by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
N4kai, the first Polish player to post a win in the WCOOP, has taken the gold in Event 18.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
FlopTurnRiver had the opportunity to interview the hosts of the 2011 WCOOP Radio Show – Joe “Stapes” Stapleton and Nick Wealthall. Stapleton is known for his co-hosting and commentator role on The Big Game, along with his outstanding sense of humor....
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Back in 2008, there were huge cash games running on Full Tilt Poker, and massive pots were played, with a handful of pots totaling more than a million dollars. Players like Isildur1, Durrr, Antonius and Phil Ivey were going back and forth on a regular basis....
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker came roaring out of the blocks this past week, as more than a handful of events either flirted or past the million dollar prize pool mark. On Wednesday, another trio of high-stakes tournaments looked to do the same. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
The United States Department of Justice has released funds from a formerly frozen account belonging to PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The world’s biggest online tournament series, the World Championship of Online Poker, is underway! Welcome to the WCOOP 2011, which features 62 events, and over $30 Million in guaranteed prizes! The WCOOP features players from all around the world, battling it...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
With the swell of uncertainty that has billowed up around online poker in these past few months, there was a collective sigh of relief to see the familiar face of the WCOOP swinging into view. It was also invigorating to see an old adage be reaffirmed, with the winner...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 6, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The World Championship of Online Poker started this past Sunday, and PokerStars wants everyone to get involved. There are daily satellites for those with bankrolls that can’t handle the large buy-ins and a fantastic leaderboard to celebrate the greatest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 2, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Poker players in America have been up the creek since the FBI’s crackdown on April 15, 2011, finding it difficult to find a reliable internet poker home. There has been talk of American players moving overseas to be able to play again, but until recently, much...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 31, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker is set to begin this weekend, boasting over $30,000,000 in guaranteed prizes.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 30, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars and Daniel Negreanu are hosting a special event in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 23, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
After spending eight months searching for a new Chief Marketing Officer, PokerStars has named Alex Payne to the position.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 22, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
There is just over one week left in PokerStar’s VIP Club Mega Month, and it’s going out with a bang! From August 22nd through August 28th, all VIP 10 and 20 FPP Tournaments will have doubled prize pools. That’s an extra $30,000+ being given away for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is gearing up for the eighth World Cup of Poker, and so should you! Stage 1 qualifiers to represent your nation in the WCP battle begin soon, running August 20th through August 21st. Make the team and defend your nation well and you could find yourself in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 18, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Vicky Coren, a PokerStars pro from England, has stated that she plans to take full advantage of her benefactor's latest bonus offer.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
As many online poker players already know, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is just around the corner. 17 days from now, on September 4, PokerStars launches the series, which in 2011 will include 62 events and $30 million in guaranteed money. Hands down,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, one of the world's strongest tournament players, will be pictured on the latest cover of Card Player Magazine.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 13, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is upping the ante on their VIP Club, lowering the requirements for several exciting and exclusive benefits.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 8, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
If you are a Sit & Go player on PokerStars, you probably already know all about the Battle of the Planets leaderboards. Sit & Go players are ranked on one of 16 leaderboards every week, and the top ranked players win cash prizes. Every week PokerStars gives...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is pleased to announce a new promotion to help players win a chance to travel to Goa, India and experience a live poker event on the docked cruise ship, Casino Pride. What makes this such a great deal is that the prize pool is guaranteed to be at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars players are either going to love or hate the recent new changes to its software to speed up dealing. For fans of speed, well, they have to be pumped because a lot of the games just got even faster! And due to player feedback, it looks like a good amount of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 2, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
As a site that enjoys rewarding players loyal to their games, PokerStars has one of the best VIP programs in the industry. With four monthly VIP statuses and two yearly VIP statuses, it is possible to earn huge rewards simply by playing a game you love. You must reach...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 31, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is back at it. They have announced a new promotion, or tournament rather, for the Sunday Majors! This one is called the Sunday Cubed $55 Rebuy. The Sunday Cubed $55 Rebuy will guarantee a nice $50,000 in prizes. This tournament will cater more towards the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 30, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
Federated Sports & Gaming, Inc. is about to make a big bet in the poker industry. The start-up company promotes poker-related businesses and is expected to announce a deal with the newly founded Epic Poker League. Though many have reacted with doom and gloom to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 29, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
When Black Friday took place and Americans could no longer play on the three biggest poker sites in the world, it became clear that PokerStars has never put all their eggs in one basket. Even without Americans in the picture, their player traffic is still strong and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 28, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
In a year which has seen all manner of setbacks for poker players, it's nice to know that some things will never change. Come the beginning of September, PokerStars' 2011 installment of the World Championship of Online Poker figures to be the company's best running to date.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 25, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
If you are a tournament player dreaming of a 6-figure score, but you don’t have the bankroll to play the usual Sunday Major tournaments on PokerStars, you won’t want to miss the PokerStars Red Spade Open. This exclusive tournament has a guaranteed prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars made history yesterday, dealing out its 65 Billionth hand! The promotion, ongoing for months, has been building up to hand 100 billion, with players involved in “milestone hands” receiving payouts all along the way. Between hand 64.7 billion...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 17, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The world’s largest online poker site, PokerStars, is quickly approaching its 65,000,000,000th dealt hand. The milestone should be reached before the end of July. Between now and then PokerStars will be rewarding their loyal players with cash bonuses! Every...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 15, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Since Full Tilt Poker had its gaming license revoked by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), there has been one clear winner: PokerStars. Upon losing its license, Full Tilt was immediately closed, only adding to the crippling effects of Black Friday. But...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 14, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
The TV show The Big Game has been a notable success for PokerStars, and entertained the poker world thoroughly. If you’re not familiar with The Big Game, the set-up is both simple and compelling. For 150 hands, an amateur player called the ‘loose...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 13, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has announced a new promotion called Norske Ess. Norske Ess allows players to be a TV star on top of winning 250 000 NOK plus a PCA 2012 package! Norway is proud to announce that they will have its own celebrity poker TV show for the first time ever....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Each yeah PokerStars has their annual World Championship of Online Poker series. It features plenty of different types of games and multiple tournaments of the same game. Buy-ins vary so almost everyone can find the perfect game to play in. The 2011 WCOOP is...
by givememyleg | Jul 6, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
It was announced 6 long months ago that FTR veteran Courtney Gee, better know as courtiebee, landed a seat on the PokerStars Big Game. She flew out to Vegas in February, was given $100k and played against the top pros. Since then she has been sworn to secrecy by Lee...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is proud to announce a new promotion. It’s called Free Summer Sit and Go Tournaments. Anything with the word “free” in the title is sure to gain interest and rightfully so. Participants will have a chance to play for $10,000 each week....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
In a whirlwind week that saw the 2011 World Series of Poker head towards its Main Event and FullTilt Poker get should down by their governing body, PokerStars has quietly stayed out of the news. Earlier this week players began having trouble logging onto FullTilt in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
In a display of complete domination and run good, Swedish poker pro Isildur1 crushed Rui Cao in SuperStar Showdown 10, winning $150,000 over 2,257 hands. After two months without a PokerStars SuperStar Showdown 10 was certainly one to remember. In the biggest pot of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
SuperStar Showdown 10, Isildur1 versus Rui Cao, will take place June 19th, at 1200 EDT (1900 GMT) at PokerStars. Rui Cao plays on PokerStars as PepperoniF, and under his real name, Rui Cao on Full Tilt Poker. The challenge will consist of 2500 hands, with two tables...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Wherever you are in the world, PokerStars has something for you! With the regional poker leagues, play against your neighbors to win the big bucks! Only players in your part of the world are allowed to compete and you get tournaments everyday in three divisions to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars’ newest poker tour, the Eureka Poker Tour, plans to bring poker to Central and Eastern Europe. The next stop is the beautiful Golden Sands resort in Varna, Bulgaria and PokerStars is giving you plenty of chances to win a seat to the main event....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest online poker sites serving players on the internet today. In addition to many other great features, it is the king of tournament poker and if you’re an online tourney player then you’ll feel...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 31, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Starting June 5th, PokerStars will be making time changes to those big Sunday tournaments we know and love. This includes the Sunday Million, Sunday Warmup, and Sunday Storm, which will all be starting two hours earlier. PokerStars will be bringing in these changes...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
As usual PokerStars waited until the end of the Spring Championship of Online Poker before rolling out their World Series of Poker Main Event satellites. The situation is a little different than in past years, however. Actual promotions targeting WSOP in particular...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The world’s biggest poker room, PokerStars, has announced a new promotion. It’s called “Challenge the Challengers” where thousands of Euros can be won. Each month, players can play in free tournaments against three different challengers:...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
PokerStars has continued to uphold and improve its reputation as the home of online tournament poker over the last couple of weeks as players from around the world have been competing against each other in the Spring Championship of Online Poker. Although player...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The SCOOP has been entertaining players and railboards for a couple of weeks now. Event 22 has a nice change of pace than what most people have ever played before. Instead of the usual Full Ring or 6-handed games, this tournament had four players at maximum per table....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has announced the successful completion of their inaugural “Supernova's Night Out,” an all-expenses paid get together by the site's most elite online artists.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is offering the chance of a lifetime to its Swedish players. Swedish players can qualify for a totally free Estrellas Poker Tour prize package without ever paying a tournament entry fee with the PokerStars Aftonbladet Sommar promotion. In addition to...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Check out our recap of the top finishers from SCOOP Events 16,19, and 20.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 13, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
In one of the most positive signs of positive momentum since Black Friday, Gary Loveman has published strong, unequivocal support for the legalization of American online poker. Loveman is the CEO of Caesars Entertainment Corporation, operating over 50 casinos, hotels,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The poker landscape may have altered drastically since the last time PokerStars rolled out the tournament red carpet, but that hasn’t stopped them from presenting the very latest Spring Championship of Online Poker. Although U.S. players were noticeably absent,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
According to a recent post by PokerStars Steve on the TwoPlusTwo forums, American players are now able to redeem their FPP for VIP Rewards Bonuses. This will allow those with a high reserve of the points to convert them into cash, which can then be withdrawn from the company's servers.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Play Arena Sit & Go’s now for a chance to win an iPad 2! PokerStars is giving away 100 iPad2’s in total! Signing up a new account at PokerStars? Use the sign up code ‘ARENA’ to get a special all access pass that gets you a seat in all daily...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
As many poker players already know, three of the world’s largest poker sites had their .com websites confiscated and indictments brought upon them by the US Department of Justice. One of these sites was PokerStars. Because of this, these three sites barred US...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 3, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
A defense lawyer, renowned for dealing in financial and corporate criminal activity, publicized to the gambling industry on Tuesday that the federal indictments of Black Friday were not meant to be attacks on internet gambling. Fred Heather stated that the federal...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 28, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Less than 48 hours after PokerStars announced they would be processing American players’ withdrawal requests there have already been reports of successful cashouts. This comes less than two weeks after Black Friday, April 15th, shocked the poker world with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 27, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies has been playing poker with the big names for a long time. He started out at the age of 15 playing with high stakes player Patrik Antonius. Since then he’s been seen at the highest stakes at major sites often playing under...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Great news for American players on PokerStars: withdrawals are now available! The wait is over for American players who have been waiting an excruciating eleven days to have the money in their PokerStars account safely in their bank account. PokerStars representative...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 22, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Officials from Antigua and Barbuda are considering taking legal action against the United States for the FBI’s part in shutting down the major American online poker sites last Friday. The two-island nation, which licenses internet gambling and online poker,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
In light of the fast approaching Spring Championship of Online Poker, PokerStars has decided to reward loyal players with a generous 50% up to $200 reload bonus. After the events of Black Friday US Players are, of course, sadly excluded from this bonus, but it serves...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is showing that they’ll continue business as usual for non-U.S. players since Black Friday wiped out a big portion of online players. They are already known for having high guaranteed tournaments, and they’re about to have even more! Sundays at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The recent Black Friday has taken a hit on many different people and companies. U.S. players are now stuck without a secure option of playing as well as not having access to their bankrolls. Non-U.S. players are seeing their games being filled by much less...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Reactions from poker celebrities, law maker Barney Frank, one of the eleven defendants, and more: Greg Raymer, 2004 WSOP Main Event Winner Only a few months ago, Greg Raymer was a member of Team PokerStars and, since 2004, Raymer has had ties to the business-side of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
One year ago, Daniel Tzvetkoff was arrested. He faced 75 years in prison and $543 million in money laundering charges. Last August, Tzvetkoff was suddenly released on bail, without explanation. Today, he is living mostly free in a secret New York location. Tzvetkoff...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
On April 15, 2011, the United States of America’s Department of Justice indicted eleven executives associated with the four largest online poker companies operating within the US and seized the sites’ domains. Thousands of online poker players were shocked...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
In an effort to help as you huddle round the derelict burning oil barrel, let’s survey the post-apocalyptic wasteland as it stands right now. Yesterday the United States Department of Justice moved to indict the four largest online poker companies who offer...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
PokerStars is known for their reliable software, and they are making improvements to it all the time. Their most recent software upgrade adds a bunch of new features to make your playing experience a little more efficient than before. You can now choose which columns...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Now at PokerStars you have the opportunity to win a 2012 PokerStars Carribean Adventure package for as little as 4 FPP! All you have to do is go to Events-PCA-FPP Satellites-Megapath. The PCA 2012 package includes entry into the $10,000 Main Event, a week at the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is sending a shout out to those who are looking to enter the online gaming world, but are hesitant about spending the big bucks.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Scott “UrNotInDangr” Palmer faced off again after their Round 1 battle last week. Palmer won round 1 by $5,425, which he carried into round 2. That proved not to be enough, though, as Blom pounded Palmer, ending with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars was proud to announce that poker sensations Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom were to fight it out in Blom’s SuperStar Showdown. In fact, having Negreanu agree to this caused PokerStars to want to have them...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Online Casino News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is the biggest online poker site on the planet. Billionaire Steve Wynn is one of the most respected and powerful casino owners around the world, best known for his Las Vegas and Macau Wynn resorts. Like every other brick-and-mortar casino owner, Steve Wynn...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor Blom, better known to the online poker world as Isildur1, clashed with online qualifier DodgyFish72 in the fifth PokerStars SuperStar Showdown. In the closest Showdown to date, Isildur1 won by just $10 after 2500 hands of $5/$10 NL Hold’em! DodgyFish72,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Now at PokerStars you have a free chance to win the Game of Your Life! The Game of Your Life Promotion is a new freeroll tournament series on PokerStars with $1,000,000 in cash prizes as well as the chance to win front row seats to major sporting events all around the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
The Internet’s biggest poker site is trying to entice sports fanatics to download ACR with their latest promotion called “Game of Your Life”. The grand prize gets you (and any number of friends) front row seats to any sporting event in the world!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The SuperStar Showdown has been successful for drawing attention to PokerStars and for giving poker spectators a chance to see high stakes poker heads up matches between the biggest names on a regular basis. This latest challenge last night saw Viktor Blom, better...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Some of our favorite televised game shows have done a great job of catering to the innate greed that most game players tend to harbor within themselves. We want to win, gosh darnit, and we’d rather win more than less! That’s why you can choose a prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Following years of opposition to the legalization of online poker in the United States, Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts has announced a partnership with PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit $10,000 Western Regional Championship is well underway, and featured player Daniel Negreanu has made it down to the final 18, finding himself in eighth place. The tournament, being played in San Diego, has a prize pool just...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Eugene Katchalov, Ukrainian poker pro with over $6 million in live tournament winnings has joined Team PokerStars Pro. Katchalov’s major accomplishments include a WPT title, a WCOOP bracelet and he is the 2011 champion of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 27, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Just one week removed from an absolute beat down at the hands of Viktor Blom, Daniel Negreanu was back at it with a renewed spirit, 30″ monitor, and a few tricks up his sleeve. Last Sunday the two poker heavyweights took to the felt in a $50/$100 heads-up...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
The great debate of legalizing online gambling has picked steam at the state level, and one Las Vegas casino owner would like Nevada to take the lead. Michael Gaughan is now the first owner of a brick-and-mortar Nevada casino to become a public supporter of legalizing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
In an exciting move for longtime PokerStars fans, the company has brought aboard one new face and another familiar one in their efforts to stay atop the gaming industry.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has been the #1 online poker room in the world for a long time. No other poker room has as many players or tables running at once. This means no other poker room comes close to the number of hands played at PokerStars. They are well on their way to 100...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The challenge was supposed to span two Sundays and 5,000 hands. Viktor Blom had other ideas. In the fifth running of the Isildur Challenge on PokerStars Blom absolutely demolished fellow PokerStars Pro Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu to the tune of $150,000 at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The poker community has come together to show their support for the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Japan. Full Tilt Poker started a donation fund for Japan and PokerStars quickly followed suit. Like Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars features two ways for players to donate....
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is kicking off the new Sunday Storm tournament (formerly the Sunday 1/4 Million) in some serious style, to the tune of a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Buy-ins are at an eye-popping low of $11. If you want to get even cheaper, PokerStars is offering...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 17, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
The best thing about the ACR Poker download is that they have ways to win huge no matter what stakes you play. If you are a small stakes tournament player, chances are you know all about the Sunday 1/4 Million. This tournament features an $11 buy-in and the biggest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Where all da ladies at? PokerStars wants to send you to beautiful Madrid, Spain to play in the European Poker Tour Women’s (EPT) Grand Final! EPT Madrid is sure to be the biggest tournament on the EPT this year. Qualifiers will have the chance to hang out and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 9, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The 2011 Spring Championship is just around the corner! With nearly 40 events with 3 buy-in levels each, the 2011 SCOOP is sure to be the biggest and best yet. Each and every year the world’s leading online poker site, PokerStars, runs two majors tournament...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars Home Games is the newest feature on the world’s largest poker site. With Home Games, players can create their own poker groups to play and compete with friends. PokerStars is offering a free $5.50 Home Games ticket, with addition of a reload bonus up...
by givememyleg | Mar 4, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars recently released a short documentary film featuring one of their most famous and successful members of team online – Nanonoko. If you are a part of the online poker community, chances are you’ve heard of this grind machine. Nanonoko has made...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The biggest Sunday Million on PokerStars is coming soon. Mark your calendars for March 6th 16:30 ET. In order to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Sunday Million, PokerStars is pulling out all the stops with a massive $5 million prize pool including $1,000,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 24, 2011 | Online Casino News, Poker News, PokerStars
After an initial turn-down from PokerStars, feel-good poker sensation Jared Huggins has received an invite to the television taping of The Big Game.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
After losing his first SuperStar Showdown match versus Ike Haxton, Isildur1 is on a three fight winning streak with wins over Tony G, Daniel Cates, and now the latest challenger Eugence Katchalov. Isildur1 wins with a profit of $111,750 over 2500 hands of $50/$100....
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Daniel Negreanu has recently been working on his heads up game over at PokerStars, taking on some top players at $5/$10 NL. One of PokerStars’ biggest promotions running at the moment, The SuperStar Showdown, is a heads up challenge where new players take on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
At 3 PM EST on February 13th, Eugene Katchalov will face off against Viktor “Isildur1” Blom in the PokerStars Superstar Challenge. Eugene Katchalov is riding a wave of momentum into this showdown. The Ukrainian poker star recently took down the $100,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
Stars has done a great job marketing the SuperStar Showdown challenges. For the first time we have online heads up matches where they play at a set time, so that everyone can tune in and watch. The SuperStar Showdown is a great spectator event for poker, and a huge...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 5, 2011 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
The tournament players were flocking to France for the end of last month, as the PokerStars European Poker Tour hit Deauville, bringing some of the biggest names in the game with it. It was a stop filled with intense action, near misses and a lot of fun as the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Have you ever played in the NAPT Los Angeles? Well do you want to? Who wouldn’t, right? Right now PokerStars is running satellites to win entry into the NAPT Main Event. Get through the satellites and you’re off to Los Angeles. It’s that simple....
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The rules going in were simple. 2500 hands of NLHE Heads Up, $50-$100 blinds, with a $150,000 bankroll brought to the match. Whoever was up at the end of the 2500 hand would be deemed the winner. The match was close, as usual for these heads up challenges. A lot of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
Season 2 of the NAPT enjoyed a successful start to the year with the PCA, and so hopes are high for the 2nd event of the year, NAPT Los Angeles. The NAPT actually finished off Season 1 in Los Angeles, and it was such a success that they’re looking to do it all...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
After years spent as one of the original members of Team PokerStars, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer has found himself out of a job. According to a pair of Twitter posts by fellow pro player Kathy Liebert, the move comes as a response to cost cutting measures at the company.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
For most of us, competing for thousands of dollars in front of huge TV audiences is little more than a pipe dream, but televised poker gives us a window into the high stakes world of the poker pro. Catching your favourite players as they whisk through the schedules...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 29, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
In an effort to popularize their new Home Games feature, PokerStars is giving their freshly assembled poker clubs the chance to sit down with one of their established pros. Not only will the lucky users get a chance to play with a member of Team PokerStars, but they'll also be treated to an extra infusion of $1,000 into the prize pool.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Daniel ‘W00kiez’ Cates, also known as Jungleman, will face each other this Sunday in round three of the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown 2500 hands heads up match. The match begins Sunday at 5:30PM ET. This will be the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Polarizing Team PokerStars Pro Chiren80, real name Boumazza Bachir, is well on his way to playing over 1,000,000 hands in just one month’s time. The Belgian initially garnered fame by playing World of Warcraft, a popular MMORPG. In fact, Athene, as he is known...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 18, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars wants to send you and your poker buddies on a vacation to play poker with some of the best in the game. The Ultimate Home Game is a huge incentive to try PokerStars’ new Home Games feature in their software. For readers that are unfamiliar with Home...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 17, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Nordic poker fans have the chance for a dream come true, PokerStars announced recently, and if you’re a football fan as well then this could well be the opportunity of your lifetime. Members of Team PokerStars will be living it up large at the upcoming...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 13, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
Rumors had been abuzz about Ukrainian poker pro Eugene Katchalov being one of the top tournament players in the world. In 2007 Katchalov booked a huge win of $2.4 Million in the 2007 Doyle Bruson World Poker Classic. In 2008 and 2009, Katchalov had some close calls to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 12, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Chris Moneymaker may have started the poker boom in 2003 but he has been a bust since then. However, Moneymaker is in good position to make a deep run after a great Day 4 at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event. Moneymaker is currently sitting on second place...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Most poker players started out by playing home games with their buddies at one time or another. This requires players to buy a poker table, chips, and cards, find a dealer (or deal themselves), and travel through hours of traffic just to play a few hands of poker....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
The world has started to focus on the Caribbean Sea as poker action heats up this month with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The Main Event is already well underway, with days one and two completed and day three set to kick off at 12pm ET today. Among the other...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 9, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
In October 2009, Isildur1 made a stir in the online poker scene, showing up out of nowhere and beating some of the top online players on Full Tilt Poker. By November, Isildur1 had cemented himself as online poker legend after he won nearly $5 million from Tom...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 8, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Twenty three players began Day 2 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $100,000 High Roller Event. Seven players survived and will play tomorrow in the highly anticipated final table, at stakes of $1.5 Million for first place. Nick Schulman finished Day 2 as the chip...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
This week the poker world has converged on the Atlantis Hotel and Resort in the Bahamas for the 8th Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Yesterday saw Day 1 of the $100,000 buy-in High Roller Tournament. Day 1 began with 38 players and ended with 23. Initial chip...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 6, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is the year’s inaugural poker event. The beautiful Atlantis Hotel and Resort is the perfect retreat for poker players looking to escape the cold and play with the best in the world. The PCA will be a series of poker tournaments...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 4, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Canada might be the butt of many jokes but there is no questioning the country’s poker prowess. Canadians Daniel Negreanu, Marc Karam, and Evelyn Ng have had impressive results whilst destroying their opponents on the felt. Jonathan Duhamel became the latest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 3, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
While a lot of the world sees poker as purely gambling, we know that it’s not only a game of skill, but can also provide real value to the world as a fundraiser event for charitable organizations. Exactly that is planned for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 3, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The second Superstar Showdown on PokerStars saw Isildur1 defeat poker pro Tony G in a battle of poker supremacy. These two are no strangers to each other. After Isildur1’s infamous rise and subsequent fall at the hands of Brian Hastings on Full Tilt Poker, Tony...
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