SCOOP 2012: The Viktor "Isildur1" Blom chronicles

Date: Wed, May 9, 2012

If Viktor "Isildur1" Blom were literally on fire, it wouldn't be as surprising as his 2012 Spring Championship of Online Poker performance. If he were running around with smoke pouring from his wonderfully messy Swedish hair, it wouldn't shock us...

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SCOOP 2012: Make it six final tables, two titles for caprioli

Date: Wed, May 9, 2012

When Rodrigo Caprioi graduated from university, he had degrees in statistics and history, which even he admits is sort of weird. "That´s very unusual as those are two completely different areas," he said. But that's what Caprioli is like. He...

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Estrellas Poker Tour set for Ibiza

Date: Wed, May 9, 2012

Stop everything you're doing. Seriously. You're going to need sunblock, and if you don't have any within reaching distance, you need to get yourself to the store. Right now. Okay. If you're still reading, I'll assume your sunblock supply is...

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SCOOP 2012: $2K NL 6-Max, event # 1-H

Date: Wed, May 9, 2012

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SCOOP 2012: jotothejo goes toe-to-toe heads-up, wins #7-M ($82 Heads-Up)

Date: Wed, May 9, 2012

Do you remember the Australian kid Corey Worthington Delaney who became a YouTube sensation overnight after throwing a wild party that got out of hand? Despite being interviewed on national TV, Corey was unashamed, unabashed and bare-chested, a large pair...

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SCOOP 2012: shurgar stays connected to win SCOOP Event #7-H $700 NL Heads-Up title

Date: Wed, May 9, 2012

Some would say that heads-up is the purest form of poker. Mano-a-mano in a true test of poker skill, aggression and the ultimate in psychology. There's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Heads-up poker is also fascinating as anything...

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SCOOP 2012: HustlaStylez hustles way to Heads-Up victory in Event #7-Low

Date: Wed, May 9, 2012

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. In many circles, 13 is a superstitious digit synonymous with bad luck. Apprehensive architects are beholden to the hysteria associated with 13, which is why you may come across older buildings that...

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SCOOP 2012: Maestro Shao masters the field in Event #6-H ($1,050 NL 5-Card Draw)

Date: Wed, May 9, 2012

Most people regret making a $1,170 mistake, but then again, most people aren't Daniel Negreanu. At around 11:00am ET Daniel "KidPoker" Negreanu Tweeted: "Playing my first #SCOOP2012 2-7 Single Draw NL playing all three, the $11 $109 and $1050" If...

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SCOOP 2012: Trinec takes title in Event #6-M ($109 NL Draw)

Date: Tue, May 8, 2012

Determination in poker is often referred to as the "chip and chair" mentality, but it boils down to playing your best game no matter the size of your stack. Trinec did just that after a frustrating deal conversation and a...

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SCOOP 2012: Born2Ca$h realizes destiny, wins #6-L ($11 NL 5-Card Draw)

Date: Tue, May 8, 2012

It's the game that was played by Civil War soldiers, Wild Bill Hickok, and painted dogs on a 1903 calendar. The original poker game -- five-card draw -- here finding a place in the 21st-century virtual card rooms at PokerStars...

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SCOOP 2012: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom does it again in Event #3-H ($530R NLHE 6-Max)

Date: Tue, May 8, 2012

How does one follow up winning a SCOOP title? Some would just be happy to not crash and burn in the next one, others would just like a cash or better yet a final table. But to follow it up...

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SCOOP 2012: A FlashYy victory in Event #3-M ($55+R NLHE 6-max Turbo)

Date: Tue, May 8, 2012

Poker players -- like ice cream enthusiasts -- aren't satisfied with just one SCOOP. Most players seem to need at least three SCOOPs -- one low, one medium, one high -- in the same way an ice cream fanatic...

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SCOOP 2012: Respect for Respect4life, #3-L champ ($5.50+R NLHE 6-max Turbo)

Date: Tue, May 8, 2012

With 120 tournaments in two weeks, SCOOP is already blistering along with tourneys going off at all hours and champions being crowned left and right. Event #3 gave players a chance to use the gas pedal a little more with...

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Biscardi wins IPT Grand Final

Date: Tue, May 8, 2012

PokerStars Qualifier Davide Biscardi won €200,000 in the early hours of Tuesday at the final table of the IPT San Remo Grand Final. The Italian player beat a field of 418 players here at the Casino Municipale where the Italian...

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