by FTR Poker Admin | May 17, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Nearly a month after the seizure and freezing of their players accounts, Absolute Poker has reached a deal with the US Department of Justice. According to the company, players may soon see the thawing of their bankrolls, finally allowing cashouts.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 30, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
After several years spent at the forefront of the Ultimate Bet roster, both Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke have entered poker's free agent market. According to a recent announcement from UB, the pair have parted ways with the sometimes-troubled gaming giant.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 7, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The Cereus Network seems to attract problems, no matter what it does. This time, however, it is not their poker client that is in the middle of a scandal. The casino at Absolute Poker features a browser-based Keno client entitled Traditional Keno. With some...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 2, 2010 | Poker News
UB, formerly Ultimate Bet, is one of the few online poker rooms which still holds its doors open to players from the United States of America. Of those that do, they’re arguably the most innovative room with heaps of cool ideas such as tables on which the famous...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 1, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
The online gaming law in Washington has made online poker play a felony in the state. However, the law also extends to payment processors, even those out of the country. Federal prosecutors in Seattle are looking to seize $553,000 from a Canadian payment processor...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 1, 2010 | Poker Law, Poker News
The online gaming law in Washington has made online poker play a felony in the state. However, the law also extends to payment processors, even those out of the country. Federal prosecutors in Seattle are looking to seize $553,000 from a Canadian payment processor...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 31, 2010 | Poker News
Tom “durrrr” Dwan is an internet poker superstar, and a man that basically needs no introduction if you care enough about poker to be reading this blog. While we’re used to hearing stories of him tearing up the high stakes tables at Bovada Poker and...
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 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 8, 2010 | Online Poker News, Poker News
It’s going to be a hectic month for tournament players across the internet and around the world this August, as there are literally millions of dollars in guaranteed prize pools up for grabs. Of course we’re currently in the middle of FTOPS XVII, but the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Daniel Negreanu used his blog to dish some not-so-pretty words towards the CEREUS network, which hosts the sites Absolute Poker and UB. The Cereus network has recently found itself in some pretty hot water, again, for lackadaisical network security. Basically, an...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 8, 2010 | Poker News
As if Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker didn't have enough to worry about, a new security gap has been drawing attention over the past few days. It seems that, due to a hole in the local encryption utilized by the Cereus Poker Network, it is possible that some players could have been falling victim to digital card-peaking.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 16, 2010 | Poker News
Many poker rooms offer reload deposit bonuses and rake races as promotions. However, UB.com has come up with an extremely unique promotion. UB is offering its players a chance to win a date with the beautiful poker player, Tiffany Michelle. Simply win a UB freeroll on...