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High-Stakes Poker: May 2011 Cash Game Review
Live Poker & StreamingMay 24, 2011·1 min read

High-Stakes Poker: May 2011 Cash Game Review


May 2011 was a month of intense high-stakes poker action, with several notable players making significant moves. Jens Kiljonen, known as Ingenious89, focused on PLO $10/20 and $25/50 limits after returning from EPT Madrid. Ben Sulski, known as Sauce1234, played several head-to-head sessions in PLO $100/200 against Ilari Sahamies. Ilari Sahamies won $80,832 over 3,742 hands but was not seen at the tables after May 11.

Ben Sulski had a small profit in May, winning $107,769 on PokerStars and losing $79,298 on Full Tilt. Alexey Makarov had a profitable May, winning $330,971 in PLO. Rui Chao won nearly $300,000 in the first week of May but lost $414,258 overall. Patrick Antonius won $900,000 in a session against Gus Hansen, Esvedra, FinnishNightmre, and MUSTAFABET. Gus Hansen won $1,258,382 in Omaha Hi-Lo in May.

Victor Blom, known as Isildur1, played several high-stakes matches, including against Ben Sulski and Gavin Kockrean. Isildur1 won $319,952 in May, while Gavin Kockrean won $121,544.

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