The Online Railbird Report: Action Still Slow as the Big Game Goes Live
When the World Series of Poker is in town, high-stakes poker isn��t about sitting in your hotel room and clicking a mouse. The cast of characters usually found slinging chips back and forth online have all taken their games live and the nosebleed action is flourishing in Bobby��s Room at Bellagio and the newly opened Ivey Room at Aria.
With familiar faces like Patrik Antonius, Brian Townsend, Phil Ivey, Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan, and Eli Elezra all focusing on the live action in Vegas, online specialists like Isildur1, jungleman12, Joel ��Odonkor1�� Nordqvist, and URnotINdanger2 have been left to battle it out among themselves to varying degrees of success.
Ziigmund wins $193k from Isildur1
One of the few nosebleed-stakes regulars who is not spending the summer in Las Vegas is Ilari ��Ziigmund�� Sahamies, who took on everyone��s favorite online punching bag ��Isildur1�� at a little heads-up pot-limit Omaha. The two stuck started out at the $100/$200 tables where Isildur1 raked in over $119,000 in 460 hands. They agreed to up the stakes to $200/$400, a move that turned out to be wise for Sahamies, as Isildur1 gave all that money back and then some, dropping more than $322,000 inside of 1,239 hands. All told, Sahamies won a bit over $193,000 from Isildur1 that afternoon.
Isildur1 won the largest pot of the session at over $147,000. He opened for $1,200 from the button holding K?J?9?8? and Sahamies made the call with 4?3?2?2?. Sahamies hit the K?5?2? flop in a major way, flopping bottom set and an open-ended straight draw while Isildur1 hit top pair. Sahamies check-raised Isildur1��s $2,400 bet to $9,600 and got a call. The 9? on the turn made Isildur1 top two pair and gave him a flush draw to boot. Sahamies led out for $21,600, Isildur1 shoved for $62,994 and Sahamies called. Sahamies�� set couldn��t hold as Isildur1 bonked the A? on the river, making his flush and raking in the $147,587 pot.
Jungleman12 takes $100k off Odonkor1
Multitable heads-up matches have been few and far between since the World Series of Poker started, but jungleman12 managed to find himself a challenger on Friday night. Joel ��Odonkor1�� Nordqvist stepped up to the plate and sat with jungleman12 for 1,000+ hands of $100/$200 no-limit hold��em, but ended the session about $100,000 lighter in the wallet.
The monsterpotten of the session came in at $77,000, which at these stakes is a whopping 385 big blinds. Nordqvist opened for $500 from the button and jungleman12 three-bet to $2,200 from the big blind. Nordqvist called and they saw a 9?7?3? flop. Jungleman12 bet $2,600 and Nordqvist called. When the 7? hit the turn, jungleman12 led again, this time for $7,200. Nordqvist made the call. The river was the J? and jungleman12 shoved for $52,784, putting Nordqvist to a decision for his remaining $26,584. He called, only to see that jungleman12 had rivered a flush with 5?8?. Rebuy!
Doesburg takes a successful shot
A new face turned up at the high-stakes tables this weekend, a Czech player called ��Doesburg.�� While not an altogether unfamiliar face on Full Tilt Poker, Doesburg hasn��t played at these stakes in quite some time. On Sunday he took a shot at $100/$200 heads-up pot-limit Omaha, sitting opposite Theo ��THEDONKEYNO1�� Jorgensen for 125 hands. Doesburg came away with a $106,000 win, taking down three of the four largest pots of the session.
The largest pot came in at $48,000 and started off with a $600 button raise from Jorgensen. Doesburg called, and they saw a Q?8?7? flop. Doesburg check-raised Jorgensen��s $900 bet to $3,900 and earned a call. Doesburg checked again when the J? hit the turn. Jorgensen bet $7,000 and Doesburg called. The river was the 10? and again Doesburg checked to Jorgensen. The latter shoved for his remaining $12,400 and Doesburg looked him up. Jorgensen had nothing but air with 6?6?5?2? while Doesburg turned a flush with K?10?6?5?.
Who��s up? Who��s down?
This week��s biggest winners (6/8-6/14): URnotINdanger2 (+$202,000), jungleman12 (+$146,000), humpybfly (+$123,000)
In the red: Joel ��Odonkor1�� Nordqvist (-$235,000), POKERBLUFFS (-$108,000), LokoIsBack (-$94,000)
Top earners, 2010 to date: Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan, (+$3.16 million), jungleman12 (+$2.03 million), Phil Ivey (+$2.01 million)
OMG I��m so stuck: Brian Townsend (-$2.53 million), Matatuk (-$1.49 million), Justin ��ZeeJustin�� Bonomo (-$1.44 million)
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