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 »

Playing under his alias MrSweets28, the recently moved Phil Galfond recorded a big win over on PokerStars this past weekend. Playing nearly exclusively Pot-Limit Omaha, Galfond took away a profit of $256,000 over a two-day grind.While the action isn’t quite as heavy or as rich as it once was on Full Tilt Poker, several seasoned  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 »

High Stakes Poker on GSN is already eleven episodes in, however one of the biggest names in online poker is now making his first appearance. The player most commonly known in the poker world as “OMGClayAiken” has entered into the mix of regulars on High Stakes Poker, and is likely looking to stir up the  Read more »

NOTE: If you are a US player, you might want to play against the poker pros at Carbon Poker now!Dan “jungleman12″ Cates often spends most of his time sitting and waiting for opponents to play him at a variety of stakes at heads-up No-Limit Hold’em. While both he and most of his competitors are aware  Read more »

Although “The Great Dane” Gus Hansen has been nearly unstoppable thus far in 2011, he’s encountered a major downswing as of late. The player who finished 2010 near the top of the leaderboard in the wrong category, has recently shown glimpses of his former self by donating nearly $1 million of his profits in 2011  Read more »

This past Monday, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates put in their first session of the New Year for their ongoing online challenge. Jungleman12 managed to extend his lead substantially in the “Durrrr Challenge”, by taking $319,000 from the Team Full Tilt pro early into Tuesday morning.An extended session which managed to make up  Read more »

Since Isildur1′s introduction as the newest member of Team PokerStars, the action-driven online giant has been busy taking on opponents from all angles. In one of his first days as a sponsored pro, Isildur1 managed to put in over 14 hours of play on the site. In this tremendous span, the infamous Swede managed to  Read more »