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Online Poker

Here you will find stories about online poker. From the online poker rooms themselves to the business of online poker, and the culture that surrounds the game. Poker players who are mostly known for their online play are also featured here.

  • The Online Railbird Report: Isildur1 Takes on Ivey, Sahamies and Dwan

    November 20, 2009,

    The high-stakes action on Full Tilt Poker was as wild as it's ever been this week, with Isildur1 continuing as the primary catalyst. After dropping nearly $3 million to Patrik Antonius in a nine-hour heads-up match, Isildur1 sought to...

     
  • The Online Railbird Report Special Edition: Antonius Wins $2.9 Million from Isildur1 in Battle Royale

    November 18, 2009,

    In one of the greatest heads-up battles in online poker history, Patrik Antonius halted “Isildur1’s” spectacular November run, relieving the young Swede of nearly $3 million over the course of a 2,189-hand, nine-hour match that ran from...

    Patrik Antonius  
  • Online Poker Spotlight: Matt "mlagoo" LaGarde

    November 17, 2009,

    With over $200,000 in live tournament earnings and a whole lot more than that won online, Matt "mlagoo" LaGarde is one of the rising stars in the poker world. We caught up with Matt to see what he thinks of being a CardRunners instructor, why he...

    Matt LaGarde  
  • Patrik Antonius Wins Largest Pot In Online Poker History

    November 17, 2009,

    Moments ago, a few lucky railbirds witnessed Patrik Antonius win the largest pot in online poker history. Fresh off his recent battering of Tom "durrrr” Dwan, mystery Swede "Isildur1" took to the virtual felt against Team Full Tilter...

     
  • The Sunday Briefing: Huge Paydays on Both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars

    November 16, 2009,

    Prize pools were bumped up across the virtual felt on Sunday with Full Tilt’s FTOPS XIV coming to a close and PokerStars upping its Sunday Million Guarantee by $1 million. Huge paydays resulted. Pat “obiedman” O’Brien collected the biggest...

     
  • Online Railbird Report: Dwan Drops $3 Million to “Isildur1” In Four-Day Heads-Up Duel

    November 14, 2009,

    In a series of heads-up battles that have put the glacially paced “durrrr Challenge” to shame, Tom “durrrr” Dwan lost more than $3 million to unknown Swedish player “Isildur1.” In the space of less than a week, Dwan logged nearly as...

     
  • Online Poker: Full Tilt XIV in Full Swing

    November 13, 2009,

    Full Tilt’s Online Poker Series returned last week with its 14th installment. Seventeen tournaments are on record and over $10 million in prize-pool money has been on the line. The biggest individual piece so far has gone to "OmadJoped"...

     
  • PokerNews Exclusive: Tom Dwan Introduced as Team Full Tilt Pro

    November 09, 2009,

    Following yesterday's huge news of Full Tilt Poker signing Tom "durrrr" Dwan as the newest member of Team Full Tilt, the site held an official press conference on Monday night prior to the conclusion of the World Series of Poker Main Event.

     
  • The Sunday Briefing: FTOPS XIV Rules the Weekend

    November 09, 2009,

    The final table of the World Series of Poker had the day off, but Sunday was business as usual on the virtual felt. Six-figure scores were prominent, as Full Tilt’s FTOPS XIV kicked off a few days ago. "Jakivi" defeated "rakeinfools" to claim...

     
  • Full Tilt Poker Adds Tom "durrrr" Dwan to Team Full Tilt

    November 08, 2009,

    During poker's biggest weekend, with the conclusion of the World Series of Poker Main Event final table happening Monday night, Full Tilt Poker has announced a rare addition to the Team Full Tilt. Tom "durrrr" Dwan, arguably one of the worlds...

    Tom Dwan  
  • The Online Railbird Report: Dwan Loses Over a Million, Isildur1 Keeps Taking Shots

    November 07, 2009,

    It was a rollicking week at the virtual tables, as the high-stakes action continued to be driven by Swedish mystery man “Isildur1”, who kept challenging top online players to multitable heads-up matches. While Isildur1 was busy playing the...

     
  • The Sunday Briefing: Sam “siola” Iola Takes Home Largest of Eight Six-Figure Scores

    November 02, 2009,

    Sure to be a memorable month, November kicked off with an online poker bang. A few hours after the New York Yankees locked up Game 4 of the World Series, Sam “siola” Iola locked up the biggest payday of the Sunday Majors, collecting...

     
  • The Online Railbird Report: Enter Isildur1, Sahamies Wins $1 Million in One Night

    October 30, 2009,

    A new screen name at the high-stakes tables is always a cause for celebration among the regular crowd, and this week Sweden’s “Isildur1” stepped up to the plate, challenging the likes of Cole South, Brian Hastings, Haseeb Qureshi and Patrik...

     
  • The "durrrr" Challenge: Four Sessions + 2,000 Hands = an $81,000 Win for Tom Dwan

    October 28, 2009,

    After a 20-day gap between sessions, Patrik Antonius and Tom "durrrr" Dwan finally found time to continue their (neverending) challenge match, sitting at four tables of heads-up $200/$400 pot-limit Omaha on Full Tilt Poker at just after 4...

     
  • Online Poker Spotlight: Michael Tureniec

    October 27, 2009,

    Michael Tureniec is a Full Tilt pro born and raised in Sweden who has taken the poker world by storm amassing over $1.2 million in career tournament earnings. We caught up with Michael to discuss his chip lead in the Partouche Poker Tour, what he...

     
  • The Sunday Briefing: "grifo173" and "Kirbynator" Secure Sunday's Biggest Scores

    October 26, 2009,

    The final Sunday in October proved to be an exciting one on the virtual felt. Deals were failed to be reached by the final competitors in the PokerStars Sunday Million and Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee, resulting in huge scores to those emerging on...

     
  • The Online Railbird Report: Antonius Dominates the 7-Game Action

    October 23, 2009,

    It was a light week in nosebleed-stakes action, as most of the action continued to center around the $2,000/4,000 7-Game tables on Full Tilt Poker. Everyone’s favorite Finnish ex-model Patrik Antonius came out on top, adding $346,000 to the till...

    Patrik Antonius  
  • The Sunday Briefing: Vivek Rajkumar Victorious

    October 19, 2009,

    It was another exciting Sunday as hundreds of thousands of dollars were on the line in events all across the virtual felt. Vivek Rajkumar claimed the Full Tilt $1 Million Guarantee and, after a two-way chop with "krasark", went away with...

     
  • Bodog Poker Open IV

    October 17, 2009,

    The Bodog Poker Open IV begins November 1 and runs through November 8. Two tournament series will run at the same time: a Contender Series with buy-ins as low as $5, and the Championship Series with buy-ins ranging from $100 to $470 for the...

     
  • The Online Railbird Report: The 7-Game Renaissance

    October 16, 2009,

    This week, the high-stakes action on Full Tilt Poker moved away from the regular crowd’s usual haunt at the $500/1,000 pot-limit Omaha tables and onto the $2,000/4,000 7-Game tables. Perhaps in an attempt to exploit some players’ weaknesses at...

    Gus Hansen  
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