The Online Railbird Report: Rui Cao Week's Biggest Winner; Heinecker Continues to Roll

Chad Holloway PR & Media Manager

Nov 15, 2013 5 min read

It was another good week on the virtual felt for German pro Niklas "ragen70" Heinecker. Last week he finished as the week's biggest winner with $411,736 in profit, and he followed that up this week by winning another $407,312 in 4,015 hands over 28 sessions. The only other player to do better was French pro Rui Cao, who was the week��s biggest winner with $498,446 in profit in 6,820 hands over 28 sessions.

Other winners this week included ��SallyWoo�� (+$390,274 in 10 sessions/1,801 hands), Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$312,649 in 12 sessions/1,359 hands), ��no_Ola�� (+$260,994 in 5 sessions/371 hands), and ��Denoking�� (+$234,707 in 24 sessions/4,889 hands).

On the flip side, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom was the week��s biggest loser after dropping $909,313 in 8,377 hands over 74 sessions. Other losers included Doug ��WCGRider�� Polk (-$332,118 in 8 sessions/3,997 hands), ��Kagome Kagome�� (-$201,484 in 21 sessions/1,414 hands), and Alexander ��PostflopAction�� Kostritsyn (-$185,870 in 42 sessions/4,299 hands).

Heinecker Takes from Blom in 2-7 Triple Draw Action

On Sunday, Nov. 10, Niklas ��ragen70�� Heinecker extended his lead on the 2013 leader board by winning $264,500 from Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom at the 2-7 triple draw tables. The duo played two sessions, and the German pro walked away a six-figure winner in each.

In the first, Heinecker relieved Blom of nearly $102,000 in just 74 hands. In the second, it took Heinecker 201 more hands to skin Blom for another $162,500. It was a rather short affair and the only action either player would see that day.

The Online Railbird Report: Rui Cao Week's Biggest Winner; Heinecker Continues to Roll 101 — Niklas \"ragen70\" Heinecker

Another player who had a good day on Sunday was Rui Cau, who has been squaring off against Alex ��PostflopAction�� Kostritsyn as of late. The two played at the $500/$1,000 2-7 triple draw for five hours and during that time Cao pieced together a $158,600 win.

��Denoking�� Wins on One; ��Wilhasha�� Losses on the Other

On Monday, Nov. 11, ��Denoking�� took on ��RookieNFL�� and ��Tight-Man1�� at the $200/$400 no-limit hold��em tables. ��Denoking�� walked away a $98,500 winner, and it��s no surprise to learn that he was involved in the two biggest pots of the day.

Hand #1: ��Denoking�� ($77,003.75) opened for $1,000 only to have ��Tight-Man1�� ($59,099.50) three-bet to $3,700. Not to be outdone, ��Tight-Man1�� responded with a four-bet to $8,200 and ��Tight-Man1�� called, which brought about a flop of 4?Q?9?. ��Tight-Man1�� proceeded to check-call a bet of $6,800 and then one of $13,700 on the 5? turn. When the 5? completed the board on the river, ��Tight-Man1�� checked for a third time and then called off his remaining $30,399.50 when ��Denoking�� moved all in. ��Denoking�� rolled over the A?A?, and it was good enough to win the $118,199 pot as ��Tight-Man1�� sent his cards to the muck.

Hand #2:

Even though he won on Full Tilt Poker, ��Denoking�� lost $122,000 on PokerStars where he played under the screen name ��wilhasha.��

Cao Wins Big in Tuesday PLO Action

The $100/$200 PLO tables were in full swing over at Full Tilt Poker on Tuesday. That is where French pro Rui Cao took on Doug ��WCGRider�� Polk in an 8.5-hour session. The two played four tables, and by the time they logged off Cao was a $292,400 winner. Here are a couple hands from that match.

Hand #1: Polk ($50,704.50) opened for $600 and received a call from Cao ($117,767), which brought about a 4?K?9? flop. Cao check-called a bet of $800, and checked the 6? turn. Polk bet $2,800 and then called when Cao check-raised to $8,000. When the J? completed the board on the river, Cao led out for $18,800 and Polk called to create a pot of $56,400. Cao tabled the A?10?3?8? for the nuts, and Polk sent his cards to the muck.

The Online Railbird Report: Rui Cao Week's Biggest Winner; Heinecker Continues to Roll 102 — Rui Cao

Hand #2: Polk ($20,557) opened for $600 only to have Cao ($102,179.50) three-bet to $1,800. Polk responded with a four-bet to $5,400, Cao called, and the flop fell 7?3?7?. Cao checked, Polk bet $10,800, and Cao check-raised to $43,200. Polk only had $4,357 behind and called off.

Cao: 9?8?7?6?
Polk: A?A?3?5?

Polk held pocket aces, but they were cracked when Cao flopped a set. The turn and river were run twice, but neither the 5? and J? on the first nor 10? and K? on the second helped Polk. The $41,114 pot was shipped to Cao.

Tollerene Back Over $3 Million; "Denoking" vs. ��bbvisbadforme��

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene won $167,000 from Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom at the $500/$1,000 CAP PLO tables, which was enough to push him back over $3 million in profit for 2013. The two played for an hour and twenty minutes over three tables, and it looked as if things might go the Swede��s way as he jumped out to an $80,000 lead early on. Tollerene then took down a couple of big pots to get even and continued to roll until Blom quit the match.

In other Wednesday news, ��Denoking�� played a five-hour session of $300/$600 NLHE against ��bbvisbadforme�� and walked away a $102,600 winner. Despite coming out on top, ��Denoking�� actually lost the two biggest pots of the day. Have a look.

Hand #1: ��Denoking�� ($123,371.25) raised to $1,500 and then called an additional $3,300 when ��bbvisbadforme�� ($262,791) three-bet to $4,800. When the flop came down 8?2?9?, ��bbvisbadforme�� led out for $4,800 and was met by a raise to $13,200 from ��Denoking.�� Bbvisbadforme�� responded by making it $29,400 and then called when ��Denoking�� four-bet to $58,800, leading to a 10? turn.

After ��bbvisbadforme�� checked, ��Denoking�� moved all in for $59,771.25 and ��bbvisbadforme�� called to create a hefty $246,742 pot. ��Denoking�� had flopped a set with the 2?2?, but ��bbvisbadforme�� had pulled ahead on the turn with a 6?7? straight. The river was run twice, but ��Denoking�� came up short when the Q? blanked on the first run followed by the A? on the second.

Hand #2:

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Another Big 2-7 Triple Draw Score for Heinecker

Don��t look now, but Niklas ��ragen70�� Heinecker could finish as the biggest online winner of 2013. He currently sits atop the yearly leader board with nearly $4.2 million in profit, and $572,900 of that came on Thursday at the $2,000/$4,000 2-7 triple draw tables.

The game ran throughout the day and included the likes of Gus Hansen, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom and ��Kagome Kagome��; however, Heinecker would be the only one who would finish the day with a profit.

Biggest Winners/Losers (Full Tilt Poker)

Week's Biggest Winners (11/8-11/14): Rui Cao (+$498,446), Niklas "ragen70" Heinecker (+$407,312), ��SallyWoo�� (+$390,274), Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$312,649), ��no_Ola�� (+$260,994), ��Denoking�� (+$234,707), ��Trueteller��* (+$208,290), Daniel ��w00ki3z�� Cates* (+$186,823)

Week's Biggest Losers (11/8-11/14): Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$909,313), Doug ��WCGRider�� Polk (-$332,118), ��wilhasha��* (-$227,211), ��Kagome Kagome�� (-$201,484), Alexander ��PostflopAction�� Kostritsyn (-$185,870), Alex ��Alexonmoon�� Luneau (-$169,364)

Year's Biggest Winners: Niklas "ragen70" Heinecker (+$4,192,451), Ben "Bttech86" Tollerene (+$3,092,551), Viktor "Isildur1" Blom (+$2,537,383), Alex "IReadYrSoul" Millar (+$2,103,377), Hac "trex313" Dang (+$1,884,132), "no_Ola" (+$1,864,806), "Odd_Oddsen"* (+$1,816,154), Patrik "FinddaGrind" Antonius (+$1,718,717)

Year's Biggest Losers: Gus Hansen (-$7,509,591), "samrostan" (-$4,409,927), "MalACEsia" (-$3,773,524), Phil "Polarizing" Ivey (-$2,433,773), "punting-peddler" (-$1,562,771), Ben "Sauce1234" Sulsky (-$1,437,088), "patpatpanda" (-$1,330,885), Scott "mastrblastr" Seiver (-$1,220,399), "davin77" (-$1,026,809), "Johnbest" (-$992,253)

*Denotes PokerStars