Refugee Poker Pro Looking for Title Down Under
Koon, who is originally from Weston, West Virginia but lived in Las Vegas until this summer, used to play on Full Tilt Poker as the formidable NovaSky. The West Virginian had over one million chips midway though Day 3 of the 2012 Aussie Millions and was looking dangerous in almost every hand he played.
World Champs Duhamel and Cada Victorious at PCA
Duhamel’s victory came in the $5,000 No-Limit Holdem 8-max event two days ago while Cada notched a win in the $2,000 No-Limit event last night. Both players pocketed six-figure prizes
Antonius Says $5 Million at Risk in Full Tilt Chaos
“This one person made an attack on me, saying I had only $100 in my account. He was right but he’s not right that I’m not a very big loser in this,” Antonius told PokerListings.com in Cannes on Day 4 of the WSOPE Main Event. “I’m also concerned how this person got the account balance and why he’s spreading around confidential information,” said Antonius.
Poker’s In and Out List: If You Can’t Hang, Don’t Bang
That’s why once a week we’re calling it as we see it. This is Poker’s In and Out List. Poker’s In List – May 20-27, 2011 Krantz – IN Jay Rosenkrantz has an impressive resume but he still manages to fly more or less below the radar
Isildur1 Leads EPT Grand Final High Roller
The young Swede shocked the poker world in the fall of 2009 taking on the biggest names in the online game at the highest stakes, including playing the only two seven-figure pots ever recorded against Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius, all while attempting to keep his true identity a secret. In January of this year, the worst kept secret in poker was revealed when Viktor Blom admitted he was Isildur1 and signed with Team PokerStars . Although the socially awkward and media-shy Blom refused to do interviews, he has since played at several PokerStars events and hosted an online challenge against stars of the game like Daniel Negreanu and Tony G.
Poker News in Brief: Dec. 27, 2010- Jan. 2, 2011
That meant a few of poker’s smaller stories may have slipped through the cracks. Fortunately, we caught them and compiled them in our weekly Poker News in Brief feature below.