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Whatariver1 Wins FTOPS X Event #8 on Full-Tilt-Poker
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FullTilt threw a wrench into our normal Sunday plans with the tenth installment of their Online Poker Series, known as FTOPS X. Instead of their normal lineup, players could find two FTOPS events and the Sunday Mulligan. Event #8 was a $300+$22 buy-in, $1.5M...
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FullTilt Poker's Online Poker Series is back for its tenth installment. The fourth event on the schedule was the $600,000 Guarantee, $300 buy-in, 1-rebuy+1-add-on event hosted by Full Tilt Pro Vitaly Lunkin. 815 of the world's best tournament pros were on hand vying...
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The tenth iteration of the prestigious Full Tilt Series of Poker is just beginning its 25 event calender, but plenty of poker has already been played. Event #3, the second Hold 'em event so far, concluded earlier this week after 7 hours of hard graft. The 729 entrants...
High Stakes Rail – Friday Night Action
On Friday night, there was once again an action filled night at the Full Tilt Poker high stakes tables. This time there were no huge winners, but they still managed to stir up some big pots. Phil Ivey, David Benyamine, and Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro were the only three...
Microgaming May Pull Out of U.S.
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Poker in the White House?
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Sunday Tournament Report 11/02/2008
October was not only a sour month for the economy, it was also a down month in terms of online MTTs. Tournaments had trouble meeting their guarantees as attendance as a whole was dropping severely. Hopefully the month of November offers a large turnaround in this...
High Stakes Rail – Gus-Hansen books 950k day
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Poker-Stars Continues to Grow
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He might be leading the field right now, but 2008 WSOP main event chip-leader Dennis Phillips is not taking anything for granted. In addition to bringing in Roy "The Oracle" Winston to help improve his game, he has now organized a final warm up event on November 7th -...
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European Poker Tour Premieres in Budapest Today
For the first time in its five year history, the European Poker Tour will make a stop in Hungary at the Las Vegas Casino in Budapest’s Sofitel Hotel. The buy-in for the No-Limit Hold'em event is €4,000 + €350. There is a 500 player cap, but the EPT has been known to...
Sunday Tournament Report 10/26/2008
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High Stakes Rail – Largest Online Pot Ever
It was a crazy night at the high stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker last night. Many of the nosebleed stake tables were buzzing with action most of the night, but RailHeaven lived up to its name as it saw the record for biggest online pot fall…multiple times. Tom...
“Hollywood” Dave Stann Joins Ultimate-Bet’s Stars Players Team
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"Hollywood" Dave Stann Joins Ultimate-Bet's Stars Players Team
UltimateBet recently announced its newest addition to the Stars Players Team - "Hollywood" Dave Stann. Stann is recognized for is renown blackjack skills and has been featured on several poker shows, including hosting the second season of the Best Damn Poker Show. ...
Bodog-Poker Leaderboards – Current Leaders
We're one week from the end of the month which means that the leaderboard for October on Bodog Poker is getting serious. Who has taken the lead this week and is that lead safe? Read on to find out! We need to take a look at last week's weekly leaderboard winners...
Rumors of iPoker-Removing Poker Sites Dismissed
Bonus Casino Poker released a story earlier this week reporting to have received rumors from inside sources that Tain Poker sites, including that of NoIQ, Chili Poker, and Cardoza, were to be removed from the iPoker network, effective on the first of the new year. In...
New Poker Stage Show Unveiled in Las Vegas
Poker in Vegas often goes hand in hand with the glitz and glamor of showbiz, but rarely, if ever, do some of the top poker pro's in the world take to the stage themselves. That was exactly what happened on Tuesday night at the Venetian, as the new poker-themed...
Poker-Stars Leaderboard – Current Leaders
October is nearing its end, with Halloween just around the corner next Friday. It's been quite the interesting week, so let’s take a peek at how the standings have changed since I wrote last Wednesday. If you’d like to take a look at how the leaderboards on PokerStars...
Crypto-logic and Party-Poker To Join Forces
Toppled online poker giant, PartyGaming, and gambling network operator Cryptologic appear to be joining forces in an effort to boost the fortunes of both companies. In a deal announced on Monday, Cryptologic is set to provide a number of its unique online casino games...
MySpace and WPT Enterprises Team Up
World Poker Tour Enterprises, owner of the World Poker Tour, have teamed up with the online social network MySpace to offer the first poker community for the members of MySpace where they can meet to play in free games, learn tips, and see behind-the-scenes videos. ...
Sunday Tournament Report 10/19/2008
A big day in tournament poker is over, and with even bigger prizepools and large fields, this past Sunday was one to remember. FullTilt upped their $215 buy-in $750k Guaranteed Tournament to a $535 buyin $1,000,000 Guarantee. PokerStars' new tournaments are starting...
Full-Tilt Pro Sandra Naujoks Wins CAPT Baden European Poker Championship
Sandra Naujoks, a new addition to Team Full Tilt, made a major move at the 2008 Casinos Austria Poker Tour (CAPT) Baden European Poker Championship. Two champions and one overall performance winner were presented awards. Naujoks won the first Texas Hold'em European...
Titan-Poker update – October 19th
Welcome to another Titan Poker update. Titan strives to be one of the best when it comes to rewarding its players, and so it's no surprise that their top VIP players are getting showered with bonus cash and other promotions this month. Between October 2nd and 4th,...
Glen Witmer Takes Down North American Poker Championship
The World Poker Tour's North American Poker Championship took place October 10th through the 16th. Four hundred fifty-four hopefuls gathered at the Fallsview Casino in Niagra Falls to enter the tournament. This brought the prize pool of the $10,000 + $300 No-Limit...
Bodog-Poker Leaderboards – Current Leaders
It's time for another Bodog Poker Leaderboard update. We're now past the midpoint of October, which means that the monthly standings will be fairly well established and we are starting to have an idea of who will end up in the top 30 for the October race. Let's take a...
Kentucky Judge Grants Seizure of Domain Names
In the latest development of Kentucky's attempt to seize 141 Internet gambling domain names, Kentucky Judge Thomas D. Wingate has dismissed all objections and has affirmed the seizure. The domains, including those of PokerStars and Full Tilt, are being given until...
First 08-09 WSOP Circuit Event Concludes in Indiana
With the World Series proper on hiatus until November those seeking a WSOP fix were delighted to see the return of the stalwart WSOP Circuit events this week in Indiana. Unfortunately for Harrah's, it seems that only a small number of players could find the energy or...
Poker-Stars Leaderboard – Current Leaders
It's Wednesday again, which means it’s time to take a look at the PokerStars Leaderboard. We’re pretty much at the halfway point of October, so the top players for the month are starting to become more apparent. To see what we're playing for and to get a better idea...
Dennis Phillips, WSOP Final Table Chip Leader, Announces eBay Charity Sponsorship Auction.
Although the sum of the media attention surrounding the members of the November Nine could not be described as a furor, as the resumption of the WSOP main event final table on November 11th draws ever closer the media circus is beginning to ramp up. Despite the...
Full-Tilt Introduces Matrix Tournaments
Once again, Full Tilt Poker has gone out and raised the bar on the creativity of poker competition. New to players are Full Tilt's Matrix Tournaments. Played just like a regular Sit & Go, the player sits down to compete against 8 other players, except they don't...
Sunday Tournament Report 10/12/2008
Another Sunday is in the books, and with a full compliment of huge-guaranteed high-stakes buy-in MTTs on the schedule, there was plenty of action for anyone willing to gamble. There were a lot of big names that made some nice runs yesterday, and a few online MTT Pros...
Titan-Poker update – October 12th
Welcome to Sunday and another Titan Poker update. Today I will talk about an exciting new promotion that will interest anyone who loves live poker and wants to travel around the world on someone else’s bill. I think this is one of the most interesting online poker...
Bodog-Poker Leaderboards – Current Leaders October 10th
Let's kick off this weekend with a Bodog Poker leaderboard report. Last week I wrote about the monthly leaderboard winners for September, so now we have October to focus on. The month is one third of the way finished already, so let's start looking at some standings....
Team-RedKings Announces the Addition of Csaba Toth
RedKings Poker has continued their search for unchartered talent and announced the addition of another big name to their live events team. Hungarian Poker professional, Csaba Toth, joined Team RedKings and is eager to represent the poker room. Despite his young age,...
Third Annual World Poker Congress
The third annual World Poker Congress (WPC) will meet for two days at the end of this month in Budapest, Hungary. The gathering takes place on October 29th and 30th in the Budapest Marriott Hotel. Big names in the business of both online and traditional...
Poker in Asia Going From Strength to Strength
Poker's growing presence in the far east was underlined today as the Asian Pacific Poker Tour Auckland got underway and the Asian Poker Tour announced the first stop on their tournament schedule for 2009. The SKYCITY casino in Auckland is currently hosting one of the...
Poker-Stars Leaderboard – Current Leaders
It's Wednesday again, so let's have a peak at the PokerStars Leaderboard for this week. We're already almost a third of the way into October, so the monthly race should be getting exciting! If you want to learn about how the leaderboards work on PokerStars, please...
Online Poker Must Wait A Week for Ruling in Kentucky Seizure Case
The world of poker is still fluctuating between states of anger and anxiety after Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate delayed his decision on Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's attempt to seize the domain names of 141 online gambling sites. The judge saying...
Sunday Tournament Report 10/05/2008
Another Sunday, another big day in online tournament poker. Once again, PokerStars dominated the tournament scene, hosting numerous tournaments with large prize pools. With Stars keeping their Sunday 500 running in full force, it seems they are determined to...
November Brings FTOPS X And More Than $15 Million Guaranteed
Full Tilt Poker is at it again, giving online poker players a run for their money with one of the best online poker tournaments around. The Full Tilt Online Poker Series is now in it's tenth season and is sure to mimic the excitement of the FTOPS IX. It kicks off...
Aruba Poker Classic – final table
Last Sunday I wrote about the start of the Aruba Poker Classic, and today I will write about its finish. As I documented last week, the Aruba Poker Classic was hosted at the Radisson Casino and Hotel and it featured a $5000 buy-in. A lot of the higher profile poker...
Bodog-Poker Leaderboards – September Winners and Current Leaders
September is finally over which means that we have a new monthly leaderboard winner on Bodog. Today we have a lot to do. Not only should we take a look at September's big winners, we also have to take a peek at the weekly leaderboard winners, and then we have new...
Ivan Demidov Lands Two Main Event Final Tables
Ivan Demidov has proven his skill in more ways than one. Not only is he part of the 2008 World Series of Poker's November Nine, but he also made the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe's Main Event. That is amazing! This is the first time a player...
FTR Exclusive Interview — Danny Steinberg AKA Heybude
This week the former interviewer becomes the interviewee as Danny Steinberg, known as "IowaSkinsFan" on these forums, steps on the other side of the pad and pen and into the hot seat to answer some questions. Bigspenda73: Please tell us a little bit about yourself and...
Proceedings Stalled on Kentucky's Attempt to Shut Down Online Poker
The audacious assault, orchestrated by Kentucky Governor Steve Bashear, designed to seize control of 141 domain names owned by the industries most prominent gambling organizations has hit a roadblock. All eyes were on Franklin County Circuit Court judge Thomas Wingate...
Poker-Stars Leaderboard – September Winners
Welcome to my first ever PokerStars leaderboard article! From this point on, I will be covering the PokerStars leaderboard every Wednesday. With October just starting, it's the perfect time to look at the September results and get ready to start fresh with October....
Legal Online Poker in America Gains Another Champion
The momentum that has been building behind the anti-UIGEA movement in Washington generated even more steam yesterday with the introduction of the 'Internet Skill Games Licensing and Control Act of 2008' by New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. The new bill seeks to...
Team-RedKings Announces the Addition of Toni Ojala
Toni Ojala's recent win at the Finish Open has proven to be more beneficial than initially thought as he signs on RedKings Poker Team as a Pro for their land based team. Swedish poker pro, Jesper Hoog has also been brought in and signed on for sponsorship with...
Sunday Tournament Report 9/28/2008
Another Sunday is in the books, and with the WCOOP over, a full-day of the typical Sunday majors has come and gone. Attendance was down slightly this past Sunday, with all three Stars Majors (Million, Warm-up, Second Chance) failing to attract enough players to...
Aruba Poker Classic starts tomorrow
The Aruba Poker Classic starts tomorrow and runs for almost an entire week, ending on October 4th with an awards ceremony and banquet. The event will take place at the Radisson Aruba Resort and Casino, and the buy-in is $5,000+$500. The prize pool is an estimated $4...
Bodog-Poker Leaderboards – Current Leaders September 26th
It's Friday and that means it's time for another Bodog Leaderboard update. The monthly race is rapidly becoming more exciting as we near the end of September. Who will finish on top and win that seat to the exclusive January 2009 tournament? If you don't know what I'm...
Casino Affiliate Programs Euro: Barcelona Conference
This year, Casino Affiliate Programs' conference in Barcelona, Spain has an exciting new addition. The four day networking event is for affiliates around the world to come together and for the first time in CAP history there will be special sessions aimed for the...