POKER NEWS

15 December 2010

Sunday Million final table dominated by massive chip leader
Sunday Million final table dominated by massive chip leader

A tournament is never decided before the final table, but when one player arrives around the table of nine with almost half of the 80m chips in play then you know he’s got a decent shot even if he doesn’t have the handreading skills of Daniel Negreanu.

14 December 2010

Patrik Antonius battles Scott “URnotINdanger2” Palmer
Patrik Antonius battles Scott “URnotINdanger2” Palmer

The nosebleed action has been quiet at Full Tilt Poker recently, perhaps because a lot of the players have PokerStars accounts as well and want to take on Isildur1? Regardless, it didn’t stop Patrik Antonius and URnotINdanger2 playing 428 hands of PLO and NLHE at $500/$1,000 blinds.

13 December 2010

Full Tilt Poker launches short-handed happy hour
Full Tilt Poker launches short-handed happy hour

Those of us with natural VPIP/PFR numbers of 40/35 plus will be happy to play at Full Tilt Poker this week where short-handed games are receiving double FTPs (player points) for cash game tables, excluding heads-up play and Rush Poker.

08 December 2010

The durrrr challenge – jungleman12 increases lead by $110k
The durrrr challenge – jungleman12 increases lead by $110k

Fortunately for worldwide railbirds, it appears that Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “jungleman12” Cates have gotten back on the durrrr challenge. Unfortunately their last session only lasted for 346 hands; less than one hour of play. Cates increased his lead by around $110,000.

Full Tilt Poker releases new multi-tabling features
Full Tilt Poker releases new multi-tabling features

Merry Christmas, mass-multi-tablers! Full Tilt Poker have released a new software update that answered many questions and concerns voiced by regular online poker players at the world’s second-largest poker site.

06 December 2010

Gus Hansen wins over $200,000 at CAP PLO during the weekend
Gus Hansen wins over $200,000 at CAP PLO during the weekend

Since cadillac1944 dropped over three-quarters of a million the action at the high stakes uncapped PLO tables has calmed down but Gus Hansen took to the lower (well, relatively lower) stakes of $200/$400 CAP. He played over a thousand hands during the weekend and wound up a $207,000 winner.

03 December 2010

Antonius isn’t beating me bad enough, want higher tables!

German Limit specialist IhateJuice, who has stopped losing seven figures to Patrik Antonius and started WINNING from Phil Ivey of all people, has asked the man himself if it is possible for Full Tilt Poker to make higher stakes Limit Hold ‘em tables. Yes, higher than the current maximum of $2,000/$4,000.

cadillac1944 stops crazy rush, loses $840,000 in two hours
cadillac1944 stops crazy rush, loses $840,000 in two hours

Is he actually trying to be Isildur1? Less than ten hours after we report that a mysterious heads-up Omaha specialist named cadillac1944 is winning all the money on Full Tilt Poker, he goes and loses over three-quarters of a million dollars in just two hours.

02 December 2010

cadillac1944 continues his amazing run – over $1.3m in 24 hours
cadillac1944 continues his amazing run – over $1.3m in 24 hours

Yesterday we brought you news that Tom “durrrr” Dwan had lost almost a million dollars with over three-quarters of that being sent to line the bankroll of unknown high-stakes PLO player ‘cadillac1944’. Today we bring you news that the PLO heads-up specialist has continued his run and made another three-quarters of a million or so.

PokerStars US-COOP complete; huge overlays cost over $750k
PokerStars US-COOP complete; huge overlays cost over $750k

The PokerStars USA Championship of Online Poker has completed its eleven events in what should have been the biggest Regional COOP that PokerStars is hosting in this period. However, a poor attendance meant that the eleven events saw $764,650 in combined overlays.