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High stake poker action during the second week of February 2011
Here’s a summary of the high stake poker action from the 2nd week of February 2011. During the week between February 6 and 13, the online poker action was yet again sizzling at both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. Jared Bleznick and Daniel Cates took center stage yet again, although not for the reasons they would’ve preferred. They both dropped serious amounts of money to players relatively unknown for the high stakes railbird
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Here's a short recap of how Gus Hansen's 2011 looks so far
According to HighStakesDB he is up by 2.3 million$ in 2011 spread over 155 sessions. This extends Gus Hansen's winning streak from September 2010. In 2011 he has been very successful in the Omaha poker variants, which cost him close to 4 million $ in 2010. Gus Hansen has also started to get some money back from players like Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond and Di "Urindanger" Dang who have both lost considerable pots to the Dane. I don't
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Blom and Bleznick high stakes online action
Here's a recap of the high stake poker action from the 1st week of February 2011. Viktor Blom, aka Isildur1 may have had his woes during January at PokerStars’ tables, but in the end he managed to lure Lady Luck to his side, finishing the month above the red line. Last week, his heater continued. In fact, his $332,904 profit – accumulated over about 8,200 hands - made him the biggest winner of the week. Another player who did extremely well was
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Gus Hansen was rumored broke in late 2010 after a reportedly miserable year on the online felt. In this article I will give you a recap of Gus Hansen's poker performance in 2010 (based on highstakesDB records). I thinks it's safe to say that Gus Hansen didn't go broke in 2010. He did however lose so much that his poker bankroll must have suffered.
Gus Hansen's live tournament results in 2010 include a 1st place finish in The WSOP Europe event in London as well as a 1st place finish in the winner-takes-it-all
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For a long time Erica Schoenberg has been regarded as the hottest female poker player and she's talented to boot. Just how talented will be revealed once I finish this article.
Erica Schoenberg is becoming one of the most recognized players in professional poker. Her stunning good looks are certainly part of the appeal. Her devastatingly accurate play is even more engaging. She has appeared on a number of televised events and her credentials are much more impressive and diverse than many would
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Liv Boeree is one of the newest members of Team PokerStars and she looks great on pictures....what more could you ask for? I wonder if Liv Boeree has a boyfriend? No wonder "Liv Boeree picture" and "Liv Boeree boyfriend" are some of the most searched poker keywords in Google. In this article I will attempt to give an overview of Liv Boeree's poker career. If you asked a non-poker playing person to describe what they thought a stereotypical poker player looked like then I can 100% guarantee that they
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This article is about Joe Cada, winner of the 2009 world series.
Joe Cada made his name in poker by winning the 2009 World Series of Poker main event at the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Cada has established a reputation as one of poker's most personable and intelligent stars as well as one of the game's leading tournament players.
Personal Background
Cada was born on November 18, 1987, in Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, approximately 30 miles north of Detroit. He resides in nearby Chesterfield
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Daniel "Jungleman12" Cates is one of the hottest online NLHE poker players today and the following article will give you some more information on his great success on the online felt.
Many poker players start their careers whilst studying at university but the vast majority either fall by the wayside or continue to play only in an amateur capacity whilst their studies and then career take over. One player who discovered the game of poker whilst studying for an economics degree at the University
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Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond is an upcoming poker superstar and is often seen on the highest stake tables on Full Tilt and PokerStars.
Phil "omgclayaiken" Galfond
As young poker players come they don’t come much more inspirational and aspirational than Phil “omgclayaiken” Galfond.
Born in 1985, this twenty-something poker player is the poster boy for poker wannabes across the world, causing online poker hopefuls of all ages to cash in their Party Poker discount codes in the hopes of
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Matt Affleck is a rising poker star and deserves mentioning on this blog.
Hailing from Mill Creek, Washington Matt Affleck got in on the game early. Hosting poker tournaments for his friends in high school, Matt collected $5 dollar entry fees when he first started his poker nights. He raised the price to $20 an entry as his poker nights became more popular with his buddies and their acquaintances, and Matt was hooked on the game ever since. Matt Affleck built up his career playing successfully
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