Archive | January, 2009

Antonius Rakes In $253K Win Over Dwan In $500/$1000 PL Hold’em/Omaha

Antonius Rakes In $253K Win Over Dwan In $500/$1000 PL Hold’em/Omaha

Two pokers of titan were involved in some ultra high stakes mixed-game action on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey, Ivey Mix, and Hansen Blender. Patrik Antonius and Tom “durrrr” Dwan played a three-table match of $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha for just over three hours. Antonius would pick up a small $5K+ win during the Omaha action,  Read more »

Dwan Over Antonius With $60K Win In $500/$1000 No-Limit Hold’em

Over on Full Tilt Poker table GusHeaven, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius sat down on Full Tilt Poker table GusHeaven to play some $500/$1000 No-Limit Hold’em. Their 25-minute match saw Dwan rake in the four biggest hands of play. After 41 hands of action, Dwan had booked a quick $60K+ win over Antonius.

Dwan Bests Kelopuro, Books $289K Win In High Stakes Mixed-Game Action

During some evening high stakes action, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro sat down on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey to play some $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha. About an hour into their match, they started up a couple more mixed-games on tables Ivey Mix and Hansen Blender and a $500/$1000 NL Hold’em game on table  Read more »

Hansen Schools Dang, Scores $295K Win In $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha

Hansen Schools Dang, Scores $295K Win In $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha

High stakes professionals Gus Hansen and Di “Urindanger” Dang were involved in some $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha on Full Tilt Poker tables Hansen Hangout and Hansen Knockout. Over a two-hour-plus span, Hansen raked in a $100K+ win on Hansen Hangout, followed by a $71K+ win on Hansen Knockout, and then a final $123K+ win back on  Read more »

Dang Drops $98K In $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha Action

There was some afternoon action running on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey and Hansen Blender where Brian “tsarrast” Rast raked in over $89K in the $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha games. Following him was David Oppenheim with a $27K+ win in just seven hands of play. Sharing the tables’ losses were Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro (-$20K), Phil “OMGClayAiken”  Read more »

Dwan Battles “luckexpress10″ In $500/$1000 PL Hold’em/Omaha, Books $158K Win

Over on Full Tilt Poker table Ivey Mix, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and “luckexpress10″ battled it out in a heads-up game of $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha. During their 70-minute match, “regista8″ would sit in and drop $22K+ after playing 12 hands of Omaha. “luckexpress10″ would finish up wtih a $136K+ loss as Dwan had booked a $158K+  Read more »

Kelopuro Dominates Ivey In $500/$1000 PL Hold’em/Omaha, Drags In $387K Win

High stakes poker professionals Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro and Phil Ivey met up on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey Mix and Hansen Blender to play a two-table battle of $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha. Sitting in to short-stack most of the match was Rafi “howisitfeellike” Amit who managed to walk away with a small $17K+ win. Raking in  Read more »

“luckexpress10″ Picks Up $92K Win In $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha Game

There was a heads-up game of $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha going down on Full Tilt Poker table Hansen Blender between “luckexpress10″ and Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro. Other players would eventually join the game as “luckexpress10″ finished up with a $92K+ win during his 85-minute session at the table. Sharing the the game’s losses were Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro  Read more »

Hansen Donates $210K During $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha Action

During some early morning ultra high stakes action, professional gambler Gus Hansen ended up donating over $210K after playing 206 total hands in the $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha games. With action running on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey, Ivey Mix, and Hansen Blender other losers included Howard Lederer (-$60K), “Bobby_Club” (-$100K), and Patrik Antonius (-$128K). Booking  Read more »

“stevesbets” Books $32K Win In Heads-Up $50/$100 No-Limit Hold’em Action

Over on Full Tilt Poker table Mole, “stevesbets” played two opponents in a heads-up game of $50/$100 No-Limit Hold’em. His first match was against “holla-athca-boy” and lasted 40 minutes as “stevesbets” took down both all-ins played en route to a $16K+ victory. Several minutes later, “LIBERTY 6″ sat down and dropped over $15K in 15  Read more »