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 »

Despite his atrocious results just a weekend ago, Blom’s persistence paid off tremendously as he began to regain confidence and some of the cash he squandered during his latest sessions.Earning the sum of over $135,000, Blom took on the opponents of Niki “RealAndyBeal” Jedlicka, Jeans89, and Rafi “refaelamit” Amit over on PokerStars this past Monday  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 »

While there are certainly recent events that have been increasingly important to both players and fans alike (cough, cough, World Series of Poker), those looking for a break from all the Las Vegas hoopla and headlines were certainly tuned in to the intense online battle between Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom and Rui “PepperoniF” Cao. Fortunately enough  Read more »

Play at Carbon Poker if you are a US player (worldwide players accepted too).Despite falling in consecutive Superstar Showdown challenges, Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom managed to redeem himself by taking out a familiar opponent in Scott “urnotindangr” Palmer. Although this contest was primarily a rematch from the previous week’s battle, the action was never stale during  Read more »

In one of the few contests that many people from the start considered to be very evenly matched, the results fell in line with the predictions for the latest Superstar Showdown. Early this month on PokerStars, Scott “urnotindangr” Palmer was the newest contestant to take on the infamous Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom, and fared better than  Read more »

Despite a previous cut-in-half challenge between the two Team PokerStars pros, both Daniel Negreanu and Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom decided to reunite for a second installment of the Superstar Showdown.This time around, Daniel Negreanu managed to outlast his fellow comrad, and eventually booked a significant $26,500 victory over his opponent.The rules were very simple; play Blom  Read more »

The largest crowd ever in PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event history was assembled in the Atlantis ballroom over the weekend, as a total of 1,560 players fronted the $10,000 tournament buy-in. At the end of Day 2, Adam Geyer is the current chip leader in the event with 909,000 in chips. In a distant second  Read more »

The online phenom known as “isildur1″, has been a major force in the online world since late 2009. Despite the online player participating in a large volume of mid to high stakes games on Full Tilt Poker, it wasn’t until his appearance in the realm of nosebleed cash games that this celebrity’s stardom took off.  Read more »