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As the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker continues to wrap up, high stakes cash games at the site continue in full force. Although the most famous nose-bleeds regulars such as Ilari Sahamies and Viktor Blom were largely absent this past week, a few slightly lesser-known players managed to gather significant boosts for their bankrolls.

The biggest winner of the week overall was Benny “toweliestar” Spindler, who earned just over half a million dollars playing an astoundingly prolific week of online poker: 25,601 hands spread across a staggering 256 sessions. Rafael Amit had an impressive week as well, earning nearly $272k playing 11,683 hands across 96 sessions. Rounding out the top three was the unidentified !P0krparty¡, who won $257k after playing 117 sessions comprising 15,814 hands.

!P0krparty¡ was a brand new addition to the high-stakes scene this past week, building his bankroll quickly in $10 / $20 PLO. Following a massive hot streak, he brought his profits up to the $50 / $100 stake level and engaged in 14,780 hands over the course of 36 hours, winning $247k of his weekly profits in a single lengthy sitting.

Although it is known that !P0krparty¡ hails from Canada, his actual identity remains unknown. Rail birds are speculating that he may be a former Full Tilt player named Harry Kaczka, otherwise known as ugotabanana. He apparently has the skills to back up his newfound fame, as he took down a $112k pot against socutiesf and a $102k against Davin “mTw-DaviN,” all within the same week.

The worst players of the week were also some of the most famous. Niki “RealAndyBeal” Jedlicka played 50 sessions and 2,089 hands to lose $229k, making him the biggest loser of the week. Rui Cao and Jens Kyllonen didn’t fair much better, losing $205k and $196k, respectively.