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Billionaire Banker, High Stakes Poker Player Andy Beal a Ron Paul Supporter
Billionaire banker Andy Beal has contributed $2500 to the US Presidential campaign of Texas Congressman Ron Paul, Gambling911.com has learned. Beal is also a high stakes poker player.
Paul, who is running against the likes of Mitt Romney, Michele Bachman and Rick Perry to win the GOP nomination, has long been a staunch advocate of legalized Internet gambling in the US.
Patrik Antonius: “I Will be Among the Biggest Losers if Full Tilt Poker Goes Down” (Video)
In an interview with poker pro Patrik Antonius, the Finnish former Full Tilt Poker spokesperson says he will likely be among the “Biggest losers” should FTP fold for good. He claims to have a significant amount of money tied up on the site, which was shut down June 29 and has had its license permanently revoked.
High Stakes Poker Report October 3, 2011: Socutiesf Wins $350K
A Taiwan-based online poker player known as Socutiesf managed to win $350K over this past weekend in high stakes poker play.
His primary victim was none other than Ilari " Ilari FIN " Sahamies
HighStakesDB.com describes how it all went down:
Mickey mementmori Petersen Named Newest PokerStars Online Team Pro
Danish poker player Mickey 'mementmori" Petersen was named the newest PokerStars online team pro as revealed by the site’s best known representative, Daniel Negreanu.
Ben “milkybarkid” Grundy V Isildur1 PokerStars SuperStar Showdown
Poker Pros Pimping Their Wares: Patrik Antonius, Tom Dwan Charging $6K Per Hour
Ilari Sahamies Stops the Bleeding
Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies got back to his winning ways this week after getting taken by Viktor “Isildur1” Blom over the weekend for quite a bit of loot.
Isildur1 Shocking $1.4 Million Winning Weekend in High Stakes Online Poker
Swedish high stakes online poker phenom Isildur1 continues his rollercoaster ride of big wins and big losses. This past weekend, he was sitting atop the world with a $1.4 million take.
Isildur1’s victim was none other than Illari Sahamies, who beat the Swede out of $482K just days prior. Blom’s winnings over Sahamies during his weekend session at the $100/$200 Pot Limit Omahatable were just over $1 million.
High Stakes Poker News: Wladimir 'insyder19' Taschner $109,000 Profit
High stakes online poker player Wladimir 'insyder19' Taschner enjoyed a $109,000 profit on PokerStars following a win at the Omaha tables on Thursday.
Finland High Roller Poker Titles go to Sami Kelopuro and Jens Kyllönen
Ilari "Ziigmund - Ilari FIN" Sahamies Wins $178k in an Otherwise Bad Year
Isildur1: From Last Week’s Biggest Winner to This Week’s Biggest Loser
Viktor Blom 2k to $2 Million in 2-3 weeks
In an interview with Bluff Europe, 20-year-old Swedish poker sensation Viktor Blom (known online as Isildur1) claims he took $2000 and turned it into $2 million in a matter of three weeks.
Next Superstar Showdown: Isildur1 vs Terje vs. 'Terken89' Augdal
Rui "PepperoniF" Cao June 2011 Biggest Winner in Online High Stakes Poker
Isildur1 Defeats PepperoniF in Latest Installment of PokerStars SuperStar Showdown
Isildur1 (aka Viktor Blom) has defeated fellow high stakes online poker player PepperoniF in the latest installment of PokerStars uber popular SuperStar Showdown Sunday.
Blom started the challenge strongly, and after taking an early lead never gave his opponent a chance to recover. Cao fought an uphill battle for most of the contest and saw the last of his $150,000 match bankroll disappear into Blom’s stack after only 2,257 of the scheduled 2,500 hands.
High Stakes Online Poker News: Isildur1 Wins, Loses Big in Single Day
Pot Limit Omaha Cash Games: Bigger Than Ever at the Rio in Vegas
Pot Limit Omaha cash games at the Rio have been on fire of late with one of the biggest beneficiaries being one Ashton Griffin.
Isildur1 Loses More Than $200K: Mostly to Gavz101
Isildur1 was a big loser in this weekend’s high stakes online poker action. Most of his $220K was lost to fellow online poker player Gavz101.
Patrik Antonius 2011 Wild Rollercoaster Ride Continues With $792K Win
Patrik Antonius, Gus Hansen Losing Big as of Late
European poker pros Patrik Antonius and Gus Hansen have run out of luck in recent days.
Antonius has had a strong showing since the infamous April 15 indictments that sent his online poker room packing from the US market. That all changed over the weekend. Antonius managed to lose a measly $150k while playing just 251 hands. We say “measly” since he’s up over $1.7 million in the last month. One of the benefits of leaving the US market is the lack of competition from American pros. Antonius is among the strongest benefactors to date.
Finland’s Patrik Antonius and Jens Kyllönen biggest online poker winners in April
