This past weekend was not kind to online poker tournaments. Between being a national holiday, the WSOP starting in Las Vegas, and coming off the heels of SCOOP and FTOPS events the online poker world took a bit of a breather. Tournament attendance was way down across the board as only the Warm-Up on PokerStars [...]

Last week I talked about the various UB satellites for the WSOP Main Event, as well as the bonuses you get for representing them during the big tournament in Vegas. Today I will do the same thing for Full Tilt Poker, one of the biggest online poker sites in the world today. So far over [...]

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. This speculation ranges from no major impact at all to [...]

Remember the day that the purity of our live poker tournaments got tarnished with a crazy heist (that by-the-way had nothing on Ocean’s 11, but hey), armed to the teeth with revolvers and even old school machetes, finding their way home with some of the prize pool money? This incident took place on at the [...]

Here at FlopTurnRiver, we like quick cashes just as much (if not more) than grinding sessions. So here, without further ado, are some quick tidbits from around the Poker Universe.

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 poker is more popular than ever before. [...]

For professionals and poker fans around the world, the start of the WSOP in Vegas today marks the beginning of the greatest tournaments that the poker world has to offer. The series kicks off with the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship, an event designed for true masters of the game. With its sky-high buy in and [...]

Paddy Power Poker, a member of the iPoker network, is bringing back their popular Paddy’s Cashpoint promotion. In March, Paddy Power Poker introduced a promotion that rewarded players with cash simply for doing what they came to do – play poker. Paddy Power Poker has brought the promotion back and improved it just a bit. [...]

Ever heard of Winamax poker? You’re not alone. The site, a member of the Ongame network, is a relatively unknown player in the world of online poker. But after a huge €12 million investment, Winamax hopes to become a major name in European markets. After the French parliament passed a law in April that legalized [...]

Online poker is great, but it often lacks the drama and intensity of a real life game. It also lacks the chance that a game could end in a deadly shoot-out like the poker games in Red Dead Redemption. Since its release for Xbox 360 last week by Rockstar Games, Red Dead Redemption has drawn [...]