The Online Railbird Report: Rare Winning Week for Hansen; Tollerene Extends 2014 Lead
Gus Hansen is featured in the Online Railbird Report quite often, but more times than not it's because he's a loser. ��The Great Dane�� shook that stigma this week though as he won $504,236 on Full Tilt Poker in 19,675 hands over 108 sessions, according to HighStakesDB.com. Hansen is still the year��s biggest loser, but now he��s only down a little over a million.
Another player who had a good week was pot-limit Omaha superstar Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene, who won $298,024 in 9,697 hands over 56 sessions. That pushed Tollerene��s winnings on the year up to $1,828,239, which puts him atop the leaderboard.
Others who fared well this week were Dan ��jungleman12�� Cates (+$533,290 in 34 sessions/4,060 hands), ��thecortster�� (+$414,366 in 19 sessions/2,001 hands), ��kagome kagome�� (+$407,420 in 22 sessions/2,829 hands), and ��samrostan�� (+$232,282 in 33 sessions/3,493 hands).
Oppositely, Alexander ��PostflopAction�� Kostritsyn was the week��s biggest loser after dropping $511,150 in 2,633 hands over 26 sessions. Others who finished in the red were Hac ��trex313�� Dang (-$330,056 in 56 sessions/12,276 hands), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$290,125 in 80 sessions/8,596 hands), ��mikki696�� (-$254,428 in 38 sessions/5,912 hands), ��taktloss47�� (-$246,450 in 20 sessions/1,820 hands), and last week��s biggest winner Harry ��Schoitl�� Cassagrande (-$222,328 in 29 sessions/4,017 hands).
On a side note, online railbirds may be interested to check out PokerNews�� feature piece on Doug ��WCGRider�� Polk, who spoke to us at length about his start in poker and journey to the nosebleeds. You can read that article by clicking here.
��yurasov1990�� and Hansen Book Friday Wins
Last Friday, Russia's Dmitriy "yurasov1990" Yurasov finished as the day��s biggest winner with $180,400 in profit over on PokerStars. Most of that came at the $50/$100 no-limit hold��em tables, which is where he won $86,000 in 90 minutes from ��FMyLife.�� Six hours later, he was back at it and won $93,000 more from ��PimpyLimpy�� in a mix of NLHE and pot-limit Omaha (he won $29,000 in the former and $64,000 in the latter). Here��s a look at a couple of notable hands.
Hand #1: Playing $50/$100 NLHE, ��FMyLife�� ($32,777.40) opened for $200 and then called when ��yurasov1990�� ($13,692) three-bet to $800. When the flop came down 5?7?9?, ��yurasov1990�� led out for $1,200, ��FMyLife�� called, and the K? turned. Another bet and call occurred, this time for $2,450, and the Q? completed the board on the river. ��Yurasov1990�� moved all in for his last $9,242, and ��FMyLife�� wasted little time in calling. ��Yurasov1990�� rolled over the Q?J? for a flush, and it was good enough to win the $27,384 pot a ��FMyLife�� simply mucked.
Hand #2: At a $50/$100 PLO table, ��yurasov1990�� ($23,742.32) raised to $300, ��PimpyLimpy�� ($13,545.50) called, and the flop fell 2?5?7?. ��PimpyLimpy�� checked, ��yurasov1990�� bet $350, and ��PimpyLimpy�� check-raised to $1,438.68. ��Yurasov1990�� made the call and then called a bet of $2,606.52 on the 9? turn. When the K? completed the board on the river, ��PimpyLimpy�� bet $6,516.30 and then called off his last $2,684 after ��yurasov1990�� raised, which created a pot worth $27,091. ��Yurasov1990�� revealed the 6?8?9?7? for the nuts, but it ended up being a chop as ��PimpyLimpy�� held the same with the 8?6?8?K?.
It��s also worth noting that Hansen, the biggest loser in online poker history, also won on Friday. He lost $100,000 playing 2-7 triple draw, but he had a good day playing PLO by winning $191,000. All told, he finished the day a $88,700 winner.
Here��s a look at one his more notable hands:
Hansen Kicks Off March with a $260,100 Win
Gus Hansen continued his winning streak into Saturday, which is when he banked $260,100 playing $2,000/$4,000 2-7 triple draw against the likes of ��kagome kagome,�� ��taktloss47,�� and Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, just to name a few.
While Hansen, who won in both a morning and evening session, was the big winner, some others managed to finish in the black. The aforementioned ��kagome kagome�� was one, finishing up $219,800, and the other was Dan ��jungleman12�� Cates, who won $170,300.
Meanwhile, ��taktloss47�� was the game��s biggest loser down $294,000, while Blom, who lost $238,000, wasn��t far behind.
Blom Slows the Slide in Sunday Action
Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom got off to a great start in 2014, but as of late he has been on the decline; in fact, he had lost nearly a million in the week leading up to Sunday, March 2. That is when he halted the skid and booked a $331,600 win.
Blom won $145,000 playing $2,000/$4,000 2-7 triple draw, and then took to the heads-up tables in the evening. Blom squared off against ��Sanlker�� at the $200/$400 NLHE table for nearly 1,300 hands, but the Swede lost $218,000 in the match. Here��s a look at the two biggest pots from the match, which were also the biggest of the day.
Hand #1: Blom ($58,190) opened for $1,200 and then called a three-bet to $4,000 from ��Sanlker�� ($56,986.75), which brought about a flop of 9?K?7?. ��Sanlker�� bet $4,000, Blom called, and the 4? appeared on the turn. ��Sanlker�� bet again, this time $12,000, and again Blom made the call. When the A? completed the board on the river, ��Sanlker�� moved all in for $36,986.75 and Blom called to create a pot of $113,973.50. ��Sanlker�� tabled the A?K? for two pair, and it was good enough to win as Blom mucked his cards.
Hand #2: Blom ($64,595) raised to $1,200 and then called when ��Sanlker�� ($49,999.5) three-bet to $4,000. Blom proceeded to call bets of $4,000 and $8,000 on the 6?6?9? flop and 8? turn, respectively, and then ��Sanlker�� moved all in for $33,999.50 on the K? river. Blom quickly called with the K?J? for two pair, and it was good enough to win the $100,000 pot as ��Sanlker�� was bluffing with his missed straight draw.
While Blom lost playing NLHE, he went on to win $343,000 playing $500/$1,000 CAP PLO against Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene. It was a bad night for the 2014 online leader, but he bounced back the next day.
Tollerene Wins $535,000 Playing PLO
When it comes to pot-limit Omaha, no one did better last year than Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene. So it was no surprise to see him return to his winning ways playing the same game on Monday, which is when he banked a robust $535,600. It came over the course of six hours at the $200/$400 and $500/$1,000 limits. We��ll let the following three hands from the match tell the story.
Hand #1: At the $500/$1,000 tables, action was four handed when Ami ��UhhMee�� Barer ($247,870) opened for $2,000 under the gun only to have Gus Hansen ($48,751) three-bet to $7,500 from the button. The small blind folded, Tollerene ($365,531) called from the big, and Barer put in the additional $5,500 to make it three-way action to the 5?6?9? flop. Two checks put action on Hansen, and he put out a bet of $7,000. Only Tollerene called and then both players checked the 5? turn.
When the Q? completed the board on the river, Tollerene fired out $25,500 and Hansen called to create a pot of $88,000. Tollerene tabled the K?10?A?3? for a flopped flush, and it was good as Hansen sent his cards to the muck unseen.
Hand #2: In the same game, Hansen sat out and Hac ��trex313�� Dang ($85,969) opened for $2,500 from the button. Tollerene ($198,167) then three-bet to $7,750 from the small blind, ��UhhMee�� ($232,035) four-bet to $25,500 from the big, and Dang got out of the way. Tollerene made the call and then capped the pot with a bet of $14,500 on the 7?10?9? flop. ��UhhMee�� called and the cards were turned up.
��UhhMee��: A?J?2?K?
Tollerene: 7?5?6?4?
The 5? turn improved Tollerene to two pair, and the 10? river actually gave him a bigger two pair. ��UhhMee�� missed his draws and watched the $82,248 pot pushed Tollerene��s way.
Hand #3:
