High-Stakes Poker 2015: Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom Dominate the Year

Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom were the main players in high-stakes cash games in 2015.

Viktor Blom had poor results on Full Tilt but strong results on PokerStars, making him the top earner. Ike Haxton lost over $200,000 in a session against Ilari Sahamies and JayP-AA. Bjorn 'asianflushie' Li received free advice from Daniel Cates in January and February. Douglas Polk and Jason Mo hinted that Bjorn 'asianflushie' Li might have been banned from PokerStars. Viktor Blom lost $1,200,000 in January but partially recovered in February. Alexander Kostritsyin won $930k in the first three weeks of January and then closed his statistics. Viktor Blom received an invitation from Alexander Kostritsyin for a duel and learned he had won over $1 million against him. Niko 'WRUUUUM' Soininen, a Finnish PLO specialist, made an impression in NLHE tournaments. Pralad 'Spirit Rock' Friedman returned to Full Tilt in March and initially won $130k but later lost $200k.