All Star Showdown
All-Star Showdown: Cates triumphs over Sulsky, wins $550k top prize
As the old saying goes, "to be the best, you have to beat the best." It was the idea behind the All-Star Showdown and PokerStars' way of welcoming high-stakes cash game titan Ike Haxton to Team Online. Take eight of the most feared heads-up NLHE players in the world, have them put up $100,000 apiece...more
All-Star Showdown: Cates storms past Galfond claiming second seat in finals
Perhaps scared after reading about the other semifinal match taking over 19 hours, Phil "MrSweets28" Galfond and Daniel "w00ki3z." Cates had plans on getting in a solid amount of hands in a much quicker time frame. While last night/this morning's tilt between Team Online's Ike Haxton and Ben "Sauce...more
All-Star Showdown: Dan "w00ki3z." Cates defeats Alexander "Sussie Smith" Rou
Twenty-one months ago, Dan "w00ki3z." Cates got his first taste of a four-table high-stakes showdown on PokerStars. Playing against Viktor "Isildur1" Blom, Cates lost over $51,000 to the King of Swing in one of the first SuperStar Showdown matches, but certainly not his taste for action. Hungry for ...more
All-Star Showdown: Haxton wins epic 17-hr. quarterfinal match vs. Alex "Kanu
After 17 hours and more than 3,800 hands, the second All-Star Showdown quarterfinal is done, with Team Online's Isaac Haxton coming back from the brink of elimination to defeat Alex "Kanu7" Millar in a truly epic heads-up battle to earn a spot in the semifinals. On Friday afternoon, Haxton (playing ...more
All-Star Showdown: Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky leads wire-to-wire, tops Tobias "KT
Attention high-stakes railbirds! The All-Star Showdown is here! The first of four quarterfinal matches has ended, with Benjamin "Sauce123" Sulsky beating Tobias "KTPOKP" Kuder in just under six hours to secure a spot in the semifinals. The format for the All-Star Showdown is a variation on the Su...more
All-Star Showdown: The stage is set for tomorrow, $800,000 in the pot
The All-Star Showdown starts tomorrow. Eight players are confirmed, each putting $100,000 into the pot ready to prove themselves at the highest level (and, of course, the first prize of more than $500,000). All eight have outstanding high stakes credentials but only one can win the All-Star Showdown...more
PokerStars unveils monster All-Star Showdown
PokerStars is about to put on one of the biggest showdowns it's ever hosted, and it's one like you've never seen. Eight people. A $100,000 buy-in. Seven days. A $550,000 first prize. They're calling it the All-Star Showdown, and it is scheduled to begin this weekend. The contest will pit eight of th...more
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