High-Stakes Poker on Full Tilt: January's Big Winners and Losers

Exchange games made their debut on Full Tilt in early November, attracting top professionals. The first comprehensive data from these games was released in early February, revealing the top performers and significant losses.

The top three players over the three months were Gus Hansen, who won $1,815,365 over 73,444 hands, Alex "Alexonmoon" Lu with $1,226,634 over 29,394 hands, and Lee "Enon" Goldman earning $907,556 over 8,226 hands. Eugene "fishosaurusREX" Yanayt, known as oogee on PokerStars, had a tumultuous start on Full Tilt, losing around $650,000 in November and December. However, he bounced back in January, winning $1,321,311 over 35,431 hands.

Among the biggest losers were Chao "La Key U" Jang, who lost $1,205,724 over 12,852 hands, Phil Galfond with a loss of $1,144,750 over 17,862 hands, Patrick Antonius losing $829,244 over 31,924 hands, Tom Dwan with a loss of $650,530 over 19,972 hands, and Phil Ivey losing $426,615 over 18,107 hands. Gus Hansen refused to continue playing with oogee after being called "&&%%ing donkey" in a chat.