The 2011 WPT Venice Main Event has finally got a winner. After 8 hours and 20 minutes, the heads-up battle between Alessio Isaia and Szabolcs Mayer finally came to an end and Isaia took home the top prize of €380,000!
It's not every day that a heads-up last for that long! In fact, the heads-up between Isaia and Mayer is the longest in World Poker Tour history! Let's just hope that it won't [...] Read more » Alessio Isaia wins WPT Venice - after 8 hours of heads-up
Joined: Oct '09
Location: Lithuania
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congrates to him they both must be really tired 8 hours hu its fenomenal time maybe it was world record any one know who played longer hu in poker tournament history ? thx for the answers
------------ congrates to him they both must be really tired 8 hours hu its fenomenal time maybe it was world record yes it was didnt careffully read the post sorry amogos
Joined: Jan '11
Location: Romania
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Pffff......You have to be a very...very...very strong person and to have steel nervs to resist that long in a HU....Im really impressed....Isaia really is an Iron Man 4 me....
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
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8 hours heads up is a lot, but if we consider that there were 100,000 euros in game between the two, perhaps it was not much time to decide. I was wondering if they first tryed an agreement about the prize. If i got to a stage like that, i think i would give everything to take the first prize and forget about any type of agreement.
------------ 8 hours heads up is a lot, but if we consider that there were 100,000 euros in game between the two, perhaps it was not much time to decide. I was wondering if they first tryed an agreement about the prize. If i got to a stage like that, i think i would give everything to take the first prize and forget about any type of agreement.
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Location: Poland
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Ayfkm? 8 hours of playing.... i would fell asleep on that table. Or if we would have same chip count i would ask. Hey want to go all-in in the next 20 hands? But to be honest if i would be playing for extra 100€k... i wouldn't care of the hours for sure. It's for sure better $/h then other jobs
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omg wow 8 hours of headsup is really crazy, it really comes down to patience in such a long headsup. congrats to Isaia for coming on the better side of the duel, he deserves that first prize well
didnt careffully read the post sorry amogos 
