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by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 13, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
A huge turnout of 16837 players entered the MiniFTOPS XVIII Event #13 for a whopping prize pool of $505,110! MiniFTOPS XVIII #13 was hosted by multiple EPT winner and Full Tilt Pro Martin Kabrhel. After 14 hours of joy and agony, pleasure and pain, one man emerged...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 13, 2010 | Poker News
Poker professional John Racener, most notable for his second place finish in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, was arrested and charged with DUI in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 11th. Apparently, this is not the first time Racener has been...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 12, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Almost 9,000 players braved the cold weather to register for MiniFTOPS XVIII Event 10. Actually, the only thing cold was the cash, $173,860 was up for grabs. MiniFTOPS is a 1/10 scale model of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS), but six figure prize pools are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 12, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
After an epic seven hour struggle, Josek_pl emerged victorious in Full Tilt Poker's MiniFTOPS Event 9. In total, 9,816 entrants ponied up the necessary $10+$1, in an effort to capture the title.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 12, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Over 5,200 players registered for the sixth event of MiniFTOPS. MiniFTOPS is the little brother of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS). MiniFTOPS’ buy-ins are 10% of their counterpart, but the action doesn’t suffer. This was especially true in Mini...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 11, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series is one of the most talked about series of online poker tournaments in the industry. The buy-ins are usually quite large as are the prize pools. Most micro and low stakes players have a hard time buying into the tournaments. For this...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 10, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Everest Poker is celebrating the coming Holidays by making a large snowball. Of course, the snowball they are looking to create will be a ball of free money for their loyal customer base. Their Snowball Freerolls promotion will be giving players a chance to take home...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
Railbirds will rejoice with PokerStars’ latest signing of Isildur1. Most poker players remember Isildur1 from his heated battles at the Full Tilt Poker nosebleed tables against Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Patrik Antonius, and other high stakes players....
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 10, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
There have been tons of changes made at PokerStars in their most recent software update. The biggest name in online poker continues to show their dedication to being on the cutting edge in regards to online poker play. Most of the updates were small changes but they...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 10, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
If you were watching wistfully from the sidelines as the biggest names in online poker fought it out in FTOPS XVIII, you’ll be happy to hear that its little brother, the MiniFTOPS, is now firmly underway. This miniature poker festival stuffs more than $6 million...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 10, 2010 | Online Casino News
Bodog is getting into the holiday spirit with two things we love: cold hard cash and hot girls. Every day this December, the beautiful Bodog Snowgirl will be handing $1,000 to one lucky winner. To qualify, simply wager $10 at the Snowgirl’s Game of The Day,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 10, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Soon after PokerStars reported the addition of Isildur1 to PokerStars Team Pro, Isildur1 fans anxiously waited for the mysterious high stakes player to finally return to action. The rail was not disappointed as Isildur1 hit the tables last night in a big way. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 9, 2010 | Poker News
Antonio Esfandiari captured his second WPT Title when he defeated fellow Victory Poker Pro Andrew Robl headsup at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic. Esfandiari bested a stacked final table that included Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso and WSOP Main...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 9, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
Just weeks after a highly success FTOPS XVIII came to an end FullTilt has given the little guy a chance. MiniFTOPS XVIII kicked off yesterday afternoon with a $20+$2 NL Hold’em Freeze-out hosted by FullTilt professional Andy Block. The $250,000 Guaranteed event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 9, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Despite the recent swing in political power in our national government, it seems as though we may be closer than ever to seeing the birth of legal online poker in America.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 9, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
There is an extra incentive for tournament players to sit at bet365’s tables from now until January. Leaderboards have been set up for the $50,000 Scheduled Tournament League at bet365. Monthly prizes will be given out to the top 500 places making it very...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest online poker room on the internet today, and boasts hundreds of thousands of serious and recreational players from almost all corners of the globe. Recently we’ve seen PokerStars firing up competition on a national scale as they run...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
In keeping with the current European trends, Titan Poker has announced the approval of their French service, Titan.fr.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2010 | Online Casino News
bet365 is one of the world’s leading online casinos, and as their name suggests they operate every day of the year, even over the upcoming holiday period. In the spirit of the season of giving, bet365 has come up with some awesome ways to reward their loyal...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Broadway Tables, part of the US-friendly Cake Poker Network, has rolled out software updates to enhance your playing experience. Players will notice improvements in the lobby and at the tables. First, Broadway Tables upgraded their lobby from class to world class. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With just a few Sundays left in the year there are only a handful of opportunities to make your mark in 2010. Online tournaments have never been stronger as lately events such as the $750k on FullTilt and $500k on PokerStars have risen out of the cellar and once again...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 7, 2010 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
Right now, Jonathan Duhamel is one of the biggest names in poker. He isn’t as handsome as Josh Duhamel, but the Quebec native did take down the 2010 World Series of Main Event, winning almost $9 million. In addition to a fat pay day, Duhamel earned a spot among...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 7, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
There has been lots of discussion in the online poker world about Senator Harry Reid’s, who is also the Senate Majority Leader, bill to legalize online poker during the “lame duck” session. With the passing of that bill, though, could come a 15-month...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
The term Woolworth’s denotes a ten and a five (T5) of any suit as holecards. The name is derived from the high street retail chain which was traditionally a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 7, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
A little over six weeks ago, we reported that we had heard rumors from a Swedish poker player’s blog that “a famous Swedish High Stakes player” had signed a sponsorship deal with “a well known poker site.” Isildur1 was of course the first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 7, 2010 | Online Casino News
Christmas has come early at Party Casino! Right now, Party Casino has a fantastic promotion called “Santa’s Party Pack” for everyone, whether they’ve been naughty or nice. The promotion, which started December 1st, will continue to run until...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 6, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan Poker, one of the world’s leading poker rooms, has recently announced a whole host of new promotions which will brighten the days and evenings of many a poker player. As the days start to get shorter and the temperatures plummet, Titan Poker is launching...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 6, 2010 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
The poker world has been abuzz with news of online tournaments over the recent weeks, but live poker is by no means dead either, with major tournaments still being held all around the world. Spain’s second largest city of Barcelona was abuzz with exactly that as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 6, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The Holidays are coming and that means huge poker promotions across the industry. As usual, no other poker room can compare with Fortune Poker in terms of promotions. Fortune Poker has kicked the holidays off right with tons of promotions such as a €100,000 Christmas...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 6, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
‘Tis the season to be jolly, especially for poker players. Poker players are being given many chances to make some extra money for the holidays at Big Bet Poker. They will be hosting the 12 Days of Holiday Dashes along with 12 Days of Freerolls. Both promotions...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 4, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Apparently, when it comes to real money online poker, Droid “Doesn't.”
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 4, 2010 | Online Casino News
As the stress of the holiday season continues to mount, gamers everywhere are in desperate need of a little quality relaxation time. After spending gobs of money on Aunt Maude, Cousin Jake, and other dubious relations, nothing calms the nerves like splurging a little on yourself.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 3, 2010 | Poker News
29th November 2010 – In a hard fought 5 days of amazing action RedKings player Hungarian Janos Katzenberger beat of 332 rivals to win the Grand Series of Poker Live title in Malta. Katzenberger displayed intense concentration for the entire GSOP tournament...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 3, 2010 | Poker News, WPT
On Friday, December 2, 2010, the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic begins. This tournament series is hosted at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada and is the last WPT event of 2010. This year’s buy-in is $10000+300, down from a $15000 buy-in in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 2, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The effect of New Jersey's move towards legal internet gambling is being felt across the nation, with ripples reaching as far as the California coast.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 2, 2010 | Poker News
In an attempt to keep up with competitors such as Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, the two Cereus Network poker rooms, UB and Absolute Poker, have released security tokens for patrons of the two sites. Security tokens are the newest layer of defense for poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 2, 2010 | Online Casino News
Casino Gambling in Nevada is, of course, a huge part of the state and each year countless people flock to the casinos to engage in the fun and action. As such, even though times are hard economically, we’re still seeing new innovations and new places to gamble,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 1, 2010 | Poker News
Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso is letting go of her 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe. The bright yellow speed demon appeared on the internet auction site eBay yesterday. You can have the Lambo right now for $126,500 or submit your best offer. The auction is slated...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 1, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
In a move that bodes well for the future of online gaming in America, the New Jersey State Senate has voted to allow Atlantic City's casino operators to offer internet versions of their tables and machines.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 1, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments continue to thrive as 2010 winds down. Coming off a big month which saw the World Series of Poker Main Event culminate live on ESPN and another very successful FullTilt Online Poker Series in the books, it seems online tournaments are back and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 1, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
It’s been a huge month for online tournament players, but as November came to a close so too did the PokerStars Regional Championships of Online Poker. Following closely on the heals of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, the PokerStars events gave tournament...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 30, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The angels are singing as Poker Heaven gears up for Christmas. Their December promotions won’t let you down, but we can’t say the same about the gift your grandma gets you! Forget 12 Days of Christmas, Poker Heaven is hosting 23! Their €100,000 Advent...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 30, 2010 | Online Casino News
Bet365 is boasting an “Advent Calendar” of promotions in December, including the return of two promotions, Race to a Million and Five Star Bonus. In Race To A Million, bet365 is giving away three sports cars and numerous cash prizes, adding up to a prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 29, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
After nearly 3 months, play resumed in the durrrr Challenge #2 when Tom “durrrr” Dwan locked horns with Challenge 2 opponent, Daniel “jungleman12” Cates. The two combatants played two No Limit Hold ‘Em sessions over the weekend. During...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 29, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Mansion Poker has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 2006. It began as its own network but has partnered with the iPoker network to become a force in the European poker market. For those European poker players that have been living under a rock, iPoker is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 28, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
Event #9 in PokerStars first ever USA COOP saw 425 players fight it out on Saturday. When the smoke cleared, the last man standing was MTT specialist Luke “Tobia$ Bluth” Nettles. Like many of PokerStars USA COOP events, in Event #9, $215 re-buy $300K...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 28, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
The inaugural USA Championship of Online Poker (USACOOP) tournament series continued on Friday, November 26th with Event 7, a $300+20 No Limit Hold’em 6-max event. While most people were eating Thanksgiving leftovers or bargain shopping on Black Friday, some...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Online Casino News
Until November 28, Bodog Casino is giving you the opportunity to cash in on a $50 bonus. Snap out of that turkey coma and get into the action at Bodog! To receive your 100% up to $50 bonus, redeem the coupon code TURKEY. You’ll receive your bonus instantly! This...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Online Casino News
Legalized Online Gambling in the United States moved closer to reality when the New Jersey State Senate passed a bill that would allow citizens of the state to partake in internet gambling. Like the proposed legislation in California, only residents of New Jersey are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Online Casino News
You can experience the atmosphere of a real-life casino environment with bet365’s range of Live Dealer games. What’s more, on 7th December bet365 is hosting its exciting Live Games Giveaway tournament, giving you the chance to win a cash prize by playing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Defying the odds like no other in recent memory, Italy's Simone Lombardo has emerged as the latest victor on the European Masters of Poker circuit.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The ESPN Poker Club has long been an excellent resource for poker fans on the net. From blog and columns to schedules and live coverage, they’ve been a solid part of the poker community, and really the only area letting them down was their very sub-standard free...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 26, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars let it be known that their Supernova Elite can expect some changes coming their way in 2011. Supernova Elite is the highest level in Pokerstars’ VIP Club. An announcement from PokerStars detailing these changes is expected very soon. Supernova Elite...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 26, 2010 | Online Casino News
Nordic Gaming, the popular owner of such sites as NordicBet.com and triobet.com, has announced a development partnership with Swedish software designer Jadestone Networks.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 26, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Sun Poker, one of the premiere rooms on the iPoker Network, is gearing up for a December to remember. With their December Promotion, you get to be your own Santa Clause. Each day you play 250 raked hands between December 1st and Christmas Day, you’ll earn a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 25, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
In what amounted to just over an average American work shift, one lucky player took home as much money as some citizens make in an entire year. After close to eight hours at the tables, David “gaucho2121” Paredes netted an even $25,000 in the fifth event of PokerStars' first ever USA Championship of Online Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 25, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, WPT
Poker fans around the globe will get to see a poker tournament with a bit of a rock and roll twist, thanks to the World Poker Tour Regional Series event that came to a close this week. The WPT kicked off the Series with the $5,000 Seminole Hard Rock Fall Open, which...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 24, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The fourth event of the inaugural USA Championship of Online Poker cost PokerStars, the largest poker room on the planet, over $415,000. USA COOP Event #4 boasted a hefty guarantee of $750,000, but only 1,114 ponied up $300+$20 or satellited into the event. PokerStars...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 24, 2010 | Poker News, WPT
Hot off the renewal of their Legends of Poker contract with Bicycle Casino, the World Poker Tour has added three stops onto their ever-expanding schedule.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 24, 2010 | Online Casino News
With the advent of the internet we’ve seen many changes to the world of gambling over the last several years. It feels like a lot of the changes of late have been with regards to online gambling legislation in various countries around the globe, but changes of a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 24, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is coming up in January and PokerStars has started running satellite qualifier for the events. This year, PokerStars not only has the PCA Main Event, but a fun and unique new live event, which they are calling the Fish and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Bwin Poker, part of the Ongame Network, intends to settle what seems like an age old score: what poker forum has the best players? Obviously, things will be settled on felt thanks to the Battle of the Forums. Representing your forum is sure to pay well because the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 23, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Withe FTOPS XVIII coming to an end our Weekend Tournament Report shifts focus solely to PokerStars and their Sunday majors. For updates on all of the biggest events in FTOPS XVIII be sure to check out our poker news section. Even though FullTilt garnered most of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 23, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
PokerStars has recently begun running more regional events and the response has been quite positive. In fact, there has been enough attention that the world’s leading online poker site decided to run a Regional Championship of Online Poker shortly after the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 23, 2010 | Poker News, WPT
The World Poker Tour and Bell Garden, CA's Bicycle Casino have recently announced contract extension, which will carry their partnership through the year 2015. Specifically, this means that the annual Legends of Poker event will maintain its place as one of the most popular stops on the WPT tour.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 23, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tournament players will be breathing a sigh of relief and enjoying a few days to themselves after a hectic two weeks of November. The Full Tilt Online Poker Series, which was in full swing from the 10th of November, came to a close today as the Main Event wrapped up....
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2010 | Online Casino News
On Friday, Quebec launched the second regulated online casino in Canada. The province joined British Columbia, who launched North America’s first government-run online casino in July of this year. Loto-Québec, a government agency that develops and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII is close to its end but that doesn’t mean the action is winding down. Full Tilt Poker has kept the best events for the tail-end of the series. Everything about FTOPS Event 29 was huge and it promised to be a tournament of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Nearly 5,500 of poker’s best registered for FTOPS XVIII Event 32. With Super Stacks and shorthanded tables there was plenty of room to make moves. Whether it was triple barreling with air or 7-bet shoving 25os, the format left a lot of room to maneuver. The fact...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After close to a half day's worth of play, timkrank has earned the coveted golden jersey in FTOPS Event #33.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Phil Hellmuth and UB, a skin of the Cereus Network, have been working together for years. Hellmuth has been the face of UB since before the Cereus scandal broke out. However, it’s speculated that Hellmuth may be having disagreements with Cereus and his...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
On Thursday, Eric Baldwin took down PokerStars’ North American Poker Tour Los Angeles Bounty Shootout event, collecting the $134,280 top prize. The event was a shootout so it had a different structure than most tournaments. Play started with 81 participants and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 21, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII has been winding down, but that did not stop Event #27 from getting lots of action! 1,122 players ponied up $515+20 to compete in this Super Turbo, Knockout, No Limit Hold’em tournament. The Super Turbo format has players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 20, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tournament players have quite the life these days. It seems every month there’s a series of major live tournaments taking place in some beautiful city around the world, or heading online and enjoying the many daily and weekly guarantees offered by poker sites....
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 19, 2010 | Online Casino News
Senators in the State of New Jersey have met several times this past week, with their discussion being dominated by the potential legalization of online gaming within their borders.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 19, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Today saw Event 24 of FTOPS XVIII take place, a $200+$16 NL Holdem Rush Turbo tournament. A Rush turbo event always gets a great turnout, and today was no different. The $400,000 guarantee was eclipsed by $55,000 as 2,275 people participated, creating an impressive...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 19, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
Poker and online gaming in general has hit a rough patch in America. The federal government is cracking down on gamblers and payment processors. Poker players may remember when both Paypal and NETELLER left the American market after being targeted by the American...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After one of the hardest fought battles we've seen during the current FTOPS running, Private ATM has emerged from the Six-Max Rebuy ordeal that was Event 22.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
On Wednesday, Joe Tehan battled his way to a first place finish at the $5,000 buy-in North American Poker Tour Los Angeles Main Event. In an astounding performance, Tehan eliminated all seven of his competitors at the final table, including Michael Binger and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Tony G is once again making noise in the poker world. Earlier in the week, we broke the news that Peter Eastgate was auctioning off his WSOP Main Event Bracelet on eBay. Proceeds from the sale will benefit UNICEF. According to Tony G’s blog, the boisterous...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series continued Tuesday, November 16th, with a rather interesting tournament. Every poker player has heard of Rush Poker and the excitement that comes with playing Full Tilt’s innovative game. Rush Poker has stretched out into the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Unleashed Poker, a CAKE network partner, has been around since 2009 and is now establishing its presence with some great poker player Christmas promotions and giveaways. They no longer accept US players, but expect representation from various other parts of the world...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Starting in early 2011, America's estimated 60 million internet poker players will have a new, legal place to earn their online keep.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | Poker News
The World Poker Tour has announced the creation of WPT Caliber Regional and National Events. These tournaments are more affordable to the player and can be likened to circuit events that the WSOP hosts across the United States. Founded in 2002, the WPT played a major...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Over 700 players formed a prize pool of $364,500 in Event 19 of FTOPSXVIII. The entry fee to this tournament was a bit steep, $535, but the event managed to surpass its guarantee none the less. The shootout nature of the tournament limited entries to 729 players. In a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker After Dark will be filming soon with an entirely new format. For poker players living under a rock, Poker After Dark is a very popular poker television show that has been on television for six seasons. A handful of famous professional poker players have been...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The poker boom stemmed from the World Series of Poker, a huge series of tournaments with humongous prize pools and thousands of players involved. A tournament series is usually very exciting since players will be taking shots at huge sums of money. This November,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2010 | Poker News
While the Asian Poker Tour Macau had a rather low turnout, the real story during the tournament has been the reported cash game Full Tilt Red Pros Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Chau Giang and John Juanda have been playing with some Chinese businessmen. The game has been taking...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Play Poker on bet365’s Bonus Tables from now until early January and you will receive a 50% Merit Point boost. What’s more, selected tables will also run regular Happy Hours during which an even better 100% Merit Point boost is available. Simply Opt In to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
The latest Full Tilt Series of Poker passed its halfway point earlier this week, a milestone commemorated with Event #16. This 6-max no frills No Limit Hold’em tournament featured the biggest guarantee outside of the Main and 2-Day events – a whopping...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With FTOPS XVIII in full swing the focus of our weekend tournament report shifts completely onto the world’s #1 online poker site PokerStars. There was plenty of action on Stars this past weekend as they ran their typical Sunday events including the Warm-Up,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 16, 2010 | Poker News
If your dream is to own a World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet, this might be your chance. And you won’t even have to dodge bad beats and win races to get it! Peter Eastgate, the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event winner, decided on Monday to auction off...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 16, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
This past Sunday was a big day for FTOPS XVIII with three big events being run through out the day. Event 13, hosted by FullTilt professional Hans Vogl, was a $300+$22 NL Freezeout with deep starting stacks. The high-stakes major attracted quite a field including...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 15, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If you’re an online tournament player then you’re going to need to free up a spot in your busy weekly schedule, thanks to this latest announcement by Tower Gaming. As if their current array of awesome tournaments and guaranteed wasn’t enough,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 15, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
November is looking like it’s going to be the tournament poker month of 2010. Not only have we seen exciting live tournament final tables from the likes of the World Series of Poker and the Partouche Poker Tour, but even online players are getting a taste of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 15, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
The 12th event of Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII saw players clash one-on-one in the first heads up tournament of the series. The tournament, a $500+35 NL Hold’em Heads Up Shootout, had a guaranteed prize pool of an astonishing $500,000! With 1024 players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | Online Casino News
Earlier this week, bet365 announced their release of a mobile betting application. Now online gambling giant and the largest publicly listed online gambling company, Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, has announced the release of a live sports-betting iPhone...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
Over 1,200 players registered to do battle in the sixth event of FTOPS XVIII. The $322 event was rather vanilla, except for the super turbo blind structure. It’s not quite Rush Poker, but the blinds do escalate rather quickly, five minutes per level to be exact....
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
In as much time as it takes most of us to complete a single shift at a day job, Mr Perfekt managed to rake in an astonishing $138,696.50 in the ninth event of the 18th FTOPS running. After punching in for this Rush No Limit Hold'em matchup, the winner took down the lion's share of the guarantee-beating $645,100 prize pool.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Event 10 saw the first regular turbo of FTOPS XVIII take place yesterday: a $200+$16 No Limit Hold’em tournament with $350,000 guaranteed. The actual prize pool surpassed the guarantee, reaching $428,600 thanks to 2,143 participants. This created an incredible...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | Poker News
These days the fusion between live poker and online poker comes mostly with tournament players, as many online poker sites offer players the chance to win entries to major live tournaments through online play. Everest Poker is joining the party in this one with their...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars sponsors a great deal of tournaments all around the world during all parts of the year, and we’re getting towards the time when avid tournament players should start thinking about one of the hottest: The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Players who...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 13, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII continued Friday, November 12th, with the tournament series’ first rebuy/add-on tournament: FTOPS XVIII Event 5. Full Tilt Poker guaranteed at least a $600,000 prize pool that enticed 1,223 players to register. Players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 13, 2010 | Online Casino News
As the holiday season begins to pick up steam, Rushmore Casino is gearing up for a little early gift-giving.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 12, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
12th November 2010 – In a break from the traditional monthly online poker points races RedKings has launched an innovative and refreshing series of 5 day mini poker races where players can also choose the level of race they wish to play in. With over $100,000 to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 12, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
There’s barely been time to draw breath since the last Full Tilt Online Poker Series impacted the internet and it’s already time for the next installment in this multi-annual poker festival. FTOPS XVIII is set to feature 34 events, with $19 million in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 12, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Once again, we at FlopTurnRiver are out to prove that we're the best name in value among the vaunted hoard of internet poker communities. Thanks to our partnership with the folks at 888poker, we are pleased to announce that we will be holding a member-exclusive $500 Freeroll for the devout grinders in our ranks.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 12, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
The 18th installment of the most successful tournament series in the world got underway Wednesday night. FullTilt Online Poker Series XVIII event #1 kicked things off with a $800,000 guarantee NL Hold’em freeze out hosted by John Racener. The tournament was well...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 12, 2010 | Poker News
Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and PartyGaming have released a joint statement, noting that their merger is still “on track.” The merger of the two gambling powerhouses would create the largest publicly traded online gambling company in the world. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Television poker has exploded in popularity over recent years with almost the same force as the actual game of cards itself. In the beginning we just saw coverage of tournament play, then the introduction of contrived Sit & Go tournaments with famous pros until...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2010 | Poker News
When one thinks of the biggest poker tournaments we see these days, the World Series of Poker is of course at the top of that list. However there are still a number of events around the world that come close to being as exciting, and it is in this category that the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The world’s going crazy for poker these days, and we’re right there with them. One of the coolest things about poker’s increased popularity is the huge number of Poker TV shows being aired. It started off simple with just tournaments and then...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 10, 2010 | Online Casino News
Gambling is one of the world’s oldest pastimes and is becoming increasingly popular to this day because it’s so much fun. The advent of the internet and the introduction of online casinos such as bet365.com made it easy for everybody in the world to have a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 10, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Enter the Poker Matrix 2.0 and you could receive up to $3,000 in cash simply by playing on bet365’s cash tables. The Poker Matrix 2.0 runs from 14th November until 30th November, offering you the chance to win one of a wide range of prizes. Simply reach one of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 10, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
November 8th 2010 – Happy days are here again as RedKings.com brings back the $10,000 guaranteed FishMarket poker tournament where all new first time depositors at RedKings.com play for free. Giving many new and small players the opportunity to play in such a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 10, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With most of the focus on the World Series of Poker Main Event finishing in Las Vegas this week it would have been acceptable to see a lack of interest in online tournaments. However, it seems the publicity of the November Nine provided at least a temporary boost to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 9, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad is a living legend of poker, especially amongst online tournament grinders. She narrowly missed out on adding yet another title to her belt over the weekend, as she placed second in the Sunday Mulligan at Bovada Poker, one of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 9, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Gladiators are known for their willingness to go out to battle, day in and day out. No matter the conditions, they always step into the arena to fight. Party Poker is rewarding players with the determination and consistency of a gladiator with their The Gladiator...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 9, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Multi-table tournament players will be interested in the MT3 promotion at Titan Poker. Players that play MTTs are looking for that big score to put them over the edge. By participating in the MT3 promotion, players that do find that big score will be rewarded with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 9, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Christmas is gifts. Everybody loves receiving gifts, especially when that gift is free money. Unfortunately, Christmas is more than a month away…except at William Hill Poker. Christmas season has already begun...