by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker News
Since breaking into this latest decade, it seems like online videos are the future of entertainment. As a fully paid up cyborg, I now watch more content online than I do on my TV screen. Even my favorite regular programming will usually pass me by until I catch it on...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 20, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
In a surprising turn of events this morning the United States Department of Justice will be allowing the two largest online poker sites serving American players to restore their .com web addresses to help facilitate player withdrawals. Since last Friday there has been...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 20, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If you made a living grinding Stars from your swanky U.S. apartment, Friday’s indictments probably seem like the end of the world, but for a large swathe of the online poker industry, the news came as an unexpected boon. Most sites withdrew from America...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 19, 2011 | bet365, Online Poker News, Poker News
Fans of the iPoker network know all about bet365. The UK based gambling company has made a name for itself over the past several years, covering everything from sports betting to poker. After the recent shakeup on the internet gaming scene, the company is attempting...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 19, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
It has been said often that luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. That might be true, but no one was prepared for the Black Friday shutdown of three of online poker’s largest sites, at least in terms of their US player bases. In effect, the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 19, 2011 | Online Casino News
Eleven people were charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering by the US Department of Justice on Friday, April 15th. Two of the defendants, both payment processors, have pleaded not guilty. Chad Elie was arrested in Las Vegas last Friday the day before...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Note *Non-US players (over 70% of total player pool) are still playing on Full Tilt and PokerStars normally at this time. Last Friday, April 15th, the United States Department of Justice launched an attack against three of the world’s largest online poker...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Note *Non-US players (over 70% of total player pool) are still playing on Full Tilt and PokerStars normally at this time. Last Friday, April 15th, the United States Department of Justice launched an attack against three of the world’s largest online poker...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
One year ago, Daniel Tzvetkoff was arrested. He faced 75 years in prison and $543 million in money laundering charges. Last August, Tzvetkoff was suddenly released on bail, without explanation. Today, he is living mostly free in a secret New York location. Tzvetkoff...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In South Asia, cricket is more than a sport, it’s a national past time. Whatever the time of year, passion for the game is extremely high, but with the country having just hosted the World Cup, cricket-fever is at all time high. India battled to a glorious...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 18, 2011 | Online Casino News
Throughout April, bet365 Casino is offering players a handful of fantastic promotions, including a slots promotions, a roulette promotion, a bonus and a chance at free chips! Throughout the month of April, bet365 is running their Slots Club promotion. This promo,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 18, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
On April 15, 2011, the United States of America’s Department of Justice indicted eleven executives associated with the four largest online poker companies operating within the US and seized the sites’ domains. Thousands of online poker players were shocked...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 18, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Let’s start with the obvious. The online poker world was blindsided this past Friday when the US Department of Justice along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation indicted six owners of PokerStars, FullTilt, and Absolute/UB along with five parties involved...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 18, 2011 | Poker News
Following their indictment by the U.S. Department of Justice, Full Tilt, PokerStars, and UB all stopped cash play for their American customers. The owners and operators of Absolute Poker were also named as defendants by the FBI, but kept their site open and active as...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 18, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
FlopTurnRiver.com recently had the opportunity to interview Ben Wilinofsky just days after his EPT Berlin 2011 Main Event win. Last week 773 poker players battled it out in Berlin for a first prize of $1.19 Million. It was the 22 year old, Canadian, Ben Wilinofsky,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The World Series of Poker is in a few short months and Party Poker wants to help you get there. This, coupled with a few more exciting offers, means there’s never been a better time to play at Party Poker. From now until May 2, Party Poker will be running daily...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 17, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
It feels pretty nice to be the king. So why not be the king of the virtual poker felt? Now you can with Bodog’s new “King of the Felt” promotion. Let’s talk a little bit about what the King of the Felt promotion actually entitles. Each week,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 16, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
In an effort to help as you huddle round the derelict burning oil barrel, let’s survey the post-apocalyptic wasteland as it stands right now. Yesterday the United States Department of Justice moved to indict the four largest online poker companies who offer...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 15, 2011 | Online Casino News
If you have always dreamed of playing in the World Series of Poker but simply haven’t ever had the bankroll necessary, you should consider playing at Titan Poker. They offer the usual Main Event satellites, but they don’t stop there. They’re also...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 15, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
UPDATES BREAKING NEWS – PokerStars to Buy Full Tilt Poker (April, 2012) – https://www.flopturnriver.com/blogs/breaking-news-pokerstars-buys-full-tilt-poker-16430 Further Layoffs at Pocket Kings (October 30, 2011) –...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 15, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Its tough to imagine a player repeating and winning back to back titles in a high buy-in event these days. The fields are probably tougher than they’ve ever been, the players are busy and can’t always play the same schedules, and the events themselves...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 15, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
A legislation that would have allowed intrastate online poker to be legal to Florida residents has died before making it out of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. The bill, known as Senate Bill 812, was supported by Republican State Senator Miguel Diaz de la...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 14, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
A local poker player becomes a hometown hero when he bests the Erik Seidel heads-up at the WPT Hollywood Poker Open in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The final table included other heavy hitters such as William Reynolds, Ali Eslami, and Tom Marchese. Mike Scarborough endured...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 14, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As those who’ve opened their Full Tilt client within the last week well know, the company has posted another update to their software. While no major changes have been implemented, there are several notable alterations which improve the quality of their games....
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 14, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
In a lot of ways poker tournaments are like golf tournaments. A large number of players enter the field, and the best players don’t win every time. Well tell that to, Vanessa Selbst, who just made history by winning the Mohegan Sun tournament back to back to...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 13, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
FullTilt pro Gus Hansen has had a very strong showing this 2011 year by earning the top spot in winnings for online poker in January, February and almost March as well. A week into this April, it looks as if Hansen’s hot streak is finally cooling off. Gus has...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 13, 2011 | Poker News
There’s a temptation when ranking women poker players to just go for the obvious. As a red blooded male who eats uncooked steak and drives 4X4s into cattle, the easy decision would be to rate lady cardsharps on how fertile their hips are. But did I mention that...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 12, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
PokerStars is known for their reliable software, and they are making improvements to it all the time. Their most recent software upgrade adds a bunch of new features to make your playing experience a little more efficient than before. You can now choose which columns...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 12, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
Tomorrow will be the final table of the 2011 WPT Hollywood Casino. The tournament began at The Hollywood Casino, located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Saturday on April 9th. After three days of play only six players remain. The big three names remaining include Erik...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 12, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Nevada, at the forefront of the legal battle, has just moved one step closer to becoming the first state to legalize online poker. Nevada bill AB 258 has passed the state assembly judiciary committee. While it has been altered to no longer allow international or...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 12, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Now at PokerStars you have the opportunity to win a 2012 PokerStars Carribean Adventure package for as little as 4 FPP! All you have to do is go to Events-PCA-FPP Satellites-Megapath. The PCA 2012 package includes entry into the $10,000 Main Event, a week at the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is sending a shout out to those who are looking to enter the online gaming world, but are hesitant about spending the big bucks. Called “Ten for $10”, this promotion allows first time depositors to cash in on $10,000 worth of risk free prizes....
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 11, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments have hit a bit of a wall lately. After a huge start to 2011, events on both PokerStars and FullTilt have seen their player pools dwindle quite a bit over the past few weeks as promotions and various tournaments serious have come to an end. ...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 11, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
Ben Wilinofsky, the 22 year old Canadian with the adventurous spirit, last night won the EPT Berlin Main Event 2011. The win earned Wilinofsky 825,000 Euros ($1.1 Million) and an EPT Title. This win takes Wilinofsky to over $2 Million in lifetime winnings and is his...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Scott “UrNotInDangr” Palmer faced off again after their Round 1 battle last week. Palmer won round 1 by $5,425, which he carried into round 2. That proved not to be enough, though, as Blom pounded Palmer, ending with...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 10, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Two young phenoms, Tom “Durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “jungleman12” Cates, were dueling again as part of the Durrrr Challenge 2 on March 29. This would mark the second time the two played in just a few days. Railbirds were informed via Dwan’s...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 10, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier and Lex “RaSZi” Veldhuis will be squaring off against each other at the WSOP 2011 in a kickboxing match. Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier has over $6 Million in live winnings and holds both a World Poker Tour...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 9, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Strange, isn’t it? Our nation’s capital, which has so long opposed the legalization of online poker, may soon have gamers earning their keep right under its nose. According to the Wall Street Journal, the city council of Washington, D.C. has approved a...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 9, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Play at bwin Poker now for a chance to win an iPad2! From now until April 30th bwin poker will be giving away 100 iPad2. Each iPad2 comes with 16 gigabytes of memory, Wifi ready, and access to millions of apps! All you have to do to be eligible to win is play at bwin...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 8, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
Bodog has begun their series of WSOP qualifiers, allowing users from across the globe to compete for a chance to sit among the game’s elite. FlopTurnRiver users have a special group of offers headed their way, courtesy of the company’s promo crew. If...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 8, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
Win a trip to the WSOP 2011 at Betfair now! Enter the Betfair WSOP 6 shooter for a chance at $74,000 in WSOP packages! There are 6 WSOP freeroll finals running on 6 consecutive days in early June. Twelve winners will win a $5,700 WSOP package, which includes flight,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 8, 2011 | Poker News
The Boom and Beyond Most people can remember the iconic image of Chris Moneymaker sitting behind those thin, darkened shades, a table separating him from Sam Farha, and a monster robbery in progress on the felt. As it turned out, Farha flinched first and was bluffed...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 8, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars was proud to announce that poker sensations Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom were to fight it out in Blom’s SuperStar Showdown. In fact, having Negreanu agree to this caused PokerStars to want to have them...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 8, 2011 | Online Casino News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is the biggest online poker site on the planet. Billionaire Steve Wynn is one of the most respected and powerful casino owners around the world, best known for his Las Vegas and Macau Wynn resorts. Like every other brick-and-mortar casino owner, Steve Wynn...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 8, 2011 | Poker News, WSOP
In this game, nothing has a history like the World Series of Poker. Back in the days of Benny Binnion, one single event pioneered the concept of tournament poker, not to mention the prevalence of Texas Hold’em. Now, as we approach the 42nd annual WSOP, there’s a...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Viktor Blom, better known to the online poker world as Isildur1, clashed with online qualifier DodgyFish72 in the fifth PokerStars SuperStar Showdown. In the closest Showdown to date, Isildur1 won by just $10 after 2500 hands of $5/$10 NL Hold’em! DodgyFish72,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
All North and South American must read this article. PokerStars is calling on you to represent your country in their Americas Cup of Poker. The finals will decide which American country is the best when it comes to the game of poker. There are tons of cash being laid...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Now at PokerStars you have a free chance to win the Game of Your Life! The Game of Your Life Promotion is a new freeroll tournament series on PokerStars with $1,000,000 in cash prizes as well as the chance to win front row seats to major sporting events all around the...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Once again Ladbrokes is hosting an Easter poker festival. 2010’s festival was an enormous success, so Ladbrokes is resurrecting its series of festive poker tournaments. Festivities kick off on April 22nd and the party doesn’t stop until April 25th. The...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 7, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker, one of the largest online poker rooms in the world by traffic, and home of the highest nosebleed poker games in the world, has announced a strategic partnership with Fertita Interactive. Fertita Interactive is a gaming company owned by the Fertitas...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 6, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Ever dream about making a final table with over 2,400 entrants? How about winning the whole thing and taking home first prize? Most poker players have. But what about making the final table…twice…in one tournament? That’s impossible, until now. Mike...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 6, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Who says expansion is a bad thing? For poker players in California, it may just be some of the best news to come along in a while. According to a recent release, the state’s government has made promising revisions to Senate Bill 40, America’s latest...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 5, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
After an initially promising round of talks, the Iowa State Senate has postponed any sort of decision on the legality of internet poker within their borders. Simply put, the issue seems to have boiled down to time. The bill, known as 458, met with only scant approval...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The Full Tilt Poker Onyx Cup Series has its first qualifier. Full Tilt hosted a $600+$40 online qualifier, attracting 124 contenders. The qualifier tournament was won by Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi, who was only recently allowed back on Full Tilt. Mizzi was...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 5, 2011 | Online Casino News, PokerStars
The Internet’s biggest poker site is trying to entice sports fanatics to download PokerStars with their latest promotion called “Game of Your Life”. The grand prize gets you (and any number of friends) front row seats to any sporting event in the...
by Tyson Tanaka | 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 Tyson Tanaka | Apr 5, 2011 | Online Casino News
April brings a lot of great things: opening day, Easter candy and a new promotion from Cirrus Casino. This month, the online casino is celebrating slot machines with its new promotion Slots Fever. Cirrus Casino boasts they have the cure for Slots Fever and are trying...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 4, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
It was a big weekend for FullTilt as their “Doubles Week” was supposed to boost the guarantee of their major events two-fold. Instead, FullTilt decided to go bigger and better, making each major tournament a multi-entry event which allows players to buy-in...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 4, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The SuperStar Showdown has been successful for drawing attention to PokerStars and for giving poker spectators a chance to see high stakes poker heads up matches between the biggest names on a regular basis. This latest challenge last night saw Viktor Blom, better...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 4, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Some of our favorite televised game shows have done a great job of catering to the innate greed that most game players tend to harbor within themselves. We want to win, gosh darnit, and we’d rather win more than less! That’s why you can choose a prize...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 4, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, WPT
Roberto Romanello, a Full Tilt Red Pro, took down WPT Bratislava on April 3rd. Romanello, who hails from Wales, captured an EPT title in Prague, collecting €640,000. The WPT Bratislava Main Event attracted 211 players. The tournament was held in the Slovakian capital...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 3, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The FTOPS (Full Tilt Online Poker Series), is one of the world’s largest and most popular online poker tournament series. It’s been 5 years since the beginning of FTOPS and Full Tilt is in the mood to celebrate. The FTOPS began in August 2006 and has run...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
RedKings is quickly catching the eye of poker players as they have four new promotions just for the month of April! There’s the $10,000 FishMarket, $80,000 Knock’em Down, Point Per Day 15 and a 100 iPad Giveaway. The $10,000 FishMarket promotion will be...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 2, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Third time’s the charm, right? The folks at Victory Poker had better hope so. The company has recently announced that they will be making the move from the Cake Network to their competition, Cereus. This marks their third move in the past thirteen months, after...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 2, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
As March winds to a close, we are finishing up the first quarter of 2011. 3 months doesn’t seem like such a long time, but in the world of poker, 3 months is enough time to build or lose a fortune several times over. And that’s exactly what the pros have...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 1, 2011 | Online Casino News
After a period of discussion, the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved a partnership between Caesar’s Interactive Entertainment and the Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings. The two companies have been doing business since last year, when their Dragonfish independent...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 1, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
With the first session drawing to a close, now seems like a good time to take a look at how High Stakes Poker Season 7 is shaping up. Going into this year’s run, the show was hit with a couple of high profile changes, which make the scrutinising of the format a...
by Tyson Tanaka | Apr 1, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Poker Heaven is starting off April right with some fantastic new promotions for its players. These are no April Fools’ Day jokes, though. Instead, they are three promotions definitely worth checking out this month. One promotion Poker Heaven is running this...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 31, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
By the 1970’s it was clear that not only was poker going to remain a permanent fixture in Las Vegas, but players were growing more and more fond of the freeze out tournament format as well. Consider the first WSOP, played as a prolonged cash game. It featured...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 31, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker’s Take 2 promotion is back! Full Tilt is offering cash game players the chance to earn double the Full Tilt Points for ten days. Additionally, players that take part in this awesome promotion can earn up to an extra $25. This makes for a...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 30, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Finishing last in any poker tournament takes a huge hit on one’s ego, right? Sure, unless you are playing at bwin Poker! Bwin Poker is proud to announce and welcome back their popular promotion “Joker”. With Joker, absolutely no one loses! In fact,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 30, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Following years of opposition to the legalization of online poker in the United States, Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts has announced a partnership with PokerStars. “After much study,” says CEO Steve Wynn, “we are convinced that the lack of regulation...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 30, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Daniel Negreanu might not be the world’s best poker player, but he is certainly one of the most popular. When Negreanu started playing the poker circuits, he became one of the game’s youngest celebrity professionals. He claims to have become a profitable,...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 30, 2011 | Poker News
UK gambling giant Victor Chandler is teaming up with grassroots organization Poker in The Pub to bring live poker to various venues across the UK. Victor Chandler’s Head of Poker, Andy Horne, stated, “We are very proud to be sponsoring Poker In The Pub and...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 30, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Florida has become the latest state to ponder the legalization of online poker. With efforts picking up in New Jersey and Nevada, the race is on to bring lawful intrastate poker into the American arena. Known as SB812, this particular piece of legislation is sponsored...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 29, 2011 | Online Casino News
For months, talks of a Bwin/PartyGaming merger have been going on, but no real progress has been made. That is, until late last week when the Gibraltar Supreme Court endorsed the deal between the two online gambling giants. In July 2010, Bwin Interactive Entertainment...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 29, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit $10,000 Western Regional Championship is well underway, and featured player Daniel Negreanu has made it down to the final 18, finding himself in eighth place. The tournament, being played in San Diego, has a prize pool just...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 29, 2011 | Poker News
When you’re new to the game, it’s easy to imagine that good poker is all about bluffing. It seems like everything else is just down to luck. The players can’t control how the cards will run out, so the only way to get beating your opponent is to make...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 29, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Eugene Katchalov, Ukrainian poker pro with over $6 million in live tournament winnings has joined Team PokerStars Pro. Katchalov’s major accomplishments include a WPT title, a WCOOP bracelet and he is the 2011 champion of the PokerStars Carribean Adventure...
by Tyson Tanaka | Mar 28, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
I was sitting in an online small stakes mixed game the other night, and after leaving a modest winner, I turned off my PC and went on to another activity. It was only then that I realized just how much history there was behind my even being able to do that in the...
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