The Online Railbird Report: Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky Up Over $3 Million in 2012
The 2012 World Series of Poker Europe may be in full swing in Cannes, France, but let us not forget about the non-stop online high-stakes action found on PokerStars. Last week��s biggest winner, Sam ��tr1cky7�� Trickett, gave back $173,219 of his winnings and Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky moved past the $3 million mark for the year.
It was a good week for ��1Il|1Il|1il|��, who won $498,923 in 13,968 hands over 204 sessions. ��Odd_Oddsen�� (+$317,778 in 65 sessions/2m503 hands), Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (+$232,299 in 152 sessions/5,411 hands), ��Gozoboro�� (+$188,036 in 134 sessions/9,739 hands) and Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$172,032 in 15 sessions/2,549 hands) rounded out the top five biggest winners.
Andreas ��Skjerv?y�� Torbergsen, who dropped $466,789 in 10,147 hands spread across 128 sessions, booked the biggest loss of the week. Others who found themselves in the losing category include ��KPR�� (-$337,938 in 9 sessions/1,890 hands), ��altiFC�� (-$198,110 in 22 sessions/1,970 hands) and ��M.O.P.�� (-$181,257 in 124 sessions/5,767 hands).
Kyll?nen��s September Success Continues
On Thursday, Sept. 20, Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen put in a full day at the pot-limit Omaha tables. He played various stakes, logging off a $239,000 winner, enough to make him the day��s biggest.
In his largest pot at a five-handed $100/$200 PLO table, Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky ($49,252) opened for $800 only to have Kyll?nen ($43,908.91) three-bet to $2,900 from the button. Both blinds got out of the way, Sulsky four-bet to $10,000, Kyll?nen five-bet to $31,000, and Sulsky moved all in. Kyll?nen called off his remaining $12,908.92, and suddenly, an $88,233 pot was on the line.
| [U]Showdown[/U] |
| Sulsky: A?A?6?9? |
| Kyll?nen: A?K?A?4? |
Both players held aces, but Kyll?nen��s hearts that made the difference as the board ran out 6?4?K?7?7? to give him a rivered flush and the win.
In another hand, the stakes were the same when ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� ($37,827.40) opened for $600 from the cutoff only to have Kyll?nen ($84,347.14) three-bet to $2,300 from the button. ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� made the call and then checked the J?2?6? flop to Kyll?nen, who bet $3,200. ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� sprung to life with a check-raise to $11,200 and then called off his remaining $24,287.40 when Kyll?nen moved all in.
Showdown
��1Il|1Il|1il|��: K?Q?J?8?
Kyll?nen: A?A?7?K?
��1Il|1Il|1il|�� held top pair and a jack-high flush draw, but both were behind the aces and ace-high flush draw of Kyll?nen. Neither the 6? turn nor 7? river changed a thing and Kyll?nen was pushed the $76,070 pot.
After taking a brief break for rest, Kyll?nen returned on Friday and added an additional $102,100 to his bankroll, making him the biggest winner for the second day in a row. The win put Kyll?nen over $2.3 million in the black for 2012, making him one of PokerStars�� biggest winners so far this year.
With that said, Kyll?nen wasn��t even at the table in the day��s biggest hand, which came at a three-handed game of $100/$200 PLO. In it, ��patpatman�� ($95,074.25) opened for $600 on the button, ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� ($10,503.59) three-bet to $2,120 from the small blind, and Andreas ��Skjerv?y�� Torbergsen ($39,194) four-bet $7,080 from the big. Not to be outdone, ��patpatman�� five-bet $24,080, ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� called off, and Torbergsen came along for the ride. When the flop fell 3?J?8?, Torbergsen shoved and ��patpatman�� made the call.
The 3? turn and 7? river completed the board, and Torbergsen rolled over K?K?8?7? for kings and threes. Unfortunately for him, ��patpatman�� revealed A?A?Q?Q? for aces and threes, good enough for the $88,886 pot as ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� mucked.
Sulsky Makes it $3 Million on Sunday
It��s no secret that Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky has had a great year. After all, he��s been battling with ��EireAbu�� atop the PokerStars leaderboard for most winnings in 2012. On Sunday, Sulsky solidified his place atop that list with a $214,400 win, which put him over $3 million in winnings since January, two-thirds of which has come in PLO and the rest no-limit hold��em.
In his biggest pot, action was five-handed at a $100/$200 PLO game when ��RaiseOnce�� ($9,321.85) opened for $600 under the gun and Sulsky ($65,063.75) called from the button. Andreas ��Skjerv?y�� Torbergsen ($35,736.16) came along from the small blind, and then ��patpatman�� ($73,260.03) three-bet to $3,200 from the big. All three of his opponents made the call, and there was four-way action to the 2?5?Q? flop.
Torbergsen checked, ��patpatman�� bet $8,446.75, ��RaiseOnce�� folded, and Sulsky raised to $38,335.25. Torbergsen got out of the way, ��patpatman�� moved all in, and Sulsky called off his remaining $23,528.50.
| [U]Showdown[/U] |
| Sulsky: Q?Q?K?9? |
| ��patpatman��: A?A?2?5? |
Sulsky was ahead with top set, but was looking to dodge the flush and overpair draws of ��patpatman.�� The 5? turn gave "patpatman" a full house and made diamonds obsolete for Sulsky, and the K? river gave "patpatman" the $136,643 pot.
In another notable hand, action was three-handed when Sulsky ($54,835) opened for $700 on the button, Torbergsen ($56,029.23) called from the small blind, and Kyll?nen ($57,703.50) three-bet $2,920 from the big. Sulsky responded with a four-bet to $10,280, Torbergsen got out of the way, and Kyll?nen made the call, bringing about a flop of 9?4?6?. Kyll?nen led out for $19,975 and then called when Sulsky moved all in for $44,555.
| [U]Showdown[/U] |
| Sulsky: K?K?J?10? |
| Kyll?nen: J?10?8?7? |
Kyll?nen held a wrap, but did not get there as the 9? appeared on the turn followed by the 3? on the river. Sulsky��s kings held firm and he was pushed the $110,405 pot; meanwhile, Kyll?nen went on to give back $118,000 from what he��d won over the previous two days.
��1Il|1Il|1il|�� Digging Out of the Red
��1Il|1Il|1il|�� has graced the loser��s list the vast majority of 2012, but he did have some luck on Monday when he played 1,500 hands over six hours and banked $286,000. In his biggest pot of the day, action was six-handed at a $200/$400 PLO table when ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� ($73,830) opened for $1,200 from the hijack only to have Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen ($46,386) three-bet to $4,200 from the button. The blinds got out of the way, ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� made the call, and the flop came down 10?8?2?.
��1Il|1Il|1il|�� proceeded to check-raise Kyll?nen��s bet of $6,000 up to $26,995, and then Kyll?nen moved all in for $42,186. ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� made the call and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
��1Il|1Il|1il|��: K?A?10?9?
Kyll?nen: 10?9?8?5?
Kyll?nen was ahead with two pair when the money went in, but the A? turn gave ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� a bigger two pair and the lead. The Q? river was of no consequence and ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� took down the $93,367 pot.
Biggest Weekly PokerStars Winners/Losers
Week��s biggest winners (9/21-9/27): ��1Il|1Il|1il|�� (+$498,923), ��Odd_Oddsen�� (+$317,778), Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (+$232,299), ��Gozoboro�� (+$188,036), Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$172,032)
Week��s biggest losers: Andreas ��Skjerv?y�� Torbergsen (-$466,789), ��KPR�� (-$337,938), ��altiFC�� (-$198,110), ��M.O.P.�� (-$181,257), Sam ��tr1cky7�� Trickett (-$173,219)
Year-to-date winners: Ben ��Sauce123�� Sulsky (+$3,089,473), ��EireAbu�� (+$2,412,328), Jens ��Jeans89�� Kyll?nen (+$2,127,638), Phil ��MrSweets28�� Galfond (+$1,898,550), Alex ��Kanu7�� Millar (+$1,805,440), Ben ��Ben86�� Tollerene (+$1,742,117), ��bernard-bb�� (+$1,732,118), ��Odd_Oddsen�� (+1,505,628)
Year-to-date losers: ��Zypherin�� (-$2,885,882), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (-$2,466,272), ��patpatman�� (-$1,194,317), Benny ��toweliestar�� Spindler (-$1,076,861), Gus ��broksi�� Hansen (-$882,420), Ilari ��Ilari FIN�� Sahamies (-$783,560)
Data, hands and replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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