The Online Railbird Report: Georgi First Over $1 Million, Blom Drops $224K, Plus Trickett's Back
The FTOPS XXI has come to a close, and it seems players were keen to take a little break before the holidays as the last week of high-stakes online action was uncharacteristically slow. For the past few weeks, the high-stakes games have spread more regularly on Full Tilt Poker than on PokerStars, and that trend continued this week as the mysterious ��Schoitl�� finished as the biggest winner with $394,679 in profit from 4,461 hands over 32 sessions.
For a look at the FTOPS XXI results, click here.
What��s more, the next four biggest winners all came from FTP, including Sebastien ��Seb86�� Sabic (+$222,001 in 46 sessions/4,139 hands), ��Sanlker�� (+$208,658 in 15 sessions/1,004 hands), Davin ��davin77�� Georgi (+$172,894 in 82 sessions/11,253 hands) and Sam ��S3 TRX�� Trickett (+$171,307 in 33 sessions/2,237 hands).
On the flip side, last week��s biggest winner with $1.1 million in profit, current FTP Professional Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, finished as this week��s second biggest loser after dropping $224,489 in 1,737 hands spread across 27 sessions. Only ��patpatpanda�� lost more, dropping $321,340 in 2,710 hands across 17 sessions. Interestingly enough, Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey, who returned to the FTP tables last week, lost $207,246 in 27 sessions/1,175 hands.
Blom & ��Sanlker�� Find Mixed Results In $300/$600 NLHE Action
On Thursday, Dec. 13, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom took to the $300/$600 No-Limit Hold��em tables on Full Tilt Poker and played against ��Sanlker�� and ��Trueteller��. Blom managed to take approximately $110,000 from the latter, though he later dropped $143,000 to the former. When the day ended, Blom was down $153,000, and ��Sanlker�� was the day��s biggest winner with $150,700 in profit.
In the day��s biggest pot, action was heads-up when ��Sanlker�� ($98,287.94) opened for $1,200 and then called when Blom ($33,482.55) three-bet to $3,600. When the flop fell 10?4?5?, Blom took the initiative and led out for $3,600, which ��Sanlker�� quickly raised to $7,925. Blom made the call and then both players checked the J? turn, which brought about the J? on the river. Blom checked, ��Sanlker�� moved all in, and the Swede called off his remaining $21,957.54. Unfortunately for him, he could only muck when ��Sanlker�� tabled the 10?Q? to take down the $66,965 pot.
In another notable hand, one that Blom also lost, action was once again heads-up, though this time against ��bbvisbadforme��. The duel began when Blom ($29,979.65) opened for $1,200 and then called when ��bbvisbadforme�� ($131,451.50) three-bet to $3,200. The latter then led out for $3,600 on the 4?10?J? flop, Blom called, and the 8? appeared on the turn. Again Blom called a bet, this time for $7,800, and then ��bbvisbadforme�� bet enough to put his opponent all in on the Q? river. Blom called off his last $15,379.64 but mucked when his opponent rolled over 9?2? for a straight. Ship the $59,959 pot to ��bbvisbadforme.��
It��s also worth noting that both Gus Hansen and Eugene ��fishosaurusREX�� Katchalov won on FTP on Thursday, banking $90,700 and $82,600, respectively.
��Schoitl�� & Trickett Dominate Monday��s $200/$400 CAP PLO Action
After a slow weekend, the big games returned on Monday on both FTP and PokerStars. On FTP, Sam ��S3 TRX�� Trickett played $200/$400 CAP PLO and walked away a $307,000 winner, mostly from two 90-minute sessions. ��Schoitl�� also did well in Monday��s game, winning nearly $280,000. Other six-figure FTP winners included ��mikki696��, Benny ��pyschobenny�� Spindler and Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene.
On the flip side, Rafi ��howisitfeellike�� Amit finished as the day��s biggest loser ($200,000); however, his misery had the company of ��patpatpanda�� and Davin ��davin77�� Georgi, who both finished as six-figure losers.
In the day��s biggest pot, action was four-handed when Rob ��Vaga_Lion�� Akery ($33593) opened for $800 under the gun, Ben ��1Mastermind��Chen ($20,797.50) three-bet to $3,000, ��Schoitl�� ($69,423.50) called, and Trickett ($59,382) four-bet to $12,800. Akery called, Chen capped it at $19,000, and the rest of the players called.
Chen: A?6?7?5?
Akery: 6?3?4?7?
Trickett: K?K?5?8?
��Schoitl��: A?8?Q?9?
The Q?A?2? flop was kind to ��Schoitl�� as it delivered him two pair, though the 9? turn gave Chen the nut-flush draw. While the Q? river actually gave it to him, it also have ��Schoitl�� a full house and the $76,000 pot.
In another notable hand, action was six-handed when Akery ($36,011.50) opened for $800 under the gun and Georgi ($50,866) three-bet to $3,000 from the hijack. ��Schoitl�� ($41,528) called from the button, Trickett ($67,845) did the same from the big blind, and Akery called the additional $2,200, making it four-way action to the 6?10?K? flop. Trickett immediately led out for $12,200, Akery folded, and Georgi capped it at $13,000 even. Both ��Schoitl�� and Trickett called and the cards were turned up:
Georgi: A?K?Q?5?
Trickett: 10?10?7?7?
��Schoitl��: A?K?Q?4?
The 6?10?K? flop gave Trickett a set of tens, but the 5? turn provided ��Schoitl a flush. The 8? failed to pair the board on the river, and ��Schoitl�� was pushed the $51,200 pot.
Georgi Becomes First Player To Win $1 Million On Full Tilt Poker
The return of Full Tilt Poker brought with it the return of some high-stakes professionals including Davin ��davin77�� Georgi, who won $224,900 on Wednesday to put him over a $1 million in winnings on the once-vilified site. Georgi has been doing it at the $200/$400 CAP PLO games, which is where his latest win came from.
In his biggest pot, action was three-handed when Georgi ($67,365) opened for $800 on the button and Chen ($22,201) three-bet to $2,800 from the small blind. ��Schoitl�� ($54,607.50) called from the big, as did Georgi, and all three players saw a flop of 4?5?10?. Chen led out for $8,400, ��Schoitl�� called, and then both of those players called when Georgi capped it at $13,200, creating a pot worth $48,000.
Georgi: A?4?10?8?
Chen: Q?Q?9?9?
��Schoitl��: A?Q?3?7?
The 4?5?10? flop delivered the lead to Georgi with two pair, but it was the running 3? turn and 5? river that gave him a flush and the win.
Biggest Winners/Losers
Week��s biggest winners (12/13-12/19): ��Schoitl��* (+$394,679), Sebastien ��Seb86�� Sabic* (+$222,001), ��Sanlker��* (+$208,658), Davin ��davin77�� Georgi* (+$172,894), Sam ��S3 TRX�� Trickett* (+$171,307)
Week��s biggest losers: ��patpatpanda��* (-$321,340), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom* (-$224,489), Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey* (-$207,246), Rafi ��howisitfeellike�� Amit* (-$200,068), ��Sussie Smith�� (-$173,891)
Biggest Year-to-date winners: Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$3,581,763), Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$2,505,151), ��EireAbu�� (+$2,176,527), Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (+$2,151,956), Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$1,635,244), Niklas ��ragen70�� Heinecker (+$1,568,022), ��bernard-bb�� (+$1,488,484), Phil ��MrSweets28�� Galfond (+$1,417,998), ��longerpig�� (+$1,403,455)
*Indicates Full Tilt Poker
Data, hands and re-player obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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