The Online Railbird Report: D��Auteuil Wins $632K; Lyndaker to Quit Online Poker?
Since the end of PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker, it seemed as though the high-stakes online action subsided a bit. This wasn't much of a surprise, given that the live circuit heated up in Europe and online grinders were content to take a break from the virtual felt. However, now that the post-WCOOP hangover seems to be cured, the online games are heating up once again. This was evidenced over the past week as most of poker��s biggest online names were action, with two familiar pros boasting half-million-dollar swings.
Phil ��takechip�� D��Auteuil, who won an impressive $637,957 in 7,347 hands spread across 58 sessions, was this week��s best performer. Coming in second was Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies, who banked $207,189 in 1,261 hands of 16 sessions and showed that his performance last week was no fluke.
Richard ��nutsinho�� Lyndaker had a disastrous week, dropping $474,710 in 3,806 hands over 32 sessions. Lyndaker has had a rough go on PokerStars, earning the infamous distinction as the year��s biggest loser on the site. What��s worse, the downswing seems to be getting to the online pro, as reflected in his Twitter vents about his frustration:
continuing to run terrible every single day this year...just never ends, probably quitting online poker after the next 2 months
— Richard Lyndaker (@nutsinho)
impossibly bad downswing immediately follows heater AGAIN. November will be the last month of 'nutsinho' playing on Pokerstars. sad times...
— Richard Lyndaker (@nutsinho)
Townsend vs. Arnaud
Last Friday, Brian "aba20" Townsend lost $156,000 to Romain "moirhums" Arnaud at the $100/$200 pot-limit Omaha tables. On Sunday, Townsend was back and two-tabling his French foe, managing to score $89,000, the same amount he had lost two days earlier. He broke even against Arnaud for the weekend, but Townsend��s performance made him Sunday��s biggest winner.
In one hand between the two, Townsend ($50,598) raised to $600 on the button and Arnaud ($48,668) three-bet to $1,800 from the big blind. Townsend made the call and watched as Arnaud led out for $2,000 on the 7?A?A? flop. Instead of calling, Townsend raised to $5,800, and Arnaud called. The Frenchman then checked the 4? turn, Townsend bet $10,200, Arnaud called, and the J? peeled off on the river. Arnaud check-called off his stack of $30,868 and the cards were turned up:
Showdown
Arnaud: A?K?10?4?
Townsend: 7?7?10?2?
Townsend had flopped sevens full of aces, but Arnaud managed to turn aces full of fours. The $97,336 pot was sent to Arnaud, and while he may have won that battle, he ultimately lost the war.
In another hand, Townsend ($37,398) raised to $600 on the button, Arnaud ($139,604) three-bet to $1,800, Townsend four-bet to $5,400, and Arnaud made the call. Both players proceeded to check the 6?5?3? flop, and the J? was put out on the turn. Arnaud seized the initiative with a $7,000 bet, but was quickly raised to $31,798 by his opponent. Arnaud responded with a reraise, and Townsend called off his last $200.
Showdown
Arnaud: 8?5?7?5?
Townsend: A?A?K?8?
Arnaud had a flopped set with straight and flush redraws, while Townsend held a superior flush draw. Townsend's flush came when the 2? spiked on the river, sending the $81,796 pot his way.
The $89,000 loss to Townsend, combined with a $20,000 loss to ��rickv17�� at the $25/$50 heads-up PLO tables, made Arnaud��s total losses for the day $109,000, enough to make him Sunday��s biggest loser.
D'Auteuil Does What He Does Best and Takes Some Chips
On Monday, there was some notable $200/$400 no-limit hold��em action, contributing to the vast majority of Phil "takechip" D'Auteuil��s profits for the week. It was at those tables that D'Auteuil won $410,000 playing a four-hour session of 300 hands. With a waiting list 20 players deep, it quickly became apparent that this was going to be one heck of a game NLHE game.
In what would be his biggest hand of the day, action folded to D'Auteuil ($256,623) on the button and he raised to $1,000. ��LiangYu�� ($173,260) made the call from the small blind, the big blind folded, and the two were heads-up to the 6?10?J? flop. LiangYu checked, D'Auteuil bet $1,400, and LiangYu check-raised to $4,400. D'Auteuil made the call and then watched as his opponent fired out $4,000 on the Q? turn.
D'Auteuil decided to raise to $23,400, LiangYu called, and the 5? was put out on the river. LiangYu led out for $60,000, D'Auteuil moved all-in, and LiangYu called off his remaining $84,460, creating a pot worth $346,915. D'Auteuil rolled over A?K? for the nuts and LiangYu sent his cards to the muck. The latter would go on to drop $240,000 in the game, including a loss in the second-biggest pot of the day.
That hand began when D'Auteuil ($102,745) opened for $1,000 from the hijack, LiangYu ($85,172) called from the cutoff, and ��wobbly_au�� ($63,989) exercised his option from the big blind with a raise to $4,800. Both D��Auteuil and LiangYu made the call and three-way action continued to the 9?Q?4? flop. After "wobbly_au" checked, D��Auteuil bet $7,400 and only LiangYu called.
The 6? turn saw D��Auteuil bet $22,400, LiangYu move all-in for $72,972 total, and D��Auteuil made the call. The latter rolled over Q?Q? for trip queens, and LiangYu mucked yet again, sending the $175,339 pot to D��Auteuil.
Joining LiangYu on the loser��s list in the big NLHE games was Richard "nutsinho" Lyndaker, who dropped $128,000 in the game, which came on the heels of losing $155,000 earlier in the day.
Who's Up? Who's Down?
Week��s biggest winners (10/21-10/27): Phil ��takechip�� D��Auteuil (+$637,957), Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies (+$207,189), Benny ��toweliestar�� Spindler (+$150,328), !P0krparty? (+$139,322)
Week��s biggest losers: Richard ��nutsinho�� Lyndaker (-$474,710), VietRussian (-$239,299), Phil ��MrSweets28�� Galfond (-$173,657), LiangYu (-$145,946), Davin ��mTw-DaviN�� Georgi (-$108,786).
Year-to-date winners: *Gus Hansen (+$3,941,000), *Daniel ��jungleman12�� Cates (+$1,952,000), Rafi ��refaelamit�� Amit (+$1,910,000), *Alexey ��NoPasaran�� Makarov (+$1,875,000), *Matt Hawrilenko (+$1,440,000), Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies (+$1,428,000), *bixiu (+$1,406,000), *Phil Ivey (+$1,336,000), Andreas ��Skjerv?y�� Torbergsen ($1,305,000), Jen ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$1,302,000)
Year-to-date losers: *Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan (-$2,474,000), *Eugene ��fishosaurusREX�� Yanayt (-$1,399,000), *kagome kagome (-$1,377,000), *cadillac1944 (-$1,336,000), *Esvedra (-$1,182,000), Richard ��nutsinho�� Lyndaker (-$1,014,000), *UarePileous (-$837,000)
Biggest weekly winners/losers all on PokerStars
*Reflects Full Tilt Poker profit/loss
Data obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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