by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2015 | Editorials, Poker News
In 2003, a Tennessee accountant by the name of Chris Moneymaker turned a $39 satellite entry on PokerStars into $2.5 million and the WSOP Main Event championship, and in the process ignited a worldwide fervor for poker. In the same year, the inaugural season of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2014 | Editorials
10. Joe Hachem Final Table Year: 2005 Place: 1st ME Final Table Winning: $7,500,000 Non-ME Final Table Winnings: $4,365,859 Joe Hachem is only one of two Main Event champions on this list He is widely recognized as a poker ambassador and is credited for helping...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 1, 2014 | Editorials
Even when a poker player is considered to be great at what he does, it still doesn’t make him invulnerable to vices that can ruin a life and these 10 players are the best examples of this. 10. Gavin Smith Gavin Smith has long been considered a great tournament pro and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 27, 2014 | Editorials
The term “hero call” may be defined somewhat differently in various sources, but in general, a hero call is a very rare situation in poker where a player calls a sizable bet in a marginal situation, mostly based on his read of his opponent. Hero calls are generally...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Editorials
Poker can be a very brutal game and many players have surely experienced a situation where the world collapses on you at the turn of a card. While most players handle these situations in stride, sometimes emotions boil over in unpredictable ways. Let’s take a look at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2014 | Editorials, Nevada
Matt Stout Matt Stout is an online and live poker pro who has amassed more than $2.5 million in tournament cashes. As impressive as that is, Matt’s success on the felt is nothing compared to the number of lives he’s changed as a volunteer, fundraiser and humanitarian....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2014 | Editorials
With the popularization of poker after the game’s biggest boom in 2003, one of the challenges that some poker players would eventually take up was playing the longest poker session. There’s not much documented info on this prior to Moneymaker’s WSOP Main Event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2013 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, Televised Poker
Matusow To Deeb: “I’ll Punch You In The F***ing Mouth” Say what you want about The Mouth, but it’s never alright to slowroll your opponent. As funny as it is to see the occasional Matusow Meltdown, you have to feel for the guy this time. During...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 26, 2011 | Poker News
DeepStacks University, one of the world’s top poker training programs, will be hosting a special live engagement in Pennsylvania! The location is the Parx Casino in Bensalem, just outside of Philadelphia! This exclusive power poker course runs August 19th at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2011 | Poker News
In honour of Todd Brunson’s twitter campaign this past week, let’s take a look at some of the most thrilling poker confrontations ever caught on camera. In case you missed it, Todd began tweeting on Friday about a fist fight between himself and Shawn...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
When it comes to spectacular blowups, there are two names that stand out in the mind — Phil Hellmuth and Mike “The Mouth” Matusow. And when you think about the biggest anger-inducing plays a poker pro can experience, there is nothing worse than...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
With a field made up of an astonishing 5,055 players, Event 32 proved to be both one of the most lucrative and exciting matchups of this latest FTOP running. With $1,000,000 in guaranteed money on the line, players flocked to this $240 + $16 6-Max tournament. After...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 16, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series came to a close today, after running for nearly two weeks. It’s been a great series with a huge amount of money won, and there will be many tournament players now looking forward to a well-deserved break. This FTOPS XVII offered...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2010 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker is the tournament every poker player dreams about playing. This year, 7,319 players registered for the tournament to make that dream come true; it was the second largest field in WSOP history. ESPN was there to capture all the poker glory on...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Those who follow poker know that prop bets are a way for poker players to have fun with each other and gamble on just about everything. At times, these prop bets are made as a means for a player to better himself or herself. During the 2007 World Series of Poker, Mike...
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