The Online Railbird Report: Sanlker and Kibler-Melby Battle; Ivey Wins, and More
The Online Railbird Report took a one-week break to observe the Thanksgiving holiday in the States, but now it’s back recapping two weeks worth of online high-stakes action on both Full Tilt and PokerStars.
The biggest winner from Nov. 21-Dec. 4 was “Sanlker,” who won $593,527 in 7,243 hands over 31 sessions on Full Tilt Poker. Other winners on the site included “AthaCliath” (+$225,359 in 47 sessions/5,129 hands) and Phil “Polarizing” Ivey (+$199,755 in 20 sessions/5,139 hands). In our last Online Railbird Report, we talked about how Ivey was driving the high-stakes action, but he was actually offline during the holidays.
On the other end of the spectrum, “J B E Z 2 E Z” was the biggest loser over the past two weeks, dropping $267,049 in 1,839 hands over seven sessions. Likewise, Dani “Ansky451” Stern (-$169,526 in 10 sessions/893 hands) and Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius (-$147,473 in 5 sessions/1,332 hands) also posted losses.
In other news, PokerStars celebrated its historic Billionth Tournament, which attracted 34,081 players and shattered the $2 million guarantee by creating a prize pool of $3,408,100, not to mention an additional $200,000 in cash and prizes awarded at random during the first two hours of the tournament. In the end, Uruguay’s “kofi89” defeated Germany’s “kaveh001” in heads-up play to win the $329,586 first-place prize. You can read more about that event by clicking here.
“Denoking” vs. Tollerene in $200/$400 NLHE Action
On Friday, Nov. 21, “Denoking” and Ben “Bttech86” Tollerene squared off at the $200/$400 no-limit hold’em tables for the better part of seven hours. It was a rare venture outside the pot-limit Omaha realm for Tollerene, but it paid dividends as he took his Swedish opponent for $570,700.
Even though Tollerene won the match, "Denoking" was able to snag the day’s biggest pot. It happened when "Denoking" ($222,041.75) raised to $1,200 on the button and then called when Tollerene ($63,208.65) three-bet to $3,800. Tollerene continued for $3,800 on the 3♦4♠10♣ flop, "Denoking" called, and the 5♠ appeared on the turn.
Tollerene slowed down with a check, but he still called when "Denoking" bet $5,600. When the J♥ completed the board on the river, Tollerene checked and then called off his last $50,008.65 after "Denoking" moved all in. "Denoking" rolled over the 4♦4♣ for a set, and it was good enough to win the $126,417 pot as Tollerene sent his cards to the muck unseen.
“Sanlker” Begins to Build; Big Pot for Ivey
On Saturday, Nov. 22, “Denoking” exacted revenge on Tollerene by winning $397,100 at the $200/$400 no-limit hold’em tables, but he was not the only big winner. That’s because Germany’s “Sanlker” banked $379,600 after playing $2,000/$4,000 2-7 triple draw for 13 hours.
It began when he took $175,000 from Cort “thecortster” Kibler-Melby in just 134 hands over an hour, and then won $76,900 more after taking on Ivey and “Trueteller” for four hours. He went on to win $127,800 more off various opponents to make him the day’s second biggest winner.
Speaking of Ivey, he finished as the day’s third-biggest winner after profiting $291,500, though he did lose the day’s biggest pot playing 8-game against “HoldemJill9.” Have a look:
Hansen Returns to Virtual Felt; Mixes It Up at 2-7 Triple Draw Tables
Earlier this week, PokerNews reported the return of Gus Hansen, thus far 2014’s biggest online loser, to the virtual felt. The “Great Dane” had been absent since September, but he got right back into the swing of things by sitting down at the 2-7 triple draw tables at the end of November.
According to Jason Glatzer: “Hansen lost $132,000 playing 2-7 triple draw and 8-game mix the first four days of his return from Nov. 24-27. Unwilling to give up and eager cut his losses, Hansen started to rebound just about when the clock turned to midnight against the likes of ‘Sanlker,’ ‘Trueteller,’ and Patrik ‘FinddaGrind’ Antonius. On Nov. 28, Hansen won back all he lost and then some, bringing his five-day win total to $56,560.”
For more on Hansen’s return, check out PokerNews’ dedicated article.
“Sanlker” and Kibler-Melby Drive the Action
“Sanlker,” the German pro, actually lost $126,000 to Kibler-Melby playing 2-7 triple on Saturday, Nov. 29, but a day later he was back and promptly won $289,900 playing at the $2,000/$4,000 stakes.
It came over two sessions, with the first being against Kibler-Melby. Within 30 minutes, "Sanlker" had erased the previous day’s losses and actually turned a profit. All told, "Sanlker" won $198,000 in the match. Later that evening, "Sanlker" was back, though this time he faced off against Sebastian “taktloss47” Ruthenberg for 2.5 hours. "Sanlker" pulled out to a $190,000 lead at one point, but Ruthenberg mounted a little comeback and ended a $91,900 loser.
On the first day of December, the dynamic duo was back at it, and wouldn’t you know it, the pendulum swung back in Kibler-Melby’s favor as he won $324,900. However, his momentum was short lived as the two returned the following day and "Sanlker" won $290,000. It seems these two have established a friendly rivalry over the past couple weeks and only time will tell how long it’ll continue. Rest assured we’ll keep an eye on it for future editions of the Online Railbird Report.
On a side note, “Ravenswood13” finished Dec. 1 as PokerStars biggest winner after banking $96,000 playing $100/$200 pot-limit Omaha for 128 hands over an hour. It was there he took on the likes of Ben “Sauce123” Sulsky and Ilari “Ilari FIN” Sahamies, who lost $60,000 and $36,000, respectively. It was during this time the biggest pot of the day took place.
It began when "Ravenswood13" ($68,896.06) opened for $700 on the button and Sahamies ($37,194.64) called from the small blind. Sulsky ($37,194.64) came along from the big and three players saw a flop of 5♥A♥Q♠. Two checks saw "Ravenswood13" continue for $1,717.90, Sahamies folded, and Sulsky check-raised to $5,000. "Ravenswood13" called and then called a bet of $8,200 on the K♠ turn.
When the 8♠ completed the board on the river, Sulsky checked and then called off his last $23,294.64 after "Ravenswood13" moved all in. Sulsky tabled the Q♥J♠7♠9♣ for the second-nut flush, but it was no good as "Ravenswood13" held the nuts with the A♠2♠A♣J♣. Ship the $75,089.28 pot to "Ravenswood13."
Ivey Returns from Thanksgiving Break
Ivey, who was driving the action prior to the American holiday, wasn't in action the past two weeks, but he logged back online on Thursday, Dec. 4 for some $2,000/$4,000 2-7 triple draw action. It was there that he won $138,000, most of which ($113,000 in 255 hands to be exact) came from two hours of play against “Sanlker” and Kibler-Melby.
Here are some other notes from Thursday’s action:
- Sanlker and Kibler-Melby played for four hours, and the latter pulled out to a $330,000 lead. Unfortunately for him, he couldn’t hold onto it as Sanlker stormed back to near even, and Kibler-Melby had to settle for a $63,000 win.
- ”KingSp00K” won $125,900 off “AthaCliath” in nearly 1,700 hands at the $100/$200 pot-limit Omaha tables on Full Tilt.
- Ben “Bttech86” Tollerene and “bajskorven” played 4.5 hours of $200/$400 no-limit hold’em. Tollerene managed to win $204,700 in 932 hands. Below is Tollerene’s biggest pot of the day.
Biggest Winners/Losers from Nov. 21-Dec. 4
Winners | Profit | Losers | Loss | |
---|---|---|---|---|
“Sanlker” | $593,527 |
“J B E Z 2 E Z” | $267,049 | |
“AthaCliath” | $225,359 |
Dani “Ansky451” Stern | $169,526 | |
Phil “Polarizing” Ivey | $199,755 |
Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius | $147,473 | |
“lb6121” | $159,110 |
“458854” | $110,639 | |
“KingSp00k” | $141,033 |
Elior “Crazy Elior” Sion | $51,625 |
Year's Biggest Winners/Losers
Winners | Profit | Losers | Loss | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dan “jungleman12” Cates | $2,806,158 |
Gus Hansen | $5,466,295 | |
Mikael “punting-peddler” Thuritz | $2,333,556 |
Phil “Polarizing” Ivey | $1,767,483 | |
Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius | $1,505,073 |
Viktor “Isildur1” Blom | $1,395,340 | |
Isaac “luvtheWNBA” Haxton | $1,277,272 |
Elior “Crazy Elior” Sion | $1,224,213 | |
Doug “WCGRider” Polk | $1,077,969 |
Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond | $1,082,089 | |
“EireAbu” | $911,035 |
Paul “MalACEsia” Phua | $823,325 | |
Christoph “Tight-Man1” Vogelsang | $676,493 |
Ben “Sauce1234” Sulsky | $641,378 |
Data, hands, and replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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In this Series
- 1 The Online Railbird Report: Gus Hansen Suffers $1.4 Million Downswing to Close 2012
- 2 The Online Railbird Report: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom Profits $4 Million in Eight Days
- 3 The Online Railbird Report: Galfond & Blom Experience Million-Dollar Swings
- 4 The Online Railbird Report: Kyle “KPR16” Ray Biggest Winner of Week; Robl Drops $357K
- 5 The Online Railbird Report: Alex Kostritsyn Wins $1.2 Million; Gus Hansen Drops $376K
- 6 The Online Railbird Report: Shchemelev Wins $406K; Blom Week's Biggest Loser & Much More
- 7 The Online Railbird Report: Dwan Wins Over $2 Million in Six Days
- 8 The Online Railbird Report: Antonius Extends Lead Against Cao in $1 Million Challenge
- 9 The Online Railbird Report: Kostritsyn Wins $1.1 Million, Ivey Up & More
- 10 The Online Railbird Report: Ben Tollerene and Viktor Blom Win $1 Million in 48 Hours
- 11 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Becomes 2013's Biggest Winner; Ivey Week's Big Loser
- 12 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Over $4 Million for 2013; Huge Week for Hendon
- 13 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Drops $661,949 in Slow Week; $100K PLO Showdown?
- 14 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Wins $1.7 Million from Tollerene in Just Six Hours
- 15 The Online Railbird Report: Tollerene & Haxton Win Big; Blom Drops $1,474,629
- 16 The Online Railbird Report: The Professionals Duke it Out on FTP
- 17 The Online Railbird Report: “jama-dharma” Takes Blom for $786,971 in Limit Hold’em
- 18 The Online Railbird Report: Dwan and Sulsky Win $1M+; Blom's Massive Swings Continue
- 19 The Online Railbird Report: The Professionals Dominate with $1.5M Wins
- 20 The Online Railbird Report: Tollerene & Dang Win $1.4M & $1.2M, Respectively
- 21 The Return of the Online Railbird Report: Six Weeks of High-Stakes Action
- 22 The Online Railbird Report: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom Takes a $1.4 Million Hit
- 23 The Online Railbird Report: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom No Longer the Year's Biggest Winner
- 24 The Online Railbird Report: Phil Ivey Is Week's Biggest Loser, Durrrr Challenge & More
- 25 The Online Railbird Report: "Rhje" Wins Over a Million, Blom/Hansen to Ireland & More
- 26 The Online Railbird Report: Tollerene Week's Biggest Winner; Haxton Drops a Million
- 27 The Online Railbird Report: Heinecker Up $2 Million, Millar Crushes Blom in 10 Minutes
- 28 The Online Railbird Report: Somebody Better “Call_911” as Blom Drops a Million
- 29 The Online Railbird Report: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom & Alex “IReadYrSoul” Millar Win Big
- 30 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Loses $1.3 Million; Haxton Week's Biggest Winner
- 31 The Online Railbird Report: Heinecker Week's Biggest Winner; Polk vs. Sulsky Update
- 32 The Online Railbird Report: Phil Ivey Week's Biggest Winner; Polk vs. Sulsky Update
- 33 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Gets Back on Track; Polk Continues to Dominate Sulsky
- 34 The Online Railbird Report: Viktor Blom Wins Again, Phil Ivey Has a Setback, and More
- 35 The Online Railbird Report: "SallyWoo" Week's Biggest Winner; Tollerene Leads in 2013
- 36 The Online Railbird Report: Viktor Blom Up $2 Million
- 37 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Wins $1.3 Million in a Day; Hansen's Fall Continues
- 38 Online Railbird Report: Heinecker Tops Yearly Leader Board; Hansen Loses $1.2 Million
- 39 The Online Railbird Report: Rui Cao Week's Biggest Winner; Heinecker Continues to Roll
- 40 The Online Railbird Report: Heinecker Biggest Winner for Third Week in a Row
- 41 The Online Railbird Report: Heinecker, Blom & Hansen Experience Million-Dollar Swings
- 42 The Online Railbird Report: Antonius & Heinecker Fly High; Cates Fires Off in Chat
- 43 The Online Railbird Report: “samrostan” Wins $912,000; Galfond Drops $620,000
- 44 The Online Railbird Report: "mikki696" Jumps Out to Early Lead in 2014
- 45 The Online Railbird Report: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom Wins $800K in Three Days
- 46 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Fuels Action on Way to Top of 2014 Leaderboard
- 47 The Online Railbird Report: Kyle "KPR16" Ray Rebounds; Viktor Blom Wins Again
- 48 The Online Railbird Report: Blom and Polk Continue to Battle Online at Aussie Millions
- 49 The Online Railbird Report: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom Returns to Top of Weekly Leaderboard
- 50 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Week's Biggest Loser Upon Return to Nosebleeds
- 51 The Online Railbird Report: Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Cleans Up on PokerStars
- 52 The Online Railbird Report: Rare Winning Week for Hansen; Tollerene Extends 2014 Lead
- 53 The Online Railbird Report: Dan Cates Wins $1.18 Million; Tollerene Opts Out
- 54 The Online Railbird Report: Galfond and Cates Lose $1.1 Million Each; Blom Capitalizes
- 55 The Online Railbird Report: Hansen Loses a Million; Amundsgard & Cates Finish on Top
- 56 The Online Railbird Report: Phil "Polarizing" Ivey Drops $945K; Galfond Wins & More
- 57 The Online Railbird Report: Niki Jedlicka Wins $1.1 Million in Return to Full Tilt Poker
- 58 The Online Railbird Report: "Trueteller," Jedlicka, & Antonius Win Big; Ivey Does Not
- 59 The Online Railbird Report: Antonius Week's Biggest Winner, Ivey Loses Again & More
- 60 The Online Railbird Report: Antonius Wins Again, Two Mystery Players Revealed & More
- 61 The Online Railbird Report: Ivey, Galfond, and Hansen All Grace the Loser's List
- 62 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Drops Nearly a Million; Ivey Rebounds & Much More
- 63 The Online Railbird Report: Kostritsyn Wins Big, Hansen Punts, and Dwan Eats Crawfish
- 64 The Online Railbird Report: Winners & Losers of the Summer's High-Stakes Action
- 65 The Online Railbird Report: "Sanlker" Steamrolls His Way to Massive $1.4 Million Win
- 66 The Online Railbird Report: Alex Luneau Wins $1.1 Million; Viktor Blom Drops $976K
- 67 The Online Railbird Report: Mikael “punting-peddler” Thuritz Biggest Winner with $491K
- 68 The Online Railbird Report: Ruthenberg and Blom Win Big; Hansen's Bad Year Continues
- 69 The Online Railbird Report: Antonius, Cates and Thuritz Pulling Away on 2014 Leaderboard
- 70 The Online Railbird Report: Gus Hansen's Disastrous Year Continues
- 71 The Online Railbird Report: Ike Haxton Wins Big; Doug Polk & "Denoking" Feud, and More
- 72 The Online Railbird Report: Polk & "Denoking" Keep Things Interesting During Slow Week
- 73 The Online Railbird Report: Heinecker Returns with a $275,000 Win
- 74 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Drives Action While Kostritsyn Wins On PokerStars
- 75 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Continues to Drive Action; Kostritsyn Big Winner
- 76 The Online Railbird Report: Blom Week's Biggest Winner Despite Losing Sponsorship
- 77 The Online Railbird Report: What's Happened to the High-Stakes Online Action?
- 78 The Online Railbird Report: Phil Ivey Second-Biggest Winner with $472,000 Win
- 79 The Online Railbird Report: Phil Ivey Follows Up Last Week's Big Win by Dropping $357K
- 80 The Online Railbird Report: Phil Ivey Rebounds with $387,000 Win and More
- 81 The Online Railbird Report: Sanlker and Kibler-Melby Battle; Ivey Wins, and More
- 82 The Online Railbird Report: Kibler-Melby Wins Big, Ivey vs. Thuritz, and More
- 83 The Online Railbird Report: Dan Cates Primed to Finish as 2014's Biggest Winner