by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 2, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
With the recent developments of the Department of Justice’s clarification of the 1961 Wire Act and the pending poker legalization bill by Senator Joe Barton, it appears that the glory days of poker will soon return. But two experts believe that things will be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 2, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
With the recent developments of the Department of Justice’s clarification of the 1961 Wire Act and the pending poker legalization bill by Senator Joe Barton, it appears that the glory days of poker will soon return. But two experts believe that things will be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 31, 2011 | Online Poker News, Party Poker
Party Poker is again running an amazing promotion for multi-table tournament players. From January 1st through January 31st, every MTT will have 100% of the money for the tournament go towards the prize pool. That’s right, zero rake for any multi-table...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 27, 2011 | Online Poker News
Bovada Poker is celebrating the Holidays with its Poker Holiday Countdown. They’re giving away cash prizes and entries to their huge Sunday $100K guaranteed. This is great news for cash game and tournament players alike. Unlike most promotions of this nature on...
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 24, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
On Friday the Department of Justice issued a legal opinion which states that the Federal Wire Act of 1961 is only applicable to the prohibition of sports betting across state lines. Up until now, the Wire Act has been one of the many hurdles in the way of legalized...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 22, 2011 | Online Poker News
Titan Poker is battling the cold with some hot promotions this Winter. Whether you’re a cash game or tournament player, Titan Poker has a promotion for you. Over $50,000 will be given away in rake races, Sit & Go leaderboards, and freerolls this season....
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 13, 2011 | Online Poker News
bwin has brought back their special Snowball Sit & Gos, aimed at upping the ante this holiday season. With an interesting blind structure, these small events pack an incredible amount of earnings punch.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) spoke optimistically about the future of online poker in the United States last week at the Digital Gaming and Lottery Policy Summit. Barton believes that acting swiftly and decisively is the way to go. He was quoted as saying that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2011 | Online Poker News
Luvin Poker, a newcomer to the Everleaf Gaming poker network, has become a big player in the US-friendly poker market. They provide poker players worldwide with a great poker experience and have some of the best and most creative promotions around. This December is no...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2011 | Online Poker News
With the holidays approaching, bwin is busy wrapping up gifts for their cash-hungry customers. Their gifts come in two forms — the annual bwin Christmas Calender and the 100 prize packages to the GSOP Salzburg. In total, the Christmas Calendar will be offering...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 6, 2011 | Online Poker News
Everest Poker is the place to play poker this holiday season. Right now, they are featuring some of the best poker promotions around. Tournament players reap all the benefits with three separate tournament promotions running at once. They can qualify for an exotic...
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 3, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week, it was confirmed that the Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) came to an agreement to buy the Fulltilt name, assets and debts from the U.S. Department of Justice for a sum of $80 million. The agreement stated that the GBT would be responsible for paying back all...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 28, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
While the current UIGEA prohibits interstate and out of country online gambling, it also explicitly permits intrastate (within state) online poker. This opening has spurred groups in California to fight hard to get real money online poker rooms running in the state....
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 27, 2011 | Online Poker News
PokerStars has unveiled several new promotions in the running celebration of the company's tenth anniversary.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week Group Bernard Tapie (GBT) and the Department of Justice came to an agreement which would allow the GBT to purchase Full Tilt Poker and its assets. Currently Full Tilt Poker and all player funds are being held by the American Justice Department. The GBT is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 24, 2011 | Online Poker News
Just in time for the holidays, bwin has brought back their popular Nations Cup promotion.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2011 | Online Poker News
PokerStars is helping their Norwegian players out of the cold and into bathing suits sitting poolside. Their exclusive Norwegian PCA tournaments are satellite tournaments to the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in The Bahamas. The PCA is the poker event that sets...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 21, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
In one fell swoop, it appears that the path to regulated online poker for Europeans is shorter now than it is for Americans. Jurgen Creutzmann, a German MEP (Member of European Parliament) has drafted a report recommending a common and accepted collection of laws for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 20, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In a move that will be popular among multi-tabling players, the Cake poker network will now allow the use of Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) at their tables. Until now, Cake poker deliberately formatted their hand history files in a way that made it impossible to gather...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Tower Gaming has restructured their online casino and poker businesses. They have agreed to terms with EveryMatrix Limited in regards to their online casino while their poker traffic will become part of the Euro Cake Network. TowerGaming.com is already familiar with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
There are currently two similar proposed bills for legalization of online poker. In March, John Campbell (R-Calif.) introduced HR 1174 the “Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act.” In June, Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced HR...
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 7, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
With legalized online poker legislation looming on the horizon, more gaming companies are making plans to secure their place in the potentially re-opened U.S. market. A recent announcement states that MGM Resorts International, Boyd Gaming and Bwin.Party digital...
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 | Nov 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Everybody reading this knows that FlopTurnRiver is the best poker forum on the internet. Bwin Poker is now giving FlopTurnRiver’s members the chance to prove their dominance over the other poker forums in their Battle of the Forums. Poker forums across the World...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 2, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Daniel "Jungleman" Cates, one of the most renowned cash poker players in the world, is ready to take on all comers. The young pro has laid down the gauntlet, issuing a heads-up challenge to any and all participants at the upcoming World Poker Tour event in Prague.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 1, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
888 Holdings, the company behind the popular 888poker client, has posted record numbers over the third quarter of the financial year.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 31, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan Poker is offering online poker satellites for the Irish Open 2012, the longest running live poker event in Europe. Titan Poker will offer a Weekly Super Satellite, with winners going onto the premier Irish event. Titan Poker is a leading European poker room, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 29, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In a move to bring in more players, Americans in particular, the Everleaf gaming network is running a great promotion starting November 1st. All their US dollar cash game tables will rake a maximum of $1 per hand throughout November and December. Management has also...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 27, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan Poker and Mansion Poker right now are giving away $100,000 in cash prizes and tournament tokens to players taking it to the limit! From October 31st – December 31st, play as many hands of Limit Hold’Em poker as you can to win your share of $100,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 27, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
888poker, one of the largest up and coming rooms in the modern gaming scene, has launched a series of new features and promotions which are sure to catch the attention of the playing populace.
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 24, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Bwin is currently offering contender freerolls! Play monthly for a chance to win a $20,000 freeroll tournament! To compete, it’s simple, play at bwin, earn points, then get designated a weight class, from flyweight all the way up to heavyweight! Flyweights are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 24, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade will hold a hearing on online gaming tomorrow. Topics addressed in this hearing will include the safety of online gaming and likely a discussion of Congressman Joe...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 23, 2011 | bet365, Online Poker News, Poker News
Play Premium Table cash games to climb the Premium Cash Ladder for a chance to win up to $1,000 each week, now at Bet365! The Premium Cash Ladder offers an increase in cash bonus with every rung you complete, exclusive Bet365 Premium Tables, and searchable cash earned...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 22, 2011 | Online Poker News, Party Poker, Poker News
Party Poker’s inaugural Pokerfest series begins this Sunday. Pokerfest 2011 touts 47 events spread out over 15 days, with buy-ins ranging from points only to the $640 main event. The main event will run on November 6th, with a hefty $1 million guaranteed prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 21, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Donald Trump has formed a bold new partnership with New York hedge-fund manager Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital, to operate an online poker site. This news, coming from Bloomberg, describes the partnership between Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. and Lasry Avenue...
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 20, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan Poker is gearing up for the fourth and final monthly installment of October's Titan Time promotion. Running from October 24th through the 26th, this fast past earnings race boats a total prize pool of $2,500.
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 16, 2011 | bet365, Online Poker News, Poker News
There are a wealth of features and prizes to be had at the bet365 Poker University.
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 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The second-largest US-friendly poker network in the world, the Merge Gaming Network, will allow American players to resume signing up for their network starting today. This has been confirmed by numerous Merge skins. Merge Network experienced a huge surge of new...
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 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 7, 2011 | bet365, Online Poker News, Poker News
bet365 is preparing to kick off the coming winter with a bang. The online gaming giant is currently offering qualifying tournaments which could net users a trip to the prestigious Irish Winter Festival, set to take place between the 29th and 31st of October.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 6, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WPT
Qualify for the WPT Prague starting today at bwin Poker. WPT Prague is scheduled to take place December 1-5 at the stunning Corinthia Hotel in Prague. Win your 3200€ + 300€ buy-in at bwin from now until November 20th! The World Poker Tour is one of the biggest poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Betfair, one of the most popular online gaming companies on the planet, is now admitting that they suffered a major security leak in 2010.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
A new online poker website is hitting the scene on October 1st. Surebet Poker has already signed its first celebrity sponsor, Trishelle Cantella, a reality TV star and Playboy model. Cantella formerly worked as an Ultimate Bet sponsor, until she (and the entire...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 29, 2011 | bet365, Online Poker News, Poker News
Looking to learn the game of poker but not sure where to start? Aside from learning here at the FlopTurnRiver forums, there are other ways to learn how to play poker. One fascinating way to learn to play poker is bet365’s Poker University. On top of teaching new...
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 21, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
The Hendon Mob, a London-based group of professional poker players, has terminated their exclusive relationship with Full Tilt Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The state of Massachusetts has taken the first steps toward legalizing online poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 13, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The state of Massachusetts has begun looking into adding online poker to its list of revenue raising activities.
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!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
With the summer season drawing to a close, InterPoker is preparing to celebrate with some good old fashioned racing action.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WPT
You haven’t lived until you’ve been to France and once you go you’ll always be trying to go back! The WPT keeps moving along! After exciting stops in France and Slovenia, the WPT came to Los Angeles last week for an amazing main event where Will...
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 2, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan Poker is celebrating their sixth anniversary with a special heads-up tournament where all players will be allowed to compete. There will be two phases to the Heads-Up championship. During the first phase, all players will be allowed to compete in 24-hour points...
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 30, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Opportunities in the market of online poker have been stymied, to say the least, since April 15, 2011. Not all in the industry are sitting on their hands, however. Jamie Gold is launching a new poker site called FreeGoldPoker.com, geared specifically towards American...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 28, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In the recent online poker meets Washington debate, we’ve often heard the terms intrastate and interstate being lobbed around. To clarify, intrastate poker would mean online poker players in California, for example, can play only against other players also in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is literally just around the corner, running September 4 through 25. As the world’s biggest online tournament series, it’s also one of the easiest tournaments to play in, thanks to the easy access points...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
It’s hunting season at bwin Poker and they’re ready to give awesome prizes to the best hunters. Hunters will hopefully be supplied with bullets to go out onto the virtual felt and hunt ducks. These hunters will be given instructions on how exactly their...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WPT
I don’t know everything about your life, but I do know a few things. First off, I know that you like poker. In fact you like it so much that you actually seek out extra news coverage of poker, and incidentally you’ve found a great site for that! I also...
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 23, 2011 | Online Casino News, Online Poker News
If you have always dreamed of winning a World Poker Tour (WPT) event, you are not alone. The WPT has run some of the most prestigious poker tournaments in the world for several years now. Unfortunately not a lot of normal working people have the time or money to play...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 23, 2011 | Online Poker News, Party Poker, Poker News
One thing PartyPoker does extremely well is offer a large number of satellites to live poker events. Their latest tournament package is for Grand Series of Poker (GSOP) Live Greece, which takes place in Porto Carras Greece from October 11th to 15th of this year. The...
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 22, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Starting August 22nd, Victor Chandler is going absolutely freaking bananas, offering sick incentives to play cash games! Play the Wheel of Fortune, August 22nd and 22nd, by winning a hand with the wheel straight A-2-3-4-5 and you’ll earn a spot in the €1,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Most of the Merge Network of poker sites have been open to US players for some time, but with the exception of Carbon Poker – one of the largest poker sites at Merge. Earlier this year, Carbon announced a temporary leave from the American market to address customer...
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 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If you are already a player at InterPoker, then you’ll no doubt have a very exciting month with all of the promos already running on the site. If you are a new player, there’s never been a better time to sign up! InterPoker actually has three promotions...
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 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Party Poker, Poker News
The 2011 version of Oktoberfest is about a month away, and PartyPoker wants to give their Palladium VIPs the chance to attend. Even if you don’t live in Europe, you won’t want to miss out on this event taking place in Munich Germany. Over 5 million people...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 15, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If you haven’t already, now is the time to try the new Bounce Sit N Go, which is only found at Bwin Poker. It’s unlike any Sit N Go that’s come before! In Bounce Sit N Gos the blind levels are constantly changing. Can you adapt fast enough to...
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 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Now at Bwin you can qualify for the Grand Series of Poker 7. The Grand Series of Poker is one of the most highly anticipated poker series on the net! Grand Series of Poker 7 action runs from September 25th to October 9th. The Grand Series of Poker 7 features 18 main...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Party Poker, Poker News
Atlantic City is the place to be for world class East Coast poker action, and now at Party Poker you can qualify for a chance to play in the WPT 2011. Main event prize packages are valued at over $7,000. This is your chance to experience Atlantic City in style. Win...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Ever since April 15, US poker players have been in a scramble to find a site that would allow them to play. Many had to abandon their usual site and even some quit altogether. Phil Galfond is taking a different route. Known for winning millions of dollars in online...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WPT
Atlantic City is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. While it is known for offering fantastic shopping and fine dining, it is most famous as the “Las Vegas of the East” thanks to its large collection of casinos and gambling...
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 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The news broke last night that up and coming Portuguese poker pro Jose “Girah” Macedo, who is widely known in the poker community as the “Portuguese Poker Prodigy,” may not be who he claims to be. Under the heavy weight of evidence, Macedo has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 4, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Massachusetts State Senator Mike Rush has penned a new bill which, if passed by his fellows, would legalize online gambling within the borders of his state.
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 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
With Full Tilt Poker out of the picture for the time being, PartyPoker has stepped up with their promotions in an effort to gain their player base. As a result, there is a ton to gain from playing there this week, including a deposit bonus, a depositors freeroll, and...
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 | Aug 1, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Cash money is being bestowed upon loyal players at Paddy Power Poker right now through their 2011 Ironman program. The more you play, the more you earn. It’s as simple as that, and right now during the August Paddy Power Poker special summer challenge. Prizes...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 1, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
History was made last night as the biggest online poker bad beat jackpot of all-time hit, for a massive EUR $1,265,583 ($1.4 Million). It happened on the Gtech G2 Poker Network, at the micro tables at Boss. The player holding the bad beat jackpot hand, losing with...
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 31, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In a bizarre poker headline this week, American online poker pro Daniel Cates, who plays under the screen names Jungleman and w00ki3z, was denied entry into Canada. Cates was attempting to move to Canada to continue his online nosebleed play, as he posted on his...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 29, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
After building up for a considerable amount of time, Interpoker's Bad Beat Jackpot has finally been captured. Just days ago, a table featuring nine players with €0.50/€1 No Limit Hold'em gameplay managed to haul in this massive €1,265,583.34 prize pool.
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 27, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Warner Brothers Digital Distribution has signed a deal with 888 Holdings, which will lead to the development of some popularly branded games. Specifically, 888 will now be charged with the creation of slots and other pastimes involving Warner's “Clash of the Titans” and “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchises.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Amid rumors of their impending purchase by mysterious European buyers, Full Tilt Poker's public hearing over their suspended license may soon become a private affair.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In poker, bad luck is bound to happen. But that isn’t always a bad thing now! Interpoker’s Bad Beat Jackpot is sure to turn frowns upside down after having a little bad luck at the tables. Interpoker’s Bad Beat Jackpot is now officially the largest...
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 21, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
European gaming giant Bwin.Party has announced the launch of a new mobile poker application designed expressly for the Android operating system.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Bet365 keeps on rolling with new and impressive promotions. Their Jackpot Sit & Gos are sure to catch Sit & Go players’ eyes. Prizes can go up to $50,000! There is a variety of these tournaments to choose from with all of them being fast paced. Players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In the midst of the summer months, Everest Poker has put together two promotions which are destined to see major success.
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 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Bwin Poker has always had some of the best giveaways and promotions in the poker industry. As a way to celebrate the wonderful game of poker, Bwin has declared a Poker Fiesta. During this Poker Fiesta, Bwin will be giving away lots of cool merchandise and some extra...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 13, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has announced their intention to withhold support of the recent online poker bill proposed by Texas Congressman Joe Barton.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2011 | EPT, Online Poker News, Poker News
PokerStars has always been great with coming up with special promotions. From bonuses to help pad bankrolls to promotions to help players win seats to major tournaments, PokerStars has it all. One of the new ones is called the EPT Tallinn Adventure. With the EPT...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The Merge Gaming Network has been granted the right to operate their poker and casino skins within the European district of Malta.
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 FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
PartyPoker has always made bold moves and came up with fantastic promotions that translate to money in the grinders’ pockets. Recently, they’ve made another move that is sure to attract tournament players and create huge waves in the poker industry....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
The Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne (ARJEL) has announced the suspension of Full Tilt Poker's license to operate within French borders.
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