High-Stakes Poker: May's Biggest Wins and Losses

The second half of May was a rollercoaster for high-stakes poker players. Alex Lune kicked off the period with a massive win of $511.5k on May 11th, with $300k coming from 8-Game and the rest from 2-7 Triple Draw. Gus Hansen, Sam Rostan, and thecortser also had successful days, each winning between $180k and $190k.

However, the day was not as fortunate for Phil Galfond, Viktor Blom, Mikael Tüür, and Crazy Elior, who lost between $167k and $369k. The following day, Sebastian Rutenberg secured a win of $251k in just 129 hands of 2-7 Triple Draw. May 13th saw Phil Ivy dominate, winning $253.5k in 188 hands of 8-Game against Patrick Antonius, Alexander Kostritsin, Viktor Blom, and Sam Rostan, and an additional $152k in a short duel against Isildur1.

SanIker had a mixed day on May 14th, losing $227k to Hak Danu in 2-7 Triple Draw but then winning $120.8k in PLO with Cap, totaling $346.4k for the day. Hak Danu continued his winning streak the next day, taking home $211.5k, with more than half coming from 8-Game. Viktor Blom faced significant losses, totaling $507,885 over two days in limit games. Osama_no_Brunch, rumored to be John Juanda, made his debut on FTP on May 16th, losing $121k in 8-Game. Phil Ivy extended his winning streak, adding $193k in Omaha Hi-Lo against Kyle Ray and $277.1k in 2-7 Triple Draw against several opponents. The next day, Ivy won an additional $190k, bringing his total for the period from Tuesday to Saturday to $1.3 million. John Juanda also had a successful day, winning $125k in 2-7 Triple Draw, while punting-peddler and Sam Rostan won $286,169 and $357,296 respectively. Alex Lune and Gus Hansen experienced losing days, with Alex losing $600k and Gus losing $400k. Phil Galfond ended the day in the plus, winning $114,455.