High Stakes Report: Gus Hansen Big Wins, Daniel Cates Big Losses
Gus Hansen is up over $2 million to start off 2011 Despite having a disastrous end to 2010 Gus Hansen has came on strong to begin 2011. This week he added a little over $1 million to his bankroll when he steamrolled through his opponents on Full Tilt Poker.
Hansen Hits Jungleman12 for $238k
Cates and Hansen only played 141 hands of $500/$1,000 Cap Pot-Limit Omaha but that was enough for the Great Dane to crush the Maryland-resident. It marked the first time in several weeks that Cates had recorded a significant loss.
SuperStar Showdown: Isildur1 Enters the Jungle
Cates, who is currently 17,108 hands into the durrrr Callenge II, has decided to take on Viktor “Isildur1” Blom in the third edition of PokerStars SuperStar Showdown on Jan.
Sagstrom Struck for $112k
Sagstrom, who was one of the first hugely successful online cash players, has had a volatile history in high stakes poker to say the least. He spun his roll all the way up to nearly $2 million in the summer of 2009 before losing it all in the span of a few months and going $591k in the red
ASHMAN103 Emerges With $172k Win
Griffin, who famously played in Bobby’s Room when he was still underage, played just 172 hands of $300/$600 Pot-Limit Omaha against Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies but absolutely dominated the wily Finn. Near the end of the session harrington25 hopped in on the action but was also unable to beat Griffin. Griffin finally called it quits after approximately three hours of play
Hansen Gets Revenge on Urindanger
Last night Hansen recorded 304 hands of heads-up $500/$1,000 Cap PLO against Urindanger on Full Tilt and for once he was the one with the hammer. After pummeling Urindanger for several hours Hansen finished with an extra $239k in his online bankroll. The Great Dane didn’t end his night there, however, as he moved on to playing Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies at $2,000/$4,000 Omaha Hi-Lo
Skjervoy Has Sick $850k Session
Torbergsen, who signed as a CardRunners instructor this summer, has quickly risen through the high stakes PLO ranks since learning the game in 2005.