by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
The world has started to focus on the Caribbean Sea as poker action heats up this month with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The Main Event is already well underway, with days one and two completed and day three set to kick off at 12pm ET today. Among the other...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 27, 2010 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker is enjoying a vigorous round of play in their first ever Regional Championship event, held at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. With a $10,000 buy-in, 226 players have been engaged in a two-day battle for the inaugural crown.
And when the cards finally hit the air on Day Three, it was FlopTurnRiver's own Gabe Patgorski in the lead. His stack of 729,000 chips bested a field which included such names as Steve Zolotow, Brandon Adams, Bernard Lee, and Justin Smith. Twenty-four players were still alive, all having made the money.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 23, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
We recently posted an article on prominent FlopTurnRiver member sauce123’s high stakes heads-up battles with the even more famous nutsinho over the recent weeks, but it seems sauce is feeling sharp against his game, as we’re back with another article on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 17, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
FlopTurnRiver has been serving the poker community with strategy articles, forums and many other resources for several years now, and many of our members have gone on to have great poker success stories. Recently, two of FTR’s most successful members have been...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 25, 2010 | Poker News, WSOP
The poker spotlight has shifted across the pond this month, with the World Series of Poker Europe taking place in London. Hundreds of poker professionals and hopeful amateurs alike have been testing their skills on the felt over the past several days in a variety of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 21, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Continuing their tradition as one of the best online poker sites, PokerStars is ready to show its FlopTurnRiver.com members just how much they appreciate their patronage. In a few days, the internet's leader in online poker will host a special freeroll, available only to those who sign up directly through our links. All members who earn 200 FPP'S in the month of July will be allowed to enter, with an astonishing 25 Turbo Takedown tickets on the line.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 16, 2010 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker Main Event is starting to get personal for FlopTurnRiver as, with slightly under eighty players still remaining, our very own Mark Meloche is fighting for the bracelet. Day seven kicks off tomorrow and he’ll have no shortage of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
One of the most exciting tournaments for online poker players is the PokerStars Turbo Takedown, hosted on the last Sunday of every month with a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000. Not only is there a huge amount of straight cash up for grabs, there are also bonuses...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Daniel Negreanu used his blog to dish some not-so-pretty words towards the CEREUS network, which hosts the sites Absolute Poker and UB. The Cereus network has recently found itself in some pretty hot water, again, for lackadaisical network security. Basically, an...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The PokerStars SCOOP 2010 Event #3 is in the books! Many dreams came true, and others got shattered, in what was an awesome display of tournament magnificence. As we know, each SCOOP event is broken down into 3 tourneys, with each one catering to a different audience...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
77-year old Jerry Buss, who happens to own the Los Angeles Lakers in the way you and me would own a watch or a bottle of cologne (a very profitable watch or a bottle of cologne that is), decided to become a poker pro recently. Money could definitely not have been a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Annie Duke, once better known as Howard Lederer’s sister, can now add a new bullet point to her resume: “NBC National Heads-Up Champ, 2010”. She has demonstrated extraordinary poker prowess, and dominated the whole minefield that is the road to that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 8, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
Party Gaming, which is the parent company of the popular online poker room Party Poker, has posted losses amounting up to $26.5 million for last fiscal year. Party Gaming is one of the few online juggernauts that is publically traded and thus has to respond to its...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 24, 2010 | Poker News
In 2010, do not miss the chance to defend your national pride and proudly display your flag’s colors in the Everest Poker European Cup! But on top of showing other nations who’s boss, there will also be a very juicy €100,000 guaranteed prize pool that you...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
John Travolta and Titan Poker, what do they have in common? Well, the right answer is that they both do appear on the silver screen at the same time. That’s right, Titan Poker has been doing some pretty aggressive marketing lately, and they have struck a deal...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 19, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another day gone by, and another FTOPS Event in the books! Today we had the pleasure of witnessing the action of FTOPS XV, Event #15: $200+$16 No Limit Hold’em Turbo. This event was hosted by Brazil’s own Leandro “Brasa” Pimentel, a feared live...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 19, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another day gone by, and another FTOPS Event in the books! Today we had the pleasure of witnessing the action of FTOPS XV, Event #15: $200+$16 No Limit Hold’em Turbo. This event was hosted by Brazil’s own Leandro “Brasa” Pimentel, a feared live...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Another day gone by, and another FTOPS Event in the books! Today we had the pleasure of witnessing the action of FTOPS XV, Event #7: $100+$9 R/A. Tonight’s event was hosted by none other than Dag Martin Mikkelsen, one of the most feared tourney players in the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 29, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
PKR’s Bounty Day returns, and this time the number 9 will certainly be lucky! This Sunday, PKR will be offering 9 varied and exciting tournaments starting 10:55 GMT, and each will be dedicated to a different member of the Team PKR pro. Bust out a pro in their...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 29, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
PKR’s Bounty Day returns, and this time the number 9 will certainly be lucky! This Sunday, PKR will be offering 9 varied and exciting tournaments starting 10:55 GMT, and each will be dedicated to a different member of the Team PKR pro. Bust out a pro in their...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 17, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Each and every online poker site has its own custom feature that it brings to the table in order to differentiate itself from the rest. But most of these custom features are run-of-the-mill as there are few truly cutting edge features that are leagues different from...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 14, 2010 | Poker News
Party Poker, the former undisputed champion of online poker heavyweights, has recently signed Kara Scott as a member of Team Party. She joins 2009 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Mike Sexton, Steward Scott, Ian Frazier, Remy Biechel, Bodo Sbrzensy and Felipe Ramos on the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Justin Bonomo is no longer a part of the Bodog team, and leaves behind the popular site to pursue other endeavors. Ed Pownall, the Global Public Relations Director for BodogBrand.com, issued a statement in which the news was confirmed. It read as follows: “Bodog and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 4, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Australia is a very special country. It is large and isolated, with the words ‘island’ and ‘continent’ accurately describing it somehow. It is also known for its very diverse weather and very unique ecosystem. Many, as in more than 83%, of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 24, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has an excellent VIP system, but many people have complained that only the top tiers have actual rewards that are worth shooting for. Well, complain no more, because in 2010 PokerStars will introduce some changes to its VIP Program with the goal of making...
