Welcome to the general Online Railbird Report of 2014!
Next week we’ll be on a vacation break, which means that we won’t return until Friday, Jan. 2. That piece will highlight the most important winners and losers of the year, and unless something dramatic unfolds over the following two weeks, it seems like Dan “jungleman12” Cates will take down top honors while Gus Hansen, who's down greater than $5.4 million, would be the biggest loser by a greater than 2-1 margin over Phil “Polarizing” Ivey, who's down $2.5 million.
Cates actually sits atop the 2014 leaderboard with over $2.8 million in winnings on Full Tilt Poker; however, that doesn’t have in mind the $631,288 he’s won on PokerStars under the “w00ki3z.” moniker. That puts him up over $3.4 million this year, and the one player with a practical shot of catching him is Mikael “punting-peddler” Thuritz, who's up just shy of $2.5 million. Unfortunately, neither of them installed much volume this week, so it doesn’t seem like they’re too desperate to contend for the title.
That said, there has been still numerous action on both Full Tilt and PokerStars during the last seven days. “bbvisbadforme” was the week’s biggest winner with $403,196 in 831 hands over six sessions on FTP, that's also where Kyle “KPR16” Ray won $291,652 in 389 hands over three sessions. Likewise, last week’s biggest winner, Cort “thecortster” Kibler-Melby, won $174,780 on FTP, though he did lose $123,315 playing on PokerStars, so it balanced out. Speaking of PokerStars, Ivey was that site’s biggest winner banking $209,633 in 2,644 hands over 21 sessions under the “RaiseOnce” screenname.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, “kagome kagome” was the week’s biggest loser after dropping $352,343 in 1,247 hands over 13 sessions on FTP. Not far behind was Alex “Alexonmoon” Luneau (-$305,940 in 8 sessions/526 hands), while Eugene “fishosaurusREX” Yanayt was the third-biggest loser dropping $174,686 in 4,561 hands over 26 sessions. On PokerStars, “JesusLebtNOT” was the most important loser having lost $155,456 in 1,145 hands over eight sessions.
“bbvisbadforme” the Weekend’s Only Six-Figure Winner
On Saturday, Dec. 13, “bbvisbadforme” finished because the day’s biggest winner with $223,900 in profit, which came from the 2-7 triple draw tables. In fact, most of it came to visit three hours in a match against “kagome kagome” and Ivey. The triumvirate began playing within the morning, and “bbvisbadforme” actually got off to a horrendous start dropping $90,000 within the first 30 minutes.
Ivey was the beneficiary up $122,000, but within an hour “bbvisbadforme” hit a $300,000 heater. Ivey lost his lead and ended up $93,000 within the red, while “kagome kagome” was the game’s biggest loser dropping $105,000.
A day later, “bbvisbadforme” was back at it against Ivey and Kibler-Melby, and it took him just 16 minutes to win another $97,000. In line with HighStakesDB, “bbvisbadforme” was the weekend’s only six-figure winner; in fact, the one other big winners were Chun Lei “SamRostan” Zhou, who won $79,400 playing $400/$800 mixed games on PokerStars; and Luke “ FullFlush1 ” Schwartz, who won $65,800 in two hours off Eugene “fishosaurusREX” Yanayt on the $300/$600 2-7 triple draw tables.
“Isildur1” Makes an Appearance on the 2-7 Triple Draw Tables
Viktor "Isildur1" BlomYou don’t see much of Viktor “Isildur1” Blom these days, especially because the Swede and entire Tilt Poker parted ways back in October. Still, on Monday, Dec. 15 he was spotted on the 2-7 triple draw tables, that's where he won $204,000.
Blom kicked things off by taking over Kibler-Melby in an almost five-hour match on the $500/$1,000 stakes. Blom was down $90,000 at one point, but battled back to complete as a small winner with $19,300 in take advantage of. there, he faced off against “bbvisbadforme” and won $24,700 in 80 minutes, after which an hour later he was battling “Sanlker.” In two hours he relived the German of $22,700,and then the duo upped the stakes by switching to the $1,000/$2,000 tables. That proved to be a large mistake for “Sanlker,” who dropped another $111,500 in two hours. Compounding the issue, “Sanlker” agreed to move to the $1,500/$3,000 tables where he lost $57,000 in 10 minutes.
Because the last match didn’t start until the servers switched over, Blom ended up finishing Monday with $148,000, which was good enough to make him the day’s biggest winner. In fact, the following closest was “Zugwat,” who won $72,100, the majority of which came from Eugene “fishosaurusREX” Yanayt on the $200/$400 2-7 triple draw tables.
Ray, Ivey and Kibler-Melby All Notch $200K+ Wins in Tuesday Action
Whenever Viktor “Isildur1” Blom makes an appearance, the games are certain to heat up. That was the case on Tuesday when the 2-7 triple draw and fixed-limit Omaha hi/lo (FLO8) tables were in full swing. Listed below are some highlights from Tuesday’s action:
- Kyle “KPR16” Ray finished because the day’s biggest winner with $291,700 in profit, all of which came from the $2,000/$4,000 FLO8 tables against Blom.
- Blom lost big on the FLO8 tables, but he didn’t do too bad elsewhere. Granted, he lost $70,000 to “Carlooo13” in barely 14 minutes, but he did win $200,000 on the 2-7 triple draw tables from “Sanlker,” “kagome kagome,” and Alex “Alexonmoon” Luneau.
- Phil “Polarizing” Ivey won a hefty $253,800 off “Carlooo13” in three hours of $2,000/$4,000 FLO8.
- Cort “thecortster” Kibler-Melby won $207,900 from a single hour of play on the $2,000/$4,000 2-7 triple draw tables. His victim was the aforementioned Luneau.
The Ivey Train Gets Rolling
On Wednesday, Dec. 17, Ivey was spotted on PokerStars, that's where he plays under “RaiseOnce.” It was a fair day for the poker pro, who finished because the day’s biggest winner banking $135,400 in eight hours playing $400/$800 8-Game and $1,000/$2,000 2-7 triple draw.
It was a four-hour, 457-hand session within the latter game that saw Ivey do essentially the most damage, winning $145,000 against the likes of “RaulGonzales,” “Trueteller,” and “JesusLebtNOT.” However, Ivey did lose $56,000 to “Carlooo13” playing $2,000/$4,000 FLO8 on Full Tilt, so his daily haul wasn’t quite as big because it seemed.
On Thursday, Ivey was back on the $1,000/$2,000 2-7 triple draw tables and won $48,000 from “RaulGonzales,” and then, within the early Friday morning hours, Ivey was spotted on FTP playing under his moniker “Polarizing.” That’s where he won $126,900 from Kyle “KPR16” Ray in precisely 90 minutes of $2,000/$4,000 FLO8.
Here’s a glance at a notable hand from Ivey’s match against “RaulGonzales”:
Biggest Winners/Losers from Dec. 12-18
 “bbvisbadforme” | $403,196 | “kagome kagome” | $352,343 | |
Kyle “KPR16” Ray | $291,652 | Alex “Alexonmoon” Luneau | $305,940 | |
 Phil “RaiseOnce” Ivey | $209,633 | Eugene “fishosaurusREX” Yanayt | $174,686 | |
Cort “thecortster” Kibler-Melby | $174,780 | “JesusLebtNOT” | $155,456 | |
“kardioloq” | $132,745 | “Sanlker” | $150,068 |
Year's Biggest Winners/Losers
Dan “jungleman12” Cates | $2,806,158 | Gus Hansen | $5,466,295 | |
Mikael “punting-peddler” Thuritz | $2,493,723 | Phil “Polarizing” Ivey | $2,541,057 | |
Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius | $1,704,154 | Elior “Crazy Elior” Sion | $1,222,910 | |
Isaac “luvtheWNBA” Haxton | $1,277,272 | Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond | $1,082,089 | |
Doug “WCGRider” Polk | $1,077,969 | Paul “MalACEsia” Phua | $823,325 | |
“EireAbu” | $829,923 | Ben “Sauce1234” Sulsky | $687,215 | |
Christoph “Tight-Man1” Vogelsang | $675,651 | “tyme2gamb0l111” | $445,351 | |
Dan “w00ki3z.” Cates | $631,288 | Alex “IReadYrSoul” Millar | $398,377 |
Data, hands, and replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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