The Online Railbird Report: ��ChaoRen160�� Wins $467,000; Cates & van der Sman Lose Big
The high-stakes online action on PokerStars has been going strong since the end of the World Series of Poker, and this week was no exception as ��ChaoRen160�� finished as the biggest winner with $467,533 in profit from 46 sessions comprised of 3,519 hands.
Not far behind were the week��s other big winners: Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (+$343,931 in 9,057 hands/116 sessions), ��Gozoboro�� (+$325,591 in 5,209 hands/62 sessions), and Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$293,905 in 9,829 hands/59 sessions).
Meanwhile, after finishing last week as the biggest winner with $535,000 in profit, Joeri ��L0ve2playU�� van der Sman gave $307,000 back this week in 6,727 hands spread over 131 sessions, though that only made him the third biggest loser of the week because both ��patpatman�� (-$413,290 in 905 hands/20 sessions) and Daniel ��w00ki3z�� Cates (-$410,538 in 9,588 hands/71 sessions) lost more.
��ChaoRen160�� Destroys Wrang in Friday Action
On Friday, Aug. 3, the big action was at the $50/$100 pot-limit Omaha tables where ��ChaoRen160�� emerging as the day��s biggest winner with a $154,000 win. In his biggest pot, action was heads-up when ��ChaoRen160�� ($29,494) opened for $300 on the button and Jannick ��EDWARDHOPPER�� Wrang ($39,899.62) three-bet to $500 from the big blind. ��ChaoRen160�� responded with a four-bet to $1,500, Wrang called, and the flop fell 2?6?3?.
Wrang led out for a modest $100 and then called when ��ChaoRen160�� made it $2,000 to go, leading to the 9? turn. This time Wrang checked, only to check-raise ��ChaoRen160��s�� $4,800 bet up to $21,438. ��ChaoRen160�� proceeded to move all in for $25,994 and Wrang called the additional $4,556.
Showdown
| Wrang | 10?6?2?4? |
| ��ChaoRen160�� | 9?6?10?5? |
Both players held two pair, but ��ChaoRen160��s�� sixes and nines were out in front. The 9? river improved ��ChaoRen160�� to a full house, and he was pushed the $58,986 pot. Wrang went on to finish as the day��s biggest loser with a $171,800 loss.
In the biggest pot of the day, in a brief $200/$400 PLO game, Daniel ��W00ki3z�� Cates ($67,648.50) raised to $800 on the button only to have last week��s biggest winner, Joeri ��L0ve2playU�� van der Sman ($62,176), three-bet to $2,400. Cates responded with a four-bet to $7,200, van der Sman called, and the flop came down 9?10?7?. The former called a bet of $11,200, and then called a bet of $24,400 on the 7? turn. When the Q? peeled off on the river, van der Sman moved all in for $19,376 and Cates made the call. The Dutchman revealed K?J?10?8? for a straight, but it was no good as Cates took down the $124,350 pot with Q?Q?K?10? for a rivered full house.
Despite the big pot, the two finished relatively close to even, with Cates etching out a meek $10,000 win.
��5tgb6yhn7�� Crushes Saturday with $297,700 Win
The $200/$400 PLO game was back in action last Saturday and ��5tgb6yhn7�� dominated. Not only did he win $297,700, enough to make him far and away the day��s biggest winner, but he also took down three of the five biggest hands.
In the biggest hand, action was three-handed when ��5tgb6yhn7�� ($94,000) raised to $1,200 from the small blind, Joeri ��L0ve2playU�� van der Sman ($105,780) defended from the big, and the 8?7?2? was run out on the flop. ��5tgb6yhn7�� led out for $2,000, van der Sman raised to $8,395, ��5tgb6yhn7�� three-bet $27,580, and van der Sman four-bet $93,530. ��5tgb6yhn7�� called off his remaining $65,220, and suddenly a $187,995 pot was on the line.
Showdown
| ��5tgb6yhn7�� | A?6?9?5? |
| van der Sman | 10?J?8?8? |
��5tgb6yhn7�� had flopped both flush and straight draws but needed to hit to overcome van der Sman's flopped set. The 6? turn allowed him to do it by giving him a straight, and the 4? river improved him to a flush.
In another notable hand, action was four-handed when ��5tgb6yhn7�� ($62,120.75) opened for $1,200 under the gun only to have van der Sman ($133,730) three-bet to $4,000 from the small blind. After the big blind got out of the way, ��5tgb6yhn7�� four-bet $13,600, van der Sman called, and the flop fell 6?5?4?. Van der Sman led out for $25,195 and then called when ��5tgb6yhn7�� moved all in for $49,720.75.
Showdown
| ��5tgb6yhn7�� | A?A?10?8? |
| van der Sman | Q?J?8?9? |
��5tgb6yhn7's�� aces improved to a set on the A? turn, and the 3? river allowed them to hold up so he could take down the $124,637 pot.
Van der Sman had a rough go at it but turned things around when he took down the day��s second biggest pot. In that hand, action was four-handed and van der Sman ($65,070) raised to $1,200 from the cutoff. ��Gozoboro�� ($36,195) three-bet to $2,000 from the small blind, and ��5tgb6yhn7�� called from the big. Not to be outdone, van der Sman four-bet to $9,200. Two calls ensued, and the flop came out 3?5?10?. Two checks put action on van der Sman who fired out $15,200.
��Gozoboro�� got out of the way, ��5tgb6yhn7�� called, and the A? turned, which both players checked. The Q? river saw ��5tgb6yhn7�� check-call van der Sman��s all-in bet of $40,670, creating a pot of $138,135, but his Q?J?10?7? two pair was no good against the Dutchman��s K?6?A?9? nut flush.
Van der Sman L0ved2play on Monday �� Tobergsen Didn��t
After losing $167,000 on Sunday, Joeri ��L0ve2playU�� van der Sman stormed back on Monday by finishing as the day��s biggest winner with a $238,000 win, playing mostly $200/$400 PLO against a full slate of regulars.
In the biggest hand of the day, action was six-handed when van der Sman ($86,242.55) opened for $1,000 under the gun and was called by Theo ��Theo J�� Jorgensen ($18,585) from the cutoff. ��Yiyi01�� ($38,410) came along from the button, as did Gus ��broksi�� Hansen ($6,600) in the big blind, and four players saw the 9?A?3? flop, which they all checked. Three checks on the 3? turn put action on ��yiyi01,�� who bet $2,800. Hansen folded, van der Sman check-raised to $8,400, and Jorgensen reraised to $14,000. ��Yiyi01�� called, van der Sman made it $68,595 to go, and Jorgensen called off his remaining $3,585. ��Yiyi01�� did the same to his last $23,410, and a $96,600 pot was created.
Showdown
| Jorgensen | K?5?3?6? |
| van der Sman | A?A?K?10? |
| ��yiyi01�� | 9?9?2?4? |
The Q? was put out on the river, and van der Sman was pushed the pot with aces full of threes. Meanwhile, Andres ��Skjerv?y�� Tobergsen played close to 5,000 hands of $25/$50 and $50/$100 PLO, losing $147,000 and making him Monday��s biggest loser.
Tollerene Tackles Tuesday $200/$400 PLO
On Tuesday, the $200/$400 PLO games were up and running, resulting in some big action. Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies was up $500,000 at one point in the games, but, as usual, he gave some back. By the time he quit, Sahamies profited a more modest $100,700. That meant the big winner was Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene, who halted his recent skid with a healthy $306,800 win.
Here��s a look at the day��s biggest hand, which saw Tollerene river a flush to win a $127,700 pot:
Joeri ��L0ve2playU�� van der Sman was the big loser after dropping $296,700, and Daniel ��w00k3z�� Cates was next down the list with a $171,600 loss.
Millar Takes on Cates in $100/$200 NLHE on Wednesday
Last year, Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar finished the year as the biggest no-limit hold��em winner and is on course to capture the title again in 2012. On Wednesday, Daniel ��w00ki3z�� Cates took a stab at halting Millar��s momentum by playing six hours of $100/$200 no-limit hold��em, but the Brit took the American for $185,300. Cates finished as the day��s third biggest loser with a $156,300 loss.
In their biggest pot, Millar ($54,033) raised to $400 on the button only to have Cates ($32,865) make it $1,800 to go from the big blind. Millar responded by making it $4,000, Cates called, and the flop fell 5?8?4?. Cates proceeded to check-call a bet of $4,400, the 3? turned, and Cates checked yet again. Millar took the opportunity to bet $8,800, Cates woke up with an all-in check-raise to $24,465, and Millar called.
Showdown
| Cates | 9?8? |
| Millar | Q?Q? |
Cates had flopped top pair, but it was no good against Millar's big pocket pair. The K? river was of no consequence, and Millar took down the $65,728 pot.
Biggest Weekly PokerStars Winners/Losers
Week��s biggest winners (8/2-8/9): ��ChaoRen160�� (+$467,533), Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (+$343,931), ��Gozoboro�� (+$325,591), Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$293,905), ��SleepvsMe�� (+$226,626)
Week��s biggest losers: ��patpatman�� (-$413,290), Daniel ��w00ki3z�� (-$410,538), Joeri ��L0ve2playU�� van der Sman (-$307,700), Jannick ��EDWARDHOPPER�� Wrang (-$172,592)
Year-to-date winners: ��EireAbu�� (+$3,417,786), Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$2,188,598), Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$1,646,408), ��bernard-bb�� (+$1,441,943), Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$1,407,718)
Year-to-date losers: ��Zypherin�� (-$2,840,746), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$1,560,786), Benny ��toweliestar�� Spindler (-$1,052,894), ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� (-$759,718), Gavin ��gavz101�� Cochrane (-$677,640), ��VietRussian�� (-$576,709)
*Picture courtesy of nl.pokernews.com.
Data, hands & replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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