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by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
Season 2 of the NAPT enjoyed a successful start to the year with the PCA, and so hopes are high for the 2nd event of the year, NAPT Los Angeles. The NAPT actually finished off Season 1 in Los Angeles, and it was such a success that they’re looking to do it all...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
After years spent as one of the original members of Team PokerStars, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer has found himself out of a job. According to a pair of Twitter posts by fellow pro player Kathy Liebert, the move comes as a response to cost cutting measures at the company.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This past Sunday marked a big day in online tournaments as PokerStars and FullTilt both had huge days in their major events. FullTilt, never the one to sit on their laurels, decided to up the ante this week with double guarantees in all of their tournaments. This...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2011 | Online Casino News, Online Tournaments
From time to time, everyone needs a helping hand. Full Tilt know this and so do Flop Turn River. These kind souls have got together to create a magnificent offer for all their members. If you’re the sort of person who likes free money, then you’ll like this. By using...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Even with the large number of online poker rooms operating on the internet today, Poker Heaven seems to manage to consistently lead the pack in terms of offering a constant stream of new and exciting promotions. January is coming around the close, and Poker Heaven has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
For most of us, competing for thousands of dollars in front of huge TV audiences is little more than a pipe dream, but televised poker gives us a window into the high stakes world of the poker pro. Catching your favourite players as they whisk through the schedules...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2011 | Poker News
Earlier this week, Doyle’s Room made a decision to leave the Cake Poker network and join the Yatahay Poker Network. Doyle’s Room says the move was made so they could bring players “a customized poker experience and deliver everything they want in a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 29, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
In an effort to popularize their new Home Games feature, PokerStars is giving their freshly assembled poker clubs the chance to sit down with one of their established pros. Not only will the lucky users get a chance to play with a member of Team PokerStars, but they'll also be treated to an extra infusion of $1,000 into the prize pool.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 29, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Bwin poker is getting ready to bring you the Grand Series of Poker 6. The series has fifteen main events and starts February 27th with qualifiers running all week. Do well in the GSOP 6 events and make a run for first place in the leaderboard. The top leaderboard...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 29, 2011 | Poker News
A player from one of the world’s leading poker sites has once again proven that poker is a game of skill, and the best in the world have that title for a reason. A tournament with the world’s largest-ever buy-in came to a close this week, and the field of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Online Casino News
Due to popular demand, the promotional department at bet365 has reissued their coveted £3,000 Bonus Bundle.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2011 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
This week we bring you a midweek report on this past weekend’s online tournament scene. There is plenty going on in the online world lately, including another Isildur1 challenge this time with Daniel “Jungleman28” Cates set to take place this...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2011 | Online Casino News
The NFL is wrapping up the season in Dallas where the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV on February 6th. The Steelers are competing for their third Super Bowl win in six years while the blazing hot packers are making their first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Daniel ‘W00kiez’ Cates, also known as Jungleman, will face each other this Sunday in round three of the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown 2500 hands heads up match. The match begins Sunday at 5:30PM ET. This will be the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In December 2010 a series of floods ravaged the Australian state of Queensland. The floods have been blamed for 30 deaths and have disrupted the lives of more than 200,000 people. Estimates of the damage have been in the A$1 billion range. Now, 888poker has pledged to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2011 | Online Casino News
Casino.com is offering a chance for players to win fantastic prizes, including shopping sprees, in their new promotion they call “The Golden Ticket.” Three lucky players will will a $1500 shopping spree in the city of their choice. That means you could be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 23, 2011 | Poker News
Online casino, Bodog, has made a move to attempt to compete with other online poker sites by announcing that it has upgraded the site’s poker software to improve players’ experience. This software upgrade includes a few changes to the interface. One of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 21, 2011 | Online Casino News
With all of the hubbub surrounding the recent legalization of online gambling in New Jersey, some folks are forgetting just how many internet gaming establishments are still open to those occupying the rest of the fifty states. One of the leaders in this field is Rushmore Casino, who has been providing US customers with some of the greatest games and biggest jackpots since the early 2000's.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 21, 2011 | Online Casino News
Bet365 is streaming live sporting events directly to your PC. You can bet on all the action with just a few clicks of your mouse. If sports aren’t your cup of tea, head on over to Bet365’s award winning casino. The Australian Open is in full swing and the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 21, 2011 | bet365, Online Poker News, Poker News
Got a problem? Take it to felt at the Bet365 Poker Room during their Last Man Standing promotion and you could win a seat in the 2011 WSOP Main Event! The total prize package is valued at over $13,000! To win, enter the Last Man Standing Heads Up Tournaments running...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Due to a major misinterpretation of conventional gaming language, well-known German professional poker player “IHateJuice” has been forced to change his screen name.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
By now, the entire poker community knows the identity of Isildur1. Viktor Blom first opened up about his identity to Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. It didn’t take long for Skatterverket,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
The World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational is coming to the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles February 19th. Chrysalis will be the official charity. It’s a two day tournament, with the final table played on March 2nd. Dozens of high profile celebrities are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
Chrysalis, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding employment for economically disadvantaged individuals, has been chosen as the WPT Celebrity Invitational’s charity partner for the second year in a row. The World Poker tour celebrity Invitational Event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Online Casino News, Poker Law, Poker News
Following New Jersey's recent approval of the United States' first legal online gambling bill, the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative has heaped heavy praise upon the Garden State. Though the bill itself has yet to be signed into law, there is a great deal of optimism sweeping the gaming community.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Polarizing Team PokerStars Pro Chiren80, real name Boumazza Bachir, is well on his way to playing over 1,000,000 hands in just one month’s time. The Belgian initially garnered fame by playing World of Warcraft, a popular MMORPG. In fact, Athene, as he is known...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 19, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News
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by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 18, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars wants to send you and your poker buddies on a vacation to play poker with some of the best in the game. The Ultimate Home Game is a huge incentive to try PokerStars’ new Home Games feature in their software. For readers that are unfamiliar with Home...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 17, 2011 | bet365, Online Poker News, Poker News
bet365, one of the UK’s and the world’s leading online gambling sites, has a strong reputation for running excellent and frequent promotions. It seems like almost every other week a new announcement is made, offering great rewards to users of their online...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 17, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Nordic poker fans have the chance for a dream come true, PokerStars announced recently, and if you’re a football fan as well then this could well be the opportunity of your lifetime. Members of Team PokerStars will be living it up large at the upcoming...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 17, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News
A record 1,560 players were in this year’s PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event, but after six days of poker, Galen Hall emerged as the 2011 PCA Main Event champion, collecting $2.3 million in prize money. Hall, who plays on PokerStars as GasparLeMarc, went...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 16, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Following the swearing in of the 112th Congress, key figures of America's Poker Players Alliance are ready to resume discussions on the legal nature of their namesake game. After last year's relatively close brush with regulation, poker continues to grow with unprecedented speed.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 15, 2011 | Online Casino News
The electronic gaming industry managed to grow by 12.5% in 2010 despite the global recession. The data was gathered by H2 Gambling Capital, a leading consultant and supplier of information in the egaming sector. All facets of the online gaming business managed to show...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 15, 2011 | Online Casino News
More and more we’re seeing an exciting level of integration between sports, online gambling, and the internet. Bet365 is leading the way in this field with a constant stream of innovations and improvements which make the lives of gamblers and sportsfans all...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 15, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Now through February is your chance to play at Unleashed Poker to unlock achievements! Every day various achievements are available to be unlocked which will get you prizes ranging from cash bonuses, to digital camera, and MP3 players. Check the Unleashed Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 14, 2011 | Online Casino News
Microgaming, the largest provider of internet gaming software on the planet, has recently announced that its products will soon be available for users of Android mobile phones.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
When one person wins a large pot, whether it’s heads-up or multi-way "It’s A Hogger!"
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 13, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
A few weeks separated from his mutual breakup with UB.com, poker legend Phil Hellmuth has met with officials from Full Tilt Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
What you say to someone after they suckout on the final table bubble of a large event. Stands for "Good game I hope you die."
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 13, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
Rumors had been abuzz about Ukrainian poker pro Eugene Katchalov being one of the top tournament players in the world. In 2007 Katchalov booked a huge win of $2.4 Million in the 2007 Doyle Bruson World Poker Classic. In 2008 and 2009, Katchalov had some close calls to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
After years of rankling and wrangling, New Jersey has become the first state in America to legalize the practice of online poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 12, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Chris Moneymaker may have started the poker boom in 2003 but he has been a bust since then. However, Moneymaker is in good position to make a deep run after a great Day 4 at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event. Moneymaker is currently sitting on second place...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2011 | Online Casino News
January is the beginning of the new year and the beginning of new promotions at PartyCasino. This month, PartyCasino is featuring a some great promotions, including Fruit Medley and Full Moon Mayhem. Fruit Medley, which started December 21st and ends January 20th, is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Most poker players started out by playing home games with their buddies at one time or another. This requires players to buy a poker table, chips, and cards, find a dealer (or deal themselves), and travel through hours of traffic just to play a few hands of poker....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
The world has started to focus on the Caribbean Sea as poker action heats up this month with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The Main Event is already well underway, with days one and two completed and day three set to kick off at 12pm ET today. Among the other...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Bodog’s King of the Felt promotion is heating up! This is one of Bodog’s more popular promotions giving players a chance to win a seat at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Players are rewarded for playing and placing in sit & gos. The more sit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments took a bit of a back seat this past weekend as a lot of internet and live professionals were in the Bahamas for the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The huge tournament series sponsored by the world’s largest poker site is going on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 9, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
In October 2009, Isildur1 made a stir in the online poker scene, showing up out of nowhere and beating some of the top online players on Full Tilt Poker. By November, Isildur1 had cemented himself as online poker legend after he won nearly $5 million from Tom...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 8, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
After dominating the high stakes scene on PokerStars for quite some time, Richard “nutsinho” Lyndaker has run into a stumbling block during his brief time at Bovada.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 8, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Twenty three players began Day 2 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 High Roller Event. Seven players survived and will play tomorrow in the highly anticipated final table, at stakes of $1.5 Million for first place. Nick Schulman finished Day 2 as the chip...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2011 | Online Casino News
According to multiple reports, the government of Greece will soon bring online gaming into the legal realm.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
This week the poker world has converged on the Atlantis Hotel and Resort in the Bahamas for the 8th Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Yesterday saw Day 1 of the $100,000 buy-in High Roller Tournament. Day 1 began with 38 players and ended with 23. Initial chip...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2011 | Poker News
There has been speculation and rumors all week about UB signing a new player after the recent departure of Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth. On Thursday, UB put all of them to rest by announcing the signing of Prahlad Friedman. Friedman has a very impressive poker resume,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 6, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
For most of us, earning $4.9 million would be good enough to warrant a few days off at the end of the year. Dan “jungleman12” Cates, however, isn't most of us.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 6, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is the year’s inaugural poker event. The beautiful Atlantis Hotel and Resort is the perfect retreat for poker players looking to escape the cold and play with the best in the world. The PCA will be a series of poker tournaments...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 6, 2011 | Online Casino News
If you’ve been considering kicking off the new year with a bit of a splash in an online casino or sportsbook, then the recent announcements made by bet365 will be very relevant to your interests. Across both their sportsbook and casino they’re running some...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 5, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
888poker, formerly known as Pacific Poker, is starting off the new year with a great offer for new players – $8 FREE. There are no no strings attached and no deposit needed. Additionally, 888poker has rolled out new software featuring cutting edge 3D graphics....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 5, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The 2011 online tournament scene started off with a bang this past Sunday. A lot of players must have found their stocking stuffed a little bit more this past holiday season as attendance was up across the board. One of the biggest jumps was seen in the $215 buy-in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 4, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Canada might be the butt of many jokes but there is no questioning the country’s poker prowess. Canadians Daniel Negreanu, Marc Karam, and Evelyn Ng have had impressive results whilst destroying their opponents on the felt. Jonathan Duhamel became the latest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 4, 2011 | Online Casino News
888Casino is featuring a fantastic new promotion for UK-based players that will grant them free spins for an entire year! There is no deposit required for UK players to take advantage, either. They simply must register with 888Casino to receive 365 free spins, one for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 3, 2011 | Online Casino News
More details have come to light with regards to the upcoming merger between PartyGaming and bwin. First, both brands will be retained. “The online gaming industry is going through a phase of consolidation, making market players’ size and geographic...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 3, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
While a lot of the world sees poker as purely gambling, we know that it’s not only a game of skill, but can also provide real value to the world as a fundraiser event for charitable organizations. Exactly that is planned for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 3, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The second Superstar Showdown on PokerStars saw Isildur1 defeat poker pro Tony G in a battle of poker supremacy. These two are no strangers to each other. After Isildur1’s infamous rise and subsequent fall at the hands of Brian Hastings on Full Tilt Poker, Tony...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 2, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
You’ve all heard stories of incredibly famous poker pros starting with literally no money and turning that nothing into tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many players around the world dream of following that path and achieving such a feat, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 1, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Just over five years after turning professional, Welsh-born Roberto Romanello has claimed his first major tournament win.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 31, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Now you can visit PokerStars.TV to watch episodes of The Big Game, the Million Dollar Challenge, EPT and much more. PokerStars.tv offers 24 channels, which include poker TV shows, live event coverage, online poker coverage, interviews with top players, and strategy...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 31, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
After encountering a rough patch in his highly publicized challenge, Tom “durrrr” Dwan may be taking some time off. His opponent, Dan “JungleMan12” Cates was asked about it in a recent chat...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 31, 2010 | Poker News, WSOP
Caesars Interactive Entertainment, the online subsidiary of Casears Entertainment Corporation, will be marketing the WSOP in Italy after signing a deal with Microgame SpA. The WSOP is a series of poker tournaments sponsored by Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation....
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 30, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
After several years spent at the forefront of the Ultimate Bet roster, both Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke have entered poker's free agent market. According to a recent announcement from UB, the pair have parted ways with the sometimes-troubled gaming giant.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 30, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
Slovakian native Dag Palovic has been selected as the newest member of Team PokerStars, according to a recent company blog.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 29, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Tony G has stepped up to the plate and challenged the player known simply as Isildur1 to a high stakes heads-up match. The heads-up match will be 2500 hands of $50/$100, with half of the hands being Pot-Limit Omaha and the other half being No-Limit Holdem. The match...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 29, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Broadway Tables, part of the Cake Network, is giving you a shot at a seat at the 2011 World series of Poker Main Event for just $33. It seems like a long way off, but the WSOP has a tendency to sneak up on players. To qualify, players will be battling it out on the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 29, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The final Sunday of 2010 is in the books. While most players were busy with holiday celebrations both PokerStars and FullTilt continued further with their typical weekend majors. In a bit of a surprise there was not a huge drop off during the Christmas weekend as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 28, 2010 | Online Casino News
With Christmas come and gone, you may be a bit heavier in the waist and a bit lighter in the pocket, but Casino.com is here to help players overcome the January Blues with their newest promotion, Beat The Blues. Casino.com is offering a 25% reload bonus up to $500 3...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 28, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Poker fever struck the land down under earlier this month, as the 2010 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour reached its final stop for 2010 and Season 4 in the beautiful Australian city of Sydney. The competition was hard and plentiful but at the end of the marathon...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 27, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The Holidays may be over but that doesn’t mean the gifts should stop coming in! The folks at Everest Poker have extended the Holidays through January 7th with great gifts that Santa Claus may have forgotten in his sack. At Everest Poker’s Winterfest,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 27, 2010 | Online Casino News
Full Moon Mayhem is about to strike the Party Casino. To celebrate the release of its newest spooky slot, Party Casino is giving away $100,000 in January. The start of the promotion, January 19, coincides with the first new moon of the year. Succumb to Full Moon Fever...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 26, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
As we reported a few days ago, Issac Haxton, who plays on PokerStars as PhilIvey2694, defeated Isildur1 in the first Superstar Showdown. They recently discussed their heads-up battle with PokerStars reporters and the two had very different opinions about each other...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 26, 2010 | Poker News
After the busy rush that always comes before christmas, people all around the world now have the time to relax and enjoy a few lazy days doing whatever they please, and what better way to pass the time than playing at 888poker. As well as the huge array of regularly...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 26, 2010 | Online Casino News
With the holiday season upon us and calling for lots of relaxation and downtime, one of the most fun ways to pass the days and evenings is gaming online, and bet365 has recently announced promotions to make that all the sweeter. Whether you’re an avid sports fan...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 26, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Traditionally the new year is a time for shift between poker sites, as players have either completed requirements for yearly bonuses at old sites and want to move on, or are gearing up for a year of solid grinding to make the most of certain poker room’s VIP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 25, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars newest Team Pro, Isildur1, whose real life identity remains unknown, just completed his first Superstar Showdown Heads Up Challenge, versus Isaac PhilIvey2694 Haxton. Haxton came out on top, winning $41,700 over their 2500 hand encounter. The rules going in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 24, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
After suffering rejection in a previous audition, it appears as though Phil Hellmuth may have found his way onto the latest running of ABC's “Dancing with the Stars.”
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Scarcely a year since seeing a pair of their online qualifiers finish atop the Aussie Millions heap, PartyPoker is at it again. In hopes of seeing a repeat performance, the online poker giant is offering players a chance to earn one of the most coveted seats on the planet.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 22, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
Bob “The Bus” Ferdinand went wild on the PokerStars Big Game and ran over his competition. In a high-stakes-seemingly-made-for-TV-drama, the very last Loose Cannon of the season, went into full on God mode with under 30 hands remaining, to win a total of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Victor Chandler Poker, often referred to as VC Poker, has moved from the iPoker Network to the fledgling Entraction Network. Over the past 6 months, Entraction has shown steady growth while iPoker, the fourth largest online poker network, has remained stagnant. To...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
While things in the online poker world are starting to quiet down in terms of tournament series, the cash tables have been heating up and railbirds will have been delighted by the recent flurry of durrrr challenge sessions. Tom “durrrr” Dwan has sat across...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Nearly 7,000 players showed up on Sunday afternoon, arguably the most popular time for online tournaments, and plunked down $22 to register for MiniFTOPS XVIII Event 33. The event was a rebuy, so during the first hour, madness ensued as players re-bought over 9,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments continue to steamroll into 2011 as tournament attendance and prize pools keep growing each and every week. This past Sunday a few events, including the Warm-Up on Stars and the $1,000,000 Guaranteed on FullTilt saw a nice boost in entrants. Other...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | Online Casino News
To celebrate a year where it added 40 new games, including over 20 new slots, PartyCasino is offering their “Games of The Year” promotion for regular and VIP members alike. During this promotion, play any of the slots or jackpot slots in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker’s MiniFTOPS XVIII was very eventful this time around. Many people turned small buy-ins into big bucks. As the series winded down, Full Tilt held Event 29, a two-day NLHE Super Stack tournament. The event featured the largest buy-in of the series...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 20, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The past several weeks have been completely action-packed for online poker tournament players, both serious and recreational. Full Tilt Poker has, of course, been hosting its latest MiniFTOPS following the recent conclusion of FTOPS XVIII, and the series enjoyed a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 20, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Event #32 in this year’s MiniFTOPS went off with a bang. 17,746 players entered the $24+$2 6 max tournament for a prize pool $354,920. The event was hosted by Shawn Buchanan, the tournament pro with over $3 Million in tournament winning. Tiltoholic took the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 20, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
After months of keeping the poker community in suspense, PokerStars has finally announced their 2011 VIP Club Changes. The changes were made to make the VIP Program simpler for most poker players. Both high stakes and microstakes players alike can rejoice at the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 20, 2010 | Poker News
The 1998 film ‘Rounders’ is known by poker players as being the best poker movie ever made, and many have wished for a sequel. Some twelve years later, we find that a sequel to this amazing film could become a reality. Thursday, Miramax announced plans for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 18, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The eighteenth Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series is slowly starting to wrap up and come to an end, but there are still a small number of events left to be played. Tournament players from all around the world are jumping at the chance to play for big guaranteed prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 18, 2010 | Online Casino News
According to recent reports, New Jersey is on the verge of becoming the first state in the union to pass legislation which would legalize online gaming. Backed by Senator Raymond Lesniak, the bill, known as S490, may find itself on the Governor's desk in the very near future.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 18, 2010 | Online Casino News
Party Casino, the most profitable arm of Party Gaming, has had tremendous success in 2010. To celebrate their good fortune and E-Gaming Review Award for Slots Operator of the Year, Party Casino is offering a deal you cannot refuse. Until December 22nd, Party Casino is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 18, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As MiniFTOPs comes to a close, the prize pools are getting bigger and bigger. MiniFTOPS XVIII Event 22 was no different as it attracted over 3,000 players that formed a purse in excess of $300,000 thanks to rebuys and add-ons. Stacks were deep and the tables...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 18, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The final week of the PokerStars Big Game Season 1 is underway. Week 12 features loose cannon Bob Ferdinand, a former bus driver from Boston, who goes up against Bertrand “Elky” Grosspellier, Amit “amak316” Makhija, Vanessa Rousso, Abe...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 18, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
MiniFTOPS XVIII is winding down, but Full Tilt has saved some of the best events for last. Short handed experts had Event 26 to look forward to, a No Limit Hold’em 6 max tournament with $150,000 guaranteed. Players started with 5,000 chips, and as usual blinds...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 17, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Barring a Christmas miracle, it seems as though though the battle for legal online poker will wage on for another year.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 17, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
With a run time of just over three hours, Full Tilt's MiniFTOPS Event 24 resulted in some bigtime paydays in a scant amount of time. Eschewing the rebuy and add-on options in use by so many other events, this particular go around featured Turbo gameplay in a standard Rush Poker format.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 17, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The filming of Season 7 of GSN’s High Stakes Poker has begun. This season is sure to bring more exciting cash game action as familiar and new faces join the cast of players this season. High Stakes Poker is GSN’s wildly popular cash-game poker show. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 16, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
With the fight for legal online poker beginning to pick up steam, the nation's capital has passed legislation which will allow residents to engage in real money online games, including poker and fantasy sports. Included as part of a budget amendment, this bit of business injected language favorable to internet gaming into the government's financial plan.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 16, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
One of the most exciting types of tournaments are shootout tournaments. Full Tilt Poker chose this type of tournament for their 19th Event of this season’s MiniFTOPS. Full Tilt Poker guaranteed a prize pool of at least $125,000 and 2,544 players paid the $50 +...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 16, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
It seems lately that legislation and regulation concerning poker is never far from everybody’s mind, as it becomes an increasingly hot topic and the subject of much debate. While it looks at this stage like recent efforts to achieve regulation on a federal level...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 16, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Gus Hansen took down first place in the FullTiltPoker.com Poker Million IX in London. The first place win earned the Danish superstar a cool $1 million prize, bringing his lifetime tournament winnings to almost $9 million. The Poker Million, one of Europe’s most...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker fans throughout the United States and the internet have been eagerly awaiting the airing of the latest season of High Stakes Poker, with filming due to start today, but there have been some unexpected changes to the show’s lineup which may leave fans...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2010 | Online Casino News
If you’re a seasoned online gambler, then you’ll know that top among the plethora of online casinos available on the internet is Rushmore Casino. In addition to their great software, they excel in rewarding players both new and old, with a variety of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The mysterious Isildur1 will do battle versus Isaac Haxton in the inaugural PokerStars SuperStar Showdown. The announcement comes shortly after the unknown Swede inked a deal with PokerStars, joining the elite members of Team PokerStars Pro. Isildur1 is an enigma who...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The Holidays are here and 888Poker is celebrating with huge promotions for their loyal customer base. There will be plenty of money given away at tournaments all month. Qualifying for these tournaments is easy! Players want to make sure they play their pocket eights...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
Over at Bovada Poker, they’re wasting no time ripping through MiniFTOPS XVIII. More than half of the $6 million guaranteed prize pools have spilled into lucky pockets, with the big Two-Day and Main Events appearing over the horizon. It was fitting, in a series...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With the high-stakes online poker world in a bit of a lull for the rest of the year it was a surprise to see how well the Sunday majors fared the past weekend. Perhaps MiniFTOPS XVIII is having a bigger effect than most could have imagined. Every event hit its...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 14, 2010 | Poker News
We don’t know if it was Danny Ocean, but we do know that a man took $1.5 million worth of casino chips from the Bellagio Casino. According to police, a man parked his motorcycle in the valet area of the casino during the early morning hours of December 14th. He...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 14, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
They say the holidays are about giving, not receiving. Bodog Poker has taken this to heart and is giving customers a chance to cash in on their holiday spirit. From December 18th until December 31st, Bodog Poker will be giving away a present every two days. All you...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 14, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
One of the more expensive events in MiniFTOPS XVIII kicked off late Monday evening. Event #16, a $100+$9 buy-in 6-max Super Stack tournament, attracted more than 3,800 players. The $300,000 guaranteed championship eventually ended up with a $380,300 prize pool with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 14, 2010 | Online Casino News
Bet365, one of the largest online gambling companies in the world, has provided bettors with the opportunity to bet on thousands of games, even games “In-Play.” Now, the company will be able to live stream sporting events from around Europe after an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 13, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tournament players all around the world are currently going crazy for the great value being offered to them by the generous tournament organizers at Bovada Poker. Although the main part of the latest FTOPS is now complete, the fun is far from over. We are currently in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 13, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
While the weather outside was frightful, the felt was so delightful in Full Tilt Poker’s MiniFTOPS XVIII Event 12. 4096 participants from across the globe put up the required $50+5 to battle it out mano-a-mano in this No Limit Hold ‘Em Heads Up Shootout....