11 March 2009
A late start doesn’t stop big prizes in the Sunday Million
TheGoingRate took down last Sunday’s major poker tournament as the PokerStars Sunday Million generated a $1.6m prize pool. Pushed back an hour due to Daylight Savings meaning US players came out of their caves blinking in the sun and confused about the time.
07 March 2009
There’s Something About Durrrr-y
This young man simply can’t stay out of the headlines. If he’s not gracing the front cover of Europe’s best poker magazine then he’s winning vast sums of money online.
Pinch, punch and $168k for the first Sunday Million of the month.
March got off to a nice start for one StefanProdan, who took down the Sunday Million for a nice $168k score after a four-way deal. The tournament saw 8,664 players smash the guarantee and bring it to well over $1.7m in total prizes.
24 February 2009
Dwan murdurrrrrs Antonius in the first few hands
You can’t read too much into the first 3,946 hands of the long-awaited Tom Dwan vs Patrik Antonius four-tabling extravaganza. Pot-Limit Omaha has a notoriously high variance, as does heads-up play. Combine the two…
It’s not the size, it’s… oh, fine, it’s the size.
PKR are terribly pleased with themselves after increasing the guarantee of their Sunday Classic tournament, making it a cool $50,000. This guarantees a five-figure sum for the winner every week, not bad value for $65.
17 February 2009
LarsLuzak dominates at Full Tilt Poker
When people think of “great Finnish poker player” they think of Patrik Antonius, Ziigmund, or Juha Helppi. One man who rarely comes to mind despite being held in high esteem by most pros is Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro.
16 February 2009
Everyone’s a winner on Full Tilt Poker
It’s not the winning or the losing, our mums always told us, it’s the taking part. Of course, our mums are rubbish at poker.
11 February 2009
Dwan gets out of his downswing as Luzak kills Ivey
It’s been widely reported that Tom Dwan is in the midst of an immense $3m downswing online and live. Given that that’s more than 100x the bankroll of a winning $5/$10 player, it’s quite alarming.
FTOPS XI continues as last year’s champion takes down another event
This past week the Sunday Million was once again eclipsed. However, it’s for good reason as the eleventh run of FTOPS began last Monday. So far there have been seven events but just over $3.3m has been given away across the tournaments.
06 February 2009
FTOPS XI begins as Sunday Million pays $150k.
FTOPS is currently on what feels like it’s 400th run (you can’t move for FTOPSs these days) and Event #1, $216 NLHE, overshot it’s $1m guarantee by over $200k.