Tag: Alexander Kostritsyn

A Historical Look at the Aussie Millions from 2008-2011

With the Aussie Millions Poker Championship beginning on January 12, 2012, we thought it'd be worthwhile to look back at the event's ten-year history.

PokerStars 2011 SCOOP: Days 5, 6, & 7 Results

The results to Days 5, 6, & 7 of the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) with Alex "joiso" Kostritsyn making final tables galore.

Top Stories From The 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

With the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the books, we take a look at the top stories to come out of the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.

The WSOP on ESPN: The Last Mizrachi Standing

A recap of ESPN's coverage of the 2010 WSOP Main Event. Viewers got another two hours of coverage of Day 6 this week, Michael Mizrachi and Alexander Kostritsyn headlining the featured table.

WCOOP Day 4: Alexander "joiso" Kostritsyn Earns WCOOP Bracelet

Day 4 of the PokerStars WCOOP is said and done and some well-known players made final tables. Read on to find out how they did, as well as the rest of the results from the fourth day of WCOOP action.

2010 World Series of Poker Day 46: Evan Lamprea Leads; Theo Jorgensen's Close Behind

Day 5 of the 2010 World Series of Poker came to a close after the elimination of 368 November Nine hopefuls, and when the final hand was dealt and completed for the night it was Evan Lamprea who had the biggest stack, with a total of 3,569,000 to...

2010 World Series of Poker Day 44: James Carroll Holds Chip Lead and Chan Continues to Climb

Day 3 was the first day that the entire World Series of Poker Main Event field took the felt together, and after another four levels of play the day is complete and led by James Carroll who has 803,000. He is joined in the top 10 by Andrew Brown...

2010 World Series of Poker Day 16: Barch and Ashby Bring Home Gold and Katchalov Leads the $10k Omaha Hi-Low

Day 16 of the World Series of Poker is in the books, and it saw John "Tex" Barch and Richard Ashby both take home WSOP gold bracelets. The ladies event, and the six-handed limit tournament are both nearing a champion, and big name pros came out in...

The Online Railbird Report: Win a Million, Lose a Million

No matter what stakes they play, no matter how big their bankrolls, no matter how often it happens, a seven-figure swing is still an undeniably emotional experience for a high-stakes cash game player. This week, two members of the young, rich and...

The Online Railbird Report: Isildur1 Wins $1,187,406 in 30 Hours

After a two-week warm-up at the $25/$50 and $50/$100 tables, Swedish phenom “Isildur1” returned to the nosebleed-stakes cash games Monday night and wasted no time, taking on several high-profile poker pros in multi-table heads-up matches...

The Online Railbird Report: “Isildur1” Returns, Kostritsyn Crushes the Competition

This week, we saw Alexander “PostflopAction” Kostritsyn emerge as a major force at the high-stakes online cash game tables, Patrik Antonius stop the bleeding on his 2010 losing streak, and Tom “durrrr” Dwan playing six-figure pots again. However.

The Online Railbird Report: Antonius Stuck, Sahamies Up, and “Isildur1” Returns

Full Tilt Poker’s high-stakes cash games roared back to life this week, as online poker luminaries Patrik Antonius, Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies, Brian Hastings, Brian Townsend and Gus Hansen hit the virtual felt. $100,000 turn raises and $300,000 pots

The Aussie Millions Keeps On Growing

Australia has become one of top spots for tournament poker thanks to the Aussie Millions. Held yearly at Crown Casino in Melbourne every January, this big buy-in event continues to draw players from around the world thanks to its multimillion...

PokerNews Op/Ed: The Watchers

Amid harsh economic times, financially strapped people find creative and inexpensive ways to entertain themselves. Observing online poker is one of those activities. It’s so cheap, it’s free. At one time, watching online poker was a fixation for...

The PokerNews Top 10: The Top 10 WCOOP Moments of 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...

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

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...

2009 WSOP, Event 9, 10: Fox Leads $1,500 Six-Handed, Rosen Ahead in $2,500 PLHE/PLO

Day 1 of Event #9, $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, kicked off Wednesday at noon. 1459 players paid...

2009 WSOP, Event 5: Iacofano Leads $1,500 PLO Final

Event #5 of the 2009 World Series of Poker, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha, kicked off Tuesday afternoon...

The PokerNews Top 10: Ten Europeans to Watch at the WSOP

European poker has absolutely exploded over the last few years, with armies of young, hoodie-clad players set to invade the World Series of Poker this summer in their quest for a bracelet. In the course of covering...

Aussie Millions Event #16, $10,200 HORSE: Kostritsyn Tops Ferguson

Chris Ferguson headlined an all-star final in Event #16 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, $10,200 H.O.R.S.E., but Alexander Kostritsyn surged to the win in the event's second day, outlasting not only Ferguson...

Related Sites

  • PokerNews Blogs
  • RakeDeals
  • CasinoGrinder
NewsVideosLearn PokerPlay PokerLive ReportingFreerolls & TournamentsForum Quick Room Review

PokerNews. The #1 Source for Poker News, Reviews & Bonuses

About PokerNews

PokerNews.com is the world's leading poker website. Among other things, visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news, live reporting from tournaments, exclusive videos and so much more.

Online Poker Room Spotlight: PokerStars

At PokerStars, players can not only play with the pros, but take part in a variety of different poker games and variations, like Texas hold'em. New players can brush up on the poker rules, and learn poker strategy from the pros. Sign up for a PokerStars account today.

© 2003-2012 PokerNews.com All rights reserved