Flying Finns: Weekly Top 10 Online Winners/Losers
Sahamies and fellow Finn Jens “Jeans89” Kyllonen were the two biggest movers this week as they dominated the PLO games on PokerStars . Plenty of big name players made waves, however, as Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Isaac Haxton completed their $1 Million SuperStar Showdown and the alleged Phil Ivey account – RaiseOnce – took a world-class beating.
Flying Finns: Weekly Top 10 Online Winners/Losers
Sahamies and fellow Finn Jens “Jeans89” Kyllonen were the two biggest movers this week as they dominated the PLO games on PokerStars . Plenty of big name players made waves, however, as Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Isaac Haxton completed their $1 Million SuperStar Showdown and the alleged Phil Ivey account – RaiseOnce – took a world-class beating. For more information be sure to check our online poker stats section
UFC Champ Georges St-Pierre Joins Team 888poker
The French-Canadian MMA superstar signed a 12-month contract with the online gaming company that commenced in March and will see St-Pierre attend live events like the 2012 World Series of Poker and the 888 Superstack.
Ilari Sahamies Blasted for $203k
Sahamies has had a miserable year and despite picking up some momentum earlier this week went right back to his losing ways last night. The Helsinki-native recorded 419 hands of $50/$100 and $100/$200 Pot-Limit Omaha against a variety of opponents including Ben86, doncarignano, LuckyGump, EireAbu, L0ve2playU and Ben “milkybarkid” Grundy.
Daily 3-Bet: Tatty Tan, Wizard Reprieve, Gravy Training
Any suggestion for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments Today in the 3-Bet we find Bodog naming its new female running mate for Tatjana Pasalic, Kevin “WizardofAhhs” Thurman reaping the rewards of a ignoring results and fellow PokerStars pro Grayson Physioc considering space camp again. 1) Jennette “Jay” Tan Joins Tatjana Pasalic on Team Bodog Bodog pro Tatjana ” @Tattytats ” Pasalic put out the word last month that the Bodog brand was in the market for an attractive running mate for its pro team and today they announced they found her. New Bodog pro Jay Tan.
Roy “GodlikeRoy” Bhasin Joins Team PokerStars Online
The online pro from Sydney has several big scores on his resume including a runner-up finish in the 2010 SCOOP and a number of live PLO cashes across Australia. Bhasin was picked from a list of 10 candidates to represent the Oceania region and “shined through to win himself the position,” a Team PokerStars Online manager said.
Roy “GodlikeRoy” Bhasin Joins Team PokerStars Online
The online pro from Sydney has several big scores on his resume including a runner-up finish in the 2010 SCOOP and a number of live PLO cashes across Australia. Bhasin was picked from a list of 10 candidates to represent the Oceania region and “shined through to win himself the position,” a Team PokerStars Online manager said.
Isildur1, Haxton to Play for $1 Million
Both players will put $500,000 of their own cash on the line this Sunday at 1 p.m. ET with the intent of playing heads-up $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em on PokerStars. Unlike the regular SuperStar Showdown there will be no 2,500-hand cap and the pair will go until one of them has drained every last cent of their $500k.
Daily 3-Bet: Phil Dips, Moneymaker Pips, NegreanHammer
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find former Full Tilt huckster Phil Gordon making more moves in online gaming, Chris Moneymaker making yet another case for poker on MSNBC and Daniel Negreanu making another fuss about his forum ban.
PokerStars SCOOP Series Set to Start May 6th
The final details of the 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) are not set in stone just yet, but for those players who are able to play on PokerStars, they can go ahead and clear out their May calendars in preparation for the event. Over the weekend, PokerStars released the schedule for the fourth