew (June 8, 2020). 'Sunday Briefing: Big Win at partypoker For Malinowski'. PokerNews. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^Epskamp, Yori (August 13, 2020). 'Malinowski Wins $842K Pot Off Addamo in Biggest-Ever Online NLHE Cash Game Hand'. PokerNews. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^Tom (August 12, 2020). 'Wiktor Malinowski Takes $842,000 Cash Game Pot from Michael Addamo in Natural8 VIP Game'. HighstakesDB. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^Nuwwarah, Mo (August 20, 2020). 'Another Record Pot at GGPoker High-Stakes Cash'. PokerNews. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^Tom (August 23, 2020). 'Wiktor Malinowski Scoops $½million Pot with 7 2 on Natural8'. HighstakesDB. Retrieved August 23, 2020.