Tag: Phil Galfond
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The Online Railbird Report: Tollerene & Dang Win $1.4M & $1.2M, Respectively
The high-stakes online action on Full Tilt Poker this week saw Ben “Bttech86” Tollerene win $1,416,399 & Hac “trex313” Dang not far behind w/ $1,262,615. |
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The Online Railbird Report: The Professionals Dominate with $1.5M Wins
The Professionals dominated this week as FTP’s Gus Hansen and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom win $1,772,993 and $1,599,428 respectively. |
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The Online Railbird Report: Galfond Becomes Third Player to Win $10 Million on FTP
Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond, who became just the third person—the others are Phil Ivey & Patrik Antonius—to surpass $10 million in winnings on FTP. |
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The Online Railbird Report: The Professionals Duke it Out on FTP
FTP's The Professionals, Viktor Blom and Tom Dwan, battled throughout the week, but both ended up winners. The former won $526,996 and the latter $446,953. |
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New Trailer Released for "Bet Raise Fold: The Story of Online Poker"
The makers of Bet Raise Fold, formerly BOOM!, launch a new website and trailer. |
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Five Thoughts: Determining The Best Poker Players
In this week's Five Thoughts, Rich Ryan examines a Twitter debate about ranking poker players and creates an impossible system named the Ivey Index. |
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The Online Railbird Report: Kostritsyn Wins $1.1 Million, Ivey Up & More
Alexander “PostFlopAction” Kostritsyn finished as the week’s biggest winner after profiting $1,114,471 in 7,002 hands spread across 89 sessions. |
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PokerNews Book Review: Ship It Holla Ballas! by Jonathan Grotenstein & Storms Reback
Check out our book review on the new poker book by Jonathan Grotenstein & Storms Reback, Ship It Holla Ballas!, which documents the story of Andrew Robl, David Benefield & Tom Dwan. |
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The Nightly Turbo: Phil Galfond's Big Weekend, Online Poker Bill in California, and More
A look at the day's top poker stories including Phil Galfond's huge weekend at Full Tilt Poker, a new online poker bill in California, and more. |
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The Online Railbird Report: Dwan Wins Over $2 Million in Six Days
Last week Tom “durrrr” Dwan was down $531,348 in 2013. This week he’s up 2,293,368. That means one of online poker’s most renowned players won a staggering $2,293,368 in just six days. |
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NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship -- Round of 32 & 16
Live coverage of the 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship from PokerNews. |
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The Online Railbird Report: Galfond & Blom Experience Million-Dollar Swings
Viktor Blom lost $1,173,536 this week, most of which went to Phil Galfond, who finished as the week’s biggest winner with $1,737,524 in profit. |
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The Nightly Turbo: Phil Galfond Wins $1 Million from Viktor Blom, MiniFTOPS Results
A look at the day's top poker news stories including Phil Galfond's big wins against Viktor Blom, the latest winners in Full Tilt Poker's MiniFTOPS, and more. |
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The Online Railbird Report: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom Profits $4 Million in Eight Days
Viktor "Isildur1" Blom won $1.33 million in a day and finished the first week of 2013 with more than $4 million in profit. |
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The Weekly Turbo: PokerStars Eyes Return to U.S., Theo Jorgensen Shot During Robbery
A look at the week's top poker news stories including PokerStars' interest in purchasing an Atlantic City casino ahead of New Jersey's legalization, and more. |
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The Nightly Turbo: Phil Galfond's Poker Training Site, PokerStars Eyes Return to U.S.
Phil Galfond launched a new poker training site, and PokerStars has shown interest in buying a casino in Atlantic City. |
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Full Tilt Poker: Will the Pros Play or Get Paid?
Full Tilt Poker is back, and many players have gained access to their player balances. The question is, will they choose to play or take the pay and cash out? |
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Five Thoughts: Greg Merson is World Champion, and Full Tilt Poker is Back
Five Thoughts: Greg Merson is the World Champion, and Full Tilt Poker is back. |
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Dan Cates Defeats Ben Sulsky to Win PokerStars All-Star Showdown for $550,000
Daniel “w00ki3z” Cates defeats Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky to win $550,000 in the first-ever All-Star Showdown on PokerStars. |
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The Online Railbird Report: Ilari Sahamies' Heater Continues; Wins $1.1 Million
Ilari "Ilari FIN" Sahamies is on a heater. Last week he won $803,468 playing online, and he’s followed that up with a $1.1 million win this week. |



















