High-Stakes Poker: June and July Cash Game Winners and Losers

The high-stakes poker world saw significant action in June and July, with notable players making big wins and losses.

Full Tilt Poker Highlights

On Full Tilt, kagome kagome played only 20 hands in June but managed to earn $119,994. Aleksey Makarov had a remarkable month, winning $258,382 across 2,008 hands. His most significant win came from a single session against Esvedra, where he earned $227,000. Unfortunately, Esvedra had a tough month, losing $364,550 across 3,623 hands.

PokerStars Highlights

Over on PokerStars, Maksim Kolosov, known as le kork, dominated the high-stakes tables. He won $708,864 playing PLO $25/$50 and $50/$100. Other notable performances included kobeyard85 losing $357,474 and Ilari Sahamies losing $326,025. Ilari's struggles were well-documented, as he was noted to be playing on credit.

SuperStar Showdown and Other Notable Matches

Victor Blom, known as Isildur1, had a successful June, winning $150,000 in a SuperStar Showdown against Ruй Chaо. Ruй Chaо also had a strong month, winning $557,954 on PokerStars and $207,189 on Full Tilt. Isildur1 continued his winning streak in July, defeating Terje Odegard with wins of $32,000 in No Limit Hold'em and $118,000 in Pot Limit Omaha. He also won $223,000 against Ilari Sahamies in a PLO $50/$100 session.