High Stakes News

There was some heavy action between Ilari Sahamies (Ziigmund) and Urindanger - Ziigmund was on fire in the beginning, winning pot after pot:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?1529029
Huge pot for Ziigmund: http://www.pokerhand.org/?1529036
Ziigmund continues to dominate: http://www.pokerhand.org/?1529037
But then deck went cold for Ziigmund and Urindanger made a huge comeback:
Double up: http://www.pokerhand.org/?1529039
Next double up - quite a cooler : http://www.pokerhand.org/?1529041
And next… [...]

Read the article »

PlayerProfiles

Screennames: TerrorOfSweden / TheTerrorist / Fast_Freddie

Everybody was wondering who was this Fast_Freddie who made Johnny “bad_ip” Lodden lose his temper. Fast_Freddie won the biggest ever online pot from Lodden - worth $465.000. Later Mohamad Kowssarie confirmed that he is Fast_Freddie.
Kowssarie is from Sweden and 24-years old. He learned to play poker at the age of [...]

Read the article »

Million Dollar Cash Game results

High Stakes Poker Results

Here are the final results from London:
Tony G +$223.000
Phil Ivey +$101.100
Chris “Jesus” Ferguson +$62.400
Erick Lindgren +$51.400
Allen Cunningham +$47.800
Erik Seidel +$20.100
Roland de Wolfe +$16.800
Amdu Bloch -$92.200
Howard Ledered -$104.300
Patrik Antonius -$128.900
Brian Townsend -$197.000
On top of that Patrik Antonius lost over $600.000 to Phil Ivey on prop bets!

Read the article »

TerrorOfSweden dominates OMGClayAiken

High Stakes News

Mohamad Kowssarie (TerrorOfSweden / TheTerrorist / Fast_Freddie) crushed Phil Galfond (OMGClayAiken) playing NL holdem heads-up. In the early hands Galfond took the lead, but when Kowssarie got in the zone there was very little Galfond could do. Here are some of the best hands:
This time Kowssarie makes the wrong move: http://www.pokerhand.org/?1521933
Nice bluff by Kowssarie: http://www.pokerhand.org/?1521938
Nice [...]

Read the article »

FinddaGrind winning and losing huge pots

High Stakes News

FinddaGrind was in heavy action during the weekend, playing lots of heads-up and getting some sick hands - and winning around $150.000. Phil Galfond (OMGClayAiken) was also involved in a lot action during the weekend.
Here are some of the sickest hands between FinddaGrind and OMGClayAiken:

Ugly turn for Galfond: http://www.pokerhand.org/?1521892
FinddaGrind tries to push Galfond: http://www.pokerhand.org/?1521897
Galfond drawing: [...]

Read the article »

Can anyone stop Sorel Mizzi?

High Stakes News

Sorel Mizzi - zangbezan24 / Imper1um seems currently unstoppable!

Sorel Mizzi is currently ranked second at PocketFives online-tournament rankings. Now he is just absolutely crushing the High Stakes heads-up tournaments at PokerStars. Just look at his record:
23.9 win ($50.000) - 9.9 2nd ($15.000) - 12.8 win ($50.000) - 5.8 win ($50.000) - 15.7 win ($72.000) - [...]

Read the article »

High Stakes Showdown - Negreanu vs. Greenstein

High Stakes News

Yesterday we saw two titans fighting in the first round of PokerStars High Stakes Showdown (a $10.000 buy-in heads-up tournament).

Daniel Negreanu (KidPoker) faced Barry Greenstein (barryg1) and started chatting friendly:
KidPoker: yo whats up sucker!!!
barryg1: i got the online fish!
Barry bluffing nicely: http://www.pokerhand.org/?1513920
barryg1: i went to all that trouble to steam you up and you missed [...]

Read the article »

Have you ever seen a Walrus playing poker?

High Stakes News

Now you have! Poker Pro Thomas Wahlroos joined Team Full Tilt earlier this year and got finally his own avatar:

You can propably see the similiarity here: Wahlroos - Walrus! Some of you might remember Wahlroos playing earlier under the name “Susisisu”.

Read the article »

Update on Tony G. vs sbrugby - $11.000.000 to winner?

  • Author: admin
  • Filed under: Rumors
  • Date: Sep 23,2007
Poker Rumors

We might have a huge challenge-match after all!

As we told earlier things got heatened between Tony G and Brian “sbrugby” Townsend. Sbrugby challenged Tony for a match where they both would put up $2.000.000. Sbrugby told also that they could play for any amount becouse “If I don’t have enough money it will be easy [...]

Read the article »

PlayerProfiles

Screenname: Annette_15

-Photo courtesy of PokerStars.com / Neil Stoddart
Annette Obrestad is only 19-years old girl and winner of over $2.000.000! By winning the World Series of Poker Europe main event she became the youngest WSOP-winner ever (and first female to win WSOP main event, all-time biggest female WSOP money-winner and record holder for largest cash [...]

Read the article »

Gutshot Hansen tearing up Full Tilt

High Stakes News

No - Gutshot Hansen is not a new nickname for Gus Hansen. But he is a new player who just demolished other player at the big Omaha game at Full Tilt (including also Gus Hansen himself!).

Here are the largest pots, Gutshot Hansen left the table with a whopping $520.000:
Wow - $256.158 in the pot: http://www.pokerhand.org/?1507764
Nice [...]

Read the article »

Patrik Antonius and Phil Ivey tangled in a $807.400 pot

High Stakes News

The Million Dollar Cash Game will be worth waiting for - during the shootings there was a HUGE pot between Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius.

On the turn board was showing A-A-J-5 and Ivey bet $100.000, Antonius called. The river brought a Queen (no flush possibility on board) and Ivey fired $225.000. Antonius give it a [...]

Read the article »

Best Poker Sites for Players

Poker Room Offer Bonus
William Hill Free 10€ + Race + VIP 450€
Club4Aces 30-45% RB + Race 5000€
Eurobet Race + VIP + Bonus $900
Noiq 30-45% RB + Race 500€
CelebPoker Race + VIP + Bonus $600
RedKings Race + VIP + Bonus $1250
Betsafe Race + VIP + Bonus $2000
PokerStars VIP + Bonus $600
Full Tilt Poker 27% Rakeback $600
Ilari Sahamies

Search