The sheer variety you get in an event like the Full Tilt Series of Poker is what makes them so enticing. It’s rare that the likes of Stud/8 or Razz get stand shoulder to shoulder with their more popular cousins. Similarly, there’s great scope for different styles of tournament structure. Shootout, Turbo, and Heads Up [...]

The FTOPS are among us and tournament players are lining up by the thousands to take part in the events. FTOPS XIV Event 8 was no exception.  The 6-handed NLHE Knockout event saw 4,639 players put up $240+$16 to register and play for their share of a $927,800 prize pool.  Shaun Deeb, Peter Traply, Steve [...]

One of the more interesting events in this year’s Full Tilt Online Poker Series has come to an end. The $500+$35 Deepstack Heads-Up Event sold out quite early, as the tournament capped off at 1,024 entrants and a $512,000 prize pool. The tournament took quite some time to finish, just over 12 hours to be [...]

Another day gone by, and another FTOPS Event in the books! Today we had the pleasure of witnessing the action of FTOPS XIV, Event #7: $100+$9 R/A. Tonight’s event was hosted by Bruno Stefanelli, a relatively lesser known Italian pro poker player with an impeccable sense of style. He is one of those rare hybrids [...]

FTOPS XIV continued last night with the first rebuy event of this year’s series.  Actually, Event #4 was a $200 + $16 no-limit Hold’em tournament allowing 1 rebuy and 1 add-on and guaranteeing a prize pool of at least $600,000.  This guarantee was surpassed as 1,406 players entered the game and purchased 979 total rebuys [...]

Just like McDonalds, you’re never too far away from a new Full Tilt Series of Poker. The latest episode of the tri-monthly series began yesterday, and has already stormed its way through three events. FTOPS XIV Event #3 was a straightforward tournament that stuck to  the tried and true formula of big guarantees, unique structures, [...]

The 14th installment of FullTilt Poker’s Online Tournament Series has begun. For those unfamiliar with the series, it typically runs twice a year and contains 25 Events with different buy-ins and games. Event #1, a $200+$16 NL 6max Freeze Out completed earlier this morning. The tournament was hosted by FullTilt Professional Allen Cunningham, and had [...]