The Online Railbird Report: The Professionals Duke it Out on FTP

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Apr 19, 2013 6 min read

Action was a bit slow this past week, at least compared to the million-dollar swings we��ve been seeing as of late between Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom and Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene. Speaking of Blom, he managed to finish as this week��s biggest winner with $526,996 (83 sessions/6,021 hands) in profit, though that was just a fraction of the $1.4 million he lost last week.

Meanwhile, Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan recovered from last week��s $385,066 loss by winning $446,953 (45 sessions/4,083 hands), enough to make him the second biggest winner. Others who did quite well were ��kagome kagome�� (+$302,009 in 24 sessions/1,286 hands) and Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (+$208,362 in 15 sessions/1,557 hands) on Full Tilt Poker, and Daniel ��w00ki3z�� Cates* (+$214,754 in 35 sessions/3,141 hands) on PokerStars.

On the other end of the spectrum, Kyle ��KPR16�� Ray was far and away the week��s biggest loser after dropping $826,208 in 755 hands across 11 sessions, while the aforementioned Tollerene was next on the loser��s list after reducing his bankroll by $265,906 (20 sessions/1,376 hands). Other losers in included Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond (-$224,936 in 21 sessions/2,151 hands) and ��SetoKaiba1�� (-$203,820 in 12 sessions/1,305 hands) on Full Tilt Poker, and ��BERRI SWEET��* (-$167,488 in 24 sessions/2,741 hands) on PokerStars.

Blom Banks $797,900 in Six Hours of Play

On Friday, April 12, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom tore up the $100/$200 pot-limit Omaha and $2,000/$4,000 fixed-limit Omaha Hi/Lo tables. It was at the former that he took $45,000 from Ilari ��Ziigmund�� Sahamies, and then relieved Kyle ��KPR16�� Ray of $320,000 at the latter in just 127 hands over 40 minutes.

Blom proceeded to win another $150,000 at the FLO8 tables against various opponents, and then booked a $51,000 win at the 2-7 Triple Draw tables. From there he got another $30,000 from Sahamies at the $50/$100 PLO tables, and then began a 2-7 Triple Draw game with the likes of ��SetoKaiba1,�� ��kagome kagome,�� and Patrick ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius. ��SetoKaiba1�� won a little, but other than that the game��s only winner was the young Swede, who won more than $222,000 in less than two hours. Needless to say, it was a good day for Blom.

One of Blom��s most notable hands came at a six-handed $100/$200 PLO table when action folded to Blom ($34,656) on the button, and he min-raised to $400. Sahamies ($26,128.50) called from the small blind and Hac ��trex313�� Dang ($15,246) three-bet to $1,600 from the big. Blom called, Sahamies four-bet to $6,700, and two calls ensued, leading to a J?4?8? flop. Sahamies led out for $19,200 and then called off his remaining $228.50 after Blom raised all in.

Blom: J?J?10?9?
Sahamies: A?A?6?3?

Sahamies got it in with aces, but unfortunately for him, Blom had flopped top set. Neither the K? turn nor 5? river helped Sahamies, and he watched the $58,654 pot pushed to Blom.

Dwan Makes his Presence Known in Saturday Action

We haven��t seen much of Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan at the online high-stakes tables in the last few months, but he was in action this past weekend, at least for 5.5 hours on Saturday. In that time, he won $582,600 playing mainly $50/$100 and $100/$200 PLO against Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, who had beaten Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene to the tune of $300,000 at the $200/$400 CAP PLO tables earlier in the day. The two, who comprise two-thirds of FTP��s The Professionals, even managed to contest a healthy six-figure pot.

Here's what happened. Blom ($126,405) opened for $600 and Dwan ($86,168.50) three-bet to $1,800. Blom pushed back to the tune of $5,400, but Dwan was not about to be outdone and made it $16,200 to go. Blom just called and then moved all in for $110,205 after Dwan led out for $32,400 on the Q?J?2? flop. Dwan called off his remaining $37,568.50 and the cards were flipped up.

Blom: K?8?4?6?
Dwan: K?Q?9?8?

Dwan only held top pair but was ahead of Blom��s flush draw. The 4? turn wasn��t particularly interesting, though it did give Blom more outs. Surprisingly, the 5? river blanked and Dwan��s simple pair of queens took down the $172,337 pot.

There was another six-figure pot that took place on Saturday, though this one was between Blom and Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond:

Blom Gets Some Back in Just 300 Hands

Never one to sulk for long, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom was back at it on Monday and managed to win $548,100, enough to make him the day��s biggest winner. After losing nearly $250,000 in other games, Blom took on Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan at the $100/$200 PLO tables and dismantled his fellow FTP pro to the tune of $417,000 in 300 hands. Here are the two biggest pots from that match, which are also the largest of the day.

Hand #1: Blom ($183,281) opened for $600, Dwan ($98,582) three-bet to $1,800, and Blom made it $5,400 to go. Dwan called and then check-called a bet of $6,800 on the Q?6?7? flop. When the K? turned, Dwan checked for a second time and then woke up with a check-raise to $80,200 after Blom had bet $18,600. Blom popped it and Dwan called off his last $6,182. The 3? completed the board on the river and Dwan tabled the A?7?K?9? for kings and sevens, but it was no good because Blom held a bigger two pair with the K?Q?2?6?. Ship the $197,164 pot to Blom

Hand #2: The preflop action was the same as the hand described above, leading to an A?6?8? flop. Dwan ($60,258.50) checked, Blom ($104,009) bet $6,800, and Dwan check-raised to $31,200. Blom proceeded to move all in and Dwan called off his remaining $23,658.50.

Blom: 10?5?A?10?
Dwan: J?J?3?Q?

Both players held a flush draw, but Dwan��s was best. Even so, Blom was out in front with a pair of aces. The 2? turn was of no consequence, and neither was the K? river. Blom��s pair of aces held up and he was pushed the $120,517 pot.

Blom went on to lose $360,000 of that back at the 2-7 Triple Draw and FLO8 tables, mostly to Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn, but then he turned right around and won $500,000 in 211 hands against Kyle ��KPR16�� Ray.

Blom and Dwan at it Again on Tuesday

It seemed Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom and Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan spent the week battling one another, so it��s a wonder they both managed to finish atop the weekly leaderboard. The two were at it again on Tuesday, once again playing at the $100/$200 PLO tables. In the match, which lasted two hours, Dwan won $283,000 from Blom, though he finished the day with only $169,500 in profit. Here are the two biggest pots from that match.

Hand #1: Dwan ($130,994) opened for $600 and then four-bet to $5,400 after Blom ($108,796) had three-bet to $1,800. The Swede then five-bet to $16,200, Dwan called, and the flop came down the Q?A?5?. Blom led out for $32,400 and then called off his remaining $60,196 after Dwan had raised to $114,794.

Blom: K?K?J?8?
Dwan: 3?2?5?6?

Dwan flopped a pair of fives and gut-shot straight flush draw, while Blom had a pair of kings and a straight draw of his own. The 10? turn actually gave Blom that straight, and all he needed to do to win the $217,592 pot was dodge a spade on the river. That��s exactly what he did as the harmless J? peeled off.

Hand #2:

Biggest Winners/Losers (Full Tilt Poker)

Week��s biggest winners (4/12-4/17): Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (+$526,996), Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan (+$446,953), ��kagome kagome�� (+$302,009), Daniel ��w00ki3z�� Cates* (+$214,754), Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (+$208,362), Alex ��Alexonmoon�� Luneau (+$181,246), Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (+$165,905), Gus Hansen (+$146,771)

Week��s biggest losers: Kyle ��KPR16�� Ray (-$826,208), Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (-$265,906), Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond (-$224,936), ��SetoKaiba1�� (-$203,820), ��BERRI SWEET��* (-$167,488)

Year��s biggest winners: Alexander ��PostFlopAction�� Kostritsyn (+$4,008,841), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (+$3,117,446), Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (+$2,202,403), Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$1,718,307), Phil ��OMGClayAiken�� Galfond (+$1,537,714), ��SallyWoo�� (+$1,217,076), Kyle ��cottonseed1�� Hendon (+$1,003,684), ��1Il|1Il|1il|��* (+$975,890), ��Odd_Oddsen��* (+$904,978), Tom ��durrrr�� Dwan (+$779,393), Ronny ��ronnyr37617�� Kaiser (+$721,278)

Year��s biggest losers: Gus Hansen (-$2,645,296), Ben ��Sauce1234�� Sulsky (-$1,878,638), Phil ��Polarizing�� Ivey (-$1,606,502), ��patpatpanda�� (-$1,330,885), Scott ��mastrblastr�� Seiver (-$1,220,399), ��punting-peddler�� (-$1,099,064), ��CRAIN85�� (-$925,500), ��samrostan�� (-$863,299), Alex ��IReadYrSoul�� Millar (-$832,668)

*Denotes PokerStars

_{Data, hands and replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com}

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