Georgia man has Full Tilt win on his mind
All the time South Georgia resident Mike Vickers spends at Full Tilt Poker paid off last weekend with a win in the weekly $3,000 freeroll for PokerListings.com players.Vickers, who owns and operates a...
View ArticlePokerStars sees big action on Sunday
Sundays are always big at PokerStars, but this week was exceptional as the site also tacked on a few special events that saw it promising more than $4 million in guaranteed tournament prizes in one...
View Articlepatatino takes $610k pot; biggest ever online
With day after day of deep-stacked action at Full Tilt's marquee $500/$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em table, it was only a matter of time before the record for largest pot ever online was broken.No one,...
View Articleckingusc takes down WCOOP 2008 main event
After 18 days, 33 events and nearly $40 million in prize money awarded, the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker finally drew to a close last night at PokerStars with the crowning of the main event...
View ArticleTuffy Cat purring after Sunday Million victory
The first PokerStars Sunday Million held since the 2008 WCOOP drew 7,133 players, which meant PokerStars would be providing a slight overlay to reach the $1.5 million guarantee. That suited eventual...
View ArticleChili Poker debunks rumor about iPoker
What started as a whisper of news online has turned into a rumble in poker forums and other poker sites as people were talking about the possibility of iPoker removing all poker sites associated with...
View Articledurrrr issues million-dollar challenge
Word may have been leaked prematurely, but it's spreading fast that Tom "durrrr" Dwan has issued a $1 million heads-up challenge to online poker players.Dwan is quoted in several online sources as...
View ArticleGus Hansen: "I'm no high-stakes fish"
Some claim Gus Hansen is a losing player in the biggest games online, but the Great Dane says he's far from a high-stakes fish."Basically I've played in the highest stakes there are," Hansen told...
View ArticleAntonius dishes on durrrr Challenge
The first durrrr Challenge is nearly 25% complete and challenger Patrik Antonius is very pleased with where he stands."I'm very happy with how I've played so far," Antonius told PokerListings.com from...
View ArticleElkY grinds to SNG world record
Hevad Khan is renowned as the Team PokerStars Pro sit-and-go expert, but Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier might have just snatched the title.Fresh off of a third-place finish at the WPT Championship...
View ArticlePokerListings' founder passes away
We are very sad and shocked to confirm that Andreas Oscarsson, founder of PokerListings.com, has tragically passed away while visiting his childhood home in Sweden.At this point, we do not have any...
View ArticleAshton Griffin: From bust to Bobby's Room
Hand a fake ID to your average 20-year-old American male and you can almost guarantee his first stop would be at a liquor store.When Ashton Griffin got his, he did something completely different....
View Articledurrrr takes $750k from George to wrap challenge
The Full Tilt Poker durrrr Million Dollar Challenge finished up Thursday with Tom "durrrr" Dwan thoroughly thrashing Sammy "any two" George.After losing just $22,500 to Marcello "luckexpress"...
View ArticleOnline high stakes: The Isildur1 factor
Since the middle of September, one name has been on the tip of the entire poker world's collective tongue.Isildur1, the unknown Swedish player named after a character from Lord of the Rings, showed up...
View ArticleFull Tilt Suspends Brian Townsend
Facing allegations of cheating, colluding and multi-accounting, Brian Townsend has come clean, resulting in his second suspension from Full Tilt.The allegations, which claimed Cole South, Brian...
View ArticleThe Top Winners and Losers of 2009
Without a doubt, 2009 has been one of the most entertaining years in online high-stakes poker. With everything from the durrrr Challenge, to the story of Isildur1, there has always been something...
View ArticleDaniel Negreanu: High-Stakes Fish?
With over $12 million earned, putting him second on the list for all-time tournament winnings, there's little doubt about Daniel Negreanu's ability to play live tournament poker. However, the jury is...
View ArticleTop Online Poker Winners and Losers of 2010
2010 was a memorable year for high stakes online poker.Whether it was the durrrr Challenge II on Full Tilt or the new Isildur1 SuperStar Showdown on PokerStars there always seemed to be intriguing...
View ArticleA Guide to Rakeback in Online Poker
Most online players start their poker careers by simply playing for fun and not worrying about things like rakeback or more advanced strategy.It’s only over time when players get more serious that...
View ArticleBrunson, Greenstein Talk Full Tilt Poker Scandal
With the poker world reeling from the addition of Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson to the DOJ's civil complaint against Full Tilt Poker, many are confused by the discrepancy between their reputations...
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