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what a week.. !p0krparty¡ reaches the top

!p0krparty¡ 50/100

one of !p0krparty¡’s first 10k shots goes well

We have been intently following !p0krparty¡’s recent return to the plo games on Pokerstars. While I feel sure he is far from done, he has managed to reach the high stakes games in record time. In the !p0krparty¡ thread that was growing on the 2+2 forum last week, many posters noted that there was nothing exciting about railing mid stakes cash games. However, there is something fascinating about someone with no fear of  losing money or sleep. !p0krparty¡ told us repeatedly in the chat box that he had no plans to quit, until he reached the top. Well he has made it now and we will watch to see how he fares this time around against the high stakes regulars. At one point he joked in the chat box that his goal was around $950,000, and he was not stopping until he got there. Ironically enough, he finds himself about a third of the way there, only one day into his high stakes attempt.

!p0krparty¡ chat log

!p0krparty¡ chatting with Sauce and Deldar

It was less than two weeks ago that we broke the news of his return, however a lot has happened in that time. It seems the only thing that has not happened is a break from the tables for !p0krparty¡. We have seen him play 50 hour sessions, moving up as many as 5 levels in stakes in the midst of one session. The beginning of this run saw !p0krparty¡ go virtually busto at the 1/2 games, leaving him with only $100 in his account. He made the most of it however, starting at the micro buy-in mtts. After winning enough to take a shot at the .5/1 games, he moved mostly to cash games. Since then, we have seen him consistently play 16-24 tables of 6 max plo games, moving up from .5/1 to the high stakes games he was playing yesterday. After a rough first shot at the 25/50 games, he dropped back down to rebuild at the 10/20 games. Yesterday, after getting his account back in the 200k area, he took another shot. This time, things went better, and after 10k hands at the 25/50 and 50/100 games, he had managed 130k in profits. This brings his account well over 300k, all of which we are likely to see in play today.

!p0krparty¡ chat log 2

!p0krparty¡ tells us about his strategy

He has been relatively careful with his bankroll management, if you can believe that, moving down when his bankroll dropped below the 25-30 buy in mark, and usually taking his shots by short stacking the next level. It is incredible to think that this has not been a fluke, as we knew this was !p0krparty¡’s goal when he started this journey. It is just amazing to think that what is now over 300k, was only $100 ten days ago. We can only hope this run continues, and !p0krparty¡ soaks up the money from the high stakes pool, as he has from the mid stakes games on the way up.

Of course, we still don’t know for sure who is behind the account. However, you can follow him on twitter, as he is updating it as an anonymous poster.

2+2 forums down and !P0krparty¡ up

2+2 forums

The 2+2 forums were hacked yesterday

Yesterday morning, the 2+2 forums were hacked. The parent of the forums TwoPlusTwo.com later released this notice:

Two Plus Two Forum Outage
On April 26th at approximately 11:20 AM pacific time, the Two Plus Two Forums were closed as a result of a hacker who has displayed the ability to access e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords.  He also indicated the ability to decrypt passwords.
While it is unclear the extent of data to which he gained access, e-mail addresses and passwords on the Two Plus Two forums should be considered compromised.  If you have used your 2+2 password on any other site, you are advised to change it.
For your security, we are closing the forums until the breach is patched.  Upon reopening the forums you will be forced to change your password – it is counterproductive to do so now.
We hope to be back up as soon as possible.

The forum moderators have strongly advised anyone using their twoplustwo password on any other site to change it immediately.  For advice on what to do specifically you can visit NoahSD’s blog, where he has written about how to protect your accounts from being attacked.

Pokerparty

!P0krparty¡ is running like the sun at the moment

In other news, !P0krparty¡ is on the rise. We wrote an article earlier in the week about his not-so-triumphant return to Pokerstars. He managed to only get his account high enough to play 1/2plo before busting it. However, he came back with a vengeance two days later, playing every running mtt. He would later mention in a chat log that his account was at $100 when starting this run. However, within two days of this low point, his account sat at 36k, as he also mentioned in the chat box. During this run, he hardly slept at all, putting in a 30 hour session at one point. He is back on a we speak, taking a shot at the 10/20 games. He is playing 12

!P0krparty¡ spread

6 of the tables !P0krparty¡ is currently playing

tables of 10/20 with over 50k spread across them. Most of the money has come from a heads up battle with KRfishONE, who is currently bleeding money all over the tables. It is intriguing to see someone who had $100 to their name just days ago, now with over 50k in their account. If it were me, I would take the money and run, however, if past history holds, we will likely see !P0krparty¡ either sitting the 100/200 games or busto within the next few days.

Stars FTP takeover notes

Phil Ivey

Could this be a frequent sight in the future?

I’m sure by now everyone has been following the quickly growing forum thread on 2+2 about the breaking news in the Full Tilt takeover story. That thread is growing so quickly it is hard to keep up with at the moment, so were going to post the cliff notes of the breaking story here for you. With each point we will give a link where you can visit the source of the information.

 

 

  • 2 days ago Daniel Cates tweets that some promising news is coming in regards to the Full Tilt situation
  • This morning a 2+2 thread is launched by an unknown poster stating that the Full Tilt deal with Laurent Tapie’s group has fallen through and Pokerstars has moved in to make the purchase
  • NoahSD, the forum moderator, posts that he is leaving the thread open because several reliable sources have confirmed this news to him privately
  • Another unknown poster states that they have a family member that is a Pokerstars employee and has confirmed the news
  • The CEO of ChiliPoker is the first to confirm via Twitter that Pokerstars has purchased FT for 750 million dollars with an agreement to pay back the 300 million dollars owed to players
  • egaming review tweets a quote from Laurent Tapie stating “our efforts to obtain final DOJ approval to acquire the assets of Full Tilt Poker have ended without success” and that more information is to follow
  • Many poker news websites begin to confirm the news
  • Quadjacks radio site has Tom Victor, an egaming review representative on their radio stream to discuss the his previously mention tweet
  • iGaming Post releases an article with a full statement from the Tapie group explaining the situation that references the Stars takeover, but does not entirely confirm the news
  • News circulates of a Stars press release to be given very soon
  • Shaun Deeb opens a thread stating that a reliable source has told him that the Full Tilt deal is done, players will receive their money within 90 days and FT will be open in the US market
  • Andrew Feldman (not the player) tweets that he has spoken to Pokerstars and they have no comment at this time
  • Pokerstars releases an initial statement acknowledging the rumors but does not confirm nor deny any information

 

This is all we know at this point, and hopefully Stars will fill us in soon. If they release anything it will likely come via their press release site, so keep your eyes peeled.