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Online Poker 2014: Hansen, Kostritsyn Among Biggest Stories
Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom lost their sponsorship deals. Two enormous whales revealed their identities. A Russian pro proved to be the most dominant player while a Chinese player had the dubious...
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PokerStars Cancels Rake Increase, Reverts to Old Rates
In most cases rake in cash games and tournament fees will go back to pre-November 3 levels with a few exceptions. Spin & Go tournament fees and the payout changes that were implemented on November...
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High-Stakes Report: Trueteller Lives Up to Genius Reputation
The first "man of the year" so far? Mysterious Russian poker genius “Trueteller." On the losing side over the last week of 2014/first days of 2015: Alexandre Luneau and “Eire Abu." Luneau Punished by...
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High-Stakes Report: Return of RugDoctor; Williams Battles Blom?
A vast number of players are competing for big pots and some new faces are among them. “EireAbu” has had the best start into the new year but for Scandinavian stars Viktor Blom and Ola Amundsgard it...
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Russian Wins First $1 Million Spin & Go for Just $5 Buy-In
Players who enter a Spin & Go pay just the posted buy-in (in this case $5) but the jackpot wheels spin to set the prize pool. The three players at the table this time watched the wheels land on...
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Hand of the Week: Tom Dwan, Profit Maximization Artist
It was played in the year 2008 and it involves the work of two of the leading players at the time. With his ultra-aggressive, opaque playing style Tom 'durrrr' Dwan was both respected and feared at...
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High-Stakes Report: Russians Roll, Sahamies Reborn
Unsurprisingly, Alexander Kostritsyn was one of them as he carried on his great play from 2014. Meanwhile “Trueteller,” considered a poker genius by his peers, has begin to deliver on that promise...
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Two More $1m Spin & Go Wins Claimed Over Weekend at PokerStars
Now, all of sudden, he's one of three. Two more $1m Spin & Go prizes were claimed over the weekend making for a total of three in just one week. Czech player Tornádo111 and Canadian anushan_2323...
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$15m-Guaranteed TCOOP Kicks Off Today on PokerStars
The 2015 TCOOP is offering $15 million in guaranteed prize pools and will run from Jan. 22-Feb. 1 with nearly every poker variant represented including No-Limit Hold’em, PLO and Stud. TCOOP will begin...
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Hand of the Week: Sahamies Hits the Nuts, Blows Up the Pot
Sometimes the eccentric Finn will disappear for a couple of months but eventually he always returns to the high-stakes tables, where it appears he fears no one. His best game is Pot Limit Omaha - a...
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High-Stakes Report: Blom Falls Off The Rails; Down $1m in 2015
Alexander Kostritsyn is still in a class of his own. Viktor Blom keeps losing massive amounts of money (and nobody knows where it comes from). PLO is coming back to life. The big looming question: Is...
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Hand of the Week: The Curious Case of Tom Dwan and the Magic Six
Based on the volume of action and the astronomical blinds that were standard at time, it certainly has a very good case. Two of the primary protagonists of that era were Tom Dwan and “martonas,” a...
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High-Stakes Report: Trueteller, Zugwat Take Reins of Nosebleed 2-7
The man considered to be one of Russia's newest and foremost poker geniuses rang up a $750k week, mostly at the expense of Cort "TheCortster" Kibler-Melby in 2-7 Triple Draw. Meanwhile Viktor...
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Online High-Stakes Poker: Russia Dominates January
The first month of 2015 is complete and two Russian players - Trueteller and Alexander Kostritsyn - are the players beat after 30 days of action-packed online play. Ilari Sahamies was one of the few...
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Somerville: "Twitch Is the Platform That Poker Needs to Live"
“It’s hard to make poker content fit in hour-long blocks that are meant for an older audience that doesn’t quite get it,” Somerville said. “It’s not a good fit for television. Twitch and livestreaming...
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UK Grinder Rob Tinnion Wins 2nd Sunday Million in 6 Months
That's the case with UK grinder Rob "robtinnion" Tinnion after he joined an elite online poker club this weekend. Tinnion took down his second Sunday Million title on PokerStars in less than six...
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High-Stakes Report: Demise of Blom Exaggerated; Gus Pops In
He did so in plenty of different games, too, as the big-time PLO games are back and kicking online and picking up steam. The action across the board even brought three big names back to the nosebleed...
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35 Events, $4m Guaranteed for FTOPS XXVIII Coming in March
FTOPS XXVIII will run over 15 days from March 15-29, 2015, with a packed lineup of events across a wide range of games. No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, Mixed 10-Game, Razz, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo...
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Hand of the Week: Isaac Haxton Battles Ilari Sahamies
While Sahamies is a PLO specialist and rather eccentric, Haxton is slightly more introverted, but one of the best NLHE players in the world. The hand we’re going to discuss today was played out in...
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PartyPoker Tweaks Loyalty Program, Reloads $500k GTD Event
The tournament is to help celebrate PartyPoker’s new loyalty program, which makes it easier to hit Silver, Gold and Palladium levels. Silver status, in particular, is becoming much easier as you only...
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