Internet poker has blown up over the past few years and it’s not going away anytime soon. Most of the better-known pros are staying at residence to compete in net poker rather than at the casino. On any given day you can find Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, or Gus Hansen participating in net poker at Full Tilt. Patrik Antonius who uses the user name of Luigi66369 rules the high stakes cash games online. He frequently sits with $60, 000 at the 300/600NL games waiting for anyone to play him. Normally Phil Ivey or some better known net professional will step up and compete with Antonius heads-up for some cold hard cash. Antonius and Ivey have defeated any competition that has challenged them in the past months. Pots that surpass one hundred thousand dollars are a normal occurrence and the pots are only growing largerare not getting any smaller.
John Juanda can also be found playing the 50/100 No Limit games with a maximum buy-in of then thousand dollars. Juanda may be one of the more dependable players at the tables. He always seems to be ahead 20 to 30 grand by the end of the night. If you enjoy a good show, you can always stop by and watch Mike "The Mouth" Matusow get up to his regular buffoonery. Mike always talks to fansand will often tell his opponents how fantastic he is at playing poker. Mike is known for showing large ten thousand dollar bluffs on the river holding seven high. Gus Hansen usually appears regularly on the high limit Omaha games. Net poker has brought the great game right into your home. Now you do not have to wait for poker events to appear on tv. Each night, there is a massive money game being played on the net. These pros are gambling homes on every card. Watching these players play will improve your poker skills.