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by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 7, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
I had to open my big mouth didn’t I? After 2 spectacular days on the tables, Viktor Blom it seems has slipped back into losing ways. With my, admittedly very cheap, lawyer on speed dial, I’m going to risk the wrath of the Swedish God of Degenerate Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2013 | Nevada, New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has recently lodged a legal brief in opposition to PokerStars’ recent application to gain a Gaming Licence in New Jersey to allow it’s take over of the Atlantic Club Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The brief is centre...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
On Monday, PokerStars dealt the latest in their “Milestone” hands on the road to 100 Billion hands dealt on the site. With the last 16 round million hands leading up to the 95 Billionth hand earning a prize, PokerStars had been making the road to this...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
I almost didn’t want to write today’s article. Given previous history after I have written articles about Viktor Blom, I don’t want to jinx the man. I may not believe in luck, or jinxes per se, but the evidence has been mounting up. I’m pretty...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 5, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Ok everyone, keep calm. Viktor Blom has had. A. Good. Day. I don’t want to jinx our Swedish hero, and based on what has happened every other time I’ve harped on after this has happened, his lawyers may have a case for a real world impact from my writing....
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 4, 2013 | Poker News, This Week at FTR
FTR is a little like a family. There are the people you are close to, and care and cherish for, and then there are the annoying distant cousins (think internet trolls). There are also big family feasts, and small intimate dinners. This week is small intimate dinner,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 4, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
All may not be well in Middle Earth. Isildur is not playing the nosebleed games, he’s not playing massive sessions, and he’s losing. Ok, the third one has been going on for well over a month now, but this is the 1st time Viktor Blom hasn’t been...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 2, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Isildur has been quiet for the last few days, too quiet if you ask me. He must be up to something. He’s barely been online, and when he has been, he’s been playing $25/$50 PLO tables, not his usual much higher fare. What has probably happened is he has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
On the 21st of February, Zach Elwood, author of the critically acclaimed book: Reading Poker Tells, participated in the latest in the FTR series of “Ask Me Anything.” We also gave away 3 copies of Zach’s book, and these went to TheLongGrind, rong,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 28, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
It’s that time of year again for the WBCOOP, and this time round, I’m going to be flying the FTR flag. I’ll also be recording the events for you guys to rip apart my play, and I’ll be setting up some threads in the forum for your responses....
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 27, 2013 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Yesterday, Daniel Negreanu of PokerStars Team Pro tweeted a challenge to Gus Hansen, one of the Full Tilt Poker “Professionals.” This challenge was Daniel’s response to some needling from Gus using the wonder of Twitter. Gus had posted a video from...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 27, 2013 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law
Last night, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed an iGaming Bill into state law, that allows casinos to offer not only poker, but other traditional games to players in New Jersey. After Gov. Christie’s recent conditional veto on the bill, changes had been...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 26, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
After a weekend of Viktor Blom riding the rollercoaster of variance, and putting in some serious volume, yesterday saw him take a more sedate pace, but we don’t think that was all his choice. With his highest limit game being a $1k/$2k FLO8 game lasting only 12...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 25, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
It seems I picked the wrong weekend to take some time off. It seems that Viktor Blom has been doing his impersonation of a rollercoaster, and has plummeted from a massive $570k profit on the 22nd, with an equally impressive $687k loss on the 23rd, followed by a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
It seems that either Isildur1 loves coffee, or his love for the game is magically giving him stamina that would amaze even a Greek God. After his mammoth session over the past few days, he was back at it again, but this time, he only went 14 hours. A walk in the park...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
I’m sat here, seriously contemplating commissioning a study into high stakes online poker players, and sleep loss. The reason? Viktor Blom. After I finished the last in this series yesterday, he didn’t stop playing. At least, not for another 8 hours. As I...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 20, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Today’s Isildur1 Watch is a little later than usual, as we had to wait for Viktor to stop playing! As I write this, he has just finished a 19 hour session, and I hope for his sake, he’s headed to bed. After recent disappointments, Viktor seemed to start...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 19, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Yesterday was a very interesting day. I discovered that bouncing a cheque to a bodyguard who is licensed to carry a gun is not a good idea, and Viktor Blom played a lot of poker, over a lot of tables, against a lot of people. Viktor is probably trying to play his way...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 18, 2013 | Poker News, This Week at FTR
Here at FTR, we like to give back to our members. We actually like you, and want to make you happy. This weekly column is there to help you find all the little ways we want to bring some sunshine into your life. Hope you have your sun glasses. FTR Member Only...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 18, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Viktor Blom, after a great start to the year, has been on a bit of a downswing. This downswing has coincided with the writing of this series, but we’ll quickly move on from that, as I hope Viktor has (I stopped paying the bodyguards this weekend). After peaking...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
So, yesterday, I was AWOL, and I know I promised you all some exciting action from our Swedish Hero. Sorry it’s a little late, I wasn’t hauled off by hit men hired by Mr Blom, and I wasn’t abducted by aliens. More I can’t tell you, but I do...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2013 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan poker, on the iPoker Network, is mid way through a leader board promotion called “The Grand Battle.” The promotion started on the 1st of January and is planned to run for 13 weeks and pay out $130,000 There are 3 leader boards, a weekly, a monthly,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Today is our Valentine’s special edition of Isildur1 Watch, and with Viktor Blom dropping money like he did last night, his girlfriend is either going to get a great Valentine’s Day, or he’s not going to be able to afford to buy her a card....
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 13, 2013 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
With regulation of online poker in certain parts of the US seemingly only a matter of time, another casino owner in Las Vegas seems to be getting ready. Yesterday, American Casino & Entertainment Properties launched acePLAYpoker.com, a free to play online poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 12, 2013 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law
Back in December, the New Jersey Assembly and the NJ Senate had both approved a bill to allow internet gaming in the State. The Bill needed to be ratified by the Governor, Chris Christie within 45 days. That 45 day period was up on the 4th of February this year, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2013 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Last night, high stakes poker legend Tom “durrrr” Dwan was back on Full Tilt Poker, putting in over 2000 hands, and ending the day with a big smile on his face. Tom has been our in Macau enjoying the good fishing in the biggest Asian gambling hub, and has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2013 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Towards the end of last week, a challenge was laid down on Full Tilt Poker, it was for $1,000,000. The two players? Patrik Antonius, and Rui Cao. Most of you will have heard of Patrik, he was a member of the Full Tilt stable of pros before Black Friday, is a former...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
It seems that yesterday was another day on the roller-coaster that is the poker life of Viktor Blom. With some massive swings within 24 hours, we have lots to cover, so much so, I’m not sure we can cram it all in. Blom started the day off at a $1.5k/$3k 2-7TD...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 5, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Viktor Blom, it appears, has rediscovered his love of playing long sessions, across multiple games, and multiple different opponents. 1995 hands, across just over 8 hours with no real breaks. The real shame for Viktor is that he didn’t rediscover his ability to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Last night, most gamblers were concentrating on a little event in New Orleans, where someone appeared to forget to pay the power bill, or something like that. I was intently multi screening, watching the action from the Superdome on one, while keeping an eye out for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
On Friday, I left my comfy, well decorated Isildur proof bunker. Today, I’m seriously considering going back in. Friday’s results appear to have been a blip on Viktor’s ever deepening downswing, because he’s doing it again, and feeding the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2013 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
We’ve all dreamt about turning a cheap satellite to major event, and turning it into a fortune. We could then really show our skills, and play with the big dogs. Well, SennaBoris79 from Russiadid just that. He turned $27 into a ticket for the TCOOP Main Event,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
In the words of the late, great Martin Luther King, “Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” What I mean by this is, Viktor Blom has broken my jinx, and by booking a winning day, I get to leave my now very tastefully decorated...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
So, my bunker is now re-decorated in a lovely floral print wallpaper, and Blom still can’t book a winning day. I appear to be a jinx to this man, and while I am a man of science, the evidence is mounting up. No winning days online since I started this series, he...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 30, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
He’s back! After his trip to Vegas, and his ignominious defeat by Mike “The Mouth” Matusow in the NBC Heads Up Event. While Matusow eventually went on to win the event, I’m sure Blom would have considered his game a step ahead Mikes. I had...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 28, 2013 | Poker News, TCOOP
It’s that weekend of the year again where Turbos are the poison of choice for the online followers of the religion we call “Poker!” it’s the final weekend of TCOOP 2013, and we’re here with all the action. Over the weekend, we saw TCOOP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 22, 2013 | Poker News, TCOOP
It’s that time of year again where it all goes crazy, and we all start talking about Turbo Tournaments with massive Prize pools. It must be time for TCOOP 2013! Over the weekend, we saw TCOOP Events #09 to #19, and we have all the results for you here at FTR....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 21, 2013 | Poker News, This Week at FTR
This week at FTR we have more Full Tilt free stuff, a free-to-enter Superbowl competition and some great strategy advice. Full Tilt Poker Promotion Last week, we announced our new Full Tilt signup promotion – it’s simple really, sign up and deposit however...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 18, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
As I sit in my Isildur1 proof bunker, surrounded by a white winter wasteland, I consider my life, and how much of it I may have left. My reasons for this? Viktor Blom dropped money again last night. I’m starting to think I’m a jinx to the man. He’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 16, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
I am writing this article from an undisclosed location, surrounded by armed security guards. There has been a rumour circulated that Isildur may have hired hitmen to come and get me, because as I highlighted in the last Isildur Watch, he can’t help but lose...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 15, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Viktor Blom may have cause to dislike me. Ever since I suggested this series of articles to my editors, he has been haemorrhaging money like a stuck pig. I take no responsibility, but it certainly makes you think. After an amazing start to his year, Viktor has dropped...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 14, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Viktor Blom, known to most of us as Isildur1, has been having an amazing 2013 on Full tilt Poker, and has been on one of the hottest streaks online poker has ever seen. Viktor has been up over $5 million already this year, taking money from Phil Glafond...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 8, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Every weekend, Full Tilt Poker runs some of the largest and most exciting tournaments in online poker. With buy-ins beginning at $22, every player has a shot at earning some cash. Big Money Sundays begin with the Full Tilt Poker Sunday $500K Guaranteed...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2013 | Poker News, This Week at FTR
After a short Christmas break, This Week at FlopTurnRiver returns to guide you through our “sigh, it’s the end of the holidays” period. Happy Holidays! Before we start, we hope everyone had a great holiday season! Thank you so much to everyone who...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 31, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
The MiniFTOPS XXI has arrived! A mainstay for value-minded players, the Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series has returned to provide players with the chance to turn a small buy-in into a big payday. The MiniFTOPS XXI runs from January 6-20 and has 35 events in all, with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 19, 2012 | Poker News, TCOOP
Pokerstars’ Turbo Championship of Online Poker Returns in January with $15 Million Guaranteed LONDON, UK – DECEMBER 18 – PokerStars today released the schedule for the second annual Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) series, which will take place from...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 17, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
FTOPS XXI Final Day – Events #34 and Main Event After two weeks of fierce competition, the Full Tilt Online Poker Series finished with two massive events yesterday to cap off an amazing tournament series. Event #35, a $256 6max Superstack Multi-entry with knockout...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
It’s hard to believe that Saturday began with only a handful of events left in FTOPS XXI. Even though Full Tilt Poker’s annual tournament series seems to have gone by quickly up to this point, there is still time for you to buy into one of the biggest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2012 | FTOPS, Online Casino News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
FTOPS XXI, Days 12 and 13 The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) XXI continued on Thursday and Friday, with exciting offerings in a number of formats. Despite the reduced docket for the two days, there were only four events total, some serious action took place...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 13, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
Click here to to create an account at Bovada Poker and try your luck at winning an FTOPS event! Click here to to create an account at Bovada Poker and try your luck at winning an FTOPS event! The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XXI continues it’s strong showing on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 13, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
FTOPS XXI Day 11 – Event #25 and #26 Despite there being only 2 events today there was still plenty of excitement and entertainment! Yet again, both tournaments smashed their guarantees; $30,000 becoming $70,500 and $100,000 becoming $271,500. Event #25 was an Omaha...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 12, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
FTOPS XXI Day 11 – Event #22, Event #23, Event #24 Day 11 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is in the books, with a number of spectacular finishes and big payouts to show for it. There were three events on the schedule for the day, the second consecutive...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 11, 2012 | FTOPS, Online Poker News, Poker News
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XXI continued today with a whopping three events. All three events continued the streak of prize pools surpassing the Full Tilt guaranteed amount. Event #19 was a Pot-Limit Omaha High/Low, Knockout, Super Stack tournament with a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 11, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
After being locked out of the American online poker market and paying hundreds of millions to the Department of Justice, PokerStars is now eyeing a purchase that could grant them a strong foothold for re-entering the US market. The Wall Street Journal first published...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Suited Two Gapper – 2 cards of the same suit with 2 gaps between their ranks. Examples: Q9s,J8s,T7s,96s,85s,74s,63s,52s Note that AJs,KTs are not usually considered S2G’s, as their strength is more appropriately described as suited broadways. Also note...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Suited One Gapper – 2 cards of the same suit with 1 gap between their ranks. Examples: J9s,T8s,97s,86s,75s,64s,53s Note that AQs,KJs,QTs are not usually considered S1G’s, as their strength is more appropriately described as suited broadways, 42s is weaker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 9, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
We’re really excited to bring you the next in our series of AMA, with the Pokerstars legend himself Daniel Negreanu (4 time WSOP bracelet winner)! The AMA will take place between 6pm and 7pm ET on Wednesday (the 12th of December), and you can either tune in live...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
With FTOPS XXI now a week old, some people seem to have the impression that they can no longer win their seats in the remaining events via satellites. Well the truth is, you can still qualify for more than half of the events included in this year’s FTOPS series by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2012 | Poker News
A belated installment of This Week at FlopTurnRiver! FlopTurnRiver Gauntlet X Game #10 The final week is already upon us for this season of the Gauntlet (along with the final days if some people are to be believed!). That said, the league is by no means finished. By...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 7, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
Day 5 of FTOPS XXI was relatively tame compared to the past four days. There were two events played on December 7th with another event in the FTOPS missing its guarantee. FTOPS Event #10 6-max multi-entry double-stack Rush holdem tournament Registrants: 363 Buy-in:...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 5, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
Click here to to create an account at Bovada Poker and try your luck at winning an FTOPS event! Day #5 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XXI continues to show that Bovada has removed all doubt who is the second biggest online poker site. Today the big events were...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 5, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
The third day of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS , XXI has finished but not without any fireworks. Three events were played on December 4th: FTOPS #5, #6, and #7. Russian and Finnish players stood out on the third day of FTOPS XXI. FTOPS Event #5 Pot-Limit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 4, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
This past Sunday was an exciting day as Full Tilt Poker re-launched its tournament series, FTOPS, or Full Tilt Online Poker Series. Before FTOPS XXI comes to an end on December 16th, Full Tilt will crown 35 tournament champions and reward participants in the 35-event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 30, 2012 | Poker News
This is the fourth installment of “This Week at FlopTurnRiver” – a brand new series of posts outlining what events, promotions and news are happening during the upcoming week on FlopTurnRiver. FlopTurnRiver Gauntlet X Game #9 With just 2 games to go,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 28, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
According to an article posted today on Pokerfuse.com indicates that internet poker legislation in the United States is far from a priority at the moment and thus unlikely to be passed during the upcoming lame duck sessions of Congress. For those who aren’t...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 20, 2012 | Poker News
>This is the third installment of “This Week at FlopTurnRiver” – a brand new series of posts outlining what events, promotions and news are happening during the upcoming week on FlopTurnRiver.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 6, 2012 | Poker News
“This Week at FlopTurnRiver” is a brand new series of posts outlining what events, promotions and news are happening during the upcoming week on FlopTurnRiver. Leave a Review and Win Running all the way up until Wednesday 14th November is an exclusive FTR...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 6, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
Poker tournament series are usually targeted towards high stakes players willing to shell out hundreds to thousands of dollars for tournament entry. Luckily, PokerStars looks to change all that with their MicroMillions poker tournament festival. For eleven days,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 6, 2012 | Online Poker News
After being in business for a decade, SunPoker has just announced that they are closing their poker room doors for good, effective immediately. In a form letter sent to all account holders, SunPoker’s management cited the September changes to the iPoker network as the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 4, 2012 | Poker News, WSOP
In July, 6,598 people began the World Series of Poker’s Main Event with the dream of being crowned its champion months later. And after seven grueling sessions of play were completed over 11 days, only nine remained in competition for the title. When play...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 2, 2012 | Press Releases
Full Tilt Poker will re-open its doors on November 6, 2012. Poker players will have access to the money they had in their accounts on Black Friday and can benefit from many of the poker room’s new promotions and freerolls. Pros, Gus Hansen, Viktor Blom and Tom Dwan will represent the site.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 31, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
FlopTurnRiver is pleased to announce an exclusive PCA satellite tournament for its members. There are 50 $10 PCA satellite seats up for grabs in this satellite. The FTR satellite has a buy in of only 10 cents, so everyone can afford to get in on the action. Tell your...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 24, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, a widely popular televised poker tournament, will soon be held at the Atlantis Resort and Casino on Atlantis Paradise Island. The PCA began as part of the World Poker Tour in 2004 and was moved to the European Poker Tour in 2008 and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 6, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Today, Bodog.co.uk closed it’s doors for new players on a fairly long list of countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Hungary and Bulgaria. Current players will be able to play at the casino like always, but the site is no longer accepting new customers. Current...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2012 | Online Casino News, Poker Law, Poker News
Cake Poker has become the latest site to pull out of the United States online poker market, it has been announced. All American players will be automatically moved to Juicy Stakes Poker – another client on the Revolution Gaming Network. Cake Poker can be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2012 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News, WPT
In June Max Steinberg became the first FTR member to win a WSOP bracelet. Besting a massive field of 2,795 to take down over $440,000 and the coveted trophy obtained by so few. On the 30th of August, he followed that up with a 2nd place finish at the WPT Legends of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 31, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
With the World Series of Poker set to start in mere days, PokerStars has announced that PokerStars Radio will again provide live coverage of this year’s WCOOP beginning at 20:00 BST on September 2 and continuing through September 23, 2012. Coverage will resume...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
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by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 24, 2012 | Nebraska, Poker Law
Just yesterday, the five members of the Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously agreed to give South Point Casino a license to legally operate a real-money, intrastate poker website. The event is historic because it marks the first time that a license of this sort has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 22, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
A United States federal judge ruled yesterday that poker is indeed a game of skill with chance elements involved according to an article posted today by NBC’s Pete Williams. The article further details that, since the ruling was that poker is a game of skill,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 14, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently posted a notice on their website seeking a third party “Claims Administrator” to help with the Full Tilt Poker remission procedure. The DOJ estimates that there are many as 1.3 million “potential US victims” who...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2012 | Online Casino News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars recently released an interesting short film about Team Online player, Greg “DaWarsaw” Mikielewicz, that is worth watching for its subtle humor as much as for what it reveals about this talented, humble online poker star. Near its start, the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 3, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Recent confirmation of a deal between Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and the U.S. Department of Justice to allow the sale of Full Tilt and the repayment of their players may not be as rosy as it seems. There is some degree of doubt as to whether the U.S. government will...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 26, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
When Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee wrapped up its final meeting yesterday before the 11-member panel’s scheduled calendar break, the panel, led by Governor Brian Sandoval, had unquestionably positioned Nevada to become the first state to allow at least...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2012 | Online Casino News, Poker Law, Poker News
Some reputable sources recently reported that Nevada’s democratic Senator, Harry Reid, who has served as the Senate’s Majority Leader since 2007, and Arizona’s republican Senator, Jon Kyl, the Senate’s current Minority Whip, have agreed on an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Just days ago, PokerStars released this year’s schedule for what it describes as “the biggest and most prestigious annual tournament series anywhere online,” the World Championship of Online Poker, or WCOOP. WCOOP 2012 will begin with three events...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Poker News
By Wednesday, this had already been a busy week with regard to the presumably impending deal between PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Early in the week, three members of FTR’s board of directors, Rafe Furst, Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer, filed motions to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 16, 2012 | Online Tournaments, WSOP
The World Series of Poker Main Event field has dwindled down to the final two tables, with not one but two women players remaining in the event. Gaelle Baumann of France and Elisabeth Hille of Norway are both trying to make history as only the second female player to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 16, 2012 | Online Tournaments, WSOP
The World Series of Poker Main Event field has dwindled down to the final two tables, with not one but two women players remaining in the event. Gaelle Baumann of France and Elisabeth Hille of Norway are both trying to make history as only the second female player to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 12, 2012 | Online Poker News
Innovative promotions have been missing from poker for quite a while now but America’s Cardroom just changed all that. They’ve created a fun new promotion that puts cash in their customers’ pockets. This month, they’ve released the world’s first-ever progressive rake...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2012 | Poker News
After a week in federal custody, Ray Bitar, chief executive officer of Full Tilt Poker, was released on bail. After arguing last week that Bitar posed a flight risk and should be denied bail, the U.S. Attorney’s Office agreed to a deal that was approved by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
Ray Bitar, the chief executive officer of Full Tilt Poker (FTP), surrendered to U.S. authorities in New York today. The California native had stayed in Ireland since his indictment following the April 15, 2011 (Black Friday) crackdown on illegal gambling operations by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Following suit with other poker sites, players can now play a speedy version of poker on the iPoker Network. iPoker calls their version “Speed Hold’em Poker”, which is essentially identical to the old Rush Poker of Full Tilt and the recently released Zoom Poker from...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2012 | Delaware, Poker Law, Poker News
Just yesterday, Delaware Governor, Jack Markell, made his state the second in the nation to legalize intrastate online gambling by signing the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, legislation also known as House Bill 333. With amendments drafted by members of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2012 | Online Poker News
William Hill Poker (WHP) has made it an exciting time to be an online poker fan. A favorite among players in Europe and the United Kingdom, WHP is running a number of promotions for the remainder of the year to keep its loyal fans and curious newcomers engaged. Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2012 | Online Casino News, Poker News
The Bodog Poker Network has agreed to the acquisition its brand and software by Bodog88. Bodog founder Calvin Ayre launched Bodog88 in March 2012, hoping to take advantage of the quickly emerging Asian gambling market. This is the latest move by the Bodog...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
Just yesterday afternoon, Bally Technologies, Inc. received the first interactive gaming supplier license issued by the state of Nevada. Bally Technologies submitted its application for the license in October of last year, two months before Nevada became the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Rafael Nadal is one of the most recognizable faces in sports. The tennis superstar has won 11 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal. He looks to conquer another sport: poker. He has recently joined team PokerStars and is looking to improve his poker game. Nadal...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2012 | Delaware, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week, Delaware’s House of Representatives approved the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, also known as House Bill 333, by a vote of 29 to 8, with four legislators choosing to abstain from voting. With amendments drafted by democratic Governor...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2012 | Delaware, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week, Delaware’s House of Representatives approved the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012, also known as House Bill 333, by a vote of 29 to 8, with four legislators choosing to abstain from voting. With amendments drafted by democratic Governor...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2012 | Poker News, WSOP
As we head into Day 3 of Event #24, the $5k Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-or-Better, the poker world watches some of the best Omaha8 players chase an elusive tournament win and bracelet. Among the notables making a deep run are Joe Cassidy with ~16bbs, Scotty Nguyen with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 12, 2012 | California, Online Poker News, Poker Law
In an unexpected turn of events, California Senate Bill 1463 was pulled from today’s meeting agenda. This bill would legalize and regular online poker within the state of California. It was expected to be voted on in the Senate Governmental Organization Committee...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 11, 2012 | Poker News, WSOP
It was a very exciting and record breaking Sunday in Las Vegas for the poker world at the World Series of Poker. It began with Phil Hellmuth winning a record setting 12th bracelet in the $2,500 Razz Event #18 and ended with Phil Ivey taking 2nd in the 10k Pot Limit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2012 | California, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
On June 12th there will be some additional changes to California’s online poker bill SB1463. The main change will require that license applicants must currently operate a brick and mortar card room or casino that offers poker. Other changes include reducing the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Brandon Schaefer has won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event 14, the No-Limit Hold’em $1500 Shootout. Schaefer, a Seattle, WA resident, bested a field of more than 1,100 players to take down $311,174 for his efforts in his first WSOP win. A former professional...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is in full swing! In this first week, 13 of the coveted gold bracelets and millions of dollars in prize money have already been handed out to the few players who were skilled enough, and lucky enough, to cash. So far, Americans...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
Founded in 1932, Bally Technologies, Inc. received a unanimous recommendation for an interactive gaming supplier license from Nevada’s three-member Gaming Control Board on Wednesday of this week. Bally Technologies is the first company to receive a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2012 | Poker News, WSOP
Brian Hastings, one of the first coaches of CardRunners, has one his first W.S.O.P. bracelet in the $10k No Limit Texas Hold’em Heads Up Event. Hastings, a well known nosebleed pro, bested a field of 152 established online and live pros to win Event #12, the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 4, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Starting tomorrow, players from Spain will be able to play real money poker on PokerStars.es. The process of PokerStars obtaining a Spanish gaming license has been long in the works, yet it almost all fell apart last month. PokerStars nearly lost this license due to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
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by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2012 | Poker News
In an effort to perhaps keep players from moving to the new Revolution Network setup by the former Lock Poker, Merge Network has taken drastic steps to respond to their player base’s requests to improve the network. First Merge is fixing their lobby, as many...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Nevada, Online Casino News, Poker Law, Poker News
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) will consider the issuance of Internet poker licenses for two industry leaders. The licensure of Bally Technologies, Inc. and International Game Technology will be reviewed during their June 6 and 7 meetings. Any approval would...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
After more than one month since Purple Lounge suddenly went off line, its parent company, Media Corporation, has announced that the site will not resume operation. The Board of Media Corp announced this week that all employees of Purple Lounge have been laid off, that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2012 | Online Casino News
Bally Technologies Limited (Gibraltar), a subsidiary of Bally Technologies Incorporated (Las Vegas), has applied to the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) for a Foreign Gambling Associate Certificate. Their application was submitted on May 11, with a 14 day...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2012 | Poker News
After receiving a petition scripted by the Poker Players Alliance approximately eight months ago, the Obama administration recently issued a response prepared by Brian Deese, the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. While Deese’s response...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
According to an email sent out by Mark Bryan, a gaming analyst at Merrill Lynch, the Australian government plans to legalize online poker sometime in the next six to 12 months. This move will coincide with a relaxation of other online betting restrictions, such as...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The two day SCOOP 2012 Main Event tournaments began on Sunday May 20th. Play was halted at the conclusion of level 20 (10 hours) and resumed early this afternoon. After two weeks worth of events, and many players entering many of the available events, a mere 10 hour...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
PokerStars has set a new record for the largest ever online poker tournament series. This year’s Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP 2012) ran for two weeks, featuring 40 events of three tournaments each for a total of 120 events. Registration for the last...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2012 | Illinois, Poker Law
When the Department of Justice issued its reinterpretation of the Wire Act in December of last year in response to the interest New York and Illinois had in selling lottery tickets via the Internet, the door was opened for Illinois to become the first state to offer...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2012 | Poker News, SCOOP
PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker continues in full force and with the end in site many players are even more desperate to try and grab a SCOOP title as well as that PokerStars wristwatch. Event # 33 was a 1rebuy 1addon tournament that was jam...
