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The Online Railbird Report: Hansen Gets Back on Track; "Sauce123" Dethrones "EireAbu"
There was a bit of a shakeup atop the 2012 PokerStars yearly leaderboard this week as long-time leader, “EireAbu,” lost $146,063 and dropped to $2,676,033 in winnings. That put him in second place behind the new leader, Ben “Sauce123” Sulsky, who won $137,785 this week and vaulted to $2,678,174 in winnings so far this year.
In addition to that shakeup, Gus “broksi” Hansen got back on track and finished as the week’s biggest winner after banking $474,033 in 12,630 hands spread across 103 sessions, a nice rebound from his $407,057 loss the week before. With that said, the Great Dane’s win wasn’t too far ahead of Ben “Ben86” Tollerene (+$454,456 in 117 sessions/7,057 hands) and Terje “Terken89” Augdal (+$449,799 in 90 sessions/4,986 hands), who finished in second and third place respectively.
“Patpatman” was the biggest loser after dropping $565,732 in 3,560 hands over 76 sessions. Despite “patpatman’s” half-a-million dollar loss, the big story in the loser’s bracket seemed to be the continued slide of Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, who followed up last week’s $563,796 loss by dropping $336,601 in 206 sessions comprised of 11,539 hands.
Hansen Gets Back on Track
On Thursday, Aug. 23, Gus “broksi” Hansen kicked off the week with a $149,500 win, second only to “mtvdeuem’s” $152,200 day, and then followed it up with a $164,200 win on Friday, which made him that day’s biggest winner. The wins came from a mix of Omaha hi/lo and pot-limit Omaha, and he went on to add to his bankroll later in the week; in fact, Hansen’s two biggest PLO wins would come on Tuesday.
In the biggest, action was five-handed at $100/$200 PLO when “patpatman” ($103,835) raised to $600 on the button and Hansen ($106,628.22) three-bet to $2,100 from the big blind. A call was made, the flop fell 2♠Q♠3♦, and Hansen led out for $4,495, which “patpatman” raised to $13,800. Hansen responded with a three-bet to $45,895, and then called when “patpatman” moved all in for $101,735. The 7♦ turn and 8♠ river completed the board, prompting Hansen to flip over A♠10♠6♣5♣ for the nut flush. “Patpatman” mucked his hand and watched the $207,770 pot pushed to Hansen.
In Hansen’s second biggest pot of the week, the game was the same when Hansen ($85,884.94) opened for $400 under the gun and Terje “Terken89” Augdal ($75,773.60) three-bet to $1,700 from the button. After the blinds got out of the way, Hansen four-bet $6,000, Augdal called, and the flop came down 3♦8♥4♥, prompting Hansen to lead out for $11,695. Augdal raised to $46,780, Hansen three-bet all in, and Augdal called off his remaining $22,993.59.
| [u]Showdown[/u] |
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| Augdal: 10♥9♠8♣7♥ |
| Hansen: 4♣4♦10♣5♦ |
Augdal had flopped top pair with a flush draw, but it was behind the Dane’s set of fours. The J♥ turn completed Augdal’s flush, but the 3♣ river paired the board and gave Hansen a full house and the $151,962 pot.
Augdal and Sahamies Dismantle Blom
Speaking of Tuesday action, it was there that Terje “Terken89” Augdal and Ilari “Ilari FIN” Sahamies won $347,100 and $274,700 respectively, mainly from Viktor “Isildur1” Blom.
In the day’s biggest pot, action was five-handed in a $200/$400 PLO game when Augdal ($107,494.30) raised to $1,800 under the gun, “patpatman” ($40,982) three-bet to $6,400 on the button, and Blom ($118,022.50) called from the big blind. Augdal responded with a four-bet to $28,000, two calls were made, and the J♥2♠Q♣ appeared on the flop. Blom checked, Augdal bet $79,195, “patpatman” called off for $12,982, and Blom check-raised all in for $90,022.50. Augdal called off his remaining $299.30, and the 4♥ and 9♥ were run out on the turn and river respectively.
Blom rolled over J♦J♣Q♦8♣ for a flopped set of jacks, but it was no good against the K♠10♠A♦5♦ rivered straight of Augdal. “Patpatman” did not show and the $256,325 pot was shipped to “Terken89.”
Things didn’t get much better for Blom in a $200/$400 PLO heads-up match against Sahamies. In their biggest pot, Blom ($84,146) opened for $1,200 on the button and then called when Sahamies ($99,392) three-bet to $3,760. The flop fell 4♣Q♦3♦ and Sahamies proceeded to check-raise Blom’s bet of $4,000 up to $19,678, Blom called, and the A♣ appeared on the turn. Sahamies led out for $47,034, Blom called, and the 3♥ river completed the board. Sahamies led out for $28,920, and Blom called off his remaining $13,674 with Q♣5♣6♣7♠. Unfortunately for him, Sahamies showed A♦9♦5♦K♠ for a bigger two pair and the $168,290 pot.
Tollerene vs. “wilhasha” in $100/$200 No-Limit Hold’em Action
On Wednesday, Ben “Ben86” Tollerene and “wilhasha” played 646 hands of $100/$200 no-limit hold’em across four tables. The match only last an hour and a half, and it was a lopsided affair as Tollerene won all the big pots and emerged a $140K winner.
Here’s a look at one of the more notable hands from the match:
