Archive | February, 2010

Antonius Picks Up $29K In Brief $300/$600/$100 Pot-Limit Omaha Action

In early morning poker action, there was some very brief $300/$600 Pot-Limit Omaha action running with a $100 ante over on Full Tilt Poker table Pirates Cove. Patrik Antonius managed to pick up a quick $29K+ win after just 14 total hands of action. The only other significant result at the table would be Ashton  Read more »

Townsend Takes $176K Loss During $1500/$3000 7-Game Mix Action

There was some $1500/$3000 7-Game mixed action running throughout the day on Full Tilt Poker tables Sunset Crater and Husky 2. With $1500/$3000 limit stakes and $300/$600 NL/PL blinds, the games’ biggest winners were Phil Ivey ($102K+) and “poltergeist” ($91K+). Sharing most of the losses were Chau “La Key U” Giang (-$26K), Patrik Antonius (-$56K),  Read more »

Hansen Wins $93K and Townsend Loses $93K In $1000/$2000 O.E. Action

During the evening hours on Full Tilt Poker, there were a couple of $1000/$2000 Omaha8/Stud8 games running on tables Cowboy Fiddle and Newt. Booking the biggest win in the action was Gus Hansen with over $93K won through 290 hands played. Other winners included “FakeSky” ($32K+), “Rekelme” ($31K+), and “ClockWyze” ($29K+). Among the losers fell  Read more »

South Scoops Up Smooth $251K Pot-Limit Omaha Win Over Dwan

During the evening hours on Full Tilt Poker, high stakes young guns Cole South and Tom “durrrr” Dwan got involved in an eight-table $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha match. It was a short-lived match that saw Dwan up over $42K after 10 minutes of play. But the next 10 minutes was a whole other story. South went  Read more »

Galfond Gathers $99K Pot-Limit Omaha Win Against Blom

During the evening hours on Full Tilt Poker, high stakes players Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond and Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom were involved in a multi-table Pot-Limit Omaha battle. They faced off in $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha games with a $16K cap for half-an-hour before adding a couple of games with no caps. While Blom managed to rake in  Read more »

Sahamies Scoops Up Swift $100K Thunderdome Win Over Ivey

In some evening poker action, high stakes gamblers Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies and Phil Ivey met up on Full Tilt Poker table Ivey Thunderdome. The game was $500/$1000 Pot-Limit Omaha and lasted just four total hands. After taking down a big $142K pot, Sahamies sat out and booked the easy $100K win over Ivey.

H. Dang Drags In $250K Win During $16K Capped Pot-Limit Omaha Action

During the afternoon hours on Full Tilt Poker, there were plenty of $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha games running with a $16K cap. Hands were played on nine different tables as Hac “trex313″ Dang dragged in over $250K in winnings through 953 hands played. Following him was “LokoIsBack” with a $126K win in 335 hands. Those players  Read more »

Ivey Books $45K Win In $2000/$4000 Omaha Hi/Lo Game

There was a $2000/$4000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo game that took place on Full Tilt Poker table Patrik. High stakes professional Phil Ivey was able to rake in a $45K+ win through 74 hands of total action. Gus Hansen managed a $7K win during his 40 minutes of play. Taking the losses at the table would  Read more »

“insyderrr” Wins $16K In $40/$80 No-Limit Hold’em Action

There were a couple games of $40/$80 No-Limit Hold’em running on Full Tilt Poker tables HyperAggrDonk and Lindgren. Booking the biggest win in the action was “insyderrr” with over $16K won in just 10 hands played. A couple of other winners were Prahlad “Spirit Rock” Friedman ($8K+) and “bulltf0rdtuff” ($5K+). Sharing most of the losses  Read more »

Townsend Takes Down Quick $183K Pot-Limit Omaha Win Over Sahamies

During the afternoon hours on Full Tilt Poker, high stakes players Brian Townsend and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies met up on deep-stack table Sudden Vally for a heads-up game of $300/$600 Pot-Limit Omaha. They match only lasted 15 minutes as Townsend was able to take down all three of the six-figure pots that were played. In  Read more »