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We generally post ~200bb+ pots, but if there's an interesting hand/showdown, or if there's not much action feel free to post smaller ones.


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HSDB
To view high stakes results/live action updates visit HighStakes Database: http://www.highstakesdb.com/live-results.aspx.

Known High Stakes players

Links to HSDB pages (click screenames) and Hendon Mob database pages (click player names):

• 0Human0 = Ignat Liviu
• 1Il|1Il|1il| (Barcode) aka trex313 = Hac Dang
• 1-ronnyr3 aka ronnyr37617 = Ronny Kaiser
• 26071985 aka Tight-man1 = Christoph Vogelsang
• aba20 aka sbrugby aka Brian Townsend = Brian Townsend aba20 @ 2+2, Well summary
• AlexeiMartov = Martin Bradstreet @twitter, website, alexeimartov @ 2+2 #1, MagicNinja @ 2+2 #2, Street poker, Flamingoes, HS thread post 1, HS thread post 2, Pokerstatic, LifeWithFaceCards audio interview part#1 & part#2
• AltiFC aka KidPoker705 = Max Altergott
• Ben86 aka Bttech86 = Ben Tollerene @twitter, Ben86 @ 2+2, QuadJacks audio interview
• BenyamineX = Nordien de Jong
• bernard-bb = Ilkka Koskinen
• Berndsen12 = Sander Berndsen
• BiatchPeople aka Alex Luneau aka AlexOnMoon = Alexandre Luneau
• broksi aka Gus Hansen = Gustav Hansen blog, Pokercast
• ChaoRen160 aka punting-peddler aka Omlphalotus aka Svantekung on B2B aka Tipex on Prima = Mikael Thuritz
• Crazy Elior aka Crazy Elior on FTP = Elior Sion
• DeanoSupremo = Dean Lyall @twitter
• Deldar182 aka POKERBLUFFS= David Eldar Deldar182 @ 2+2
• DoeBoyFre$h aka RealMonies = Ryan Fee fees @ 2+2
• Domce = Dominykas Karmazinas Website, @twitter
• durrrr = Tom Dwan @twitter
• Fake Love888 aka Patrik Antonius aka FinddaGrind = Patrik Antonius
• fish2013 aka HelicopterBen82 = Nikita Bodyakovskiy
• FiSHeYe1984 = Fredrik Keitel
• forhayley aka Rhje = Dmitry Yaskevich frhly @ 2+2
• GARFIELD25 = Peter Chan
• gavz101 = Gavin Cochrane @twitter, gavz101 @ 2+2
• Genius28 aka Genius28 on FTP = Chris Lee
• gomir aka Martin Kabrhel = Martin Kabrhel
• gunning4you aka mastrblastr = Scott Seiver @twitter
• GSinishtaj aka GSinishtaj on FTP = Gjergj Sinishtaj @twitter
• GVOZDIKA55 aka NEKOTYAN = Vladimir Schemelev
• good2cu = Andrew Robl @twitter
• Harrington10 aka harrington25 = Jared Bleznick
• H@££INGGOL = Fredrik Halling
• Ike Haxton aka philivey2694 aka luvtheWNBA = Isaac Haxton, ike @ 2+2
• Ilari FIN aka Ziigmund = Ilari Sahamies Pokerstatic, Blog, Ziig blow ups and chat
• ISILDRooN = Leo Nordin @twitter, ISILDRppN @ 2+2 ISILDRooN SNE chase
• Isildur1 aka Isildur1 on FTP = Viktor Blom, ViktorBlom @ 2+2, @twitter, 2013 Isildur1 Thread , Isildur1 thread, Phil Galfond about Viktor Blom
• Jeans89 aka Ingenious89 = Jens Kyllönen Jeans @ 2+2
• JesusLebtNOT aka IHateJuice aka Kagome Kagome = Julius Fleischer hasu @ 2+2
• joiso aka PostFlopAction = Alexander Kostritsyn
• Kanu7 aka IReadYrSoul = Alexander Millar Kanu @ 2+2, Interview.
• KidPoker = Daniel Negreanu @twitter, @youtube Daniel Negreanu @ 2+2.
• KPR16 aka KPR16 on FTP = Kyle Ray
• KTPOKP = Tobias Kuder
• lb6121 aka __FullFlush1__ = Luke Schwartz
• lechuckpoker = Igor Kurganov
• LewisFriend aka cottonseed1 = Kyle Hendon
• Lottenice = Jacob Rasmussen Sasuke @ 2+2
• Lrslzk aka LarsLuzak = Sami Kelopuro
• Luckygump aka NoPasaran = Alexey Makarov
• MalAceSia aka MalAceSia on FTP = Paul Phua
• milkybarkid = Ben Grundy Blog, Ben Grundy @ 2+2, Well, Looking for a stake thread
• mikki696 = Maxi Lehmanski
• moirhums = Romain Arnaud
• molswi47 = Will Molson shipdatboi @ 2+2
• mrGR33N13 aka riyyc225 = Daniel Colman mrgr33n13 @ 2+2
• MrSweets28 aka OMGClayAiken = Phil Galfond Blog, Jman28 @ 2+2, Well, G-Bucks, Pokerstatic, Pokercast, Pokerroad
• mTw-DaviN aka davin77 = Davin Georgi Gosu profile
• nanonoko = Randy Lew @twitter, nanonoko @ 2+2, Website/Blog, @youtube, Jackson Five thread
• nutsinho = Richard Lyndaker nutsinho @ 2+2, Assistant thread
• Odd_Oddsen aka no_Ola = Ola Amundsgård grinder10 @ 2+2
• oogee aka FishosaurusREX = Eugene Yanayt
• PepperoniF aka Rui Cao aka Gohanounet= Rui Cao RGC @ 2+2
• philbort aka philbort on FTP = Philipp Gruissem
• phisherman36 = Andrei-Robert Pescaru
• phounderAA = Diogo Veiga
• RaiseOnce aka Phil Ivey aka Polarizing = Phil Ivey @twitter
• ragen70 aka ragen70 on FTP= Sven Niklas Heinecker
• RealAndyBeal aka KaiBuxxe aka Niki Jedlicka = Niki Jedlicka
• refaelamit aka rafiboy aka howisitfeellike = Rafi Amit
• SamRostan aka patpatman aka samrostan on FTP aka patpatpanda = Chun Lei Zhou
• Sauce123 aka PrtectYaNeck aka Sauce1234 = Benjamin Sulsky sauce123 @ 2+2, Blog, Pokerstatic, Pokercast
• Seb86 aka Seb86 on FTP = Sebastien Sabic Seb86 @ 2+2, Pokerstatic
• Sira Al Aziz = André Santos Sira Al Aziz @ 2+2,
• socutiesf = Ta-Chih Geeng
• Skjervøy aka Skjervoy = Andreas Torbergsen @facebook, Blog, blopp @ 2+2
• $tinger 88 aka LucLongley aka Brian Hastings = Brian Hastings Stinger88 @ 2+2
• Sussie Smith aka THENUTHUNTER = Alexander Roumeliotis Ephialtes1 @ 2+2
• takechip = Philippe D'Auteuil
• taktloss47 aka taktloss47 on FTP = Sebastian Ruthenberg cardcore @ 2+2
• Terken89 = Terje Augdal @twitter
• Tim0thee = Timothy Adams @twitter
• thecortster = Cort Kibler-Melby
• Toweliestar aka psychobenny = Benny Spindler
• tr1cky7 aka S3 TRX = Sam Trickett @twitter
• Trueteller aka Trueteller = Timofey Kuznetsov Trueteller @ 2+2
• V. Wahlbeck = Ville Wahlbeck
• Vaga_Lion aka Vaga_Lion on FTP = Rob Akery
• verve.oasis aka GGoffi = Gabriel Goffi ggoffi @ 2+2, 25/50 graph
• w00ki3z. aka jungleman12 = Daniel Cates @twitter, jungleman @ 2+2, Well, LifeFaceCards audio interview, 2013 July calvinayre interview & cliffs.
• WCG|Rider aka WCGRider = Douglas Polk @twitter, WCGRider @ 2+2, QuadJacks audio interview
• yurasov1990 aka TyRusT = Dmitry Yurasov blog
• ZeeJustin aka ZeeJustin on FTP = Justin Bonomo @twitter, ZeeJustin on 2+2, Website

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1st

thanks to all the hand historians! let's hope the action picks up now that summer is over.

3rdst

not sure how relevant it is to this thread, but I've noticed something curious about EPT Barcelona - while all the smaller buyins gathered massive fields, with 1k Estrellas main having a record breaking field for an EPT tournament, everything with >10k buyin showed really tiny numbers. I wonder why that might be, it's not like all the hs crushers are busy playing online

Never lucky .(

Can think of a few reasons;

- the addition of tax in the range of 15-25% for everyone makes highrollers very hard to beat
- the politics become more absurd in the cash games for every year, high rake and foreigner have almost no chance of getting to play with fish because they just take them to their private games
- A lot of cash game players have had big issues getting out their winnings from the casino because they seemingly refuse to wire winnings.

Personally I hope its the last ept in barcelona and that they replace it with another stop. Even going back to the incident with jeans and human back in the day, they dont deserve a ept stop imo.

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PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $25/$50 - 3 players
Replay this hand on CardsChat

EnfantProdige (BU): $8,857.10 (177 bb)
Nacho124441 (SB): $5,275.00 (106 bb)
DavyJones922 (BB): $9,582.59 (192 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($75)
EnfantProdige (BU) raises to $125, 1 fold, DavyJones922 (BB) 3-bets to $600, EnfantProdige (BU) 4-bets to $1,525, DavyJones922 (BB) calls $925

Flop: ($3,075) 9♣ K♥ T♣ (2 players)
DavyJones922 (BB) checks, EnfantProdige (BU) bets $768, DavyJones922 (BB) raises to $2,150.70, EnfantProdige (BU) calls $1,382.70

Turn: ($7,376.40) T♥ (2 players)
DavyJones922 (BB) checks, EnfantProdige (BU) checks

River: ($7,376.40) T♦ (2 players)
DavyJones922 (BB) checks, EnfantProdige (BU) bets $5,181.40 (all-in), DavyJones922 (BB) folds

Total pot: $7,376.40 (Rake: $2)
EnfantProdige (BU) wins $7,374.40

Few suggestions for High-Stake threads:

an edit on ‘Known High Stake Players’ this list is 10 years old+ and there’s not one player post LLinus era on this list … doesn’t seem right

separate omaha high stakes and holdem high stakes threads

monthly recap of hands done in video compilation format? similar to how it’s done in this video, much quicker and easier to watch thru all the hands (and more entertaining!)
https://youtu.be/mRKAaLyzpkQ?si=oTx6OVHiWIZ5WX3V

I don't think it's necessary to separate omaha and holdem, but updating OP would be nice.

There has been a few attempts at making new lists.

Linus prob about to get banned from Triton cash games he's not "good for the game" enough https://highrollpoker.com/tracker/players/1421 he milks the players without giving back to the fish like other livestream pros

He needs to take a page out of JRB's book lol

Also is none of the HSDB links working for anyone else? Getting a 404 error on that site

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $25/$50 - 2 players
Replay this hand on Pokeit

Educa-s0lver (SB): $8,046.15 (161 bb)
666endymion (BB): $20,222.99 (404 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($75)
Educa-s0lver (SB) raises to $150, 666endymion (BB) 3-bets to $650, Educa-s0lver (SB) calls $500

Flop: ($1,300) 8 9 K (2 players)
666endymion (BB) checks, Educa-s0lver (SB) bets $520, 666endymion (BB) calls $520

Turn: ($2,340) 7 (2 players)
666endymion (BB) checks, Educa-s0lver (SB) bets $1,544.50, 666endymion (BB) raises to $19,052.99 (all-in), Educa-s0lver (SB) calls $5,331.65 (all-in)

First River: ($16,092.30) 8 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Second River: ($16,092.30) J (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $16,092.30 (Rake: $2.25)

First Showdown: Board: 8 9 K 7 8

666endymion (BB) shows 8 7 (a full house, Eights full of Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 14%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

Educa-s0lver (SB) shows 9 9 (a full house, Nines full of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 86%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

Educa-s0lver (SB) wins $8,045.03

Second Showdown: Board: 8 9 K 7 J

666endymion (BB) shows 8 7 (two pair, Eights and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 14%, Flop: 8%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

Educa-s0lver (SB) shows 9 9 (three of a kind, Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 86%, Flop: 92%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

Educa-s0lver (SB) wins $8,045.02

Lol, Triton isnt america where you have to be a manipulating sociopath to get into games. It's been known for a long time that triton/macao/manila vips prefer playing with the best players and the ones who could put in long hours and play big/give lots of action.

Have you seen the latest cash games from Triton on youtube? The pros are Antonius, as well as Linus, Koon and Brewer from the newer school of high roller pros.

Linus is a ton more action than both Koon and Brewer and seems to have a pleasant table demeanor as well. Hes just better than the others by a mile. Koon in particular just seemed kinda off his a-game when playing the standup game, not adjusting properly. Kept whining about his bad distribution of cards and how his hands couldnt play versus 3bets when the stand up game made 3bet ranges across the table much wider. Linus very quickly caught on and was 4betting light to take down a lot of pots.

Brewer was in a good mood and seemed to be a nice addition to the table but he actually seemed kinda scared money, as if he was playing with more of himself than he was comfortable with. He was shaking his head visibly annoyed for quite some time after getting stacked in a quite standard 2p v 2p spot. He also flatted 99 v Vivian who was playing extremely loose and then flatted again versus Linus' 3b squeeze (w 66) instead of just playing aggressively with what was a super premium the way the table was playing. Ended up having to fold on a scary board.

If only Linus would take a few shots of tequila and cackle hysterically like Nik Airball

What did JRB do?

not play well

Look at the comments on those YT videos from the Triton cash games. People like Linus. I think barring him and other top pros would be a mistake. There's definitely a portion of the audience that wants to see top cash game players in the lineup, and that portion of the audience definitely doesn't want to see them playing badly to "give back." There's also a class of recreational that specifically enjoys playing against top players for the competitive aspect, and I think the recs at this table mostly fell into that category. Plus Linus seems like a very pleasant and likeable person. He's also young and relatively good looking which matters for TV.

Generally I think it would be a huge mistake for Triton to try to pander to the audience that wants to see a bunch of crazy recs punting back and forth, because (1) that's not the brand they've built through their tournament series, and (2) that niche is already being filled by other streams. IMO this latest Triton cash game was the highest quality televised cash game I've ever watched. The lineup they picked was perfect. It was a very nice mix of likeable amateurs who actually have some interest in the strategy of the game, big name pros like Antonius and Koon who represent the "old guard" of high stakes pros, and then arguably the current best NLHE cash game player in the world in Linus.

Edit: Case in point -- the highest rated comment on the first video by a factor of >2 is a comment saying "LINUS!!!!!! [heart eyes emoji x5]"

Also nanonoko did a great job with commentary using a 'less is more' approach. He says the bare minimum which is perfect when the players are talkative.

Linus put on a true masterclass, great series of episodes to watch!

Yeah those games are really well broadcast by Triton who are doing a great job and established their brand as high stakes high end games. Its fun to see the old school names duke it out with rich casino owners and top asian businessmen/pros. You get to see legends like Antonius-Dwan-Ivey mix it up with Santosh or super modern pros like Linus (who I thought has good presence and seems polite and carries himself well) TonyG, Persons, Rob Young etc... its great mix of lineups. Aaron Zang and Tan Xuan seem like pretty solid pros from team local. I had stopped watching most poker content bc I simply found it boring. The Wsop with all unknowns and tanking dudes in hoodies and shades is quite yawn imo. But this is pretty damn entertaining and watchable.

Triton lineups are the nuts to rail. Shoutout to both the recs in the games and triton production/owners for letting us watch these things for free. Thank you thank you.

Great content. Linus crushing it

Triton Poker is the nuts for televised cash games. Love that it's not highlight reels and just raw footage. More cash game shows (not livestreamed games like HCL or The Lodge) on TV like HSP and PAD need to do this.