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Monster Pot Recap: Amit Wins ‘Saucy’ $85k Pot

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

Amit and Sulsky plowed through 1,248 hands of $100/$200 Heads-Up Pot-Limit Omaha on PokerStars last night and there were a number of haymakers thrown throughout the session. 
None could top the following hand, however, which took place just after midn… Continue reading →

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2012 Aussie Millions Day 2: Tim O’Shea Soars Into Lead, Phil Ivey Second

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

The more things change, the more they stay the same. On Day 2 of the 2012 Aussie Millions, Robert Lam may have been knocked from the top spot, but right there, still stalking the chip leader is the one guy who can make any chip leader very uncomfortable, Phil Ivey. Lam is still in contention [...] Continue reading →

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Monster Pot Recap: takechip Takes Two

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

The biggest online poker winner overall was actually BiatchPeople, who earned $150,000 yesterday playing 2-7 Triple Draw, but because of the Limit structure of that game none of the pots even came close to the behemoths built by Berndsen and D’Auteui… Continue reading →

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David Shallow Wins WPT Ireland

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

David Shallow entered final table play at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ireland Main Event as the overwhelming chip leader.  It is commonplace to see someone with a healthy chip advantage to begin the final day – maybe a couple million chips – but leads like Shallow’s are something to see.  With 6,155,000 chips, he [...] Continue reading →

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2012 PCA $100K Super High Roller, Day Two: Galen Hall Leads Stacked Final Table

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

On Friday afternoon, the final table for the first major event of the 2012 tournament poker season was determined in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure’s $100,000 Super High Roller event, with several top players looking to make some significant green. 18 men came back to the tables on Friday, looking to get down to at least [...] Continue reading →

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Hall Stuns Haxton to Seize Chip Lead at PCA

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin

Down to a shorter stack and looking in trouble at times, Hall hung around and hung around before the two big hands changed his fortunes.
In the first, Hall hit a flush on the turn with 8♥ 5♥ and got Haxton to call a big river bet and muck… Continue reading →

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Chris Klodnicki Wins Epic Poker Mix-Max Main Event

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

The fifth and final day of the Epic Poker League Mix-Max Main Event was a far cry from the days that preceded it.  Whereas the players who advanced each night had it easy with short days on Days Three and Four, Sunday night was a true test of stamina.  Though only five players were seated [...] Continue reading →

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Freeroll Spotlight: PartyPoker Heads Down Under

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

The Aussie Millions satellites are in full swing on PartyPoker and this year players can qualify in a variety of ways.
Every day PartyPoker will run a freeroll where the top 25 players get a ticket into the daily $2 sub-qualifier, which in turn qualifi… Continue reading →

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Epic Poker League $20K “Mix-Max” Day Three: Joe Tehan Leads After Controversial Move Ends Play Early

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

After what was an expected short Day Three, former World Poker Tour champion Joe Tehan has amassed a tremendous lead at the Epic Poker League‘s $20,000 “Mix-Max” Main Event after one of the most controversial hands seen in a poker tournament in some time. Day Three began innocently enough, with 25 players remaining in pursuit [...] Continue reading →

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WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Day Five: Stacked Final Table Determined, Soi Nguyen Maintains Chip Lead

Posted on December 11, 2011 by admin

The World Poker Tour’s Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic has reached its penultimate moment, determining the six handed final table during play Saturday night. Thirteen players came back on Saturday afternoon to the Bellagio, prepared to work their way down to the traditional six handed WPT final table. 2010 World Series of Poker [...] Continue reading →

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