!P0krparty¡ Crushes Online High Stakes Tables Again

!P0krparty¡ has lost his entire bankroll in 2011, but he now returned to the tables, and in just 3 weeks, he got to the high stakes tables from $100. Will the mystery player stay longer than last year?

!P0krparty¡

Of course many players are dubbed the new Isildur1 recently, since the Swedish pro was not seen online for quite a while, but  seems to be a valid heir. He is extremely agressive, does not care for bankroll management one tiny bit, and it doesn't matter whom he plays with. He usually plays at numerous tables at once in marathon sessions, playing NLHE, PLO SH and HU as well at the same time. Moreover, if he is bored with it, buys in to some tournaments as well.

HSDB writes the following about the mysterious player grinding from a Canadian account:

"We can only speculate about !P0krparty¡'s true identity. But some things are certain, In times like these when Full Tilt poker is down,  is just what all the railers out there need. For whenever the Man comes around, action follows with him. I'm sure that some of the pros also more than welcome the action he brings.

He might not be the most frequent visitor at PokerStars' tables, but when he does decide to log in and play, he means business. We have witnessed 30 hour sessions, at more tables simultaneously than we could count, where he played both PLO and NLHE shorthanded."

Sam Trickett May Sign to PokerStars

Player of the Year 2011 British Sam Trickett has announced to leave his sponsor company Titan Poker. It is widely assumed he will sign to PokerStars.

Sam Trickett
Sam Trickett

Sam Trickett has got behind him an exceptional year of 2011. The British poker pro has acquired a total of $4.5 million in live tournament winnings. Among others, he won the Aussie Millions High Roller and the Partouche Poker Tour Grand Final, not to mention his Macau cash game earnings and the fact that he is considered to be the best live cash game player in the world.

2+2 Hacked, E-mail Addresses and Passwords Leaked

A hacker has attacked the 2+2 forum, gaining access to user data and passwords. If you use the same password that you used on 2+2 elsewhere, like in e-mail clients or poker rooms, I suggest you change it immediately.

TwoPlusTwo Forum

If you are a registered member of the online poker forum 2+2 and you use the same password on other sites, too, it is highly advised that you change it. The forum has been hacked and is currently unavailable. The hackers gained access to e-mail addresses and passwords, among others.

BREAKING NEWS - Astonishing Twist in the FTP Story - Is PokerStars Buying Full Tilt?

According to a forum post on 2+2, PokerStars has acquired Full Tilt Poker.

PokerTableRatings Does not Take up Fight with PokerStars

After PokerStars issued a Cease and Desist order to PokerTableRatings, the data mining site deleted all information on PokerStars players from their main page.

As previously reported (on RakeRace.com), PokerStars took legal action against PokerTableRatings (PTR) for hurting intellecutal property laws and room regulations. As a first step, PS sent PTR an official letter demanding that PokerTableRatings put an end to their sharing information on PS players. PS had announced that a group of lawyers were already working on analyzing the situation, and declared their determination towards their goal. 


It soon turned out that this had not been a boast, as PTR's Internet provider started blocking the site on the 18th April, which thus became temporarily unavailable. Though PTR solved this by quickly "moving" its website, this wass not enough for PS. 

New Full Tilt Limited Introduced

Laurent Tapie and Prosper Jerémy Masquelier are now appointed director and deputy director, respectively, of New Full Tilt Limited in Dublin, Ireland.

Full Tilt Poker shows activity
Full Tilt Poker shows activity

Positive news has surfaced recently regarding Full Tilt Poker (FTP). New Full Tilt Limited has been registered and Groupe Bernard Tapie CEO Laurent Tapie has been appointed director of the firm. Next in line is Prosper Jerémy Masquelier, a renowned French businessman and TV show producer, who created Tournament of Aces, a French poker series, among else. Previously, he has been part of the Partouche Group. New Full Tilt Limited, officially founded on 14 February, 2012 has a starting capital of €1,000,000; none of this information has been published until now.

Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake to Star in Runner, Runner

“Rounders” writers David Levien and Brian Koppelmann are working on the script for “Runner, Runner”. Shooting may start as early as this summer.

Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck
Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck

Sources from Hollywood, including the Variety and the Hollywood Reporter report that a new poker production is underway. The project is running under the working title “Runner, Runner” and is written by “Rounders” writers David Levien and Brian Koppelmann. In the director’s seat sits Brad Furman, to whom we can owe the critically acclaimed title “The Lincoln Lawyer”.

Ivey and Durrrr in the Greatest Buy-in Tournament in Asia Ever

As a side event to the Asian Poker Tour Philippines Main Event, the HKD 1,000,000 Manila Millions Super High Roller will be held on 20 April.

Resorts Wrold Manila's Genting Club
Resorts World Manila’s Genting Club

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) goes to the Philippines in April to host the greatest ever buy-in tournament of Asia, among others. The buy-in for the Manila Millions Super High Roller will be HKD 1,000,000 ($129,000), which is roughly the equivalent of the upcoming EPT Grand Final Super High Roller entry fee of €100,000.

SuperStar Showdown Special – Isildur1 vs Haxton Face-Off for $1M

Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom and Isaac Haxton are to face each other once again in a SuperStar Showdown. This time, however, the challenge bankrolls will be $500,000 for each and the winner will take it all...

Viktor Blom vs Isaac Haxton
Viktor Blom vs Isaac Haxton

The very first SuperStars Showdown was played on 19 December, 2010, between Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom and Isaac ’philivey2694’ Haxton. The session ended with the victory of Haxton for $41,701 after 2,500 hands.

PokerStars Signs Former Loose Cannon Martinez

PokerStars has signed Massimiliano Martinez a Team Pro member. Martinez was the most successful Loose Cannon in the PokerStars Big Game Season 2.

Massimiliano Martinez with Phil Hellmuth on the PokerStars Big Game
Massimiliano Martinez with Phil Hellmuth on the PokerStars Big Game

PokerStars has signed with its Team Pro young Italian player Massimiliano ‘Max’ Martinez. We came across his name the first time in 2011 when he won the IPT Pro League in May, reached four ITM finishes in the WSOP and finished 12th in August in the EPT Barcelona main event. The real breakthrough was, however, the PokerStars Big Game show.

Zoom Poker - An Astonishing Success

Thanks to PokerStars' latest fast ring game format, Zoom Poker has already dealt 50% more hands than before its release, increasing the cash game traffic dramatically.

As Rakerace.com reported, PokerStars has released the public beta of its fast-paced ring game, Zoom Poker on 24 February at play money tables, and finally they released it for real money tables with the latest client update on 16 March. 

A Low Stakes Icon – Interview with Jrockhaf

Below you can read Rakerace.com’s original interview with Canadian poker pro Jordy ‘jrockhaf’ McMurter.

NL100


What did you do and study before you started playing poker?

I worked at a youth jail and in some group homes for troubled youth. I actually loved the job and would definitely still be doing it if not for poker.

Full Tilt Poker to Relaunch in April?

Groupe Bernard Tapie attorney Behnam Dayanim said in late February that, even though the original deadline for completing the negotiations had been postponed, purchasing Full Tilt Poker was imminent for the Groupe.

Full Tilt Poker Replugged?

“There was an expectation among the parties involved that we would conclude our discussions one way or the other by the end of February. Positive progress has been made in recent talks, and each of the parties feels reasonably confident that we'll be able to reach a successful conclusion. As such, everyone has agreed to let the process continue for a bit longer,” Dayanim reported.

SuperStars Showdown – Haxton Defeats Blom for $5,093

Even though Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom resumed the aborted SuperStar Showdown session against Isaac ’philivey2694’ Haxton with a major edge of $99,000, the latter managed to win.

Viktor Blom vs Isaac Haxton
Viktor Blom vs Isaac Haxton

On 11 March, the PokerStars Superstar Showdown promotion made its return after a major break with a rematch between ’Isildur1’ and Isaac Haxton. The session, which was played on four $100/$200 NLHE tables with $300,000 challenge bankrolls for each of the players, was aborted, however; Haxton had internet connection issues due to a huge storm two days earlier in his new home, Malta. The provider was unable to fix his connection by the time of the challenge.

Isildur1 vs. Haxton SuperStar Showdown Aborted

Due to the failure of Isaac ‘philivey2694’ Haxton’s internet connection, this Sunday’s SuperStar Showdown session was suspended. Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom is currently $99,886 ahead.

Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton
Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton

Following a 36 weeks long break, the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown made its return yesterday, on 11 March with Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom facing Isaac ‘philivey2694’ Haxton in a rematch, given that it was only him who could defeat the Swede in the series. The 2,500 hands match was to be played on 4 $100/$200 NLHE tables with a $300,000 challenge bankroll per player.

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