POKER NEWS

10 November 2012

Blom back at Full Tilt
Blom back at Full Tilt

Full Tilt Poker was the scene of some of Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom's greatest moments and just a few days back at his old online home it's like he's never been away.

05 November 2012

Cates Crushes All-Star Showdown
Cates Crushes All-Star Showdown

Daniel Cates has long been touted as one of, if not the, best heads-up players in the world and yesterday he went a long way to confirming that.

05 October 2012

September Online High Stakes Round up
September Online High Stakes Round up

After a summer WSOP inspired lull, the high stakes online action has really hit its stride this autumn. Viktor “isildur1" Blom attracted the big mixed games action in a crazy August and those high stakes games have carried on through September and now into October.

18 September 2012

Olivier Busquet Wins WCOOP Event 43 - The $10,000 High Roller Heads-Up
Olivier Busquet Wins WCOOP Event 43 - The $10,000 High Roller Heads-Up

Olivier Busquet has won one of the most prestigious events of the the PokerStars WCOOP, the $10,000 Heads Up High Roller, after beating fellow Canadian “Helio TYF” in a close fought final. Busquet of course had to face some very tough opponents on his way to victory including the likes of Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.

10 September 2012

Eugene Katchalov Ships a WCOOP Bracelet and $24,588
Eugene Katchalov Ships a WCOOP Bracelet and $24,588

Eugene Katchalov has been on an amazing live tournament run these last couple of years, including the 2011 PCA Super High Roller win for $1.5 million and a WSOP Stud Hi bracelet. Now it seems that good run has extended online, as the Ukrainian has taken down a WCOOP bracelet in another Stud discipline.

06 September 2012

Viktor Blom's roller coaster August
Viktor Blom's roller coaster August

August was a pretty wild month for cash games online, with the WSOP coming to an end, it seemed that a lot of people were eager to get back on the online grind.

03 September 2012

Sauce123 Becomes 2012's Biggest Online Winner Overtaking EireAbu
Sauce123 Becomes 2012's Biggest Online Winner Overtaking EireAbu

Ben "Sauce123” Sulsky has returned to form this year after a disappointing second half of 2011. The American finished last year up just $240k, which was almost $700k below his peak in June. However, he is already up more than 10 times that in 2012, profiting a huge $2.7 million as of the beginning of September, just recently edging out the year's previous biggest winner - EireAbu.

30 August 2012

Sahamies hot streak continues online
Sahamies hot streak continues online

When you're hot, you're and at the moment there's no-one quite as scorching as Ilari Sahamies. The Finn pocketed the best part of €1m at EPT Barcelona last week and has taken that great form to the online tables.

22 August 2012

Sauce123 beats Isildur1 for $600k after marathon online clash
Sauce123 beats Isildur1 for $600k after marathon online clash

The online trials and tribulations of the newly patchless Viktor Blom have once again provided rich entertainment for railbirds. The latest instalment saw Isildur1 on the wrong end of a marathon encounter with Ben 'sauce123' Sulsky which saw the Swede drop $600k.

02 August 2012

Big win for Ilari FIN
Big win for Ilari FIN

The online action at PokerStars is roaring back to life after the WSOP lull and its an old online favourite who has enjoyed the best of it in recent days.