January 2009 High Stakes Stats for online Poker

February 9th, 2009

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Gus Hansen. For the month of January, nobody had a better month online than Gus Hansen. In a month that the online poker world was watching Tom Dwan aka durrrr, Hansen amassed over $2.9 Million in winnings on Full Tilt Poker at the Pot Limit Omaha tables. He did give about $100,000 back at the H.O.R.S.E. tables, but for the month, Hansen finished up an impressive $2.9 Million.

Tom Dwan aka durrrr had a good month at the NL Holdem tables on Full Tilt Poker, but PLO was a different beast altogether for the Million Dollar Man. While winning $1.083 Million in NL Holdem, Dwan proceeded to drop over $1.8 Million in PLO. He made $28,000 of it back at the H.O.R.S.E. tables, but that still leaves him over $800,000 in the red for the month. So far, 2009 has not been a good start Dwan. Hopefully he won’t end up devastating his bankroll trying to take on all challengers.

Phil Ivey finished up over $400,000 in NL Holdem for the month and over $370,000 in PLO. Ivey did have a down month at the H.O.R.S.E. tables, but it only hit him for about $40,000. In the end, Ivey was his usual picture of consistency, winning over $700,000 for the month.

Hac Dang aka trex313 and OnTheRize were the only other players to make over $500,000 for the month. Dang won just over a Million in PLO for the month, but dropped $163,000 back at the NL tables to finish up around $850,000 for the month. OnTheRize finished up over $670,000 at the PLO tables.

Phil Galfond OMGClayAiken joined Tom Dwan in dropping over $800,000 for the month of January. Over $783,000 of his loss came in PLO. The 2008 WSOP $10,000 PLO bracelet winner is already stuck more in one month than he won for his bracelet victory.

LarsLuzak ended up being the biggest loser for the month of January, and unfortunately for him, being the biggest loser in poker doesn’t land you in an NBC reality show. LarsLuzak dropped over $1.4 Million for the month of January. He did not have a winning month in any game on FTP. He dropped $1.283 Million in NL Holdem, $79,977 in PLO, and $40,255 in Omaha 8 or Better.

With Gus Hanson up nearly $3 Million already this year, it will be interesting how the year turns out for the Great Dane. Will he be able to keep up the impressive run, or will he come back to earth? Odds are that Phil Ivey will be in a long line of players looking to relieve him of his money.

Also, how will the Tom Dwan saga unfold? Will he continue to lose, or will the superior skill that allowed him to make his Million Dollar Challenge take over? It should be an exciting year of high stakes action, and as always, we will be right here breaking it down for you.

Source Highstakesdb.com for stats