by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Events that generate real column inches at the WSOP usually involve big pros making the final table. Sometimes, amid stories of Mercier’s second and Hellmuth’s close shave, the success of an ordinary man or woman can be overshadowed. Kirk Caldwell is just such a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Mark Schmid, the Michigan poker pro who plays online under the name PimpinDonks, won Event #34, the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em, tournament taking home $488,283. For Schmid, who coaches at Sharkscopers, this marks his sixth World Series of Poker cash and first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2011 | Poker News
Poker is a game played by not just professionals but by all types. From rich to poor to ordinary to famous. Speaking of the famous, it looks like a lot of them are about to be in trouble. In particular Tobey Maguire is one amongst more than a dozen being sued over a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Paddy Power Games has recently signed a contract with International Game Technology (IGT), an American-based online gaming equipment provider.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
You’ve seen them in the movies Rounders, Oceans 11, Spiderman, The Town, and even Titanic. Now, you might be seeing them in gambling-related news for some time. A-list celebrities Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Tobey Maguire are among more...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The Poker Player’s Alliance, one of the main proponents of poker rights, recently announced that famous economists Steven D. Levitt and Thomas J. Miles released a report stating that poker is a game of skill. You may know Levitt and Miles from their best selling...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Even with the World Series of Poker rolling on from Las Vegas online poker events continued their strong summer push this past weekend. Sunday events were up across the board with FullTilt running a $1,000,000 guarantee highlighting the day’s schedule. Those...
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 21, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Usually when you cover a Tournament, your headline makes it clear who won the event, and it does little else. After all, the winner of the event IS the story, right? Well, usually that’s the case, and we would be remiss not to congratulate Eric Rodawig on his...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
The $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship is known for generating one of the toughest fields in the WSOP, and this year’s version was no exception. Some truly great players endeavored to take home the $378,642 first place prize, including Tom Dwan, Eugene...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
This year’s World Series of Poker continues to deliver on the hype – the best players in the world are going after each other day after day on the felt, and for most of us, it has been a lot of fun to watch. It’s hard to imagine at this point that many players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Poker News
Already tired of the WSOP and ready to try out a new city or even country perhaps? Still have some more WSOP tournaments left but are clueless on where to head next? Not even playing in the WSOP but want to go to Australia?! Perfect! Starting on July 17 the Asia...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Seven-Card Stud tends to be a niche event, especially when you pair it with Hi-Low-8 or Better. However, that didn’t stop a wealth of talent from coming out for WSOP Event 25, a $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better tournament. 606 players put up the buy-in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Oleksii Kovalchuk wins Event 26 of the 2011 WSOP.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
The ultimate goal for every poker player is to make the November Nine of the WSOP Main Event. Doing so not only puts a lot of money in your pocket, it also garners you a certain amount of fame that wouldn’t be achievable in any other event. If you make the Main...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2011 | Poker News
All-new site Metal Poker is taking an interesting tact to the online poker scene. Including cash games and more tournaments than you can handle, Metal Poker is dedicated to bringing its patrons the latest from the rock music scene. During play, Metal Poker streams an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Mark Rodoja has claimed the crown in the World Series of Poker's twenty-fourth event of 2011, taking home $436,568 for his efforts.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
The lowest buy-in No Limit Hold’em events at the WSOP always have massive fields, and this year’s Event 20 was no different. A whopping 3,175 players put up $1,000 to play the tournament, creating a prize pool of $2,857,500. This meant $493,091 for first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Nearly 500 players entered the $2,500 8-Game tournament at this year’s WSOP and when all the dust settled it was mixed-game specialist John Monnette who took down the title and a $278,144 payday. For the California-native Monnette, this was just one of many...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
For the second time in as many days a Frenchman has conquered a World Series of Poker bracelet. Picking up from where Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier left off yesterday, fellow countryman Elie Payan won the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Event early Thursday...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Another world championship is in the books at the 2011 World Series of Poker. Event 21, a $10,000 Stud Hi Tournament, came to a close Wednesday morning a the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament attracted 126 of the world’s best Seven Card...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
RISE Poker, a newly launched U.S. legal poker site, has announced the members of their inaugural pro team. And for a site that's just gone live, they've done pretty well for themselves.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2011 | Poker News
For me personally, it seems like just yesterday I was playing poker with PokerTracker 2. It was a great tool to help players work on their game right after their sessions or even studying play from months before. Not to mention PokerAceHUD worked well with it,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Through the conclusion of Event #17, or about one-third of the way through the marathon tournament series known as the World Series of Poker, there have definitely been a bevy of positives coming out of the Rio. For one thing, the overall attendance and prize money...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
It seems like there’s even more attention on the World Series of Poker this year than usual. With online poker on life support in the United States, many have looked at the WSOP as a gauge of the overall health of poker itself. If WSOP 2011’s Event 18 is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
It isn’t every day you hear the words, “It isn’t really about the money” from someone who just won their first WSOP bracelet. Things are a little different for Brian Rast, though, who won the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em event for $227,232 a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
A pair of electronic gaming bills have been signed into law by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Poker News
The Heartland Poker Tour now has a new owner. Federated Sports & Gaming made an announcement today stating it has acquired HPT. HPT is the nation’s biggest grassroots poker tour. It is highly successful as an independent producer of poker content. Jeffrey...
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 14, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Can you imagine one roof which houses the world’s very best poker professionals, ready to teach you for a fee? You would have access to the likes of Patrik Antonius, Mike McDonald, Phil Gordan, and Tom Dwan and yes, they would be your teachers. Well, Brandon Adams, a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
HORSE is definitely the best name for a poker format. Comprised of five different variations – Hold’em, Omaha, Razz, Stud, and Omaha Hi/Lo – it also happens to be the most comprehensive test of skills available at the World Series. Usually an excursion for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Darren Woods, the Englishman, with $193,000 in lifetime live winnings, won his first major live tournament tonight winning the in WSOP Event 19! The event was $2,500 entry 6-handed, limit hold’em. For his victory Woods wins $213,431! Event #19 was as important...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The Grand Series of Poker, is back, and badder than ever at Bet 24 Poker! Five new venues are included this year. For as little as $1, you can enter this amazing poker tour! The way it works is simple, earn points by playing at Bet 24 to earn a spot on the GSOP Live...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
As the 2011 World Series of Poker rolls on it would be understandable for online events to get lost in the shuffle. However, with big guarantees and even bigger prize pools there was plenty of action going on this weekend for those busting out of WSOP events early. ...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Congratulations to Erick Lindgren and Erica Schoenberg, who are expecting a child. The couple, who were recently married in Las Vegas, announced the news over Erica’s Twitter feed. “If u catch me at the table doing this (napping), or eating, burping &...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2011 | Poker News
Patrik Antonius, man, myth, model, took on Full Tilt Pro Brandon Adams yesterday in a best of three sets, cash tennis match. Antonius, coming into the match as the clear favorite, offered Adams big odds. If Antonius won the match he was set to take home $30,000, while...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
It’s an odd paradox that the lower the number of attendees a World Series tournament gets, the more media attention it garners. The reason is that contests like Event #16, the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship, only appeal to a select group of players....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
The WSOP is well under way already with new players and of course the usual suspects expected to play in the field. There’s Hellmuth, Negreanu, Dwan, Ramdin, etc. Wait why would I you lump Ramdin in there?! Sure, he’s a solid player but is he really that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 12, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Limit Hold’em can be a bit of a tough sell especially given the overwhelming number of players that specialize in No Limit Hold’em rather than Limit Hold’em. The buy-in for Event 14 even increased to $3,000 from last year’s $2,000, but that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 12, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Yesterday saw the completion of Event 13, the first shoot-out tournament of the 2011 WSOP. 1440 people paid $1,500 to play the No-Limit Hold’em shootout, creating a $1,944,000 prize pool with $369,371 for 1st place. The event started with 160 tables. In a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 11, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
History could be brewing as Phil Hellmuth made the final table of the $10,000 2-7 Lowball Championship late last night at the World Series of Poker. The self-proclaimed “Poker Brat” will be looking to win a 12th WSOP bracelet later today at the Rio Resort...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 11, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Because WSOP events are usually huge, it’s quite common to see final tables filled with relative unknowns. However, once in awhile you’ll find a final table that is quite stacked from top to bottom with a wide variety of talent. Event 7 was one of these as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 11, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Event 12 of this year’s WSOP featured the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Triple Chance, a new tournament to the 2011 WSOP. While Triple Chance did make an appearance in 2010, the buy-in was $3,000 and participation was much lower. This year there were 1340...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
We’re barely two weeks into the WSOP, but already the endless stream of bracelets is becoming overwhelming for poker fans. The players must have felt the same way in the pro-heavy field in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo World Championship. Ever major poker discipline...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2011 | Online Casino News
There has been some encouraging news recently for Americans hoping to play online poker in the future. Harry Reid and Joe Barton recently joined forces looking to pass online gambling regulation through the Senate and it seems they have turned some heads in the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
The 2011 World Series of Poker has thus far been a success. Six of nine repeat events have seen an increase from 2010 attendance, and even more telling, the side action is phenomenal. Attendance at the Rio in Las Vegas has, unsurprisingly, exploded this week. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
The WSOP Player of the Year award is one of the most prestigious awards in poker. Every year players receive points for cashing in WSOP events, and the player with the most points when the series is over receives the award. WSOP vice-president, Ty Stewart, recently...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Ira Rubin, one of the people mentioned in the Department of Justice’s Black Friday indictment, has been denied bail by a New York judge. He is accused of helping online poker websites circumvent the United States’ UIGEA laws. The magistrate judge decided...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
The article written yesterday about WSOP Event 10 highlighted the talent in the $1,500 6-max event. The remaining field was full of multi-table tournament pros that have made huge fortunes online, many of them in the ballpark of 7-figures. And so obviously it makes...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2011 | Poker News
Rich Muny, a longtime representative of the Poker Players Alliance, has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Player Relations.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
We are now a week into the 2011 World Series of Poker. With 10 events already in the books the action has been fast and furious at the Rio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Between the $500 Casino Employee Championship and the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Championship...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
If there’s one big positive to take from this year’s World Series of Poker, it’s that attendance figures have been on the rise. The dark days of Black Friday might take some credit, but the overall message is that poker in United States is far from...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Some people live for Fantasy sports. Whether it’s an annual baseball, football, or hockey draft, people go all out when it comes to studying potential players and poring over stats in preparation. As if bragging rights weren’t enough, usually everyone...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
A slightly delayed Sunday tournament report comes at you this week with online events from a handful of sites taking center stage. As the 2011 World Series of Poker has gotten underway online events have slowed a bit with the majority of the professionals in Las...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
It’s safe to say the WSOP may show a decrease in amount of players due to April 15’s “Black Friday.” Some big names have even declared they will be in fact absent during this year’s series. That’s a huge blow for sure. However,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker has announced GoDaddy.com as their premier sponsor for the 42nd running of their tournament series.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
If you love aggressive play, tons of post flop, and huge action, 6-max tournaments are for you. Day 3 of WSOP Event 10 will get started in just under half an hour, and the remaining 15 players will fight for the bracelet. An impressive 1,920 people paid $1,500 to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
There are plenty of good players without a WSOP bracelet. Although with 50+ handed out every year, it sometimes seems like the small gold wrist decorators aren’t too hard to come by. In reality that’s far from the truth and for that reason, there are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Poker players throughout the United Kingdom may be starting to find it difficult to sleep as their excitement mounts in face of the upcoming poker action. The Grand Series of Poker Live Tour Season Two is kicking off in under two months time in Manchester, and will be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
It seems there may be a new poker Mecca and it’s located in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom’s Matt Perrins won the 9th event of the World Series of Poker only days after his best friend of 20 years, Jake Cody, won the prestigious heads-up event....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2011 | Poker News
Police in Maryland's Anne Arundel County have received a check of $470,407.62 from the US Government.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
The first $10,000 title of the 2011 WSOP has been claimed by Amir Lehavot, winning the Pot-Limit Hold ‘Em championship for a $573,465 first place prize. Lehavot hails from Weston, FL, but was originally born in Israel. The poker professional moved to the U.S....
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 7, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
In the most positive piece of news since Full Tilt Poker players from the United States had their accounts frozen following FBI indictments against Full Tilt, the site is claiming to have successfully regained access to a bank account holding significant funds. There...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 6, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Its nothing new to hear about large cash games running alongside of a prestigious tournament series. In fact, this phenomenon of games sprouting up around large tournaments is one of the things that brought players like Doyle Brunson and Barry Greenstein to the sites...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 6, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
For everyone in the world who loves poker, there’s nothing like the World Series of Poker Main Event, held each year in Las Vegas. It’s the most prestigious tournament that can be won. The Main Event Champion is the most coveted title in all of poker. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Black Friday is now officially over a month and half over with. Most U.S. players seem to have figured out a new site or travel arrangements to allow themselves to play at their old sites. Non-U.S. players are obviously having an easier time figuring out where they...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 5, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
At Bwin Poker it’s time to see how far a lucky dollar can take you! Play in the $1.20 Lucky Dollar $10,000 Leaderboard every month for a chance to win from $25 to $2500! The way it works is simple. Enter the daily $1.2 Lucky Dollar Leaderboard Tournaments, they...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
In the largest Omaha Hi-Lo tournament in the World Series of Poker History, Francesco “Cheech” Barbaro has claimed his first bracelet and the $262,283 first place prize. The 37-year-old Barbaro beat 924 contestants to win the third WSOP event. He entered...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Erick Lindgren, member of Team Full Tilt, this week married fellow poker pro and poker personality Erica Schoenberg. The wedding took place in Las Vegas just in time before the start of the WSOP. Friend of the pair, poker brat Phil Helmuth was in attendance, as well...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The Merge Poker Network today moved to block further USA sign-ups, reportedly for a period of 4-6 weeks. Rumors had been circulating that the blocking of US players from Merge might be coming, but today its official. The block of USA players at Merge comes on the...
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 3, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #2 is nearing an end. The $25,000 heads-up championship started with 128 players and has now worked its way down to the Final Four. Gus Hansen, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Eric Froehlich, and Jake Cody all advanced to tomorrow’s finale where they will battle it...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Despite the rumors of impending payouts, the US Department of Justice has denied the thawing out of Full Tilt Poker's bank accounts.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
WSOP Plans $1 Million Buy-In Tournament in 2012.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tiltware took no time to get back at Phil Ivey after he announced he was suing the company and skipping the 2011 World Series of Poker. In a statement released through Public Relations representative Michele Clayborne, allegations are made against Phil Ivey. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Now is the time at BetFair poker to get in on Summer Slam 2011! Plenty of cool gear is up for grabs including Rayban sunglasses, the newer, lighter, and faster iPad2, Xbox 360 Slim and HD monitors! Summer Slam will be running for the entire month of June. To get in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The Nevada Senate has passed a pair of bills, both of which advance the cause of legal online poker in the US.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker officially began Tuesday with a $25,000 buy-in heads-up no limit tournament. Because of Black Friday, many were expecting a low turnout for most of the series. This event would have plenty of players, however, with 128. The whole prize pool...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News
Phil Ivey, the most recognizable face in poker and regarded by most as the best player in the world, has released a statement that he will not be playing in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and is suing Tiltware. Ivey has won eight WSOP bracelets and $5.3 million...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Well, I’m glad that I read the news before posting this today, because with Phil Ivey reportedly skipping the World Series of Poker, it changes a lot of things for the players left in all of the tournament fields. But as we thought about a list of the players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
In a brilliant PR move, the WSOP has put together its first ever series of Grudge Matches, occurring tomorrow (Thursday). Three Grudge Matches will be played, featuring Johnny Chan versus Erik Seidel, Johnny Chan versus Phil Hellmuth, and Chris Moneymaker versus Sammy...
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 | Online Poker News, Poker News
According to a recent press release, 888poker has earned an operating license from the Italian government.
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 31, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Starting today is the 2011 World Series of Poker, the world’s richest poker tournament, hosted this year at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The 2011 WSOP features 58 events, the biggest poker stars in the world, and millions of dollars to be...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 30, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If you’ve always fantasized about having one of the greatest sports cars in the world, then Party Poker is making your dreams come true by giving away a Porsche 911 and other luxurious prizes in their newest promotion, The Big Draw. Every day throughout the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 29, 2011 | Poker News
The WPT brings in a lot of players trying their hardest to earn money along the way to the title of WPT Player of the Year. Of course, in the end and much like a tournament, only one person will be left standing. In 2011 it’s Andy Frankenberger. Andy...
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 28, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
As the weather turns warm, PokerHeaven is rolling out an impressive array of unique promotions.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
The first account belonging to Full Tilt Poker has been unfrozen by the United States Department of Justice. The Irish account belongs to Full Tilt’s co-founder Raymond Bitar, and frees up at least one third of the $100-$150 million still owed to American...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad yesterday signed a bill which asks the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission for a study on regulating online poker, due on December 1, 2011. One of the study’s goals is to determine the impact, positive and negative, that online poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
Full Tilt is celebrating the launch of the 2011 World Series of Poker with a tournament run of their own. Known as the Mini Series of Poker, this marathon schedule kicks off on the final day of May and runs through Main Event Time in early July.
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 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Guru Play Poker, a UK gaming company catering to users across the globe, has announced an impressive roster of daily freerolls.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The 2008 HORSE final table played host to a now-infamous meltdown. Scotty Nguyen, known as the Prince of Poker in some circles and the Ambassador of Poker in others, gave one of the worst performances of his life. In short, he had a drink-inspired melt down. Nguyen is...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2011 | Poker News, SCOOP
SCOOP #31 High Buy-In Canadian player Gambit360 won the high stakes SCOOP #31 event winning $160,000 cash money. 151 players entered the $2,100 buy-in tournament for a total prize pool of $696,000, smashing the $400,000 guarantee. The tournament featured 1 rebuy in...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The online tournament scene was abuzz this weekend with the completion of the 2011 Spring Championship of Online Poker. While millions of dollars were up for grabs on PokerStars, there were still plenty of other big events on other rooms including the Merge Network,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
There is finally some good news to be reported in response to Black Friday and Blue Monday. A bill is in the works to legalize and regulate online poker sites in the United States. Representative Joe Barton from Texas is looking to introduce a bill that would create a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In the wake of yesterday’s government action against True Poker and Doyle’s Room, which included taking their web addresses and blocking them from serving US players, the Merge Poker Network made an important announcement today. Merge announced today that...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The U.S. Attorney of Maryland has announced a new round of seizures in the online poker community, including the popular DoylesRoom.com.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
American citizen Bradley Franzen has admitted to assisting online poker sites in illegal circumvention of the laws preventing internet gambling payments. Franzen was one of the 11 charged on Black Friday. He lived in Chicago, IL and Costa Rica. Franzen ran a company...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
American citizen Bradley Franzen has admitted to assisting online poker sites in illegal circumvention of the laws preventing internet gambling payments. Franzen was one of the 11 charged on Black Friday. He lived in Chicago, IL and Costa Rica. Franzen ran a company...
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 24, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
According to the Internet Gambling Act of 2001, it is illegal to advertise gambling in Australia (with the exception of sportsbetting). As a result, several companies affiliated with PokerStars marketing department could possible be facing charges, including the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Ever since the April 15th crackdown of online poker giants PokerStars and FullTilt by the US Government a lot of players have been waiting for the other shoot to drop. Earlier today it did just that. True Poker, Doyles Room, and a host of other internet poker sites...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
If you are a golf fan, you have been privileged to watch Tiger Woods plying his craft from 1997 until now. Granted, his last 18 months have been marred by personal problems, injuries, and a golf swing that seems to be in constant flux, but on the whole, you and I...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Once again, a proposed legislation to legalize online poker in the state of California was amended, this time redefining it as an ‘urgency bill’ allowing it to proceed in the 2011 legislative cycle. This legislation, known as Senate Bill 40, was proposed...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2011 | Poker News
Bodog is always thinking of new ways to gain the attention of their current customers as well as new prospects. While their poker client is very popular, Bodog also contains a casino and different betting sections for either sports or horses. The sports betting has a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
The World Poker Tour championship main event can be summed up with one picture, Scott Seiver, sitting in front of a table covered in money, $1,618,344 to be exact. Seiver’s arms are outstretched throwing four morbidly obese money stacks high up into the air....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Gus Hansen has been the story of the 2011 winners. Through the first half of 2011, when it came to professional players’ earnings, he was the far and away the name on top. Black Friday’s repercussions haven’t helped any of the U.S. based players....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
The Bellagio in Las Vegas is currently hosting the WPT World Championship $25,00 buy-in. This year’s turnout was excellent with 220 players versus 195 last year. The total prize pool for the event comes to $5,309,500. After six days of play the final table is...
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 20, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
There is finally some good news in terms of the legal status of online poker. The Nevada State Assembly has passed a bill that would create a system of licensure for any online poker business in the state. Of course, this is a small step, but it is at least a step in...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Besides offering some top notch action at the tables, Everest Poker also has an interesting community area on their website.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 19, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
Amid much speculation of how Black Friday would affect the live poker scene, live tournaments are still doing extremely well and drawing great crowds. The poker action was heating up in Spain’s capital city of Madrid last week as the conclusion to this latest...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 19, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
Serving as a further testament to the strength of poker and that the game shall live on in whichever form necessary regardless of attempts to stop it, the European Poker Tour held their inaugural Champion of Champions event. Every single player who has won an EPT...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Patrik Antonius is known for being an extremely talented and successful poker player. The Finn phenom has excellent results both online and at live tournaments and cash games. However, it looks like he is human after all. Recently, Antonius has continued his success...
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 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournament action has been quite strong lately as the 2011 Spring Championship rolls towards its final week. With PokerStars running the SCOOP it seems all over sites have benefited from extra players being online. Those looking for SCOOP results should...