In this week's Online Railbird Report, which seeks to keep you updated on the high-stakes cash game action on PokerStars, we look take a look at Ben 'Sauce123' Sulsky's big win.
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Sulsky was far and away the week's biggest winner after banking $255,433 in 4,031 hands spread across 14 sessions. The next closest winner was Daniel 'd2themfi' Isaacson, who won a modest $84,310 in 489 hands over 10 sessions. Meanwhile, Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov came in third on the leaderboard with $69,317 in profit, which came in 1,721 hands over 17 sessions.
On the flip side, Andres 'Educa-p0ker' Artinano had a losing week after dropping $282,953 in 2,911 hands over eight sessions. Still, the Spaniard sits atop the yearly leaderboard, albeit it now with 'just' $637,917 in profit.
Another player who had a bad week was Sami 'LrsLzk' Kelopuro, who lost $102,244 in 3,025 hands over 36 sessions.
Isaacson vs. Haxton in Pot-Limit Omaha Action
According to HighStakesDB, on Thursday, February 25 a $100/$200 pot-limit Omaha game broke out between Isaacson and Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton. After three and a half hours, during which they played 488 hands across nine tables, Isaacson walked away an $84,300 winner. Here's a look at the two biggest hands from the match.
Hand #1: Isaacson ($28,920.20) opened for $680 and then called when Haxton ($29,420.05) three-bet to $2,120. The flop saw Haxton lead out for $2,159, Isaacson raised to $10,795, and Haxton three-bet to $27,300.03. Isaacson called off for $26,800.20 total and just like that there was a $58,000.40 pot on the line.
Isaacson:
Haxton:
Both players had flopped a flush draw, but Isaacson's was best in that regard. The two agreed to run it twice, and Isaacson locked up half the pot after making the said flush on the first turn and river run out. No diamond appeared on the second, which came the turn and river, but Isaacson backdoored two pair to scoop the entire pot.
Hand #2: Haxton ($43,414.86) limped and then called when Isaacson ($30,168.92) exercised his option with a raise to $680, which brought about an flop. Isaacson bet $1,438, Haxton raised to $4,285.24, and Isaacson just called to see the turn. Isaacson check-called a bet of $7,400 and then check-called off for $17,803.68 when the completed the board on the river.
Haxton showed the for a counterfeited two pair, but it was no good as Isaacson held a full house with the to win the $60,397.84 pot.
Kuznetsov Takes Kelopuro for $116,400 Playing PLO
On Saturday February 27, Russia's Kuznetsov finished atop the daily leaderboard after winning $48,000 playing PLO against Kelopuro. The two returned on Sunday, and history repeated itself, albeit to the tune of $116,400. Owen crowe poker.
According to HighStakesDB, the duo played met for two short sessions, and surprisingly there were no huge hands. In the biggest, Kuznetsov ($19,000) raised to $680, Kelopuro ($20,918) called, and the flop came down . Kelopuro check-called a bet of $1,078.50, action went check-check on the turn, and the paired the board on the river.
Kelopuro led out for $2,408.65 and Kuznetsov raised to $9,200. Kelopuro proceeded to move all in for $19,359.50 and Kuznetsov called off his last $8,041.50 to create a $38,160 pot. Kuznetsov showed the for queens full of sevens, but it was no good as Kelopuro held a bigger boat with the .
Not a Good Leap Day for Artinano; Sulsky Wins Big
On Monday, February 29, Sulsky and Artinano squared off at the $100/$200 no-limit hold'em tables and the former managed to take his opponent for $118,900 over the course of the four-hour match. Casino express near me google maps.
In the biggest pot of the day, which was a sick hand, Sulsky ($79,281.77) raised to $460 from the button holding the and then called when Artinano ($40,958.77) three-bet to $2,000 with the . The flop was gin for Sulsky, who raised Artinano's $1,999 bet up to $5,477.16.
A call was made and Artinano hit his card when the peeled off on the river. He check-called a bet of $9,216.15 and amazingly the spiked on the river to give Sulsky quads! Artinano checked, Sulsky bet $33,384.62, and Artinano called off for $24,265.46 only to watch the $81,917.54 pot pushed to his opponent.
On Tuesday, the two were back at it and again things went well for Sulsky, who topped the daily leaderboard after taking Artinano for $160,900 across three tables in six hours.
In the biggest pot of the day, Sulsky ($41,243.42) opened for $460 and then called when Artinano ($62,953.51) three-bet to $2,000. When the flop came down , Artinano checked and Sulsky bet $2,318.84. Artinano woke up with a check-raise to $7,154.82, Sulsky called, and the paired the board on the turn.
Artinano led out for $7,323.05, Sulsky raised to $14,646.10, and Artinano called before checking the river. Sulsky moved all in for $17,442.50 and Artinano called with the . It was no good though as Sulsky held a full house with the to lay claim to the $82,486.84 pot.
Kelopuro Books a Win at $100/$200 PLO Tables
On Wednesday, March 2, Kelopuro finished as the biggest winner of the day after winning $91,200 off Kuznetsov after two and a half hours and 441 hands at the $100/$200 PLO tables.
The biggest of those hands happened when Kuznetsov ($36,452.27) raised to $680, Kelopuro ($43,285.73) called, and the flop came down . Kelopuro check-called a bet of $958.66 and then checked the turn. Kuznetsov bet $2,516.49 and then called when Kelopuro check-raised to $10,904.79.
When the completed the board on the river, Kelopuro bet $20,131.92 and Kuznetsov called. Kelopuro tabled the for a wheel, and it earned him the $65,310.74 pot as Kuznetsov simply mucked.
Biggest Winners/Losers from Feb. 25 – March 2
| Winners | Profit | Losers | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
Ben 'Sauce123' Sulsky | $255,433 | Andres 'Educa-p0ker' Artinano | $282,953 |
Daniel 'd2themfi' Isaacson | $84,310 | Sami 'LrsLzk' Kelopuro | $102,244 |
Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov | $69,317 | 'Chung ho' | $61,722 |
Elior 'Crazy Elior' Sion | $64,056 | Mikael 'ChaoRen160' Thuritz | $57,090 |
Biggest Winners/Losers of 2016
| Winners | Profit | Losers | Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
Andres 'Educa-p0ker' Artinano | $637,917 | Alex 'Kanu7' Millar | $558,835 |
Ben 'Sauce123' Sulsky | $335,614 | Daniel 'w00ki3z.' Cates | $242,695 |
'Cobus83' | $257,285 | 'candela2005' | $212,068 |
'hhecklen' | $116,312 | '40and7' | $175,332 |
Mikael 'ChaoRen160' Thuritz | $97,914 | 'I_Mr_U_Bean' | $173,210 |
'bazzzzzzz' | $87,377 | 'Aron0621' | $161,152 |
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Data and hands obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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Biggest Poker Winners 2016 List
This week in the Online Railbird Report, Tom 'tjbentham' Bentham was the biggest winner, earning $59,192 over 411 hands played. He edged out the always fun Ilari 'Ilari FIN' Sahamies by less than $7,000, as Sahamies won $52,789 over 637 hands played.
On the other end of the spectrum, 'KissMyAcePlz' was easily the week's biggest loser, dropping $64,108 over 266 hands of play. Both Daniel 'd2themfi' Isaacson and 'OtB_RedBaron' lost nearly $40,000 apiece over 275 and 294 hands, respectively, but still roughly $25,000 less than 'KissMyAcePlz'.
Three Biggest Pots Online in the Last Week
The three biggest pots this week all came from a $100/$200 no-limit hold'em game. It's been some time since we saw intensive action at the hold'em tables, but this week those looking for big Cadillac of Poker pots were pleased.
1. 'wilhasha' Wins $115,160 Pot Off Thuritz
- $100/$200 No-Limit Hold'em, Five-Handed
On this five-handed $100/$200 table, it was the Belgian player 'OtB_RedBaron' making it $400 from first position. Mikael 'ChaoRen160' Thuritz three-bet to $1,600 from the cutoff seat, and Nikita 'fish2013' Bodyakovskiy gave up his button.
In the small blind, 'wilhasha' cold four-bet to $5,600, and big blind Henrik 'hhecklen' Hecklen folded. 'OtB_RedBaron' followed suit and folded as well, but Thuritz five bet to $11,900. 'wilhasha' shoved all in for $57,280.38 and Thuritz made the call, creating the $115,160 pot.
| player | hand | equity |
|---|---|---|
| 'wilhasha' | 81.71% | (0.46%) |
| Mikael 'ChaoRen160' Thuritz | 17.82% | (0.46%) |
They ran the board twice, and both times the aces held up. The first time it came , and the second time around it came . That shipped the pot to 'wilhasha'.
2. Hecklen Wins $97,056 Pot Off Thuritz
- $100/$200 No-Limit Hold'em, Three-Handed
On this three-handed table, it was Thuritz opening the action with a button raise to $500 holding the . Bodyakovskiy folded from the small blind, and Hecklen three-bet to $2,128 holding the . Thuritz made the call.
The flop came , giving Hecklen the nut flush and a worse one for Thuritz. Thuritz did have an out to the for a straight flush, though.
With $4,356 in the pot, Hecklen checked. Thuritz bet $2,306.03, and Hecklen called. The hit the turn, and Hecklen checked again. Thuritz bet $7,600 into the $8,968.06 pot, and Hecklen called.
The on the river paired the board and Hecklen checked for the third time. With the pot now at $24,168.06, it was Thuritz shoving all in for $37,965.97. Hecklen wasn't willing to lay down his flush and called for just a little less than Thuritz's shove. Thuritz saw the bad news that he had been out-flopped, and Hecklen won the pot of nearly $100,000.
3. 'Katya_18' Wins $75,377 Pot From 'wilhasha'
- $$100/$200 No-Limit Hold'em, Three-Handed
Hecklen folded on the button, and 'wilhasha' opened from the small blind for $554. 'Katya_18' three-bet from big blind to $2,000 and 'wilhasha' made the call.
The flop came , and 'wilhasha' check-called a half-pot bet of $2,000. He check-called another $8,000 bet on the turn, and then the river brought the to the table. 'wilhasha' checked with $25,691.19 behind. The pot was $23,995 at this point, and 'Katya_18' shoved all in for $30,306.50. 'wilhasha' called with the for second pair, ace kicker, but he saw the pot go to his opponent, as 'Katya_18' showed the for top two pair.
Weekly Results: June 9-16, 2016
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| Player | Hands Played | Win/Loss | 2016 Win/Loss | All-Time Win/Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom 'tjbentham' Bentham | 411 | +$59,192 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Ilari 'Ilari FIN' Sahamies | 637 | +$52,789 | +$18,862 | +$1,393,611 |
| 3 | Katya_18 | 279 | +$39,060 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Ben 'Ben86' Tollerene | 240 | +$35,864 | -- | -- |
| 5 | RaúlGonzalez | 350 | +$27,590 | -- | -- |
| 6 | happyhammy | 449 | +$24,412 | +$91,778 | +$91,778 |
| 7 | 2bb100hands | 2,114 | +$22,925 | -- | -- |
| 8 | Laurens 'lautie' Houtman | 130 | +$22,144 | +$54,363 | +$160,847 |
| 9 | Siarhei 'Azrarn' Azrarn | 293 | +$21,863 | +$15,827 | +$111,073 |
| 10 | Sami 'Lrslzk' Kelopuro | 669 | +$19,558 | -- | -- |
Losers
| Player | Hands Played | Win/Loss | 2016 Win/Loss | All-Time Win/Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KissMyAcePlz | 266 | $64,108 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Daniel 'd2themfi' Isaacson | 275 | $39,699 | -- | -- |
| 3 | OtB_RedBaron | 294 | $38,909 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Henrik 'hhecklen' Hecklen | 518 | $33,539 | -$88,018 | -$12,534 |
| 5 | Ravenswood13 | 726 | $33,422 | -- | -- |
| 6 | 8superpoker | 1,511 | $32,533 | -$131,162 | -$1,948,092 |
| 7 | Zhou Chun 'samrostan' Lei | 1,186 | $31,775 | -- | -- |
| 8 | $CAMMlN | 3,522 | $29,021 | -$52,695 | +$49,344 |
| 9 | kkopghy | 247 | $29,007 | +$76,875 | +$194,354 |
| 10 | WRUUUUM | 352 | $17,591 | -- | -- |
2016 Online Poker Leaderboard
With a lot of the players in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, not a whole lot of action was seen by the three biggest winners and losers for the year. Dani 'supernova9' Stern was the only one logging hands from the biggest winners, as he played 168 hands and lost $43,778.
3. 'Katya_18' Wins $75,377 Pot From 'wilhasha'
- $$100/$200 No-Limit Hold'em, Three-Handed
Hecklen folded on the button, and 'wilhasha' opened from the small blind for $554. 'Katya_18' three-bet from big blind to $2,000 and 'wilhasha' made the call.
The flop came , and 'wilhasha' check-called a half-pot bet of $2,000. He check-called another $8,000 bet on the turn, and then the river brought the to the table. 'wilhasha' checked with $25,691.19 behind. The pot was $23,995 at this point, and 'Katya_18' shoved all in for $30,306.50. 'wilhasha' called with the for second pair, ace kicker, but he saw the pot go to his opponent, as 'Katya_18' showed the for top two pair.
Weekly Results: June 9-16, 2016
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| Player | Hands Played | Win/Loss | 2016 Win/Loss | All-Time Win/Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom 'tjbentham' Bentham | 411 | +$59,192 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Ilari 'Ilari FIN' Sahamies | 637 | +$52,789 | +$18,862 | +$1,393,611 |
| 3 | Katya_18 | 279 | +$39,060 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Ben 'Ben86' Tollerene | 240 | +$35,864 | -- | -- |
| 5 | RaúlGonzalez | 350 | +$27,590 | -- | -- |
| 6 | happyhammy | 449 | +$24,412 | +$91,778 | +$91,778 |
| 7 | 2bb100hands | 2,114 | +$22,925 | -- | -- |
| 8 | Laurens 'lautie' Houtman | 130 | +$22,144 | +$54,363 | +$160,847 |
| 9 | Siarhei 'Azrarn' Azrarn | 293 | +$21,863 | +$15,827 | +$111,073 |
| 10 | Sami 'Lrslzk' Kelopuro | 669 | +$19,558 | -- | -- |
Losers
| Player | Hands Played | Win/Loss | 2016 Win/Loss | All-Time Win/Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KissMyAcePlz | 266 | $64,108 | -- | -- |
| 2 | Daniel 'd2themfi' Isaacson | 275 | $39,699 | -- | -- |
| 3 | OtB_RedBaron | 294 | $38,909 | -- | -- |
| 4 | Henrik 'hhecklen' Hecklen | 518 | $33,539 | -$88,018 | -$12,534 |
| 5 | Ravenswood13 | 726 | $33,422 | -- | -- |
| 6 | 8superpoker | 1,511 | $32,533 | -$131,162 | -$1,948,092 |
| 7 | Zhou Chun 'samrostan' Lei | 1,186 | $31,775 | -- | -- |
| 8 | $CAMMlN | 3,522 | $29,021 | -$52,695 | +$49,344 |
| 9 | kkopghy | 247 | $29,007 | +$76,875 | +$194,354 |
| 10 | WRUUUUM | 352 | $17,591 | -- | -- |
2016 Online Poker Leaderboard
With a lot of the players in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, not a whole lot of action was seen by the three biggest winners and losers for the year. Dani 'supernova9' Stern was the only one logging hands from the biggest winners, as he played 168 hands and lost $43,778.
From the guys in the red, just Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom was seen on the tables. He ended around break-even though, so no real changes there either.
Winners
| Player | Hands Played | Win/Loss | Win/Loss Per Hand | All-Time Win/Loss | Trend This Week | Most Played Variant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben 'Sauce123' Sulsky | 53,725 | +$810,402 | +$15.08 | +$4,847,605 | -- | 8-Game |
| 2 | Andres 'Educa-p0ker' Artinano | 25,885 | +$704,321 | +$27.20 | +$1,125,309 | -- | NLHE |
| 3 | Dani 'supernova9' Stern | 22,383 | +$384,206 | +$17.03 | -$50,255 | ↓ | PLO |
Biggest Poker Winners 2016 Movies
Losers
| Player | Hands Played | Win/Loss | Win/Loss Per Hand | All-Time Win/Loss | Result This Week | Most Played Variant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom | 84,161 | -$792,942 | -$9.42 | +$1,208,018 | ↑ | 8-Game |
| 2 | Alex 'Kanu7' Millar | 21,670 | -$627.914 | -$28.97 | +$2,632,677 | - | NLHE |
| 3 | Andrew 'ClockWyze' Pantling | 7,558 | -$341,934 | -$45,24 | -$384,738 | - | 8-Game |
The above top three of biggest winners and losers in online poker for 2016 and the top 10 biggest winners and losers online for the last two weeks only consist of PokerStars accounts that haven't opted out with HighStakesDB.com.
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