Archive | January, 2009

Antonius Drops $195K In $500/$1000 No-Limit Hold’em Game

There was a four-handed game of $500/$1000 No-Limit Hold’em running during the morning hours on Full Tilt Poker table GusHeaven. Those booking wins were Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro ($101K+), Sami “OMGClayAiken” Galfond ($51K+), and Tom “durrrr” Dwan ($41K+). Doing the donating during the action was Patrik Antonius who dropped over $195K in 62 hands at the  Read more »

Kelopuro Schools Dwan, Scores $390K Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha Win

In some morning heads-up poker action, Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro and Tom “durrrr” Dwan were playing $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em over on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey and Hansen Blender. Kelopuro was dominant in both facets of the 75-minute game as he raked in $212K during Hold’em action and another $178K in Omaha play. After 202 total  Read more »

Galfond Picks Up $38K Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha Win Over Kelopuro

Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond and Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro sat down on Full Tilt Poker table Hansen Blender to play some $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha. During the 50-minute match, Galfond was able to pick up a $38K+ win after 127 total heads-up hands.

“Bobby_Club” Books $22K Win In $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha Game

During some early morning poker action, “Bobby_Club” managed to rake in a $22K+ win after an hour-long session on Full Tilt Poker table Erwin. A couple of other winners in the $100/$200 Pot-Limit Omaha game were Chau Giang ($11K+) and “sunra18″ ($10K+). Booking the losses would be “JohnnyPav” (-$20K) and “theASHMAN103″ (-$23K).

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Hansen Picks Up $50K Hit ‘N’ Run Win Over Dwan In $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha

Over on Full Tilt Poker table Hansen Knockout, Gus Hansen played Tom “durrrr” Dwan in a heads-up game of $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha. Dwan was up over $63K when Hansen won a couple of all-in pots and came back to rake in Dwan’s $50K stake. He would leave immediately afterwards with a $50K win in less  Read more »

Early Tournament Play

Everybody has their own view of how to play in the early stages of poker tournaments.  Some prefer to see a lot of flops while the blinds are small and hope to make a big hand while others prefer to play tight poker and stay out of the way unless they have a big hand.   Read more »

Hennigan Bests Benefield, Books $28K Win In $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em

High stakes young gun David Benefield was sitting on Full Tilt Poker heads-up table Ahern awaiting some $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em action. He got a match when John “world1969″ Hennigan sat down and they played for 25 minutes. Raking in the two biggest hands of the game, Hennigan was able to book a $28K+ win in  Read more »

Jedlicka Picks Up $19K Pot-Limit Omaha Win Against “INTERNET POKERS”

High stakes poker players Niki Jedlicka and “INTERNET POKERS” were involved in some heads-up Pot-Limit Omaha action over on Full Tilt Poker. They started off with a $100/$200 PLO game on table Ploy before adding a second game on table Silk and eventually a $50/$100 PLO game on table Full. They played an 80-minute session,  Read more »

“The_Houdini” Loses $36K During $50/$100 Pot-Limit Omaha Action

In some afternoon action running on Full Tilt Poker deep-stack tables Rocky and Sky, high stakes poker player Niki Jedlicka booked a $20K+ win in mostly heads-up $100/$200 Pot-Limit Omaha action against “The_Houdini”. A couple of other winners were “sunra18″ ($16K+) and Dustin Dirksen ($10K+). Brian Hastings took a $10K+ loss and “The_Houdini” ended up  Read more »