In last week’s Online Railbird Report we told you about “Rhje,”, who banked $1,014,573 to finish as the week’s biggest winner. It was another good week for the mystery player as he won $474,483 in 2,918 hands over 21 sessions. The only other player to do better was Ben “Bttech86” Tollerene (pictured), who won $544,972 in 990 hands over 12 sessions.
Other winners included “proudlikeagoat” ($374,757 in 16 sessions/1,463 hands), “punting-peddler” ($344,660 in 12 sessions/2,160 hands), Gus Hansen ($271,951 in 31sessions/3,241 hands), Niklas “ragen70” Heinecker (+$242,911 in 47 sessions/7,419 hands), “HelicopterBen82” (+$207,564 in 28 sessions/2,451 hands) and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom ($184,467 in 28 sessions/2,572 hands).
On the other end of the spectrum, Isaac “luvtheWNBA” Haxton was the week’s biggest loser after dropping a massive $964,478 in 1,243 hands over 11 session – an average loss of $775.92 per hand. He was joined in the loser column by “O Fortuna PLS” (-$617,708 in 17 sessions/3,105 hands), “MalACEsia” (-$488,990 in 22 sessions/3,578 hands), “Denoking” (-$477,384 in 7 sessions/774 hands) and Alex “IReadYrSoul” Millar (-$308,487 in 9 sessions/1,018 hands).
“Trueteller” Banks $630,900 in Thursday Action
On Thursday, Aug. 8, “Trueteller” emerged as the day’s biggest winner after banking $630,900 playing no limit hold’em on Full Tilt Poker. He began the day by taking $68,000 from “samrostan” in a three-and-a-half hour match at the $500/$1,000 CAP NLHE tables. He followed that up with four tables of $400/$800 NLHE against some of the game's best, and he made $346,000 of his winnings during that session. Much of that came courtesy of winning the day’s biggest pot.
In the hand, action was three-handed when “Trueteller” ($280,342) opened for 1,600 and “punting-peddler” ($101,647) three-bet to $7,200 from the small blind. After the big folded, “Trueteller” called, the flop came down Q♣A♠3♣ and “punting-peddler” bet $8,800. "Trueteller" called, bringing the 7♥ on the turn, and “Trueteller” called a bet worth $16,800. When the J♣ completed the board on the river, “punting-peddler” moved all in for $68,847 and “Trueteller” snap-called. “Punting-peddler” tabled the 8♦7♠ for a pair of sevens, but “Trueteller” took the $204,243 pot with the A♣5♣ for the nut flush.
It was also in that game that “proudlikeagoat” won $337,100 before finishing the day with $415,100 in profit. In his biggest pot, action was six-handed when “Trueteller” ($393,815) opened for $2,000 from the cutoff only to have “Call_911” ($98,339) three-bet to $7,200 from the button. “Proudlikeagoat” ($101,169.50) then four-bet to $164,000 from the small blind, “Trueteller” got out of the way and “Call_911” shoved all in. “Proudlikeagoat” called and the cards were turned up.
“proudlikeagoat”: Q♠Q♦
“Call_911”: 7♦7♣
“Call_911” held a decent pocket pair, but “proudlikeagoat” had him crushed with the ladies. The two agreed to run it twice, but neither the J♣Q♥8♦10♠10♦ on the first run nor the 9♠2♣8♥2♠4♦ on the second helped “Call_911” and he watched the entire $199,925 pot pushed to “proudlikeagoat.”
“Trueteller” Wins $203,000 in 132 Hands
“Trueteller” kept the ball rolling on Friday, Aug. 9 by winning $203,000 in just 132 hands of $400/$800 NLHE. That was enough to make him the biggest winner for the second day in a row. Not surprisingly, he took down the biggest pot of the day.
In the hand, “Trueteller” ($167,164.60) opened for $2,400 under the gun and Tollerene ($134,081.89) three-bet to $8,000 from the cutoff. The rest of the players folded and then “Trueteller” called before check-calling a bet of $10,400 on the 2♦9♠4♥ flop. “Trueteller” check-called another bet, this time $28,400, on the 7♥ turn and then checked for a third time on the 7♦ river. Tollerene shoved for $87,281.89 and “Trueteller” called. Tollerene showed the Q♣10♣ for a bluff, but “Trueteller” sniffed it out and called with the A♣K♣, sending him a pot worth $269,961.
Another winner on Friday was “MalACEsia,” who won $154,100 in the game. In his biggest pot, which was also the second biggest of the day, “HelicopterBen82” ($146,975.65) opened for $2,000 on the button and “MalACEsia” ($111,576) called from the big blind, bringing about a 9♦5♦7♠ flop. “MalACEsia” checked, “HelicopterBen82” bet $3,600 and “MalACEsia” check-raised to $10,800. “HelicopterBen82” proceeded to three-bet to $24,800 and then called when “MalACEsia” moved all in for $109,576.
“HelicopterBen82” flipped over the 9♠7♣ for two pair, but it was no good as “MalACEsia” had flopped the nuts with the 6♦8♥. The A♣ turn failed to pair the board for “HelicopterBen82” and so did the 10♣. With that, he watched the $224,149 pot pushed to his opponent.
Somebody “Call_911” Because He’s Burning Up the Dance Floor
On Sunday, Aug. 11, “Call_911” finished as the day’s biggest winner after profiting $382,000, most of which came in 101 hands of $400/$800 NLHE against the likes of Haxton and “MalACEsia.” There were only two pots over $200,000 on Sunday, and it’s no surprise “Call_911” won them both. Have a look:
Hand #1: In a six-handed game, “Call_911” ($327,629.56) opened for $2,400 from the hijack and Haxton ($124,097) defended from the big blind. The 3♠A♦9♥ flop saw Haxton check-call a bet of $4,270 before checking the 6♠ turn. “Call_911” took the opportunity to bet $10,248 only to have Haxton wake up with a check-raise to $31,600. “Call_911” not only called that raise, he also called Haxton’s shove of $85,827 on the 8♥ river. Haxton revealed the 6♥6♣ for a turned set, but it was no good as “Call_911” tabled the 5♥7♥ to claim the $249,191 pot.
