Tag: Phil Galfond

2012 World Poker Tour $100,000 Super High Roller Day 1: Justin Bonomo Leads

Day 1 of the World Poker Tour World Championship $100,000 Super High Roller completed on Wednesday and Justin Bonomo took the early chip lead.

The Weekly Turbo: New WSOP Bracelets, World Poker Tour Season XI Schedule, and More

A look at the week's top poker news stories including the new-look bracelets at the World Series of Poker, the Season XI schedule on the World Poker Tour, and more.

The Top 10 PokerStars Hands of 2012 — So Far

A look at the top ten hands played on PokerStars from the start of 2012 up until May 14.

The Nightly Turbo: Phil Galfond's College Years, Zoom Poker's Official Launch, and More

Phil Galfond wrote about how he got started playing poker, and PokerStars announced the official launch of Zoom Poker.

2012 PokerStars SCOOP Day 7: Six-Figure Scores For Mercier and Galfond; Deeb Wins 2nd Event

Jason Mercier, Phil Galfond, and Shaun Deeb each posted excellent results on Day 7 of the SCOOP.

Five Thoughts: Serock Gets Over the Hump, Wins First Live Tournament

Joe Serock only won $40,000 for his victory at the PPC Aruba, but it was the first live tournament win of his very established career.

The Online Railbird Report: Sulsky Wins $398,000; “EireAbu” Atop Yearly Leaderboard

A good week puts Andrew “EireAbu” Grimason atop the yearly leaderboard in front of “bernard-bb” and Ben "Sauce 123" Sulsky; meanwhile, the latter finished as the week's biggest winner with $398K in profit.

The Online Railbird Report: Sahamies Wins Big Again; “Zypherin” Drops $450K

The Online Railbird Report: David “Deldar182” Eldar & Niklas “ragen70” Heinecker in Action; “Zypherin," rumored to be Guy Laliberte, drops $450K.

Black Friday Chronicles: Twitter Reactions

April 15, 2011 will forever be known in the poker world as "Black Friday." Here are some of the Twitter reactions from that gloomy day in the industry.

Five Thoughts: Hellmuth Wins PokerNews Fan Bracket

Phil Hellmuth defeated Daniel Negreanu in the PokerNews Fan Bracket, Viktor Blom bested Isaac Haxton in the SuperStar Showdown, and more in this week's Five Thoughts.

The Online Railbird Report: Ilari Sahamies Wins $643,000, Recoups Half of Year's Losses

Ilari “Ilari FIN” Sahamies was the year’s biggest loser, down $1,160,551, but thanks to an upswing, Sahamies recouped more than half his losses.

The Online Railbird Report: Benny Spindler & Ronny Kaiser Dominate PLO Action

This past week, Benny "toweliestar" Spindler and Ronny “1-ronnyr3” Kaiser both crushed the high-stakes online pot-limit omaha games.

The Online Railbird Report: Big Swings for Viktor "Isildur1" Blom

Par for the course, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom won big before losing it all back. Meanwhile, Phil "MrSweets" Galfond continued to thrive with $398K in profit.

The Online Railbird Report: Galfond Banks $767,000 in Profit

There was plenty of high-stakes online action this week, including continued clashes between Viktor "Isildur1" Blom and Phil "MrSweets28" Galfond.

The Nightly Turbo: Glantz on Full Tilt Poker, WSOP Africa Crowns First Champ, and More

Matt Glantz blogged about the ongoing silence at Full Tilt Poker, and Gregory Ronaldson won the opening event of the 2012 World Series of Poker Africa.

Five Thoughts: Loaning is Risky, But Will Never Leave Poker

Neither borrowing, loaning, or lending are going anywhere soon, but they're the primary reasons why Full Tilt Poker may never pay back its players.

Five Thoughts: Ivey No Longer a Fan Favorite?

Since returning to poker, Phil Ivey has become the most polarizing player in the game.

The Online Railbird Report: Viktor Blom Wins His Biggest Pot Ever On PokerStars

Jens “Jeans89” Kyllönen was the week's big winner with $459,504 in profit, while Viktor Blom played his biggest ever pot on PokerStars, one worth $355K!

The Online Railbird Report: Galfond Does Work; "patpatman" Wins Nearly $300,000

Over the past week, there was plenty of action on the virtual felt. Phil “MrSweets28” Galfond was in action, while “patpatman” ended up the week’s biggest winner with $299,820 in profit.

The Nightly Turbo: Iowa Senator Supports Online Poker, Galfond Calls for Change, and More

Iowa Sen. Jeff Danielson says he intends to draft a bill soon to legalize online poker, and Phil Galfond believes there's a need for change in the way online poker is run.

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