24 November 2009
$1m in December bonus prizes courtesy of Party Poker
Party Poker is getting into the festive spirit, offering a series of promotions for cash, sit n go and MTTs throughout December.
23 November 2009
Bluff Europe Weekend Round-Up Special: The rise and fall of Isildur1
In the mythology of Lord of the Rings, Isildur was the King of Gondor and Arnor who cut the eponymous ring from the hand of the Dark Lord Sauron, becoming a hero before succumbing to its will and eventually dying a disgrace. In online poker, Isildur1 seems to be kind of the same package.
Crazy Ivey vs. Hansen prop bets worth millions
Gus Hansen’s foreign ramblings in Danish online newspaper Ekstra Bladet usually pass under the radar – not many people speak Danish. In his most recent blog there he discussed high stakes prop bets, noting that he won over $400,000 on side bets in the last WSOP.
Antonio Matias wins EPT Vilamoura
Portugal’s Antonio Matias gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about after winning EPT Vilamoura. Matias went into the final table with a resounding chip lead and despite a few wobbles throughout the day he worked his way through to a heads up encounter with 67-year-old Pierre Neuville.
New biggest pot set – Isildur1 loses $3.4m to Antonius and Ivey
Isildur1 has gone from being a million dollars down to five million up to breakeven – the Swede engaged in multi-table battle against Patrik Antonius and Phil Ivey, losing over $3,000,000 to the two Team Full Tilt members including the first million dollar pot online.
Andrew Robl appearing on High Stakes Poker
Andrew “good2cu” Robl’s latest blog post has revealed that he was called in as a replacement on High Stakes Poker, receiving a phone call from a GSN producer and told to come down with at least $200,000.
Amer Sulaiman wins LAPT Playa Machal
Amer Sulaiman outlasted a field of 259 players to win the latest Latin American Poker Tour event in Playa Machal in Costa Rica. The Iraqi-born Canadian was an unlikely winner, only entering the tournament because he happened to be on holiday on the Caribbean island.
2010 GUKPT schedule announced
Organisers of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour have announced an expanded schedule for 2010. There will be eight events on the Main Tour with stops in Bolton, Walsall, London, Manchester, Coventry, Luton, Brighton and Blackpool followed by a Grand Final in London and a Champion of Champions event in Coventry.
21 November 2009
Isildur1 loses over $1m to Ivey and Antonius
The Swedish mysteryman known only as Isildur1 to the poker world has been once again causing a scene on the high stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker. This time he took on Patrik Antonius and Phil Ivey, losing over a million dollars and the second largest pot in online poker history.
Tom Dwan thrashes Sammy George in London
Tom "durrrr" Dwan's live 500-hand challenge concluded in London last night - after losing a marginal sum (well, $22,500) to "luckexpress" and winning $68,000 from Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies, he destroyed Sammy George to earn $750,000 and give himself a near $800,000 profit for the three sessions.