The Online Railbird Report: Jorgensen, Cao, & Eldar Each Bank $100K+
There was plenty of action on PokerStars this week, including an impressive performance by Australian, David "Deldar182" Eldar. He emerged as the week's biggest winner, banking $183,406 in 10,136 hands spread across 193 sessions. Aside from Eldar, the only other players to crack the $100,000 mark in profits were ��verve.oasis�� ($146,234), Theo ��Theo J�� Jorgensen ($143,721), and Rui ��PepperoniF�� Cao ($119,137).
On the opposite end of the spectrum, three big-names finished atop the biggest loser��s list, dropping over $100,000 each. Alexey ��LuckyGump�� Makarov, who played 3,625 hands over 59 sessions, dropped $239,375 to make him the week's biggest loser. Not far behind were Terje ��Terken89�� Augdal, dropping $176,128 over 2,177 hands in 40 sessions, and Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky, who ended the week down $122,528 from 66 sessions comprised of 6,786 hands.
Here��s a look at some of the week��s most compelling hands and story lines.
Jorgensen a Poker Star
Team PokerStars Pro Theo ��Theo J�� Jorgensen was busy at the PLO tables on Sunday night and Monday morning. After playing against some stiff competition, Jorgensen ended up winning a respectable $94,000, which contributed significantly to the $143,000 he won throughout the week.
In one of Jorgensen��s notable hands, he was playing six-handed $100/$200 PLO when action folded to Terje ��Terken89�� Augdal ($44,945) on the button. He promptly raised to $500, Jorgensen ($28,960) called from the small blind, and David ��Deldar182�� Eldar ($10,595) opted to raise to $2,000 from the big. Both his opponents made the call and then it was three-way action to the 4?10?5? flop.
Jorgensen took the initiative and led out for $5,995, which was enough to get Eldar to fold; however, Augdal didn��t go away so easily and raised to $23,980. Jorgensen moved all-in for $26,960, Augdal called the additional $2,980, and the 7? was put out on the turn, followed by the J? on the river. Jorgensen flipped over 3?4?6?Q? for a straight, and that was good enough to take down the $59,920 pot.
Ironically, Jorgensen��s biggest pot of the week came in the lower stakes of $25/$50 six-handed PLO. It began when ��bling1516�� ($26,831.90) raised to $235 under the gun, ��Nussdorf�� ($10,648.25) three-bet to $840, and Jorgensen ($37,087) called from the cutoff. ��0Human0�� ($19,717) came along from the big blind, and the original raiser decided to four-bet to $4,520. Surprisingly, everyone made the call, and then it was four-way action to the 5?6?A? flop.
After 0Human0 checked, bling1516 fired out $17,222, Nussdorf folded, and Jorgensen made the call. 0Human0 got out of the way and the 2? fell on the turn. Bling1516 checked, Jorgensen moved all-in, and bling1516 called off for $5,089.89. The J? river improved bling1516��s J?6?Q?9? to two pair, but it was no good against Jorgensen's 2?A?3?4? for a straight. Jorgensen raked in the $62,296 pot.
Rui "PepperoniF" Cao vs. Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky
On Monday, PokerStars was busy spreading various pot-limit Omaha games, including $50/$100 and $100/$200 heads-up and six-max tables. Needless to say, the online pros flocked to take advantage of the early-week action. When all was said and done, Rui "PepperoniF" Cao cashed out as the big winner with $137,580. That win came courtesy of Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky and Alexey "LuckyGump" Makarov.
Cao played four heads-up tables of $50/$100 PLO against Sulsky and won nearly $100,000. In one hand, Cao ($71,072.25) raised to $300 on the button only to have Sulsky ($73,788.75) exercise his option in the big blind by making it $900 to go. Cao made the call and then called Sulsky��s $1,400 bet on the J?10?6? flop.
When the 4? appeared on the turn, Cao called another bet, this time $3,400, and the 3? peeled off on the river. Sulsky then slowed down with a check, only to check-raise Cao��s $8,500 bet to $26,400. Not to be deterred, Cao made the call and rolled over 4?A?5?J? for jacks and fours, besting Sulsky��s 8?7?6?4?. Cao took the $64,200 pot.
In another hand between the two, Cao ($85,440.50) was on the button and raised to $300, which Sulsky ($59,437.50) called from the big blind. The 5?4?2? flop saw Sulsky check-raise Cao��s $500 bet to $1,600, which Cao called. Sulsky proceeded to fire out $3,200 on the K? turn, Cao called, and the K? hit the river. This time Sulsky checked, Cao bet $8,100, and Sulsky check-raised to $23,900. Cao made a quick call and showed K?4?9?8? for kings full of fours, which easily defeated Sulsky��s J?7?9?3?. Another pot ($58,000) to Cao.
Who's Up? Who's Down?
Week��s biggest winners (8/5-8/11): David ��Deldar182�� Eldar (+$183,406), verve.oasis (+$146,234), Theo ��Theo J�� Jorgensen (+$143,721), Rui ��PepperoniF�� Cao (+$119,137)
Week��s biggest losers: Alexey ��LuckyGump�� Makarov (-$239,375), Terje ��Terken89�� Augdal (-$176,128), Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (-$122,528), f2fish (-$62,185)
Year-to-date winners: *Gus Hansen (+$3,941,000), *Daniel ��jungleman12�� Cates (+$1,952,000), *Alexey ��NoPasaran�� Makarov (+$1,875,348), Gavin ��gavz101�� Cochrane (+$1,69,000), Rui "PepperoniF" Cao (+$1,471,000), *Matt Hawrilenko (+$1,440,000), *bixiu (+$1,406,000), , *Phil Ivey (+$1,336,000)
Year-to-date losers: *Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan (-$2,474,000), *Eugene ��fishosaurusREX�� Yanayt (-$1,399,000), *kagome kagome (-$1,377,000), *cadillac1944 (-$1,336,000), *Esvedra (-$1,182,000), *UarePileous (-$837,000)
Biggest weekly winners/losers all on PokerStars
*Reflects Full Tilt Poker profit/loss
*data obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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