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Gus Hansen Has a Nice Start so far in 2011

February 8, 2011 at 7:20 PM |

Our online poker news seldom tell the tale of Gus Hansen scoring big, but 2011 seems to be his year so far, as the Danish pro is the first to have reached the million-dollar limit this year.

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SuperStar Showdown - Isildur1 Victory against Jungleman12

January 31, 2011 at 5:47 PM |

Viktor Blom (Isildur1) has won the third match of the SuperStar Showdown promotion with a $51,196 profit.

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Next in the SuperStar Showdown: Jungleman12!

January 26, 2011 at 5:31 PM |

PokerStars has introduced Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom’s next opponent in the SuperStar Showdown via the PokerStarsBlog. He is, however surprising, Daniel ’jungleman12’ Cates.

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Overnight Battle - Isildur1 vs. Jungleman12

January 21, 2011 at 2:24 PM |

An extraordinary game took place last night, Viktor Blom and Daniel Cates played $50/100 heads-up NLHE on PokerStars. Isildur1 tilted a few times, Cates won $102,616 from the Swedish star.

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More than $500,000 in Rake in One Year – Top Supernova Elite Players of 2010

January 8, 2011 at 6:27 PM |

Joining the PokerStars Supernova Elite club is one of the greatest acknowledgements for a poker player. Considerable amount of playtime, physical and mental stamina and, of course, humility towards poker are all necessary to generate the $170,000 in rake required to become an SNE. And there are players who do triple the amount...

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Durrrr Challenge: Jungleman12 Strikes Again

January 5, 2011 at 5:00 PM |

Monday night, we saw the Durrrr Challenge continue in an almost 3,000 hand long battle, and Daniel Cates has further increased his lead, now $819,000 ahead of Tom Dwan.

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Ladbrokes and 888 Merger on the Horizon?

January 4, 2011 at 4:02 PM |

InsidePokerBusiness reports that UK-based bookmaking firm Ladbrokes and online gaming company 888 are in preliminary negotiations about the former purchasing its gambling rival.

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SuperStar Showdown – Isildur1 Beats Tony G

January 3, 2011 at 3:49 PM |

The second match of the SuperStar Showdown has ended with Isildur1’s victory, as he managed to beat Tony G with a $44, 820 profit.

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SuperStar Showdown: Tony G Comes Next

December 30, 2010 at 1:46 PM |

According to official PokerStars announcement, Isildur1 plays against Tony G in the second game of the SuperStar Showdown, a series specifically designed to challenge the elusive Swede pro. Play begins at 16:00 ET on Sunday, 2nd January, 2011.

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Lee Jones and Serge Ravitch Leave Cake Poker

December 29, 2010 at 2:09 PM |

Cake Poker card room manager Lee Jones and tournament director Serge Ravitch announced on Tuesday that they left Cake Network.

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FTP Offers ID Change to Black Card Member?

December 22, 2010 at 6:42 PM |

Full Tilt Poker, it seems, has a nice scandal to settle for the holidays: they have offered illegitimate ID change for one of their Black Card players for seemingly few reasons if any.

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Isildur1 Loses First SuperStar Showdown

December 20, 2010 at 2:03 PM |

Isildur1 lost his first SuperStar Showdown against Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton, his first challenger. The Swede lost nearly $42,000.

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Durrrr Challenge 2: Dwan Reduces Cates’ Lead

December 17, 2010 at 3:43 PM |

Tom ’durrrr’ Dwan and Daniel ’jungleman12’ Cates keep up the good work recently; Durrrrr Challenge 2 is alive and well, with a 1,214 hands session played yesterday. Dwan managed to reduce his deficit to $500,000, while Cates swept in the biggest pot in the Challenge so far.

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Isaac Haxton Challenges Isildur1 on Sunday

December 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM |

When Isildur1 was signed by PokerStars, the largest poker site in the world already announced a challange for players to take on their newest pro: the Superstar Showdown. We already have the first challanger: Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton.

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PokerTableRatings Player of the Year 2010 - Vote!

December 14, 2010 at 2:07 PM |

PokerTableRatings, one of the world's leading poker databases, announced their yearly vote for for the year's best players on all levels. Everyone can vote for their favourites now at PokerTableRatings.com.