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: 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...

   

• Online Poker Spotlight: Ryan Welch

  October 15, 2009,

  Ryan Welch is a 26-year-old professional poker player who lives in Nashville. He left his job as a sales executive to play poker full time. His biggest win was in October 2008 when he won the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for close to $100,000...

   

• The Sunday Briefing: "Sumai" Banks a Sunday Million Win and $225,000

  October 12, 2009,

  It was another exciting Sunday as hundreds of thousands of dollars were on the line in events all across the virtual felt. Over at PokerStars, “sumai” took down the Sunday Million and collected a whopping $225,000 for the win. Meanwhile at Full...

   

• The "durrrr" Challenge: The First 25,000 Hands

  October 08, 2009,

  231 days after it began, the "durrrr" Challenge quietly reached its halfway point on Wednesday, as Patrik Antonius and Tom "durrrr" Dwan played the 25,000th hand in their four-table $200/400 pot-limit Omaha challenge match. Dwan was able to build...

   

• The Online Railbird Report: The Return of "martonas," the Fall of Benyamine

  October 06, 2009,

  After a quiet spell, the high-stakes online cash games roared back into action this week. All the regulars made appearances -- including Ashton “theASHMAN103” Griffin, Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies, and Tom “durrrr” Dwan-- as game catalyst...

   

• The Sunday Briefing: PokerStars Sunday Million Sees Three Six-Figure Winners

  October 05, 2009,

  Another Sunday on the virtual felt is in the books as the major online poker sites ran their standard Sunday tournaments. Despite a smaller field than usual in the PokerStars Sunday Million, three players emerged with six-figure pay days. The...

   

• The "durrrr" Challenge: Dwan retakes lead with $275,000 Win

  October 02, 2009,

  Schedules and time zones at last aligned for Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Patrik Antonius, who resumed their 50,000 hand challenge early Thursday morning after a 25-day break. Though it was a relatively brief session,clocking in at 74 minutes and 400...

   

• The Sunday Briefing: Final Table Deal Sees Four Six-Figure Winners in The Sunday Million

  September 28, 2009,

  Although the World Championship of Online Poker is over, this doesn't mean you can't make big money online. In all, six six-figure paydays took place across the spectrum of online poker sites. Walking away the big winner in the PokerStars Sunday...

   

• The PokerNews Top 10: The Top 10 WCOOP Moments of 2009

  September 26, 2009,

  Since its inception in 2002, PokerStars’ World Championship of Online Poker (or “WCOOP” as it’s widely known) has grown into one of the poker world’s marquee events. Much like the World Series of Poker, the WCOOP draws not only top live...

   

• The Online Railbird Report: Hansen and Sahamies Weather Huge Losses

  September 25, 2009,

  The high-stakes online cash games were all but deserted this week as tournaments dominated everyone's time, from guys like Phil Ivey, Tom "durrrr" Dwan, and Patrik Antonius, who were in London for the World Series of Poker-Europe to online pros like...

   

• Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko Wins the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event

  September 22, 2009,

  The 2009 World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars came to a close on Monday as Day 2 of the main event came to a conclusion with Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko taking the world's most prestigious online title. The $5,200...

   

• The Sunday Briefing: Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier Adds Another WCOOP Bracelet

  September 21, 2009,

  Extraordinary. That is how day 18 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker can be summed up. Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier and Dan “djk123” Kelly each claimed their second bracelets of the series, going a long way in proving that they...

   

• PokerStars WCOOP Day 17: David Williams Takes 8-Game Title

  September 20, 2009,

  For the second straight day, the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker saw two professionals emerge with WCOOP titles. Justin “robert07” Young won Event 41, the $530 pot-limit Omaha heads-up tournament, and 2004 World Series of Poker Main...

   

• Pokerstars WCOOP Day 16: Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier Adds WCOOP Bracelet to Trophy Case

  September 19, 2009,

  Big names rose to the top on day 16 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker. The biggest prize of the day went to none other than Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier. He came out on top of Event 38, a $530 no-limit hold’em...

   

• The Online Railbird Report: Phil Ivey and Ilari Sahamies Flip for Close to a Million

  September 18, 2009,

  The action was still nowhere near where it was last month, but action in the high-stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker was kicked up a notch this week, with $500,000 pots, $400,000 “flips” and some heavy losses for Ilari “Ziigmund”...

   

• Online Poker: Brent “Astrolux85” Roberts Wins WCOOP Event 36

  September 18, 2009,

  There are only a few days remaining of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker and day 15 offered two events, both of which required a deep wallet. The first was Event 36, a $530 no-limit hold'em six-max with rebuys. In addition to the 1,030...

   

• PokerStars WCOOP Day 14: “Koln4ever” defeats “PokerProGG” for Bracelet

  September 17, 2009,

  Day 14 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker was the last to offer strictly three-figure buy-ins. From here on out, every day will offer at least one four- or five-figure buy-in. The day kicked off with event 34, a $215 no-limit hold’em...

   

• WCOOP Day 13: Three New Champions Crowned

  September 16, 2009,

  Day 13 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker offered tournaments in three games that produced three new WCOOP champions. Darryll “df1986” Fish captured the night’s event and $160,525.11 in the no-limit hold’em...

   

• WCOOP Day 12: Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo Claims Second WCOOP Bracelet This Year

  September 15, 2009,

  Day 12 of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker saw three more WCOOP bracelets awarded but only two new WCOOP champions were crowned. Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo took down his second WCOOP event in less than a week as he outlasted the field in Event

   

• The Sunday Briefing: Jonathan “Iftarii” Jaffe Claims High Roller Heads-Up Title

  September 14, 2009,

  The highlight of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker on Day 11 was Event 27, a $25,500 no-limit hold'em heads-up special. The tournament drew 36 players, all looking to bank the $315,000 top prize. Weaving their respective ways through the...

   

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