Despite the high-stakes games not being as popular as they once were because of a smaller scope of professionals, the games over on PokerStars are still inhabited by a crafty niche of savvy online experts. Phil Galfond, Ilari Sahamies and Brian Hastings lead this collection of intelligent, young veterans, however over the past week, they’ve  Read more »

We know the swings of high-stakes online poker can be volatile. However, not even the eccentric Ilari Sahamies could have predicted that the past few weeks would end up this wild.Sahamies, who plays under the screen name “Ilari FIN,” has endured one of the most epic roller coaster rides in recent memory. Side-stepping a few  Read more »

There truly no one hotter than Phil Galfond.Obviously, we’re not referring to the recently-turned Canadian citizen’s attractiveness. While Phil Galfond himself would likely avoid that subject, the heater that the 26-year-old poker pro encountered over the weekend has made his excursion up north extremely rewarding.Galfond, who plays under the alias “MrSweets28″ on PokerStars, spent nearly  Read more »

The relocation of professional online poker players has recently grown with the conclusion of the World Series of Poker, and one of the most prominent figures in online history is leading the fray.This player is none other than Phil Galfond, known in the online universe as both OMGClayAiken and MrSweets28. Galfond has decided to “take  Read more »

Over on Full Tilt Poker, Patrik Antonius was busy as usual playing an intense heads-up session of $3000/$6000 Fixed-Limit Hold’em. His opponent in this session was Kagome Kagome, and although the name may look slightly new, it’s actually none other than his regular rival IHateJuice. Despite playing under a different alias, the results were very  Read more »