The Online Railbird Report: ��Odd_Oddsen" and Jens Kyll?nen Have $500,000-Plus Weeks

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Sep 14, 2012 6 min read Last updated Jan 19, 2021

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker is in full swing, so it��s no surprise that some juicy cash games have sprung up to complement the premiere online tournament series. This week there were plenty of games to choose from including both $200/$400 pot-limit Omaha and no-limit hold��em, meaning there were some huge winners and losers.

No one did better than ��Odd_Oddsen,�� who took a shot at the nosebleeds and walked away $707,399 richer after 31,074 hands spread across 328 sessions. Rounding out the top three were Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$591,642 in 198 sessions/12,833 hands) and Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$491,310). It��s also worth noting that a $443,367 win put Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky back atop the yearly leaderboard, now nearly $400,000 in front of ��EireAbu.��

Gus ��broksi�� Hansen was the biggest loser for the second week in a row after dropping a staggering $600,144 in 3,756 hands across 33 sessions. Not far behind were ��mtvdeuem�� (-$598,088 in 257 sessions/9,029 hands) and ��patpatman�� (-$587,427 in 167 sessions/9,635 hands). Rounding out the top five were a couple of other familiar names in Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$329,052 in 213 sessions/8,024 hands) and Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies (-$305,743 in 22 sessions/1,756 hands).

��FaKeOrReaL�� May Not Be the Real Deal

In last week��s Online Railbird Report, we told you about mystery player ��FaKeOrReaL.�� The player first appeared at the high-stakes tables in July, but made his presence known on Wednesday, Aug. 29 when he played nearly 8,000 hands of $50/$100 PLO and won an impressive $216,800.

On Friday, Sept. 7, ��FaKeOrReaL�� was back at it as he won $354,000 playing the same game against ��mtvdeuem�� and Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, taking approximately $250,000 from the former and $75,000 from the latter. ��FaKeOrReaL�� even took a little off ��Odd_Oddsen�� on his way to becoming the day��s biggest winner.

The very next day, ��FaKeOrReaL�� and ��Odd_Oddsen�� returned to duke it out in a marathon 12,000 hands spread across a number tables. When the two opted to take a break for sleep, ��Odd_Oddsen�� had relieved ��FaKeOrReaL�� of $374,000. Here��s a look at the two biggest hands from that heads-up match:

Hand #1: ��FaKeOrReaL�� ($44,234) opened for $300 from the button, ��Odd_Oddsen�� ($96,760) called, and the flop came down 5?K?J?. ��Odd_Oddsen�� proceeded to check-raise ��FaKeOrReaL��s�� $400 bet up to $1,400, only to have his opponent three-bet $3,000. Not to be outdone, ��Odd_Oddsen�� four-bet to $10,000, ��FaKeOrReaL�� called, and the 8? was put out on the turn. ��Odd_Oddsen�� wasted little time in leading out for $17,798, and then called when ��FaKeOrReaL�� moved all in for $33,934. The A? river completed the board and ��FaKeOrReaL�� rolled over Q?J?Q?J? for a set of jacks. ��Odd_Oddsen�� then revealed the superior K?K?A?7? for a set of kings and the $88,466 pot.

Hand #2: ��Odd_Oddsen�� ($51,131) opened for $200 and then four-bet to $1,800 after ��FaKeOrReaL�� ($44,139) had three-bet to $600. The latter made the call and then check-called a bet of $2,350 on the 2?9?Q? flop, bringing about the 3? turn. ��FaKeOrReaL�� checked for a second time, but then woke up with a check-raise to $27,198 when ��Odd_Oddsen�� bet $6,300. ��Odd_Oddsen�� pushed back with a three-bet to $47,031, and ��FaKeOrReaL�� called off his remaining $12,791.

��FaKeOrReaL�� was ahead with two pair, but he needed to dodge ��Odd_Oddsen��s�� plethora of outs. That��s exactly what he did when the 5? blanked on the river, and the $88,276 was pushed to ��FaKeOrReaL��s�� way.

Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar Shows ��patpatman�� Just Why He��s the NLHE King

On Sunday, Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar increased his no-limit hold��em winnings for 2012 up to $1.6 million after dismantling ��patpatman�� of $377,000 in $200/$400 NLHE. They played two sessions, and the first saw Millar win $117,000 in 250 hands. In the second, which lasted approximately 400 hands, Millar added $260,000 to his bankroll.

In their biggest hand, Millar ($78,021.30) raised to $800 only to have ��patpatman�� ($100,000) three-bet to $2,900. Millar made the call and then called when ��patpatman�� led out for $3,768.69 on the A?4?K? flop. Millar proceeded to call another bet on the 9? turn, this time $9,600, and then watched ��patpatman�� fire out $28,800 on the 6? river. Millar raised all in for $61,752.61 and it proved enough to win the pot as ��patpatman�� simply folded.

In another notable hand, ��patpatman�� ($100,000) raised to $800 and Millar ($107,592.69) three-bet $3,200. The action didn��t stop there as ��patpatman�� four-bet $8,800, Millar five-bet $22,200, a call was made, and the flop fell 5?8?6?. Millar was first to act and led out for $16,400, ��patpatman�� called, and the J? was put out on the turn. Millar didn��t slow down and moved all in for $68,992.69, which inspired ��patpatman�� to fold and conceded the $77,198 pot.

$200/$400 no-limit hold'em is a big game, but the $200/$400 pot-limit Omaha games are even bigger. That��s where Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen won $287,400 and took down the day��s biggest pot against Gus ��broksi�� Hansen.

Monday Rebound for ��patpatman��

The $200/$400 PLO games continued on Monday and ��patpatman�� benefited greatly by becoming the day��s far-and-away biggest winner after booking $514,000 in profit. The lineup included Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies, Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene, ��FaKeOrReaL�� and Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen, but it was Gus ��broksi�� Hansen who lost a staggering $417,000.

In his biggest win, which happened to be the largest pot of the day, action was five-handed when ��patpatman�� ($109,275) opened for $1,200 on the button. Sahamies ($139,602.25) then made it $4,400 to go from the small blind, the big got out of the way, and ��patpatman�� made the call, leading to the 4?Q?K? flop. From there, Sahamies check-called a bet of $6,800, and then checked the8? turn, prompting ��patpatman�� to bet $17,800. Sahamies woke up with a check-raise to $76,595, ��patpatman�� moved all in for $98,075 total, and Sahamies called, creating a massive $219,185 pot.

Sahamies held two pair when the money went in, but it was behind the flopped set of queens of ��patpatman.�� The 2? river failed to change a thing and ��patpatman�� was pushed the pot.

In another hand, action was three-handed when ��patpatman�� ($224,934) opened for $1,200 on the button and then called when Hansen ($68,485.28) three-bet to $4,240 from the small blind. The ��Great Dane�� fired out a bet of $9,115 on the 9?10?6? flop, but ��patpatman�� wasn��t content and popped it to $36,460. Hansen responded by moving all in for $64,245.29, and ��patpatman�� called the additional $27,785.29.

Hansen held three pair, and he needed to pair one of them on the river if he hoped to crack the nut straight of ��patpatman.�� Unfortunately for him, it wasn��t in the cards as the 2? blanked and the $137,446 pot was pushed to ��patpatman.��

Kyll?nen & Trickett Were Beneficiaries of Wednesday's $200/$400 PLO Action

The $200/$400 PLO games continued into the week and a big game on Wednesday attracted the likes of Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, ��patpatman,�� Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen and even Sam ��tr1cky7�� Trickett. The latter two emerged as the big winners, banking $435,000 and $259,000 respectively. Here��s a look at the top two hands of the day:

Hand #1: Action was six-handed when Trickett ($75,263.27) opened for $800 from the hijack only to have Kyll?nen ($179,087.64) three-bet $2,940 from the cutoff. ��Patpatman�� ($55,121.51) then put in a four-bet to $9,960 from the big blind, Trickett five-bet $33,960, two calls were made, and the flop came down 4?5?Q?. ��Patpatman�� checked, Trickett moved all in for $41,303.27, Kyll?nen called, and ��patpatman�� check-called off his remaining $21,161.50.

The 3? turn gave Kyll?nen the nut straight and the lead, and the K? river guaranteed him the $205,862 pot.

Hand #2: In a five-handed game, action folded around to Kyll?nen ($144,764.84) on the button and he raised to $500. ��Patpatman�� ($76,393.75) then three-bet to $1,900 from the small blind and then called when Kyll?nen four-bet $6,600. The 8?2?9? flop saw ��patpatman�� lead out for $12,595, Kyll?nen call, and the 5? appear on the turn. Again ��patpatman�� led out, this time for $37,785, and Kyll?nen responded by raising to $75,570. ��Patpatman�� only had $19,413.75 behind and committed it to the pot.

Kyll?nen had flopped a massive wrap, which he hit on the turn. That left ��patpatman�� drawing to a spade, and though the Q? river was a black card, it was a club, sending the $153,103 pot to Kyll?nen.

Biggest Weekly PokerStars Winners/Losers

Week��s biggest winners (9/7-9/13): ��Odd_Oddsen�� (+$707,399), Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$591,642), Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$491,310), Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$443,367), Vladimir ��GVOZDIKA55�� Shchemelev (+364,566), ��Chung ho�� (+$285,505), Sam ��tr1cky7�� Trickett (+$282,648)

Week��s biggest losers: Gus ��broksi�� Hansen (-$600,144), ��mtvdeuem�� (-$598,088), ��patpatman�� (-$587,427), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$329,052), Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies (-$305,743), ��FaKeOrReaL�� (-$282,514)

Year-to-date winners: Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$3,023,627), ��EireAbu�� (+$2,671,377), Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$2,117,538), Phil ��MrSweets28�� Galfond (+$1,898,550), ��bernard-bb�� (+$1,743,714), Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (+$1,703,364), Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$1,611,181), Terje ��Terken89�� Augdal (+$1,386,670)

Year-to-date losers: ��Zypherin�� (-$2,963,920), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$2,376,160), ��patpatman�� (-$1,301,863), Benny ��toweliestar�� Spindler (-$1,100,969), ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� (-$994,349), Gus ��broksi�� Hansen (-$882,420), Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies (-$768,383)

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

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