The Online Railbird Report: A Quick Look Back at 2010; Dang Off To Fast Start In 2011
With 2010 in the books, now is a good time to look back and see just who made it out on top in the Full Tilt Poker high-stakes cash games. The big winner was without a doubt Daniel "jungleman12" Cates, while Brian Townsend was by far the most deep in the red. It was a tumultuous year for many, and here is a look at the results of some of your favorites.
2010's Biggest Winners
| Player | Result |
|---|---|
| Daniel "jungleman12" Cates | +$5.5 million |
| Andreas “skjervøy” Torbergsen | +$3.7 million |
| Tom "durrrr" Dwan | +$3.6 million |
| Phil Ivey | +$3 million |
| Di “Urindanger” Dang | +$2.1 million |
| Jared “harrington25” Bleznick | +$2.09 million |
2010's Biggest Losers
| Player | Result |
|---|---|
| Brian Townsend (under both Brian Townsend and "sbrugby") | -$4.12 million |
| Ilari "Ziigmund” Sahamies | -$2 million |
| cadillac1944 | -$1.8 million |
| Gus Hansen | -$1.67 million |
Other Notable Results
| Player | Result |
|---|---|
| Alexander “PostflopAction” Kostritsyn | +$1.6 million |
| Ashton “theASHMAN103” Griffin | +$1.55 million |
| DrugsOrMe | +$1.36 million |
| Scott “UrnotINdanger2” Palmer | +$990,000 |
| Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger | +$722,000 |
| Isildur1 | -$414,000 |
| Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro | -$907,000 |
| Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo | -$1.44 million |
| Cole South | -$1.45 million |
The action was slow at the start of the new year, but it really picked up on Monday as several of the high-stakes specialists battled. The big winner so far has been Di ”Urindanger” Dang, making much of his profit at $300/$600 pot-limit Omaha against "cadillac1944."
Dang had the button and raised to $1,800. From the big blind, cadillac1944 popped it to $5,400, quickly getting called by Dang. The flop came down 9♥8♠4♥ and cadillac1944 bet the pot of $10,800. Dang raised to $43,200, cadillac1944 went all-in for an additional $20,000, and Dang called.
Dang: K♥9♠8♦7♠ – top two pair
cadillac1944: A♦A♠J♣4♠ – overpair, bottom pair
They only ran it once, with the 9♣ falling on the turn to give Dang a full house. The J♠ river card proved to be no help to cadillac1944, and he saw the nearly $138,000 pot head Dang's way.
It isn't all that often that we a six-figure pot without somebody being all-in, but the two managed to have one of those, as well. On the button, cadillac1944 raised to $1,800 and Dang popped it to $5,400. A call from cadillac1944 delivered an 8♣8♦8♠ flop. Dang bet $4,200, receiving a call from cadillac1944. The 5♠ turn card was bet by Dang again in the form of $14,200. Cadillac1944 called, landing the 10♠ on the river. Dang fired again, this time for $32,400. Cadillac1944 called but mucked when Dang tabled J♠J♣9♠8♥ for quads, winning the $112,400 pot in the process.
The session could have been worse for cadillac1944 had he not managed a chop in the biggest pot played between the two. With the button, cadillac1944 made it $1,800 to go and Dang popped it to $5,400 from the big blind. A call from cadillac1944 led to a Q♦10♣4♣ flop, which Dang checked. A pot-sized bet of $10,800 was cadillac1944's next move, with Dang smooth-calling. The 8♦ hit the turn, and once again, Dang checked. Another pot-sized bet followed from cadillac1944, this one for $32,400. Dang had none of it though, reraising to $129,000. After calling all-in for another $46,000, cadillac1944 revealed A♣Q♥9♦5♦ for top pair, a straight draw, and flush draw, while Dang tabled J♥9♥8♥7♠ for the nut straight. They ran it twice and cadillac1944 saw the 6♦ fall on the first run to secure half the pot with a flush. The second run brought the 10♠, giving the second half to Dang, splitting the $189,000+ pot between the two.
This week’s biggest winners (1/1-1/3): Di “Urindanger” Dang (+$405,000), Jared “harrington25” Bleznick (+$398,000), IHateJuice (+$333,000), Daniel “jungleman12” Cates (+$299,000)
In the red: Gus Hansen (-$332,000), Tom “durrrr” Dwan (-$318,000), cadillac1944 (-$295,000), Patrik Antonius (-$275,000)
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