Without American players in the games, it is predicted that they won't run with any regularity.
Based in Monaco, Gus Hansen can continue to play without concern. In fact, he won almost $900,000 during the week leading up to “Black Friday.”
His closest competitor on the yearly ranking is U.S. based Dan ‘jungleman12’ Cates with profits of roughly $2 million who's ability to earn will be hampered unless he relocates in another country.
One international player who was in action over the weekend was Gavin “gavz101″ Cochrane who lost $260k over the weekend to Patrik Antonius.
Other winners Matt Hawrilenko, Phil Ivey and Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond are blocked from playing.
Two players with a remote chance at overtaking Hansen include German “O Fortuna PLS” and Russian “NoPasaran” with profits of $1,224,432 and $955,031, respectively.
Ilari ‘Ziigmund’ Sahamies has already stated that he is not going to play at Full Tilt Poker or PokerStars.
Will high stakes games above $100/$200 run regularly in the current environment?
