by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2015 | FTR AMAs & Interviews
Chris Moneymaker stopped by Flop Turn River’s forums for an Ask Me Anything Event at the beginning of May, 2015, and shared his views on politics, poker and super heroes, among other things. Read this summary to see what he had to say regarding a wide variety of interesting topics!
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 28, 2015 | Press Releases
Many people consider Chris Moneymaker to be solely responsible for the poker boom after he won the WSOP Main Event in 2003. At 12pm ET on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, Moneymaker will visit FlopTurnRiver.com for an Ask Me Anything event. Get ready to ask him anything during his AMA!
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 23, 2015 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
Jaime Staples answers questions about his personal life and professional pursuits in this fascinating AMA summary. With an audience of more than 1,000 regular viewers, Staples continues to live stream his online poker play on Twitch.tv while interacting with his viewers throughout each broadcast!
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2015 | PokerStars
PokerStars' newest promotion features six different interactive games that will put the player in a non-poker scenario to test how high their "Poker IQ" is. Compete against your friends and PokerStars Pros today!
See your results at PokerStars now!
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2015 | PokerStars
Over an eight-week period from March 27 until May 24, PokerStars' newest promotional campaign will make at least five players millionaires. PokerStars has already created more than 150 poker millionaires worldwide and you could be next! PokerStars has already created more than 150 poker millionaires
Find out more at PokerStars.com
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 15, 2015 | Online Poker News, Poker News
MicroMillions, the world’s most popular tournament series, is coming back to PokerStars. Taking place from March 19-29, the MicroMillions 10 championship will feature 100 events and $5 million guaranteed. Buy-ins start from as little as $0.11 and go all the way up to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2015 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The Sunday Million Anniversary tournament, celebrating the 9th anniversary of the Sunday Million, is only a few short days away, and FlopTurnRiver is teaming up with PokerStars to make sure that you don’t miss out on your chance to win a piece of the guaranteed...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 9, 2015 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
On January 14, we are offering an exclusive, members-only Spin & Go Special Freeroll tournament on PokerStars. This is a freeroll event with no buy-in, but the prizes are very real. A total of $1,000 will be added to the prize pool with the top 200 players winning a $5 Spin & Go ticket!
Find out how to qualify!
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 31, 2014 | PokerStars
Russian poker players on PokerStars can receive a 50% up to $100 reload bonus! Use the bonus code RUS100 when making a deposit to qualify. Offer is valid from December 29 - January 11 and limited to players located within Russia only.
Visit PokerStars.com to claim your bonus.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2014 | Online Tournaments
The PokerStars December Festival, the exclusive, month-long celebration, is currently in full swing, with a minimum of $15,000,000 in prizes up for grabs, but things are about to step up a notch with a special $5 Million Guaranteed Sunday Million, with a $500,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 5, 2014 | PokerStars
Yes, you read that right, the world’s biggest poker brand just got that much better–PokerStars is going to offer sports betting and casino table games. Somewhere, the voice of a million gamblers cried out in unison, “YES!” The first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 5, 2014 | PokerStars
Tis the season to be jolly, and PokerStars wants to ring in the holiday season with special, month-long celebration: The PokerStars December Festival. The month-long festival, which runs from Dec. 1-31, will feature a minimum of $15,000,000 in prizes, as well as the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 19, 2014 | PokerStars
This weekend you can forget all about the blizzards, snow storms, and cold weather, because PokerStars is teaming up with FlopTurnRiver to bring the HEAT with two exclusive, members only, money added tournaments! Nov. 22 – FTR PCA Satellite ($1.10 Buy-In, 9 $215...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2014 | PokerStars
PokerStars is only a few short weeks away from a momentous milestone, and they want to celebrate this historic moment in poker history with you. On Nov. 30, PokerStars is scheduled to run Tournament Number One Billion. In the lead up to the event, the world’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 13, 2014 | PokerStars
By now, you’ve probably heard of PokerStars’ Spin & Go’s, the new lottery-style three player SNG that can earn you 1000x your buy-in. In celebration of the game’s recent runaway success, PokerStars is offering a special Spin & Go...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 5, 2014 | PokerStars
The world’s most popular tournament series is back. The PokerStars MicroMillions 9 championship series is set to take place from Nov. 6 to Nov. 16. The series will feature 100 events, and buy-ins ranging from $0.11 all the way up to the eventual $22 No Limit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 9, 2014 | PokerStars
Last week PokerStars launched “Spin & Go” games, offering fast-paced tournament action, lottery-style prize pools, and the possibility to with 1000x your buy-in. They’ve evidently been a hit with players worldwide, as an estimated 7.5 million...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 22, 2014 | WCOOP
The World Championship of Online Poker 2014 begins September 8 and wraps up with the WCOOP Main Event on September 28. The ME has a guarantee of $10,000,000! FTR members can play in an exclusive, password-protected $3.00+.30 NL Hold’em tournament for a seat in Event #22, a $215 NLHE tournament.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2014 | PokerStars
Pokerstars unveiled its new playing platform, PokerStars 7, in August, 2014. The new poker client includes innovative features for new and experienced players, including Live Events, Favorites, Chip Graph and QuickSeat options. People can get the new software in just three easy steps.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2014 | PokerStars
PokerStars has Football Fever! The world’s largest online poker room has created special events for World Cup enthusiasts which have a total prize pool of $1.7M. Poker players can get in on the action for as little as $1.00 for their chance to win money in these exciting tournaments.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2014 | PokerStars, SCOOP
PokerStars has scheduled an exclusive satellite to SCOOP Event #30 just for Flop Turn River's visitors! The top ten finishers in the NLHE tournament will receive tickets to Event #30 which has a $300K guarantee. The satellite begins at 13:30 ET on Sunday, May 11, 2014.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2014 | Press Releases
Jason Mercier will answer questions from FlopTurnRiver.com's many forum users that will range from inquiries about Open Face Chinese poker and POFC strategy to whether or not he's single during his upcoming Ask Me Anything event. Be sure to tune in for Mercier's AMA with Flop Turn River!
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 16, 2013 | New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News
Pokerstars, who have been vigorously pursuing entry into New Jersey gaming market, met yet another hurdle last week when New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement declared that review of their application will be suspended for up to two years. In a statement...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Canada, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Now has never been a better time to be a Canadian poker player. Not only does PokerStars wants to give you a ton of cash prizes and rewards every Friday, they also want to send you off on a free PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) worth $15,468! Friday Night is Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
Joe “Stapes” Stapleton is the European Poker Tour announcer who describes himself as a guy that “makes a living making fun of poker players.” He has an extended history in the poker industry having worked on various television and radio shows, including Pokerstars’...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 16, 2013 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The popular MicroMillions series has returned to PokerStars for MicroMillions 6. From November 14 to November 24, PokerStars will award $5,000,000 in prizes across 100 events. The series is a great opportunity for new or low stakes players to get involved in big-time...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
Poker may be a business (and a lucrative one at that), but that doesn’t mean the people in charge are heartless. In response to the devastating damage caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, PokerStars has pledged relief and is currently raising funds...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 13, 2013 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Tired of players at heads up tables sitting out and refusing to play you? Not anymore! In a post on the 2+2 Poker Forums, PokerStars Steve has gone on record and stated that PokerStars will launch Heads Up (HU) Zoom tables “next month.” For those of you unfamiliar...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 31, 2013 | Australia, Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
ACOP Main Event standings so far Players took to the tables for the long awaited, history-making Asian Championship of Poker Main Event this week to battle it out for one of the sport’s biggest, richest and enigmatic titles in the game today. Players were...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 30, 2013 | New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News
Following it’s introduction of online gambling legislation, New Jersey has started to issue permits to land based casinos to offer gambling online. So far, 5 of these permits have been issued, with the bulk of the permits expected to be issued by the first week...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 28, 2013 | Australia, Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
Jian Yang has been crowned Asian Championship of Poker Warm-Up champion 2013 following his impressive performance in the HKD$25,000 Warm-Up event which saw him lead from start to finish to claim the HKD$1,700,000 (USD$219,355) first place prize. The ACOP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 25, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
FlopTurnRiver.com has teamed up with PokerStars.com to offer our members the chance to play the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in Barbados for a €1.10 outlay. The PCA is going to run from the 5th to the 13th of January, and this time round it’s going to be...
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 | Oct 14, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
Jackie Glazier wins WSOP European Gold Bracelet One of Australia’s most important and talented poker exports, Jackie Glazier, has just taken down the first ever ladies event hosted at the World Series of Poker Europe. Glazier collected EU21,850...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2013 | Canada, EPT, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
It was a busy week in poker for Canadians, both online and in real life. Both the EPT London High Roller and PokerStars Sunday Millions were taken down by Canada for a nearly $700k. See the results below. Jason Lavallée Wins EPT London High Roller Montreal-native...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 1, 2013 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
WCOOP 2013 Main Event Creates 3 New Millionaires After 26 hours of play the PokerStars WCOOP Main Event has finally ended, and three German-born players are now millionaires. The Main Event far exceeding the $8 million guarantee, growing all the way up to a staggering...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
Australia’s Luke “Value Folding” McLean wins a 2013 WCOOP Gold Bracelet Australia’s own Luke “ValueFolding” McLean has landed himself a 2013 World Championship of Online Poker bracelet. McLean won event 62; USD$700 NLHE Super Knock-Out, beating a massive...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2013 | Online Casino News, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
WCOOP A Massive Success The 12th annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is now past the halfway stage, and all signs point to a record-breaking success. The 66-event series offered a guaranteed $40M in prizes, including an $8M guaranteed Main Event, but it...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 16, 2013 | Australia
James Packer sets aim at new heights. As the ink is still drying from his recent acquisition of prime Sydney real estate for the latest Crown creation, James Packer has not rested as he is targeting a 400 – room resort style casino in Sri Lanka to add to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2013 | EPT, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Thomas Middleton Wins The EPT10 Barcelona Main Event Title for €942,000 The United Kingdom’s Tom “hitthehole” Middleton defeated a tour stop record 1,234 players on his way $1,067,000 (€942,000). The final table is below: 1st. Thomas Middleton,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 29, 2013 | EPT, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
WCOOP Reload Bonus Players can earn a maximum of $150 by taking advantage of the WCOOP Reload Bonus offer (up to 25%) being offered now until September 6. For more information, click here. World Championship of Online Poker 2013 The schedule for the World Championship...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 3, 2013 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
August Is VIP Club Month At PokerStars Running throughout the month of August, PokerStars is running a new series of promotions aimed at their VIP Club members. VIP Club Members have a series of different opportunities to benefit from the promotion. VIP Club Happy...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2013 | PokerStars
PokerStars Focuses On New Jersey Market PokerStars recently sent out an email to New Jersey residents asking about their personal gaming habits, and their feelings towards regulated online poker sites in the state. The survey asks questions such as, “On a scale of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars Reveals New Security Measure for Player Accounts PokerStars has just announced a brand new security feature designed to protect player accounts. The service, titled “SMS Validation”, is free to all users and is accessible through the latest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2013 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars Reveals New Security Measure for Player Accounts PokerStars has just announced a brand new security feature designed to protect player accounts. The service, titled “SMS Validation”, is free to all users and is accessible through the latest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2013 | PokerStars
Seoul Poker Cup dates released PokerStars have recently announced it will be supporting the second annual Seoul Poker Cup, set to be hosted at the Paradise Casino Walkerhill, from 23-25 August. The Seoul Poker Cup will feature two official Asia Player of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
Four New PokerStars VIP Live Events in 2013 PokerStars has announced four new VIP Club Live events in 2013, stopping in Vancouver in July, Berlin, Germany in August, São Paolo, Brazil in October, and London, UK, in November. The Live Event is a party open to all...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2013 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Thursday marked a day for the record books for PokerStars, as the online poker giant celebrated its 100 billionth hand. On top of that, The 100 Billion Hand Promotion, which began June 7th, has paid out over $2 million to players on PokerStars. While it was a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Online Casino News, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars 100 Billion Hands Celebration: $300,000 World Record Tourney PokerStars 100 Billion Hands Celebration is now under way! PokerStars is offering a special $300,000 World Record Tournament on June 16, including $25,000 for the winner and cash prizes for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Online Casino News, Poker News, PokerStars
100 Billion Hands Celebration PokerStars 100 Billion Hands Celebration is now under way! The public vote for the Greatest Ever Hand in the History of PokerStars is open until Monday, June 10, and the winner will be announced on June 11. The final 300 milestone hands...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 5, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
Daniel Negreanu Wins Event 39 of PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Popular poker pro Daniel Negreanu recorded his first major online tournament victory, beating out a field of 180 and winning $216,000 in the $5,200 buy-in 6-max PLO tournament....
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2013 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
We’ve all dreamt about turning a cheap satellite to major event, and turning it into a fortune. We could then really show our skills, and play with the big dogs. Well, SennaBoris79 from Russiadid just that. He turned $27 into a ticket for the TCOOP Main Event,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 28, 2013 | Poker News, TCOOP
It’s that weekend of the year again where Turbos are the poison of choice for the online followers of the religion we call “Poker!” it’s the final weekend of TCOOP 2013, and we’re here with all the action. Over the weekend, we saw TCOOP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 22, 2013 | Poker News, TCOOP
It’s that time of year again where it all goes crazy, and we all start talking about Turbo Tournaments with massive Prize pools. It must be time for TCOOP 2013! Over the weekend, we saw TCOOP Events #09 to #19, and we have all the results for you here at FTR....
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 11, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
After being locked out of the American online poker market and paying hundreds of millions to the Department of Justice, PokerStars is now eyeing a purchase that could grant them a strong foothold for re-entering the US market. The Wall Street Journal first published...
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 31, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
With the World Series of Poker set to start in mere days, PokerStars has announced that PokerStars Radio will again provide live coverage of this year’s WCOOP beginning at 20:00 BST on September 2 and continuing through September 23, 2012. Coverage will resume...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2012 | Online Casino News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars recently released an interesting short film about Team Online player, Greg “DaWarsaw” Mikielewicz, that is worth watching for its subtle humor as much as for what it reveals about this talented, humble online poker star. Near its start, the...
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 20, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Just days ago, PokerStars released this year’s schedule for what it describes as “the biggest and most prestigious annual tournament series anywhere online,” the World Championship of Online Poker, or WCOOP. WCOOP 2012 will begin with three events...
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 | May 21, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The two day SCOOP 2012 Main Event tournaments began on Sunday May 20th. Play was halted at the conclusion of level 20 (10 hours) and resumed early this afternoon. After two weeks worth of events, and many players entering many of the available events, a mere 10 hour...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 21, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
PokerStars has set a new record for the largest ever online poker tournament series. This year’s Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP 2012) ran for two weeks, featuring 40 events of three tournaments each for a total of 120 events. Registration for the last...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Part of SCOOP 2012, Event #37 is an exciting heads up, no limit Hold’em contest that has three levels of play: low, medium and high. Event #37 began on Saturday and ended on Sunday, May 20, with action starting at 12:30pm EST. Event #37’s low end...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 17, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Event number 30 of PokerStars’ SCOOP 2012 was action-packed and took surprisingly little time to determine the winners. It was a Turbo “SuperKnockout” 6-Max bounty tournament, in which half of each player’s buy in became a bounty on their head. This prize structure,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 14, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Event #21 of this year’s Spring Championship of Online Poker, or SCOOP 2012, included three levels of play: low, medium and high. Each level included in this two-day event had its own corresponding buy-in. The lowest No Limit Hold’em tournament that was...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The second of three knockout events during PokerStars’ SCOOP 2012 kicked off yesterday as Event #13. Players played down to approximately the final three tables, at which time they went on break for 12 hours, resuming today, May 11th to finish off the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 9, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
A trio of winners took home first place in the seventh event of PokerStars' Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP).
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2012 | Poker News
PokerStars was successful in its most recent attempt to stop PokerTableRatings.com from continuing to track hands played by poker players on the world’s biggest online poker provider. Earlier this week, Poker Table Ratings agreed to abide by the cease and desist...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 4, 2012 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has added Roy “GodlikeRoy” Bhasin to the ranks of its sponsored players.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 2, 2012 | Poker News
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Nevada and the University of Hamburg indicates that Canadians are twice as likely to participate in a game of online poker when compared to Americans. The study also reveals that Canadians are just as likely to...
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 3, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
Sunday, March 11 2012 will mark the 6th anniversary of the ever-popular PokerStars Sunday Million tournament. To mark this special occasion, PokerStars is bumping the guaranteed prize pool to an extraordinary $6,000,000! At least $1 million will be awarded for the top...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 26, 2012 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Pokerstars is bringing excitement to the felt by rolling out a test version of Zoom Poker. Currently the game is available on a test client for play money only, but the new game is planned to be released to the main site for real money action soon. The concept behind...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 26, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has unveiled their latest marketing campaign, beginning with a series of commercials stating “We Are Poker.”
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2012 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is now offering a series of $100,000 freeroll tournaments to all those who make a deposit to their real money account.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 23, 2012 | Poker News, TCOOP
In just under two hours, PokerStars user alberto ka managed to rake in $90,728.44 during his TCOOP Event 19 win.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 23, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
Action was fast and furious in Event #10 of PokerStars’ Turbo Championship of Online Poker, a $10 rebuy tournament. The event drew 12,636 players and netted an additional 39,000 rebuys and 6,000 add-ons for a total prize pool of $579,330. This nearly doubled the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 9, 2012 | Poker News, PokerStars
While Occupy Wall Street has surpassed the 75-day mark accented with police barricades and corporate threats and pepper spray, what some are terming “Occupy PokerStars” lasted less than a day. Protesters were acting in response to a policy change by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2012 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
One of the most popular PokerStars exclusive events kicked off this week, the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The series is being hosted at the Atlantis Resort and Casino, which is located on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. It will consist of 41 different events,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 28, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, TCOOP
PokerStars has unveiled a new addition to their tournament stable, known as the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP).
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 19, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
On Saturday it was announced that Joe Hachem would not be resigning with PokerStars as a Team Pro member. His contract expired recently and it was a mutual decision not to renew the contract. The 45 year-old Australian father of four says he will remember his time...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 17, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Come January 1st 2012, 38 websites/operators will be the first to provide legal online gambling to residents of Denmark. The Danish “orderly” regulatory framework will have each operator pay a 20% tax on their gross income. Pokerstars, 888 Poker, Betfair...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2011 | Poker News
Since Black Friday, PokerStars, the largest poker room in the world, has gobbled up the online poker market. The poker network snapshot below reveals the percentage of players online on April 10, 2011, a few days before Black Friday. The pie graph clearly conveys...
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 6, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has added a pair of new faces to their Team Pro ranks – Bjorn "Bjoerni89" Schneider and Martin "filfedra" Staszko. Both men hail from the center of the European continent, putting them in excellent poker company.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 5, 2011 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
An astounding 200,000 people helped Pokerstars.com, the world’s largest poker site, to make history on Sunday December 4th by participating in the largest poker tournament ever. This event was part of Pokerstars’ ongoing 10th Anniversary celebrations. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has added a new face to their Team Pro lineup. Marcus Hellner, Sweden's two time gold medalist in the Winter Olympics, now joins the burgeoning roster of professional athletes at PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 16, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Scott Yeates, the former VIP Manager of PokerStars, has taken to the web to decry the evils behind the downfall of Full Tilt Poker
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Sunday is the biggest day on the online poker calendar. The time for every player great and small to plug into his nearest interweb terminal and sweat the Sunday Million. PokerStars’ flagship tourney has been drawing in the punters for years and continues to be...
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 | Oct 9, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars, has kicked off the first season of their New Zealand television show, aptly named "The Poker Star."
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The Daily Bigs is a new and exciting daily guaranteed tournament series at PokerStars! Buy-ins range from $2.2 to $55 with guaranteed prize pools all the way up to $100,000 for the Daily Big $55! Tournament times are spread throughout the day, from 1:00 ET to 20:30...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 5, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The numbers are in on the latest running of PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker, the first of its kind to exclude players from the US.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 26, 2011 | Poker News, WCOOP
As the 2011 PokerStars WCOOP drew to a close, player HR_DUB took down event #55, the $530+R. It featured 831 players for $440,430 in initial prize pool, but that was just the beginning. Rebuy tournaments attract players with deep pockets, and this was no exception! By...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 22, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
After just over fifteen hours of play, PjotrNL took home the gold in the 50th event of this year's WCOOP at PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Team PokerStars has steadily been making changes to its team since April, but this month mission makeover at Team PokerStars picked up some speed. Back in February, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer left PokerStars when they tried to give him a paycut. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Polish poker professional Olorionek won WCOOP Event 30 taking first place and the prize of $54,814! Event 30 was a triple shootout tournament. Shootouts are getting more and more popular. In a shootout format tournament you play each table until you beat all the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 15, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
This year’s World Championship of Online Poker is in full swing at PokerStars, with players from around the globe competing for awesome prize pools in exciting tournaments. We’re fast-approaching the halfway mark of the series, so a huge amount of cash has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is now offering the ANZ Tournament Leaderboard, and to celebrate the month of September, the PokerStars ANZ Tournament Leaderboard is offering extra cash added! Added cash will be put into the prize pool of the WCOOP, the Sunday Cubed and The Daily Bigs!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
N4kai, the first Polish player to post a win in the WCOOP, has taken the gold in Event 18.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Back in 2008, there were huge cash games running on Full Tilt Poker, and massive pots were played, with a handful of pots totaling more than a million dollars. Players like Isildur1, Durrr, Antonius and Phil Ivey were going back and forth on a regular basis....
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
The United States Department of Justice has released funds from a formerly frozen account belonging to PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The world’s biggest online tournament series, the World Championship of Online Poker, is underway! Welcome to the WCOOP 2011, which features 62 events, and over $30 Million in guaranteed prizes! The WCOOP features players from all around the world, battling it...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
With the swell of uncertainty that has billowed up around online poker in these past few months, there was a collective sigh of relief to see the familiar face of the WCOOP swinging into view. It was also invigorating to see an old adage be reaffirmed, with the winner...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 31, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker is set to begin this weekend, boasting over $30,000,000 in guaranteed prizes.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 30, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars and Daniel Negreanu are hosting a special event in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 23, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
After spending eight months searching for a new Chief Marketing Officer, PokerStars has named Alex Payne to the position.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 28, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
In a year which has seen all manner of setbacks for poker players, it's nice to know that some things will never change. Come the beginning of September, PokerStars' 2011 installment of the World Championship of Online Poker figures to be the company's best running to date.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars made history yesterday, dealing out its 65 Billionth hand! The promotion, ongoing for months, has been building up to hand 100 billion, with players involved in “milestone hands” receiving payouts all along the way. Between hand 64.7 billion...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
SuperStar Showdown 10, Isildur1 versus Rui Cao, will take place June 19th, at 1200 EDT (1900 GMT) at PokerStars. Rui Cao plays on PokerStars as PepperoniF, and under his real name, Rui Cao on Full Tilt Poker. The challenge will consist of 2500 hands, with two tables...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Wherever you are in the world, PokerStars has something for you! With the regional poker leagues, play against your neighbors to win the big bucks! Only players in your part of the world are allowed to compete and you get tournaments everyday in three divisions to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars’ newest poker tour, the Eureka Poker Tour, plans to bring poker to Central and Eastern Europe. The next stop is the beautiful Golden Sands resort in Varna, Bulgaria and PokerStars is giving you plenty of chances to win a seat to the main event....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is without a shadow of a doubt one of the greatest online poker sites serving players on the internet today. In addition to many other great features, it is the king of tournament poker and if you’re an online tourney player then you’ll feel...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
PokerStars has continued to uphold and improve its reputation as the home of online tournament poker over the last couple of weeks as players from around the world have been competing against each other in the Spring Championship of Online Poker. Although player...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
According to the Internet Gambling Act of 2001, it is illegal to advertise gambling in Australia (with the exception of sportsbetting). As a result, several companies affiliated with PokerStars marketing department could possible be facing charges, including the...
