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It looks like Full Tilt have probably won their battle to block PTR and Sharkscope from tracking cash hands and SNG results. Whilst this battle has run for a little while now, it looks like they have introduced updates now that could well be the long term nail in the coffin for coverage.

The word on the street is that Full Tilt now boots any IPs/accounts which display data mining behaviour, with some time-length considerations to make sure that it is definitely data mining going on. That is certainly no small amount of work to do technically, but Full Tilt obviously viewed it seriously enough to dedicate some programming time and money to it.

I guess mixed feelings in terms of a reaction. Those 2 sites were great resource sites, but at the same time they also did create a bit of an artificial playing field with players constantly looking up their opponents and often cherry picking their opposition.

Full Tilt hasnt done anything restricting OPR though thankfully, nor should they. In MTTs you have no control who you get seated with so it is just a very nice resource for all poker geeks and grinders.

RIP Full Tilt cash/sng stats tracking

Pogo650 won the 60th Billionth hand prize on Pokerstars, taking down $102,090.   He was sat at a Limit Holdem table with $5/$10 stakes with just $233 when the big one hit. 

Pre-flop for some unknown reason DrPepel folded.  This despite big onscreen warnings that this was the 60th Billionth hand, and a long delay whilst the rail was filled with online spectators.  And a message by the host in the chat box saying “The winner of the hand will have their prize money doubled. On top of that, they will receive an extra $60,000″ {plus VPP related money from the last 50 hands}. “And you can’t win a hand by folding”.

The flop come down with 2h Ks 3h with 5 players still involved.    Turn was 6d and river the 9d.  At this point Pogo650 probably didnt think his Qh3c hand was much good, but it was and he scooped the $147 pot and more importantly the $100K prize.

Other players at the table:

MeisterHahn - got $11,040
Blue Baboon - got $21,045
Hedgehog87 - got $21,045
chezlaw - got $21,045
DrPepel - got $21,045 (yes he did get something at least, for being dealt in)

Pogo650 said afterwards “I’m possibly the biggest luckbox alive over the last week or so. Two losing sessions ended in milestone hands”

For what it’s worth DrPepel, the guy who folded, claimed he had 2-4, and therefore saved himself a few dollars, whilst potentially missing out on a hundred thousand.

They are doing similar milestone hands all the way to 100 Billion. Sign-up to Pokerstars to try to hit a milestone hand yourself.

Latest Status on Jeff Madsen Live. As at 28th Oct 2008: $1.81 Million total winnings. 204th in the all-time money list

Most Recent Scores Above $5000

3rd July 2008 - WSOP 2008 - NLHE Main Event - 112th $ 41,816
4th June 2008 - WSOP 2008 - $10,000 Mixed Event - 7th $ 67,680