. 9 8 ▁million ▁in ▁ear nings ▁on ▁Full ▁T ilt ▁P oker . ▁ ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁challeng ed ▁Phil ▁I vey , ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁all - round ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁to ▁play ▁three ▁tables ▁of ▁heads - up ▁no - limit ▁hold ’ em ▁at ▁$ 5 0 0 /$ 1 0 0 0 ▁st akes . ▁After ▁a ▁week ▁of ▁play , ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁had ▁lost ▁$ 3 . 2 ▁million ▁and ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁subsequent ▁interview ▁that ▁I vey ▁was ▁the ▁t ough est ▁oppon ent ▁he ▁had ▁ever ▁played . ▁ ▁Anton ius ▁then ▁challeng ed ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁to ▁a ▁rem atch ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁which ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁admitted ▁he ▁lack ed ▁experience . ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁lost ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁to ▁Anton ius ▁after ▁playing ▁for ▁only ▁one ▁day , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁single - day ▁gain ▁and ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁online ▁pok er . ▁This ▁record ▁was ▁broken ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁when ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁played ▁Brian ▁H ast ings . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁they ▁played ▁a ▁rem atch ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁where ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁won ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁back ▁from ▁Anton ius . ▁ ▁His ▁w inn ings ▁hover ed ▁at ▁the ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁mark ▁until ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁played ▁Brian ▁H ast