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Online Poker Action – Phil Galfond Gets Going at PokerStars
Posted by: Jo Martin - Fri, 2011-11-04 13:44
The agreement between the DoJ and representatives of the Bernard Tapie Group was great news for online poker players world over. Some of these guys didn’t quite have time to celebrate though: they were busy grinding away at the high stakes tables at PokerStars.
This week saw plenty of action and excitement at the nosebleed stakes, however there weren’t really any major 6-figure swings.
Romain Arnaud finished with the biggest profit: he pocketed $162.8k. He played 8,974 hands for that though, so everything considered, his efficiency wasn’t exactly outstanding. Ville Wahlbeck finished with a profit as well: he ended the week $131.3k above the red line, but he only put in a 3,166 hand effort for it.
!P0krparty; was the one who put in the heftiest effort though: he logged 18,058 hands spread over 63 sessions. His results were less than encouraging: he finished with a $139k loss.
Davin Georgi lost more than $100k too and Sami Kelopuro nearly managed to break the mark as well, as $92k of his bankroll evaporated.
Every now and then, a new name surfaces at the high stakes tables, making a bid to enter the winners’ circle. These guy are usually unknown, mystery players, and the online poker world seems to love them. This was the case of !P0krparty; who showed up this week at the $25/$50 PLO tables. One thing that is known about him is that he often takes his entire stack to the table. He must’ve logged a hot run recently because when he’s losing he doesn’t venture above the $1/$2 tables. However long his hot run was, it all came to an end when he bumped into Phil Galfond. Galfond took several massive pots off him, the biggest one of which weighed in at $86.6k.
Most of the money that ended up in Arnaud’s possession came from Gavin Cochrane. The biggest pot the two played for was a $40.1k whooper.
