IIRC he’s played on Live at the Bike and Poker After Dark, but not Poker Night in America. As for his style, Garrett is relentless with his aggression. He is constantly entering pots, putting pressure on his opponents by 3-betting, barrelling on multiple streets, and generally being a. Aug 15, 2017 Tom Dwan Coolers Antonio Esfandiari for $700,000 on Poker After Dark. Stay on top of the poker world from your phone with our mobile iOS. Garrett Adelstein.
Garrett Adelstein Poker After Dark
Before we turn our attention to the digital felt, let's take a look back at the massive kings versus aces pot which Matt Berkey lost on the Poker After Dark episode 'Leave it to Seiver'. With the blinds at $200/$400 and a live straddle from Garrett Adelstein, Berkey ended up calling a five-bet preflop with against Adelstein's . All the money eventually went in on a board and Berkey found himself on the receiving end of one of the most brutal coolers in televised poker.
Berkey lost over $200,000 in that single hand and lost another $100,000 when a hero call against Christopher Kruk went awry. It's a lot of money, but these kind of swings aren't uncommon at these stakes. In this video, Berkey gives insight on how backing and bankrolls co-exist in the high-stakes world and talks about what kind of money is needed to be able to deal with the volatility that accompanies these games.
Catching Up on High Stakes Action: Three Biggest Pots Online
No stranger to swings, Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom bounced right back up from biggest loser to biggest winner this week. Blom was the only player to bank more than $100K in profit, which bumped his 2017 profit further into the seven-digit territory.
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Mikita 'fish2013' Badziakouski won the biggest pot in big blinds this week, as he scooped up a gigantic 586 big blind pot at a 6 Max $50/$100 NL Hold'em table. 'ZarubaNT' claimed the other two $50,000+ pots in this list, both at the expense of 'lynx4334'.
1) 'ZarubaNT' Wins a $58,763 Pot (147 Big Blinds) from 'lynx4334'
($200/$400 NL Hold'em 6 Max)
'lynx4334' opened in middle position for $1,400. 'ZarubaNT' three-bet on the button to $3,200 with , and 'lynx4334' called. The flop came down , which gave 'ZarubaNT' a flopped full house. 'lynx4334' checked, 'ZarubaNT' continued $3,147,75, 'lynx4334' check-minraised to $6,295,50 and 'ZarubaNT' called in position.
The pot was already up to $19,591 as both players checked the on the turn. The on the river made 'ZarubaNT's full house weaker, as any now had him beat. 'lynx4334' bet $19,586, a pot-sized bet and nearly all of his remaining $21,728.39 stack, and 'ZarubaNT' called it off.
'lynx4334' couldn't muster up more than for a total airball and 'ZarubaNT' collected the biggest pot of the week.
2) Mikita 'fish2013' Badziakouski Wins a $58,579.80 Pot (586 Big Blinds) from 'jayaprakashj'.
($50/$100 NL Hold'em 6 Max)
A gigantic clash between Mikita 'fish2013' Badziakouski and 'jayaprakashj' resulted in a massive 586 big blinds pot. Jason 'jakoon1985' Koon also contributed to the pot and folded before showdown.
The action started off rather innocuous with Badziakouski raising to $300 on the button. Koon called from the small blind before 'jayaprakashj' three-bet to $1,400 from the big blind. Both Badziakouski and Koon came along to see a flop.
The flop got checked to Badziakouski, who bet $1,100. Koon called, 'jayaprakashj' check-raised to $4,747, Badziakouski called and Koon called as well.
All the action had bolstered the pot to $18,581 - 186 big blinds - before the landed on the turn. Koon checked, 'jayaprakashj' bet $9,999, nearly half of his remaining $19,999 stack, Badziakouski moved all in for $46,692, Koon folded with $26,948.05 behind, and 'jayaprakashj' called the rest of his stack off.
The players agreed to run it twice. 'jayaprakashj' showed for an open-ended straight draw, while Badziakouski had for top pair and a flush draw.
Player | Hand | Run it Once | Run it Twice |
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'jayaprakashj' | 13,6% | 1,9% [23,6% chop] | |
Mikita 'fish2013' Badziakouski | 86,4% | 74,5% [23,6% chop] |
'jayaprakashj' needed to hit one of the non-club tens or fives to avoid losing his entire stack. Neither the on the first run nor the on the second helped 'jayaprakashj' and Badziakouski claimed the entire 586 big blind pot.
3) 'ZarubaNT' Wins a $53,768,52 Pot (134 Big Blinds) from 'lynx4334'
($200/$400 NL Hold'em 6 Max
'ZarubaNT' and 'lynx4334' weren't done with each other yet, as the two clashed in another big pot that left the latter empty-handed. 'Scarface.VLT' opened the action with a raise to $1,000 from the cutoff and Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov called on the button. 'lynx4334' three-bet to $2,800 in the small blind, 'ZarubaNT' four-bet to $6,800 in the big blind, 'Scarface.VLT' and Kuznetsov folded their hands but 'lynx4334' came along with the call.
Both players checked the flop. On the turn, 'lynx4334' bet $5,200 and 'ZarubaNT' called. The river was the and 'lynx4334' shoved for $13,884.26. 'ZarubaNT' had an easy call with and bested 'lynx4334's lower full house with .
This Week's Online High-Stakes Biggest Winners and Losers
Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom is back on top this week, becoming the only player to profit more than six figures. Blom won $119,763 in 5,281 hands, which bumped his 2017 total profit to $1,255,540. The biggest loss this week was for Carlo 'Ravenswood13' van Ravenswoud, who had to part with $178,646 over 4,486 hands. Blom took most of it directly from Van Ravenswoud in a session at the $1k/$2k Limit Omaha Hi-Lo tables, where Blom ended up winning $65,000 from the Dutchman residing in Malta. Van Ravenswoud could take the loss and is still up $984,269 for the year.
'lynx4334' lost the aforementioned two big pots against 'ZarubaNT' and noted the second biggest loss of the week with -$57,719, behind Van Ravenswoud. Even with both big pots, 'ZarubaNT' wasn't able to book a winning session at the high stakes and dropped $45,287 in total.
In the above example a player would have a 31.5% chance to make the straight by the river.This can be used to decide when to call. For instance if you had a straight draw with 9-8 on a 7-6-2 flop then you’d have eight outs: 5s-5h-5d-5c or 10s-10h-10d-10c.Poker players use their outs to calculate what percentage they have to make the hand and win the pot. Pot odds in texas holdem. 87Common OutsIn poker an out is simply any card that makes your hand.
(user)name | hands | profit/loss 11/16-11/23 | profit/loss 2017 | profit/loss all time | |
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Winning Players | |||||
1 | Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom | 5,281 | +$119,736 | +$1,255,540 | +$2,766,711 |
2 | Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov | 423 | +$88,284 | +$1,716,051 | +$3,606,818 |
3 | RaúlGonzalez | 1,871 | +$78,215 | +$349,612 | +$1,092,062 |
4 | Mikita 'fish2013' Badziakouski | 618 | +$77,118 | -$143,701 | +$192,763 |
5 | Jordi 'prot0' Urlings | 2,103 | +$63,165 | +$568,158 | +$496,049 |
6 | BERRI SWEET | 2,055 | +$56,558 | +$1,565,473 | +$2,126,392 |
7 | GiveMeUP | 904 | +$48,290 | +$138,650 | +$150,852 |
8 | Iimitless | 2,120 | +$32,311 | +$108,038 | +$105,680 |
9 | candela2005 | 484 | +$30,020 | -$166,662 | -$1,617,114 |
10 | EEE27 | 2,111 | +$23,978 | +$190,659 | +$38,009 |
Losing Players | |||||
1 | Carlo 'Ravenswood13' van Ravenswoud | 4,486 | -$178,646 | +$984,269 | +$201,990 |
2 | lynx4334 | 336 | -$57,719 | -$58,886 | -$76,557 |
3 | probirs | 880 | -$51,418 | +$50,289 | +$21,580 |
4 | Jason 'jakoon1985' Koon | 465 | -$50,057 | -$27,416 | -$2,523 |
5 | ZarubaNT | 3,315 | -$45,287 | +$28,151 | +$27,447 |
6 | Jonas 'OtB_RedBaron' Mols | 1,506 | -$43,709 | +$142,551 | +$2,399,837 |
7 | jayaprakashj | 425 | -$39,278 | -$45,188 | -$60,756 |
8 | DRluck3 | 886 | -$34,432 | +$10,721 | +$125,287 |
9 | JayP-AA | 167 | -$30,484 | +$237,126 | +$2,212,320 |
10 | tastyterps | 589 | -$26,869 | -$31,276 | -$31,276 |
The 2017 Leaderboard
Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom is back in the Top 3 of biggest winners online in 2017, swapping places again with Carlo 'Ravenswood13' van Ravenswoud who took his spot last week. With his winning sessions, Blom is up to $1,255,540 for the year. Van Ravenswoud slipped back into six-figure territory and now sits in fourth with $984,269 in winnings. Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov added $88,284 this week and remains the biggest winner with $1,716,051 profit.
The Top 3 of biggest losing players still consists of Sami 'Lrslzk' Kelopuro, Dani 'supernova9' Stern and '8superpoker'. '8superpoker' was the only one to clock any hands and won $2,998.
(user)name | hands 2017 | profit/loss 2017 | profit/loss per hand 2017 | profit/loss all time | ↑/↓ | most played game 2017 | |
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Winning Players | |||||||
1 | Timofey 'Trueteller' Kuznetsov | 53,473 | +$1,716,051 | +$32.09 | +$3,606,818 | ↑ | PLO |
2 | BERRI SWEET | 50,834 | +$1,565,473 | +$30.80 | +$2,126,392 | ↑ | PLO |
3 | Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom | 172,396 | +$1,255,540 | $23.89 | +$2,766,711 | ↑ | 8-Game |
Losing Players | |||||||
1 | Sami 'Lrslzk' Kelopuro | 53,987 | -$1,249,136 | -$23.13 | -$1,952,299 | - | PLO |
2 | Dani 'supernova9' Stern | 10,039 | -$777,373 | -$77.43 | -$1,439,781 | - | PLO |
3 | '8superpoker' | 31,403 | -$688,074 | -$21.91 | -$2,702,126 | ↑ | Limit |
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Matt Berkey | |
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Nickname(s) | berkey11 |
Residence | Leechburg, Pennsylvania |
Born | January 29, 1982 (age 37) |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 30 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish | 43rd, 2010 |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 8 |
European Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 1 |
Information accurate as of 3 December 2017. |
Matthew Berkey (born January 29, 1982) is an American professional poker player from Leechburg, Pennsylvania who focuses on live no limit hold 'em cash games.[1]
Early life[edit]
Berkey grew up in Leechburg, Pennsylvania with two siblings and aspired to be a baseball player. His parents struggled financially and were separated. His family received help from his grandparents. By the age of 13 Berkey moved in with his grandparents who pushed him in the right direction.
A practice he no longer continues, Berkey, throughout his childhood ate half a mango once every morning and once before bed every day. [1] Berkey received his B.A. in computer science.[2]
In his youth, Berkey earned the nickname Eeyore, the donkey from Winnie the Pooh.[3]
Poker career[edit]
Berkey plays online under the nickname berkey11. Berkey finished 43rd in the 2010 World Series of Poker. He was knocked out shortly after being cripple by Jonathan Duhamel's boat.[4]
In 2013, Berkey finished 3rd in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed event for $199,733. Berkey won the 2015 $25,000 No Limit Hold'em High Roller event at the Aria Casino in December 2015 earning $315,180.
In May 2016, Berkey finished 5th in the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl earning $1,100,000.[5]
In 2017, Berkey was regularly seen playing live televised cash games. He finished 5th in 2017 World Series of Poker $1,500 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em earning $87,141.[6] Berkey started his own poker academy called Solve For Why. The academy intends on hosting a charity event in March 2018.[7] Berkey appeared on Poker After Dark in November 2017 where he lost a $459,000 pot to poker player Garrett Adelstein while holding K♠K♥ against Adelstein's A♠A♣. The board came 7♥K♦5♠A♥6♣ giving both players a set. Both players went all in on the river.[8]
As of 2018, Berkey's total live tournament earnings exceed $3,900,000.
References[edit]
- ^ abRodriguez, Julio (October 7, 2013). 'A Poker Life: Matt Berkey'. Card Player. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^'MATT BERKEY'. WSOP. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^Yuhl, Kim (February 20, 2018). 'From Donkey To Dead Money: PA Pro Matt Berkey's Poker Journey'. Play Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^Devil, Tassie (July 16, 2010). 'Duhamel Makes Boat To Sail Through Berkey'. PokerNews. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^Card Player News Team (November 27, 2017). 'Poker Stories Podcast: Matt Berkey Shares Details About Big Game, $1.6 Million Session'. Card Player. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^Fast, Erik (June 10, 2017). 'Anthony Marquez Wins 2017 World Series of Poker $1,500 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em'. cardplayer.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^Cross, Valerie (March 9, 2018). 'Somerville & Solve for Why Host Heads Up Charity Shootout on Twitch'. PokerNews. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^Harris, Martin (November 22, 2017). 'Brutal Coolers and Big King-High Calls on 'Poker After Dark''. PokerNews. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
External links[edit]
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