The Online Railbird Report: Sam Trickett Dominates on the Virtual Felt Winning $382,000
The online high-stakes cash games at PokerStars tend to feature the same cast of characters over and over, but that wasn��t the case this week. In fact, many of those regulars graced the loser��s list, and a slate of new names dominated the winner��s column including a man who was more accustomed to dominating the live realm rather than online �� Sam ��tr1cky7�� Trickett.
Trickett finished as the week's biggest winner with a healthy $382,723 win that came from 4,101 hands spread across 40 sessions. A little further down the list were ��ocropTi�� (+$295,168 in 186 sessions/10,716 hands), Doug ��WGCRider�� Polk (+$270,501 in 39 sessions/8,141 hands), ��M.O.P.�� (+$209,657 in 171 sessions/12,688 hands) and Vladimir ��GVOZDIKA55�� Shchemelev (+$192,323 in 14 sessions/1,970 hands).
There were also some notables on the losers list, including ��wilhasha�� who had the biggest losing week �� $265,377 in 10,094 hands spread over 64 session. Others in the losing column included ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� (-$201,475 in 201 sessions/15,622 hands), ��sat1337en�� (-$199,955 in 66 sessions/4,345 hands) and Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (-$193,546 in 113 sessions/5,723 hands).
Trickett Cleans Up in Friday PLO Action
On Friday, Sam ��tr1cky7�� Trickett played seven hours of pot-limit Omaha at both the $25/$50 and $100/$200 stakes. After 2,119 hands against some stiff competition, Trickett logged with a $296,700 win, by far enough to make him the day��s biggest winner. He also took down Friday��s three biggest pots.
Hand #1: Action was six-handed at a $100/$200 PLO table when Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene ($57,009.50) opened for $600 from the cutoff, a bet that Trickett ($62,053) called from the small blind. ��Odd_Oddsen�� ($49,861.91) also made the call and there was three-way action to the Q?10?J? flop. Action checked to Tollerene, who put out a bet of $1,500. Trickett responded with a check-raise to $4,400, both his opponents called, and the 7? turned. Again, action checked to Tollerene and he put out a bet of $15,235, which only Trickett called. Trickett then moved all in on the 3? river, and Tollerene called off for $36,774.50 with his flopped A?K?K?2? straight. Unfortunately for him, Trickett rolled over Q?2?Q?8? for a rivered flush and the $119,174 pot.
Hand #2: Action was five-handed at the aforementioned stakes when ��Odd_Oddsen�� ($98,261.78) opened for $800 under the gun and cleared the field all the way around to Trickett ($120,448.75) in the big blind. Trickett opted to three-bet to $2,700, ��Odd_Oddsen�� called, and the flop fell 10?A?7?. ��Odd_Oddsen�� proceeded to call a bet of $4,000 and then bet $8,400 when Trickett checked the 9? turn. A call was made, the Q? hit the turn, and Trickett fired out $23,600. ��Odd_Oddsen�� made the call but mucked when Trickett revealed K?10?7?J? for the nuts taking down the $77,695 pot.
Hand #3: At a three-handed $100/$200 table, Rui ��PepperoniF�� Cao ($45,441.98) opened for $400 on the button, Trickett ($32,840) three-bet to $1,520 from the small blind, and the big blind got out of the way. Cao responded with a four-bet to $5,280 and Trickett called before leading out for $10,075 on the 3?6?5? flop. Cao opted to make it $40,300, Trickett called off his remaining $17,485 and the cards were turned up.
| [u]Showdown[/u] |
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| Trickett: K?K?3?J? |
| Cao: A?A?9?4? |
Cao was ahead with aces when the money went in, but Trickett held a king-high flush draw. The 10? turn didn��t complete it, but the 4? river did and Trickett was pushed the $65,915 pot.
Interestingly, ��Odd_Oddsen,�� Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen and ��EireAbu,�� who are all more accustomed to the winner��s list, each dropped six figures on Friday.
��WCGRider�� Rides High in Saturday NLHE Action
Doug ��WGCRider�� Polk squared off against ��wilhasha�� in two different sessions of $100/$200 no-limit hold��em on Saturday, one in the early morning hours and the other in the afternoon. In the morning session, Polk took $80,000 from ��wilhasha,�� and then took another $56,000 in the latter. Throw in a $25,000 win against ��donthnrmepls�� at $50/$100 NLHE and Polk won $164,000 on the day �� enough to make him the day��s biggest winner.
In Saturday��s largest pot, ��wilhasha�� ($88,209.39) opened for $500 from the small blind and then called when Polk ($45,795) three-bet to $2,000 from the big blind. The 3?10?Q? flop saw Polk bet $2,600, ��wilhasha�� call, and the 8? turn. Again Polk bet, this time $5,978.69, but ��wilhasha�� opted for a raise to $14,600. Polk responded by moving all in for $41,195, ��wilhasha�� called, and the cards were turned up.
| [u]Showdown[/u] |
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| ��wilhasha��: J?8? |
| Polk: A?Q? |
Polk was ahead with top pair and top kicker, but ��wilhasha�� held a pair of eights and a flush draw. Much to Polk��s delight, the 4? blanked on the river and he took down the $91,588 pot.
In another notable hand, Polk ($44,769.91) opened for $400 only to have ��wilhasha�� ($57,305.06) three-bet to $1,400. Polk pushed back with a four-bet to $4,000 and ��wilhasha�� called before checking the 3?7?8? flop. Polk took the opportunity to bet $4,800, ��wilhasha�� woke up with a check-raise to $10,800, a call was made, and then both players checked the 3? turn. When the 3? peeled off on the river, ��wilhasha�� moved all in and Polk wasted little time in calling off his remaining $29,969.91, creating a pot worth $89,538. ��Wilhasha�� tabled J?8? for threes full of eights, but it was no good against Polk��s KxKx for threes full of kings.
In another hand, which happened to be the third biggest of the meeting, ��wilhasha�� ($54,979.51) opened for $500 that was three-bet to $2,000 from Polk ($43,204.25). ��Wilhasha�� four-bet $4,800, Polk five-bet $9,400 and ��wilhasha�� six-bet shoved for $54,979.51. Polk called off and was in a dominating spot.
| [u]Showdown[/u] |
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| ��wilhasha��: A?K? |
| Polk: A?A? |
The board ran out an uneventful 2?9?4?2?K?, and Polk was pushed the $86,407 pot.
Sahamies Banks $166,000 in Monday PLO Madness
The PLO games were going strong on Monday from the $50/$100 stakes all the way up to $200/$400, and Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies was playing it all. Sahamies had an up-and-down day, but thanks to a seven-hour session and 682 hands at the bigger stakes, he walked away a $166,000 winner.
Part of that was thanks to the day��s largest pot. It happened at a five-handed table when Sahamies ($135,395.95) opened for $1,400 under the gun and then called when Ben "Ben86" Tollerene ($151,702.31) three-bet to $4,800 from the button. Action was heads-up to the 6?A?K? flop, which saw Sahamies check-call a bet of $7,200. Again, Sahamies check-called a bet on the 2? turn, this time $19,676, and the 5? river completed the board. Sahamies checked for a third time, and once again called when Tollerene bet $51,157.59. The latter rolled over 9?9?3?3? for a pair of nines and a missed flush draw, but Sahamies won the $166,262 pot with his A?6?8?7? for two pair.
In the next largest pot, action was heads-up between Sahamies ($221,866.50) and Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen ($76,769) when the former opened for $1,200 and then called when the latter three-bet to $3,600. The 6?6?6? flop saw Kyll?nen lead out for $4,000 and then call when Sahamies raised to $19,198. Kyll?nen slowed down with a check on the 3? turn, and then check-called Sahamies�� pot-sized bet. Both players checked the 9? river, and Sahamies mucked when Kyll?nen turned over 6?K?5?K? for flopped quads! Kyll?nen was pushed the $136,782 pot.
Biggest Weekly PokerStars Winners/Losers
Week��s biggest winners (9/14-9/20): Sam ��tr1cky7�� Trickett (+$382,723), ��ocropTi�� (+$295,168), Doug ��WGCRider�� Polk (+$270,501), ��M.O.P.�� (+$209,657), Vladimir ��GVOZDIKA55�� Shchemelev (+$192,323)
Week��s biggest losers: ��wilhasha�� (-$265,377), ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� (-$201,475), ��sat1337en�� (-$199,955), Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (-$193,546), Terje ��Terken89�� Augdal (-$181,428)
Year-to-date winners: Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$2,917,441), ��EireAbu�� (+$2,536,659), Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$2,257,853), Phil ��MrSweets28�� Galfond (+$1,898,550), ��bernard-bb�� (+$1,743,714), Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$1,662,007), Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (+$1,509,818), Terje ��Terken89�� Augdal (+$1,205,242)
Year-to-date losers: ��Zypherin�� (-$2,935,729), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$2,385,914), ��patpatman�� (-$1,250,996), ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� (-$1,195,824), Benny ��toweliestar�� Spindler (-$1,150,063), Gus ��broksi�� Hansen (-$882,420), Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies (-$869,001)
Data, hands and replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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