The 2014 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has headlined the net action on PokerStars as of late, but over on Full Tilt Poker the high-stakes cash games was going strong.
Over the past week, nobody did better on the virtual felt than Isaac “luvtheWNBA” Haxton, who won $712,954 in barely 2,063 hands over 19 sessions. Other big winners included Cort “thecortster” Kibler-Melby (+$480,972 in 14 sessions/1,460 hands), Kyle “KPR16” Ray (+$411,456 in 6 sessions/575 hands), and Doug “WCGRider” Polk (+$388,836 in 25 sessions/10,999 hands).
On the opposite end of the spectrum, nobody lost greater than “Denoking,” who actually got off to an excellent start this week only to be dealt an enormous blow by Polk, that is highlighted near the top of this week’s Online Railbird Report. Denoking ended up a $948,403 loser after 12,722 hands over 40 sessions.
Other losers included Viktor “Isildur1” Blom (-$359,672 in 40 sessions/5,178 hands), Phil “Polarizing” Ivey (-$241,965 in 17 sessions/1,408 hands), “kagome kagome” (-$219,342 in 15 sessions/883 hands), and Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius (-$170,213 in 5 sessions/1,252 hands).
Haxton Takes $556,800 from “Denoking”
On Friday, September 12, “Denoking” and Haxton sat down at three tables of $50/$100 no-limit hold’em and played for almost two hours. During that point Haxton took his opponent for $70,000. They then decided to up the stakes and moved as much as the $200/$400 tables and onward to $300/$600. They played at eight different tables, and after another few hours Haxton walked away a winner at six of all of them. told, Haxton won $556,800 off "Denoking," which included winning all of the day’s three biggest pots.
Have a look:
Hand #1: Within the biggest hand of the day, "Denoking" ($159,996) opened for $1,500 from the button after which called when Haxton ($151,837.90) three-bet to $5,400 from the large blind. When the flop came down 
, Haxton bet $5,400, "Denoking" called, and the 
appeared at the turn.
Haxton bet again, this time $14,256, and "Denoking" called to look the 
river. Haxton bet $33,073.90 after which called off when "Denoking" shoved for $134,900. "Denoking tabled" the 
for trips, nevertheless it was no good as Haxton had filled up with the 
. Ship the $303,675.80 pot to Haxton.
Hand #2: "Denoking" ($120,457) raised to $1,500 and called when Haxton three-bet to $5,400, which led to a flop of 
. Haxton continued for $7,128, "Denoking" popped it to $19,200, and Haxton pushed back to the tune of $41,700. To not be outdone, "Denoking" four-bet to $96,000 after which called when Haxton five-bet shoved for $113,339 total.
"Denoking": 
Haxton: 
Both players had flopped top pair, but Haxton’s kicker had him well out in front. The turn and river were run twice, but neither the 
at the first run nor 
at the second helped "Denoking" and he watched the $237,478 pushed to Haxton.
Hand #3:
“Denoking” Rebounds with $228,900 Win Over Polk
A day after you have decimated by Haxton, "Denoking" was back on the no-limit hold’em tables for more action. This time his opponent was Polk, and the duo played for just about 11 hours on the $50/$100 and $100/$200 tables. When all was said and done, "Denoking" finished a $228,900 winner. Of the greater than 4,000 hands played, just three of them were six figures.
Doug "WCGRider" PolkHand #1: At a $100/$200 table, Polk ($76,889.85) opened for $440 and was met by a three-bet to $2,480 from "Denoking" ($89,923.45). Polk four-bet to $7,440, "Denoking" called, and the flop came down 
, which they both checked. When the appeared at the turn, "Denoking" bet $21,300 and Polk called. "Denoking" then bet $61,183.45 at the river and Polk called off his remaining chips to create a pot of $153,779.70. Denoking tabled the 
for flopped trips, and it was good as Polk simply mucked.
Hand #2: Polk ($111,691.35) raised to $440, "Denoking" three-bet to $2,480, and Polk pushed back with a four-bet to $7,440. "Denoking" responded by five-betting to $16,000 after which called when Polk six-bet jammed.
"Denoking": Polk: 
With $109,332.70 at the line, the 2 agreed to run it twice. The 
flop at the first extended "Denoking’s" lead, but Polk picked up a flush draw at the 
turn. Unfortunately for him, the 
river was blank and "Denoking" locked up half the pot.
On the second one run, Polk took the lead at the 
flop with a couple of queens, but "Denoking" flopped a flush draw. The 
turn didn’t complete it, however the 
river did and "Denoking" scooped the pot.
Hand #3: "Denoking" ($131,290.25) raised to $500 after which called when Polk ($51,136.20) three-bet to $2,200. When the flop came down 
, Polk bet $2,420, "Denoking" called, and the 
appeared at the turn. Polk bet $6,098.40, "Denoking" called, and the completed the board at the river. Polk opted to shove for his last $40,417.80, and "Denoking" wasted little time in making the decision. Polk tabled the for a flush, nevertheless it was not ok to win the $102,300 pot as "Denoking" rivered a larger flush with the 
.
"Denoking" Takes More from Polk; Ray Wins in Tuesday FLO8 Action
On Tuesday, September 16, Kyle “KPR16” Ray finished because the day’s biggest winner after banking $251,600 in a 150-minute afternoon session on the $2,000/$4,000 fixed-limit Omaha hi/lo (FLO8) tables against Viktor “Isildur1” Blom.
Meanwhile, "Denoking" and Doug “WCGRider” Polk were back on the $100/$200 no-limit hold’em tables, and after six hours of play at three tables, the previous ended up a $131,100 winner. Despite losing within the match, Polk did take down the day’s biggest pot after being at the good end of a cooler.
Check it out:
Polk Gets His Revenge to the Tune of $736,600
On Thursday, September 18, Polk got his revenge on "Denoking" in a large way on the $200/$400 no-limit hold’em tables. The 2 played a swingy nine-hour match, though Polk was within the black all the time before finishing a $736,600 winner. During that time, the 2 played 14 six-figure pots, two of which have been over $300K.
Hand #1: Polk ($195,987) opened for $880 and "Denoking" ($191,013.60) responded with a three-bet to $4,800. Polk then made it $14,400, "Denoking" five-bet to $37,600, and Polk shoved all in. "Denoking" called off and the 2 agreed to run it twice for the $382,827.20 pot.
"Denoking": Polk:
It was a cooler, but "Denoking" had two chances to get lucky. The 
at the first run gave both players a flush, but in fact Polk’s was best. At the second run of 
, Polk filled up and ended up scooping the pot.
Hand #2: "Denoking" ($169,380.30) opened for $1,400 after which called when Polk ($253,514.60) three-bet to $6,800, which resulted in a 
flop. Polk led out for $10,200, "Denoking" raised to $35,600, and Polk moved all in. "Denoking" called off and similar to that there has been a $338,760.60 pot at the line.
Polk: 
"Denoking": 
"Denoking" had flopped bottom set while Polk held flush and gutshot straight draws. The 2 agreed to run it twice, but Polk came up empty when the 
blanked at the first run followed by the at the second.
Biggest Winners/Losers from Sept. 12-18
 Isaac “luvtheWNBA” Haxton | $712,954 | “Denoking” | $948,403 | |
Cort “thecortster” Kibler-Melby | $480,972 | Viktor “Isildur1” Blom | $359,672 | |
Kyle “KPR16” Ray | $411,456 | Phil “Polarizing” Ivey | $241,965 | |
Doug “WCGRider” Polk | $388,836 | “kagome kagome” | $219,342 | |
Dan “jungleman12” Cates | $283,294 | Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius | $170,213 | |
 Dan “w00ki3z.” Cates | $246,458 | “AthaCliath” | $156,237 |
Year's Biggest Winners/Losers
Dan “jungleman12” Cates | $2,963,007 | Gus Hansen | $5,522,853 | |
Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius | $2,143,568 | Phil “Polarizing” Ivey | $2,276,313 | |
Mikael “punting-peddler” Thuritz | $1,960,727 | Elior “Crazy Elior” Sion | $1,138,037 | |
Isaac “luvtheWNBA” Haxton | $1,295,887 | Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond | $1,082,089 | |
Doug “WCGRider” Polk | $1,142,935 | Paul “MalACEsia” Phua | $823,325 | |
Christoph “Tight-Man1” Vogelsang | $663,477 | Ben “Sauce1234” Sulsky | $705,594 | |
Niki Jedlicka | $624,921 | Rui Cao | $544,111 |
Data, hands and replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com
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