Despite starting slow, the new face of swings in online poker Ilari “Ilari_FIN” Sahamies has finally minimized his variance and was on a consistent upswing in the month of November.Sahamies, who heading into August was down an astonishing $900,000, has completely eradicated his first-half tendencies and throughout the next 3 months accumulated $3 million in  Read more »

The highly anticipated World Series of Poker Main Event began this past Sunday, with several marquee players battling for the $8.7 million first place prize. Three players now remain within this highly-contested round table, including crowd and odds-on favorite Ben Lamb.Martin Staszko, Ben Lamb and Pius Heinz are the survivors of two intense days of  Read more »

Despite hearing from the other two parties involved in the Black Friday domain name seizures (PokerStars.com and Fulltiltpoker.com), the two other associated sites in the scandal have now stepped forward in attempt to remedy their reputations.Absolute Poker and UB.com, (the former being named as part of the original “Big Three”) have recently been documented by  Read more »

A winner was finally crowned at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, and that person was Elio Fox.Despite Fox not having many documented results on the live tournament circuit prior to 2010, this young gun from New York City was determined to prove that his talents could stand tall against even the  Read more »

Amidst the controversy and speculation over the future of Full Tilt Poker, one of its most recognized sponsored players, Phil Ivey, has dodged the public eye from the beginning of conversation. Although poker has progressed in the absence of one of the best players in the world, followers can’t help but wonder — Where is  Read more »

For those that still may be confused from the everlasting legal woes of Full Tilt Poker, we’re here at High Stakes Report to lay out a definitive timeline of what’s been going on, along with the details from both Full Tilt Poker, its correlated parties, and specific player opinions on all of these happenings.From the  Read more »

Despite still remaining as an elite player in the long history of online poker, the high-stakes guru Brian Townsend has recently regathered his reputation and bankroll and has mingled amongst the regular pros in the games on PokerStars winning $100K.It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from Townsend, as his aliases of “sbrugby” on Full Tilt  Read more »

It’s the time of year where the weather becomes mild and players once again begin to grind in the world of online and live poker. If you fit the profile of an online specialist, or you’re looking to start your quest in the realm of virtual poker, Intertops Poker is hosting great promotions for both  Read more »

The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe has been set in Cannes, France, and this year employees and tournament organizers expected to generate record-breaking numbers. In terms of celebrities, all of the biggest names in poker and Hollywood would be in attendance, including several U.S. players who have remained modest in terms of media coverage  Read more »

Recently over the past few months, several big name poker players have re-emerged in the online scene to once again capture their fair share of the market. Players such as Brian Hastings, Phil Galfond and Daniel Negreanu have led this list. However, occasionally, new names do appear amongst the collection of talented veterans. Welcome !P0krparty¡.Unknown  Read more »