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.

• ‘durrrr Challenge’ Update: Swift Session Nets Dwan $36,000

  June 11, 2009,

  Somewhere around the 3 a.m. hour, while chips were still clattering at the Rio and hundreds of thousands of dollars were being exchanged...

   

• The Online Railbird Report, Vol. 16: Dwan’s $1.7 Million Swing

  June 07, 2009,

  The World Series of Poker may be in full swing, but that didn’t stop many of your favorite high-stakes online poker players from hitting the virtual...

   

• ‘durrrr Challenge’ Update: Antonius Leads by $447,000 After 15,000 Hands

  June 03, 2009,

  Over the weekend, Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius logged a surprise mid-WSOP session in the ongoing online poker high-stakes 'durrrr Challenge'...

   

• Online Railbird Report, Vol. 15: Benyamine, Galfond Book Strong PLO Wins

  May 31, 2009,

  The World Series of Poker got underway this week and the online action predictably slowed, with even the most active players (Tom Dwan, 'DIN_FRU' and 'Zugwat')...

   

• ‘Antoshka’ Wins PokerStars Super Tuesday

  May 27, 2009,

  This week’s edition of the PokerStars Super Tuesday drew 328 players to the online poker tables, with first place set at $68,250, and when the final cards...

   

• Shepsky Prevails in Full Tilt $1K Monday

  May 26, 2009,

  Despite coming to the final table as the second-shortest stack, Matt “shep2k” Shepsky fought his way back...

   

• ‘Tophy4life’ Takes Full Tilt $750K Guarantee

  May 25, 2009,

  The Full Tilt $750K Guarantee attracted 3,646 runners this week, all gunning for the top prize of $132,757.50...

   

• Hougaard Racks up Victory in PokerStars Sunday Million

  May 25, 2009,

  Danish pro Jesper Hougaard adds another tournament victory to his impressive poker resume with a win...

   

• Full Tilt $25K Heads-up World Championship, Day 2: Ashton Griffin Captures Title

  May 25, 2009,

  The final four players returned to the Full Tilt $25K Heads-up World Championship on Sunday to play down...

   

• Full Tilt $25K Heads-up World Championship, Day 1: Down to the Final Four

  May 24, 2009,

  Some of the biggest names in poker came to the virtual tables as the Full Tilt $25K Heads-up...

   

• The Online Railbird Report, Vol. 14: Dwan and Sahamies Tangle in Largest-ever PLO Pot

  May 24, 2009,

  Anyone will tell you it’s the slowest time of the year for high-stakes online poker action. The start of the World Series of Poker is only days...

   

• Checking in with Salvatore 'Sasa80' Tomaciello, PokerStars Sunday Million Winner

  May 22, 2009,

  Italian online player Salvatore 'Sasa80' Tomaciello scored a life-changing win recently, taking down...

   

• ‘durrrr Challenge’ Update: Antonius Holds on to $424,000 Lead

  May 21, 2009,

  With Tom 'durrrr' Dwan busy playing $3,000-$9,000 heads-up PLO matches with Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies...

   

• PokerStars Super Tuesday Goes to ‘AceBonG’

  May 20, 2009,

  A smallish version of the Pokerstars Super Tuesday still brought out plenty of stars, including a 2008 WSOP...

   

• Jeremiah Vinsant Wins Full Tilt $1K Monday

  May 19, 2009,

  Jeremiah “Believer8219” Vinsant turned in an impressive repeat performance yesterday, winning the Full Tilt $1K Monday...

   

• FTOPS XII Main Event: ‘Pocketownage420’ Captures Title

  May 18, 2009,

  At the final table of the FTOPS XII Main Event, online player Pocketownage420 went from being the chip leader...

   

• 'Hanamichi23’ Takes Down PokerStars Sunday Million

  May 18, 2009,

  Despite coming to the final table as the second-shortest stack, online player Hanamichi23 persevered...

   

• FTOPS XII Event #22: Travis Rice Prevails

  May 18, 2009,

  FTOPS Event #22 began on Saturday with 795 runners, and when the tournament was finally over...

   

• The Online Railbird Report, Vol. 13: The $3,000/9,000 Game

  May 17, 2009,

  At this time last year, the $200/400 NLHE and PLO games on Full Tilt Poker were the biggest games anywhere...

   

• ‘durrrr Challenge’ Update: Dwan Picks up $96,000 Inside an Hour

  May 14, 2009,

  Exactly one week after Patrik Antonius locked down a big win, creating the first sizable...

   

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