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NoPasaran and XWINK on Full Tilt high stake poker action March 2011

Thursday, March 17th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Pro | No Comments

High stake poker action during the second week of March These past few days the overall online poker action may have been going through a lull, but if that was indeed the case, someone forgot to tell NoPasaran and XWINK about it. The two players locked horns at the $300/$600 PLO tables at Full Tilt, with XWINK obviously looking to ride his winning streak. It all blew up in his face this time though, and since his return, he appears to be riding a rollercoaster rather than anything else. NoPasaran Read more [...]

XWINK (XBLINK?) back in high stake poker action March 2011

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Pro | 1 Comment

High stake poker action during the 1st week of March Last week (the first week of March) was an extremely happening one in terms of high stakes online poker action. Several ‘name’ pros saw action at both top online poker rooms (Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars), but quite probably the biggest story of the week was the re-emergence of XWINK at Full Tilt Poker. Provided he is indeed the same 20-something old Canadian who played at UB under the moniker XBLINK, XWINK’s story is a truly impressive Read more [...]

Daniel Cates and Victor Isildur Blom high stake poker action February 2011

Saturday, March 5th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Pro | 1 Comment

HHigh stake poker action during the 4th week of February The nosebleed stakes PLO tables were busy last week, with many of the regulars seeing action. Two of the most significant such high stakes matches saw Patrik Antonius go up against Daniel Cates at Full Tilt Poker and Viktor Blom (Isildur1) lock horns with Scott Palmer at PokerStars. Both matches ended up as one-sided affairs, as Blom took about $500k from Palmer and Cates scored a $608k profit at Antonius’ expense. Cates vs Antonius Read more [...]

Gus Hansen and Phil Ivey high stake poker action February 2011

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Pro | No Comments

High stake poker action during the third week of February The week of February 14-20 saw a considerable flare-up in nosebleed stakes online poker action. The biggest winner of the week was Gus Hansen (with more than $475k). Many of the “name” players who hadn’t showed up at the tables for weeks were back in action, taking on their more active peers. Gus Hansen saw action and he locked horns with none other than Phil Ivey. Ilari Sahamies, who hadn’t exactly done well in 2011, decided Read more [...]

Bleznick and Cates high stake poker action February 2011

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Pro | No Comments

High stake poker action during the second week of February 2011 Here’s a summary of the high stake poker action from the 2nd week of February 2011. During the week between February 6 and 13, the online poker action was yet again sizzling at both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. Jared Bleznick and Daniel Cates took center stage yet again, although not for the reasons they would’ve preferred. They both dropped serious amounts of money to players relatively unknown for the high stakes railbird Read more [...]

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Gus Hansen 2011 – can he continue his heater?

Sunday, February 13th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker Pro | No Comments

Here's a short recap of how Gus Hansen's 2011 looks so far According to HighStakesDB he is up by 2.3 million$ in 2011 spread over 155 sessions. This extends Gus Hansen's winning streak from September 2010. In 2011 he has been very successful in the Omaha poker variants, which cost him close to 4 million $ in 2010. Gus Hansen has also started to get some money back from players like Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond and Di "Urindanger" Dang who have both lost considerable pots to the Dane. I don't Read more [...]

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Blom and Bleznick high stake poker February 2011

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Pro | No Comments

Blom and Bleznick high stakes online action Here's a recap of the high stake poker action from the 1st week of February 2011. Viktor Blom, aka Isildur1 may have had his woes during January at PokerStars’ tables, but in the end he managed to lure Lady Luck to his side, finishing the month above the red line. Last week, his heater continued. In fact, his $332,904 profit – accumulated over about 8,200 hands - made him the biggest winner of the week. Another player who did extremely well was Read more [...]

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Gus Hansen broke in 2010?

Monday, February 7th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker Bankroll Building, Poker Pro | No Comments

Gus Hansen was rumored broke in late 2010 after a reportedly miserable year on the online felt. In this article I will give you a recap of Gus Hansen's poker performance in 2010 (based on highstakesDB records). I thinks it's safe to say that Gus Hansen didn't go broke in 2010. He did however lose so much that his poker bankroll must have suffered. Gus Hansen's live tournament results in 2010 include a 1st place finish in The WSOP Europe event in London as well as a 1st place finish in the winner-takes-it-all Read more [...]

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Erica Schoenberg

Sunday, January 30th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker Pro | No Comments

For a long time Erica Schoenberg has been regarded as the hottest female poker player and she's talented to boot. Just how talented will be revealed once I finish this article. Erica Schoenberg is becoming one of the most recognized players in professional poker. Her stunning good looks are certainly part of the appeal. Her devastatingly accurate play is even more engaging. She has appeared on a number of televised events and her credentials are much more impressive and diverse than many would Read more [...]

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Liv Boeree

Sunday, January 30th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker Pro | No Comments

Liv Boeree is one of the newest members of Team PokerStars and she looks great on pictures....what more could you ask for? I wonder if Liv Boeree has a boyfriend? No wonder "Liv Boeree picture" and "Liv Boeree boyfriend" are some of the most searched poker keywords in Google. In this article I will attempt to give an overview of Liv Boeree's poker career. If you asked a non-poker playing person to describe what they thought a stereotypical poker player looked like then I can 100% guarantee that they Read more [...]

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