If you take a look at highstakesdb.com Online Poker Results, you will see that Phil Ivey has consistently dominated the high stakes games on Full Tilt Poker.
He doesn't have an edge in just one game, he has an edge in all of the games.
Most of the high stakes players have one, or maybe two games that they feel like they have an advantage in.
And they will avoid games that they feel like they don't have an edge in.
But Phil Ivey is different he is a machine, and seems to be able to profit in any game that he chooses, which makes him one of the best all round poker players in the world ever.
This is the top 5 winners on fulltilt this year.
1. Phil Ivey $7.217.278 With 86133 hands played.
2. Tom 'durrrr' Dwan $4.134.654 With 203543 hands played.
3. Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond $3.428.738 With 134583 hands played.
4. Hac 'trex313' Dang $3.326.685 With 134379 hands played.
5. David Benyamine $2.939.865 With 241499 hands played.
Phil ivey is the biggest winner with the fewest hands played so far this year, which have made him about $83 for each hand played in 2008.
Keep in mind that HighstakesDB.com only started tracking the Omaha Hi/Lo and HORSE games a few months ago.
You can probably safely assume that Ivey was a winning player in both games prior to July 1st, 2008, which might put his total winnings on Full Tilt since January of 2008 up over the 7 million dollar mark.
Players such as David Benyamine and Patrik Antonius have played under multiple accounts on Full Tilt. However, even if you consolidate these results, neither player is even coming close to Phil Ivey in terms of overall profits.
When Phil Ivey in september made it into the money in the H.O.R.S.E tournament at WSOPE in London, he reached the 10 million dollar mark in total live poker winnings. (only official numbers)
Source: highstakesdb.com
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Party poker Premier League III
Party poker has announced the lineup for the Premier League III event which will take place on November 24th.
The players who will be compete in Premier League is:
Tom “Durrrr” Dwan
Peter Eastgate
Juha Helppi
JC Tran
Nenad Medic
Victoria Coren
Andy Black
Roland de Wolfe
Tony G
Annette Obrestad
Dave “Devilfish” Ulliot
Phil Hellmuth
Many players will watch how Peter Eastgate does in this event since he just recently won the 2008 WSOP main event and $9,152,416.
At 22 years of age, Eastgate became the youngest person ever to win the WSOP main event.
Phil Hellmuth used to hold the record since he won when he was 24-year-old.
Before this event Phil Hellmuth said:
"Only a few weeks back, Peter Eastgate broke my record as 'youngest world champion of poker in history' at the tender age of 22-years-old. Talk about being on form, this kid won over $9 million at the WSOP Main Event! I'm looking forward to watching the way this young gun plays his hands in the Party poker Premier League."
Two other young players that will draw a lot of attention at the event are Tom “durrr” Dwan and Annette Obrestad.
Dwan is 22 years old and is one of the best online poker players in the world, he has already won over $6 million this year.
20-year-old Annette Obrestad is also a very successful online player and won the 2007 WSOP Europe too.
The buy-ins are $75,000 and the total prize pool is $1.25 million.
Each participant will play 6 different times and the top 4 will move on to the heads-up, whoever wins the two semifinal heads-up games will advance to the final where the top prize is waiting.
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The players who will be compete in Premier League is:
Tom “Durrrr” Dwan
Peter Eastgate
Juha Helppi
JC Tran
Nenad Medic
Victoria Coren
Andy Black
Roland de Wolfe
Tony G
Annette Obrestad
Dave “Devilfish” Ulliot
Phil Hellmuth
Many players will watch how Peter Eastgate does in this event since he just recently won the 2008 WSOP main event and $9,152,416.
At 22 years of age, Eastgate became the youngest person ever to win the WSOP main event.
Phil Hellmuth used to hold the record since he won when he was 24-year-old.
Before this event Phil Hellmuth said:
"Only a few weeks back, Peter Eastgate broke my record as 'youngest world champion of poker in history' at the tender age of 22-years-old. Talk about being on form, this kid won over $9 million at the WSOP Main Event! I'm looking forward to watching the way this young gun plays his hands in the Party poker Premier League."
Two other young players that will draw a lot of attention at the event are Tom “durrr” Dwan and Annette Obrestad.
Dwan is 22 years old and is one of the best online poker players in the world, he has already won over $6 million this year.
20-year-old Annette Obrestad is also a very successful online player and won the 2007 WSOP Europe too.
The buy-ins are $75,000 and the total prize pool is $1.25 million.
Each participant will play 6 different times and the top 4 will move on to the heads-up, whoever wins the two semifinal heads-up games will advance to the final where the top prize is waiting.
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"Hearts13" The Run of a Lifetime
The story of the run of a lifetime.
When "Hearts13" logged onto Ultimatebet Sunday night, he thought it was just going to be another regular session. Little did he know that his life was soon about to completely change.
Only a few days ago, "Hearts13" was a regular in the small NLHE games on Ultimatebet.
He had a couple of hundred dollars in his account and was happy grinding it out at the lower limits.
Then early Monday morning "hearts13" won the Bad Beat Jackpot.
He ended up receiving around $65,000. He decided that he wanted just a bit more money, enough to pay all his debts and have some cash in the bank.
And then sat at a $50/$100 NLHE table, and proceeded to go on the run of a lifetime, battering Prahlad "Spirit Rock" Friedman in a NLHE, high-stakes battle. When all was said and done, "Hearts13" walked away with a profit of around $100k.
He continued to battle against high-stakes regulars. He more than held his own, and was seen with a stack of $200k at a $100/$200 table at one point.
Whenever "Hearts13" sits at a table now, there is usually a long line-up of well known players that are lined up to play him.
Now the big question becomes - how long will "Hearts13" be able to maintain this incredible run, especially with everyone now gunning for him?
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When "Hearts13" logged onto Ultimatebet Sunday night, he thought it was just going to be another regular session. Little did he know that his life was soon about to completely change.
Only a few days ago, "Hearts13" was a regular in the small NLHE games on Ultimatebet.
He had a couple of hundred dollars in his account and was happy grinding it out at the lower limits.
Then early Monday morning "hearts13" won the Bad Beat Jackpot.
He ended up receiving around $65,000. He decided that he wanted just a bit more money, enough to pay all his debts and have some cash in the bank.
And then sat at a $50/$100 NLHE table, and proceeded to go on the run of a lifetime, battering Prahlad "Spirit Rock" Friedman in a NLHE, high-stakes battle. When all was said and done, "Hearts13" walked away with a profit of around $100k.
He continued to battle against high-stakes regulars. He more than held his own, and was seen with a stack of $200k at a $100/$200 table at one point.
Whenever "Hearts13" sits at a table now, there is usually a long line-up of well known players that are lined up to play him.
Now the big question becomes - how long will "Hearts13" be able to maintain this incredible run, especially with everyone now gunning for him?
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Peter Eastgate 2008 WSOP Main Event Champion!
Congratulations to Peter Eastgate the wsop main event winner 2008
It took 4 months, 39 two-hour levels, and a 104-hand heads-up duel, before our 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate could take home the bracelet, and eliminate Ivan Demidov in 2nd Place.
Peter Eastgate won 9.119.517 USD
Ivan Demidov won 5.790.024 USD
Doyle Brunson, Moss, Stu Ungar, Chan, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth And now Peter Eastgate, a 22-year old poker pro from Denmark.
Speaking of Phil Hellmuth, tonight Peter Eastgate shattered a record that the Poker Brat has held for the last 19 years as the youngest WSOP Main Event winner in history.
Peter Eastgate is also the first Danish Main Event champion, and the 4.th Dane to win a WSOP bracelet.
"I'm very proud and thank you all for coming," he said, smiling as he looked down at his new WSOP bracelet.
Well done Peter, Congratulations.
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It took 4 months, 39 two-hour levels, and a 104-hand heads-up duel, before our 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate could take home the bracelet, and eliminate Ivan Demidov in 2nd Place.
Peter Eastgate won 9.119.517 USD
Ivan Demidov won 5.790.024 USD
Doyle Brunson, Moss, Stu Ungar, Chan, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth And now Peter Eastgate, a 22-year old poker pro from Denmark.
Speaking of Phil Hellmuth, tonight Peter Eastgate shattered a record that the Poker Brat has held for the last 19 years as the youngest WSOP Main Event winner in history.
Peter Eastgate is also the first Danish Main Event champion, and the 4.th Dane to win a WSOP bracelet.
"I'm very proud and thank you all for coming," he said, smiling as he looked down at his new WSOP bracelet.
Well done Peter, Congratulations.
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2008 WSOP Main Event: November Nine
117 days of waiting are almost over for the november nine in las vegas.
Beginning at 10:20 a.m. Las Vegas time on Sunday morning, the nine finalists in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event will return to play in the Rio hotel in las vegas.
The final table of the WSOP Main Event is always poker's biggest annual happening.
Here's the players chip counts:
Seat 1: Dennis Phillips - 26,295,000
Seat 2: Craig Marquis - 10,210,000
Seat 3: Ylon Schwartz - 12,525,000
Seat 4: Scott Montgomery - 19,690,000
Seat 5: Darus Suharto - 12,520,000
Seat 6: David 'Chino' Rheem - 10,230,000
Seat 7: Ivan Demidov - 24,400,000
Seat 8: Kelly Kim - 2,620,000
Seat 9: Peter Eastgate - 18,375,000
And here is what they can win:
1.place 9.119.517 dollar
2.place 5.790.024 dollar
3.place 4.503.352 dollar
4.place 3.763.515 dollar
5.place 3.088.012 dollar
6.place 2.412.510 dollar
7.place1.769.174 dollar
8.place 1.286.672 dollar
9.place 900.670 dollar
And there you have it. All nine finalists have collected over $900,000 in prize winnings already, and one of them will soon become poker's world champion for another year.
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Beginning at 10:20 a.m. Las Vegas time on Sunday morning, the nine finalists in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event will return to play in the Rio hotel in las vegas.
The final table of the WSOP Main Event is always poker's biggest annual happening.
Here's the players chip counts:
Seat 1: Dennis Phillips - 26,295,000
Seat 2: Craig Marquis - 10,210,000
Seat 3: Ylon Schwartz - 12,525,000
Seat 4: Scott Montgomery - 19,690,000
Seat 5: Darus Suharto - 12,520,000
Seat 6: David 'Chino' Rheem - 10,230,000
Seat 7: Ivan Demidov - 24,400,000
Seat 8: Kelly Kim - 2,620,000
Seat 9: Peter Eastgate - 18,375,000
And here is what they can win:
1.place 9.119.517 dollar
2.place 5.790.024 dollar
3.place 4.503.352 dollar
4.place 3.763.515 dollar
5.place 3.088.012 dollar
6.place 2.412.510 dollar
7.place1.769.174 dollar
8.place 1.286.672 dollar
9.place 900.670 dollar
And there you have it. All nine finalists have collected over $900,000 in prize winnings already, and one of them will soon become poker's world champion for another year.
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Daniel Negreanu's Blog
Daniel Negreanu actually write good posts on his blog.
This time a little about WSOP 2008 and betting rules at bellagio in Las Vegas.
Daniel writes:
It seems that every year at the WSOP people go bonkers at some point and act, well, just randomly bizarre. I assume it's the pressure, but man, some of these outbursts are downright awkward and annoying.
You got one 'classy' kid yelling, "Who's the bully now," after busting a Russian, than you have another guy yell, "You are an Idiot," to an opponent four times while pointing right at him aggressively.
Some people just completely lose composure and let their emotions take over. When the amateurs do it I can give them a pass, they have likely never been in that kind of situation before, but when a longtime pro does it, it's just totally inexcusable and pathetic.
When people play for that many days they'll often just crack and lose their minds on one hand and usually go broke.
Aside from the play, I did see a hand come up which involved a pet peeve of mine. Losev pushed forward 3 million in chips, took it back, and then cut out just 1.5 million in chips.
The floor was called over and they ruled that the bet should only be 1.5 million instead of the 3 million that was originally pushed forward.
It's a dangerous precedent to set, but the procedure used at Bellagio is by far the absolute worst of anywhere in the world. The set up there is absolutely designed to help cheaters and angle shooters.
At Bellagio there is a betting line. Unless verbally declared, only chips that cross that betting line count as a bet. There are a million ways to take advantage of this rule, but here is one good one:
You are on the river and your opponent bets 100,000. You have a marginal hand and aren't sure if it's good. Here is what you do:
Take four 25k chips, splash them forward but not far enough to touch the betting line. Your opponent will likely turn his hand up.
If you can beat his hand, just take the pot, if he shows you his hand and you can't beat it, just take your chips back and tell the floor he should get a penalty for turning his hand face up in the middle of a hand!
If the floor says you have to call the bet you just say, "Nope, my chips did not cross the line and I did not say call." That's cold blooded! According to the awful Bellagio rule, though, it would be considered perfectly legal to do that.
You can read the post and see Daniel Negreanu´s blog here: http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/blogs/article/453
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This time a little about WSOP 2008 and betting rules at bellagio in Las Vegas.
Daniel writes:
It seems that every year at the WSOP people go bonkers at some point and act, well, just randomly bizarre. I assume it's the pressure, but man, some of these outbursts are downright awkward and annoying.
You got one 'classy' kid yelling, "Who's the bully now," after busting a Russian, than you have another guy yell, "You are an Idiot," to an opponent four times while pointing right at him aggressively.
Some people just completely lose composure and let their emotions take over. When the amateurs do it I can give them a pass, they have likely never been in that kind of situation before, but when a longtime pro does it, it's just totally inexcusable and pathetic.
When people play for that many days they'll often just crack and lose their minds on one hand and usually go broke.
Aside from the play, I did see a hand come up which involved a pet peeve of mine. Losev pushed forward 3 million in chips, took it back, and then cut out just 1.5 million in chips.
The floor was called over and they ruled that the bet should only be 1.5 million instead of the 3 million that was originally pushed forward.
It's a dangerous precedent to set, but the procedure used at Bellagio is by far the absolute worst of anywhere in the world. The set up there is absolutely designed to help cheaters and angle shooters.
At Bellagio there is a betting line. Unless verbally declared, only chips that cross that betting line count as a bet. There are a million ways to take advantage of this rule, but here is one good one:
You are on the river and your opponent bets 100,000. You have a marginal hand and aren't sure if it's good. Here is what you do:
Take four 25k chips, splash them forward but not far enough to touch the betting line. Your opponent will likely turn his hand up.
If you can beat his hand, just take the pot, if he shows you his hand and you can't beat it, just take your chips back and tell the floor he should get a penalty for turning his hand face up in the middle of a hand!
If the floor says you have to call the bet you just say, "Nope, my chips did not cross the line and I did not say call." That's cold blooded! According to the awful Bellagio rule, though, it would be considered perfectly legal to do that.
You can read the post and see Daniel Negreanu´s blog here: http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/blogs/article/453
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That is free poker cash to boost your bankroll.
This promotion is valid for the first 5 players that signup, and the promotion will end when 5 players has made a comment to this post with NICKNAME. ( i will make a comment for the ones that send me a mail, so everyone can see when the promotion is off )
If you came to late, dont worry in corporation with Hey poker i will host more promotions with free poker money to boost your bankroll very soon, so keep an eye on my blog.
Hey has a great poker VIP shop, where you can buy things for your VIP points, the VIP shop has ipods, tv´s, mobile phones, xbox, nintendo wii, games and much more.
Hey poker is on the Ongame network and has between 20.000 to 30.000 players online most of the time sometimes more during peak hours.
If you make a deposit you will get a 300% op to $5000 signup bonus (standard ongame 8x bonus) with 90 days to clear it, and you will still get the $30 free poker money.
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EPT Budapest
After 4 grueling days of poker at the Las Vegas Casino in Budapest, England's Will Fry outlasted 531 opponents to claim victory in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Hungary Main Event.
Fry took down €595,839 for winning the biggest poker tournament in Hungarian history, concluding a very quick final table.
In his first major tournament outing, Will Fry claimed the first-ever EPT Budapest title and its €595,839 top prize.
Promising to give a significant portion of his winnings to charity, Fry said, "I'm going to pay my mortgage. Help out my family and friends. And look into some good charities to help stop third-world hunger.
I'm going to try to do my bit to help and hopefully others will get involved." Congratulations to Will Fry, the new PokerStars.com EPT Budapest champion.
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Fry took down €595,839 for winning the biggest poker tournament in Hungarian history, concluding a very quick final table.
In his first major tournament outing, Will Fry claimed the first-ever EPT Budapest title and its €595,839 top prize.
Promising to give a significant portion of his winnings to charity, Fry said, "I'm going to pay my mortgage. Help out my family and friends. And look into some good charities to help stop third-world hunger.
I'm going to try to do my bit to help and hopefully others will get involved." Congratulations to Will Fry, the new PokerStars.com EPT Budapest champion.
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