Archive | November, 2007

Hansen and Dirksen Do Battle Again; $74K PLO Win For The Dane

They just love to go at each other on a couple tables of heads-up $200/$400 PL Omaha. Gus Hansen took some more cash from Dustin Dirksen after around three hours of one-on-one action. When Dirksen was finally done, Hansen had taken over $74K from his opponent.

Singer Scores $36K Win During Stud Hi/Lo Game

Over on Full Tilt Poker table Sethfield, high stakes professional David Singer managed to book a $35K+ win during his 560+ hands in the $1000/$2000 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo game. Also picking up wins were “2little2late2″ ($29K+) and David Oppenheim ($19K+). Those taking the losses were “My G Rocks” ($36K) and “google12345″ (-$49K).

“jumper17″ Rakes In $142K Pot-Limit Omaha Win

During the $200/$400 PL Omaha games on Full Tilt Poker tables Pantheon, Eginton, Brookview, and Ano, the player known as “jumper17″ managed to rake in over $142K in winnings during his 1,000+ hands at the tables. Sharing the losses in the games were “Sirens” (-$55K), “baDONKaDONK88″ (-$60K), Dustin Dirksen (-$72K), and Gus Hansen (-$109K).

“mjorgenson13″ Rakes In $82K PLO Win Over “stevesbets”

The players “mjorgenson13″ and “stevesbets” sat down on Full Tilt Poker table bmwnick1 for some heads-up $200/$400 PL Omaha action. Although “stevesbets” got out to a nice lead in the beginning, it was “mjorgenson13″ who would finish with the victory as he came back to score an $82K+ win over his opponent.

“wuddacooler” Takes Down FTOPS 2-Day Event; $418K Win

“wuddacooler” Takes Down FTOPS 2-Day Event; $418K Win

With a $600,000 guaranteed prize pool, nearly 700 online players put up $2,500 to take part in Event #13 of the sixth installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series. The play began 3PM eastern on Saturday, November 17th, and ended around midnight the following day. Only one Full Tilt Poker Pro made it to the  Read more »

Triple Header Mondays on Absolute Poker

Tournaments on Absolute Poker just got a little nicer on Mondays. The site announced today that they are starting a new weekly tournament that will place the winner into the best guaranteed events. The new tournament is called Absolute Poker Triple Header and takes will take place every Monday.The tournament is a single Texas Hold’em  Read more »

“Semetary” Scores $63K Omaha Hi/Lo Win Over Antonius

In some late night heads-up $1000/$2000 Limit Omaha Eight or Better action on Full Tilt Poker table Eagle, the player known as “Semetary” took on Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius. After getting off to a slow start, “Semetary” came back and was able to book a $63K+ win against his opponent.

Hansen Continues Hot Streak; $468K PL Omaha Win

The Great Dane just continues to tear up the $200/$400 PL Omaha games on Full Tilt Poker. In over 1,100 hands in ring game action, Gus Hansen raked in an impressive $468K+ win. No other player even managed to crack the six-figure mark. Taking the big losses were Dustin Dirksen (-$143K) and Guy “noataima” Laliberté  Read more »

Dirksen Destroys Hansen In Heads-Up PL Omaha

Dustin Dirksen and Gus Hansen battled all day in heads-up $200/$400 PL Omaha. They played around 15 different sessions against each other as they bounced from table to table with their feeble $8K and $16K buy-ins. Despite being afraid to play deep-stacked, Dirksen managed a win somewhere in the range of $250K to $300K over  Read more »

“My G Rocks” Books $20K Stud Win Over Antonius

Over on Full Tilt Poker table Pinnacle Pass, “My G Rocks” and Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius were invloved in some heads-up $500/$1000 Limit Seven Card Stud. In less than half-an-hour of action, “My G Rocks” raked in a solid $20K win over his opponent before Antonius quit the match.