by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2011 | Poker News
In honour of Todd Brunson’s twitter campaign this past week, let’s take a look at some of the most thrilling poker confrontations ever caught on camera. In case you missed it, Todd began tweeting on Friday about a fist fight between himself and Shawn...
by FTR Poker Admin | 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 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 | 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 | Jun 12, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
Outside of Men Nguyen's win and the handful of first time bracelet winners, there have been very few big stories. There is, of course, the player who was banned for sweeping in a tablemate's chips. And there's also the news that players caught smoking marijuana in the Rio parking lot will receive a lifetime WSOP ban.
by givememyleg | May 28, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
With two new series and the ever-popular High Stakes Poker now on Saturday night, Game Show Network could be the best place to watch professional players hit the felt. With ratings going up and up, and with the start of the 2010 World Series of Poker today, watching...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 14, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Despite the lack of a certain mysterious Swede, PartyPoker's Big Game IV turned out to be everything a fan of the game could want.
Over the course of the 48 hour marathon, only two players managed to play the entire time. One, Neil Channing, will perhaps be best remembered for his large pots played against David Viffer, who was the game's only other iron man.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
According to a blog by poker pro Tony G, the internet phenom known as Isildur1 has backed out of the upcoming PartyPoker.com Big Game IV. Fans of the mystery man will have to wait to see him under the TV lights. The highly anticipated event will kick off tomorrow, only hours after losing one of its biggest draws.
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...
