Gus Hansen high stakes poker – downswing continues in April

Saturday, April 16th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Pro | No Comments

Gus Hansen's downswing continues on high stakes online poker during the second week of April. The last few days saw quite a bit of action at Full Tilt Poker’s high stakes tables. Many of the regulars were in action, but no one played quite as much as Gus Hansen, who was obviously anxious to put a stop to his latest downswing and get back on the winning side again. Unfortunately for the Great Dane, that goal proved to be elusive and instead of recouping some of his losses, he dug himself into Read more [...]

Irish Poker Open 2011: Let the Games Begin

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News | No Comments

Irish Poker Open: Let the Games Begin Poker enthusiasts are once again flocking their way to Ireland to witness and even participate in the renowned Irish Poker Open 2011. What could have made this poker event so popular that people even from distant parts of the globe are willing to tackle every obstacle all for the sake of this poker tournament? Let’s find out. The Irish Poker Open is among the prestigious and long running poker tournaments in Europe. It has been a well-respected tournament Read more [...]

Cadillac1944, Gus Hansen and Phil Galfond high stake poker action 2011

Saturday, April 9th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Pro | No Comments

High stake poker action during the 1st week of April The 1st week of April saw the return of Cadillac1944 as well as big losses to Gus Hansen, David Oppenheim and said Cadillac1944. From the beginning of the year up until a few weeks ago, Cadillac1944 had been one of the regulars at Full Tilt Poker’s nosebleed tables. He was also one of the biggest losers, so things made perfect sense when a while ago he vanished from the online poker tables: everyone figured he’d run out of money. A Read more [...]

Gus Hansen and Phil Galfond high stake poker action 2011

Monday, April 4th, 2011 | Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Pro | No Comments

High stake poker action during the fourth week of March The last few days have represented a rather busy period at the high stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker mostly. Gus Hansen took on Phil Galfond, looking to ride his hot streak, and Tom Dwan and Daniel Cates locked horns in yet another durrrr Challenge session, in which Cates managed to get the better of the New Jersey Wonderkid yet again. The Galfond/Hansen confrontation gave birth to several large pots, and both players took down their fair Read more [...]

Sick of poker – but can’t stop playing

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 | Poker and Life, Poker Articles | 4 Comments

When ever I bust out of tourneys these days my first thought is always: "what an utter waste of time" followed by "why do I keep playing every week?". The next line of action is usually to close my account for a number of days. The following evening, I find myself missing something to do. Poker has become a way of killing off some hours between workouts, updating this blog and spending time with my girlfriend. It's almost become a habit. I seriously need something else to do in the time slot between Read more [...]