by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 27, 2008 | Poker News
Getting their players to live poker tournaments is the name of the game on Titan Poker right now. No matter where in the world the tournaments go down, you can be assured that Titan Poker will have players representing them. Coming up soon, Titan Poker will be sending...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 26, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Two companies that have been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons have captured the attention of the press for something less dubious. It has been announced that Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker, both caught up in the recent superuser scandals, will be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 26, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Welcome back to the weekly Bodog update, featuring both weekly and monthly tournament leaderboards. We are mere days away from the end of July, so the monthly race is becoming more intense as players seek to earn as many points as possible during this last week....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 25, 2008 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WPT, WSOP
The summer is halfway over, and as often happens this time of the year, live tournaments are in a bit of a lull. The 2008 World Series of Poker is all over, except for the final table of the Main Event, which won’t be going down until November. The next seasons of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 24, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
As the summer heats up, so does the Ongame Leaderboard. Last week p3rc4 continued to maintain his lead, while the rest of the field struggled to have a shot at the aforementioned massive lead. However, things have changed this week, as consistency has become the name...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 24, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News
CryptoLogic, one of the world’s most innovative creators of poker software, has now completed the integration of its poker site into the eWallet payment system of Betsafe. Betsafe, which joined the CryptoLogic poker network in January of 2007, is one of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 24, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Since being revealed in May the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal has served as the source for no end of controversy. Evidence that certain accounts, linked to the former owners of UB, were able to view other players hole cards dealt a forceful blow to the reputation of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 24, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Since being revealed in May the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal has served as the source for no end of controversy. Evidence that certain accounts, linked to the former owners of UB, were able to view other players hole cards dealt a forceful blow to the reputation of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2008 | WPT
So you’re watching a poker tournament on television and there are five minutes left. Say Phil Ivey has a 9 to 1 chip lead over Phil Hellmuth. Who do you think is going to win? World Poker Tour founder Steve Lipscomb realized a flaw in the presentation of his...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Some poker fans are under the mistaken impression that they will have wait till November to watch the world’s biggest poker extravaganza – the WSOP. The truth is that they will only have to wait till November to watch the final table of the Main Event play...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News
As part of the latest Pokerstars 2X promotion, Pokerstars is now giving a 40% deposit bonus, up to $240, to anyone making a qualifying deposit between July 21 and 31. This is double their standard offered bonus! To take advantage of this, just use the code...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 21, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another weekend, another Sunday, and another day with millions and millions being paid out to players. However, it wasn’t just another Sunday for one FTR member. But, as usual, let’s kick it off with the Poker Stars Sunday Million, which still saw a large field come...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2008 | Poker News
There’s been some great World Series of Poker stories this year, and so it makes sense to add another one to the collection during this week’s Titan Poker update. In my articles I keep mentioning the satellites that Titan offers and the numerous players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2008 | Poker News
An issue that has recently arisen in the poker world is the rules that govern tournament play. Unlike the the PGA Tour, where golfers can expect the same procedures to take place at every tournament, poker has a different system going, and most complain it is a lack...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 19, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Undoubtedly the biggest scandal to emerge from this year’s World Series was the saga of Tiffany Michelle. The former Poker News employee became embroiled in a dispute with the site after seemingly backing out of a deal that involved Poker News staking her for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 18, 2008 | Poker News, WPT
Yesterday saw one of the very toughest WPT final tables ever, if not the toughest final table ever, period. Everyone at the table was more than capable of holding their own; each player world class in their own right. Last year’s final table was no slouch either, with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 18, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
As usual, I will be updating the standings for both the weekly and monthly leaderboards on Bodog. We’re moving into the second half of of the month, so the July leaderboard is becoming a lot more interesting than in previous weeks. If you want to see the prizes...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 17, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Welcome to another week of FTR Blogs coverage of the Ongame Leaderboard. If you’ve been keeping up, you know that the Ongame Leaderboard has been in utter chaos for the past month or so, with old favorites falling hard, and unknown after unknown ascending to the Top...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 17, 2008 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
On June 1, Full Tilt proudly announced its newest addition to the elite Team Full Tilt – Patrik Antonius. With his outstanding record and achievements, it’s no wonder this rising star was asked to join Team Full Tilt with the legends of Andy Bloch, Allen...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 17, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Just before the start of the 2008 World Series of Poker, I wrote an article addressing fears that the struggling US economy might impact upon the turnout for the WSOP. Thankfully those fears seem to have been misplaced. Overall attendance was up 8% and main event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 16, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Finally, nine people remain after a grueling 12 day battle in the 2008 Main Event where 6,844 began with hopes of joining the ranks of some of poker’s best as world champion. The problem is that these golden nine will have to wait until November 9th to finish...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 16, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Finally, nine people remain after a grueling 12 day battle in the 2008 Main Event where 6,844 began with hopes of joining the ranks of some of poker’s best as world champion. The problem is that these golden nine will have to wait until November 9th to finish...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 15, 2008 | Poker News, WCOOP
September ushers in the return of the Pokerstars World Championship of Online Poker. This year, the 2008 WCOOP will be the largest online poker tournament series in the entire world with a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000! The series starts September 5 and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 14, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Some pretty epic Sundays have gone down recently, with players making two major final tables in one day, and a player hitting two six-figure scores in one day. However, we haven’t seen what went down yesterday, which was one playing, winning two major tournaments. On...
by givememyleg | Jul 14, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
If there is one tournament that any poker player would like to go deep in, without a doubt it would be the main event. The 2008 WSOP Main Event saw the numbers jump back up from last year, with 6,844 entrants, and awarding one lucky player with an astounding...
by givememyleg | Jul 14, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
If there is one tournament that any poker player would like to go deep in, without a doubt it would be the main event. The 2008 WSOP Main Event saw the numbers jump back up from last year, with 6,844 entrants, and awarding one lucky player with an astounding...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 13, 2008 | Poker News
The best thing about Titan Poker’s promotions is that they give both cash and tournament players a chance to cash in and win big. In this week’s edition of the Titan Poker update, find out how both cash players and tournament players are being rewarded by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 13, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Today is Sunday, July 13th and that means it’s time for another installment of the PRK leader board updates here at FTR! It would do some good to take everyone’s eyes off the World Series of Poker for a moment and take a peek at some PRK updates because...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 12, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
After the burst of the money bubble yesterday, Day 4 of the 2008 World Series of Poker came and went at some pace. With the fear of not making the money lifted from their soldiers the 474 strong field played fast and loose, attempting to build up a stack at make a run...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 11, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Welcome to this week’s version of the Bodog leaderboard report. We’ll find out who won last week’s weekly leaderboard, who’s winning the weekly race for this week so far, and who’s at the top of the July leaderboard after 11 days. To see...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 11, 2008 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
The game we play can often be a crazy one, with struggles, success, and everything else in between. Richard “nutsinho” Lyndaker has been on both sides of the fence, though these days, the struggles are few and far between, with tons of success grinding cash games...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 11, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Thursday was the day to make or break a poker player in the World Series of Poker Main Event this year. It’s where players had to buckle down or miss making the bubble and a shot at the November Nine, the term for the last 9 players who will sit at the final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
For the past few weeks, instability has been the key word for the Ongame Leaderboard. The Top 10 has been extremely shaky, with players coming in and out at an alarming rate. March, April, and May were filled with the same players for the most part, and finnrene was...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker main event is now in full swing with Day 2b of the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em championships coming to a close early this morning. Two of pokers greatest players and most recognizable names, Johnny Chan and Phil Helmuth, have both survived...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 2008 World Series of Poker has proven to be the largest series, both in entrants and prize money, in history. Official records were released yesterday evening confirming the achievement. The number of this year’s entrants beat out 2007 WSOP’s by 4,432...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2008 | Poker News
The battle between McCain and Obama for the title of 44th President of the United States is in full swing, and poker players and non-poker players alike are trying to decide which of the candidates is best. Oddly enough, this election will most likely be more...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Who hasn’t wanted to host their own poker tournament from time to time? With the space required to do such a thing as well as distance amidst friends being prominent it wasn’t always such an easy task. That’s changed now with CryptoLogic releasing an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
With only half of the World Series of Poker Main Event done, there is still plenty of time for players to make a move. In fact, they are still playing split days at the Rio with day 2a coming to a close early this morning. But Brian Schaedlich isn’t waiting to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2008 | FTOPS, Poker News
Get ready because FTOPS IX is ready to start full swing! If you recall FTOPS VIII, you’ll remember that over $15 million in prize money was given out over the 24 event schedule. This time around, the FTOPS IX series is made up of 25 events with a greater than...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 7, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
So, the Day 1’s are over. Now it’s break day before Day 2A begins. Of course, I am talking about the World Series of Poker’s 2008 Main Event. There was much speculation as to whether this year’s Main Event would have more entrants than last...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 7, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another massive Sunday is in the books, and some of the usual suspects showed up yesterday, many of them playing on one of the first three Day 1’s, and enjoying the EV that massive prize pools offer up. As usual, let’s kick off FTR’s coverage of the big Sunday...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2008 | Poker News
Welcome to the July 6th edition of the Titan Poker update. In this instalment I’ll tell you about some satellite opportunities and explain how you can win the chance to play some exciting live poker. I’ll also give you info about freerolls and then tell...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
It’s a new month and with a new month brings a new leader board over at PKR Poker. Last month ended pretty eventfully with the usual favorite getting pushed down to 3rd place in the last few days, but farryboy came back and took first place once again....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 5, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
There are not many accolades as significant as winning the World Series main event, but to be named the WSOP Player of the Year must come close. With the established pros doing so well across the board this year, the POY race became one the most hotly contested in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Ask any poker player what their dream is, and more often than not, you’ll hear to win the Main Event at the World Series of Poker. That’s just what thousands of players are attempting to do as this is written, as Day 1B is currently going on, with Day 1A in the books,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Welcome to July and the start of a new monthly leaderboard. Bodog crowned its June 2008 monthly leaderboard winner just a few days ago, and now we have new standings with new players racing to win the prizes for July. To see what’s at stake, please click here....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
James Schaff has overcome a poker great in the vein of Phil Hellmuth to take the bracelet and the prize money in event 51 which was a H.O.R.S.E. tournament. This is pretty impressive considering the sheer quantity of fans and cameras that follow Hellmuth are often...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
As the summer heats up, so does the action on the Ongame Leaderboard. Another month is in the books, and many players are vying for the top spot. Who came out on top in June? 1. kitakami 14002 2. EVG 1969 11987 3. manito43 11625 4. 23744550 11602 5. spaulding13 11576...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2008 | Poker News
Today marks day one of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. For many professionals and amateurs alike the Main Event is a chance for poker glory and immortality. Although, the Main Event is certainly enough excitement for a day in the poker community, there is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The final championship tournament before the Hold’em main event concluded yesterday with Event #50, the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship. After all was said and done the event was taken down by Marty Smyth of Belfast. I’d like at this point, if I may,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Absolute Poker has a new idea for their players and that idea involves diamonds. You heard right, diamonds. They’re giving away $45,000 worth of diamonds to those who qualify in their real money games by accumulating the right number of credits. “We...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
After the Intense H.O.R.S.E. event that saw many of poker’s top players battling for over $7 million, some stars made the insane decision to jump right into the Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo tournament and play. Among them were Chris Ferguson, Tony G, Kathy Liebert,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
For those who thought that the major money would all be seen in the Main Event of the 2008 WSOP, they were proven wrong in a big way with the World Championship H.O.R.S.E tournament. That’s because 148 players paid the mind-boggling $50,000 buy-in to make the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Now, when you sign up with PokerStars through FlopTurnRiver you can take advantage of an exclusive bonus. In addition to PokerStars’ standard first time deposit bonus of 100% up to $50, FlopTurnRiver members will receive an additional $25 when they reach 100...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Despite the World Series of Poker still being in full swing, yesterday was a momentous and memorable day for online poker. The Poker Stars Turbo Takedown was back, while Poker Stars added a huge buy-in yesterday. On top of all of that, not one, not two, but three...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2008 | Poker News
Well, I have been playing a lot of poker lately, this means that I have been playing well. I have also been to a home game last saturday-morning. Live poker is pretty boring imo. Just fold hand after hand, or loosen up and jump in there. I came out of that one, ahead...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, PokerStars
With all the excitement emanating from the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, it can be difficult to pay attention to much else – especially in the realm of online poker. It has been a while since our last PokerStars Leaderboard update and a lot has happened....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #43 of the WSOP drew a surprisingly decent number of players for a Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better tournament. In all, 720 players paid $1,500 to get into the tournament that had a prize pool just under one million dollars. Chris Ferguson, Barry...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 2008 WSOP continued its trend of offering something for nearly everyone in the Seniors No Limit Hold’em World Championship. 2,218 seniors came calling with their $1,000 bets upfront and their buy-ins created a prize pool of $2,018,380. Even though this was a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 2008 WSOP continued its trend of offering something for nearly everyone in the Seniors No Limit Hold’em World Championship. 2,218 seniors came calling with their $1,000 bets upfront and their buy-ins created a prize pool of $2,018,380. Even though this was a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This has been a pretty exciting week over at PKR Poker. The usual suspects are all in the top ten, but things are a little different which lends to an interesting situation as we wrap up the month. There could be some upsets in the top three which hasn’t...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Live Poker Results, Poker News
Casino files lawsuit against NBA. Wynn Las Vegas is attempting to force the payment of a $50,000 bill that was created back in 2007 for an NBA All-Star game. During the All-Star weekend that year, NBA Properties, NBA Entertainment, and Alonzo Mourning Charities all...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event 46 of this years World Series of Poker was the largest buy-in 6-max No Limit Hold’Em tournament of the series. The $5,000 tournament drew 805 entrants for a total prize pool of $3,783,500. 6-max No Limit Hold’Em is a different beast than full-ring...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event 46 of this years World Series of Poker was the largest buy-in 6-max No Limit Hold’Em tournament of the series. The $5,000 tournament drew 805 entrants for a total prize pool of $3,783,500. 6-max No Limit Hold’Em is a different beast than full-ring...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Among the myriad hold’em events at this years world series was Event 44, the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em w/Rebuys. 879 potential champions turned out and, in a practically unprecedented occurrence, the victor was not an established pro. In fact there...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Among the myriad hold’em events at this years world series was Event 44, the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em w/Rebuys. 879 potential champions turned out and, in a practically unprecedented occurrence, the victor was not an established pro. In fact there...
by givememyleg | Jun 28, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Rich “nutsinho” Lyndaker has been known to be one of the toughest players on FTR, and now he is very close to his largest payday ever! He has outlasted 799 other players and now sits as the chip leader of the final table in event 46, $5,000 shorthanded....
by givememyleg | Jun 28, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Rich “nutsinho” Lyndaker has been known to be one of the toughest players on FTR, and now he is very close to his largest payday ever! He has outlasted 799 other players and now sits as the chip leader of the final table in event 46, $5,000 shorthanded....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Welcome back to the weekly Bodog leaderboard update! It’s nearing the end of the month and Bodog tournament players are racing towards the finish line, trying to keep their places or move up in the monthly leaderboard race. Let’s take a look at both the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker does an amazing job of providing tournaments for every type of player. Whether it be buy-in, age, or gender, no players are shut out from the World Series of Poker. This was demonstrated by the wildly successful $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker does an amazing job of providing tournaments for every type of player. Whether it be buy-in, age, or gender, no players are shut out from the World Series of Poker. This was demonstrated by the wildly successful $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2008 | Poker News
this vid kinda describes me atm 😉 I still got my roll spread out over 4 sites, I’m thinking about unifying it, but for some reason I got more confidence if I have cash...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
We are nearing the end of yet another month, as the Top 10 for the Ongame Leaderboard continues to be extremely heated. It’s coming down to a question of who wants it more, and who’s willing to put in the time and effort to close out the month. Finnrene swept March,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2008 | Poker Law, Poker News
H.R. 5767, the Payments System Protection Act, failed Wednesday in the House Financial Services Committee. H.R. 5767, introduced by Representatives Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ron Paul (R-Tex.), was intended to stop the implementation of regulations enforcing the 2006...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Writing this article I have felt a distinct sense of deja vu. It was exactly seven days ago that I reported on perennial nearly-man John Phan finally picking up a well deserved first World Series bracelet. Yet here I am again reporting on another WSOP victory for the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #41 of the WSOP brought a mixture of two games in Mixed Hold’em – Limit/No Limit. 731 people paid $1,500 to get into this tourney which featured a prize pool of $996,450. The 731 number would be cut all the way down to 98 by the time things wrapped...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #41 of the WSOP brought a mixture of two games in Mixed Hold’em – Limit/No Limit. 731 people paid $1,500 to get into this tourney which featured a prize pool of $996,450. The 731 number would be cut all the way down to 98 by the time things wrapped...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Most card players in the world aren’t too keen on the game of 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball. That’s probably a good reason why only 238 players paid the $2,500 buy-in. But there were still some big name players fighting for the $547,400 prize pool. John...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If the chance to play for poker stardom and millions of dollars isn’t the ultimate adrenaline rush already, Bodog is offering its WSOP qualifiers three once in a lifetime experiences guaranteed to get their hearts pounding and palms sweating before hitting the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
With 2,720 players paying the $1,500 buy-ins for Event #39, one would have thought that this No Limit Hold’em tourney would’ve lasted a lot longer. But the truth is that the first day set the theme for super-quick eliminations. In fact, over 90% of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
With 2,720 players paying the $1,500 buy-ins for Event #39, one would have thought that this No Limit Hold’em tourney would’ve lasted a lot longer. But the truth is that the first day set the theme for super-quick eliminations. In fact, over 90% of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 38th event of the 2008 WSOP would start off with some domination by Michael Binger as he bolted out to the lead in the $2,000 buy-in event. He was quickly eyeing the top prize out of the $1,101,100 available. But his day 1 lead wasn’t totally secure as a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 38th event of the 2008 WSOP would start off with some domination by Michael Binger as he bolted out to the lead in the $2,000 buy-in event. He was quickly eyeing the top prize out of the $1,101,100 available. But his day 1 lead wasn’t totally secure as a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #37 in the World Series of Poker was nothing short of exciting when David Benyamine took the first place seat in a solid match of Omaha Eight-or-better. With Benyamine being one of the biggest names in the poker world it’s no surprise that this very talented...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2008 | Poker News
With the seemingly never ending growth in the world of poker it is no surprise it has even extended to the theater. According to PokerPages, All In: The Poker Musical will make its debut in a one hour concert on July 4th and 5th. The performance will take place at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2008 | Poker News
Its incredible how a hot run can make you feel like a fucking genius, but when you catch a bad run of cards you also feel that the world is against you. Well, what wrong in the previous sentence? The word ‘feel’/ Feeling has no place at the poker table....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Quite a few players started the day in Event #36 as 2,447 players took part in the No Limit Hold’em tournament. Very few players actually made it though to play for another day. Over 90% of the players that started wouldn’t get to see a piece of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Quite a few players started the day in Event #36 as 2,447 players took part in the No Limit Hold’em tournament. Very few players actually made it though to play for another day. Over 90% of the players that started wouldn’t get to see a piece of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
As can be expected, Event #35’s regular Seven Card Stud tourney didn’t exactly pack the house at the Rio. 381 players paid the $1,500 buy-in to make the prize pool a modest $520,065. That didn’t put a damper on the competition at all though as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2008 | WSOP
Poker professional, David Benyamine, has now distinguished himself from other talented poker players by winning his first ever World Series of Poker Bracelet. It happened in Event #37, the $10,000 Omaha High-Low Split Tournament. Benyamine beat 235 talented players in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Sunday, June 22nd saw some of the toughest players online make great runs and winning big. Yesterday also saw one of the best tournament players online final tabling not one major, but two! The aforementioned player is jeffbeesdat, a longtime winner from Texas. Not...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
For a Pot Limit Omaha tournament, Event #34 definitely had a decent prize pool going for it after 320 players bought in for $1,500 bringing the total to $2,407,125 (w/ the rebuys). A lot of big-time players took to the tables for this event as Phil Ivey, Lee...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Having already seen the regular Seven Card Stud championship go by, the WSOP featured the World Championship of Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better in Event #33. With a hefty entry fee of $5,000, only 261 players paid the buy-in which brought the grand prize total...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #32 of the WSOP saw another No Limit Hold’em tournament draw a big crowd. This time it was 2,304 people paying the $1,500 buy-in to make the prize pool worth $3,144,960. However, this huge field wouldn’t be quite so big at the end of the day as only...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #32 of the WSOP saw another No Limit Hold’em tournament draw a big crowd. This time it was 2,304 people paying the $1,500 buy-in to make the prize pool worth $3,144,960. However, this huge field wouldn’t be quite so big at the end of the day as only...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News
As courtiebee has mentioned several times, Titan Poker does an amazing job of giving their players opportunities at huge money, whether it be online or live. Titan Poker makes sure that their players get ample shots at scoring big, and it’s no different as it pertains...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
In the online poker leader board world PKR Poker has always been and continues to be one of the most exciting leader boards I have looked at. We have big names chomping at the bit to take first place with strong rivalries amidst the veterans and every month new people...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The European contingent were out in full force to see Italian pro Dario Minieri take down event #32, the $2,500 No Limit Hold’em Six Handed tournament. The diminutive Roman is well known for his hyper-agressive style, as well as the for the maroon and yellow AC...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The European contingent were out in full force to see Italian pro Dario Minieri take down event #32, the $2,500 No Limit Hold’em Six Handed tournament. The diminutive Roman is well known for his hyper-agressive style, as well as the for the maroon and yellow AC...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Hello Bodog enthusiasts! When we left off last week, WillyNilly impressed everyone by being on top of both the weekly leaderboard and the monthly leaderboard. Did he go on to win for the week and manage to hold on to first place for the month? Read on to find out!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Givememyleg won’t be covering the Ultimate Bet Leaderboard this week, as he’s taking a much-needed vacation, and will be back next week. However, I’ll be filling in for him this week, bringing you the news on all the tournament action that has transpired on Ultimate...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
With the World Series of Poker still underway there is a lot of exciting news happening over in Las Vegas! Tournament after tournament we see great amounts of action coupled with some incredible players to observe. This really leads into Event #30 with Rob Hollink...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
It’s Thursday, June 19th, which means it’s time once again to take a look at the chaos that is the Ongame Leaderboard. Before we see how what the Top 10 has come to this week, let’s take a look at the insanity that was last week. 1. kitakami: 6581 2. Rage zzz: 6497 3....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 2008 World Series of Poker will be hosting the 2nd annual Ante Up for Africa tournament to help raise funds and awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan. The tournament begins at 2:00 pm on July 2nd in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Last year,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 12th No-Limit Hold’em event of this years World Series came to an end yesterday morning and the result not one to break with tradition; with yet another lucky player taking home his first ever WSOP bracelet. This is not especially surprising in itself, many...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 12th No-Limit Hold’em event of this years World Series came to an end yesterday morning and the result not one to break with tradition; with yet another lucky player taking home his first ever WSOP bracelet. This is not especially surprising in itself, many...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
People weren’t messing around in the 23rd event of the WSOP as, out of the 1,344 who paid the $2,000 buy-in, only 134 of them would be coming back to play for the available $2,446,000. It was no surprise to see big name players in this event either like T.J....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
People weren’t messing around in the 23rd event of the WSOP as, out of the 1,344 who paid the $2,000 buy-in, only 134 of them would be coming back to play for the available $2,446,000. It was no surprise to see big name players in this event either like T.J....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The ever growing popularity of the H.O.R.S.E. game in poker took another step up up in Event #22 of the WSOP. 414 players paid the $3,000 buy-in so they participate in the tourney that reached a prize pool of $1,142,640. And the growing popularity of this game...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Who hasn’t wanted to go to Aruba? How about going to Aruba for free? It’s likely that most will want to be counted in on this free trip, especially since it’s a poker tournament on the sunny tropical island. Most people are used to going to Vegas for the hot...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The amount of entries for Event #17 went to the cap as exactly 1,000 people took part in this No Limit Hold’em Shootout Tournament. Their $1,500 buy-ins went on to make up the $1,365,000 prize pool up for grabs. Perhaps what made this event sellout so quick is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The amount of entries for Event #17 went to the cap as exactly 1,000 people took part in this No Limit Hold’em Shootout Tournament. Their $1,500 buy-ins went on to make up the $1,365,000 prize pool up for grabs. Perhaps what made this event sellout so quick is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #16 of the WSOP saw a decent turnout for one of the smaller scale tourneys in the Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better contest. 551 paid the $2,000 buy-in to create a $1,002,820 prize pool. Some of the big name players who would take part in this event included Layne...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2008 | Poker News
The Trump Plaza Casino of Atlantic City, New Jersey will be opening a new poker room with twelve of the exciting PokerPro tables. The East Tower Poker Room will open later this month upon approval by the New Jersey State Casino Control Commission. The new room will...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Yesterday was a bit of an odd day for online tournament grinders as neither Full Tilt or Poker stars held its biggest tournaments. Full Tilt’s $750k Guaranteed and The Sunday Million on Poker Stars were replaced by satellites to the upcoming World Series of Poker Main...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Going into this year’s WSOP, many people were wondering if a woman would capture a bracelet. Well, they were obviously talking about the events other than the Ladies No Limit Hold’em World Championship but at least this event would guarantee a female...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Going into this year’s WSOP, many people were wondering if a woman would capture a bracelet. Well, they were obviously talking about the events other than the Ladies No Limit Hold’em World Championship but at least this event would guarantee a female...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #14 of the World Series of Poker featured another world championship with this one being Seven Card Stud. The buy-in represented the importance of the event as it was $10,000 and 158 people paid up making the prize pool $1,485,200. Being the World Championship...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2008 | Poker News
Titan Poker continues to be one of the very best online poker rooms, as they continue to give more back to their players. They’re showing no signs of stopping, either! Whether it be rewarding players with extra cash, sending players to high-stakes live tournaments, or...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2008 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
It’s Sunday, June 15, 2008 and that can only mean it’s time for the PKR Poker leader board updates. It’s been said before numerous times but the PKR leader boards are very exciting from week to week because so many new faces appear to take a shot at the top seat over...
