Nov 7 2011

Arnaud, Wahlbeck are Week’s Biggest Online Poker Winners

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The online poker world was abuzz last week with news of the agreement between Groupe Bernard Tapie and the U.S. Department of Justice in which former Full Tilt Poker players will receive their long-awaited funds. Meanwhile, some of the biggest names in online poker were logged into PokerStars and battling it out at nosebleed stake levels.

The week’s biggest winner was Romain “moirhums” Arnaud, who played a prolific set of almost 9,000 hands across 68 sessions to earn nearly $163k. Hot on his heels was Ville Wahlbeck, who played a relatively paltry 3,166 hands in 23 sessions to add $131k to his bankroll. Joining them in the winner’s circle was azn_baller3, who earned just over $89k.

!P0krparty¡ lost more than anyone in online poker this past week, dropping over $139k after playing 63 sessions comprising a seemingly inhuman 18,000 hands. He remains unidentified, but rumors abound that he buys into tables with his entire bankroll, shifting from stakes of $1 / $2 to upwards of $50 / $100 depending on how he’s running.

Most of !P0krparty¡’s money this past week went to Phil Galfond at the high stakes PLO tables. The two traded enormous pots on Sunday, including a $72k pot for !P0krparty¡ and one worth $86k for Galfond.

Although !P0krparty¡ was the biggest loser of the week, Davin “mTW-DaviN” Georgi didn’t fare much better with a loss of almost $134k. Georgi has been on a losing streak that’s in stark contrast with his performance earlier in the year. Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro dropped $93k as well, placing him squarely in the top 3 losers of the week.

Other active big-name online pros last week included Ilari “Ilari FIN” Sahamies, Rui “PepperoniF” Cao, urubu111 and Gavin “gavz101″ Cochrane.

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