The Online Railbird Report: Hansen Midweek's Biggest Loser
The action at the high-stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker was fairly subdued during the midweek, nonetheless, a few players created some rather sizable pots. One of those was Gus Hansen, who dropped $383,832 in eight sessions involving 666 hands, enough to make him the midweek��s biggest loser. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond continued his 2011 heater by playing 10 sessions, totaling 1,751 hands, and booking a $407,709 win.
No Slowing Down for NoPasaran
On Tuesday, NoPasaran was busy at the $300/$600 pot-limit Omaha tables against the likes of Erick Lindgren, ��cadillac1944��, and ��trex313.�� In one hand, which included these three players, as well as Andreas ��skjervoy�� Torbergsen and ��LokoIsBack,�� NoPasaran raised to $1,600 from the cutoff only to have trex313 reraise to $6,300 in the button. Action folded back to NoPasaran who went ahead and made it $22,000 to go, which trex313 called. When the flop fell 10?9?A?, NoPasaran led out for $17,400, trex313 raised to $94,500, and NoPasaran called off for his remaining $36,593.
Trex313: Q?8?9?7?
NoPasaran: A?K?2?A?
Trex313 had a pair of nines with a straight draw but was behind his opponent's flopped set. The turn and river were both run twice, but neither the Q?/8? on the first run nor the 8?/7? on the second helped trex313, so NoPasaran took the $154,086 pot.
NoPasaran��s luck didn��t stop there. In a hand at the same limits but against just trex313 ($109,748) and cadillac1944 ($72,624), NoPasaran ($280,964) raised to $1,400 on the button and drove out the former player while leaving the latter to make the call from the big blind, leading to a 3?3?10? flop. Cadillac1944 led out for $10,200 and was immediately reraised to $23,700 by NoPasaran. Cadillac1944 responded by moving all-in for $67,824 total, NoPasaran made the call, and the cards were turned up.
NoPasaran: Q?3?10?K?
Cadillac1944: J?A?9?K?
Cadillac1944 was in big trouble against the NoPasaran's flopped full house, a situation that got even worse when the 8? left him drawing dead. The A? was put out on the river for good measure, but the $145,548 pot was sent NoPasaran��s way.
Hansen vs. NoPasaran
Gus Hansen took his shot at NoPasaran on the $300/$600 PLO tables over on Full Tilt during the early morning hours of Thursday in a session characterized by $100K+ pots. In one of their biggest hands, NoPasaran ($144,219) raised to $1,800 on the button, Hansen ($110,387.50) reraised to $16,200, Hansen three-bet to $48,600, and NoPasaran four-bet shoved for $144,219. Hansen called off for $61,787.50 more and the cards were flipped.
NoPasaran: A?Q?10?Q?
Gus Hansen: 4?J?A?A?
Hansen was ahead with his pocket aces, but as we all know, anything can happen in PLO. The board was run twice with the first run coming 6?8?5?5?2?, allowing Hansen��s aces to hold. On the other hand, the second run, Q?2?7?7?5?, gave NoPasaran a full house and the other half of the $220,775 pot. Chop it up!
We know chopped pots aren��t that exciting, so as a consolation we'll tell you about another hand between the two. In this one, NoPasaran ($90,323) raised to $1,200 on the button, Hansen ($74,305.50) reraised to $3,600, NoPasaran called, and the flop came down 10?A?K?. Hansen, the first to act, led out for $7,200, which NoPasaran quickly reraised to $22,800. Hansen opted to move all-in for $70,705.50 and received a call.
NoPasaran: 3?J?4?8?
Hansen: 4?5?6?3?
Both players had flopped a flush, but NoPasaran��s was superior. The turn and river were both run twice, but the 7?/J? on the first run and the 7?/6? on the second changed nothing, sending the $148,611 pot NoPasaran��s way.
OMGClayAiken Rolls On
If you read the intro, you already know Phil ��OMgClayAiken�� Galfond emerged as the midweek��s biggest winner with $407,709 in profit. Part of that came on Wednesday when he squared off against Gus Hansen at the $300/$600 PLO tables. In one of their more notable hands, Galfond ($61,799.50) was on the button and raised to $1,200 only to have Hansen ($31,799.50) exercise his option in the big blind and make it $3,600. Galfond made the call and the two watched the flop fall 9?Q?7?, which Hansen bet to the tune of $3,600. Galfond raised to $18,000, Hansen moved all-in for $28,199.50 total, and Galfond called.
Hansen: K?K?9?8?
Galfond: Q?7?J?A?
Galfond was ahead with a flopped two pair but still had to sweat the turn and river, which were set to be run twice. The Q?/2? on the first run improved Galfond to a full house and secured him the first half of the pot, which was soon followed by the second half when the next run came down 5?/10? sending the $63,599 pot to Galfond.
Who's Up? Who's Down?
Week��s biggest winners (4/5-4/7): Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond (+$407,709), Rui Cao (+$257,072), trex313 (+$145,702)
Week��s biggest losers: Gus Hansen (-$383,832), Andreas ��skervoy�� Torbergsen (-$382,856), Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan (-$140,786), cadillac1944 (-$138,005)
Year-to-date winners: Gus Hansen (+$3,100,874), Daniel "jungleman12" Cates (+$1,940,150), *Gavin "gavz101" Cochrane (+$1,903,042), Matt Hawrilenko (+$1,558,870), Phil Ivey (+$1,243,043)
Year-to-date losers: Tom "durrrr" Dwan (-$2,186,120), "kagome kagome" (-$1,619,644), "fishosaurusREX" (-$1,399,950), "cadillac1944" (-$1,336,308), "UarePileous" (-$977,929)
*on PokerStars
*data obtained from HighStakesDB.com
If you have the skills, we have $55,000 in added prizes. The PokerNews Skills Challenge at Full Tilt Poker is a series of money-added tournaments every Wednesday night, which culminate in a $20,000 Freeroll. Also, don't forget to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
