Phil Galfond Pummeled for $301k
The Maryland-native played 2,175 hands of high stakes PLO on PokerStars against usual suspects like Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, LuckyGump and Ben “Sauce123” Sulsky. Galfond simply couldn’t get anything going and after losing a very long series of moderately-sized pots, finally called it quits after he had accumulated $301k in losses. It was a marked change for Galfond had a blistering March that saw him go on a $1 million+ upswing that erased his massive $434k in losses on PokerStars
Revisiting Black Friday with Jon Aguiar and Devin Porter
Aguiar still plays professionally while Porter hasn’t played a hand in nine months When news of Black Friday first broke last year, players were hit with a glut of emotions. The news was shocking, depressing, and, most importantly, life-changing.
Ben86 Hits $631k: Weekly Top 10 Online Winners/Losers
Tollerene has always flown somewhat under the radar in the high-games on PokerStars but he’s turning into a veritable monster this year. Meanwhile some of even bigger name online pros like Ilari Sahamies and Patrik Antonius continue to plummet in the games on PokerStars
Freeroll Spotlight: $5k GSP Tourney on 888poker
The $5,000 freeroll takes place at 7:30 p.m. ET today but is only open to Canadian new depositors
Freeroll Spotlight: $5k GSP Tourney on 888poker
The $5,000 freeroll takes place at 7:30 p.m. ET today but is only open to Canadian new depositors.
10 Essential Texas Hold’em Moves: The Triple-Barrel Bluff
There are a handful of special moves that, when mastered, can make the difference between winning a little and winning a lot.
$30 Million Guaranteed for PokerStars SCOOP
Running May 6-20, the 2012 SCOOP will feature 40 events each with three buy-in levels – low, medium and high. The capper of the entire series will be a No-Limit Hold’em Main Event on May 20 with buy-ins of $109, $1,050 and $10,300 and guarantees of $1 million, $1.5 million and $2.5 million respectively. EPT Packages and $100,000 in Leaderboard Prizes This year the SCOOP will also feature separate ‘Player of the Series’ Leaderboards for each buy-in level with winners getting a trophy and a PCA 2013 package
Ben86 Busts Out Another $221k Win
The U.S.-born pro played a relatively short 445-hand session last night but managed to take down an impressive $221k at the various Pot-Limit Omaha tables he played.
Jeans89 Soars, Ilari FIN Plummets in High Stakes
Kyllonen, who rocked February but crashed in March, has been steadily building momentum in April. Last night he rattled off 810 hands of $25/$50 to $100/$200 Pot-Limit Omaha and dominated the high-profile 6-Max games. It was no cakewalk for the young Helsinki-native as online regulars 1-ronnyr3, Fake Love 888, Zypherin and Ben86 were on hand for the biggest games.