Articles published in September 2011

The following is a list of all the news and articles posted on HighstakesDB in September 2011. Look through the list to see if you find the news you are looking for, alternatively use the search function in the top right corner of the website.

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Breaking News: Full Tilt Poker and Groupe Bernard Tapie Sign Acquisition Agreement (Updated)

The Full Tilt Poker rollercoaster ride continues. PokerStrategy.com has received the following exclusive press release from Full Tilt Poker today:

September 30, 2011

Two Days of Big Swings for Socutiesf - wins $350k

There have been some pretty huge PLO games running at PokerStars over the past 48 hours and one person above all other has been at the heart of the action, the Taiwan based pl...

September 30, 2011

Breaking News: Full Tilt Poker's License Revoked

AGCC (Alderney Gambling Control Commission) has today revoked the licences of Full Tilt Poker (FTP), with immediate effect.

September 29, 2011

Blair “blur5f6″ Hinkle has over $1M stuck on Full Tilt Poker

This past February Blair “blur5f6″ Hinkle won $1.2 million in a Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) main event. His prize was one of the largest the site had ever awarded, a...

September 28, 2011

Galfond grinds up a storm - wins $270k

It was a great day at the tables for Phil "MrSweets28" Galfond yesterday as he got down to some serious grinding, putting in 8,000 hands of $50/$100 6 max PLO across 12 hours ...

September 28, 2011

Full Tilt Poker has been sold?

TwoPlusTwo Pokercast host Adam Schwartz, who is a respected and influential personality in the online poker community, claims to have heard a rumor that states that the sale o...

September 27, 2011

Daniel Negreanu third in the WCOOP 2011 Leader Board

The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker is now over and it generated over $47 million in prizes across 62 events since the series began September 4th.

September 27, 2011

Jeff Ifrah: "If AGCC revokes FTP's license, investors won't go through with the deal"

Full Tilt Poker attorney Jeff Ifrah has informed PokerStrategy.com that the French investors interested in purchasing the company are taking the steps necessary for completing...

September 27, 2011

Thomas "Kallllle" Pedersen wins WCOOP Main Event

The 2011 WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) has come to an end after 28-year-old Thomas "Kallllle" Pedersen took down the Main Event title.

September 27, 2011

20-year-old Norwegian takes down record €11.7M Mega Fortune Jackpot

20-year-old student from Norway, Hordaland, came home after a night out an wanted to spend a bit of time on Betsson.com after watching a movie. That decision made him 11.7 mil...

September 26, 2011

WCOOP Main Event: 1st place worth almost $1.5M

The final event of the 2011 WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) is underway on Pokerstars. The event is, of course, the $5.200 buy-in WCOOP Main Event.

September 26, 2011

New Poker Comic Strip, "Mucking Aces"

TwoPlusTwo poker forum Photoshop comic genius "Eponymous" has released new poker comic strip called "Mucking Aces".

September 25, 2011

Jared “Harrington10” Bleznick back in action

Jared "Harrington10/Harrington25" Bleznick has joined the long list of poker refugees and is now back in action on PokerStars.

September 25, 2011

November Niner Matt Giannetti Wins WPT Malta

November Niner Matt Giannetti has been crowned season X WPT Malta Champion. Giannetti took down the tournament and $273,200 first prize money last night.

September 25, 2011

Ilari FIN back over $1 million for September

After a tremendous start to September Ilari "Ilari FIN" Sahamies found himself nearly $1.2 million to the good over at PokerStars after just 13 days but this last week has loo...

September 24, 2011

Bobby Oboodi Wins the 2011 WPT Borgata Poker Open

The record WPT Borgata Poker Open (buy-in $3.500) has now been played down to the winner, and Bobby Oboodi took down the title.

September 24, 2011

Nicolas "niccc" Chouity takes down the $2,100 buy-in WCOOP PLO

The 2011 WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) is going to be over soon, and only eight events remain in the WCOOP tournament schedule.

September 23, 2011

WPT Borgata Poker Open final table set, Cecilia Pescagliani leads WPT Malta

The massive field of WPT Borgata Poker Open (buy-in $3.500) has now been reduced down to final six players, while the WPT Malta Main Event (buy-in €3.300) is also moving to it...

September 23, 2011

Greg Raymer talks about Full Tilt scandal on CNN

The 2004 World Poker Champion, Greg Raymer, gave yesterday an interview to CNN about the Full Tilt Poker scandal.

September 23, 2011