2009 was another banner year for both live and online poker.  Online poker tournaments reached new heights while setting multiple Guinness World Records for both attendance and prize pools. On the live scene, the WSOP once again proved to be the most exciting tournament circuit around, including Phil Ivey’s Main Event final table appearance. Finally, [...]

We may be on the cusp of a new decade, but some things never change. One of those happily invariable entities is the busy calendar of exclusive tournaments at Flop Turn River.  The seasons may change, but the endless torrent of added money and freeroll events continues to flow. 2010 looks set to be as [...]

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Unquestionably, the most successful and accomplished of the recent spate of poker game-shows is the PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge. The show is fronted by Daniel Negreanu and sees competent amateur players face off against a series of celebrities, Team PokerStars pros, and eventually Daniel himself. Yesterday evening, the grand finale aired and saw the four [...]

A record-breaking weekend of online poker tournaments is in the books.  Yesterday PokerStars took it upon itself to break the record for biggest online poker tournament with their $1 buy-in $300,000 guaranteed turbo event.  Nearly 150,000 players entered the event, easily smashing their own record of 65,000 players set this past July.  “Oskar69″ was able [...]

This year is winding down but the high stakes action just keeps going. This week, a huge session between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius resulted in the largest pots of the week. All hands were played at Full Tilt Poker’s $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha tables. This week’s biggest pot started when Antonius raised to $1,200 [...]

PokerStars has an excellent VIP system, but many people have complained that only the top tiers have actual rewards that are worth shooting for. Well, complain no more, because in 2010 PokerStars will introduce some changes to its VIP Program with the goal of making it easier for the frequent player to qualify for the [...]

The promotions at Full Tilt Poker are heating up just in time for the winter with their 3Xmas Happy Hour and their Big Little Tournaments. From December 21st through January 1st, all of Full Tilt’s Happy Hours will earn triple Full Tilt Points. Additionally, Happy Hours will be three times longer than usual on December [...]

The 41st annual World Series of Poker may still be more than 6 months away, but the dynamic team behind the scenes is nothing if not prepared. The full schedule for next year’s most prestigious poker event has been released, with 57 bracelet tournaments packed into a month and a half. Action will get underway [...]

It might be cold outside, but the promotions at PokerStars are hot! This summer, PokerStars broke the Guinness World Record  for most players in one tournament by hosting a tournament with 65,000 runners. On December 27, PokerStars will attempt to shatter the Guinness World Record for most entrants in one tournament once again. Entry to [...]