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PTR’s 2011 Poker Players of the Year

By Lee Murphy - January 23rd, 2012
PTR’s 2011 Poker Players of the Year

Poker Player of the YearWho was the best High Stakes Hold’em player in 2011? Which Omaha Mid Stakes reg had the highest earnings? We went through our entire database of hands last year and the results are in! Several familiar names top the lists, as well as some surprising new faces.
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PTR’s Top Online Poker Players of 2011

By Lee Murphy - January 22nd, 2012
PTR’s Top Online Poker Players of 2011


NewsThe year 2011 will forever be remembered by online poker players as the year that changed poker forever. The ripple effects of Black Friday continue to be felt throughout the industry as players have been forced to move on, either by relocating from the U.S., finding games at live card rooms, or just bearing the brunt of decreased online tournament prize pools and less action at the tables in cash games. While this may have been the biggest story of the year, it’s certainly not the only one. 2011 still produced some incredible results from amazing players, and showed everyone in the game of poker that there is still a lot of action left on the tables. Read More…

 

Top 20 Most Searched Poker Players in 2011

By Lee Murphy - January 8th, 2012
Top 20 Most Searched Poker Players in 2011

NewsDominating the high-stakes tables in the first half of the year with several SuperStar Showdowns against the best heads up players in the world, Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom was not surprisingly the most searched online poker player profile on PTR in 2011.  After a brief disappearance, Isildur1 is back at the $50/$100 PLO (6-max) tables.

In second, after taking a break to move to Vancouver, Canada due to Black Friday, Randy “nanonoko” Lew continued his consistent play which is shown in his stellar PTR graph. Nanonoko’s popularity was boosted by an excellent Team PokerStars documentary “I AM NANONOKO”  released early in the year.
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November UGL: Three First-time Winners

By Joe Marnell - December 5th, 2011
November UGL: Three First-time Winners

UGL Mid StakesResults for November 2011 UGL 200NL, 400NL and 600NL: Read More…

 

Ilari Sahamies and Garfield25 Clash Again

By Will Wright - December 1st, 2011
Ilari Sahamies and Garfield25 Clash Again

Ilari Fin PokerStarsThree of the highstakes regulars from last week’s action that generated pots of $266k and $196k were at it again Wednesday on PokerStars, but the high-stakes action only lasted a few hundred hands, with two of the three finishing the day with six-figure swings. Read More…

 

Bodog Launches Anonymous Tables

By Lee Murphy - November 30th, 2011
Bodog Launches Anonymous Tables

Bodog Switches to Anonymous Tables Site WideIn an attempt to make their games friendlier for recreational players, Bodog released an update today with significant and controversial changes to their poker client: Read More…

 

Tri Nguyen Interview “How I Made My First Million…”

By Paul Ellis - November 24th, 2011
Tri Nguyen Interview “How I Made My First Million…”

Tri Nguyen Poker Book Coupon CodeAfter years of beating the highest stakes of online poker, Tri “SlowHabit” Nguyen became a coach to several high profile poker players to teach his winning ways to others. After beating the games in the early years of online poker, Nguyen played a small amount on PokerStars as QuickStilz. Drawing on his ability to explain complicated poker concepts and break them down into simple and understandable terms, Nguyen found his way as a writer, launching the acclaimed “Let There Be Range,” which he co-authored with high stakes superstar Read More…

 

Garfield25 Drops 500k to Ilari Fin, Fake Love888

By Will Wright - November 23rd, 2011
Garfield25 Drops 500k to Ilari Fin, Fake Love888

Garfield25 Drops 500k to Ilari Fin, Fake Love888

For weeks, the action at PokerStars seemed to be settling down. Ever since Viktor ‘Isildur1‘ Blom disappeared, the high-stakes action has been sporadic and, to railbirds’ chagrin, relatively cheaper. Most PLO games have not climbed above $50/100 and players seem to be content with multi-tabling at lower levels lately. Read More…

 

Prize & Freeroll Updates for PartyPoker Challenge II

By teddy_kgb - November 11th, 2011
Prize & Freeroll Updates for PartyPoker Challenge II

PartyPoker Challenge 2 WinnersWe’ve begun the process of awarding prizes and wanted to update you on our progress. We will be working together with PartyPoker to distribute prizes to the winners over the coming weeks. PTR will be awarding the PTR Premium subscriptions by November 15, while PartyPoker will be distributing the other prizes to the winners in four to six weeks. Read More…

 

Pius ‘MastaP89′ Heinz Wins 2011 WSOP Main Event

By Paul Ellis - November 9th, 2011
Pius ‘MastaP89′ Heinz Wins 2011 WSOP Main Event

Pius Heinz MastaP89 WSOPThe 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event drew 6,865 players, and at the end of an event that began back in July, a winner has been crowned. Pius “MastaP89” Heinz entered the final table as one of the shorter stacks, but it took only a few hands to gather enough chips to propel Heinz into the chip lead, a position that he maintained for the majority of the final table. The 22 year old Heinz defeated Martin “filfedra” Staszko to earn his first ever WSOP Bracelet, and $8,715,638 in a grueling heads up battle. Read More…

 
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