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.
Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene
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.
