Archive | February, 2009

Schneller Receives $25K No-Limit Hold’em Donation From “zeleni_jure”

Over on Full Tilt Poker table Vasari, high stakes young gun Ariel “DaEvils” Schneller got some action from “zeleni_jure” in a heads-up game of $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em. The 10-minute match saw Schneller take down the three largest pots at the table en route to an easy $25K+ win over his inferior opponent.

Sahamies Takes Down $171K Omaha Flip and Books $158K Win Over Ivey

Sahamies Takes Down $171K Omaha Flip and Books $158K Win Over Ivey

High stakes gamblers Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies and Phil Ivey met up on Full Tilt Poker table Ivey Thunderdome to play some $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha. After just 10 minutes of action, Sahamies wasn’t in the mood to play any longer and offered Ivey to gamble for the $171K that sat in front of him. Ivey readily  Read more »

Sahamies Over Kelopuro With $107K Win In $500/$1000 PL Hold’em/Omaha

Sahamies Over Kelopuro With $107K Win In $500/$1000 PL Hold’em/Omaha

Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies and Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro were involved in some heads-up mixed-game action on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey, Ivey Mix, and Hansen Blender. During the $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha game, Kelopuro was able to rake in over $170K in winnings during the Hold’em portion. However, Sahamies dominated the Omaha action with over $278K in  Read more »

Sahamies Drops $117K In Three-Handed Ultra High Stakes Mixed-Game Action

Sahamies Drops $117K In Three-Handed Ultra High Stakes Mixed-Game Action

Over on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey, Ivey Mix, and Hansen Blender, three of Finland’s best were involved in some ultra high stakes mixed-game action. Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro, Patrik Antonius, and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies played $500/$1000 Pot-Limit HA for about an hour before Antonius (-$1K) left the tables just as Phil Ivey sat down to  Read more »

Kelopuro and Antonius Engage In Heads-Up $500/$1000 PL Hold’em/Omaha

High stakes Finnish players Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro and Patrik Antonius played some heads-up mixed games of $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey and Hansen Blender. Kelopuro dominated the Hold’em action with over $85K in winnings while Antonius excelled in Omaha with a $72K+ win. After 163 total heads-up hands, Kelopuro edged out  Read more »

Sahamies Picks Up $34K Mixed-Game Win Over Antonius

Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies and Patrik Antonius played some heads-up $500/$1000 Pot-Limit HA during the morning hours on Full Tilt Poker tables Ivey Mix and Hansen Blender. The Omaha action showed fairly even results, but Sahamies managed to take down the four largest Hold’em hands of the match. After 85 total heads-up hands, Sahamies had raked  Read more »

Galfond Gathers $648K Win In $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha Action

With the $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha games running during the early morning hours and into the following afternoon, high stakes young gun Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond managed to put up a significant $426K+ win through 857 hands of action. Another huge win on tables Ivey, Ivey Mix, Hansen Blender, and durrrr came from fellow young gun Hac  Read more »

H. Dang Books $51K Win Over Hansen In $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha

In some morning/afternoon heads-up action, Gus Hansen and Hac “trex313″ Dang played $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha over on Full Tilt Poker tables Hansen Hangout and Hansen Knockout. After managing to rake in six of the nine largest pots of the action, Dang finished the battle with a total $51K+ win over Hansen.

Hansen Picks Up Quick $23K Mixed-Game Win Over D. Dang

Over on Full Tilt Poker table Hansen Blender, Gus Hansen met up with Di “Urindanger” Dang to play some $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha. They got it all-in on the first hand as Hansen took down the $40K pot. Dang would end up leaving after one more hand and Hansen had earned himself a quick $23K win.

Antonius Receives $40K Donation From Hansen

With a couple players sitting out and no action running on Full Tilt Poker table durrrr, high stakes professional Patrik Antonius awaited his next opponent in a game of $500/$1000 Pot-Limit HA. He got just that in Gus Hansen when the great Dane bought in with a fresh $40K stack. Antonius didn’t receive much of  Read more »