The Online Railbird Report: "Rhje" Wins Over a Million, Blom/Hansen to Ireland & More

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Aug 09, 2013 6 min read

It��s been a busy week for Full Tilt Poker. The latest edition of FTOPS just kicked off, and the 60-event Full Tilt Poker UKIPT Galway Festival has been going strong for the past two weeks. The latter has even attracted the man who usually fuels the high-stakes online action, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, though that didn��t stop him from putting in some time on the virtual felt where he won $205,963 in 1,671 hands over 38 sessions. A decent score, albeit modest for the Swede��s usual swings.

Speaking of winners, the week��s biggest by a large margin was ��Rhje,�� who banked $1,014,573 in 2,650 hands over 30 sessions, which was more than double ��Trueteller,�� who was the week��s second-biggest winner with $504,596 in profit in 3,149 hands over 29 sessions. Other winners on the week included Isaac ��luvtheWNBA�� Haxton (+$355,836 in 13 sessions/1,204 hands) and ��proudlikeagoat�� (+$275,316 in 22 sessions/2,042 hands) on Full Tilt Poker; and ��Lefort�� (+$352,886 in 30 sessions/1,744 hands), ��Trueteller�� (+$245,685 in 114 sessions/6,761 hands) and ��Susie Smith�� (+$243,238 in 51 sessions/3,892 hands) on PokerStars.

On the flip side, ��Call_911�� was the week��s biggest loser having dropped $676,654 in 1,461 hands over 18 sessions on Full Tilt Poker, and he was followed by last week��s biggest winner, ��samrostan�� (-$558,526 in 49 sessions/7,451 hands), who gave almost all of his winnings back. Other losers included ��MalACEsia�� (-$417,908 in 25 sessions/2,661 hands), Ronny ��ronnyr37617�� Kaiser (-$233,242 in 89 sessions/5,184 hands) and ��punting-peddler�� (-$226,803 in 9 sessions/546 hands). Meanwhile, ��cantbeat��* (-$300,956 in 87 sessions/6,242 hands) was the biggest loser on PokerStars.

Millar Owns Blom in Thursday Tussle

On Thursday, Aug. 1, Alex ��IReadYrSoul�� Millar and Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom continued their rivalry at the $400/$800 no-limit hold��em tables. Blom, who is currently in Ireland to play the Full Tilt Poker UKIPT Galway Main Event, was up six-figures on the day prior to the match, but in just over 200 hands and 45 minutes he managed to lose $425,000 to Millar.

Needless to say, the match produced some interesting pots. Here��s a look at the biggest three:

Hand #1: Millar ($221,786) opened for $2,700 and then called when Blom ($128,249) three-bet to $9,600. The A?7?6? flop saw Blom lead out for $12,800, Millar called and the 6? turned. Blom check-called a bet of $22,550 and then check-called off his stack of $83,299 after Millar shoved the 3? river. Millar rolled over the K?10? for a flush, which was good enough to win the $256,498 pot as Blom sent his cards to the muck unseen.

Hand #2: Millar ($153,957) raised to $2,700 and then called when Blom ($125,636.50) three-bet to $9,600, which brought about the 10?8?5? flop. Blom bet $12,800, Millar raised to $28,800 and the Swede three-bet to $75,000. Millar responded with a four-bet to $150,000 and Blom called off his remaining $41,036.50 to create a pot of $251,273.

Millar: Q?10?
Blom: A?K?

Both players had flopped a flush draw, and even though Blom��s was best, Millar was ahead with a pair of tens. The 9? turn changed nothing, and the Q? river actually improved Millar to two pair. Ship the pot to the Brit.

Hand #3: Blom ($121,599.50) opened for $2,400 and then called when Millar ($215,810) three-bet to $7,500. After the flop came down 4?K?7?, Millar bet $6,400 and Blom called. Millar then slowed down with a check on the 8? turn, but called a bet of $21,600 from Blom, which brought about the A? on the river. Millar checked for a second time and then called when Blom shoved for $86,099.50. Blom tabled the 3?3? for a lowly pair of threes, which was no good as Millar rolled over the A?7? to lay claim to the $243,199 pot.

Blom ended up losing $269,000 on the day while Millar won $216,600, which was good for second on the leader board behind ��samrostan,�� who won $301,700 playing fixed-limit Omaha hi/lo.

��Rhje�� Wins Four Days in a Row

On Friday, Aug. 2, ��Rhje�� finished as the day��s biggest winner with $244,300 in profit after playing $400/$800 NLHE for eight hours straight. The win was significant because it marked the fourth winning day in a row for ��Rhje,�� who as you know went on to finish as the week��s biggest winner with more than a million in winnings.

The game only produced two pots over $200,000, and surprisingly ��Rhje�� didn��t win either. Nonetheless, here��s a look at both:

Hand #1: Action was six handed when ��samrostan�� ($102,739.05) opened for $2,480 from the hijack only to have ��proudlikeagoat�� ($265,429.94) three-bet to $8,000 from the small blind. After the big folded, ��samrostan�� called and the flop came out 6?Q?5?. ��Proudlikeagoat�� bet $9,126, ��samrostan�� called and the A? turned. Again ��samrostan�� called a bet, this time $23,135.45, and then the 6? completed the board on the river. ��Proudlikeagoat�� wasted little time in betting $82,072.89 and ��samrostan�� called off for $62,477.59. ��Proudlikeagoat�� then flipped over the A?A? for a full house, and it was good enough to win the $206,725 pot as ��samrostan�� simply folded.

Hand #2: In a six-handed game, action folded to ��HelicopterBen82�� ($102,447) on the button and he raised to $2,000, which ��MalACEsia�� ($367,557.40) popped to $6,400 from the small blind. After the big blind folded, ��HelicopterBen82�� called, the flop came down 5?10?2? and ��MalACEsia�� fired out $9,200. ��HelicopterBen82�� raised to $19,600 and then shoved all in for $95,897 after ��MalACEsia�� had three-bet to $50,800. The call was made and the cards turned up.

��HelicopterBen82��: 5?2?
��MalACEsia��: K?K?

��HelicopterBen82�� managed to temporarily crack the kings of his opponent, but the running 8? turn and 8? river counterfeited him. With that, ��MalACEsia�� was pushed the $206,291, though he still finished as the day��s biggest loser $234,000 in the red.

��HelicopterBen82�� Flies to $356,700 Saturday Win; Hansen Wins $266,200 in FLO8

Saturday marked the fifth consecutive day that the biggest winner came from the $400/$800 NLHE game, but this time it wasn��t ��Rhje,�� it was ��HelicopterBen82,�� who won $356,700 in 4.5 hours. He played against the likes of Isaac ��luvtheWNBA�� Haxton, ��MalACEsia�� and ��proudlikeagoat,�� and we thought it��d be fun to take a look at his biggest pot.

In the hand, action was six handed when ��HelicopterBen82�� ($298,162) opened for $2,400 from the hijack and was met by a three-bet to $8,000 by ��proudlikeagoat�� ($80,000) in the small blind. Haxton ($161,540) responded with a four-bet to $19,200 from the big, ��HelicopterBen82�� five-bet to $36,800 and ��proudlikeagoat�� got out of the way. Haxton then shoved and ��HelicopterBen82�� called.

Haxton: Q?Q?
��HelicopterBen82��: A?A?

The two agreed to run the board out twice, but neither the 4?10?4?5?8? on the first nor 4?2?J?7?6? on the second delivered the lady Haxton needed and he watched ��HelicopterBen82�� scooped the entire $331,677 pot

It��s also worth noting that Gus Hansen had a decent score on Saturday, winning $266,700 in 251 hands of FLO8 against Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, Kyle ��KPR16�� Ray and Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey. Hansen has actually been having some luck off the virtual felt at the Full Tilt Poker UKIPT Galway in Ireland. That��s where he won Event #8 �1,000+�100 UK vs. Ireland Heads-Up Championship and managed to become the toast of the town.

Even though the aforementioned pot was nice, it wasn��t the days biggest. Have a look:

Biggest Winners/Losers (Full Tilt Poker)

Biggest Winners (8/2-8/8): ��Rhje�� (+$1,014,573), ��Trueteller�� (+$504,596), Isaac ��luvtheWNBA�� Haxton (+$355,836), ��Lefort��* (+$352,886), ��proudlikeagoat�� (+$275,316), ��Trueteller��* (+$245,685), ��Sussie Smith��* (+$243,238), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (+$205,963)

Biggest Losers (8/2-8/8): ��Call_911�� (-$676,654), ��samrostan�� (-$558,526), ��MalACEsia�� (-$417,908), ��cantbeat��* (-$300,956), Ronny ��ronnyr37617�� Kaiser (-$233,242), ��punting-peddler�� (-$226,803)

Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey (-$685,751), Gus Hansen (-$574,751), ��punting-peddler�� (-$523,023), Isaac ��luvtheWNBA�� Haxton ($492,196), ��Rhje�� (-$462,023), ��Trueteller�� (-$438,630)

Year��s Biggest Winners: Kyle ��cottonseed1�� Hendon (+$3,580,612), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (+$3,362,514), Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (+$2,714,965), Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$2,368,152), ��Rhje�� (+$2,268,636), Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (+$1,690,936), Hac ��trex313�� Dang (+$1,609,235), ��proudlikeagoat�� (+$1,586,556), ��Odd_Oddsen��* (+$1,505,673), Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan (+$1,484,451)

Year��s Biggest Losers: Gus Hansen (-$3,878,527), Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey (-$2,859,477), ��samrostan�� (-$3,375,771), Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey (-$2,980,086), ��punting-peddler�� (-$1,875,254), ��MalACEsia�� (-$1,798,306), ��patpatpanda�� (-$1,330,885), Scott ��mastrblastr�� Seiver (-$1,220,399), Ben ��Sauce1234�� Sulsky (-$1,209,758)

*Denotes PokerStars

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

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