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Dwan vs Ivey — Million Dollar Pot

Dwan vs Ivey — Million Dollar Pot: Full Tilt Million Dollar Cash Game 2009 (London). After the street-by-street replay the final pot is about $1,120,000; at showdown the exact starting-hand equity between Dwan and Ivey was 48.95% vs 51.05% (exhaustive value). All figures come from our deterministic engine; actions and amounts follow public reporting.

EventFull Tilt Million Dollar Cash Game 2009 (London)
PlayersTom Dwan, Phil Ivey

Table replay

Pot $0PreflopDwan (Hero)Stack $560000Committed $0IveyStack $560000Committed $0

Step 0/12 · Deal — 2 players, pot 0 · Break-even equity 34.6%

Street-by-street facts (deterministic engine)

  • Preflop: board (no board), pot 52000.
  • 　Call spot: pot 34000, call 18000, pot odds 1.89 : 1, break-even equity 34.6% (source: poker-math.ts:potOdds).
  • Flop: board Qc 3d 5c, pot 132000, hero made High Card.
  • 　Call spot: pot 92000, call 40000, pot odds 2.30 : 1, break-even equity 30.3% (source: poker-math.ts:potOdds).
  • Turn: board Qc 3d 5c 4h, pot 1120000, hero made Straight.
  • 　Call spot: pot 866000, call 254000, pot odds 3.41 : 1, break-even equity 22.7% (source: poker-math.ts:potOdds).
  • River: board Qc 3d 5c 4h Jh, pot 1120000, hero made Straight.
  • Showdown all-in equity (vs Ivey): hero 48.95%, opponent 51.05% (source: poker-equity.ts:exhaustive).
  • The above are neutral facts for post-game review only, not betting advice.

Background & highlights

In the Full Tilt Million Dollar Cash Game filmed in London in 2009 (blinds $1,000/$2,000, $200 ante), Tom Dwan (button) held 7♥6♥ and Phil Ivey (small blind) held A♣2♥. On a Q♣3♦5♣ flop and 4♥ turn, Dwan made the nut 3-4-5-6-7 straight while Ivey made a 5-high A-2-3-4-5 straight and was drawing dead when he got all-in; the river was J♥. Dwan won the ~$1.1 million pot with the nut straight, recognized at the time by Guinness World Records as the largest pot on televised poker. Actions and amounts are compiled from public reporting; amounts are public-record approximations.

Sources

Hand actions and amounts follow the public reporting below; amounts are public-record approximations.

FAQ

How big was the final pot in this hand?

After frame-by-frame replay the final pot is about $1,120,000 (accumulated by our deterministic replay engine over the publicly reported action sequence; amounts are public-record approximations).

What was the exact equity between the two starting hands at showdown?

Dwan vs Ivey had exact starting-hand equity 48.95% vs 51.05%, computed by exhaustively enumerating all boards (not simulation).

Are these hand actions and amounts reliable?

The action sequence and chip amounts are compiled from public reporting; amounts are public-record approximations, with external source links listed at the bottom of this page. The per-street pot, made-hand and equity figures are recomputed by our deterministic engine, not generated by prose.

For education and post-game study only; not betting advice.

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