POKER NEWS

19 May 2010

Brian Hastings wins $350,000 from Ziigmund
Brian Hastings wins $350,000 from Ziigmund

The nosebleed games at Full Tilt Poker were conspicuous by their absence over the weekend, with the only notable match being Isaac Haxton winning a little over $100,000 after a heads-up $100/$200 session.

18 May 2010

ToetagU wins SCOOP Main Event
ToetagU wins SCOOP Main Event

The latest incarnation of PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is in the book with close to 131,000 players appearing in 134 events creating a whopping prize pool of almost $64m.

17 May 2010

Brian Townsend loses over $600,000
Brian Townsend loses over $600,000

Unfortunately it seems that Brian Townsend’s bankroll isn’t going to return to its 2009 level quite yet. After losing more than $2.5m at the nosebleed Hold ‘em and PLO games at Full Tilt Poker it seemed the CardRunners instructor was on his way back up.

Gavin “gavz101” Cochrane final tables two SCOOP events
Gavin “gavz101” Cochrane final tables two SCOOP events

The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker is still underway – in fact, as we type the $100, $1,000 and $10,000 Main Events are underway with a total prize pool of over $10m – and certain players have enjoyed the experience more than others.

15 May 2010

David Benyamine loses almost $200,000 at Full Tilt Poker
David Benyamine loses almost $200,000 at Full Tilt Poker

David Benyamine, a high stakes regular in most games, has returned to
Full Tilt Poker for one of the first times since leaving the Red Pro
team last year. He unfortunately came to regret that decision when he
dropped $184,000.

Robert Mizrachi and Daniel Alaei miss out on SCoOP title
Robert Mizrachi and Daniel Alaei miss out on SCoOP title

This was, amazingly, the first day of 12 where the PokerStars Spring
Championship of Online Poker did not produce a 6-figure first prize.
However, the 8-game $3,000 tournament got a talented field and a
$400,000 prize pool.

14 May 2010

Tom “durrrr” Dwan continues downswing, loses $600k
Tom “durrrr” Dwan continues downswing, loses $600k

We’re still not quite sure why Tom Dwan seems to insist on winning millions by way of $4m swings but he’s doing it – since losing over $5m to Isildur1 last year he was up over $8m before, in the past three weeks, losing half of that profit.

Who is jungleman12? That guy in the well
Who is jungleman12? That guy in the well

Over at the Two Plus Two forums they’ll often make a “Well” post where a certain player is “in the Well” for a while and answers questions from the community. This time around it’s jungleman12, who is May’s biggest winner on Full Tilt and one of the regulars at the $25/$50 level all the way to $200/$400.

13 May 2010

Gus Hansen destroys Cole South for $800,000
Gus Hansen destroys Cole South for $800,000

For a game where one can only put 40 big blinds into the pot per hand, the nosebleed regulars at Full Tilt sure are managing to win and lose a lot of money at the CAP PLO tables.

12 May 2010

Cole South and durrrr profit at the CAP PLO games
Cole South and durrrr profit at the CAP PLO games

Come back, Isildur1 or Guy LaLiberte. I want some more $500,000+ pots! The high stakes regulars have taken to playing the $500/$1,000 CAP PLO game instead where they can only bet up to $40,000 per hand.