The action and swings in the big PLO games on PokerStars have been fast and furious of late. Ilari ‘Ilari FIN’ Sahamies, after many months of struggles, has been gaining momentum and turning a sizable profit of late. Late Wednesday, Sahamies recorded his biggest single day win of 2011 of $492k.
Sahamies played 1,132 hands, most of it against Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. With the massive victory, Sahamies has moved from a deficit of $800k on Stars to a $600k profit in just the last few weeks and over $750k in just the last 48 hours.
The pattern for Blom has been a disturbing one where he kills the 6-max high stakes PLO games, last night going up around $500k, only to switch to high stakes heads-up tables where he has been dominated by Phil Galfond and Sahamies, losing it all and more. Those ultimately donating to Galfond and Sahamies indirectly included Ronny “1-ronnyr3” Kaiser, Theo Jorgensen and Niki “RealAndyBeal” Jedlicka.
Blom's volume is impressive, logging 2,942 hands. But to finish with a $76k profit after being up around $500k and after being down from the last few days, it has to be seen as a big disappointment. Blom, while destroying the 6 max games has shown little control in the heads up matches, often gambling and behind heads-up.
With more American high stakes stars set to join the PokerStars big games after relocating outside the U.S., the action could continue fast and furious for the foreseeable future.
Sahamies played 1,132 hands, most of it against Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. With the massive victory, Sahamies has moved from a deficit of $800k on Stars to a $600k profit in just the last few weeks and over $750k in just the last 48 hours.
The pattern for Blom has been a disturbing one where he kills the 6-max high stakes PLO games, last night going up around $500k, only to switch to high stakes heads-up tables where he has been dominated by Phil Galfond and Sahamies, losing it all and more. Those ultimately donating to Galfond and Sahamies indirectly included Ronny “1-ronnyr3” Kaiser, Theo Jorgensen and Niki “RealAndyBeal” Jedlicka.
Blom's volume is impressive, logging 2,942 hands. But to finish with a $76k profit after being up around $500k and after being down from the last few days, it has to be seen as a big disappointment. Blom, while destroying the 6 max games has shown little control in the heads up matches, often gambling and behind heads-up.
With more American high stakes stars set to join the PokerStars big games after relocating outside the U.S., the action could continue fast and furious for the foreseeable future.
