The Online Railbird Report: Sahamies & Cao in Action But ��ChaoRen160" Reigns Supreme
In last week��s Online Railbird Report, we talked about the return of both Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies and Rui ��PepperoniF�� Cao to the virtual felt. This week, both were in action again, but neither found their way to the top of the leaderboard for the week.
��ChaoRen160�� won $225,777 in 3,055 hands spread across 18 sessions, earning the distinction of top winner of the week. Rounding out the top five winners of the week were ��Phisherman36�� (+$156,617 in 15 sessions/4,283 hands), ��mickan1984�� (+$130,452 in 38 sessions/1,459 hands), ��h4tefulltilt�� (+$97,717 in 19 sessions/2,098 hands) and Phil ��takechip�� D��Auteuil (+$90,902 in 22 sessions/1,809 hands).
��PimpyLimpy�� was the week��s biggest loser after dropping $152,950 in 10,949 hands over 129 sessions while ��altiFC�� followed a little further behind with $115,925 in losses from 3,054 hands over 24 sessions.
��ChaoRen160�� vs. ��wilhasha�� in Thursday $50/$100 NLHE Action
On Thursday, June 28, a big $50/$100 no-limit hold��em heads-up match occurred between ��wilhasha�� and ��ChaoRen160�� that saw the latter take $160,000 from the former in just two hours. The two played two tables and put in a combined 810 hands. In the biggest, ��wilhasha�� ($84,080.16) opened for $250 on the button, ��ChaoRen160�� ($65,252.63) called and the flop fell 10?3?2?. ��ChaoRen160�� proceeded to check-raise ��wilhasha��s�� bet of $322.80 to $1,000, a call was made, and the 7? appeared on the turn.
This time, ��ChaoRen160�� took the initiative and led out for $2,122, ��wilhasha�� raised to $7,208.50, and ��ChaoRen160�� called. When the J? appeared on the river, ��ChaoRen160�� checked, ��wilhasha�� fired out $21,000, and ��ChaoRen160�� moved all-in for $56,794.13. ��Wilhasha�� made the call with 7?7? for a set of sevens, but it was no good against the 9?8? of ��ChaoRen160,�� who was no doubt happy to pull in the $130,503 pot.
��ChaoRen160��s�� big score made him far and away the day��s biggest winner, while ��wilhasha�� dropped $169,000 and earned the biggest loser honors.
Cao, Sahamies and ��Phisherman36�� Highlight Tuesday Action
On Tuesday, Rui ��PepperoniF�� Cao played 4,100 hands of $50/$100 pot-limit Omaha against ��Phisherman36,�� but things did not go well. Over the course of six hours, the latter won $146,000, making him the day��s biggest winner.
In their largest pot, Cao ($31,149) was on the button and raised to $300, ��Phisherman36�� ($86,607.50) three-bet to $900, Cao four-bet $2,700, and ��Phisherman36�� put in a five-bet to $8,100. Not to be outdone, Cao made it $24,300 to go and then called off his last $6,849 when ��Phisherman36�� seven-bet.
Showdown
| ��Phisherman36�� | A?A?6?3? |
| Cao | K?K?A?3? |
Cao ran kings into ��Phisherman36��s�� aces, and the latter��s hand held as the board ran out Q?6?5?4?9?, giving the $62,296 pot to ��Phisherman36.��
Not content with the punishment he received from ��Phisherman36,�� Cao went on to play a two-hour session against Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies, who managed increase Cao��s losses by walking away a $33,000 winner.
In their biggest hand, Cao ($37,861) opened for $300 on the button and then called a three-bet to $900 from Sahamies ($29,738), bringing about the 9?4?K? flop. Sahamies was first to act and led out for $1,798, which Cao raised to $4,200. Sahamies made the call and then check-called a bet of $5,099 on the 9? turn, leading to the J? river. Again Sahamies checked, opening the door for Cao to bet $20,396.
Sahamies called off his remaining $19,539, creating a pot worth $59,474, and turned over A?A?K?10? for aces and nines, which was good against Cao��s Q?Q?J?6? queens and nines. Not surprisingly, Cao finished the day as the biggest loser, down $187,000. That was more than twice as much as the next biggest loser, ��wilhasha,�� who lost $72,000 on the day. Interestingly, it was actually ��wilhasha" who was involved in Tuesday��s biggest pot.
In that hand, which was played at a six-handed game of $200/$400 NLHE, ��wilhasha�� ($40,000) opened for $1,000 from the cutoff, ��mickan1984�� ($55,185) called from the small blind, and ��donthnrmepls�� ($38,800) called from the big. Action checked to ��wilhasha�� on the 7?5?4? flop, and he promptly bet $1,797.
From there, ��mickan1984�� check-raised to $3,825.88, ��donthnrmepls�� and ��wilhasha�� called, and the K? appeared on the turn. ��Mickan1984�� fired out $16,000, only ��wilhasha�� called, and the 5? peeled off on the river. This time ��mickan1984�� checked but called when ��wilhasha�� moved all-in for $19,174.11. ��Wilhasha�� rolled over K?8? for kings and fives, but this was no good against the 5?5? quads of ��mickan1984,�� who was pushed the $84,821 pot.
$200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha Headlines Wednesday Action
It��s rare for the $200/$400 pot-limit Omaha games to spread, which is why it was a treat to see a game going on Wednesday night, albeit for just 35 minutes. The game had Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies and David ��Deldar182�� Eldar on the virtual felt, and when all was said and done, Sahamies walked away winning $36,000.
In their biggest pot, Sahamies ($19,712.90) raised to $800 on the button and then called a three-bet to $2,400 from Eldar ($16,209.10). The 2?8?J? flop saw Eldar lead out for $4,798, and then call off his remaining $9,011.10 when Sahamies moved all-in.
Showdown
| Eldar | A?9?J?6? |
| Sahamies | K?K?8?2? |
Eldar had flopped top pair with top kicker on the flop, but it was behind Sahamies' bottom two pair. Neither the 5? turn nor 10? river would change a thing, and Sahamies took down the $32,416 pot.
Sahamies should have stopped there but went on to play $50/$100 PLO against Rui ��PepperoniF�� Cao. It took just an hour for Cao to dismantle Sahamies to the tune of $80,000. In their biggest hand that wasn��t a chop, Cao ($55,122) raised to $300 on the button and then called a three-bet to $940 from Sahamies ($48,653.34). The 10?7?5? flop saw Sahamies lead out for $1,918, Cao raised to $4,500, Sahamies call, and the 2? appeared on the turn.
Sahamies proceeded to check-call a bet of $7,500, before check-calling a bet of $25,918 on the 8? river. With $77,754 on the line, Cao rolled over J?9?10?4? for the rivered nuts, and Sahamies simply mucked.
Thanks to Cao, who finished as the day��s second biggest winner with $80,000, Sahamies ended up losing $58,000 on the day, enough to make him the second biggest loser. ��Wilhasha�� (+$94,000) and ��altiFC�� (-$101,000) were the day's biggest winner and loser, both of whom played $100/$200 NLHE on Wednesday.
Their biggest nonsplit pot began when ��wilhasha�� ($37,830.23) raised to $500 on the button only to be met with a three-bet to $2,000 from ��altiFC�� ($38,009.09). ��Wilhasha�� responded with a four-bet to $4,800, ��altiFC�� called, and then both players checked the J?A?A? flop.
When the 10? turned, ��altiFC�� check-called a bet of $5,758.80 before check-calling ��wilhasha��s�� all-in shove for $27,271.43 on the 7? river. ��AltiFC�� revealed K?Q? for a turned Broadway straight, but it was no good against the 10?10? full house of ��wilhasha,�� who was pushed the $75,658 pot.
Biggest Weekly PokerStars Winners/Losers
Week��s biggest winners (6/28-7/4): ��ChaoRen160�� (+$225,777), ��Phisherman36�� (+$156,617), ��mickan1984�� (+$130,452), ��h4tefulltilt�� (+$97,717), Phil ��takechip�� D��Auteuil (+$90,902)
Week��s biggest losers: ��PimpyLimpy�� (-$152,950), ��altiFC�� (-$115,925), Theo ��Theo J�� Jorgensen (-$104,652), Ignat ��0Human0�� Liviu (-$71,031)
Year-to-date winners: ��EireAbu�� (+$2,651,888), Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$2,235,595), ��bernard-bb�� (+$1,410,967), ��Phisherman36�� (+$1,270,504), Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$1,144,790), Terje ��Terken89�� Augdal (+$1,050,535), Phil ��MrSweets�� Galfond (+$1,029,005), Niklas ��ragen70�� Heinecker (+$1,026,198), Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$1,018,559)
Year-to-date losers: ��Zypherin�� (-$2,708,561), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$1,477,197), Benny ��toweliestar�� Spindler (-$769,021), ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� (-$761,767), Gavin ��gavz101�� Cochrane (-$721,579), Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies (-$656,373), ��VietRussian�� (-$562,061)
Data and hands obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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