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Epic Session between Isildur1 and Cates at PokerStars

February 25, 2011 at 10:04 AM |

Today, hundreds of people spent their time railing at $25/$50 PLO tables at PokerStars, to witness one of the largest sessions ever played at these stakes. No need to tell, one of the heads-up fighters was Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom, the other being Daniel ’w00ki3z’ Cates (known as Jungleman12 at other sites).

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Microgaming Bad Beat Jackpot Hit 2 Times in 24 Hours

February 17, 2011 at 5:34 PM |

It's quite usual that the bad beat jackpots are hit every couple of weeks, but 2 in 24 hours is rather unusual in online poker history. However, this is precisely what happened at 2 rooms of the Microgaming Poker Network last weekend.

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Webcam Poker: Hitting the Nuts or a Bad Beat?

February 16, 2011 at 5:45 PM |

Introducing webcams to online poker has been being debated for some time in the poker community; some online rooms have already launched their tables utilizing this feature. Will the rooms hit the nuts with webcams or will it experience a bad beat from players holding on to their freedom and privacy?

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SuperStar Showdown – Isildur1 Wins against Katchalov

February 14, 2011 at 6:50 PM |

Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom is currently at 3-1 in the SuperStar Showdown, defeating PCA Super High Roller champion Eugene Katchalov after Tony G and jungleman12. Beaten during the series only by Isaac Haxton so far, the Swede pro earned $111,750 in the fourth installment of the Showdown.

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Team PokerStars Online Expansion Pack

February 11, 2011 at 1:31 PM |

With some sarcasm, one could say Team PokerStars will soon have more sponsored Pros than the number of people playing at the room voluntarily. 15 players have been added to the lot.

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Double or Nothing Sit & Gos Discontinued at PokerStars

February 10, 2011 at 1:44 PM |

PokerStars has recently announced that they cease to offer Double or Nothing Sit &Go tournaments from February 15, 2011. Although calling off one of their most popular formats, the room introduces another one that seems to be a highly improved version of the DoN SnG: the Fifty50 Sit & Go.

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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.