HighStakes Report, January - November

<img align="right" src=http://admins.liquidpoker.net/user_pictures/8b7ec8c7100874a09fe32d0e66a04242.jpg style="margin:5px; border:1px solid black;">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 <b>Rail Haven</b> 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 <b>biggest winner </b> of 2008 so far isn’t really a big surprise… <b>Phil Ivey</b>! 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! <b> Phil Galfond</b> also known as <b>OMGClayAiken</b> or <b>Jman28</b>, 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 <b>Lady marmelade</b>, who lost $6,548,034 since the start of the year. Second in the red list is <b>patatino</b>, 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 <A name="cutnews"></A>pockets, as he is a multi-billionaire. Third and fourth on the list are <b>elmariachimacho</b> and <b>Bleachbum</b> , 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:

<b>Biggest Winners in 2008 until November 30th:</b>

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

durrr has had 1 day 1m swings with 3m total profit thats really sick

and ivey is just nuts with the amount of volume he puts in 7m

Huh i thought Lady Marmelade and patatino were the same guy?
Who is lady marmelade then ?

well I've read laliberte = patatino, lady marmelade, elmariachimacho and noataima, but i cant really write that as I don't know if its true or not, except for patatino.

That would make -12 million for Laliberté. Quite a nice donation to the pokerworld

it's weird how phil ivey can be so good when he's played so much fewer hands lifetime.. makes me wonder if lifetime hands really does say that much about skill level

your conclusion should be ivey is a prodigy not whether lifetime hands prove that much

Some guy on 2+2 compiled this flowchart in september for FTP. The general conclusion is that the top 30 players basically make their living off Guy.
Interesting graphical representation (but I think it's NLHE only)

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/...nomy-wheres-going-wheres-been-288761/

I'm pretty sure, Raidern, that patatino, noaitama and lady marmelade are Laliberté so that's 11,500,000$ loss for him this year ! And now we see what happens if Laliberté quits playing poker. elmariachimacho is not Guy from what i've heard but a spoiled rich arab kid living in mexico (am i rite?), i would be interested in knowing who the fuck are "howisitfeellike ", "CHUFTY" and "La Key U" tho ...

elmariachimacho is amir dinh
chufty is friedman
la key u is green plastic

CHUFTY has been playing plo on stars for ages

What about Patrick ?

Chufty is a youngish english player who went on a ridic omaha heater. I haven't played with him but have heard several ppl inc stinger hint he was just running really really good. He donates pretty nicely at the bigger horse games

On December 04 2008 10:19 vyq wrote: elmariachimacho is amir dinh chufty is friedman la key u is green plastic

Please don't post fake info (unless you are leveling)

mariachimacho is Guy

Chufty is some english PLO pro like echo said (he even has his own blog...)

La key u is not taylor ROFL he is a red name on that site (Taylor Caby)

La key u is Chau Giang

On December 04 2008 10:23 VanDerMeyde wrote: What about Patrick ?

i wonder what happens to poker when guy quits.. these guys are playing each other right now without guy too but i actually doubt they can keep doing that if guy isnt donating

On December 04 2008 10:20 FrinkX wrote: CHUFTY has been playing plo on stars for ages

chufty so good..how about antonius and ziigmund`?
nice read

by the way..guylaliberte according to forbes + 1,7 billion $
here is the links..he is ranking 707 in the worlds billionaire

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/b...-Billionaires_CountryOfCitizen_3.html

this is for celebrities
http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/11/most...s-celebrities08-cx_mn_0611c_land.html

On December 04 2008 11:12 Nazgul wrote: i wonder what happens to poker when guy quits.. these guys are playing each other right now without guy too but i actually doubt they can keep doing that if guy isnt donating

I guess they all hold thumbs that jamie gold wins WSOP main event again and discovers online poker...

I heard this once but wasn't sure if it's true. Is ugadabugada Negreaneau?

On December 04 2008 10:19 vyq wrote: elmariachimacho is amir dinh chufty is friedman la key u is green plastic

is today opposite day?

On December 04 2008 12:56 Sicks Macks wrote: I heard this once but wasn't sure if it's true. Is ugadabugada Negreaneau?

hes some scandi

ivey is almost as beastly as miguel torres

hi naz

wtf? chufty is friedman?

chufty is " richard ashby " source cardplayer europe and he just finnished 9th in Grosvenor UK Poker Tour - Grand Final
http://europe.cardplayer.com/magazine/article/65722?page=3

ugadabugada is Ville Wahlbäck ( finland) iso-kala ( big-fish ) in prima

friedman is Prahlad Friedman - Zweig / Spirit Rock / Mahatma / Poopers
funny hand versus jamie gold ...

On December 04 2008 09:07 Nazgul wrote: durrr has had 1 day 1m swings with 3m total profit thats really sick

that was my first thought too, in the big games this year there are lots of $500k+ pots flying around and even the biggest winners are on like 3million profit, how can they afford to be in these games?

I'm always interested to see these numbers. The 10th most profitable online poker palyer in the world (on ftp) only made 1.7 million? And what happens if that rich donator quits? How much will profits drop.

Realities of poker economy are making me want to study more and play less.

good year for the dang bros

I think ppl are forgetting how much money some of (most) of these players made playing live this year as well. Durrrr FT'd some big tournaments, krantz won a PLO 5k rebuy, etc..

So fucking sick... what i could do with that money right now .

On December 04 2008 13:39 Critterer wrote: Show nested quote + On December 04 2008 09:07 Nazgul wrote: durrr has had 1 day 1m swings with 3m total profit thats really sick that was my first thought too, in the big games this year there are lots of $500k+ pots flying around and even the biggest winners are on like 3million profit, how can they afford to be in these games?

these numbers are just from the super high stakes games right? I imagine that all of these players make a lot more from grinding the lower stakes games.

wtf jan-nov why didnt you wait a month and make a 2008 report

I dunno if I will be alive by the end of december
it was defrag who made the report though.

On December 04 2008 15:22 BigRed0000 wrote: I think ppl are forgetting how much money some of (most) of these players made playing live this year as well. Durrrr FT'd some big tournaments, krantz won a PLO 5k rebuy, etc..

Yeah, Ivey went deep in some WPT tournaments but he also won the L.A. Classic WPT for a cool $1M+. But I am still fucking surprised Ivey has made that much this year online. It's fucking mind-boggling. But this just reaffirms my man-crush on Ivey (no homo).

On December 04 2008 11:12 Nazgul wrote: i wonder what happens to poker when guy quits.. these guys are playing each other right now without guy too but i actually doubt they can keep doing that if guy isnt donating

they find high stakes live games with the rich fish who just dont trust having $1 mill online.

an accountant friend's wife plays high stakes limit games ($100/200 down to 25/50, although i know those arent nosebleed and its LIMIT) but the concept is the same. lot of wives, or husbands, recreation gamblers, who would rather lose 10k or win 10k rather than play 1/2 2/4, or even 5/10 just because they get the thrill and they can afford to blow a few grand every month or so.

On December 04 2008 12:56 Sicks Macks wrote: I heard this once but wasn't sure if it's true. Is ugadabugada Negreaneau?

Nope, It's Lindgren.
At least that is what I read from a somewhat reliable source but since others say he is someone else then maybe he is not Erick. Rumours everywhere...

On December 04 2008 10:01 Sicks Macks wrote: Some guy on 2+2 compiled this flowchart in september for FTP. The general conclusion is that the top 30 players basically make their living off Guy. Interesting graphical representation (but I think it's NLHE only) http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/...nomy-wheres-going-wheres-been-288761/

Hectic

Jeez...phil woods...I mean Tiger Ivey....Phil Ivey is the poker domination.

How much did Guy lose last year? 11M?

you should REALLY really provide a source for this article as highstakesdb.com does all the datamining for high stakes (at least 50/100 nl/plo and 500/1k limit games)

On December 05 2008 01:58 Liofle wrote: Show nested quote + On December 04 2008 12:56 Sicks Macks wrote: I heard this once but wasn't sure if it's true. Is ugadabugada Negreaneau? Nope, It's Lindgren. At least that is what I read from a somewhat reliable source but since others say he is someone else then maybe he is not Erick. Rumours everywhere...

ugadabugada is Ville Wahlbäck ( finland) iso-kala ( big-fish ) in prima

lindgren is lindgren in ft lol..