Archive for March, 2010

A Cleveland man was found guilty Tuesday of 12 counts each of aggravated robbery and kidnapping for his role in the April 17, 2009, robbery of a Solon poker game.Solomon Berhane, 31, was the only one of seven people — including three from Lorain — who were accused in the robbery who went to trial.The [...]

GIBRALTAR, GIBRALTAR–(Marketwire – 03/31/10) – partypoker.com and Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce the huge news that mysterious high stakes poker legend Isildur1 will be making his tv debut at the PartyPoker.com Big Game IV at Les Ambassadeurs club in Mayfair, London on April 11-13. The legendary cash game will take place at the [...]

The mysterious Swede known simply by the online moniker Isildur1 will step out from behind the computer and play in the PartyPoker Big Game IV live in London. The cash game will be held at the Les Ambassadeurs Club in Mayfair from April 11th to 13th.Poker pro Tony G called on the young Swedish [...]

In a new twist involving the seizure of a purported $5 million in funds destined for internet gambling customers in Maryland, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore is seeking civil forfeiture, according to the Baltimore City Paper.Documentation filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland targets several payment processors: Electracash, [...]

Outlasting a field of 70 runners and a final table full of experience and talent, noted online and live professional Bryan “badbeatninja” Devonshire emerged after a 4½ hour final table as the champion of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event stop at Harrah’s Rincon in San Diego last night.With a smaller [...]

Who is Isildur1?That question has plagued the poker world since the mysterious Swede burst into the world of high-stakes online cash games, winning and losing millions at a time against some of the best players in the game.While many have speculated that the online player is the young Viktor Blom, the 19-year-old has never [...]