by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2011 | Poker News
Patrik Antonius, man, myth, model, took on Full Tilt Pro Brandon Adams yesterday in a best of three sets, cash tennis match. Antonius, coming into the match as the clear favorite, offered Adams big odds. If Antonius won the match he was set to take home $30,000, while...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 14, 2011 | Poker News
There's been a lot of action in the online realm lately, with PokerStars continuing to push out withdrawals through the wires. Check out a few of the details below, plus some of the winners and losers so far this week.
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 | Jan 6, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
For most of us, earning $4.9 million would be good enough to warrant a few days off at the end of the year. Dan “jungleman12” Cates, however, isn't most of us.
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 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Tom “durrrr” Dwan had a harsh weekend as he lost $667,473. His worst beats came at the hands of jungleman12 and Phil Ivey. These players beat him for $614K and $247K, respectively. Players like TheASHMAN103 and Jungleman12, on the other hand, had great weekends...
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 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 | Apr 2, 2010 | Poker News
All poker players have seen the name Isildur1 pop up during discussions of high stakes poker. He only began his Full Tilt Poker career recently but has already made a name for himself by taking on poker’s elite. Most poker players remember Isildur1 taking millions...
