Matt 'Hoss_TBF' Hawrilenko Returns to High-Stakes Poker

Matt 'Hoss_TBF' Hawrilenko returned to high-stakes poker games in February 2011, playing 2-7 Triple Draw. Hawrilenko played 42 sessions on tables $1,000/$2,000 and $1,500/$3,000, winning $1,715,437 over 15,878 hands. His opponent in February was primarily Eugene 'fishosaurusREX' Yanjait, who played almost three times as many hands as Hawrilenko. Yanjait lost $2,046,824 in February and decided to take a break from high-stakes games.

Hawrilenko's return to high-stakes games was marked by his decision to avoid playing against Patrik Antonius after losing $950,000 to him in October 2008. He also avoided playing against Phil Ivey after losing $1,300,000 to him in November 2008.

Phil Ivey won $949,642 in February, playing various games including 2-7 Triple Draw and Limit Hold'em. Ivey won $500,000 in a single session against Kagome Kagome, who then refused to play with David Oppenheim. Gus Hansen earned $831,560 in February, playing various draw games.