by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 2, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is one of the leading poker rooms on the internet today, and the chief factors behind their large and ever growing user base are the solid programs they have set up to reward loyal players. Their VIP system has a umber of different levels, and so far in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 31, 2010 | Poker News
Poker Heaven has become known in the online poker community for their great array of monthly promotions which reward loyal users and attract a steady amount of volume to the site. November is no exception, and Poker Heaven has recently unveiled its newest collection...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 29, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
It seems that our news pages have been alive with information on Rich “nutsinho” Lyndaker and Ben “sauce123” Sulsky, two high stakes online poker regulars and prominent members of FlopTurnRiver. First it was their series of heads-up battles on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 29, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
It couldn’t have been very many days ago that I was writing a totally different news article about Gus Hansen, after he’d had an appalling stretch at the Full Tilt online poker tables and dropped one and a half million dollars in just seven days, widening...
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 19, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The Poker Hall of Fame is a collection of the best poker players in the world. It was founded by Benny Binion in 1979 who also owned the rights to the World Series of Poker. However, when Harrah’s Entertainment acquired the rights to the WSOP in 2004, they also...
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 | Oct 17, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
When you think of online poker, the thing that rouses the most excitement is probably the durrrr challenge. The shear amount of action involved and the quality of the poker being played is enough to get anyone’s heart racing, or it would be if any cards were...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 12, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
If you’ve been following our online poker news section, then you’ll know that Tom “durrrr” Dwan recently lost one million dollars in just one week. Not to be outdone, famous poker player Gus “The Great Dane” Hansen has turned around...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 9, 2010 | Poker News
Poker has swept the globe in the recent years, becoming more common on our television, in our movies and of course on our computers. The explosion of online poker has been the most noticeable effect, as more and more players have enjoyed the luxury of not having to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 6, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tom “durrrr” Dwan is one of poker’s hottest players, most known for his dominance of the online field. The internet poker superstar seems to be successful at every poker game he puts his hand to, and there are many who argue he’s the best...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 4, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker is probably the second largest poker room on the internet, and it holds its own through a combination of great software, great games and loyal players. Earlier this week it announced some highly anticipated changes to its reward program, but rather...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 3, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Despite the uncertainty from lawmakers, you can be sure that online poker rooms will do everything in their power to keep the players happy, and internet poker giant PokerStars has shown that yet again, announcing changes to its VIP Club rewards system this week. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 28, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The World Championship of Online Poker has been taking place over the past few weeks at PokerStars, and has paid out a staggering amount of cash to the thousands of players involved. In the recent $10,000 8-Game Championship Event, there was more than just money on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 26, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker is currently underway, and host to a great variety of different events. Among the more popular are the two-day events being run, and one such tournament took place this week. APowers1968 proved he had what it...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 25, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The internet is alive with the sound of tournament poker. The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker has been taking place this month, offering poker pros and rookies alike a shot at their share of the staggering $50,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools. Thus far...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 20, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Sundays are traditionally the biggest day in an online tournament player’s week, with the largest tournaments scheduled to take place. This week was no exception, with a $215 No Limit Hold’Em tournament sporting a $1.5 Million guaranteed prize pool taking...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 18, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
September is definitely the month to be a micro tournament player at Bovada Poker! While those players with a lot of time and deep pockets can find tournament action pretty much whenever they want to, for those of us a little more on the conservative side of things,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 17, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
There are a dizzying number of tournaments in this year’s World Championship of Online Poker. Just over half way through the entire series, we’ve just seen the completion of Event #32. The only wrinkle in this tournament’s standard format was the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 17, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Thanks to the poker boom, live tournament players have a huge host of series in beautiful locations around the world to choose from. While the scenery may not be as good for online players, the action and fun surely is, and it doesn’t get much better than the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 13, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
If you’re a microstakes tournament player then you’re probably struggling to get to sleep at nights this month. Either you’ll be staying up having run deep in an event, or you’ll barely be able to keep your eyes closed as you imagine all the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 9, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The time has come once again to get on the virtual tables and earn those bragging rights, not to mention you share of the millions of dollars in prizes up for grabs. That’s right, folks. PokerStars is once again hosting the World Championship of Online Poker,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 31, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
When the durrrr challenge was announced it sparked a huge amount of excitement both in those who were going to be involved personally and in the fans that would get to watch the cards and the swings as pros battled it out for literally millions of dollars. The first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 27, 2010 | Poker News
It’s not uncommon in the online poker world for sites to switch between different poker networks in an attempt to gain a larger player base and other benefits. It’s slightly more unusual for entire poker networks to change hands, but exactly that happened...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 26, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
South Africa has deemed all Internet gaming, including online poker, to be illegal within their country. This ruling is shocking since most countries are pushing toward allowing online poker. The South African ruling will allow prosecution of both online poker rooms...
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 12, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
You’d have to be living under a rock this past week to not have realized that the Full Tilt Online Poker Series is well underway and drawing huge crowds of young poker hopefuls to compete on Full Tilt. This is, of course, the seventeenth FTOPS and the biggest so...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 9, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has a reputation of being the best site out there, and as such has a very solid base of loyal players. One of the things PokerStars loves to do is reward that loyalty, and they’ve come up with another promotion to do just that, which will be running...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 9, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series kicked off this week and is starting to get into full swing with Event 11 drawing the largest crowd of the series thus far. The FTOPS is a series of online tournaments hosted by Full Tilt every few months offering massive guarantees...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 30, 2010 | Poker News
Poker Heaven closed July with a flurry of freeroll tournaments and they seem to have no intention of slowing down as we move into August. Some of the promotions that they have planned are not what you’d call traditional, but there’s a whole lot of cash and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 27, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
A security risk of Cake Poker’s online poker software was found by the team at PokerTableRatings. This security risk is very similar to the one found on the Cereus network over a month ago. Any player account information may be easily stolen by a third party...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 24, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The issue of online gambling is both complicated and contentious in today’s world, but we have recently seen a very interesting step forwards. The Canadian province of British Columbia has launched a government-run online casino this month, which is the first of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 13, 2010 | Poker News
The Partouche Poker Tour Final will be kicking off in September and it looks like it’s going to be a great tournament with the winner walking away with €1,000,000. The kind people at bwin Poker are putting seventeen all-expenses paid packages up for grabs over...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2010 | Poker News, WSOP
It has been the month of a lifetime at the World Series of Poker for Frank Kasella, who earlier this week won the $2,500 Seven-Card Razz event, earning thereby his second bracelet of the series and making him the first double-bracelet winner of 2010. Poker players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2010 | Poker News, WSOP
Valdemar Kwaysser has done himself and his country proud at the World Series of Poker this week, surviving a grueling final table and emerging the victor of the $10,000 Championship of Pot Limit Hold’em. The Hungarian native’s performance lead to the third...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2010 | Poker News, WSOP
Back in the day when cash games dominated the poker landscape, heads-up play was something of a rarity. The format was mostly reserved for embittered one-on-one confrontations between rival players gambling huge sums on their superior ability. With the rise of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 5, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
High stakes online play has dried up during the World Series of Poker – everywhere but on the iPoker Network that is. On Sunday, June 6th, the best online players will compete in the final event of the European Championship of Online Poker (ECOOP). The game is a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 5, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
For a site typically known for its huge prize pools, the new PokerStars Twitter League promotion is ideal for small bankrolls. For only $1.10, players can compete in a big tournament and stand to win lots of money. The Twitter Poker League has also added a bonus of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
As they say in Vegas, the house always wins. Such was the case today in Switzerland, where a lawsuit brought to the Supreme Court by the Swiss casino industry declared poker a game of chance. As a result of the ruling, the only legal way to play poker in Switzerland...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 29, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
After nearly four years with no teeth, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) is ready to take a bite out of the world of online poker. The official enforcement of the act beginning on Tuesday, June 1st, has drawn wide speculation from poker players....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Ever heard of Winamax poker? You’re not alone. The site, a member of the Ongame network, is a relatively unknown player in the world of online poker. But after a huge €12 million investment, Winamax hopes to become a major name in European markets. After the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2010 | Poker News
Online poker is great, but it often lacks the drama and intensity of a real life game. It also lacks the chance that a game could end in a deadly shoot-out like the poker games in Red Dead Redemption. Since its release for Xbox 360 last week by Rockstar Games, Red...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Brian “sbrugby” Townsend’s troubled career as a professional poker player has reached a new hurdle: a $2.8 million downswing. Since the start of 2010, Townsend has lost $1 million playing Omaha and $1.8 million playing HORSE, adding up to a massive...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Time for a reload? FlopTurnRiver and Bodog Poker are offering a special deal, but only until May 31st. Bodog announced that any player who makes a deposit using eWallet Xpress will get a free 10% bonus on their deposit. Anyone who signs up through FlopTurnRiver gets a...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 15, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Watching football is great. Watching football with an official team jersey is even better. Just in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Everest Poker announced their new Support Your Squad promotion in addition to their other ongoing specials. From now...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 15, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
After an epic tournament that rolled on late into the night, poker pro Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul came from behind to win SCOOP 2010 Event 31 for nearly $191K after agreeing to a deal with only three players remaining. The event, a 1 Rebuy 1 Add-on No Limit...
by carlcarlsoniv | May 14, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Losing never felt so good for Hoerb08, who won a massive €367,411 bad beat jackpot at Poker Heaven earlier today. With one of, if not the largest bad beat jackpots ever on the site up for grabs, players had been swarming bad beat eligible tables hoping for a big loss....
by carlcarlsoniv | May 8, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Online legend Annette Obrestad finally got to see her name in red when she signed on as the newest Full Tilt Pro this week, just in time to host the FTOPS XVI Main Event on May 2nd. Obrestad’s years of play on Full Tilt have paid off big for the young rising...
by carlcarlsoniv | May 8, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
With over 1.8 million dollars in its total prize pool, PokerStars’ SCOOP Event 15 ended with big wins for Peter “Belabacsi” Tarply who won the high stakes pool for $196,080, AMBlues19 who won the mid stakes for $89,065, and ricardo4473 who won the...
by carlcarlsoniv | May 7, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
With two new promotions, a tournament series, and ongoing specials, there are lots of ways to win at Titan Poker this May. The site introduced the popular Titan Turbo and GUKPT Super Satellite promotions on top of their already impressive list of bonuses and promos....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 3, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
The biggest FTOPS game before the Main Event ended in disappointment for Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey, but saw an exciting final table with lots of great players. The event, a two day no limit hold’em tournament with an ante from the start, did not have enough players...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 1, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
FTOPS XVI Event 23 ended in a surprising upset victory for PTownDrunk, who left the final table with $56,500 dollars. PTownDrunk came back after barely surviving most of the final table with a small stack – when four players remained, he held barely 12% of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 1, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Action is heating up on Full Tilt’s high stakes poker tables as one of the most exciting matchups has resumed. After over a month without a single hand, the durrrr challenge is back on. Patrik Antonius and Tom Dwan played 1,184 hands of Pot Limit Omaha today to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2010 | FTOPS, Poker News
FTOPS 11, a 6-max turbo quadruple shootout with 1,102 players and $330,600 prize pool ended with a decisive victory for BegsClutch. BegsClutch defeated kiwid10 on the final table when kiwid shoved with AKo and BegsClutch called with pocket aces. The Full Tilt Pros...
by carlcarlsoniv | Apr 24, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan Poker has announced the schedule for it's sixth season of the European Championship of Online Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
A new promotion at Bodog gives players the chance to earn the title of King.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Three weeks ago, StoxPoker.com founder and high stakes poker pro Nick Grudzien admitted to using multiple accounts on Full Tilt and PokerStars but denied charges that he was colluding. Earlier today, NoahSD posted a detailed investigative report on the 2+2 high stakes...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 9, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
For players and fans of poker, there is no greater or more prestigious game than the World Series of Poker Main Event. From now until June 20th, you can qualify to win a $15,000 Main Event package at bwin and earn your chance to play with the pros. bwin, a member of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker, the world’s second largest online poker site, is being investigated by a federal grand jury in Manhattan. Subpoenas have been issued to many witnesses and indictments against two world-famous poker players, Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson. These two...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 3, 2010 | Poker News, WSOP
At the Tournament of Champions, competition starts before the first hand is dealt. In order to qualify for this event, a $1 Million freeroll reserved for WSOP champions, you need votes. 20 players out of 27 are chosen by an online contest where fans vote for their...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 2, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Spring promotions are blooming at Poker Heaven, where you can win thousands of Euros by playing in regular cash games, Sit & Go’s, and Multi Table Tournaments. Poker Heaven, a member of the Boss Media Network that does not accept US players, is a popular and...
by carlcarlsoniv | Mar 27, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Crazy Poker is celebrating Easter with four new promotions and thousands of Euros. The site, a member of the Prima Poker Network that does not accept US players, announced its Easter Festival, Easter 5K Freeroll, WSOP Event 56 Tournaments, and Magic Hands Promotion....
by carlcarlsoniv | Mar 20, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
After days of angry discussion on 2+2’s poker forums, High Stakes pro and StoxPoker.com founder Nick Grudzien admitted to playing on multiple accounts while denying claims that he colluded with other players. The accusations surfaced in this thread, which began...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 19, 2010 | PokerStars
Your chance for professional sponsorship is just one week away! On Saturday, March 27, PokerStars will run its Dream Job Australia Grand Final, where the top ten finishers get a shot at a $100,000 live poker contract. The winner will be chosen to represent PokerStars...
by carlcarlsoniv | Mar 5, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
If a group of Iowa State Congressmen gets its way, gaming sites and FTR members won’t be the only ones making money from online poker. If passed, the Congressmen’s plan would make Iowa the first state in the nation to allow and regulate in-state online...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 18, 2006 | Press Releases
Having reviewed more than 65 Internet poker and rakeback rooms and giving its members and visitors a chance to publicly share their opinions about them, FlopTurnRiver.com has emerged as the primary source for trustworthy, player-friendly information about online poker rooms and rakeback.
