BERRI SWEET Tops 2017 Online Poker List with $1.7M in Winnings
January 4, 2018 11:39 amAt the highly competitive cash tables of PokerStars, one player rose above all others in terms of money earned in 2017, namely BERRI SWEET who closed out the year up $1,769,395. In total, the high-stakes pro played 55,120 hands over 869 sessions spread out over the past twelve months, and won an average of $32.10 per hand to clinch the top online cash game spot.
The biggest pot BERRI SWEET played in 2017 was worth a whopping $343,557, and occured during a hand of $200/$400 PLO against Viktor Blom.
As a result of his impressive 2017, BERRI SWEET now joins an accomplished list of past winners which includes “thecortster” ($3,387,548) in 2014, Viktor“Isildur1” Blom ($3,497,527) in 2015, and Alexander “joiso” Kostritsyn ($1,466,568) in 2016.
BERRI SWEET first began playing on PokerStars back in July of 2012, and got off to a shaky start after finishing 2012 down -$64,022, with his other losing year coming in 2014 (-$86,999). The rest of the time he has squarely been in the black, with his past results including being up $282,747 in 2013, up $397,333 in 2015, and up by $31,859 in 2016. Following the latest $1,769,395 boost to his bankroll, BERRI SWEET now boasts $2,330,314 in winnings at PokerStars, making him the online cash game’s 26th biggest winner overall.
In the meantime, Timofey “Trueteller” Kuznetsov finished 2017 as the nearest rival with $1,454,838 in earnings, having played 59,505 hands over 701 sessions for an average win rate of $24.45 per hand. Also putting in winning performances last year was Carlo “Ravenswood13” van Ravenwoud ($814,543), Linus “LLinusLLove” Loeliger ($650,965), and Viktor Blom ($645,327).
On the other side of the coin, Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro was the year’s biggest loser after shedding $1,277,737 of his bankroll over 55,654 hands, followed by “8superpoker” (-$826,554), Dani “supernova9” Stern (-$777,373), “ImagineKing” (-$525,044), and Bill “GASTRADER” Perkins (-$517,020).