The Online Railbird Report: ��jama-dharma�� Takes Blom for $786,971 in Limit Hold��em

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May 03, 2013 6 min read

In last week��s edition of the Online Railbird Report we told you about Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond becoming the third player, along with Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius, to surpass $10 million in winnings on Full Tilt Poker. This week we focus on a back-and-forth battle between Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom and Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene, and how the mysterious ��jama-dharma�� managed to finish as the week��s biggest winner with $667,544 in profit, which came from 1,724 hands over 16 sessions.

Other big winners on FTP this week included ��Yoghii�� (+$249,646 in 2 sessions/361 hands) and ��kagome kagome�� (+$235,544 in 20 sessions/1,454 hands), while ��knez1985�� (+$303,474 in 6 sessions/2,602 hands), ��PimpyLimpy�� (+$218,327 in 16 sessions/8,660 hands) and ��Axelf82�� (+$127,783 in 64 sessions/1,466 hands) all did well on PokerStars.

On the flip side, Ben ��Sauce1234�� Sulsky finished as the week��s biggest loser after dropping $426,249 in 1,296 hands over seven sessions while ��MIKMIC888��, who lost $425,060 last week, was once again PokerStars�� biggest loser, having dropped $279,693 in 15 sessions/10,654 hands. Others who did not fare well were Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (-$252,004 in 7 sessions/362 hands), Justin ��ZeeJustin�� Bonomo (-$182,592 in 20 sessions/4,321 hands) and Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (-$182,516 in 5 sessions/132 hands).

Blom and Tollerene Exchange Million-Dollar Wins

On Friday, May 24, Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene and Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom fell into old habits as they duked it out at the $500/$1,000 CAP pot-limit Omaha tables. The two played for four hours untl Tollerene walked away a $517,000 winner. Unfortunately, he held on to that profit for less than 24 hours because the two were back at it the following day.

It started at the $200/$400 CAP PLO tables where Blom won back $95,000 in just 18 minutes. Fast forward five hours and the two fired up another game in which Tollerene was up $350,000 in just 15 minutes. It looked like Blom was destined for another bad day, but eventually the cards turned in his favor, and he finished up $470,000.

Given that the matches took place at the CAP PLO tables, there were plenty of $80,000 pots between the two matches. Here��s a look at two matches, both of which went to Blom.

Hand #1: This one occurred at the $500/$1,000 CAP tables on Friday when Tollerene ($77,494.50) opened for $3,000, Blom ($220,840) called and the flop came down 9?7?Q?. Blom check-called a bet of $3,000 and then checked the 2? turn. Tollerene kept the pressure on with a bet of $9,500, Blom called and the 5? completed the board on the river. Blom checked for a third time and then called when Tollerene capped the pot with a $24,500 bet. Tollerene rolled over K?K?10?9? for a pair of kings, but it was no good as Blom revealed the 10?5?4?2? for a flush. Ship the $80,000 pot to the Swede.

Hand #2: Tollerene ($233,594) opened for $3,000 from the button, Blom ($40,546) called and the flop fell Q?4?10?. Blom check-called a bet of $3,000 and then checked for a second time when the 3? turned. Tollerene bet $9,500 and then called when Blom woke up with a check-raise to $34,000, which capped the pot at $80,000.

Tollerene: A?J?9?2?
Blom: Q?9?7?5?

Both players had turned flush and straight draws, but the innocuous J? on the river gave Blom the pot with a measly pair of queens.

��wilhasha�� Books $146,300 Win in Sunday Action on PokerStars

We don��t get to write much about PokerStars action these days as Full Tilt Poker has seemingly recaptured the high-stakes cash game action, but on Sunday and interesting $200/$400 heads-up no-limit hold��em match took place between ��wilhasha�� and Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene. The latter ended up losing $152,800 in that match, which helped propel ��wilhasha�� to a $146,300 win. That match also produced the two biggest pots of the day.

Hand #1: Tollerene ($52,392) opened for $800 on the button and then called when ��wilhasha�� ($136,285.69) three-bet to $2,800, bringing about a flop of 5?4?4?. ��Wilhasha�� check-called a bet of $3,200, and then check-called one of $9,598.39 on the A? turn. When the 6? completed the board on the river, ��wilhasha�� moved all in and Tollerene called off his remaining $36,993.59. ��Wilhasha�� turned over the A?5? for two pair, but it was no good against the A?4? full house of Tollerene, who was more than happy to pull in the $104,782 pot.

Hand #2:

Blom and Tollerene Continue to Battle

On Sunday, Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene and Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom were back at the CAP PLO games, and this time it was the latter who walked away a winner. Combined with wins in other games, and Blom finished with $895,200 in profit.

The young Swede began by winning $80,000 from Ilari ��Ziigmund�� Sahamies at the $500/$1,000 CAP PLO tables and followed that up by taking $42,000 from Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius in fixed-limit Omaha Hi/Lo (FLO8). Blom and Antonius soon switched to 2-7 Triple Draw, along with ��kagome kagome,�� and the Swede won $126,700. After dropping $57,000 to ��jama-dharma�� (which seemed insignificant but would set the tone for an epic match later in the week), Blom found Tollerene waiting at the $500/$1,000 CAP PLO tables and promptly relieved him of nearly $700,000. The days win put Blom above Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn on the yearly leaderboard with $4.2 million, but his stay at the top would be short lived.

That��s because on Monday, April 27, the two were back at it and Tollerene won back $451,700. Unsatisfied with that win, Tollerene returned the following day and won another $542,800 of which $350,000 came in just seven minutes! It was a nice rush for Tollerene, but of course, all good things come to an end and he lost $750,000 to Blom the following day.

Obviously, there were hundreds of $80,000 pots over the three days, but as far as Monday was concerned, the biggest pot came in a no-limit hold��em hand between Tollerene and ��Denoking��, rumored to be ��wilhasha�� on PokerStars.

The blinds were $100/$200 when ��Denoking�� ($62,615.69) opened for $500 and then called when Tollerene ($111,117.94) three-bet to $2,000. After the flop came down 9?2?5?, Tollerene checked and ��Denoking�� bet $1,850. Tollerene woke up with a check-raise to $6,932 and then led out for $14,000 on the 10? turn after ��Denoking�� had called. ��Denoking�� not only called that bet, but he called off his remaining $39,683.69 after Tollerene shoved the 6? river. Tollerene revealed the A?J? for a missed flush, and ��Denoking�� rolled over the 8?3? to take down the $125,231 pot.

��jama-dharma�� Destroys Blom for Nearly $800,000 in Limit Hold��em

Little is known about the mysterious player called ��jama-dharma,�� other than the fact that he is from Russia. Despite his unknown status, he made a name for himself on Tuesday as he played 822 hands of $2,000/$4,000 fixed-limit hold��em over two-and-a-half hours of and relieved Viktor "Isildur1" Blom of $786,971!

It was a hefty win, but unfortunately the hands weren��t overly special; it was, after all, a limit game. A couple of large pots took place on Full Tilt Poker, albeit at the $200/$400 no-limit hold��em tables between Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene and ��Denoking��, who were continuing their match from the day before. The two played approximately 1,800 hands over five and a half hours and Tollerene actually won $308,100.

In the largest pot of the day, ��Denoking�� ($62,494.50) opened for $1,000 and then called when Tollerene ($156,970.54) three-bet to $3,600. The latter then fired out $4,752 on the 6?J?K? flop, ��Denoking�� called and the 4? turned. ��Denoking�� called another bet, this time $13,363.20, and then called off his last $40,779.30 after Tollerene moved all in on the 3? river. Tollerene flipped up the 2?5? for a straight, but it was no good as ��Denoking�� rolled over the K?2? for a flush. Ship the $124,989 pot.

In another notable hand, Tollerene ($54,070.94) opened for $800, ��Denoking�� ($48,398.50) three-bet to $3,200, and Tollerene called, leading to a 4?10?K? flop. ��Denoking�� bet $3,840, Tollerene called and the 9? turned. Again ��Denoking�� bet, this time $11,264, and again Tollerene called. When the 3? completed the board on the river, ��Denoking�� moved all in for $30,094.50 and Tollerene, who barely had him covered, made the call. ��Denoking�� showed the A?Q?, but he watched the $96,797 pot pushed to Tollerene, who won with the K?9?.

Biggest Winners/Losers (Full Tilt Poker)

Week��s biggest winners (4/25-5/1): ��jama-dharma�� (+$667,614), ��knez1985��* (+$303,474), ��Yoghii�� (+$249,646), ��kagome kagome�� (+$235,544), ��PimpyLimpy��* (+$218,327), ��Axelf82��* (+$127,783)

Week��s biggest losers: Ben ��Sauce1234�� Sulsky (-$426,249), ��MIKMIC888��* (-$279,693), Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (-$252,004), Justin ��ZeeJustin�� Bonomo* (-$182,592), Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (-$182,516), ��5tgb6yhn7��* (-$176,857), Daniel ��w00ki3z�� Cates (-$165,465)

Year��s biggest winners: Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (+$3,241,084), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (+$2,851,399), Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$2,320,445, Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond (+$2,169,847), Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (+$1,902,054), Kyle ��cottonseed1�� Hendon (+$1,604,354), ��SallyWoo�� (+$1,224,868), ��Odd_Oddsen��* (+$1,119,186), Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan (+$1,067,869), ��1Il|1Il|1il|��* (+$970,368), ��kagome kagome�� (+$805,144), Ronny ��ronnyr37617�� Kaiser (+$692,430)

Year��s biggest losers: Gus Hansen (-$2,803,666), Ben ��Sauce1234�� Sulsky (-$2,336,484), Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey (-$1,555,252), ��samrostan�� (-$1,404,500), ��patpatpanda�� (-$1,330,885), Scott ��mastrblastr�� Seiver (-$1,220,399), ��punting-peddler�� (-$1,099,064), ��CRAIN85�� (-$925,500), Alex ��IReadYrSoul�� Millar (-$844,854)

*Denotes PokerStars

_{Data, hands and replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com}

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