Fri, 04/15/2011 – 01:06 – PokerPages Staff

Poker After Dark hosted its first ever Pot Limit Omaha cash game session earlier this week which featured six of the finest proponents of the popular variant.

Patrik Antonius and Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan were involved in the biggest pot of the episode, worth $240,000, after both players had called of their stacks post flop.

Antonius was ahead with his overpair of Kings and gut-shot straight draw but Dwan had numerous outs with top pair and an open-ended straight draw.

The turn and river were run twice and Dwan managed to spike a Jack to scoop the first half of the huge $240,000 pot.

The second run drew air for both players as Antonius locked up the remaining $120,000.

That exchange set the tone for the remainder of the episode and eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Ivey soon got involved with a flopped top pair.

Antonius, who was becoming increasingly aggressive, met Ivey’s all-in bet with second pair.

Ivey told Antonius, “You’re crazy” after making the call and harmless turn and river cards sent the entire $186,000 pot his way.

Brandon Adams was the next player to face off against Antonius after rivering a king-high flush.

However, a paired board had improved Antonius to a full house and Adams abandoned ship after a $57,000 bet from the Finnish pro.

Phil Galfond finally got involved in the action late on after flopping the nut straight on a 9-8-7 board.

Ivey, who had hit a ten-high straight, called down bets of $4,000, $9,000 and $24,000 before mucking his hand as Galfond shipped the $80,000 pot.