by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour (NAPT) today announced the addition of a new stop to its Season 1 schedule. The NAPT will visit beautiful sunny Southern California for NAPT Los Angeles, a festival scheduled for November 12 – 17, 2010 at one of the largest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
Episode one of the PokerStars.net “Big Game” saw Texas Dolly go belly-up. In addition to Doyle Brunson, the show featured poker legends Daniel Negreanu and 11 time bracelet winner Phill Hellmuth. Don’t worry about remembering how many bracelets...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The world premiere of the PokerStars.net Big Game is set to premiere on Monday, June 14. The show will air in one hour segments on FOX. You can catch the first episode on PokerStars.tv starting June 15. The Big Game is a televised high-stakes cash game, similar to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is going to make this St-Jean-Baptiste one that you will never forget. June 9 and 10 are the last days for players in Quebec to qualify for a free, all expenses paid trip for them and three friends. To be eligible, you must play freeroll or 10 FPP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 5, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
For a site typically known for its huge prize pools, the new PokerStars Twitter League promotion is ideal for small bankrolls. For only $1.10, players can compete in a big tournament and stand to win lots of money. The Twitter Poker League has also added a bonus of...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The doors are open at Daniel’s Room! PokerStars has unveiled Daniel Negreanu’s private high-stakes cash game tables. If you have the money, you can try to take a shot at the man with 4 WSOP Bracelets and 2 WPT Titles. Impress Daniel and he might invite you...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is bringing in summer with an offer that you can’t refuse. If you deposit just $10 by May 30, PokerStars will give you the chance to win a Harley Davidson Sportster and a Mustang Convertible. Where else on this planet can you get a car or motorcycle...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
It's one of the biggest events in the online poker world, with prizes so rich that it takes a full two days to dole them out. It's the annual Spring Championship of Online Poker's Main Event, and it's made more than one player rich beyond their imagining.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 17, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Nearly 1000 runners paid a hefty buy-in of $2100 to compete in the high orbit of SCOOP Event 37. The game was the Cadillac of poker: No Limit Hold ‘Em. The eventual champion was Taknapotin. He battled through a tough field to claim just over $230,000. The final...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 15, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
After an epic tournament that rolled on late into the night, poker pro Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul came from behind to win SCOOP 2010 Event 31 for nearly $191K after agreeing to a deal with only three players remaining. The event, a 1 Rebuy 1 Add-on No Limit...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 14, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
About 350 of the highest rollers ponied up $1050 for SCOOP Event 23 H, NLHE with rebuys. In the end, mistakooll took it down for nearly $250,000. His road the to the championship was not easy. Online poker legend Isaac Baron, aka westmenloAA, finished in 18th place....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 12, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
In what turned out be one of the best-attended events in this year's Spring Championship of Online Poker, three players walked away with some major cash. All told, 21,526 players showed up for the trio of events, with nearly $1.5 million on the line. Check out the results for each below:
by FTR Poker Admin | May 12, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The PokerStars SCOOP 2010 Event #20 is in the books! Many dreams came true, and others got shattered, in what was an awesome display of tournament magnificence. As we know, each SCOOP event is broken down into 3 tourneys, with each one catering to a different audience...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Many players enjoy playing six-max tables over full-ring. There are more chances to raise as players are in position more often. Marginal hands increase in value as does the action from all players. However, some players just don’t feel six-max is loose enough. These...
by carlcarlsoniv | May 8, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
With over 1.8 million dollars in its total prize pool, PokerStars’ SCOOP Event 15 ended with big wins for Peter “Belabacsi” Tarply who won the high stakes pool for $196,080, AMBlues19 who won the mid stakes for $89,065, and ricardo4473 who won the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker has been in full swing for several days now, and few events have matched the quality of play and prizes found in Event 12. Made up of three separate tournaments, there were nearly 20,000 participants combined. Here are the results of each of the trio of tourneys.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Almost 25,000 players formed combined prize pools of nearly $2,000,000 in the 2010 SCOOP Event 8. Over 1,100 players entered SCOOP 8 High, a $1050 NLHE event. It took nearly a day to decide the winner, but in the end, poker force BrynKenney came out on top. BrynKenney...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
PokerStars’ SCOOP Event 7 is one of the most exciting events in this season’s series of online poker tournaments. Event 7 was the first of many No Limit Holdem Heads-up tournaments. Players went at it in what is said to be the purest form of poker, heads-up. Unlike at...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The PokerStars SCOOP 2010 Event #3 is in the books! Many dreams came true, and others got shattered, in what was an awesome display of tournament magnificence. As we know, each SCOOP event is broken down into 3 tourneys, with each one catering to a different audience...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 3, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
As the Full Tilt Online Poker Series comes to an end this weekend, another series begins. The world’s largest online poker site, PokerStars.com, is hosting their 2nd annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) from May 2nd through the 16th. The tournament...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 30, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
PokerStars’ second annual Spring Championship of Online Poker, or SCOOP, is coming soon and PokerStars is kicking it off in style. They are giving their players a bonus matching their reload for 20% up to $100, C$100, €75, or £65. This translates to extra money to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 24, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
When players think of PokerStars, they think about the games, promotions, and great pros that have made it the king of online poker sites – a place to play, but not where we'd go to get news from around the industry.
Well, the brass over at PokerStars are determined to change that perception. Earlier this week, it was announced that the internet gaming giant has acquired three of the top poker blogs on the web. The lucky trio are as follows: PokerPages.com, PlayWinningPoker.com, and Poker-Babes.com.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Latin American players have been presented with an opportunity to make hundreds! Each night, until May begins, PokerStars will be hosting The Nightly $500 Giveaway. The Giveaway consists of 5 freerolls every night. The free-to-enter tournaments start on the hour from...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 14, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
ESPN2 is slated to begin broadcasting the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Monday, April 19. Viewers can tune in every Monday at 10:00 PM EST to catch two episodes of the NAPT. The familiar faces of Lon McEachern and Norman Chad will be providing the commentary. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 13, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars wants to send you to the World Cup this June! There are 30 PokerStars Soccer Safari Prize Packages available. Each prize package includes great seats, hospitality at the match, and $7,000 for travel and accommodation expenses incurred while in South Africa....
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The end of April doesn’t mean the end of great tournament action. In April, the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XVI) has 30 events with $18 million in prizes. In May, you can play in PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). This...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 31, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The Spring flowers are in full bloom at PokerStars! First, PokerStars is launching The Big Game, a high stakes cash game that will be broadcast on national TV. The minimum buy-in is a cool $100,00 and the blinds will be $200/$400. The Big Game will be similar to Game...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 19, 2010 | PokerStars
Your chance for professional sponsorship is just one week away! On Saturday, March 27, PokerStars will run its Dream Job Australia Grand Final, where the top ten finishers get a shot at a $100,000 live poker contract. The winner will be chosen to represent PokerStars...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2010 | EPT, High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
A group of six armed robbers halted play this morning at the 2010 PokerStars.net EPT event in Berlin. The break in occurred around 2:30 PM local time inside the city's Grand Hyatt Hotel.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is calling all the ladies! PokerStars wants to send the ladies to beautiful Monte Carlo. When you arrive, you will be living like a high roller. PokerStars will provide accommodations at the exclusive Columbus Monaco where you can gaze at the gorgeous vista...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is calling all the ladies! PokerStars wants to send the ladies to beautiful Monte Carlo. When you arrive, you will be living like a high roller. PokerStars will provide accommodations at the exclusive Columbus Monaco where you can gaze at the gorgeous vista...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
If you are a huge poker fan, you might already know that the long awaited North American Poker Tour finally kicked off today in Las Vegas at the Venetian for the Venetian Main Event. Poker Stars has hosted a number of tournament series across the world including the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 20, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
Rumors about a increasing divide between Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars bubbled to the surface this week, causing considerable concern in the community before being hurriedly washed away again. The focus of the controversy was PokerStars newly minted North American...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 19, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Congratulations to Senecady for winning the 40 billionth hand! Senecady got all-in preflop with only 24% equity, but turned the Tc to win the Mega Milestone Hand. Senecaddy collected $24,000 for winning hand 40,000,000,000. Despite Host Jeff stopping the action at the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 17, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Come celebrate another milestone at PokerStars! PokerStars is celebrating the dealing of its 40th billionth hand by rewarding cash, multi-table tournament, and sit & go players. If you play cash games at PokerStars, you may want to add some tables! Why? Every...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 17, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Come celebrate another milestone at PokerStars! PokerStars is celebrating the dealing of its 40th billionth hand by rewarding cash, multi-table tournament, and sit & go players. If you play cash games at PokerStars, you may want to add some tables! Why? Every...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 10, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
It’s time for another milestone at PokerStars. The online poker giant will be celebrating their 40 billionth hand dealt. Prizes will be awarded to cash game, sit & go, and multi-table tournament players. Additionally, PokerStars will be hosting their biggest ever...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Love is in the air at PokerStars! First, PokerStars would love to see you on TV via their Royal Street Poker promotion. Players interested must fight their way through one of the daily finals and then place in the top 14 the Weekly Final. Next, you must submit an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Love is in the air at PokerStars! First, PokerStars would love to see you on TV via their Royal Street Poker promotion. Players interested must fight their way through one of the daily finals and then place in the top 14 the Weekly Final. Next, you must submit an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
In a desperate attempt to get in line with iPoker's impending policy changes, VC Poker has banned several dominant players from its cash games. Some of the site's more accomplished winners have been notified via email that their money will no longer buy them a seat outside of tournament play.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
It’s Super Bowl Week at PokerStars! First, similar to the NFL, PokerStars is allowing you to interview the superstars that compose Team PokerStars Pro onTeam Pro Tuesdays. Every Tuesday in February, Team PokerStars Pros like Peter Eastgate and Joe Cada will be logging...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
It’s Super Bowl Week at PokerStars! First, similar to the NFL, PokerStars is allowing you to interview the superstars that compose Team PokerStars Pro onTeam Pro Tuesdays. Every Tuesday in February, Team PokerStars Pros like Peter Eastgate and Joe Cada will be logging...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 28, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Piles of money will be up for grabs this Sunday at PokerStars! PokerStars has increased the Sunday Million prizepool to $2 million! This Sunday, January 31 at 16:30 ET, you can be battling it out for your share of $2,000,000. In addition to the massive $2 million...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
It’s business as usual at PokerStars. First, we would like to remind you that your time to qualify for a trip to meet Joe Cada in Las Vegas is winding down! Cada burst onto the scene by taking down the 2009 WSOP Main Event, earning over $8.5 million. Cada is the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
It’s business as usual at PokerStars. First, we would like to remind you that your time to qualify for a trip to meet Joe Cada in Las Vegas is winding down! Cada burst onto the scene by taking down the 2009 WSOP Main Event, earning over $8.5 million. Cada is the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
What happened in Haiti has left a mark on us all. It was a truly devastating event of epic proportions, and it affected the poorest nation in the entire Western Hemisphere. They were already having a tough time prior to the now infamous earthquake, and now things are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 19, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has something for you to spend your mountains of FPPs on this January! Until the end of January, PokerStars will be discounting one store item in the PokerStars VIP Store each day. Spoonitnow, a veteran FTR poster, has compiled a list of sale items that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 19, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has something for you to spend your mountains of FPPs on this January! Until the end of January, PokerStars will be discounting one store item in the PokerStars VIP Store each day. Spoonitnow, a veteran FTR poster, has compiled a list of sale items that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 15, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The Caribbean nation of Haiti has suffered an earthquake that measured a 7.0 on the Richter scale. Tens of thousands of people are likely dead and many others are injured. Homes are destroyed and lives have been ruined. Citizens of the world are lending a hand in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 13, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Did you know you can make thousands a year, on top of your poker winnings, by playing at PokerStars? It will take patience, perseverance, and a lot of determination! Like most things, you will get a lot out of PokerStars if you put a lot into it. You will reap the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 12, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has crowned a champion at the 2010 PCA! Congratulations go out to Harrison ‘gibler321’ Gimbel for taking down the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. At the age of 19, Gimbel is the youngest player to be touting a PCA title. Early in the PCA,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 12, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has crowned a champion at the 2010 PCA! Congratulations go out to Harrison ‘gibler321’ Gimbel for taking down the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. At the age of 19, Gimbel is the youngest player to be touting a PCA title. Early in the PCA,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
Only 24 players are left of the initial record-setting 1529 hopefuls that showed up in Atlantis Resort and Casino on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Ryan ‘g0lfa’ D’Angelo is no stranger to this blog, and once again he makes an appearance, this time...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
Day 1 of the 2010 PCA is over! Day 2 is in progress, but we would like to give you an recap of PCA Day 1! The ACR Poker Caribbean Adventure drew nearly 1600 entrants, so the massive field was divided into Day 1A and Day 1B. 668 PCA hopefuls started Day 1A with 30,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars.net is delighted to announce the launch of the long awaited PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour (NAPT). The NAPT is the first major poker tour in North America created by poker players for poker players with accessible buy-ins, expectations for massive...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 6, 2010 | FTOPS, Online Poker News, PokerStars
It's something that can fell both the greatest players and the worst amateurs – something that has cost millions of people millions of dollars. It's a thing so evil that it's probably robbed little children of their Christmas presents at one time or another. Its name is the Bankroll Donkey, and it lurks in the heart of every aspiring player.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 5, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
ACR Poker is off to a big start in 2010! First, we have to mention the 2010 PokerStars Reload Bonus! The PokerStars Reload Bonus is worth 25% up to $150 when you deposit using the code ‘2010’. To get the full PokerStars Reload Bonus of $150, you would need...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 1, 2010 | PokerStars
PokerStars is welcoming the New Year with a couple of promotions that are sure to satisfy both cash game and tournament players. For those grinding out cash games, PokerStars has chosen to hold a reload bonus. For its tournament players, they will be hosting The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 29, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
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by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 28, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
Unquestionably, the most successful and accomplished of the recent spate of poker game-shows is the PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge. The show is fronted by Daniel Negreanu and sees competent amateur players face off against a series of celebrities, Team PokerStars...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 24, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has an excellent VIP system, but many people have complained that only the top tiers have actual rewards that are worth shooting for. Well, complain no more, because in 2010 PokerStars will introduce some changes to its VIP Program with the goal of making...
by carlcarlsoniv | Dec 22, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
It might be cold outside, but the promotions at PokerStars are hot! This summer, PokerStars broke the Guinness World Record for most players in one tournament by hosting a tournament with 65,000 runners. On December 27, PokerStars will attempt to shatter the Guinness...
by carlcarlsoniv | Dec 15, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
Looking for some more cash this holiday season? Check out the promotions at PokerStars! PokerStars is proud to announce Season 2 of its Million Dollar Challenge. This exclusive promotion gives PokerStars players the chance to play for a million dollars on the FOX...
by carlcarlsoniv | Dec 15, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
Looking for some more cash this holiday season? Check out the promotions at PokerStars! PokerStars is proud to announce Season 2 of its Million Dollar Challenge. This exclusive promotion gives PokerStars players the chance to play for a million dollars on the FOX...
by carlcarlsoniv | Dec 11, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has recently acquired top mobile gaming development firm Cecure Gaming. One can only surmise that PokerStars is going mobile! PokerStars has not made an official statement yet, but it seems likely that PokerStars is developing mobile software that will...
by carlcarlsoniv | Dec 8, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
The holidays are in full swing over at PokerStars. Want to earn entry to a PokerStars $20,000 added $5 tournament? Simply answer the PokerStars quiz containing 12 questions that cover 2009 PokerStars Promotions: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB229YATQYWA8....
by carlcarlsoniv | Dec 8, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
The holidays are in full swing over at PokerStars. Want to earn entry to a PokerStars $20,000 added $5 tournament? Simply answer the PokerStars quiz containing 12 questions that cover 2009 PokerStars Promotions: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB229YATQYWA8....
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 3, 2009 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
Joe Cada 2009 World Series of Poker Champion On November 10th, Joe Cada changed poker history as the youngest man to ever win the World Series of Poker Main Event. Few expected the record would be broken so soon, since Peter Eastgate had just set it in 2008 at the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 3, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is rounding the year off in style by giving you the chance to win extra PokerStars Passports by scoring big on the December Monthly Tournament Leader Board. Finish in the top 2,000 and you could win one of six passports, plus a share of the huge added cash...
by carlcarlsoniv | Nov 30, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
There is a lot of stuff going on at PokerStars during the holiday, so don’t miss out! First, Stars has introduced the 500,000$ depositor freerolls. If you are a first time depositor you use the PokerStars bonus code FIRST500K to receive a ticket, if you are...
by carlcarlsoniv | Nov 30, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
There is a lot of stuff going on at PokerStars during the holiday, so don’t miss out! First, Stars has introduced the 500,000$ depositor freerolls. If you are a first time depositor you use the PokerStars bonus code FIRST500K to receive a ticket, if you are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 21, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
Deposit money into your account on PokerStars and you could be laying into some serious free cash! That’s right, depositor freerolls are back! Make a reload deposit anytime between now and December 13th and you’ll qualify to play in a freeroll tournament...
by carlcarlsoniv | Nov 19, 2009 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
It is pretty much business as usual at PokerStars. Nothing major has taken place, but there are a few things to note. First, in celebration of awarding $5million since the inception of the Battle of the Planet leaderboards began, they are doubling the prize pool for...
by carlcarlsoniv | Nov 19, 2009 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
It is pretty much business as usual at PokerStars. Nothing major has taken place, but there are a few things to note. First, in celebration of awarding $5million since the inception of the Battle of the Planet leaderboards began, they are doubling the prize pool for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 13, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
On November 15, the biggest weekly tournament in poker, the PokerStars Sunday Million, will add another milestone to its already impressive resume – $250m in total prize money awarded. To mark the occasion, PokerStars is hosting a special edition with a huge $2.5m...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
Any dedicated Sit & Go players on PokerStars will probably already be familiar with the Battle of the Planets leaderboard. This celestial contest rewards the most effective S&G players every week, paying out thousands of dollars to the site’s top players....
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 11, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
Poker has always been attached to the stigma of gambling and unscrupulous behavior. This unwarranted bias has struck particularly hard in the land of TV, with station executives unsure about pumping such a questionable activity into living rooms around the county. In...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars.com breaks ‘Most Players at an Internet Poker Room’ Guinness World Record ISLE OF MAN, UK, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 – PokerStars.com, the world’s largest poker site, has shattered its own world record for hosting ‘THE MOST PLAYERS AT AN INTERNET POKER ROOM’...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 22, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
This is it. The culmination of the largest annual online poker tournament in the world – The World Championship of Online Poker. Brought to you by… who else, the largest online poker site in the world, PokerStars. The Main Event is the tournament to win...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 22, 2009 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
They say poker is a game of luck. Someone should have gotten that memo to Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, who not only demonstrated that poker is a game of skill, but also demonstrated that he has the necessary prowess to take down his second bracelet of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 17, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
We’re rolling into the final weekend for WCOOP 2009, as it was Event #34 wrapping up in the wee hours of the morning. This event was a $215 no-limit Hold’em tournament featuring “big antes” from the start. The guarantee was set at $500,000,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 15, 2009 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Another day gone by, and another great event in the books! This time it was the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event #27, $25000+$500 USD Hold’em No Limit Heads-Up. That’s $25 THOUSAND DOLLARS to buy in, so you could be assured that the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 15, 2009 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Another day gone by, and another great event in the books! This time it was the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event #27, $25000+$500 USD Hold’em No Limit Heads-Up. That’s $25 THOUSAND DOLLARS to buy in, so you could be assured that the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 13, 2009 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Another day gone by, and another great event in the books! This time it was the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) event #24, $500+$30 USD Hold’em No Limit Heads-Up. 1564 hopefuls showed up for a night of extremely deepstacked poker, to determine...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Event 11 finally came to an end after about a day and a half of play. This event was a no limit Hold ‘Em tourney with a $530 buy in and $30 fee, and was pretty generous in the prize pool. $3 million was guaranteed for the pool, and it was added to before the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Do you remember Men In Black? Specifially, when Will Smith asked the officer why the lot were summoned, the officer replied: “Well, because you are the best of the best of the best!” This expression truly applies to last night’s event, the 2009...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 6, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The 2009 World Championship of Online Poker continued yesterday with event #6, a $100 + $9 no-limit Hold’em tournament with $1 million guaranteed. The WCOOP continues to draw huge fields and destroy the guarantees and this tournament was no exception. A total...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 2, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Well, I got good news for you! The VIP Store Instant Cash credits that PokerStars has offered in the past ARE BACK! Yes, you read that right. These are bonuses in the PokerStars VIP Store just waiting there to be claimed, exchanging your FPPs for moneys without having...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 29, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The World Cup of Poker (WCP) is back! Represent your country, win a package to play poker in The Bahamas and compete for a share of a $290,000 prize pool – here’s how. STAGE I – Qualify for your National Team Regardless of where you are from, every PokerStars...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
The World Series of Poker and ESPN recently released a joint statement announcing a new deal between the two companies. ESPN has been broadcasting WSOP tournaments since 2003 and played a vital role in propagating the so called “Moneymaker Effect” – a post-2005...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 16, 2009 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
You Brits sure have an easy time with PokerStars. I can honestly say I’m jealous. Remember the promotion awhile back in which PokerStars would simply make anyone who made PlatinumStar for the month an instant SuperNova for a whole year? We, as in the guys from...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 8, 2009 | PokerStars, WCOOP
Currently running (and will continue to do so until August 16) are tons of satellites on PokerStars to qualify for the upcoming World Championship of Online Poker. In total, PokerStars guarantees a total of 2,350 seats to be given out in their WCOOP Extreme...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 6, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
There has never been a better time to sign up and play on PokerStars, since the bonuses are literally lying on the ground waiting to be picked up. Let’s start with the signup bonus. There has never been a better time to sign up to play at world’s largest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 31, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
Venice. Such a romantic city, featured on many an adventurous traveler’s itinerary. But now, it will be featured in the lives of poker players too, as the Italian Poker Tour arrives in the beautiful sinking city. The first IPT event in San Remo was a huge hit,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
The world’s two biggest poker sites were at war this weekend. Both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker attempted to break the current world record for the largest ever online tournament. Pokerstars currently held the tiltle by breaking the previous record last year in an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
A high stakes game of one-upmanship recently took place between the two largest online poker sites. Full Tilt Poker announced that it was launching an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest ever poker tournament. The record was held by PokerStars,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 18, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
You got some spare FPPs? Do you already have all the playing cards and iPods you could want? Well look no further for a way to spend them because it’s time to buckle up and put the pedal to the metal with the PokerStars Turbo Takedown. With a total prize pool of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 17, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
This is your chance to play in the largest online poker tournament in history, and be part of a Guinness World Record. World’s largest online poker site, PokerStars, is aiming to beat its own previous World Record of 35,000 players in one tournament, set in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 11, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
The world’s premier online poker tournament series returns, and this year the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker will be bigger than ever. This is the event where the rewards are huge and the best players gather to play for millions of dollars. In this...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Guys, get your tourney play in gear. This Sunday, as in tomorrow, all of PokerStars’ awesome Sunday Majors Tournaments will award 4x VPP instead of the usual amount. That’s right, 4x the amount of VPP, which would bring you that one step closer to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
We can all still vividly remember the 2008 WSOP Main Event. It was the first time that the final table of this prestigious event got postponed from the play of the rest of the tables, by a whopping 117 days. At the end of this final table, which in the future will be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2009 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
Angel Guillen. Angel Guillen. Angel Guillen. Repeat it 1,000 times until you can remember this name. Angel Guillen, a young poker pro from Team PokerStars Mexico has shown the world what exactly it was the management at PokerStars saw in him when they recruited him to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
That’s right, the most famous tournament in all of online poker on Sunday was gone. Temporarily, that is. The PokerStars Sunday Million was replaced last Sunday, June 14th, to allow players to make a last ditch effort to qualify for the WSOP Main Event. It...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is once again at it with great promos. Deposit money on PokerStars throughout June, and you will get a chance to play in the Reload Freerolls, which have about $300,000 in their prize pools! All you have to do to claim your free entries into these amazing...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 30, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Remember how many times I’ve babbled on and on about this special and great tournament that was coming up at PokerStars? Remember also how many times I said that this tournament was so great, that you would not even need real money to enter, just FPPs? Remember...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2009 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
As you could have seen reported by other FTR bloggers, The 40th World Series of Poker event is already underway! I would like to take a minute to tell you why you should qualify using PokerStars to play in these events if you do not happen to have $10,000 in spare...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
No money? No problems! Not all of us have huge bankrolls that can be dedicated to poker all the time. Some of us would rather start small and donk it up to the major leagues. The problem is, most sites have very bad table selection, especially small, and not due to...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
If you read Jack’s Corner a few days ago you would know already that PokerStars is giving away a Porche Cayman S on top of cash prizes for this month’s Turbo Takedown. This offer is so incredible that FTR just wanted to make sure none of their members...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
If you look around in the PokerStars Frequent Player Point store, you might have noticed that there are Porsches available for purchase. You would need SuperNova status and 3,000,000 FPPs to get one of your own, brand-spankin’ new. PokerStars has already given...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 13, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Just when you thought it could not get any better… You know, Porsche’s make damn fine automobiles. Their midrange coupe, nicely situated between the Boxster and the more outrageous 911, is called the Cayman. Ever wondered how one of these would drive, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 2, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars
Fish, chips, cup o’ tea, Mary Poppins, and now you lucky Brit bastards have one more thing to claim to your name: awesome exclusive PokerStars bonuses! For all of May of ’09, PokerStars will be rewarding its UK players with tons of free VIP Player Points...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 22, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
20% Reload bonus! OH HAI DER! You know you want it, and PokerStars comes through for you once again. It’s one of those scarce PokerStars bonuses (which have been becoming less and less scarce lately, which is great) and its valid as of right now. All you have to do to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 14, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Sunday 12th April saw the beginning of Event 22 of SCOOP, the long awaited Main Event. There were 3 events, low, medium and high as normal. Event #22 low certainly drew a crowd with 18,747 players entering. Those thousands created a massive prize pool of $1,874,700...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 13, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
21-L SCOOP event 21-L can easily be cataloged as a who’s who in online HU play. 1550 of the very best players online duked it out in this HU shootout tournament. The field was large, but this was definitely not an indication of an easy ride for tough players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker is down to its final day after the completion of Event 20. This event was a fixed limit, 6-max Hold’em tournament, with starting stack sizes of 5,000 chips and 15 minute blinds. Once again there were three...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 11, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The first ever Poker Stars Spring Championships of Online Poker is drawing close to its triumphant conclusion. The series has been very well attended so far, and that continued to be true of Event #17, which concluded early this morning. It was a No Limit Hold ‘em...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 9, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
April 8th saw a huge turnout for PokerStars’ Event 14 of the Spring Championship of Online Poker. Event 14 was set up as a No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 6-max tables. In accordance with all other events for SCOOP, three tournaments made up the event ...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 8, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Event 11 of the Spring Championship of Online Poker, known as SCOOP, has concluded. This special Mixed-Hold’em 6max Event alternated between Limit Hold’em and No-Limit Hold’em on each blind/level change. For those unaware, the SCOOP is a special...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2009 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Okay guys, here I am presenting you a tournament recap for all 3 SCOOP Event 5s, both in the low buy-in spectrum, medium buy-in spectrum, and high buy-in spectrum. Event 5 is special, because it was a shootout event. A shootout event is just like a SNG, where the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The first ever PokerStars Summer Championships of Online Poker began on Thursday with the first of its innovative three-tier tournaments. In an attempt to make these large online festivals accessible to everyone, every event has three versions at three different...
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