POKER NEWS

26 October 2009

Grifo173 Wins PokerStars Sunday Million
Grifo173 Wins PokerStars Sunday Million

No deal was negotiated at the PokerStars Sunday Million this week, meaning that eventual winner grifo173 took the full $242,000 first prize when he bested a field of 8,242 to take down online poker's largest weekly tournament.

23 October 2009

Patrik Antonius Takes on kingsofcards at Nosebleeds
Patrik Antonius Takes on kingsofcards at Nosebleeds

The action on Full Tilt is still very slow, even compared to the past summer – let alone the days of Guy LaLiberte dropping millions. Most of the recent action has been at $200/$400 or $300/$600 but the dust was blown off the $500/$1,000 Hold ‘em tables as Patrik Antonius and kingsofcards took to the felt.

Peter Eastgate Hit ‘n’ Runs at $200/$400
Peter Eastgate Hit ‘n’ Runs at $200/$400

The only famous poker pro regularly accused of shortstacking (playing with less than a 100BB stack) or hit ‘n’ running (doubling up then leaving the table) is Mark Vos, and Patrik Antonius has already made it clear he’d like to punch the ginger.

Bad Beat Jackpot Hits €330,000 at IPN Network.
Bad Beat Jackpot Hits €330,000 at IPN Network.

The International Poker Network has informed us that their Bad Beat Jackpot has now topped a gigantic €330,000 – and it’s increasing as you read this article. The hand winner will, at present, receive over €50,000 with the same to be split between the other players at the table.

22 October 2009

Brian Townsend Wins Weekends’ Largest Pots
Brian Townsend Wins Weekends’ Largest Pots

Full Tilt Poker has been notably devoid of $500,000 pots and six-figure coinflips recently, but Brian “sbrugby” Townsend is taking some time out from making instructional videos at CardRunners to try and remedy that.

20 October 2009

Bodog Announces Poker Open IV Dates
Bodog Announces Poker Open IV Dates

Premier online poker site Bodog.com have announced the dates for their flagship tournament series, the Bodog Poker Open IV. The week-long series begins on November 1 and will see seven tournaments with buy-ins of $50 to $500, giving players of all Hold ‘em disciplines a chance to strike it big.

Vuki Wins $173,000 in PokerStars Sunday Million
Vuki Wins $173,000 in PokerStars Sunday Million

On Sunday, 7,856 players stumped up the wonga to create a prize pool of $1,571,200 for the PokerStars Sunday Million event. Over 1,100 players made it into the money, with the final nine being decided after nine gruelling hours of play.

19 October 2009

Titan Poker Host $40k High Roller Tonight
Titan Poker Host $40k High Roller Tonight

Flagship iPoker site Titan Poker are hosting their inaugural GP High Roller Monday event tonight, with a $40,000 guarantee on the $500 + $30 buy-in event. The tournament starts at 3.45 ET (8.45pm in normal peoples’ time).

15 October 2009

Another FTOPS? That’s Right – Win for $5.50
Another FTOPS? That’s Right – Win for $5.50

Full Tilt Poker are busting out yet another FTOPS tournament series, this time prefacing the multi-million dollar event with a $5.50 tournament guaranteeing $250,000 – crikey!

Antonius Storms High Stakes Tables at Full Tilt
Antonius Storms High Stakes Tables at Full Tilt

While Patrik Antonius may be trailing behind in Tom Dwan’s Million Dollar Challenge, he is certainly making up for it in other games. He and durrrr played a session of $300/$600 PLO with Phil Ivey, during which Antonius walked away $116,000 to the good.