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by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
A variant of Chinese Poker where players set 5 cards face up, then are dealt 1 card at a time until a full 13 card Chinese Poker hand is made. Sometimes referred to as OFC.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2014 | Press Releases
Matt Salsberg, poker phenom and television writer, director and producer, visits FlopTurnRiver.com's forums to answer questions from his legions of fans. From poker strategy tips to career advice for aspiring authors, Salsberg's answers are both funny and equally meaningful to his followers!
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
A negative (or "red") figure that exists as a condition of staking arrangements, especially common for tournament staking but also applies in cash games.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 16, 2013 | New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News
Pokerstars, who have been vigorously pursuing entry into New Jersey gaming market, met yet another hurdle last week when New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement declared that review of their application will be suspended for up to two years. In a statement...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 6, 2013 | New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News
Having opened on November 26, New Jersey online poker market is barely a week old, but already surpassed the six-month its elder Nevada market. Two sites, WSOP.com and BorgataPoker.com – a joint enterprise of PartyPoker and Borgata Casinos, quickly assumed leadership...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Canada, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Now has never been a better time to be a Canadian poker player. Not only does PokerStars wants to give you a ton of cash prizes and rewards every Friday, they also want to send you off on a free PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) worth $15,468! Friday Night is Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 26, 2013 | Poker Editorials
A first hand report from the PokerStars VIP Party in London on the 23rd of November 2013, including Dwarves, Fire Eaters and contortionists!
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
With a playing career that has earned him more than $10,000,000 dollars online and approximately $1,800,000 in live poker tournaments, Phil Galfond recently devoted three hours of his time to answer questions posted by his legions of followers on Reddit.com. More...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
Joe “Stapes” Stapleton is the European Poker Tour announcer who describes himself as a guy that “makes a living making fun of poker players.” He has an extended history in the poker industry having worked on various television and radio shows, including Pokerstars’...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 21, 2013 | Press Releases
Joe "Stapes" Stapleton made each of his fans laugh during his Ask Me Anything event with Flop Turn River. Identifying Norman Chad as his mentor, the PokerStars commentator went on to share some of the most entertaining stories related and unrelated to poker that his followers have ever heard!.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 16, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Online Poker News, Poker News
For those of us lucky enough to witness Isildur1’s meteoric rise to the top of the poker world between October and December 2009, it is something we will never forget. The team that brought you the online poker documentary Bet Raise Fold returns with The Legend...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 16, 2013 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The popular MicroMillions series has returned to PokerStars for MicroMillions 6. From November 14 to November 24, PokerStars will award $5,000,000 in prizes across 100 events. The series is a great opportunity for new or low stakes players to get involved in big-time...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
Poker may be a business (and a lucrative one at that), but that doesn’t mean the people in charge are heartless. In response to the devastating damage caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, PokerStars has pledged relief and is currently raising funds...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 13, 2013 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Tired of players at heads up tables sitting out and refusing to play you? Not anymore! In a post on the 2+2 Poker Forums, PokerStars Steve has gone on record and stated that PokerStars will launch Heads Up (HU) Zoom tables “next month.” For those of you unfamiliar...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 10, 2013 | Press Releases
Barry Greenstein took time out of his hectic schedule to answer questions from FlopTurnRiver.com’s forum users. Topics ranged from poker strategy tips to Barry’s bankroll management style (which he admitted it not ideal) to whether he’d ever punched someone. His AMA summary is a must-read!
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 8, 2013 | New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News
Rumours have started to circulate, first reported by PokerPlayer Newspaper, that PokerStars are not going to be one of the Sites go live in New Jersey on the 26th of November. Sources inside The New Jersey Division of Gaming Control have been reported to have said...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 6, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Last night saw the WSOP Main Event final table start and complete it’s heads up battle between Ryan Riess and Jay Farber. The competition between these two lasted 89 hands, but started after 171 hands of the final table had already been played on Monday bringing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 5, 2013 | Poker News, Televised Poker, WSOP
After 171 hands and 8 hours of play on the final table of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event, only two players remain. Club promoter Jay Farber sits as chip leader at 105 million and young poker pro Ryan Riess with 85.675 million, and both players are eager to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 4, 2013 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The Guinness World Record for most valuable poker chip has just been broken. After 2.5 years of work, Toronto jeweller Gerald Lewy has finally completed a poker chip unlike any in the world. Framed by 5.13 carats of pink diamonds and featuring 17 one-carat diamonds...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 1, 2013 | Poker News, Televised Poker, WSOP
We are only days away from the Final Table of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event! Picking up right where we left off last week, here is the latest hand-for-hand results of this week’s special double episode edition. The action begins with 18 players and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 31, 2013 | Australia, Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
ACOP Main Event standings so far Players took to the tables for the long awaited, history-making Asian Championship of Poker Main Event this week to battle it out for one of the sport’s biggest, richest and enigmatic titles in the game today. Players were...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 30, 2013 | New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News
Following it’s introduction of online gambling legislation, New Jersey has started to issue permits to land based casinos to offer gambling online. So far, 5 of these permits have been issued, with the bulk of the permits expected to be issued by the first week...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 28, 2013 | Australia, Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
Jian Yang has been crowned Asian Championship of Poker Warm-Up champion 2013 following his impressive performance in the HKD$25,000 Warm-Up event which saw him lead from start to finish to claim the HKD$1,700,000 (USD$219,355) first place prize. The ACOP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 28, 2013 | Bovada, Poker News
Poker 1. Golden Spade Poker Open Running from September 9 to November 3, the Golden Spade Poker Open will have over 100 events and award $1.5 Million Guaranteed. With the biggest prize pool in the history of Bovada, this new tournament series is generating a lot of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 26, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Friday saw the World Series of Poker Europe Main event won by a 19 year old from Spain for €1,000,000. Adrain Mateos may have gone in to the final six with the biggest stack, but it was nearly impossible to name him the favourite given the others at the table. Mateos...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 25, 2013 | Poker News, Televised Poker, WSOP
The World Series of Poker Main Event returned to television this week for Part 2 of Day 7. With the final table mere episodes away, it is down to the nitty-gritty as only 21 players remain to battle it out for the $8.3M first place prize. Check out the highlights...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 25, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
FlopTurnRiver.com has teamed up with PokerStars.com to offer our members the chance to play the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in Barbados for a €1.10 outlay. The PCA is going to run from the 5th to the 13th of January, and this time round it’s going to be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 25, 2013 | WSOP
Daniel Negreanu has added a sixth piece of WSOP jewellery to his collection as he picked up another bracelet, winning the 2013 WSOPE High Roller. Not only did he win his sixth bracelet, he also picked up the 2013 WSOP Player of the Year title, the first person to ever...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 25, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Daniel Negreanu is having a great year. He won the WSOP APAC Main Event earlier in the year, and now he has won the WSOPE High Roller and a historic second Player of the Year title go along with the one he won back in 2004. High Roller Negreanu’s sixth bracelet...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 24, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Wednesday’s action at the Casino Barrière just outside Paris saw the Main Event play down to a final table of six which is due to play on Friday. The other action for the day was in the high roller, where they played down to 13 players, and Daniel Negreanu is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 23, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Daniel Negreanu’s dreams of winning both of the 2013 WSOP Main Events outside of Las Vegas ended yesterday when he failed to survive Day 3 of the WSOPE Main Event, and he finished in 25th place. His last chance to pick up this year’s WSOP Player of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 22, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Day 2 of this year’s WSOPE Main event saw the local boys dominate the top chip stacks, with 8 out of the biggest stacks coming from France, Germany or Italy. The top ten was rounded out with one American, and a Brazilian. The day ended with 69 players left in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 22, 2013 | Poker News, United States
Bovada This Week WPT Montreal Only a little over a week remains to qualify for $6K package to WPT Montreal. Through November 3, you can play in daily qualifiers or buy in to a satellite to win the coveted prize package that includes the $3,850 Main Event buy-in,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another exiting weekend in online poker as more and more players are settling into the grind that comes between summers and as a result, more and more players are filling up the biggest tournaments of the week at PokerStars and Full Tilt, creating some impressive...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Poker News, United Kingdom
What’s Going on in UK Poker, 21st October Sky Poker Tour Grand Final The £330 Sky Poker Tour Grand Final is on this weekend, and is being hosted at the DuskTillDawnCasino and Poker Room in Nottingham. Day 1 is on Saturday, with Sunday being the final day...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Sunday at the Casino Barrière just outside Paris saw action in the second flight of the Main Event of this year’s World Series of Poker Europe. This was the last chance for players to get into the action of the WSOPE as this was the last opening day for the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Bovada, Poker News
Poker 1. Golden Spade Poker Open Running from September 9 to November 3, the Golden Spade Poker Open will have over 100 events and award $1.5 Million Guaranteed. With the biggest prize pool in the history of Bovada, this new tournament series is generating a lot of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
Daniel Laidlaw finishes 6th at the WSOP Europe Event 2 Another fine performance from Australian players at the World Series of Poker has seen Daniel Laidlaw finish 6th in the EU1,100 NLHO re-entry Event. The event attracted a huge 659 entrants as Laidlaw was...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 20, 2013 | Canada, Poker News
Win NHL Tickets With Canada’s Game At Bodog Running until December 8, Bodog is offering a new “Canada’s Game” promotion. Enter now for your chance to earn cash bonuses and 1 of 4 grand prizes, a $2,000 Hockey Prize Package. $2,000 Hockey Prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 20, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Noah Schwartz is considered by many to be one of the up and coming names in the poker world, and with good reason. he’s in the top ten of this year’s Player of the Year Race, and has come so close to a WSOP bracelet to go with his WPT title so many times....
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 20, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Saturday’s action from the WSOPE just outside Paris saw Noah Schwartz finally stop being the “oh-so-near” man, and pick up his first golden bracelet in Event #6. We also saw the first action in the Main Event as Day 1a played through the first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 19, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The action from Thursday had left the €2,200 No Limit Hold’em Event #5 had left the field down to just seven players. Heading up this pack was Erik Seidel, who had nearly twice the stack of his next nearest rival. It looked like the Poker Legend was a strong...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 19, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Friday’s action saw Poker Legend Erik Seidel adding another big second place to his poker resume as he failed to seal the deal in Event #5, and Event #6 played down to the final four in preparation of the series winding down to allow the Main Event take...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 18, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The €5.300 Mixed Max No Limit Hold’em Event #3 played out it’s final heads up matchup yesterday, with the last two players vying for their first WSOP bracelet. The final had been set on Wednesday when the semi final matchups had been contested with Noah...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 18, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Thursday in Paris saw history being made as the Poker Brat, Phil Hellmuth, made history as the first player in the WSOP’s existence to achieve 100 cashes in bracelet events. This milestone makes Hellmuth the holder of both the most cashes and most bracelets in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 17, 2013 | Poker News, Televised Poker, WSOP
It’s that time again! The World Series of Poker Main Event returned to TV yesterday with Day 7. Only 27 players remained out of a field of 6,352, the 7th largest field in history, and that number would drop down to 21 by the time the episode ended. Check out the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 17, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Wednesday saw the action at the WSOPE just outside Paris heat up with three different events going on at the saem time. The Mixed Max No Limit hold’em played down to a final pairing, and the Pot Linint Omaha #Event ‘4 is at a final table that include...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
Asian Championship of Poker 2013 When: 18 October 2013 Where: PokerStars Live at the City of Dreams, Macau Main Event: HKD$100,000 (USD$13,000) Tournament Main Event Structure Schedule Week One Friday 18 – Oct 4pm – Qualifier to Deepstack...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The final table from Event #2 of this year’s WSOPE was a short, sharp, and some may say, brutal affair. it only took 91 hands for Swede Henrik Johansson to emerge as the second 2013 WSOP bracelet winner. Johansson was able to pick up the €129,700 first prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 16, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Tuesday the 16th of October 2013 was another day of action at the Casino Barrière just outside Paris as the WSOPE played through its fifth day. We had the final table of Event #2 while Events #3 and #4 were also in action. Event #2 The €1100 No Limit Hold’em...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 15, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Monday saw two events in full flow at the Casino Barrière in gay Paris as the 2013 WSOPE continued. We had two events in action, and ended up preparing the final table for Event #2, as well as significantly reducing the field for Event #3. Event #2 The €1000 + €100 No...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 14, 2013 | Poker News, United States
Bovada This Week The Golden Spade Poker Open – $1.5M Guaranteed This week, Bovada is entering The Championship Series of its biggest promotion ever, The Golden Spade Poker Open with $1.5 million in guaranteed prizes. Running from October 19 to November 3, the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 14, 2013 | Poker News, This Week at FTR
Monday has rolled around again, and it’s time again for me to highlight the extra value that we at FTR bring to you, our loyal, wonderful and slightly crazy members. This week we have tournaments, free MTT entries and even a new OFC client for your...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 14, 2013 | Poker News, United Kingdom
WPT National UK Satellites Starting Today The World Poker Tour has launched a National Tour for the UK and Party Poker are offering online satellites. They start today, and offer players the chance to get a seat to this £200 event starting in late October. For those...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 14, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another great weekend at PokerStars and Full Tilt as the Sunday majors see significant increases in players and thus in prize pools. As usual the weekend kicked off with the Sunday Warm-Up with a three-way deal being struck. Poland’s “BitterAce12” was on the short...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 14, 2013 | Bovada, Poker News
Poker 1. WPT Montreal The biggest poker tour on the planet is returning to Canada for WPT Montreal and Bovada is giving you the chance to get in the game. From September 24 to November 3, play in daily qualifiers or buy in to a satellite and you can win a $6K WPT...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 14, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
Jackie Glazier wins WSOP European Gold Bracelet One of Australia’s most important and talented poker exports, Jackie Glazier, has just taken down the first ever ladies event hosted at the World Series of Poker Europe. Glazier collected EU21,850...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 14, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The only action in the World Series of Poker Europe yesterday was in Day 1b of the €1000 + €100 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry, and Sunday’s action attracted 295 unique entries, making for 659 total entries. Event #2 With Niels Herrgodts leading the Day 1a chip...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2013 | Canada, EPT, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
It was a busy week in poker for Canadians, both online and in real life. Both the EPT London High Roller and PokerStars Sunday Millions were taken down by Canada for a nearly $700k. See the results below. Jason Lavallée Wins EPT London High Roller Montreal-native...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2013 | EPT, Poker News
The Season 10 London Leg of the PokerStars European Poker Tour has come to an end, and it’s not been short of stories. It ended when Robin “Robihino” Ylitalo beat online qualifier Georgios Karakousis in a fairly short heads up battle. Ylitalo is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
This year saw the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Ladies Event, and in a case of “Ladies First” the event was the first on the cards. This €1000 + €100 event started on Friday and ended up attracting 65 runners and generated a prize pool of €62,400...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The European leg of the World Series of Poker has begun on the table of the Casino Barrière in Paris, and we have already seen the first bracelet winner crowned in the form of the first ever WSOPE ladies champion. We have also seen the first flight of Event #2, the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 11, 2013 | EPT, Poker News
How do you get 604 into just 8? This PokerStars London EPT has managed it, and has pared down the field to the final table of eight title hopefuls. How do you get 604 into just 8? This PokerStars London EPT has managed it, and has pared down the field to the final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 10, 2013 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, Televised Poker, WSOP
The World Series of Poker Main Event returned on TV last night with Part 2 of Day #6. In cased you missed Part 1, click here. The day began with 4 tables of 9 players each. Check out the highlights below to see who was lucky, who was unlucky, and who was eliminated...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 10, 2013 | EPT, Poker News
At the age of 20 I was lucky if I managed not to burn the kitchen down by making a piece of toast, but Kiwi David Yan has managed to not only make the last 16 of this year’s PokerStars London leg of the European Poker Tour, he has done so as the Chip Leader. Day...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 8, 2013 | EPT, Poker News
The PokerStars European Poker Tour is firmly entrenched at the Connaught Rooms in central London, and the main event is preparing to start Day 3 tomorrow. The chip leader going into Day 3 is going to be Tudor Purice, who is going to be coming back with a stack of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 8, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Well, the WCOOP and MiniFTOPS have come and gone, one of the biggest prizes in online poker have been awarded and now it’s time for the regular Sunday majors to take over the spotlight once again! As usual Sunday kicked off with the Sunday Warm – Up as 3227 players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 8, 2013 | Poker News, United States
Bovada This Week The room did not break ground on any new contests or reward programs this week, but is continuing to offer a good variety of existing ones: here is a quick rundown. Golden Spade Poker Championship Series – qualify for as little as $4.40 for a cut of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 7, 2013 | Poker News, United Kingdom
EPT London The European Poker Tour circus has rolled back into London, probably incensing both the Daily Mail and the local UKIP supporters, at the same time as exciting anyone who has won a hand of poker. The Super High Roller has already been won by German Martin...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 7, 2013 | Bovada, Poker News
Poker 1. Golden Spade Poker Open Running from September 9 to November 3, the Golden Spade Poker Open will have over 100 events and award $1.5 Million Guaranteed. With the biggest prize pool in the history of Bovada, this new tournament series is generating a lot of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 7, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
Peter Lau wins the Mini Main Event Sunday 6 October saw the conclusion of the inaugural Mini Main Event, which was held in the Crown Poker Room at Crown Casino, Melbourne, with Peter Lau being crowned champion after he beat out a collection of top players from...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 6, 2013 | Canada, Live Poker Results, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival Main Event After a quick heads up match on Day 5, a champion has be crowned in the Main Event of Full Tilt Poker’s Montreal Festival. Henri Balcazar defeated second place finisher Eric Despres for the title after his 53d hit a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 2, 2013 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, Televised Poker, WSOP
The action returned to TV last night for Day #6 at the 2013 Word Series of Poker Main Event. Check out the highlights below to see who got lucky, who got scummed, and who is still alive in the hunt for the World Championship. Highlights Back-to-back hands with pocket...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
WCOOP 2013 Main Event Creates 3 New Millionaires After 26 hours of play the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event has finally ended, and three German-born players are now millionaires. The Main Event far exceeding the $8 million guarantee, growing all the way up to a staggering...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In the past twelve months, Black Chip Poker has passed out over $2,000,000 in cash and tournament tickets through The Beast promotion. Now this monthly promotion is expanding in order to offer players an extra opportunity each month to get in the extra cash. From the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another WCOOP has come to an end and this one was better than ever! The Main Event saw a record breaking attendance of 2,133 players that created a prize pool of $10,665,500! But this was not the only WCOOP event of the weekend, so let’s take a look at some of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2013 | Poker News, United States
Bovada This Week WPT Montreal: Cash Edition Another week – another exciting promotion from Bovada. From September 30 to October 27, you can play your favorite poker games to earn weekly cash bonuses while also scoring chances to win the $6k WPT Montreal Prize Package....
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2013 | Poker News, United Kingdom
Dusk Till Dawn £300 Deepstack The £300 + £36 DeepStack event being held this week in Nottingham’s DuskTillDawnCasino is expected to break it’s £100,000 guarantee. Day 1a is happening, as usual for Dusk Till Dawn Events, on the iPoker client, but Days 1b...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2013 | Poker News, This Week at FTR
It’s that time again where I get to illustrate the added value you get from being a member of FlopTurnRiver.com, and get to feel smug about how much we’re giving back to the community. Exclusive FTR Tournaments We start off with our Monthly PokerStars $250...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2013 | Bovada, Poker News
Poker 1. Golden Spade Poker Open Running from September 9 to November 3, the Golden Spade Poker Open will have over 100 events and award $1.5 Million Guaranteed. With the biggest prize pool in the history of Bovada, this new tournament series is generating a lot of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
Australia’s Luke “Value Folding” McLean wins a 2013 WCOOP Gold Bracelet Australia’s own Luke “ValueFolding” McLean has landed himself a 2013 World Championship of Online Poker bracelet. McLean won event 62; USD$700 NLHE Super Knock-Out, beating a massive...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 29, 2013 | Poker Law, Poker News
Navy Vice Admiral Tim Giardina, the second officer in charge of handling all U.S. nuclear-based forces, has been suspended for using fake poker chips at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Giardina had been under surveillance since June and is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 27, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
This Tuesday (Wednesday night for those of us in Canada) the televised action at the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event continued, picking up right where last week’s two episodes left off. Day 5 saw a series of big hands, high profile exits, and more than a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 25, 2013 | Canada, Poker News
There is an exciting news for those fortunate poker fans living in the Montreal area. A poker festival organized by Full Tilt Poker kicked off with its first event at the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake – just outside Montreal – on September 21. A novel, casual fan...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2013 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, Televised Poker
Matusow To Deeb: “I’ll Punch You In The F***ing Mouth” Say what you want about The Mouth, but it’s never alright to slowroll your opponent. As funny as it is to see the occasional Matusow Meltdown, you have to feel for the guy this time. During...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2013 | Poker News, United Kingdom
Grosvenor 25/25 series Hits Glasgow The Grosvenor Casino sister tour for the GukPT is rolling into Glasgow, where it’s expecting to give the “Glasgow Kiss” to the £25,000 guarantee. There are three opening flights, one on Friday, and two on Saturday,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another very exiting weekend is in the books and the action was as hot as ever! Perhaps the biggest event of the weekend was the conclusion of yet another MiniFTOPS series with the $750,000 Guaranteed Main Event being played out. Action at PokerStars was pretty good...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 23, 2013 | Poker News, United States
Bovada This Week Play in the Great White North This week, Bovada kicks off a brand new promotion – a race to win tickets to WPT Montreal. From September 24 to November 3 you can win a cool $6K WPT Montreal Prize Package by playing in daily qualifiers or buying...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 23, 2013 | Bovada, Poker News
Poker 1. Golden Spade Poker Open Running from September 9 to November 3, the Golden Spade Poker Open will have over 100 events and award $1.5 Million Guaranteed. With the biggest prize pool in the history of Bovada, this new tournament series is generating a lot of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 23, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
2013 Western Classic Poker Championship claims winner Darcy Dixon was crowned the 2013 Western Poker Champion this weekend in Perth, Australia collecting a massive AU$71,000 for his troubles while the Player of the Championship went to Lori Yogo, who add this...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 22, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
Matt Stout is a highly talented and successful poker player, widely popular with fans, media, and players alike. He is definitely a player on the rise: steadily increasing his footprint by amassing tournament cashes from year to year he is currently one of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2013 | Online Casino News, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
WCOOP A Massive Success The 12th annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is now past the halfway stage, and all signs point to a record-breaking success. The 66-event series offered a guaranteed $40M in prizes, including an $8M guaranteed Main Event, but it...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 18, 2013 | Poker News, Televised Poker, WSOP
After a multi-week hiatus, last night marked the return of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event to ESPN. Fans were treated to two hours of brand-new coverage of Day 5 action, and alongside some bad jokes that’s exactly what they got. Check out the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
After several weeks off the air the 2013 World Series of Poker returns to ESPN tonight with two hours of brand-new coverage of the Main Event. Beginning at 9pm ET, the programming will cover Day 5 action. From now until the final table, viewers can watch the action...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Canada, Live Poker Results, Poker News
Casino de Montreal Série Royale de Poker Results Last Saturday marked the conclusion of the Série Royale de Poker at the Montreal Casino. The $1,100 buy-in tournament saw 86 players battle it out for their share of $83,440 prize pool. In the end, Shane Ross outlasted...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With the WCOOP and MiniFTOPS in full swing, the excitement is bigger than ever! Just this Sunday more than $7 million in prizes were awarded across the two series! Once again, let’s take a look at this weekends’ biggest winners. Sundays’ WCOOP events were packed...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 16, 2013 | Poker News, United States
Bovada This Week The $5K PTS Weekly The staple of Bovada’s weekly menu has been the $5,000 Poker Points Freeroll. You can put those hard-earned Poker Points to good use by playing for your share of five grand given out every Thursday or Saturday without risking any...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 16, 2013 | Bovada, Poker News
Poker 1. Back to school with Bovada From September 2 to September 29 play any of your favorite poker games and earn up to $115 in weekly cash bonuses. You’ll also get entries to a draw for a $5K Poker Scholarship, which awards over 40 high value tournament tickets!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 16, 2013 | Poker News, United Kingdom
UKIPT and EPT London Satellites running There is going to be a hell of a party in London over the end of September and the beginning of October as PokerStars is running 3 different tournaments. they are starting off with the £275 UKIPT Series event at the Hippodrome...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 16, 2013 | Australia
James Packer sets aim at new heights. As the ink is still drying from his recent acquisition of prime Sydney real estate for the latest Crown creation, James Packer has not rested as he is targeting a 400 – room resort style casino in Sri Lanka to add to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Canada, EPT, Poker News
After a huge run at the €10,300 buy-in EPT Barcelona High Roller Daniel Negreanu has finishing yet another tournament in 2nd place. Despite a massive 8-1 chip lead when heads up play began, the Canadian superstar was defeated by Austria’s Thomas Muhlocker. The final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Probably the biggest few weeks of this year in online poker have kicked off this weekend with the start of two popular tournament series. Full Till Poker has kicked off MiniFTOPS, one of the most popular series with affordable buy in’s and big prizes, most of which...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Poker News, United States
Bovada This Week The New Series, Golden Spade Poker Open, Offers Highest Prizes Ever Starting September 9, the Golden Spade Open series will run through November 3 and will have over 100 events awarding at least $1.5 million in prizes. This makes it the biggest prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 9, 2013 | Poker News, WCOOP
FlopTurnRiver.com has teamed up with PokerStars.com to offer FTR members a fantastic chance to play for massive prize pools as part of the 2013 WCOOP for free. The freeroll is taking place on Thursday at 4pm ET (9pm WET) and will be exclusively for FTR members who...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 9, 2013 | Poker News, United Kingdom
Genting Poker Series Stoke Genting is running another of it’s Genting Poker Series events, this time in the pottery capital of the world, Stoke-on-Trent. The £100k guaranteed event has a £400 + £40 buy in, and currently has 120 players registered, but you still...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 9, 2013 | Bovada, Poker News
Poker 1. Back to school with Bovada From September 2 to September 29 play any of your favorite poker games and earn up to $115 in weekly cash bonuses. You’ll also get entries to a draw for a $5K Poker Scholarship, which awards over 40 high value tournament tickets!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 9, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
Weekly AU Poker news 8-14 September Lynn Gilmartin announced as World Poker Tour lead anchor. The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced that Australia’s Lynn Gilmartin will replace Kimberly Lansing as the lead anchor for the main WPT television broadcast. ...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2013 | Canada, Poker News
New Announcements: CPT Montreal Mega Stack Poker Series Where: VIP Poker Room – Kahnawake (Near Montreal), Quebec When: September 24 to October 2 The Mega Stack Poker Series will feature 8 events, indcluding a 3 day Main Event. Regular buy-ins range from $85 to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2013 | EPT, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Thomas Middleton Wins The EPT10 Barcelona Main Event Title for €942,000 The United Kingdom’s Tom “hitthehole” Middleton defeated a tour stop record 1,234 players on his way $1,067,000 (€942,000). The final table is below: 1st. Thomas Middleton,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 3, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Well, that’s it for summer, it’s back to school for kids and back to the grinding felt for pro’s with only fun summer memories to remember for the next 9 months… Even though the end of summer might be a bit depressing for some people, as usual, PokerStars and Full...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 3, 2013 | United Kingdom
Follow the European Poker Tour Live Stream on FTR You can keep track of the UK players in the Barcelona leg of the PokerStars EPT by heading over the FTR page where we have the stream in full. As I type this, EPT London winner David Vamplew, has just been eliminated...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 3, 2013 | This Week at FTR
Welcome back to This Week at FlopTurnRiver.com, where we do our best to bring you little gems of added value. I’m sure you have already found the regular strategy videos, and other bits of strategy gold, but here we bring you the more unusual added bonues of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 3, 2013 | Bovada, Poker News
Poker 1. The $5K PTS Weekly A total of $20,000 up for grabs every single month, so shift gears and get in the fast lane this week with the Weekly $5K PTS Freeroll. The Weekly $5K PTS Freeroll will be held every week and gives you the option of buying in directly for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 3, 2013 | Poker News, United States
Bovada This Week. Brand New Promotion from Bovada – Back to School $5K Poker Scholarship Celebrating the start of the academic year, the site introduces a new reward program that lets you earn up to $115 in weekly cash bonuses and win multiple entries into the draw...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 2, 2013 | Australia
Sliverman defeats JC Tran to take WPT Alpha8 High Roller. Steven Sliverman overcame a spirited performance from JC Tran to claim the first-ever World Poker Tour (WPT) Alpha8 series High Roller event pocketing a huge US$891,660 in the process. ...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 29, 2013 | EPT, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
WCOOP Reload Bonus Players can earn a maximum of $150 by taking advantage of the WCOOP Reload Bonus offer (up to 25%) being offered now until September 6. For more information, click here. World Championship of Online Poker 2013 The schedule for the World Championship...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 27, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Zone Poker Since the launch of Rush Poker a few years ago, this format has become more and more popular and numerous other poker rooms have adapted this format and now you can play it at Bovada with Zone Poker! The moment you fold your hand at a Zone Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 27, 2013 | Online Tournaments
Another FTOPS has come and gone, but don’t worry, high stakes tournament action is far from over. Over the next month you can catch the MiniFTOPS on Full Tilt Poker and the mother of all online tournament series – WCOOP (World Championship Of Online Poker). WCOOP is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 27, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week Last Chance to Win Punta Cana Package In the last week of the three-week promotion ending September 1, you can still clinch a ticket to the Caribbean to play in the Punta Cana Poker Classic and earn up to $50 in cash bonuses just for trying. There are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 26, 2013 | Australia
Steve Smith claims the 2013 New Zealand Poker Championship The New Zealand Poker Championships (NZPC) are easily the most prestigious and highly regarded poker championships held inside New Zealand. Hosted at the Christchurch Casino, Christchurch, 2013s...