Web poker has exploded over the past few years and it is not disappearing any time. Most of the well-known professionals are staying at home to compete in internet poker as a substitute for the casino. On most nights you can see Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, or Gus Hansen playing web poker at Full Tilt. Patrik Antonius who goes by the screen name of Luigi66369 rules the large stakes money games on the web. He frequently sits with sixty thousand dollars at the 300/600NL tables waiting for anyone to challenge him. Normally Phil Ivey or some well known internet professional will compete with Antonius heads-up for a bit of cold hard cash. Antonius and Ivey have destroyed any challengers that have stepped up to them in the last couple of months. Pots that exceed one hundred thousand dollars are a frequent occurrence and the pots are only getting largerare not getting any smaller.
John Juanda can usually be seen competing in the fifty/one hundred NL tables with a maximum buy-in of $10, 000. Juanda may be one of the more dependable individuals at the tables. He frequently appears to be up 20 to 30 thousand by the end of the night. If you enjoy drama, make sure to stop by and observe Mike "The Mouth" Matusow up to his normal antics. Mike makes sure to talk to fansand will regularly inform his opponents how awesome he is at poker. Mike is known for displaying massive $10, 000 bluffs on the river holding seven high. Gus Hansen usually appears regularly on the high limit Omaha games. Online poker has brought the big game right onto your computer. Now you do not have to wait for poker tournaments to air on television. Each day, there is a massive money game being played on the web. These guys are wagering homes on every card. Watching these guys wager will improve your game.