The cash games ‘High Stakes’ Pokerstars and Full Tilt onnu have a very successful week. Monday, Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates has found the action from a fellow Swede, the so-called “Toomten.” The next two days, Bryn Kenney dominated Richard Lyndaker and Patrik Antonius has paid the scalp of “Kagome Kagome” tables of limit Hold’em $ 3,000 / $ 6,000.
Toomten plunges into the jungle
Monday, January 17, 2011, “Toomten” played two matches of pot-limit Omaha $ 25 / $ 50, the first related to him 159k $ cons “Bttech86″ and the second played against Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates. But confronting one of the best players in the world is never easy. Toomten and has learned the hard way, dropping $ 79k in just 1128 hands.
In one of these hands, Cates ($ 51,118.75) raised to $ 150 on the button, Toomten ($ 20,392.25) reraised to $ 450, Cates ’4-bet to $ 1,350, adds a Toomten in ladle Cates and pays $ 4,050. With $ 8,100 already in the pot, the flop shows . Toomten bets the pot, are $ 8,100 and half of his stack and Cates remaining $ 32,400 to the stimulus. Toomten called with the $ 8,242.25 and his remaining cards of both players are revealed.
Toomten:
Cates:
Toomten has a pair of aces but Cates just flop a flush draw in addition to its pair of four hit the board. The turn improves the hand Cates giving him a second pair and propels the head. The River endorses this new balance of power and Cates wins the pot of $ 40,784.50.
Kenney mystifies Lyndaker
Tuesday, Bryn Kenney played no fewer than 3,737 hands, which earned him $ 96,000 in total. More than half of those hands took place during a match against Richard “nutsinho” Lyndaker tables no-limit Hold’em $ 50 / $ 100 PokerStars. The confrontation lasted 1,919 hands, over which Kenn has consistently grown an early advantage gained. Finally, Kenney took $ 49,000 in the past but Lyndaker hands played were not to his advantage. Some hundreds of hand earlier, he led from $ 76,000.
Their hands the most spectacular seen Kenney ($ 17,442.50) $ 300 to boost button. Lyndaker ($ 20,867.50) the cons with a reraise to $ 1,100 but Kenney splits while a ’4-bet to $ 2,400. Lyndaker out heavy weapons and began to carpet. Kenney paid with $ 15,042.50 and the cards are returned.
Kenney:
Lyndaker:
Kenney is far ahead and will even make things worse on the flop ; But all is not lost Lyndaker, which may pass before with any Jack with his new gutshot. The the leaves turn and the unchanged positions at the river, just crucify the last hopes of Lyndaker. Kenney wins $ 34,885 at once.
Antonius will Gave
Patrik Antonius, considered one of the best limit hold’em players in the world, was attacked on Wednesday to “Kagome Kagome,” the German player formerly known under the nickname “IHateJuice” tables of limit Hold’em $ 3,000 / Full Tilt $ 6.000t.
The biggest pot of the match occurs when Kagome raised to $ 6,000 from the button and Antonius called. The flop comes Antonius and check. Kagome did not ask for advance $ 3,000 in the middle but takes a check-raise from his opponent. It does not frighten Kagome, which sends a final boost before leaving Antonius pay.
When the comes the turn Antonius checked, Kagome inflated the $ 6,000 pot, and Antonius the stimulus Kagome pay. On that appears in the river, Antonius bet and pays Kagome quickly. Antonius shows For a flopped full house and won the $ 66,000 pot.
At the end of the match, played on two tables in parallel, Antonius headed Mat $ 111,000 and $ 560,000. Kagome showed less good-looking, with $ 317,000 and $ 195.00 respectively.
Before leaving, the two players briefly discussed by chat, giving us a taste of the festivities to come:
Kagome Kagome: You’ve started twice on the button
Patrik Antonius: gg too tired
Kagome Kagome: Let me play mine at least if you go away
Patrik Antonius: no problem
Kagome Kagome: thank you sir
Patrik Antonius is replayed tomorrow if you want
Who wins? Who loses?
- The biggest winners of the week (17.01 to 19/01): “Also11 ($ 92,008),” ChrisFun123 ($ 73,424), “Theo J” ($ 69,651), Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates ($ +67.872)
- In the Red: “n0d1ceb4by ($ 113,523),” Babayaro ($ 63,180), “gamblegambel ($ 54,244), Richard” nutsinho “Lyndaker ($ 50,958)
- Biggest Winners in 2011: Di “Urindanger” Dang ($ 983,771), Scott “URnotINdanger2″ Palmer ($ 925,091), Jared “harrington25″ Bleznick ($ 496,400)
- Biggest Losers in 2011: “Kpederson ($ 545,705),” cadillac1944 ($ 478,669), “DrugsOrMe ($ 411,838),” Sauce123 ($ 388,458)