 This year we saw a lot of insane poker records being broken one after another at the highest limits of online poker. Players were aiming to finish the year with as much profit as possible, and we got to see some pots of unimaginable sizes before. The introduction of the Rail Haven tables on Full Tilt Poker was one of the big happenings of the year for High Stakes, as it was the main reason it became kind of common to watch poker stars like Ivey and Durrr play for pots as big as $400,000. Out of curiosity, we've made a research on the HighStakes sites out there to check who were the big winners and losers on both NL Hold'em and Omaha.
First, the biggest winner of 2008 so far isn’t really a big surprise… Phil Ivey! This amazing player made exactly $7,112,054 , from 1.01.2008 until 30.11.2008! In November alone he made $777,441 , which gave him the 5th spot in November’s winners list, as the biggest winner of the month was Eli Elezra, with $1,374,698 profit.
Second person on the list of biggest winners made around half of what Phil Ivey has made! Phil Galfond also known as OMGClayAiken or Jman28, profited $3,376,606! He is just marginally in front of Trex313 ($3,326,685) and Tom "durrrr" Dwan ($3,208,507). Those four players close the list of people who made over $3mln.
Of course, all that money comes from somewhere, so let’s take a look at the biggest losers of the high stakes cash games. First on the list is Lady marmelade, who lost $6,548,034 since the start of the year. Second in the red list is patatino, aka Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil and a passionate of poker. He has lost $4,042,466, what isn’t really capable of hurting his pockets, as he is a multi-billionaire. Third and fourth on the list are elmariachimacho and Bleachbum , who lost $2,788,162 and $1,097,457 respectively. Check out top ten lists of both winners and losers of the high stakes poker:
Biggest Winners in 2008 until November 30th:
1.Phil Ivey $7,112,054
2.OMGClayAiken $3,376,606
3.trex313 $3,326,685
4.durrrr $3,208,507
5.David Benyamine $2,939,865
6.Urindanger $2,905,963
7.Gus Hansen $2,788,943
8.howisitfeellike $2,668,631
9.CHUFTY $2,368,891
10. La Key U $1,777,231
Biggest Losers in 2008 until November 30th:
1.lady marmelade -$6,548,034
2.patatino -$4,042,466
3.elmariachimacho -$2,788,162
4.Bleachbum -$1,097,457
5.noataima -$990,652
6.SteveSung -$960,968
7.MSampoerna -$945,242
8.PostflopAction -$892,004
9.Ugadabugada -$876,097
10.John Juanda -$829,918
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Netherlands. Dec 04 2008 09:07. Posts 4710
