POKER NEWS

11 December 2009

Cake Poker launch $100k Make it Gold promotion
Cake Poker launch $100k Make it Gold promotion

Cake Poker has introduced a fantastic new promotion at its fast-growing poker network that could net you some extra padding for the bankroll just in time for Christmas.

09 December 2009

Mini-FTOPS begins today
Mini-FTOPS begins today

Full Tilt Poker’s Mini-FTOPS begins today with a $22 6-max NLHE tournament guaranteeing $250,000 in the prize pool. The series will run for 25 events, each with an affordable buy-in and guaranteeing $4m overall.

Isildur1 wins $1.5m at Full Tilt Poker
Isildur1 wins $1.5m at Full Tilt Poker

Isildur1 once again went on the rampage at Full Tilt Poker, winning a total of $1.5m and causing jungleman12 and Ziigmund to suffer some heavy losses.

07 December 2009

Ran77 takes down PokerStars Sunday Million
Ran77 takes down PokerStars Sunday Million

The first Sunday Million of the Christmas period didn’t see lots of joy and giving – as a matter of fact, there was deception and sadness all around after players bluffed, sucked out and coolered their way to the final nine.

Tom Dwan wins $1.47m over the weekend
Tom Dwan wins $1.47m over the weekend

Rumours of the death of Tom Dwan’s bankroll have been grossly exaggerated. The newest Team Full Tilt member was on a tear over the weekend, winning seven or eight times more than any other player at Full Tilt.

03 December 2009

Isildur1 - $5.3m, won and lost
Isildur1 - $5.3m, won and lost

HSDB has summed up Isildur1’s run on Full Tilt Poker – despite having over $6m to his name just two weeks ago, he now sits on “only” $1.3m net profit after losing most of Tom Dwan’s money to the likes of Ivey, Antonius, Townsend and Ziigmund.

01 December 2009

Ziigmund wins $2.2m from Isildur1; Martonas’s neighbour?
Ziigmund wins $2.2m from Isildur1; Martonas’s neighbour?

Viktor Blom has been steadfastly denying that he is the high stakes sensation known only as Isildur1. If we’d just lost over $2.7m to Ziigmund and Brian Townsend, we’d probably keep our mouths shut too.

30 November 2009

Pre-2007 high stakes results show Antonius up $3m
Pre-2007 high stakes results show Antonius up $3m

An interesting thread has sprung up on Two Plus Two showing how, before the days of HSDB when the nosebleed games were rather conveniently tracked for us, Patrik Antonius was already crushing the nosebleeds.

27 November 2009

Ziigmund wins $1.5m from Isildur1
Ziigmund wins $1.5m from Isildur1

Unsurprisingly, the name of Isildur1 dominated the nosebleed action on Full Tilt Poker last night. Despite the mystery Swede winning $957,000 in total – courtesy of a $1.8m win against Patrik Antonius and $700k more against others including durrrr – he lost $1.5m to Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies at Pot-Limit Omaha.

26 November 2009

Isildur1 loses $1,000,000 to Brian Townsend
Isildur1 loses $1,000,000 to Brian Townsend

Isildur1 managed to recoup some of the massive losses he’s endured at the hands of Patrik Antonius and Phil Ivey, winning back almost $700,000 from the Finn. However, Brian Townsend played over 1,000 hands of heads-up $200/$400 PLO with the Swede and won $1.1m in short order, dominating the match from start to finish.