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by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Ben “reasons14” Reasons, a member of FlopTurnRiver.com, has become the newest poker pro at Black Chip Poker. Black Chip is located on the Merge Network which still accepts US players. Reasons14 began his career in Pokemon but has since transitioned to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The recent Black Friday has taken a hit on many different people and companies. U.S. players are now stuck without a secure option of playing as well as not having access to their bankrolls. Non-U.S. players are seeing their games being filled by much less...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Reactions from poker celebrities, law maker Barney Frank, one of the eleven defendants, and more: Greg Raymer, 2004 WSOP Main Event Winner Only a few months ago, Greg Raymer was a member of Team PokerStars and, since 2004, Raymer has had ties to the business-side of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker News
After last week's out and out destruction of the US online poker scene, several highly anticipated televised events are finding themselves on the cutting room floor.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker News
No matter which side of the American political fence you find yourself sitting, there is little doubt that Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) is a folk hero to you, even if you have not heard of him before. He is a US Senator who has long been a champion of online poker,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The United States Attorney’s Office released a press release this hour, providing the extremely relieving news that US Poker players will be able to cash out their poker funds. In addition to providing clarification on the safety of the players’ money on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The United States Attorney’s Office released a press release this hour, providing the extremely relieving news that US Poker players will be able to cash out their poker funds. In addition to providing clarification on the safety of the players’ money on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker News
Since breaking into this latest decade, it seems like online videos are the future of entertainment. As a fully paid up cyborg, I now watch more content online than I do on my TV screen. Even my favorite regular programming will usually pass me by until I catch it on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
In a surprising turn of events this morning the United States Department of Justice will be allowing the two largest online poker sites serving American players to restore their .com web addresses to help facilitate player withdrawals. Since last Friday there has been...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If you made a living grinding Stars from your swanky U.S. apartment, Friday’s indictments probably seem like the end of the world, but for a large swathe of the online poker industry, the news came as an unexpected boon. Most sites withdrew from America...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2011 | bet365, Online Poker News, Poker News
bet365 is offering a new first deposit bonus, with hints of greater offers to come.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
It has been said often that luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. That might be true, but no one was prepared for the Black Friday shutdown of three of online poker’s largest sites, at least in terms of their US player bases. In effect, the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Online Casino News
Eleven people were charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering by the US Department of Justice on Friday, April 15th. Two of the defendants, both payment processors, have pleaded not guilty. Chad Elie was arrested in Las Vegas last Friday the day before...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Note *Non-US players (over 70% of total player pool) are still playing on Full Tilt and PokerStars normally at this time. Last Friday, April 15th, the United States Department of Justice launched an attack against three of the world’s largest online poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Note *Non-US players (over 70% of total player pool) are still playing on Full Tilt and PokerStars normally at this time. Last Friday, April 15th, the United States Department of Justice launched an attack against three of the world’s largest online poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
One year ago, Daniel Tzvetkoff was arrested. He faced 75 years in prison and $543 million in money laundering charges. Last August, Tzvetkoff was suddenly released on bail, without explanation. Today, he is living mostly free in a secret New York location. Tzvetkoff...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In South Asia, cricket is more than a sport, it’s a national past time. Whatever the time of year, passion for the game is extremely high, but with the country having just hosted the World Cup, cricket-fever is at all time high. India battled to a glorious...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
On April 15, 2011, the United States of America’s Department of Justice indicted eleven executives associated with the four largest online poker companies operating within the US and seized the sites’ domains. Thousands of online poker players were shocked...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Let’s start with the obvious. The online poker world was blindsided this past Friday when the US Department of Justice along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation indicted six owners of PokerStars, FullTilt, and Absolute/UB along with five parties involved...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Poker News
Following their indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice, Full Tilt, PokerStars, and UB all stopped cash play for their American customers. The owners and operators of Absolute Poker were also named as defendants by the FBI, but kept their site open and active as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
FlopTurnRiver.com recently had the opportunity to interview Ben Wilinofsky just days after his EPT Berlin 2011 Main Event win. Last week 773 poker players battled it out in Berlin for a first prize of $1.19 Million. It was the 22 year old, Canadian, Ben Wilinofsky,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The World Series of Poker is in a few short months and Party Poker wants to help you get there. This, coupled with a few more exciting offers, means there’s never been a better time to play at Party Poker. From now until May 2, Party Poker will be running daily...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 17, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
It feels pretty nice to be the king. So why not be the king of the virtual poker felt? Now you can with Bodog’s new “King of the Felt” promotion. Let’s talk a little bit about what the King of the Felt promotion actually entitles. Each week,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
In an effort to help as you huddle round the derelict burning oil barrel, let’s survey the post-apocalyptic wasteland as it stands right now. Yesterday the United States Department of Justice moved to indict the four largest online poker companies who offer...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 15, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The founders of the largest online poker sites in the world, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker, have been indicted by the FBI today. In a shocking and disastrous turn of events, the indictment was unsealed today in a Manhattan court.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 15, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Its tough to imagine a player repeating and winning back to back titles in a high buy-in event these days. The fields are probably tougher than they’ve ever been, the players are busy and can’t always play the same schedules, and the events themselves...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 15, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
A legislation that would have allowed intrastate online poker to be legal to Florida residents has died before making it out of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. The bill, known as Senate Bill 812, was supported by Republican State Senator Miguel Diaz de la...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 14, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
A local poker player becomes a hometown hero when he bests the Erik Seidel heads-up at the WPT Hollywood Poker Open in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The final table included other heavy hitters such as William Reynolds, Ali Eslami, and Tom Marchese. Mike Scarborough endured...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 14, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
In a lot of ways poker tournaments are like golf tournaments. A large number of players enter the field, and the best players don’t win every time. Well tell that to, Vanessa Selbst, who just made history by winning the Mohegan Sun tournament back to back to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 13, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
FullTilt pro Gus Hansen has had a very strong showing this 2011 year by earning the top spot in winnings for online poker in January, February and almost March as well. A week into this April, it looks as if Hansen’s hot streak is finally cooling off. Gus has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 13, 2011 | Poker News
There’s a temptation when ranking women poker players to just go for the obvious. As a red blooded male who eats uncooked steak and drives 4X4s into cattle, the easy decision would be to rate lady cardsharps on how fertile their hips are. But did I mention that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
PokerStars is known for their reliable software, and they are making improvements to it all the time. Their most recent software upgrade adds a bunch of new features to make your playing experience a little more efficient than before. You can now choose which columns...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
Tomorrow will be the final table of the 2011 WPT Hollywood Casino. The tournament began at The Hollywood Casino, located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Saturday on April 9th. After three days of play only six players remain. The big three names remaining include Erik...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Nevada, at the forefront of the legal battle, has just moved one step closer to becoming the first state to legalize online poker. Nevada bill AB 258 has passed the state assembly judiciary committee. While it has been altered to no longer allow international or...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Now at PokerStars you have the opportunity to win a 2012 PokerStars Carribean Adventure package for as little as 4 FPP! All you have to do is go to Events-PCA-FPP Satellites-Megapath. The PCA 2012 package includes entry into the $10,000 Main Event, a week at the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is sending a shout out to those who are looking to enter the online gaming world, but are hesitant about spending the big bucks.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 11, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments have hit a bit of a wall lately. After a huge start to 2011, events on both PokerStars and FullTilt have seen their player pools dwindle quite a bit over the past few weeks as promotions and various tournaments serious have come to an end. ...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 11, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
Ben Wilinofsky, the 22 year old Canadian with the adventurous spirit, last night won the EPT Berlin Main Event 2011. The win earned Wilinofsky 825,000 Euros ($1.1 Million) and an EPT Title. This win takes Wilinofsky to over $2 Million in lifetime winnings and is his...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Scott “UrNotInDangr” Palmer faced off again after their Round 1 battle last week. Palmer won round 1 by $5,425, which he carried into round 2. That proved not to be enough, though, as Blom pounded Palmer, ending with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Two young phenoms, Tom “Durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “jungleman12” Cates, were dueling again as part of the Durrrr Challenge 2 on March 29. This would mark the second time the two played in just a few days. Railbirds were informed via Dwan’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier and Lex “RaSZi” Veldhuis will be squaring off against each other at the WSOP 2011 in a kickboxing match. Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier has over $6 Million in live winnings and holds both a World Poker Tour...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 9, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Our nation's capital, which has so long opposed the legalization of online poker, may soon have gamers earning their keep right under its nose.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 9, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Play at bwin Poker now for a chance to win an iPad2! From now until April 30th bwin poker will be giving away 100 iPad2. Each iPad2 comes with 16 gigabytes of memory, Wifi ready, and access to millions of apps! All you have to do to be eligible to win is play at bwin...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
Bodog has begun their series of WSOP qualifiers, allowing users from across the globe to compete for a chance to sit among the game's elite.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Win a trip to the WSOP 2011 at Betfair now! Enter the Betfair WSOP 6 shooter for a chance at $74,000 in WSOP packages! There are 6 WSOP freeroll finals running on 6 consecutive days in early June. Twelve winners will win a $5,700 WSOP package, which includes flight,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Poker News
The Boom and Beyond Most people can remember the iconic image of Chris Moneymaker sitting behind those thin, darkened shades, a table separating him from Sam Farha, and a monster robbery in progress on the felt. As it turned out, Farha flinched first and was bluffed...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars was proud to announce that poker sensations Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom were to fight it out in Blom’s SuperStar Showdown. In fact, having Negreanu agree to this caused PokerStars to want to have them...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Online Casino News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is the biggest online poker site on the planet. Billionaire Steve Wynn is one of the most respected and powerful casino owners around the world, best known for his Las Vegas and Macau Wynn resorts. Like every other brick-and-mortar casino owner, Steve Wynn...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
In this game, nothing has a history like the World Series of Poker. Back in the days of Benny Binnion, one single event pioneered the concept of tournament poker, not to mention the prevalence of Texas Hold’em. Now, as we approach the 42nd annual WSOP, there’s a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor Blom, better known to the online poker world as Isildur1, clashed with online qualifier DodgyFish72 in the fifth PokerStars SuperStar Showdown. In the closest Showdown to date, Isildur1 won by just $10 after 2500 hands of $5/$10 NL Hold’em! DodgyFish72,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Now at PokerStars you have a free chance to win the Game of Your Life! The Game of Your Life Promotion is a new freeroll tournament series on PokerStars with $1,000,000 in cash prizes as well as the chance to win front row seats to major sporting events all around the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker, one of the largest online poker rooms in the world by traffic, and home of the highest nosebleed poker games in the world, has announced a strategic partnership with Fertita Interactive. Fertita Interactive is a gaming company owned by the Fertitas...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 6, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Ever dream about making a final table with over 2,400 entrants? How about winning the whole thing and taking home first prize? Most poker players have. But what about making the final table…twice…in one tournament? That’s impossible, until now. Mike...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 6, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Who says expansion is a bad thing? For poker players in California, it may just be some of the best news to come along in a while.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
After an initially promising round of talks, the Iowa State Senate has postponed any sort of decision on the legality of internet poker within their borders.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The Full Tilt Poker Onyx Cup Series has its first qualifier. Full Tilt hosted a $600+$40 online qualifier, attracting 124 contenders. The qualifier tournament was won by Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi, who was only recently allowed back on Full Tilt. Mizzi was...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
The Internet’s biggest poker site is trying to entice sports fanatics to download ACR with their latest promotion called “Game of Your Life”. The grand prize gets you (and any number of friends) front row seats to any sporting event in the world!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2011 | Poker News
In honour of Todd Brunson’s twitter campaign this past week, let’s take a look at some of the most thrilling poker confrontations ever caught on camera. In case you missed it, Todd began tweeting on Friday about a fist fight between himself and Shawn...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2011 | Online Casino News
April brings a lot of great things: opening day, Easter candy and a new promotion from Cirrus Casino. This month, the online casino is celebrating slot machines with its new promotion Slots Fever. Cirrus Casino boasts they have the cure for Slots Fever and are trying...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
It was a big weekend for FullTilt as their “Doubles Week” was supposed to boost the guarantee of their major events two-fold. Instead, FullTilt decided to go bigger and better, making each major tournament a multi-entry event which allows players to buy-in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The SuperStar Showdown has been successful for drawing attention to PokerStars and for giving poker spectators a chance to see high stakes poker heads up matches between the biggest names on a regular basis. This latest challenge last night saw Viktor Blom, better...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Some of our favorite televised game shows have done a great job of catering to the innate greed that most game players tend to harbor within themselves. We want to win, gosh darnit, and we’d rather win more than less! That’s why you can choose a prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, WPT
Roberto Romanello, a Full Tilt Red Pro, took down WPT Bratislava on April 3rd. Romanello, who hails from Wales, captured an EPT title in Prague, collecting €640,000. The WPT Bratislava Main Event attracted 211 players. The tournament was held in the Slovakian capital...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 3, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The FTOPS (Full Tilt Online Poker Series), is one of the world’s largest and most popular online poker tournament series. It’s been 5 years since the beginning of FTOPS and Full Tilt is in the mood to celebrate. The FTOPS began in August 2006 and has run...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
RedKings is quickly catching the eye of poker players as they have four new promotions just for the month of April! There’s the $10,000 FishMarket, $80,000 Knock’em Down, Point Per Day 15 and a 100 iPad Giveaway. The $10,000 FishMarket promotion will be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 2, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Third time's the charm, right? The folks at Victory Poker had better hope so.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 2, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
As March winds to a close, we are finishing up the first quarter of 2011. 3 months doesn’t seem like such a long time, but in the world of poker, 3 months is enough time to build or lose a fortune several times over. And that’s exactly what the pros have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 1, 2011 | Online Casino News
After a period of discussion, the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved a partnership between Caesar's Interactive Entertainment and the Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 1, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
With the first session drawing to a close, now seems like a good time to take a look at how High Stakes Poker Season 7 is shaping up. Going into this year’s run, the show was hit with a couple of high profile changes, which make the scrutinising of the format a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 1, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Poker Heaven is starting off April right with some fantastic new promotions for its players. These are no April Fools’ Day jokes, though. Instead, they are three promotions definitely worth checking out this month. One promotion Poker Heaven is running this...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 31, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
By the 1970’s it was clear that not only was poker going to remain a permanent fixture in Las Vegas, but players were growing more and more fond of the freeze out tournament format as well. Consider the first WSOP, played as a prolonged cash game. It featured...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 31, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker’s Take 2 promotion is back! Full Tilt is offering cash game players the chance to earn double the Full Tilt Points for ten days. Additionally, players that take part in this awesome promotion can earn up to an extra $25. This makes for a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Finishing last in any poker tournament takes a huge hit on one’s ego, right? Sure, unless you are playing at bwin Poker! Bwin Poker is proud to announce and welcome back their popular promotion “Joker”. With Joker, absolutely no one loses! In fact,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Following years of opposition to the legalization of online poker in the United States, Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts has announced a partnership with PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Daniel Negreanu might not be the world’s best poker player, but he is certainly one of the most popular. When Negreanu started playing the poker circuits, he became one of the game’s youngest celebrity professionals. He claims to have become a profitable,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2011 | Poker News
UK gambling giant Victor Chandler is teaming up with grassroots organization Poker in The Pub to bring live poker to various venues across the UK. Victor Chandler’s Head of Poker, Andy Horne, stated, “We are very proud to be sponsoring Poker In The Pub and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Florida has become the latest state to ponder the legalization of online poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2011 | Online Casino News
For months, talks of a Bwin/PartyGaming merger have been going on, but no real progress has been made. That is, until late last week when the Gibraltar Supreme Court endorsed the deal between the two online gambling giants. In July 2010, Bwin Interactive Entertainment...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit $10,000 Western Regional Championship is well underway, and featured player Daniel Negreanu has made it down to the final 18, finding himself in eighth place. The tournament, being played in San Diego, has a prize pool just...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2011 | Poker News
When you’re new to the game, it’s easy to imagine that good poker is all about bluffing. It seems like everything else is just down to luck. The players can’t control how the cards will run out, so the only way to get beating your opponent is to make...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Eugene Katchalov, Ukrainian poker pro with over $6 million in live tournament winnings has joined Team PokerStars Pro. Katchalov’s major accomplishments include a WPT title, a WCOOP bracelet and he is the 2011 champion of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 28, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
I was sitting in an online small stakes mixed game the other night, and after leaving a modest winner, I turned off my PC and went on to another activity. It was only then that I realized just how much history there was behind my even being able to do that in the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 28, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
It was quite the interesting day in online tournaments yesterday as some records were broken and new tournaments were broken in. The highlights of the day had to include the $216 $1,500,000 Guaranteed on FullTilt. A tournament which is sure to rival the Sunday...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 28, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker has released the schedule for FTOPS XX, which looks to be one of the biggest FTOPS to date in terms of guaranteed money. The series will run from April 17th until May 1st and will have tournament fans watching their calendars. Full Tilt Poker’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 27, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
It was just a couple of weeks ago that XWINK, an anonymous poker player from Vancouver, Canada, became part of a big discussion at poker forums because of his continuous get-rich-quick success stories. Some forum members believe that he could be the next...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 27, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Just one week removed from an absolute beat down at the hands of Viktor Blom, Daniel Negreanu was back at it with a renewed spirit, 30″ monitor, and a few tricks up his sleeve. Last Sunday the two poker heavyweights took to the felt in a $50/$100 heads-up...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Imaginative and ingenuity combined.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Some one being a fool. Someone doing something that’s not right.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 25, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
UB.net (formerly UltimateBet) is sponsoring Season 7 of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT). The HPT is one of the US’s most successful annual tournaments, seeing growth in its popularity every year. HPT will have 52 weeks of TV programming and be seen by an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 25, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, WSOP
To poker newbies, watching thousands of people pack the Rio in Las Vegas for the $10,000 buy-in Main Event can be a confusing experience. Where did they all get $10k to blow on a poker tournament? Even if it is the most important event of the year? The answer is that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 24, 2011 | Poker News
PartyPoker.com has selected Nottingham's Dusk Till Dawn club as the host for their upcoming Big Game V.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 24, 2011 | Poker News
Experts in the land-based gaming industry will tell you that it was 2007 when Macau, the only place in China where the casino industry is permitted to operate, took the mantle on itself of ‘World’s Biggest Gambling Resort’. Like so many things in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 24, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
Over 45,000 players registered for the MiniFTOPS XIX Main Event. This tournament was multi-entry so entrants could purchase multiple $75 entries and increase their chances of cashing. The prize pool ballooned to a whopping $3.2 million. Poker pros and amateurs brought...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 23, 2011 | Poker News
People don’t play poker just for the money. They play it for the thrill of dominating their opponent, to prove that they’re the better card shark, to compete and feel that winning sensation, or maybe just for entertainment. A lot of poker is just for fun,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 23, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
California Republican Congressman John Campbell has introduced a new piece of legislation which bears striking similarities to last year's failed challenge to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
The great debate of legalizing online gambling has picked steam at the state level, and one Las Vegas casino owner would like Nevada to take the lead. Michael Gaughan is now the first owner of a brick-and-mortar Nevada casino to become a public supporter of legalizing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
In an exciting move for longtime PokerStars fans, the company has brought aboard one new face and another familiar one in their efforts to stay atop the gaming industry.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Right now there are millions of dollars passing back and forth at online poker tables. In single pots, multi-millionaires win and lose their fortunes, trading bankrolls with competitors across the digital divide. This is the world of Zynga’s Texas Holdem, a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
While a lot of attention online yesterday was focused on the Daniel Negreanu, Viktor Blom heads-up match, there were still plenty of players entering major tournaments. With MiniFTOPS XIX finishing up there was all kinds of action on both PokerStars and FullTilt. If...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As MiniFTOPS XIX rolled along, action continued to be hot as players took their shot in the $20 + $2, 6-Max, NL Hold’em Multi-Entry Tournament that was Event 37. After it was all said and done, 20,209 separate entries ended up battling it out for the $404,180....
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
Game Show Network’s “High Stakes Poker” telecasts have managed over the course of 6+ seasons to build a large and loyal following based on a surprisingly simple concept: you can televise poker even when it’s not tournament play! For many...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has been the #1 online poker room in the world for a long time. No other poker room has as many players or tables running at once. This means no other poker room comes close to the number of hands played at PokerStars. They are well on their way to 100...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
It goes without saying that one of the major differences in live v. online tournament play is the breaks in the action. When you’re playing online, outside of the 5 minute synchronized breaks, you play until you’re finished, end of story! Or at least...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The MiniFTOPS XIX Main Event is only hours away, but there are still a few side events of note to wrap up before the series reaches its climax. Over the weekend, the third and final Heads Up event took place. Event #42 cost $50 + $5 to enter, with a guarantee of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
Most poker players only dream of playing in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada. Well, bwin is helping players get one step closer to that dream by running qualifiers for the 2011 WSOP. From March 14th until June 5th, bwin will be hosting several types of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The challenge was supposed to span two Sundays and 5,000 hands. Viktor Blom had other ideas. In the fifth running of the Isildur Challenge on PokerStars Blom absolutely demolished fellow PokerStars Pro Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu to the tune of $150,000 at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The poker community has come together to show their support for the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Japan. Full Tilt Poker started a donation fund for Japan and PokerStars quickly followed suit. Like Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars features two ways for players to donate....
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Bwin Poker is proud to announce a couple of promotions catering mainly to beginners and smaller stakes players. Their goal is to spice up current bank rolls and give starters a bankroll that will rival seasoned players. Bwin also understands how tough the road is to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Earlier this month, millions of people in Japan were devastated by an earthquake, a tsunami, and additional crises as a result of these natural disasters. Citizens of the world have gathered together in support of the grief-stricken country to donate their time and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 19, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
In just over two and a half hours, Full Tilt user betudontbet turned a $52+$3 entry fee into a $27,840 payday.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is kicking off the new Sunday Storm tournament (formerly the Sunday 1/4 Million) in some serious style, to the tune of a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Buy-ins are at an eye-popping low of $11. If you want to get even cheaper, PokerStars is offering...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 18, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
In honor of the resurgent Gus Hansen, it seemed like the right time to take a look at some of the Great Dane’s finest moments. I have selected 8 emotionally moving video clips that give us a complete picture of Hansen’s abilities. His heartrending...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 18, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Poker in the United States is a hot legal issue: from regulating online poker to semi-legal home games, it’s hard to know where the law stands. And for some time, gamblers have not been receiving great news. Harry Reid’s failed attempt in Congress to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
888poker, who recently launched pokercam tables, is at it again. 888 has introduced Teams Poker, which encourages team performance in addition to individual results. Every week until April 2nd, 888poker is hosting special Team Poker tournaments. They are low buy-in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 17, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The miniature version of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series continues to roll on. MiniFTOPS XIX, which comes to an end this weekend, now has more than 30 events in the books as late last night Event #33 capped off another big day of online tournaments. The $33 re-buy,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 17, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
The best thing about the ACR Poker download is that they have ways to win huge no matter what stakes you play. If you are a small stakes tournament player, chances are you know all about the Sunday 1/4 Million. This tournament features an $11 buy-in and the biggest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 17, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Down on your poker luck, who doesn’t think of the famous Jack Straus maxim “a chip and a chair”? Twenty-nine years ago, in the 1982 World Series of Poker tournament, Jack Strauss was reduced to nothing but a $500 chip and his chair. Days later,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 16, 2011 | Online Casino News
According to published reports, the merger between gaming giants PartyGaming and bwin is all but assured.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
The Canadian player, who goes by the screen name XWINK on FullTiltPoker, is widely known in the online world as a risk taker. Back in late 2009, he went on a tear in the Ultimate Bet Pot-Limit Omaha games under “XBLINK” after winning an $11 buy-in entry...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Where all da ladies at? PokerStars wants to send you to beautiful Madrid, Spain to play in the European Poker Tour Women’s (EPT) Grand Final! EPT Madrid is sure to be the biggest tournament on the EPT this year. Qualifiers will have the chance to hang out and...
