The Online Railbird Report: "MaiseE," Makarov & Kyll?nen All Bank Over $500,000
After some relatively slow action last week, the high-stakes cash games on PokerStars were in full swing over the past seven days. Plenty of notables played a broad array of games, and by week��s end there were three $500,000-plus winners including ��MaiseE�� (+$684,478 in 136 sessions/13,346 hands), Alexey ��LuckyGump�� Makarov (+$584,880 in 132 sessions/8,053 hands) and Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$542,302 in 154 sessions/11,843 hands).
Ville Wahlbeck, who we��re accustomed to see winning, was unexpectedly the week��s biggest loser after dropping $375,858 over 8,298 hands. He was followed closely by a few other notables including ��patpatman�� (-$337,831 in 64 sessions/6,409 hands), "Zypherin" (-$325,812 in 17 sessions/6,219 hands) and Benny ��toweliestar�� Spindler (-$236,708 in 130 sessions/11,013 hands).
Here are some of the more interesting story lines and hands from the past week:
Sahamies Takes $500,000 Hit
On Thursday Feb. 16, 2012, Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies squared off against ��bernard-bb,�� Rafi ��refaelamit�� Amit and Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, among others, and didn��t fare too well, dropping nearly a half a million dollars. He played over 1,500 hands of pot-limit Omaha at various stakes in a six-hour session, but just couldn��t get anything going.
In one hand at a six-handed game of $100/$200 PLO, Amit ($37,981) opened for $600 under the gun and was called by ��The Liar�� ($55,300) and ��SkaiWalkurrr�� ($20,730) in the cutoff and button respectively. When action reached ��mickan1984�� ($19,017) in the small blind, he three-bet to $3,440, which Sahamies ($73,782.55) called from the big blind. Not to be outdone, Amit four-bet to $15,800, the next two players got out of the way, and "mickan1984" moved all-in for $19,017. Sahamies and Amit both made the call and were the only active players headed to the 4?9?5? flop.
Sahamies immediately moved all-in, and Amit called off his remaining $18,964.
Showdown
| Sahamies | 5?5?7?3? |
| mickan1984 | Mucked |
| Amit | A?A?5?3? |
Sahamies had managed to crack Amit��s aces by flopping a set of fives and seemed to have a hammerlock on the hand; however, the 2? spiked on the turn, delivering a wheel for Amit. The 8? turn was of no consequences, and Amit raked in the $96,294 pot.
In another hand at the same stakes, action was three-handed when ��patpatman�� ($100,533.50) opened for $600 on the button, Amit ($32,025) folded from the small blind, and Sahamies ($69,530.55) exercised his option in the big with a three-bet to $2,020. "Patpatman" made the call and then called Sahamies�� bet of $4,255 on the Q?J?4? flop.
When the K? hit the turn, Sahamies checked, "patpatman" bet $9,800, and Sahamies came alive with a check-raise to $42,165. Not to be outdone, "patpatman" raised to $84,330, prompting Sahamies to fold and save his remaining $21,090.54. "Patpatman" raked in the $97,095 pot.
By the time he decided to quit, Sahamies was down $493,000, though he recouped some of that over the next week.
Working for the Weekend
On Friday, there were plenty of notables in action including Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen, ��patpatman,�� Rafi ��refaelamit�� Amit and ��RaiseOnce,�� the latter rumored to be Phil Ivey.
While his origin remains a mystery, what is known is that "RaiseOnce" finished as the day��s biggest winner after banking $100,000 in just 248 hands against Eugene ��oogee�� Yanayt at the draw tables; consequently, Yanayt��s $101,600 loss made him the day��s biggest loser.
Another big winner was Kyll?nen, who won $77,000, which gave him $1.077 million in winnings on the year, just over $50,000 more than "patpatman." In one of his more notable hands, Kyll?nen ($69,562.50) was playing four-handed $100/$200 PLO when he opened under the gun for $800. From there, Van ��Sirens�� Marcus ($32,989.72) was on the button and put in a three-bet to $2,860, the blinds folded, and Kyll?nen four-bet to $9,840.
Marcus made the call and then watched Kyll?nen fire out $18,535 on the 3?J?4? flop. Marcus moved all-in for $23,149.72, Kyll?nen called the additional $4,614.72, and the cards were turned up:
Showdown
| Kyll?nen | A?A?3?5? |
| Marcus | 8?7?4?6? |
Kyll?nen was ahead with aces and didn��t lose the lead as the 10? turn and 3? river gave him trip threes to take down the $66,354 pot.
In another hand, action was four handed when Ronny ��1-ronnyr3�� Kaiser ($71,740) opened for $800 under the gun and all three of his opponents made the call. When the flop fell 4?3?A?, the small blind checked, Amit ($86,449.33) bet $3,355 from the big, and Kaiser made the call. Kyll?nen ($25,205) then put in a raise to $16,775, the small blind and Amit folded, and Kaiser reraised to $33,550. Kyll?nen called off his remaining $7,590 and the cards were revealed:
Showdown
| Kyll?nen | A?5?3?2? |
| Kaiser | A?A?6?6? |
Kaiser had flopped a set of aces but needed to improve against Kyll?nen��s wheel. The 2? turn was not what Kaiser was looking for, and neither was the Q? river. Kyll?nen took down another healthy pot, this one worth $58,680.
Even though he lost that hand, Kaiser managed to take down the biggest pot of the day. It happened when Kyll?nen ($81,236.72) opened for $800, Marcus ($34,805.50) called from the button, and Kaiser ($36,630) three-bet to $3,460 from the big blind. Both his opponents made the call and the Q?9?4? appeared on the flop, which prompted Kaiser to lead out for $7,976.25. Kyll?nen got out of the way, Marcus moved all-in for $31,345.50, and Kaiser made the call, creating a pot worth $73,246.
Showdown
| Marcus | K?8?Q?10? |
| Kaiser | A?A?K?J? |
Marcus had flopped top pair with a gut-shot straight draw, but it was behind Kaiser's aces. The 3? turn was of no consequence, and the 7? river gave Kaiser the win.
Makarov Monday
Alexey ��LuckyGump�� Makarov had a good day on Monday when he won $144,000 playing various stakes of PLO. That win made him the day��s biggest winner and brought his winning for the year up to nearly $500,000. Davin ��mTw-DaviN�� Georgi was the biggest loser after dropping $135,000, followed closely by ��Zypherin�� and his $114,000 loss.
In Makarov��s ($25,998.70) biggest hand, action was five handed at a $100/$200 PLO table when he opened for $500 under the gun. Patpatman ($22,995.65) called from the button, Ronny ��1-ronnyr3�� Kaiser ($95,761.10) came along for the ride in the big blind, and there was three-way action to the 7?4?4? flop.
From there, Kaiser checked, Makarov bet $1,004.85, and "patpatman" raised to $3,200. Kaiser got out of the way, Makarov three-bet $9,200, and "patpatman" moved all-in for $22,495.65. Makarov made the call and the J? was put out on the turn followed by the 2? on the river. Makarov rolled over A?K?2?4? for a full house, which was good enough to take down the $46,586 pot.
Wahlbeck Has a Nice Tuesday, but Can��t Hold onto the Win
When it comes to high-stakes grinders, it��s hard to find anyone more solid than Ville Wahlbeck. The Team PokerStars Pro was at it again on Tuesday, winning an ample $190,000 in 1,019 hands of PLO against some stiff competition, which brought his winnings on the week up to $400,000.
In what ended up being the Team Pro��s biggest pot of the day, action folded to Alexey ��LuckyGump�� Makarov ($34,685) in the small blind and he opened for $600, which Wahlbeck ($29,465.31) called from the big blind. The J?6?4? flop saw Makarov lead out for $967.95, Wahlbeck raise to $2,600, Makarov three-bet $8,995, and Wahlbeck make the call, leading to the 8? turn. Again Makarov led out, this time for $19,185, and Wahlbeck moved all-in for $20,070.31 total. Makarov made the call and the cards were turned up:
Showdown
| Wahlbeck | Q?3?7?5? |
| Makarov | A?A?J?4? |
Makarov held two pair, but was way behind his opponent's straight. The A? river changed nothing, and Wahlbeck took down the $59,326 pot.
Unfortunately for Wahlbeck, things took a turn for the worse over the next two days, and he went from being up over $400,000 to down almost the same amount.
Biggest weekly winners/losers all on PokerStars
Week��s biggest winners (2/17-2/23): MaiseE (+$684,478), Alexey ��LuckyGump�� Makarov (+$584,880), Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$542,302), Tsubi87 (+$334,922), bernard-bb (+$247,649)
Week��s biggest losers: Ville Wahlbeck (-$375,858), patpatman (-$337,831), Zypherin (-$325,812), Benny ��toweliestar�� Spindler (-$236,708), Gavin ��gavz101�� Cochrane (-$228,155)
Year-to-date winners: Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$1,542,938), bernard-bb (+$1,110,739), MaiseE (+$821,417), Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$796,124), Alexey ��LuckyGump�� Makarov (+$722,293), patpatman (+$685,658), Niklas ��ragen70�� Heineckerragen (+$591,828)
Year-to-date losers: 90110 (-$755,456), Phil ��MrSweets28�� Galfond (-$663,653), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$635,951), Zypherin (-$555,347), Benny ��toweliestar�� Spindler (-$493,071), Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies (-$449,790)
Data and hands obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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