by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2012 | California, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Today bwin.Party announced a formal agreement with the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) to provide online poker to the residents of California if intrastate legislation is enacted. The UAIC is a federally recognized Californian Indian tribe that currently owns...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2012 | Maryland, Poker Law
Even before its scheduled opening on June 6, Maryland Live! Casino is successfully pre-enrolling customers in its Live! Rewards program through its play-for-fun casino website, Myliveonlinecasino.com. Thanks to Aristocrat’s casino management system, Oasis 360™,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
It’s time again for another promotional period on the Road to 100 Billion Poker Hands at PokerStars. For this 80th Billion hand milestone, PokerStars is giving away money to the lucky players who play on every millionth hand starting at 79,700,000,000 and ending at...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2012 | Ohio, Poker Law
Less than ten days before its scheduled opening on May 14, 2012, the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland received full gaming licenses from the Ohio Casino Control Commission. Formerly occupied by the Higbee Department Store, the Horseshoe Cleveland is owned by Dan...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 3, 2012 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has announced their schedule for Season 9 of the European Poker Tour (EPT), and there are some big changes. President of the EPT, Edgar Stuchly, talked about their approach when making the schedule: “We looked at every EPT season up until now and asked...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 30, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
With poker news running rampant surrounding PokerStars’ rumored purchase of Full Tilt Poker, another massive story has been undeservingly swept under the rug. In a move that would easily have been the biggest story of any other poker news week, PokerTableRatings.com...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 29, 2012 | Massachusetts, Poker Law
The group behind Everest Poker has come out in support of a bill which would legalize online poker in the state of Massachusetts.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 24, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
8:30 PM ET Update: Diamond Flush spilled details of how players would have been repaid had the GBT gone through: Players with an account balance of less than $ 100 could be repaid in full or have that balance credited to their players account in the new company,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 22, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
Gary Herbert, the Governor of Utah, recently sent an open letter to the leaders in Congress, asking that they stand firm against the legalization of online poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has taken their next step in a long-standing battle with infamous data-mining site Poker Table Ratings (PTR). They’ve sent a cease and desist to the site and have a team of lawyers ready to take legal action on the order if necessary. Poker Table Ratings is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerTableRatings recently received a cease and desist order from PokerStars, relating to their data mining and hand tracking activities of PokerStars’ hand histories. This was followed by GoDaddy.com (a web hosting service) dropping www.pokertableratings.com...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 16, 2012 | New Jersey, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
After the first attempt at legalizing poker within the state of New Jersey failed last year, sponsor Raymond Lesniak has helped the new Senate Bill 1565 get over the first few hurdles on its way to becoming law. In March of 2011, Republican Governor Chris Christie...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 15, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Black Friday, a day of monumental significance that devastated the very core of online poker in the United States, the aftermath of which has affected the lives of poker players to this very day. On this day one year ago, the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 14, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
It has now been one full year since April 15th, 2011 when the Department of Justice (DOJ) shut down a number of major online poker sites who had been servicing American card players. Dubbed “Black Friday” by players around the world, Americans found themselves...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is celebrating another milestone in their brilliant career as the world’s number one poker room. Their ever-popular Sunday Storm tournament will be one-year old this month. This means that it’s time for another fantastic PokerStars promotion. The April 15th...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
Officials in the state of New Jersey have given a preliminary nod to a new online gambling bill.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
Officials in the state of New Jersey have given a preliminary nod to a new online gambling bill.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has added Roy “GodlikeRoy” Bhasin to the ranks of its sponsored players.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 1, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Over the course of Isildur1’s SuperStar Showdown, Isaac Haxton has been the one chink in Viktor Blom’s armor. While all other challengers have remained in the red, Haxton has managed a 2-0 record against the famed Swede, giving him $46k in profits. But a million...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2012 | Kentucky, Poker Law
Judge Thomas Wingate ordered the seizure of 132 gambling domain names. But, the order wasn’t just to the registrars, it named the registry as well, Verisign. The problem exists whether or not gambling sites constitute being by definition a gambling device. Quite...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2012 | Delaware, Poker Law, Poker News
According to Brian Selander, Chief Strategy Officer of Delaware Governor, Jack Markell, Delaware may be about to join the handful of states, including New Jersey and California, that trails Nevada in the race to be the first state to legalize online gambling. Selander...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 28, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
As the skies get bluer and the days get warmer, there always seems to be a certain buzz that emanates from all over. It’s not just the weather that creates this; it’s the little things, too. Less celebrated aspects like the longer days, the safer driving...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 24, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
In a pre-emptive move against the possibility of legalized online gambling at the federal level, Utah has become the first state to legally opt out. Yesterday, Governor Gary Herbert signed into law bill HB108. This bill excludes all Utah residents from gambling online...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 23, 2012 | Kentucky, Online Poker News, Poker Law
Hog Wild Poker Leagues is giving people a chance to participate in this year’s Celebrity Derby Poker Championship Gala for free! The Celebrity Derby Poker Championship will be held in the Seelbach Hilton Hotel’s Medallion Ballroom in Louisville, Kentucky...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2012 | Hawaii, Poker Law
The bill that could have brought online poker to the state of Hawaii has been shelved for the time being. The bill named HB2422 failed to even make it to the legislative floor of Hawaii’s state government. This adds Hawaii to the states of Iowa, Mississippi as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Waking up to the alarm clock on the last day of May in 2011, Tyler Frosty needed over 28,000 VPPs to stay in the ranks and maintain his Supernova Elite VIP status. He was able to do so in style and he tells you just how he made it happen in his new PokerStars video...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Iowa's proposed intra-state poker legislation is stuck in traffic.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2012 | New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News
New Jersey State Senator, Raymond Lesniak, is sponsoring a bill that is similar to one rejected by the state’s Governor, Chris Christie, last year. If passed by both of New Jersey’s legislative houses, the current bill would make it legal for casinos...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 17, 2012 | Maryland, New York, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Utah, Washington
Last week, Bovada began blocking anyone from the states of Maryland, New York, Utah and Washington from creating a new account on their site. It has been said that Bovada will soon also start blocking existing customers from Maryland. Bovada is the rebranded name that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 16, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
In a strategic move to solidify its status as one of the leading game market players, Lottomatica Group filed for five Interactive Gaming Service Provider licenses from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Among the applicants for Service Provider and Manufacturer are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 15, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Politicians in Iowa have taken a major step toward legalizing online poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 15, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Iowa’s senate has passed an Internet poker measure according to a short article on cbsnews. This is pretty exciting news for everyone in the United States as it opens the door for other states to follow suit. Now that the bill has gone though the senate it must...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
The rematch between Isaac Haxton and Viktor Blom in the SuperStar Showdown took almost 3 days longer to complete than it was originally scheduled for, but when the 2,500th hand had finally been decided, Isaac Haxton was deemed the victor. The SuperStar Showdown is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2012 | Mississippi, Poker Law
Filed on February 22, 2012, the Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2012 otherwise known as Mississippi House Bill 1373 didn’t make it past the first round. In just a few short weeks after being filed, the measure failed to get the three-fifths vote...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
The Utah Senate has passed House Bill 108 which prohibits internet gambling on computers and handheld devices. The bill was introduced by Republican Stephen Sandstrom earlier in the year into the House of Representatives, who has been quoted as saying, “We want...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 13, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
Officials in Nevada are confident that their state will become the first in the union to offer legal online poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 9, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
bwin.party has officially made its application for a Nevada Internet Gaming License in preparation for legalized intrastate online gaming. The move surprises few, as bwin.party made its intentions clear last November by entering into a partnership with MGM Resorts...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
New Jersey's case for the legalization of online gambling has taken a step forward, followed by two quick steps back.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
New Jersey's case for the legalization of online gambling has taken a step forward, followed by two quick steps back.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 4, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
The Norwegian Championship of poker will be taking place in Dublin at the end of this month, and PokerStars is giving its players all of the chances they can to have one of their own cash in big. They have been running ten satellites per week—including five freerolls...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 3, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
Sunday, March 11 2012 will mark the 6th anniversary of the ever-popular PokerStars Sunday Million tournament. To mark this special occasion, PokerStars is bumping the guaranteed prize pool to an extraordinary $6,000,000! At least $1 million will be awarded for the top...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars, the biggest online poker site in the world, recently announced their upcoming MicroMillions tournament series. They are looking to make this tournament series the most inclusive online tournament series ever. Players of every bankroll will be able to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 26, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Iowa's proposed poker legislation has taken another step forward, just days after being approved by a small panel of state senators.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 26, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Pokerstars is bringing excitement to the felt by rolling out a test version of Zoom Poker. Currently the game is available on a test client for play money only, but the new game is planned to be released to the main site for real money action soon. The concept behind...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 23, 2012 | Mississippi, Poker Law
An article written by Brian Pempus of cardplayer.com suggests the state of Mississippi may be trying to grab a slice of the pre-nationwide legislation pie by allowing for poker to be played by state residents. Due to a reversal of policy from the Department of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Legislators within the state of Iowa have shown early support for a new bill which would legalize online poker within their borders.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 17, 2012 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
It seems online poker in America may not come to realization according to an article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal by Howard Stutz. As reported yesterday the bill by Sen. Harry Reid did not contain the poker legislation that everyone had hoped for, dampening most of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has announced an increase in their regular tournament guarantees, as well as the re-launch the World Bloggers Championship of Online Poker (WBCOOP).
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Poker is taking the next quantum leap in universal availability of the game. Almost a decade and a half ago, the game changed forever when online play allowed players to play from home, no longer having to go to a brick and mortar establishment to play the game they...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has launched a brand new Europe-facing website, known simply as PokerStars.eu.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 12, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has announced that its Belgian-facing site, PokerStars.be, has become one of the first online gaming services to receive the nation's coveted Casino de Namur A+ License.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 11, 2012 | Poker Law, Tennessee
There are a number of officials in Tennessee who believe that legalized online poker would cut into their state lottery revenues, much of which goes towards education programs. Shirley Raines, President of the University of Memphis, is opposed to bill H.R. 2366 that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2012 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
Over the last few years, PokerStars has been running a tournament series called PokerStars Women Live. As the name implies, it is a series of women-exclusive live tournament events, crowning 5 women over the last two years alone. The tournaments wish to play second...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
A new law has surfaced in New Jersey which, if passed, would clear the way for the state's land-based casinos to offer mobile gambling within the walls of their establishments.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
A new law has surfaced in New Jersey which, if passed, would clear the way for the state's land-based casinos to offer mobile gambling within the walls of their establishments.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
To celebrate their 75 billionth hand, PokerStars recently handed out some sizable cash prizes to the players involved.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, Utah
The state of Utah is currently considering a bill which would continue their prohibition of online gaming should the activity become legal at the federal level.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
With every passing day of the jam-packed 2012 TCOOP schedule, PokerStars is proving that tournament poker is as healthy as ever. Event 42, the $33 Rebuys NL tournament, had a $300k guaranteed prize pool, but it was almost half that before a single re-buy was even...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
The first ever PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker has come to close and it is safe to say that it was a resounding success. Almost every event exceeded the guaranteed prize pool, and many players walked away from the tables with considerably larger...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 30, 2012 | New York, Poker Law
A recent New York court ruling regarding the ancient Chinese tile-based game of Mah Jong may prove to have positive effects on the potential legalization of online poker. During Criminal Court Judge John H. Wilson’s ruling in People v. Feng, he declared that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
Event 29 of PokerStars’ Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) was a $109 NL Shootout tournament. It started with exactly 1000 entries creating a prize pool of an even $100,000. To make it into the money and the second round all you had to do was win your...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 26, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has unveiled their latest marketing campaign, beginning with a series of commercials stating “We Are Poker.”
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is now offering a series of $100,000 freeroll tournaments to all those who make a deposit to their real money account.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 23, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
Action was fast and furious in Event #10 of PokerStars’ Turbo Championship of Online Poker, a $10 rebuy tournament. The event drew 12,636 players and netted an additional 39,000 rebuys and 6,000 add-ons for a total prize pool of $579,330. This nearly doubled the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 23, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Over the last year, it seems as though PokerStars has changed from the bottom up. There was the change forced upon their playing community when the United States Department of Justice mutilated the landscape of online poker. Then, there were a series of personnel...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 19, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
Almost two years ago a player cropped up on PokerStars that instantly raised eyebrows. RaiseOnce was sitting at the highest stakes running for any game from Heads up No Limit Hold ’em to 2-7 Triple Draw. Players famed for being the toughest at their respective...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 18, 2012 | Iowa, Poker Law
Politicians in Iowa are working to assemble a poker system which could incorporate players from multiple regions of the country.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 16, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
For many, Randy “nanonoko” Lew is the quintessence of all those blue-collar nicknames of the poker world like grinder, zombie, humanoid or Steady Eddy. He doesn’t necessarily do it the flashy way, but putting in over five million tracked hands for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 13, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2012 final table broadcast is starting in less than one hour! You can watch all the action on FlopTurnRiver as we live stream the PCA. As you watch, you can comment on the hands with other spectators in real time with the Facebook...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor Blom is simply never too far from the headlines. A year ago he was the big buzz around the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) as he finally made the big reveal that he was Isildur1, ending a 16-month tenure as the anonymous wildcard of the online poker world....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars, the largest online poker room in the world, has revamped its VIP program in 2012. Now, people are outraged over the changes made to PokerStars’ VIP system. By people we mean 24-tabling muppets whose nitty style of play is destroying the games. I...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
PokerStars has gone a bit unconventional with their latest tournament series idea. The Turbo Championship of Online Poker, or TCOOP, is strictly for tournament players who like fast action. The tournament series has a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000,000 to be given...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 9, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
While Occupy Wall Street has surpassed the 75-day mark accented with police barricades and corporate threats and pepper spray, what some are terming “Occupy PokerStars” lasted less than a day. Protesters were acting in response to a policy change by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 8, 2012 | Kentucky, New York, Poker Law
As the national political scene heats up, the governors of both New York and Kentucky are considering an expansion to the gambling laws in their states.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
One of the most popular PokerStars exclusive events kicked off this week, the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The series is being hosted at the Atlantis Resort and Casino, which is located on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. It will consist of 41 different events,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 5, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
Senator Raymond Lesniak, the man behind many of the recent attempts to legalize online gambling within the state of New Jersey, is at it again.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 5, 2012 | New Jersey, New Jersey Casinos, Poker Law, Poker News
Senator Raymond Lesniak, the man behind many of the recent attempts to legalize online gambling within the state of New Jersey, is at it again.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 28, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
PokerStars has unveiled a new addition to their tournament stable, known as the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP).
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 26, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Nevada, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Late last week, the Nevada Gaming Commission officially approved Regulation 5A in a unanimous 4-0 vote. This regulation sets the rules and framework for online poker within the state of Nevada, including licensing requirements. The Las Vegas Review-Journal estimates...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 19, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
On Saturday it was announced that Joe Hachem would not be resigning with PokerStars as a Team Pro member. His contract expired recently and it was a mutual decision not to renew the contract. The 45 year-old Australian father of four says he will remember his time...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 17, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Come January 1st 2012, 38 websites/operators will be the first to provide legal online gambling to residents of Denmark. The Danish “orderly” regulatory framework will have each operator pay a 20% tax on their gross income. Pokerstars, 888 Poker, Betfair...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 14, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
With the fallout from the demise of Full Tilt Poker still weighing on the minds of online players, PokerStars has stepped in to assure their user base of their financial security.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 6, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has added a pair of new faces to their Team Pro ranks – Bjorn "Bjoerni89" Schneider and Martin "filfedra" Staszko. Both men hail from the center of the European continent, putting them in excellent poker company.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 5, 2011 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
An astounding 200,000 people helped Pokerstars.com, the world’s largest poker site, to make history on Sunday December 4th by participating in the largest poker tournament ever. This event was part of Pokerstars’ ongoing 10th Anniversary celebrations. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 4, 2011 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
Five players in they gambling industry have applied for online poker licenses in the state of Nevada. 888 Holdings, International Gaming Technology, South Point Poker, Bally Technologies, and Cantor Gaming are now vying to become the first companies to offer legal internet poker within American borders.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 2, 2011 | North Carolina, Poker Law
The state of North Carolina is currently considering a new version of their Cherokee Gambling Compact, which could lead to the legalization of "games of dice, roulette and live poker while also establishing clear-cut regulatory guidelines for operators of video sweepstakes," according to iGaming Business.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 30, 2011 | Nevada, Poker Law, Poker News
Nevada is preparing to allow casinos and other organizations to fill out applications which, if accepted, would allow companies to provide legal online poker to state residents. Come February 2012, parties will be able to vie for the right to become the first regulated, fully functional internet poker service in the United States.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 24, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars, already the largest online gaming site in the world, is expanding their reach into the Asian market. Starting next year, the company is planning to host one of the largest poker tournaments in the Eastern Hemisphere.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has added a new face to their Team Pro lineup. Marcus Hellner, Sweden's two time gold medalist in the Winter Olympics, now joins the burgeoning roster of professional athletes at PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
Online giant PokerStars has released another poker documentary on one of their team members. Adrienne “talonchick” Rowsome, a female Team PokerStars professional, is the subject of their latest Youtube documentary. Their first short film focused on Randy...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Poker is a beautiful sport: both professionals and amateurs can sit and compete against each other at the same table. There is no other sport where this is possible. Recently, PokerStars has announced their Red Spade Open which gives an extra incentive for knocking...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 8, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is looking to break their own world record in celebration of their 10th anniversary. The 10th Anniversary World Record Tournament takes aim at their current Guinness World Record of 149,196 players, set two years ago in 2009 in a similar tournament...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 5, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has dealt its 70 Billionth Hand. As a promotion, the online poker giant offered a whopping $70,000 as part of its Mega Milestone celebration. In this celebration, PokerStars has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars leading up to this milestone hand. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 4, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars, the web's largest online poker room, is celebrating their tenth anniversary with a series of unique promotions. In total, ten richly-funded offers will soon be up for grabs.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 28, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Loutraki, Greece, the stunning seaside resort town 84 km west of Athens and only 4km from Corinth is set to host the EPT Loutrak next month! Win a main event package at PokerStars now! A world class destination for poker, the five star Loutraki Casino and Hotel is one...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 27, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has been on the Road to 100 Billion hands and they’ve been celebrating every 5 billion hands by giving their players extra cash. The time has come to begin counting down to hand 70 billion which should be played some time in November. There will be a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is giving out $50,000 to Norwegian players at the end of this month. Obviously, players must compete for this money as it will not be simply given out. PokerStars will be hosting an exclusive Nordic $50K Freeroll on October 30th. Luckily PokerStars has made...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 20, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has created a new way to play online poker tournaments which will be a big time-saver for many. Their latest innovation, time tourneys, is a new type of multi-table tournament which runs for a set period of time. This gives tournament poker players the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Poker players are known for their large egos. Often, they’ll throw challenges out to the general public claiming that they cannot be beat. The most famous of those challenges to date are the durrrr challenge and the Isildur challenge. These two challenges required...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The Asia Poker League (APL) is PokerStars’ latest venture into the ever-expanding Asian poker market. The league gives players a chance to play daily tournaments, exclusive to the APL, against other regional opponents. The APL will distribute cash prizes and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship will not be returning for an eighth season. Adam Freifeld, NBC Sports Senior Director of Communications, has confirmed the cancellation. The invitation-only event was launched in 2005, inviting only 64 of the top poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Sunday is the biggest day on the online poker calendar. The time for every player great and small to plug into his nearest interweb terminal and sweat the Sunday Million. PokerStars’ flagship tourney has been drawing in the punters for years and continues to be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 11, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars now have a new lawsuit on their hands, this time courtesy of software company Cardroom International.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 11, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
A brand-new series of poker events are set to hit the Far East with the help of PokerStars as the proud sponsor. The Japan Poker Tour is to be a series of big-money poker events in Japan. To celebrate, PokerStars is giving its players a chance to win a seet to the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 10, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
If you are a long time casino user, chances are you’re a fan of slots and table games like Blackjack. But how about poker? Poker is extremely popular because it pits you against other players rather than against the house. This means that skill becomes a large...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 9, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars, has kicked off the first season of their New Zealand television show, aptly named "The Poker Star."
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The Daily Bigs is a new and exciting daily guaranteed tournament series at PokerStars! Buy-ins range from $2.2 to $55 with guaranteed prize pools all the way up to $100,000 for the Daily Big $55! Tournament times are spread throughout the day, from 1:00 ET to 20:30...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 5, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The numbers are in on the latest running of PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker, the first of its kind to exclude players from the US.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 3, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
We’re only a few short months away from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure! Every January, PokerStars hosts one of the world’s largest live tournaments down in the Bahamas, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure! PokerStars has officially released the 2012 PCA...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 29, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Canada has for years produced a steady stream of PokerStars customers, and with the increasing number of Americans moving North, PokerStars has a well-timed launch for the PokerStars Canada Cup I. The event is all-new, and will be sure to attract thousands of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
Earlier this week, a member of the PokerStars management team, going by ‘PokerStars Stefan,’ posted a very interesting announcement on the 2+2 forums. According to Stefan, “PokerStars is developing a fast moving ring games product. We expect it to be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 22, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
After just over fifteen hours of play, PjotrNL took home the gold in the 50th event of this year's WCOOP at PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Everyone in the poker community loves a man of mystery. Xwink and Isildur1 come to the mind of most. Xwink, who is rumored to be a 21 year old Canadian, turned $4,000 into $2 Million in four days. Isildur1, whose identity was later revealed to be Viktor Blom, had a $7...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Team PokerStars has steadily been making changes to its team since April, but this month mission makeover at Team PokerStars picked up some speed. Back in February, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer left PokerStars when they tried to give him a paycut. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Polish poker professional Olorionek won WCOOP Event 30 taking first place and the prize of $54,814! Event 30 was a triple shootout tournament. Shootouts are getting more and more popular. In a shootout format tournament you play each table until you beat all the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 17, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
1,714 grinders bought in for the $320 WCOOP Event #32, creating a $514,200 prize pool. First place was to take down a life-changing prize of $83,557.50, a prize decided after two days of play. Day One narrowed down the playing field to the final ten. Insanocut earned...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 15, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
This year’s World Championship of Online Poker is in full swing at PokerStars, with players from around the globe competing for awesome prize pools in exciting tournaments. We’re fast-approaching the halfway mark of the series, so a huge amount of cash has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 14, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
It’s the most wonderful time of year: the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is in full swing! If you’re not in the middle of a WCOOP event, tune in to PokerStars.tv. PokerStars.tv is showing cards for final table highlights from all 13 of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 14, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Nearly 4,000 players registered to do battle in WCOOP Event 22. The tournament required a $530 buy-in, but numerous satellite winners littered the field. The game? The Cadillac of poker: No Limit Texas Hold’Em. When it was time to shuffle up and deal, each...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is now offering the ANZ Tournament Leaderboard, and to celebrate the month of September, the PokerStars ANZ Tournament Leaderboard is offering extra cash added! Added cash will be put into the prize pool of the WCOOP, the Sunday Cubed and The Daily Bigs!...
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