The end of a wild ride for poker ace?

January 15, 2013

Online poker railbirds have since the new year began been enthralled by the boldness with which Swedish poker pro Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom has embraced an unprecedented heater that has seen him earn over $5 million in just two weeks. On Sunday that wild ride on the tiger was stopped in its tracks in a frantic, […]

Vanessa Selbst wins Pokerstars High Roller

January 15, 2013

Vanessa Selbst (28) can rightfully claim the crown of most successful female poker player this week following her victory in the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure High Roller tournament. She earned $1,425,420, leaving her with tournament career earnings that eclipse those of former leader Kathy Liebert by a good million at $7,280,075. Selbst faced a formidable final […]

High stakes poker: Revenge for Galfond, but Blom still profits

January 14, 2013

The weekend ended on a high note at the nosebleed tables on the Full Tilt Poker site as Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom kept riding his almost two-week long wave of success by logging on for another exhilarating 17 hours of online poker, taking on anyone with the confidence and bankroll to challenge him on a spread […]

Bulgarian pro wins major bahamos poker tournament

January 14, 2013

26-year-old Bulgarian poker pro Dimitar Danchev has survived five tough days of poker and bested a field of 986 other players to take down the tenth anniversary edition Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. With the respect for winning such a major tourney and the trophy comes a first prize of $1,859,000, but Danchev had […]

Blom’s high stakes poker winnings now top $5 million

January 13, 2013

In what is fast becoming one for the all-time online poker record books, Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom was back at the Full Tilt Poker high stakes tables again Friday for a fourth consecutive session of nosebleed action. At first it appeared that Blom had finally come off his unprecedented heater, losing $150,000 to old enemy Ben […]

Pokerstars TV app updated

January 12, 2013

Tournament poker fans will now be able to use their smartphones and tablets to watch the top aces in action on the final tables of major tournaments following the release of Pokerstars.TV’s updated app. Available worldwide, the app allows poker fans to access free streaming video content on Apple and Android devices, starting with tournaments […]

Poker pro survived armed robbery

January 12, 2013

UK poker pro Tom Carpenter lost his world-championship stake money and was subjected to a frightening experience when a gang of masked burglars forced the back door and invaded his home in Tamworth, UK, a court in Stafford heard this week. The Tamworth Herald reports that the poker pro was preparing to fly to Las […]

iPoker skins close exclusive online tables

January 11, 2013

Two of the top-tier skins on the iPoker network, bet365 and Paddy Power, have quietly shut down their exclusive and segregated, or ‘premium’ tables, creating greater player liquidity, according to player reports currently appearing in Internet gambling media. The reports are confirmed by the removal of references to the former exclusive tables on the websites […]

Blom back in charge at High Stakes virtual tables

January 11, 2013

Despite a brutal reversal of fortunes at the virtual nosebleed tables on Full Tilt Poker Wednesday, which saw him lose $509,000 in a single session, Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom was back in action Thursday, again taking charge and recouping his losses. The High Stakes Data Base reports that the young Swede put on an ‘exhilarating’ display […]

Two more companies approved for Nevada online poker licensing

January 10, 2013

The latest applicants to be approved as online poker service providers in Nevada have been named by the Nevada Gaming Control Board as Lottomatica and Sartini Synergy Online, a newly formed subsidiary of Golden Gaming, a local gaming company which has tavern and land casino interests in the state. The approvals will now be progressed […]