by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has announced the successful completion of their inaugural “Supernova's Night Out,” an all-expenses paid get together by the site's most elite online artists.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Check out our recap of the top finishers from SCOOP Events 16,19, and 20.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The poker landscape may have altered drastically since the last time PokerStars rolled out the tournament red carpet, but that hasn’t stopped them from presenting the very latest Spring Championship of Online Poker. Although U.S. players were noticeably absent,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
According to a recent post by PokerStars Steve on the TwoPlusTwo forums, American players are now able to redeem their FPP for VIP Rewards Bonuses. This will allow those with a high reserve of the points to convert them into cash, which can then be withdrawn from the company's servers.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Play Arena Sit & Go’s now for a chance to win an iPad 2! PokerStars is giving away 100 iPad2’s in total! Signing up a new account at PokerStars? Use the sign up code ‘ARENA’ to get a special all access pass that gets you a seat in all daily...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
This past Friday in Costa Rica, authorities with the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) executed sudden raids on a pair of online-gambling related targets.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
Although a substantial part of the poker world was turned upside down by the events of Black Friday and players both in and outside of the US are feeling at a loss, the live tournament scene is still going strong. The PokerStars EPT is among those tournaments keeping...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
As many poker players already know, three of the world’s largest poker sites had their .com websites confiscated and indictments brought upon them by the US Department of Justice. One of these sites was PokerStars. Because of this, these three sites barred US...
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 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 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Note *Non-US players (over 70% of total player pool) are still playing on Full Tilt and PokerStars normally at this time. Last Friday, April 15th, the United States Department of Justice launched an attack against three of the world’s largest online poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Note *Non-US players (over 70% of total player pool) are still playing on Full Tilt and PokerStars normally at this time. Last Friday, April 15th, the United States Department of Justice launched an attack against three of the world’s largest online poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 18, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
FlopTurnRiver.com recently had the opportunity to interview Ben Wilinofsky just days after his EPT Berlin 2011 Main Event win. Last week 773 poker players battled it out in Berlin for a first prize of $1.19 Million. It was the 22 year old, Canadian, Ben Wilinofsky,...
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 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Scott “UrNotInDangr” Palmer faced off again after their Round 1 battle last week. Palmer won round 1 by $5,425, which he carried into round 2. That proved not to be enough, though, as Blom pounded Palmer, ending with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor Blom, better known to the online poker world as Isildur1, clashed with online qualifier DodgyFish72 in the fifth PokerStars SuperStar Showdown. In the closest Showdown to date, Isildur1 won by just $10 after 2500 hands of $5/$10 NL Hold’em! DodgyFish72,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Now at PokerStars you have a free chance to win the Game of Your Life! The Game of Your Life Promotion is a new freeroll tournament series on PokerStars with $1,000,000 in cash prizes as well as the chance to win front row seats to major sporting events all around the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 30, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Following years of opposition to the legalization of online poker in the United States, Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts has announced a partnership with PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
In an exciting move for longtime PokerStars fans, the company has brought aboard one new face and another familiar one in their efforts to stay atop the gaming industry.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The biggest Sunday Million on PokerStars is coming soon. Mark your calendars for March 6th 16:30 ET. In order to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Sunday Million, PokerStars is pulling out all the stops with a massive $5 million prize pool including $1,000,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Daniel Negreanu has recently been working on his heads up game over at PokerStars, taking on some top players at $5/$10 NL. One of PokerStars’ biggest promotions running at the moment, The SuperStar Showdown, is a heads up challenge where new players take on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
At 3 PM EST on February 13th, Eugene Katchalov will face off against Viktor “Isildur1” Blom in the PokerStars Superstar Challenge. Eugene Katchalov is riding a wave of momentum into this showdown. The Ukrainian poker star recently took down the $100,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 5, 2011 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
The tournament players were flocking to France for the end of last month, as the PokerStars European Poker Tour hit Deauville, bringing some of the biggest names in the game with it. It was a stop filled with intense action, near misses and a lot of fun as the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Have you ever played in the NAPT Los Angeles? Well do you want to? Who wouldn’t, right? Right now PokerStars is running satellites to win entry into the NAPT Main Event. Get through the satellites and you’re off to Los Angeles. It’s that simple....
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 4, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The rules going in were simple. 2500 hands of NLHE Heads Up, $50-$100 blinds, with a $150,000 bankroll brought to the match. Whoever was up at the end of the 2500 hand would be deemed the winner. The match was close, as usual for these heads up challenges. A lot of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
After years spent as one of the original members of Team PokerStars, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer has found himself out of a job. According to a pair of Twitter posts by fellow pro player Kathy Liebert, the move comes as a response to cost cutting measures at the company.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 31, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
For most of us, competing for thousands of dollars in front of huge TV audiences is little more than a pipe dream, but televised poker gives us a window into the high stakes world of the poker pro. Catching your favourite players as they whisk through the schedules...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Daniel ‘W00kiez’ Cates, also known as Jungleman, will face each other this Sunday in round three of the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown 2500 hands heads up match. The match begins Sunday at 5:30PM ET. This will be the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 17, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Nordic poker fans have the chance for a dream come true, PokerStars announced recently, and if you’re a football fan as well then this could well be the opportunity of your lifetime. Members of Team PokerStars will be living it up large at the upcoming...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 17, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News
A record 1,560 players were in this year’s PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event, but after six days of poker, Galen Hall emerged as the 2011 PCA Main Event champion, collecting $2.3 million in prize money. Hall, who plays on PokerStars as GasparLeMarc, went...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
The world has started to focus on the Caribbean Sea as poker action heats up this month with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The Main Event is already well underway, with days one and two completed and day three set to kick off at 12pm ET today. Among the other...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
This week the poker world has converged on the Atlantis Hotel and Resort in the Bahamas for the 8th Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Yesterday saw Day 1 of the $100,000 buy-in High Roller Tournament. Day 1 began with 38 players and ended with 23. Initial chip...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 3, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
While a lot of the world sees poker as purely gambling, we know that it’s not only a game of skill, but can also provide real value to the world as a fundraiser event for charitable organizations. Exactly that is planned for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 3, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The second Superstar Showdown on PokerStars saw Isildur1 defeat poker pro Tony G in a battle of poker supremacy. These two are no strangers to each other. After Isildur1’s infamous rise and subsequent fall at the hands of Brian Hastings on Full Tilt Poker, Tony...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 31, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Now you can visit PokerStars.TV to watch episodes of The Big Game, the Million Dollar Challenge, EPT and much more. PokerStars.tv offers 24 channels, which include poker TV shows, live event coverage, online poker coverage, interviews with top players, and strategy...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 30, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
Slovakian native Dag Palovic has been selected as the newest member of Team PokerStars, according to a recent company blog.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 29, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Tony G has stepped up to the plate and challenged the player known simply as Isildur1 to a high stakes heads-up match. The heads-up match will be 2500 hands of $50/$100, with half of the hands being Pot-Limit Omaha and the other half being No-Limit Holdem. The match...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 28, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Poker fever struck the land down under earlier this month, as the 2010 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour reached its final stop for 2010 and Season 4 in the beautiful Australian city of Sydney. The competition was hard and plentiful but at the end of the marathon...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 26, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
As we reported a few days ago, Issac Haxton, who plays on PokerStars as PhilIvey2694, defeated Isildur1 in the first Superstar Showdown. They recently discussed their heads-up battle with PokerStars reporters and the two had very different opinions about each other...
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 10, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Soon after PokerStars reported the addition of Isildur1 to PokerStars Team Pro, Isildur1 fans anxiously waited for the mysterious high stakes player to finally return to action. The rail was not disappointed as Isildur1 hit the tables last night in a big way. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 7, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
A little over six weeks ago, we reported that we had heard rumors from a Swedish poker player’s blog that “a famous Swedish High Stakes player” had signed a sponsorship deal with “a well known poker site.” Isildur1 was of course the first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 6, 2010 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
The poker world has been abuzz with news of online tournaments over the recent weeks, but live poker is by no means dead either, with major tournaments still being held all around the world. Spain’s second largest city of Barcelona was abuzz with exactly that as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 1, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
It’s been a huge month for online tournament players, but as November came to a close so too did the PokerStars Regional Championships of Online Poker. Following closely on the heals of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, the PokerStars events gave tournament...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 28, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
The inaugural USA Championship of Online Poker (USACOOP) tournament series continued on Friday, November 26th with Event 7, a $300+20 No Limit Hold’em 6-max event. While most people were eating Thanksgiving leftovers or bargain shopping on Black Friday, some...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The ESPN Poker Club has long been an excellent resource for poker fans on the net. From blog and columns to schedules and live coverage, they’ve been a solid part of the poker community, and really the only area letting them down was their very sub-standard free...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 25, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
In what amounted to just over an average American work shift, one lucky player took home as much money as some citizens make in an entire year. After close to eight hours at the tables, David “gaucho2121” Paredes netted an even $25,000 in the fifth event of PokerStars' first ever USA Championship of Online Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 25, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, WPT
Poker fans around the globe will get to see a poker tournament with a bit of a rock and roll twist, thanks to the World Poker Tour Regional Series event that came to a close this week. The WPT kicked off the Series with the $5,000 Seminole Hard Rock Fall Open, which...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 24, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is coming up in January and PokerStars has started running satellite qualifier for the events. This year, PokerStars not only has the PCA Main Event, but a fun and unique new live event, which they are calling the Fish and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
On Thursday, Eric Baldwin took down PokerStars’ North American Poker Tour Los Angeles Bounty Shootout event, collecting the $134,280 top prize. The event was a shootout so it had a different structure than most tournaments. Play started with 81 participants and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
On Wednesday, Joe Tehan battled his way to a first place finish at the $5,000 buy-in North American Poker Tour Los Angeles Main Event. In an astounding performance, Tehan eliminated all seven of his competitors at the final table, including Michael Binger and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars sponsors a great deal of tournaments all around the world during all parts of the year, and we’re getting towards the time when avid tournament players should start thinking about one of the hottest: The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Players who...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The world’s going crazy for poker these days, and we’re right there with them. One of the coolest things about poker’s increased popularity is the huge number of Poker TV shows being aired. It started off simple with just tournaments and then...
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 | Poker News
Internet poker is predominantly played from the comfort of the computer. However, with technology improving at a fast rate, people are able to connect to the Internet from a variety of devices besides the computer. Last month, Switch Poker announced that they would be...
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 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 | Nov 1, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
You don’t tend to hear much about New Zealanders in poker, but the country definitely hasn’t been immune to the poker frenzy that’s been gripping the globe for the past few years. Probably our most notable success came when Lee “Final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 1, 2010 | EPT, Poker News
The European Poker Tour Vienna Main Event has concluded this weekend, with the great stop being an awesome experience for everyone involved, and the main event no exception. As day four came to a close and the final table was set, it was Daniel Negreanu and his...
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 26, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, or PCA, is returning to the Bahamas and is likely to be the year’s biggest & best poker event. The Bahamas is a luxurious island in the Caribbean with some of the most beautiful beaches and hotels in the world. Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 25, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Big Game has provided lots of action so far and this week was no different. PokerStars put together a very lively bunch this week by having Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, William Reynolds, who plays online as Altrum Altus, David “Viffer” Peat,...
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 21, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Most players that take up the hobby of poker dream of turning that hobby into a full-time job. This would require that the player be able to make enough money playing poker to support themselves. Playing poker professionally allows players to create their own schedule...
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 16, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, one of the most anticipated promotional events in quite some time, is set to kick off on January 7th and run through the 16th – That's ten days of exciting poker action. Running out of the Bahamas' exclusive Atlantis Resort and Casino, this tropical tilt features a rich roster of events and prizes.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars has recently announced their newest tournament series, the Regional Championships of Online Poker or RCOOP. Following in the footsteps of its wildly successful predecessors, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and the Spring Championship of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 6, 2010 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
The European Poker Tour hit London over September and the beginning of October, finding its place amongst the myriad of other poker events also taking place. There were big cash prizes up for grabs, but not everybody was motivated by pure financial gain. As part of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 4, 2010 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
London has been abuzz with poker this past month, but the action-packed weeks have finally come to a close with the conclusion of the EPT London Main Event today. As reported on FlopTurnRiver yesterday, only eight players remained at the close of day four, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 3, 2010 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
London has been the poker capital of the world for the past month, with more big-name poker series, tournaments and festivals taking place in the city than you can shake a stick at. Among those, the EPT London stop kicked off five days ago and has been a great...
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 30, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Once embraced as one of the most likeable characters in the game, Daniel Negranu has drawn a sizable amount of heat over the past several months. From his criticism of Ultimate Bet to his well-publicized slur toward Annie Duke, Kid Poker has found himself in the limelight a bit more often than he and his employers would like, perhaps.
Now, it seems, he's given detractors more fuel for their hate machine.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 29, 2010 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars
It’s been an exciting week for poker in Argentina, as the Latin American Poker Tour stop in Rosario took place. The PokerStars sponsored event drew a solid number of hopeful entrants, and was eventually won by a very happy Martin Sansour. The Latin American...
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 27, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The World Championship of Online Poker is winding down, but the excitement sure is not. WCOOP Event #60 took place on Sunday, a day that is normally reserved for PokerStars’ weekly Sunday Million. Most everything remained the same including the $215 buy-in and...
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 25, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
It's a number that's impossible to wrap your head around, no matter how hard you try. It's a total nearly seven times the population of the planet, an astonishing tally that defies the imagination. 50,000,000,000 – The number of hands that PokerStars has dealt out over their years as one of the top names in the gaming industry. It's an landmark feat, one that must be celebrated.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
For just about 15 hours worth of work, $123,000 isn't a bad payday. Just ask dcg30, who finished in the top spot in the 49th event of PokerStars' current WCOOP running.
Kicking off at 12:00 ET on September 22 and wrapping at 3:14 ET the following morning, 1,654 players bellied up to the digital tables for this $200+$15 No Limit Hold'em event. Each player was allowed one rebuy and one add-on (costing an additional $200). Not willing to simply bow out after one beat, 1,172 of the contestants opted for a rebuy, while 942 spent the additional cash to pad their chip stack.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 20, 2010 | Poker News, WCOOP
Yesterday the biggest tournament day of the week saw the biggest buy-in of this year’s WCOOP: the $25,000+$500 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up event. 31 entries meant that the tournament barely made its $750,000 guaranteed prize pool, and the players...
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 20, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
In the marathon heads-up matter that was PokerStars' WCOOP Event #38, SixthSenSe19 emerged as the top dog in what is arguably the most challenging game in online poker.
Outlasting 943 other entrants, SixthSenSe19 took home the lion's share of the $600,000 guaranteed prize pool. The $500+$30 buy-in event finished short of its expected enrollment, but still managed to last nearly 36 hours.
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 15, 2010 | Poker News, WCOOP
The start of a new work week did not prevent tournament enthusiasts from participating in Event 23 of this year’s WCOOP, a $200+$15 No Limit Hold’em tournament played in 4-max. The guaranteed prize pool was $700k, but because only 2,915 players registered,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 14, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
It took two full nights of solid play, but Sydney’s kevinnok managed to take home the gold in the one of the richest of PokerStars’ recent WCOOP tournaments. Though his winning sum of $340,698.50 doesn’t amount to the biggest payday handed out for...
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 | Sep 7, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
If you take your poker seriously and live in Australia, New Zealand or elsewhere nearby then the rest of the year is looking good for you. The Adelaide Casino Poker Championship is kicking off at the end of this month, so you’ve definitely got something to note...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 5, 2010 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
All poker enthusiasts will know that the European Poker Tour stopped in Vilamoura last week, given the players a chance to enjoy the beautiful scenery and play some cards in Portugal’s largest ever poker tournament. A much less well-known event was also taking...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 4, 2010 | EPT, Poker News
Poker has truly hit Portugal, with the Vilamoura stop of the European Poker Tour taking place this week. It was an exciting week for portuguese poker as this tournament is the largest ever to be held within Portugal, and brings with it the promise of more poker events...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 2, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
The ninth annual World Championship of Online Poker starts on September 5th and will be played at the largest online poker room in the world, PokerStars. PokerStars has chosen to start the festivities early. They are offering a reload bonus of 20% your deposit worth...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 25, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
For those who may not have been paying attention, a somewhat bitter conflict has arisen between two of the game's biggest names. In a recent interview (parts of which were thought to be “off the record”), Team PokerStars member Daniel Negreanu blasted away at top female pro Annie Duke, labeling her as a “fucking cunt.”
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 23, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is set to host the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker starting September 5th. The tournament series will run for three weeks, culminating with the September 26th Main Event. The No-Limit Hold ‘Em Main Event will be held over two days, feature a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 21, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
With Full Tilt's latest running of FTOPS in the books, PokerStars is ready for their time in the spotlight. The World Championship of Online Poker will kick off soon, with their Extreme Satellites beginning today.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker’s golden boy may have turned heel with his latest comments about fellow poker professional Annie Duke. Daniel Negreanu, member of Team PokerStars, was caught on record calling Annie Duke a “fucking cunt.” Unfortunately, this is not taken out of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 18, 2010 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
The European Poker Tour has kicked off once again, this time starting in Tallinn, Estonia. This is the first time the EPT has held a stop in Tallinn and it was a great success enjoyed by all, and an especially exciting time for Kevin Stani. The young Norwegian player...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
It’s time for the best online poker tournament series in the industry, PokerStars’ World Championship of Online Poker. This season the series is bigger than ever. The guarantees total $50 million and players can qualify in extreme satellites for as little...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 14, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
Rather than continuing to keep their heads buried in the bureaucratic sand, members of the U.S. Financial Services Committee are backing a bill which would legalize and regulate America's online poker populace.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 12, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
After a considerable stretch of dead air, the PokerStars.net Big Game is set to return to television with all new episodes. Known for its exciting mix of amateur and pro players, the Big Game will continue to air at its regular time of 3 AM ET.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 11, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
While soccer may have gotten much of the international attention lately, PokerStars is looking to showcase a more physical game – rugby. Right now, the online poker giant is offering players their free shot at 36 packages to the PokerStars Sharks Barbeque and Poker Night, at which winners will be able to mingle with members of the Cronulla Sharks pro rugby team. Also present will be Team PokerStars Pro Tony Hachem, who will participate in the night's poker festivities.
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 5, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
In recent years, the women of poker have carved out an astonishing amount of prize money in some of the world's biggest games. With the number of female players at an all-time high, PokerStars has decided to offer a series designed strictly for their female fan base.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 4, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
With the legalization of poker gaining steam around the world, it looks as though America may soon be jumping on the regulation bandwagon. The bad news? Both parties on the divided Financial Services Committee seem to have agreed on an amendment which, if included, would bar companies who are currently believe to be in violation of US law from obtaining a license.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 2, 2010 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
Everyone who has watched poker on TV will have noticed that the top pros all seem to share a love not only for poker, but also for golf. If you happen to also share these passions, then PokerStars and the European Poker Tour have put together a tournament you’re...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 1, 2010 | Poker News, PokerStars
Imagine winning a Lamborghini for free. It is the most exclusive car brand in the world coveted by the world’s elite and it can be yours for free. Simply take part in the PokerStars Lamborghini Freeroll for your chance. Contrary to what the name indicates, it is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 24, 2010 | EPT, Poker News, PokerStars
After several rich and successful runs, PokerStars.com's European Poker Tour is primed to set out on a week-long romp through a new city. This time, it will be the Tallinn, the capital of the nation of Estonia. Nestled near the waters of the Gulf of Finland, the city provides all visitors with a picturesque view of humanity's past. Thanks to its brilliant blend of modern nightlife and classical, medieval architecture, it's safe to say that none who visit will leave this beautiful settlement without some fond memory or another.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars’ All Star Week has returned. If you are unfamiliar with All Star Week, it is a battle between Team PokerStars Pro and the best players at PokerStars named the Challengers. They will compete in a series of 35 heads-up matches — five matches to be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 21, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Continuing their tradition as one of the best online poker sites, PokerStars is ready to show its FlopTurnRiver.com members just how much they appreciate their patronage. In a few days, the internet's leader in online poker will host a special freeroll, available only to those who sign up directly through our links. All members who earn 200 FPP'S in the month of July will be allowed to enter, with an astonishing 25 Turbo Takedown tickets on the line.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
In a surprising move this week, Peter Eastgate has announced that he will be stepping away from poker. Just twenty months after bursting into the poker limelight, the young pro has made the decision that soul-searching and introspection are called for in his life,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker rooms sponsor poker professionals in a similar way large brands sponsor NASCAR racers. The poker professional is expected to promote their brand by wearing their branded apparel and being seen on television. In return, sponsored professionals receive free...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
One of the most exciting tournaments for online poker players is the PokerStars Turbo Takedown, hosted on the last Sunday of every month with a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000. Not only is there a huge amount of straight cash up for grabs, there are also bonuses...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Shortly after New Zealand made news with their judicial support of online poker, the French government has passed new gaming laws which have forced PokerStars to bar the country's messieurs and madams from their international servers.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Though they may be an ocean away, the nation of New Zealand has fired a shot which could reverberate through the poker landscape. In a recent decision by his Honor David J. Harvey, advertisements for .net poker sites “are not promotions for gambling operators, and that poker tournaments themselves are not gambling but a form of competition.”
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
If you're like us, you're counting down the days before Vegas' biggest game. The WSOP Main Event kicks off on July 5, and PokerStars wants to send you along for the ride.
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 | 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 18, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
It's one of the biggest events in the online poker world, with prizes so rich that it takes a full two days to dole them out. It's the annual Spring Championship of Online Poker's Main Event, and it's made more than one player rich beyond their imagining.
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...
