by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 12, 2015 | Online Poker News
Full Tilt is bringing things back to the old school–to the “good old days”–with the launch of a new online championship of poker: Full Tilt Classic. The event series, taking place from Feb. 15 – 22, is eight days of action encompassing 16...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 21, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another exiting weekend in online poker as more and more players are settling into the grind that comes between summers and as a result, more and more players are filling up the biggest tournaments of the week at PokerStars and Full Tilt, creating some impressive...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 26, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
After a weekend of Viktor Blom riding the rollercoaster of variance, and putting in some serious volume, yesterday saw him take a more sedate pace, but we don’t think that was all his choice. With his highest limit game being a $1k/$2k FLO8 game lasting only 12...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 25, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
It seems I picked the wrong weekend to take some time off. It seems that Viktor Blom has been doing his impersonation of a rollercoaster, and has plummeted from a massive $570k profit on the 22nd, with an equally impressive $687k loss on the 23rd, followed by a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
It seems that either Isildur1 loves coffee, or his love for the game is magically giving him stamina that would amaze even a Greek God. After his mammoth session over the past few days, he was back at it again, but this time, he only went 14 hours. A walk in the park...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 20, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Today’s Isildur1 Watch is a little later than usual, as we had to wait for Viktor to stop playing! As I write this, he has just finished a 19 hour session, and I hope for his sake, he’s headed to bed. After recent disappointments, Viktor seemed to start...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 18, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Viktor Blom, after a great start to the year, has been on a bit of a downswing. This downswing has coincided with the writing of this series, but we’ll quickly move on from that, as I hope Viktor has (I stopped paying the bodyguards this weekend). After peaking...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
So, yesterday, I was AWOL, and I know I promised you all some exciting action from our Swedish Hero. Sorry it’s a little late, I wasn’t hauled off by hit men hired by Mr Blom, and I wasn’t abducted by aliens. More I can’t tell you, but I do...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Today is our Valentine’s special edition of Isildur1 Watch, and with Viktor Blom dropping money like he did last night, his girlfriend is either going to get a great Valentine’s Day, or he’s not going to be able to afford to buy her a card....
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2013 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Towards the end of last week, a challenge was laid down on Full Tilt Poker, it was for $1,000,000. The two players? Patrik Antonius, and Rui Cao. Most of you will have heard of Patrik, he was a member of the Full Tilt stable of pros before Black Friday, is a former...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 7, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
It seems that yesterday was another day on the roller-coaster that is the poker life of Viktor Blom. With some massive swings within 24 hours, we have lots to cover, so much so, I’m not sure we can cram it all in. Blom started the day off at a $1.5k/$3k 2-7TD...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 5, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Viktor Blom, it appears, has rediscovered his love of playing long sessions, across multiple games, and multiple different opponents. 1995 hands, across just over 8 hours with no real breaks. The real shame for Viktor is that he didn’t rediscover his ability to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
On Friday, I left my comfy, well decorated Isildur proof bunker. Today, I’m seriously considering going back in. Friday’s results appear to have been a blip on Viktor’s ever deepening downswing, because he’s doing it again, and feeding the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
In the words of the late, great Martin Luther King, “Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” What I mean by this is, Viktor Blom has broken my jinx, and by booking a winning day, I get to leave my now very tastefully decorated...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
So, my bunker is now re-decorated in a lovely floral print wallpaper, and Blom still can’t book a winning day. I appear to be a jinx to this man, and while I am a man of science, the evidence is mounting up. No winning days online since I started this series, he...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 30, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
He’s back! After his trip to Vegas, and his ignominious defeat by Mike “The Mouth” Matusow in the NBC Heads Up Event. While Matusow eventually went on to win the event, I’m sure Blom would have considered his game a step ahead Mikes. I had...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 18, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
As I sit in my Isildur1 proof bunker, surrounded by a white winter wasteland, I consider my life, and how much of it I may have left. My reasons for this? Viktor Blom dropped money again last night. I’m starting to think I’m a jinx to the man. He’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 16, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
I am writing this article from an undisclosed location, surrounded by armed security guards. There has been a rumour circulated that Isildur may have hired hitmen to come and get me, because as I highlighted in the last Isildur Watch, he can’t help but lose...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 15, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Viktor Blom may have cause to dislike me. Ever since I suggested this series of articles to my editors, he has been haemorrhaging money like a stuck pig. I take no responsibility, but it certainly makes you think. After an amazing start to his year, Viktor has dropped...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 14, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Viktor Blom, known to most of us as Isildur1, has been having an amazing 2013 on Full tilt Poker, and has been on one of the hottest streaks online poker has ever seen. Viktor has been up over $5 million already this year, taking money from Phil Glafond...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 8, 2013 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Every weekend, Full Tilt Poker runs some of the largest and most exciting tournaments in online poker. With buy-ins beginning at $22, every player has a shot at earning some cash. Big Money Sundays begin with the Full Tilt Poker Sunday $500K Guaranteed...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
It’s hard to believe that Saturday began with only a handful of events left in FTOPS XXI. Even though Full Tilt Poker’s annual tournament series seems to have gone by quickly up to this point, there is still time for you to buy into one of the biggest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
With FTOPS XXI now a week old, some people seem to have the impression that they can no longer win their seats in the remaining events via satellites. Well the truth is, you can still qualify for more than half of the events included in this year’s FTOPS series by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 4, 2012 | FTOPS, Poker News
This past Sunday was an exciting day as Full Tilt Poker re-launched its tournament series, FTOPS, or Full Tilt Online Poker Series. Before FTOPS XXI comes to an end on December 16th, Full Tilt will crown 35 tournament champions and reward participants in the 35-event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 2, 2012 | Press Releases
Full Tilt Poker will re-open its doors on November 6, 2012. Poker players will have access to the money they had in their accounts on Black Friday and can benefit from many of the poker room’s new promotions and freerolls. Pros, Gus Hansen, Viktor Blom and Tom Dwan will represent the site.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 14, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently posted a notice on their website seeking a third party “Claims Administrator” to help with the Full Tilt Poker remission procedure. The DOJ estimates that there are many as 1.3 million “potential US victims” who...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 3, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Recent confirmation of a deal between Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and the U.S. Department of Justice to allow the sale of Full Tilt and the repayment of their players may not be as rosy as it seems. There is some degree of doubt as to whether the U.S. government will...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Poker News
By Wednesday, this had already been a busy week with regard to the presumably impending deal between PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Early in the week, three members of FTR’s board of directors, Rafe Furst, Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer, filed motions to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2012 | Poker News
After a week in federal custody, Ray Bitar, chief executive officer of Full Tilt Poker, was released on bail. After arguing last week that Bitar posed a flight risk and should be denied bail, the U.S. Attorney’s Office agreed to a deal that was approved by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
Ray Bitar, the chief executive officer of Full Tilt Poker (FTP), surrendered to U.S. authorities in New York today. The California native had stayed in Ireland since his indictment following the April 15, 2011 (Black Friday) crackdown on illegal gambling operations by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 17, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
Former Full Tilt Poker execs Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer have been named in a new class action lawsuit.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 27, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has unveiled a third-party review of their revocation of Full Tilt Poker's operating license.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 26, 2012 | Poker Law, Poker News
Daniel Kim Tzvetkoff seems to be many things to many different people. He is a son who was born in October, 1983, in Ipswich, Queensland. He is a genius who started a web design business when he was only 13 years old. He is an entrepreneur who founded Intabill, an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Details have been extremely scarce in recent months since Group Bernard Tapie (GBT) supposedly reached a deal to purchase Full Tilt Poker (FTP). In December 2011, it was widely reported that the GBT had come to an agreement to purchase the assets and liabilities of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2012 | Poker News
In another bizarre update to the current Full Tilt Poker and GBT. It also appears that Matusow is not alone in owning Full Tilt money. In an interview with PokerUpdate, Groupe Benard Tapie’s lawyer Behn Dayanim claimed that players such as Barry Greenstein, Phil...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 16, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
There has been a sizable amount of news surrounding Full Tilt Poker lately, most of which has been troubling.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 14, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
With the fallout from the demise of Full Tilt Poker still weighing on the minds of online players, PokerStars has stepped in to assure their user base of their financial security.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 11, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The U.S. District Court South District of New York has announced that they will allow extra time for Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker/UB to respond to the court's official legal complaint. The deadline, originally set at November 30, has been moved up to January 2, 2012.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 3, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week, it was confirmed that the Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) came to an agreement to buy the Fulltilt name, assets and debts from the U.S. Department of Justice for a sum of $80 million. The agreement stated that the GBT would be responsible for paying back all...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week Group Bernard Tapie (GBT) and the Department of Justice came to an agreement which would allow the GBT to purchase Full Tilt Poker and its assets. Currently Full Tilt Poker and all player funds are being held by the American Justice Department. The GBT is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 30, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Pocket Kings Ltd., longtime force behind the Full Tilt Poker machine, has announced another round of layoffs in their work force.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 23, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
A pair of California residents have filed a lawsuit against beleaguered online gaming giant Full Tilt Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 19, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
With new ownership waiting in the wings, it appears as though Full Tilt Poker may be gearing up to re-apply for their license with the Alderney Gaming Control Commission. Group Bernard Tapie, the main suitor involved with the beleaguered gaming giant, has high hopes regarding a potential reinstatement.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Recently, with the Full Tilt scandal, online poker in the USA has been getting lots of bad press across the country. With the exception of a few bright spots, such as Tom Dwan’s defense of online poker in a recent Fox News interview, most of the headlines have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 11, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars now have a new lawsuit on their hands, this time courtesy of software company Cardroom International.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 29, 2011 | Poker News
Just days after parting ways with Full Tilt, the Hendon Mob has signed on with Genting Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 25, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has issued a statement regarding the latest round of allegations leveled at Bovada Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
The Hendon Mob, a London-based group of professional poker players, has terminated their exclusive relationship with Full Tilt Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker has issued a brief press release, in which they discuss several facets of their current situation.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Manhattan’s U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, on Tuesday, called Full Tilt Poker “a massive Ponzi scheme against its own players.” The Department of Justice is now amending the legal papers of Black Friday to include new charges specifically targeting...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 14, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker's upcoming hearing before the Alderney Gambling Control Commission will be held behind closed doors, according to a recent report.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 11, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker has another lawsuit on their hands, this time by virtue of Canada's Consumer Law Group.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 6, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has delayed the hearing for Full Tilt Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Jeff Ifrah and David Deitch, two of the lead lawyers representing the eight members of Team Full Tilt who are embroiled in a class action lawsuit, are attempting to distance themselves from the skirmish.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Phil Ivey has taken an aggressive route to salvation. Attempting to emerge from the wreckage of Black Friday with his reputation intact, but has this gambit paid off? It all began with a law suit, demanding that Bovada pay out millions of dollars owed to their...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The sorry saga that is Full Tilt Poker continues to rumble on, with news that the company’s former star player, Phil Ivey, has withdrawn his law suit against the site. However, hot on the heels of that reprieve comes another class action filing, this time aimed...
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 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 | 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 9, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
April 15th, 2011 has become known as Black Friday in the poker community, the day on which the United States Department of Justice and FBI took to the online poker world in a big way, issuing indictments against eleven individuals and seizing bank accounts and web...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 2, 2011 | FTOPS, Poker News
Black Friday may have kept US players from playing in FTOPS XX Event 42, but 302 players from across the globe still ponied up the $500+$35 needed to play in the event. These players battled it out head to head in this heads-up No Limit tournament that offered a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 2, 2011 | FTOPS, Poker News
As the first post-meltdown FTOPS draws to a close, onlookers can now get a good sense of the health of the online poker industry. Although guarantees and attendance were down overall, it seems like it was business as usual for high stakes tournament players in the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 27, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Although players from the United States are unable to play at Bovada Poker since the recent FBI indictment on April 15, Full Tilt continues to be the place to be for players from the rest of the world as the twentieth FTOPS is currently in full swing. We’re...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
In the wake of the banning of American players from the online poker scene, the Finnish have come to dominate the nightly action on PokerStars and Full Tilt. Perhaps no one player has been more successful than Patrik Antonius, who recently completed a $560,000 weekend.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Poker is nothing if not resilient. Whether it be on the back streets of Texas or ethereal internet avenues, the game just keeps on trucking. Full Tilt is currently battling indictments in the U.S., having withdrawn their custom for that nation’s citizens, but...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 23, 2011 | FTOPS, Poker News
IfHeDiesHeDies took home top prize in lat night's Full Tilt Poker FTOPS XX Event 15, adding $88,000 to his bankroll.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 21, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
All across the international scene, governments and corporations are reacting to the devastating blow dealt to America's poker populace.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker News
After last week's out and out destruction of the US online poker scene, several highly anticipated televised events are finding themselves on the cutting room floor.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The United States Attorney’s Office released a press release this hour, providing the extremely relieving news that US Poker players will be able to cash out their poker funds. In addition to providing clarification on the safety of the players’ money on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The United States Attorney’s Office released a press release this hour, providing the extremely relieving news that US Poker players will be able to cash out their poker funds. In addition to providing clarification on the safety of the players’ money on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If you made a living grinding Stars from your swanky U.S. apartment, Friday’s indictments probably seem like the end of the world, but for a large swathe of the online poker industry, the news came as an unexpected boon. Most sites withdrew from America...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 16, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
In an effort to help as you huddle round the derelict burning oil barrel, let’s survey the post-apocalyptic wasteland as it stands right now. Yesterday the United States Department of Justice moved to indict the four largest online poker companies who offer...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker, one of the largest online poker rooms in the world by traffic, and home of the highest nosebleed poker games in the world, has announced a strategic partnership with Fertita Interactive. Fertita Interactive is a gaming company owned by the Fertitas...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 28, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker has released the schedule for FTOPS XX, which looks to be one of the biggest FTOPS to date in terms of guaranteed money. The series will run from April 17th until May 1st and will have tournament fans watching their calendars. Full Tilt Poker’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 25, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, WSOP
To poker newbies, watching thousands of people pack the Rio in Las Vegas for the $10,000 buy-in Main Event can be a confusing experience. Where did they all get $10k to blow on a poker tournament? Even if it is the most important event of the year? The answer is that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As MiniFTOPS XIX rolled along, action continued to be hot as players took their shot in the $20 + $2, 6-Max, NL Hold’em Multi-Entry Tournament that was Event 37. After it was all said and done, 20,209 separate entries ended up battling it out for the $404,180....
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The MiniFTOPS XIX Main Event is only hours away, but there are still a few side events of note to wrap up before the series reaches its climax. Over the weekend, the third and final Heads Up event took place. Event #42 cost $50 + $5 to enter, with a guarantee of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 19, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
In just over two and a half hours, Full Tilt user betudontbet turned a $52+$3 entry fee into a $27,840 payday.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 15, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Yesterday, Full Tilt Poker unveiled their latest creation, The Onyx Cup. If you’re clued in to the latest news, you’ll have watched as Ali Nejad glibly informed us of a new series of high stakes poker tournaments that will, “pit the greats, against...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Wherever an FTOPS treads a MiniFTOPS shall follow in its wake. Probably not a surprise then, to see MiniFTOPS XIX cresting the hill just as its bigger brother has been and gone. The miniature series was conceived as a way for non-stacked players to experience the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Players with bankrolls of all sizes are hitting the online poker tables hard this week, as the Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series is now well underway. It’s been over a month since the beginning of FTOPS XIX which was an enormous success. Mini FTOPS XIX looks to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Prior to the festivities of this year's National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Greg “Fossilman” Raymer was spotted wearing a Full Tilt Poker patch.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Casino News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
The nineteenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series finally came to an end early this week, after an impressive 45 tournaments were played out. The series has been great for players and railbirds alike, with the giant guaranteed prize pools drawing huge crowds of players and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
The endurance of tournament players all around the world was being tested as the Full Tilt Online Poker Series started approaching its end with event 40. In addition to the constant lineup of actual events and satellites pushing the stamina of tournament players to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Casino News, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Besting 6,581 of his fellows, “A Caveman Can” defied the odds to capture the crown in Friday's Event 37 of the 19th running of FTOPS.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
While FTOPS XIX winded down, the action remained hot as 1,895 ponied up $100+9 to play in FTOPS Event #41, a No Limit Hold’em Rush Poker rebuy. Full Tilt guaranteed a prize pool of $600,000 but after all the entries and rebuys, the prize pool escalated to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As the Full Tilt Online Poker Series continues, more players are fulfilling poker fantasies by scoring big in a tournament. Event #26 would do the same, as 1,907 players put up $200+$16 for their chance at the $350,000 guaranteed prize pool. With so many people buying...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tournament action is getting as hot as it comes this month, as thousands of internet poker players from every corner of the earth meet at Bovada Poker to do battle in FTOPS XIX. There are a huge range of events to choose from, but for the massive crowd of players who...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Casino News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After an incredible 14 hours of play, LilPokerGirlie emerged victorious in Full Tilt's FTOPS XIX Event #22. The long stretch of running time was due in large part to the structure, which featured deep-stack, multi-entry gameplay. Knockouts were available as well, each going for $20.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As far as online tournament series go, the FTOPS tends to be pretty accessible. The buy-ins encourage the best online poker players and healthy prize pools, without being prohibitive. Of course, there are always exceptions to that rule. Event #19 of FTOPS XIV was just...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 13, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Poker players young and old all around the world are sitting down at their desks and powering up their computers this month, as the poker action is getting hot on Full Tilt Poker. The nineteenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series is in full swing, and with serious amounts...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 10, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Casino News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Following a disheartening $1.7 million downswing, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond has hit an incredible hot stretch. Following a recent session with noted pro Scott “URnotINdanger2” Palmer, the gutsy Galfond managed to rake in an incredible $646,000.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Mike Matusow is furious after a blatant slowroll by online pro "Scoss."
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After just over four hours of play, Nick “Grippolio” Grippo has snagged the title of champion in FTOPS XIX's Event #6.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The World Series of Poker is great and all, but wouldn’t it be better if there were four of them every year? The folks at Bovada certainly seem to think so. Their quad-annual online poker series is a mainstay of the tournament calendar that has pros and amateurs...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 29, 2011 | Poker News
A player from one of the world’s leading poker sites has once again proven that poker is a game of skill, and the best in the world have that title for a reason. A tournament with the world’s largest-ever buy-in came to a close this week, and the field of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Due to a major misinterpretation of conventional gaming language, well-known German professional poker player “IHateJuice” has been forced to change his screen name.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 13, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
A few weeks separated from his mutual breakup with UB.com, poker legend Phil Hellmuth has met with officials from Full Tilt Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 1, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Just over five years after turning professional, Welsh-born Roberto Romanello has claimed his first major tournament win.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
While things in the online poker world are starting to quiet down in terms of tournament series, the cash tables have been heating up and railbirds will have been delighted by the recent flurry of durrrr challenge sessions. Tom “durrrr” Dwan has sat across...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker’s MiniFTOPS XVIII was very eventful this time around. Many people turned small buy-ins into big bucks. As the series winded down, Full Tilt held Event 29, a two-day NLHE Super Stack tournament. The event featured the largest buy-in of the series...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 20, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The past several weeks have been completely action-packed for online poker tournament players, both serious and recreational. Full Tilt Poker has, of course, been hosting its latest MiniFTOPS following the recent conclusion of FTOPS XVIII, and the series enjoyed a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 18, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The eighteenth Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series is slowly starting to wrap up and come to an end, but there are still a small number of events left to be played. Tournament players from all around the world are jumping at the chance to play for big guaranteed prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 17, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
With a run time of just over three hours, Full Tilt's MiniFTOPS Event 24 resulted in some bigtime paydays in a scant amount of time. Eschewing the rebuy and add-on options in use by so many other events, this particular go around featured Turbo gameplay in a standard Rush Poker format.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker fans throughout the United States and the internet have been eagerly awaiting the airing of the latest season of High Stakes Poker, with filming due to start today, but there have been some unexpected changes to the show’s lineup which may leave fans...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 13, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tournament players all around the world are currently going crazy for the great value being offered to them by the generous tournament organizers at Bovada Poker. Although the main part of the latest FTOPS is now complete, the fun is far from over. We are currently in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 12, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
After an epic seven hour struggle, Josek_pl emerged victorious in Full Tilt Poker's MiniFTOPS Event 9. In total, 9,816 entrants ponied up the necessary $10+$1, in an effort to capture the title.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 4, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Apparently, when it comes to real money online poker, Droid “Doesn't.”
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 29, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
After nearly 3 months, play resumed in the durrrr Challenge #2 when Tom “durrrr” Dwan locked horns with Challenge 2 opponent, Daniel “jungleman12” Cates. The two combatants played two No Limit Hold ‘Em sessions over the weekend. During...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 23, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tournament players will be breathing a sigh of relief and enjoying a few days to themselves after a hectic two weeks of November. The Full Tilt Online Poker Series, which was in full swing from the 10th of November, came to a close today as the Main Event wrapped up....
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 21, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII has been winding down, but that did not stop Event #27 from getting lots of action! 1,122 players ponied up $515+20 to compete in this Super Turbo, Knockout, No Limit Hold’em tournament. The Super Turbo format has players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After one of the hardest fought battles we've seen during the current FTOPS running, Private ATM has emerged from the Six-Max Rebuy ordeal that was Event 22.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 15, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
November is looking like it’s going to be the tournament poker month of 2010. Not only have we seen exciting live tournament final tables from the likes of the World Series of Poker and the Partouche Poker Tour, but even online players are getting a taste of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 15, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
The 12th event of Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII saw players clash one-on-one in the first heads up tournament of the series. The tournament, a $500+35 NL Hold’em Heads Up Shootout, had a guaranteed prize pool of an astonishing $500,000! With 1024 players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
In as much time as it takes most of us to complete a single shift at a day job, Mr Perfekt managed to rake in an astonishing $138,696.50 in the ninth event of the 18th FTOPS running. After punching in for this Rush No Limit Hold'em matchup, the winner took down the lion's share of the guarantee-beating $645,100 prize pool.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 9, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad is a living legend of poker, especially amongst online tournament grinders. She narrowly missed out on adding yet another title to her belt over the weekend, as she placed second in the Sunday Mulligan at Bovada Poker, one of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 9, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Double or Nothing tournaments have become fairly popular with tournament players, namely sit & go players, over recent years. The concept is simple: ten players pay to enter the tournament and the top five players double their buy-in while the bottom five players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 4, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tom “durrrr” Dwan is never far from our headlines, whether he’s betting millions on a World Series of Poker bracelet chase, cleaning up on the various poker TV shows, battling the world’s best in the durrrr challenge or just experiencing major...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 3, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, WSOP
The most exciting final table in tournament poker, the November Nine, is approaching quickly. Anybody who has watched any poker event on television has certainly noticed the patches worn on the clothes of tournament players. These patches are generally worn due to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 1, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
The online gaming law in Washington has made online poker play a felony in the state. However, the law also extends to payment processors, even those out of the country. Federal prosecutors in Seattle are looking to seize $553,000 from a Canadian payment processor...
