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by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 13, 2012 | Online Poker News
bwin Poker wants to give their players a tournament entry into the WPT National Marbella. The first stop on the WPT National Tour is in the beautiful Costa del Sol. It’s the perfect place for a vacation balanced with some poker action as Costa del Sol is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2012 | Poker News
Ever sat in the middle of a Scrabble game, being faced by the most worthless set of letters and wish you could just cut your losses and fold? Ever get sick of being outdrawn by fish on the river, wishing you could control your own destiny of who gets the pot with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
"Bingo Player" a poker player who makes blatantly bad poker plays, and believes in the luck of the cards will determine victory or defeat. It provides a ready-made excuse for the week poker player. They can blame ‘bad luck’ for their ill fortune...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
The Everleaf Gaming corporation has come under fire from the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta (LGA).
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 9, 2012 | Online Poker News
When I think of Cannes, I think of the infamous Film Festivals that have the media falling all over themselves just to get the best coverage. But, to get there you have to be a celebrity. Not this time! That’s right, we’re playing poker there this year....
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 9, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
bwin.party has officially made its application for a Nevada Internet Gaming License in preparation for legalized intrastate online gaming. The move surprises few, as bwin.party made its intentions clear last November by entering into a partnership with MGM Resorts...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 8, 2012 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker Europe schedule was released today and it will feature seven events to be held in Cannes, France for the second year in a row. The tournaments will run from September 21st to October 4th and will award seven bracelets to each of the event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 8, 2012 | Online Poker News
Since the beginning of the month, Titan Poker has been honoring dedicated players with their Lord of the Grind promotion.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 7, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has come out in opposition of the federal government's attempts to license online gaming.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 7, 2012 | Poker News
In a large surprise to the poker world, Ray Bitar broke Full Tilt Poker’s silence by apologizing to the poker world in a brief interview with Pokernews.com. In it he detailed his apologies as well as his efforts to get Full Tilt sold to repay the poker community...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 7, 2012 | Poker News, WPT
When the WPT LA Poker Classic was down to the final two, the host’s PR department must have been pumping their fists in excitement. The chip leader, David “Doc” Sands, was a WPT Ones to Watch player, and his opponent, Sean Jazayeri, was a 3-time WPT...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
New Jersey's case for the legalization of online gambling has taken a step forward, followed by two quick steps back.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
New Jersey's case for the legalization of online gambling has taken a step forward, followed by two quick steps back.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Details have been extremely scarce in recent months since Group Bernard Tapie (GBT) supposedly reached a deal to purchase Full Tilt Poker (FTP). In December 2011, it was widely reported that the GBT had come to an agreement to purchase the assets and liabilities of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 5, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online poker tournaments again saw an uptick in attendance, as some of the biggest fields of 2012 were amassed yesterday. With sites like PokerStars, Bwin, and iPoker all having great days, it seems online tournaments have fully recovered from last year’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 4, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
The Norwegian Championship of poker will be taking place in Dublin at the end of this month, and PokerStars is giving its players all of the chances they can to have one of their own cash in big. They have been running ten satellites per week—including five freerolls...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 4, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Following their recent deal with Bally's Technology, ChiliPoker has shifted their player base onto Poker770, another site operating on the iPoker Network.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 3, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
Sunday, March 11 2012 will mark the 6th anniversary of the ever-popular PokerStars Sunday Million tournament. To mark this special occasion, PokerStars is bumping the guaranteed prize pool to an extraordinary $6,000,000! At least $1 million will be awarded for the top...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 3, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Jim Ryan, CEO of bwin.party recently shared his insight into the future of online gaming legalization and regulation in the US and how his company is prepared to capitalize on the very promising upcoming US market. We will summarize some key points he made in his...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
Ryan Lang, one of the eleven men indicted during the events of poker's Black Friday, has pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering, fraud, and illegal gambling offenses.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars, the biggest online poker site in the world, recently announced their upcoming MicroMillions tournament series. They are looking to make this tournament series the most inclusive online tournament series ever. Players of every bankroll will be able to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
To avoid using any unsavory language, I’ll simply describe the Full Tilt Poker situation as a disaster. And this disaster is getting to be a contagion. The situation has now infected a most unlikely victim, a charitable foundation for children with learning...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 29, 2012 | Poker News
Federated Sports + Gaming, the company behind the Epic Poker League, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting the future of the tournament series in doubt.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 29, 2012 | Online Poker News
Titan Poker has put together a pair of promotions open only to residents of Canada.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 29, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan Poker has won Gambling Online Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Award for Best Poker Customer Service for the third consecutive year, and for the 5th time in 6 years. They have won the award every year since 2006 except in 2009 when they were runner-up to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 28, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another weekend of major poker tournaments is in the books, and once again, it seems tournament attendance and prize pools are on the rise. This past weekend there were two super-sized events, as Bwin bolstered their Sunday championship from $250k to $500k, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 28, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Breaking news – BodogBrand has confirmed this morning that the Bodog.com domain name has been seized by US Department of Homeland Security. Shortly following, it became known that Calvin Ayre, the founder of Bodog, has been indicted as of this morning for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 27, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week the Washington Examiner newspaper ran an opinion piece regarding online gambling written by Louis Freeh and Tom Ridge. The article called for lawmakers to swiftly enact unambiguous legislation regarding internet poker and internet gambling. Both men have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 27, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
When the online poker community became harshly disillusioned by the developments on Black Friday; when they grew frustrated at how seemingly impossible it was to get straight answers; when it seemed that the poker world was morally bereft, one site stood in the face...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 26, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Iowa's proposed poker legislation has taken another step forward, just days after being approved by a small panel of state senators.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 26, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Pokerstars is bringing excitement to the felt by rolling out a test version of Zoom Poker. Currently the game is available on a test client for play money only, but the new game is planned to be released to the main site for real money action soon. The concept behind...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 25, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Online Tournaments, Poker News, WPT
Just one month after his $2 million win at the Aussie Millions High Roller event, Phil Ivey has continued his roll with his shrewd play at the WPT LA Classic. Thanks to a late surge, at the conclusion of day 1 he is sitting in 5th place with 116,300 chips. The chip...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 25, 2012 | Poker News, WPT
World Poker Tour (WPT) has shown the philanthropic side of poker by announcing the launch of the WPT Foundation, a charitable organization that will support non-profit programs on world issues such as the environment, human rights, hunger and poverty. The initiative...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 23, 2012 | Mississippi, Poker Law
An article written by Brian Pempus of cardplayer.com suggests the state of Mississippi may be trying to grab a slice of the pre-nationwide legislation pie by allowing for poker to be played by state residents. Due to a reversal of policy from the Department of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 23, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Betfair Poker has signed a sponsorship deal with 2008 World Series of Poker champion Peter Eastgate.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
According to a Reuters’ article posted today, MGM CEO Jim Murren expects online poker to be legal in the United States by 2012. In a statement made in a conference call Murren claimed, “It’s not easy, not that it’s a complicated issue....
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Legislators within the state of Iowa have shown early support for a new bill which would legalize online poker within their borders.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another Sunday or major tournaments is in the books, and with it, another weekend of massive prize pools and huge first place payouts. Tournament attendance was again up across the board, with sites like Party Poker and PokerStars benefiting the most from another...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2012 | Poker News
"All In – The Poker Movie" is set to premier on March 23, with the initial showing taking place in the city of New York.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2012 | Poker News
Lock Poker has added two more American poker players to its list of sponsored poker players. The LockPoker website now boasts a LockPro Elite team of 21 professionals. The first addition to the LockPro Elite team is Jason Lee. He is a native of Florida State and has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 20, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Jonathan Duhamel is relieved to hear that his prized 2010 WSOP Main Event Championship bracelet has been recovered. The bracelet, along with $115,000 in cash and other items including a Rolex watch were stolen from him in a home invasion in December of 2010. The home...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 20, 2012 | Poker News
The influx of young, online players into live games have made for frequent faux pas at all levels of live play. Usually they are fairly innocuous, like refusing to chop blinds or accidentally checking with ambiguous body language. Drew McIlvain’s missteps in a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 19, 2012 | Poker News
British gaming group Bwin.Party is reportedly considering a sale of their Ongame Poker Network.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 18, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
The online poker site Bet24 has signed on another poker pro to their brand, Gillian Epp. The 27 year old is an established poker player who also writes columns for the poker magazines CasinoPlayer and PokerPro Canada. At the age of 19, Gillian Epp started out as a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 17, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
It seems online poker in America may not come to realization according to an article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal by Howard Stutz. As reported yesterday the bill by Sen. Harry Reid did not contain the poker legislation that everyone had hoped for, dampening most of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
In the latest news on internet poker legislation, Senator Harry Reid has announced there will be no internet poker legalization attached to the major tax legislation proposed according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In a brief statement he quickly quashed all rumors...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has announced an increase in their regular tournament guarantees, as well as the re-launch the World Bloggers Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP).
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Poker is taking the next quantum leap in universal availability of the game. Almost a decade and a half ago, the game changed forever when online play allowed players to play from home, no longer having to go to a brick and mortar establishment to play the game they...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has launched a brand new Europe-facing website, known simply as PokerStars.eu.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
In the latest step in the Full Tilt Poker drama, Daniel Negreanu, who has never been afraid to speak his mind or call out unscrupulous activity, has made a wild and angry vlog pertaining to his opinions on the former owners and operators of Full Tilt Poker. Daniel had...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker Law, Poker News, WPT
After 9 hours and 300 hands of final table action, Matt Juttelstad defeated Gigi Gagne heads-up to become the champion of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Gagne, who started the evening as the chip...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2012 | Poker News
The Everleaf Gaming Network, a group carrying several moderately popular poker skins, has closed its doors to online gamers in the U.S. and in France.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This past weekend marked another milestone for online poker tournaments. For the first time since Black Friday, PokerStars upped the guarantee in a large amount of their Sunday events, including the Sunday500. To celebrate, PokerStars ran two tournaments for each...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 13, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The World Sports Exchance will be closing their poker room at 1pm ET on February 15th, 2012. WSEX originally opened their doors in 1995 as a Sportsbook/Casino based in Antigua. They became quite successful and by 2007 WSEX was one of the top sportsbook sites. There...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 13, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The Golden Nugget is joining forces with Chiligaming to launch an online poker site . . . in the United States . . . to be up and running in the next quarter. Golden Nugget chairman Tilman Ferttita says, “We believe that online gaming is inevitable in the United...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 12, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has announced that its Belgian-facing site, PokerStars.be, has become one of the first online gaming services to receive the nation's coveted Casino de Namur A+ License.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 12, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, WPT
Continuing FTR’s coverage of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the second chance rebuy period has ended and the final field size has been finalized at 295 buyins for a total prize pool of just over...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 11, 2012 | Poker Law, Tennessee
There are a number of officials in Tennessee who believe that legalized online poker would cut into their state lottery revenues, much of which goes towards education programs. Shirley Raines, President of the University of Memphis, is opposed to bill H.R. 2366 that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 11, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, WPT
The first day of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open has ended at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. A total of 125 entrants were on the player’s list at the start of the non-televised tournament buying in with $3500, with more expected...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 10, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, WPT
The World Poker Tour makes its return to the Sunshine State with the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open, a non-televised Season X Main Event to take place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The brand-new tournament starts today and runs till...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2012 | Poker News
Bally Technologies Incorporated has announced the launch of their Remote Gaming Server, a product designed to allow easy access to their stable of online and mobile games.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Since Black Friday, insight into higher stake poker action has mostly fallen off the map. Shows like High Stakes Poker, Poker After Dark, and the Big Game were great ways to see how poker at the highest level was played. Viewers could watch their favorite poker player...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2012 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
Over the last few years, PokerStars has been running a tournament series called PokerStars Women Live. As the name implies, it is a series of women-exclusive live tournament events, crowning 5 women over the last two years alone. The tournaments wish to play second...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
A new law has surfaced in New Jersey which, if passed, would clear the way for the state's land-based casinos to offer mobile gambling within the walls of their establishments.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
A new law has surfaced in New Jersey which, if passed, would clear the way for the state's land-based casinos to offer mobile gambling within the walls of their establishments.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2012 | Poker News
In another bizarre update to the current Full Tilt Poker and GBT. It also appears that Matusow is not alone in owning Full Tilt money. In an interview with PokerUpdate, Groupe Benard Tapie’s lawyer Behn Dayanim claimed that players such as Barry Greenstein, Phil...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
With US presidential elections to be held later this year, of great interest to poker players is the stance of each presidential candidate with regards to the legalization of online poker. As Democrat Barack Obama vies for his re-election, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
To celebrate their 75 billionth hand, PokerStars recently handed out some sizable cash prizes to the players involved.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This past weekend was another strong showing for online poker tournaments. While some might have expected action to be down with the Super Bowl on TV, the opposite actually held true. In fact, this past weekend was one of the biggest of the last few months that did...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2012 | bet365, Online Poker News
Everybody loves free stuff. That’s why bet365 Poker is offering its players $50,000 in freerolls in their $50,000 Freeroll Frenzy. There are literally hundreds of freerolls to choose from with other perks to be found during this awesome promotion, such as a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 6, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
FairPlayUSA is a fairly new advocate of regulated online gaming. While not as established as the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), it is still helping to raise awareness of the issue and working toward the goal of legal online poker. The group was created in 2011 as a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 6, 2012 | Online Poker News
Everest Poker is running a special rake race promotion throughout February with $20,000 in potential prizes. The promotion makes sure to not single out low stakes grinders, as the weekly leader boards are broken up into medium stakes and low stakes. Also, the winners...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 5, 2012 | Poker News, WSOP
Caesars Entertainment has reached an agreement with Groupe Lucien Barriere, a French company specializing in hotels and casinos, which will extend their partnership into the foreseeable future.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
After months of negotiations, the sale of Cryptologic has been finalized. The buyer is Amaya Gaming Group at a price of $35.8 million, approximately 55% over the closing price of Cryptologic’s shares on December 14th. Cryptologic Limited was an Ireland-based software...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
When Alan Meltzer passed away last October, he left behind $1 million in his will to his chauffeur and another $500,000 to the doorman of his building. An entrepreneurial success story, Meltzer built his fortune in the music business and gained fame in the poker world...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2012 | Poker News
Group Bernard Tapie is busily amassing funds to complete the purchase of Full Tilt Poker, says a report from PokerPlayerNewspaper.com.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada — Local police authorities have announced that half of the reported $115,000 cash stolen from 2010 WSOP champion Jonathan Duhamel in a robbery last December has been found. An anonymous tipster provided the police with information which led...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2012 | Poker News
Annie Duke, commissioner of the Epic Poker League, and NASCAR will be hosting a charity poker tournament on February 22nd. “High Speed Hold’em on the Halifax” will be held a few miles from Daytona Speedway in a high end community. The tournament will...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
The state of Utah is currently considering a bill which would continue their prohibition of online gaming should the activity become legal at the federal level.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2012 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule was released recently, allowing for players to begin to make their plans for a summer in Las Vegas. The time for poker pros and recreational players alike to head down to the Rio for potential riches begins May 27th,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2012 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker is just around the corner of this year’s poker schedule. The World Series of Poker released their full schedule on the 1st of February. There is one huge change that will have most of the poker community rejoicing: the November Nine...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2012 | Poker News
In a story that merges many controversial issues, from the legality of online poker to super PACs to human rights violations, the developments surrounding Sheldon Adelson has been an interesting and unavoidably important issue over the last few months. It started when...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another successful weekend of online poker tournaments is in the books. This past Sunday was highlighted by the finale of the PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker, a new series that is comprised mainly of fast-paced tournaments. The Main Event, a $1,500,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News
It appears as though the team of 888 Holdings and Caesars Interactive Entertainment are going to be together for the near future.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
With every passing day of the jam-packed 2012 TCOOP schedule, PokerStars is proving that tournament poker is as healthy as ever. Event 42, the $33 Rebuys NL tournament, had a $300k guaranteed prize pool, but it was almost half that before a single re-buy was even...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
The first ever PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker has come to close and it is safe to say that it was a resounding success. Almost every event exceeded the guaranteed prize pool, and many players walked away from the tables with considerably larger...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 30, 2012 | New York, Poker Law
A recent New York court ruling regarding the ancient Chinese tile-based game of Mah Jong may prove to have positive effects on the potential legalization of online poker. During Criminal Court Judge John H. Wilson’s ruling in People v. Feng, he declared that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
Event 29 of PokerStars’ Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) was a $109 NL Shootout tournament. It started with exactly 1000 entries creating a prize pool of an even $100,000. To make it into the money and the second round all you had to do was win your...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 26, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has unveiled their latest marketing campaign, beginning with a series of commercials stating “We Are Poker.”
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 26, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
It has been over a month since FlopTurnRiver last reported anything about Groupe Bernard Tapie’s acquisition of Full Tilt Poker. Since then, there hasn’t been that much news concerning the matter. However, new leaked information shines a spotlight on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 26, 2012 | Poker News
Phil Galfond has always had a knack for innovation — from his poker prowess that have hustled millions of dollars off of his opponents to his entrepreneurial endeavors in the poker coaching realm to his Full Tilt Poker moniker, OMGClayAiken, that has won him...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is now offering a series of $100,000 freeroll tournaments to all those who make a deposit to their real money account.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online poker tournaments saw a nice 2012 boost last weekend, as each major event flew past their respective guarantees. Unfortunately, it appears the new year excitement may have been short-lived as most events came back down to earth this past weekend. While...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 24, 2012 | Poker News
Leander Games, a successful developer of online slots, has signed a contract with Facebook game designer Bejig Limited.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 23, 2012 | Poker News, TCOOP
In just under two hours, PokerStars user alberto ka managed to rake in $90,728.44 during his TCOOP Event 19 win.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 23, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
Action was fast and furious in Event #10 of PokerStars’ Turbo Championship of Online Poker, a $10 rebuy tournament. The event drew 12,636 players and netted an additional 39,000 rebuys and 6,000 add-ons for a total prize pool of $579,330. This nearly doubled the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 23, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Over the last year, it seems as though PokerStars has changed from the bottom up. There was the change forced upon their playing community when the United States Department of Justice mutilated the landscape of online poker. Then, there were a series of personnel...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 21, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Authors of the most popular poker app, Zynga, have recently confirmed that they intend to move forward with plans to enter the real money online poker market. They are currently in talks with a number of different potential partners to make real money games a reality...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 19, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
Ira Rubin, one of the leading figures in last year's Black Friday indictments, has pleaded guilty to a trio of conspiracy charges.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 19, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Almost two years ago a player cropped up on PokerStars that instantly raised eyebrows. RaiseOnce was sitting at the highest stakes running for any game from Heads up No Limit Hold ’em to 2-7 Triple Draw. Players famed for being the toughest at their respective...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 18, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Politicians in Iowa are working to assemble a poker system which could incorporate players from multiple regions of the country.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 18, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online poker tournaments continue to be on the rise as this past weekend another set of major tournaments concluded. Even with Black Friday shocking the online poker world, it seems like it has taken less than a year to completely recover. Even more good news could...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 17, 2012 | Online Poker News
Poker players and soccer fans from bwin are now competing over the chance to meet and train with the stars of Real Madrid.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 17, 2012 | Online Poker News
William Hill Poker is running a pair of promotions this month that is certain to enrich the poker economy. On top of these two promotions, William Hill Poker has teamed up with FlopTurnRiver to offer its players a monthly freeroll. These three promotions are geared...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 16, 2012 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Complaints are still rolling in to the Alderney Gaming Control Commission (AGCC) by disgruntled former FullTilt Poker players. The AGCC issued a statement to remind players that FullTilt Poker is no longer licensed by their organization, and thus are unable to help...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 16, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
For many, Randy “nanonoko” Lew is the quintessence of all those blue-collar nicknames of the poker world like grinder, zombie, humanoid or Steady Eddy. He doesn’t necessarily do it the flashy way, but putting in over five million tracked hands for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 15, 2012 | EPT, Poker News
John Duthie has announced his retirement from his position as Chief Executive Officer for the European Poker Tour (EPT).
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 14, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
In what appears to be an attempt to avoid more fallout of Black Friday, the Yatahay poker network has rebranded as the Winning Poker network. They are just one network of many to conduct a rebranding of this sort. Bodog recently rebranded to the name Bovada for U.S....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 13, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2012 final table broadcast is starting in less than one hour! You can watch all the action on FlopTurnRiver as we live stream the PCA. As you watch, you can comment on the hands with other spectators in real time with the Facebook...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 12, 2012 | Poker News
The American Gaming Association has selected Richard Haddrill as their new Chairman.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor Blom is simply never too far from the headlines. A year ago he was the big buzz around the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) as he finally made the big reveal that he was Isildur1, ending a 16-month tenure as the anonymous wildcard of the online poker world....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
MGM Resorts has won the first battle in a court war waged over the rights to a set of internet domain names.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2012 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With the past two Sundays falling on Christmas and New Years, it was easy to see why online tournament attendance had taken a bit of a dip. However, even the NFL playoffs this past Sunday could not keep players away from the Sunday majors. Tournament attendance was...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars, the largest online poker room in the world, has revamped its VIP program in 2012. Now, people are outraged over the changes made to PokerStars’ VIP system. By people we mean 24-tabling muppets whose nitty style of play is destroying the games. I...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
The internet is in an uproar over SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act), believing that it will bring about massive changes to the current online environment.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
PokerStars has gone a bit unconventional with their latest tournament series idea. The Turbo Championship of Online Poker, or TCOOP, is strictly for tournament players who like fast action. The tournament series has a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000,000 to be given...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 9, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
While Occupy Wall Street has surpassed the 75-day mark accented with police barricades and corporate threats and pepper spray, what some are terming “Occupy PokerStars” lasted less than a day. Protesters were acting in response to a policy change by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 8, 2012 | Kentucky, New York, Poker Law
As the national political scene heats up, the governors of both New York and Kentucky are considering an expansion to the gambling laws in their states.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
One of the most popular PokerStars exclusive events kicked off this week, the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The series is being hosted at the Atlantis Resort and Casino, which is located on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. It will consist of 41 different events,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 5, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
Senator Raymond Lesniak, the man behind many of the recent attempts to legalize online gambling within the state of New Jersey, is at it again.
