Tag Archives: Isaac Haxton

Gabriel Nassif: Magic The Gathering Champ Turns WSOP Grinder

In the 2000s Nassif crushed the professional Magic: The Gathering circuit winning two Pro Tour title, making numerous top 8 finishes and even winning 2004 Player of the Year.
For those unfamiliar, Magic: The Gathering, or MTG as it’s sometimes known,… Continue reading

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Daniel Perper, Andrew Robl Lead WPT $100,000 Super High Roller Final Table

While the WPT Championship final table was being determined on Thursday, the WPT continued on with Day Two of their second annual $100,000 Super High Roller tournament at the Bellagio, featuring some of the biggest names – and deepest pockets – in the poker world on the felt. The carnage from Day One was evident [...] Continue reading

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Bonomo Soars to WPT Super High Roller Lead

Bonomo ended with 1.4 million chips and will be looking to add another Super High Roller title to the one he recently took down for €1.6 million at the EPT Grand Final.
Registration in the WPT World Championship Super High Roller remains open until j… Continue reading

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Mizrachi Bags Lead After WPT Championship Day 2

Mizrachi, himself a WPT champ and one of the winningest poker players for all time, was down to just 10,000 in chips at one point yesterday before pushing Isaac Baron off a hand with 2♦ 4♦ to move back above the 150k chip mark.
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SCOOP 2012: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom goes wire-to-wire in Event 2-M ($215 NLHE)

It has already been a very good 2012 for Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom. His win in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller 8-max event was a landmark in his career, given that he’s always been best known as a cash-game player of the highest stake… Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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Isildur1 Draws First Blood in $1 Million SuperStar Showdown

The poker world had been waiting for the massive showdown on PokerStars with bated breath as Haxton is the only player to have won money from Blom in his 10 previous matches against professional players.
The biggest SuperStar Showdown ever began at 1 p… Continue reading

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Viktor Blom Takes On Isaac Haxton In Epic Poker Duel

Coming on Saturday, Mar. 31 at 1 p.m. (ET) is a SuperStar Showdown of epic proportions. Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Isaac “philivey2694” Haxton will face each other once again on …
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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 wil… Continue reading

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RaiseOnce, Isildur1 Dominate Weekend

The rumored account of Phil Ivey, RaiseOnce put in his most dominating performance on PokerStars since re-activating last fall.
Over 1,283 hands of $100/$200 PLO, RaiseOnce absolutely stomped the competition for a total of $307k. RaiseOnce is now up $6… Continue reading

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