04 May 10

High Stakes April Ranking: Patrik Antonius Nets $2.6 Million

Patrik Antonius patiently grinded his way up to a profit of $2.6 million in April. His compatriot Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies found himself down by $1.5 million for the same month.

Patrik Antonius
Picture source: Full Tilt Poker
Arguably three of the best cash game players in the world took the top 3 spots on the winners list for April according to HighstakesDB. Meanwhile, the list of top 10 players who have lost the most in April saw several names who were also on that list in March.

Antonius' silent march to $2.6 million profit

After ending three consecutive months in red, Patrik Antonius has emerged as the biggest winner of nosebleed action in April. His steady rise to a profit of $2.6 million went relatively unnoticed until the very end of the month.

This was mostly due to Tom "durrrr" Dwan taking the spotlight throughout the month. durrrr played 38,294 hands in 664 sessions, ending April up by over $1.35 million. In comparison, Antonius played 16,193 hands across 592 sessions.

The third biggest winner in April was Phil Ivey. He won just over $900k after having played a total of 10,554 hands in 505 sessions. Below are the top 10 winners for April:

Top 10 High Stakes Winners
April Rankings
Rank
 Name Profit
1st
 Patrik Antonius
 $2,598,766.00
2nd durrrr
 $1,362,699.00
3rd
 Phil Ivey
 $908,191.60
4th
 tibster24
 $501,343.30
5th
 luckychewy
 $474,132.30
6th
 URnotINdanger2
 $430,419.50
7th
 THEDONKEYNO1
 $385,457.50
8th
 Luukie21
 $341,541.00
9th
 theASHMAN103
 $318,380.20
10th
 MicahJ
 $304,088.30

Ziigmund down by $1.5 million

Ziigmund
Picture source: PokerStarsblog.cm
Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies (pictured right) played 4,636 hands across 107 sessions in April. The ending result was a deficit of over $1.5 million for the Finnish pro.

thecranium took the second place with a deficit of nearly $570k. Meanwhile, Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo found himself in the third place, as he lost just over $520k in April.

The losers' list for April also has Brian Townsend in the 6th place - the same rank he held in March. Gus Hansen is on this list as well, though this time with a modest $375k loss compared to his $1.6 million downfall in March.

Here are the top 10 high stakes losers for April:

Top 10 High Stakes Losers
  April Rankings
Rank
 Name Profit
1st
 Ziigmund
 $-1,530,189.00
2nd thecranium
 $-567,998.10
3rd
 ZeeJustin
 $-522,596.90
4th
 NEKOTYAN
 $-522,195.80
5th
 Nizot Skizared
 $-478,665.50
6th
 Brian Townsend
 $-381,319.10
7th
 Gus Hansen
 $-374,882.00
8th
 luvtheWNBA
 $-332,094.80
9th
 PostflopAction
 $-306,366.60
10th
 harrington25
 $-305,552.00