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by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
A variant of poker played with 13 cards and set 5 in the back, 5 in the middle, and 3 up top. Your back hand must be the strongest hand, middle second strongest, and top your weakest. After hands are set, players compare hands and are given points based on hand...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2013 | Australia
Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon won by Tom Alner Out of a field of 645 participants a champion has finally been crowned as the UK’s own Tom Alner showed poker class to claim the 2013 Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event and a seat at the HK$100,000 ACOP Main Event. ...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2013 | Online Tournaments
With the FTOPS Main Event being played out over the weekend, the action was as good as ever on both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. The Main Event itself attracted 3,327 players, boosting the original $1.5m prizepool to just shy of $2m. But even though this was the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Zone Poker Since the launch of Rush Poker a few years ago, this format has become more and more popular and numerous other poker rooms have adapted this format and now you can play it at Bovada with Zone Poker! The moment you fold your hand at a Zone Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2013 | United Kingdom
GUKPTGoliathTowers over Coventry Coventry is the place to be this weekend, that is if you want to try and climb over 1999 other players to raise a GUKPT trophy. The expected first prize of more than £35,000 may also be a motivator to those of you who are more results...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Since we last checked in with Viktor Blom, he’s played two days of action, and has seen action across Fixed Limit Omaha, Fixed Limit 2-7 Triple Draw and No Limit Hold’em. He’s played 2853 hands across these games, at both heads up and 6-Max tables,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 14, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Today sees the return of The Isildur1 Watch. We’ve had a little time off, and while I’ve been off enjoying the British Summer, Viktor Blom has been working pretty hard. Since the last Isildur1 Watch on the 18th of July, he has played 23,125 hands at 231...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 13, 2013 | Online Tournaments
Unfortunately, summer is inching closer to the end with every passing day, but even though that means less fun outdoors and colder weather, it also means that more and more players will be steadily returning back to the virtual felt to play the best game in the world!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 13, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Zone Poker Since the launch of Rush Poker a few years ago, this format has become more and more popular and numerous other poker rooms have adapted this format and now you can play it at Bovada with Zone Poker! The moment you fold your hand at a Zone Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 12, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week Bovada Launches Its Version of Fast Poker – Zone Poker From the days of Rush poker on Full Tilt, U.S. players have not seen this high-speed format in cash games where you don’t have to wait for the whole table to decide what to do with their hole...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 12, 2013 | Australia
2014 Aussie Millions Schedule announced Australia’s premier poker tournament is set to run at the Crown Casino, Melbourne, from Thursday 23 January through to Monday 10 February. The announcement has been greeted with excitement across the poker world as the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 12, 2013 | United Kingdom
Genting Poker Series hits Southend The £100,000 guaranteed Leg 4 of the Genting Poker Series has already started with the online Day 1A already in the books. Day 1B and 1C are planned for Thursday and Friday respectively, and the £400 + £40 is also guarantee a £25,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 7, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews
On the 5th of August, Jason “JCarver” Somerville visited FlopTurnRiver.com to answer a plethora of questions from our forum. Jason is a WSOP Bracelet winner, and has been a coach on PokerVT for some time. He recently signed with Nevada regulated poker site...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 6, 2013 | United Kingdom
UKIPT Galway heading to the Man Event Finale The Full Tilt Poker sponsored UK & Ireland Poker Tour event in Galway is heading ever closer the Main Event. Thursday sees the start of Day 1a, and you still have time to play for a seat on PokerStars and Full Tilt. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 6, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week Big Deal – $100K Guaranteed The Big Deal tournament with at least $100,000 in guaranteed prize money remains one of the most popular Bovada’s running promotions. The tournament takes place every Sunday at 4 pm ET and you can qualify for as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 5, 2013 | Australia
APT Macau Main Event Crowns Champion. At the conclusion of the eight day Asian Poker Tour (APT) festival, Norway’s Henrik Tollefsen claimed victory in the HKD$25,000 Main Event taking home HKD$981,700. Hosted at the StarWorld Hotel and Casino,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 5, 2013 | Online Tournaments
Despite August traditionally being the slowest month in online poker with many people preferring the outdoors to a good old poker game, this weekend saw an unexpected spike in attendance at the biggest tournament at PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Perhaps this has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 5, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Punta Cana Poker Classic Hosted by the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in the Dominican Republic the 2013 Punta Cana Poker Classic will take place from November 12th through November 16th featuring a $500,000 Guaranteed Main Event. From July 22nd through October...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 3, 2013 | Canada, Poker News
2013 World Series of Poker dubbed “The Year of the Canadian” Although Canadians are usually the minority when it comes to the WSOP (making up less than 10% of all players), that hasn’t stopped the Red & White from taking over. Canadians have won 10...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 3, 2013 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
August Is VIP Club Month At PokerStars Running throughout the month of August, PokerStars is running a new series of promotions aimed at their VIP Club members. VIP Club Members have a series of different opportunities to benefit from the promotion. VIP Club Happy...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 30, 2013 | Online Tournaments
Just over a day ago the fifth Micro Millions series has crowned its last winner and is now officially in the books. Awarding millions of dollars across a 100 events, the Micro Millions series is quickly becoming one of the most dominant low stakes tournament series in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 30, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Feel the Heat Hosted by the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in the Dominican Republic the 2013 Punta Cana Poker Classic will take place from November 12th through November 16th featuring a $500,000 Guaranteed Main Event. From July 22nd through October 20th, play...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 29, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week The Weekly $5K PTS Freeroll Put your poker points to good use with the weekly drive for $5K to score a payday without risking any cash! The Weekly $5K PTS Freeroll will be held every week with an option to buy-in directly for 1,000 points or get in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 29, 2013 | Australia
Gavin Hanlon claims Tasmanian Poker Championships A capacity field of 80 players took to the tables at the Wrest Point Casino and Hotel, Hobart, for the AUD$290 Main Event at the 2013 Tasmanian Poker Championships. Gavin Hanlon came away victorious following a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 29, 2013 | United Kingdom
APAT Welsh Amateur Poker Championship comes to Cardiff The Amateur Poker Association and Tour is hosting the Welsh leg of it series at the G Casino in Cardiff and all the action kicks off on Saturday. The £75 + £7.50 event is aimed at the recreational player, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 27, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews
An online legend, sensational tournament player, feared high-stakes pro, and sought-after coach – this is not the beginning of an introduction of a November 9 lineup: all of the above is one person, Jason Somerville, whom FTR is so privileged to host for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Loose aggressive retard. Someone who plays a very loose and crazy style with no respect for money.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2013 | PokerStars
PokerStars Focuses On New Jersey Market PokerStars recently sent out an email to New Jersey residents asking about their personal gaming habits, and their feelings towards regulated online poker sites in the state. The survey asks questions such as, “On a scale of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 23, 2013 | Canada, Poker News, WSOP
2013 World Series of Poker dubbed “The Year of the Canadian” Although Canadians are usually the minority when it comes to the WSOP (making up less than 10% of all players), that hasn’t stopped the Red & White from taking over. Canadians have won 10...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2013 | United Kingdom
GUKPT Brighton The main event of the Brighton leg of the GUKPT is going to start with Day 1A on Thursday at 12 Noon at the G Casino just opposite the Brighton Pier. It will cost you £500 +£50 to enter but satellites have been running from Sunday, starting from £30....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2013 | Online Tournaments
In the mid – summer heat big prizes have been dealt out left and right over the weekend on both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The Sunday Warm – Up and Sunday Million were both won by recently signed up players with less than 300 tournaments played between them....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. $15K in Monthly Freerolls Twice a month Bovada hosts a tournament with $7,5K prize pool and only a 1,000 PTS buy in! Satellites to these tournaments are running every day for as little as 25 poker points. Every day at 5:10pm ET you can join a 200 PTS...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2013 | Australia
Aus Poker News 21 – 27 July Treasury Poker Masters enters record books Stephen Boyd beat out 194 other players to collect the win at the 2013 Treasury Poker Masters at the Treasury Hotel and Casino, Brisbane, and the AUD$44,338 first place prize....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 21, 2013 | WSOP
The “November Nine”, the final table of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event, has been set. While we now have to wait until November to see more WSOP action, that doesn’t mean the betting is over. This week the sportsbooks have released the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 18, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
The UK is currently undergoing a heat wave. It may not be on the scale of some heat waves around the world, but we’re seeing temperatures in excess of 30C, which for the British is the equivalent of sitting on the surface of the sun. I’m currently in an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 17, 2013 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars Reveals New Security Measure for Player Accounts PokerStars has just announced a brand new security feature designed to protect player accounts. The service, titled “SMS Validation”, is free to all users and is accessible through the latest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 16, 2013 | WSOP
The 15th was the last day of the WSOP Main Event before the return of the last Nine contenders in November. 27 poker gladiators returned to the Amazon Room of the Rio Casino to play down to the final nine, regardless of how long it was going to take. We had a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 15, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. $15K in Monthly Freerolls Twice a month Bovada hosts a tournament with $7,5K prize pool and only a 1,000 PTS buy in! Satellites to these tournaments are running every day for as little as 25 poker points. Every day at 5:10pm ET you can join a 200 PTS...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 15, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week The Big Deal, $100K Guaranteed Tournament The Big Deal, taking place every Sunday at 4 PM ET, has guaranteed prize pool of at least $100,000 with a first-place payout of at least $20K. You can qualify for as little as $1. Here is a full qualifying...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 15, 2013 | United Kingdom
GUKPT Brighton This Sunday sees the start of my local GUKPT Festival, at the Brighton “G” Casino. the £50,000 guaranteed Main Event is planned to start on Thursday the 25th, and will cost you £500 +£50 to enter. Satellites will be running from Sunday...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 15, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Viktor Blom has had a good go at splitting the attention of the Poker Media over the past 7 weeks or so, as we have all had at least one eye on the events in Las Vegas, but have had to leave at least part of our attention focussed on the enigmatic Swedish Poker Hero....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 15, 2013 | WSOP
The 14th saw the reduction of the WSOP Main Event field from 68 down to just 27 hopefuls. They will be returning to play Day 7, where they will fight tooth and nail (and anything else they can find) to be one of the last nine players standing at the end of Day 7. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 14, 2013 | WSOP
13 is considered an unlucky number to a lot of people, and the majority of the players who started Day 5 of the 2013 WSOP Main Event won’t have much evidence to contradict this assertion. 239 players started the day in hope that the 13 thing was a myth, but only...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 13, 2013 | WSOP
The 12th of July saw Day 4 of the 2013 Main Event whittle the devils number of 666 players down to just the 239 players who do into Day 5. The bubble burst pretty early in the day, and 648 players went away with at least $19,106, and the remaining players are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 12, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Thursday was another day that saw Viktor Blom taking advantage of a reduced number of high stakes regs on Full Tilt. I have seen an increasing number of the well known names returning after their Nevada trips, with Ben “Bttech86” Tollerene making a return...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 12, 2013 | WSOP
Day 3 of the 2013 WSOP Main Event finally saw the three starting flights merge together into a single massive beast, something like the poker equivalent of Godzilla or Mothra. This massive leviathan of a poker event was made up of many recognisable names, and there...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 11, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Viktor Blom has probably got only a couple of day to make hay while the sun shines. You see, the WSOP in Las Vegas is coming to an end, and as the field in Main Event thins out towards the final nine, more and more high stakes online pros are going to return home, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 11, 2013 | WSOP
While there have been some rather interesting changes announced in the Poker Media world in the past 24 hours, the majority of the attention is still on a single casino’s poker floor in Las Vegas. As the crown jewel of Live Poker Events, the WSOP Main Event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 11, 2013 | Online Tournaments
The WSOP Main Event is well under way in Vegas and more than 6,000 players have showed up looking for that one and only Main Event bracelet. But even though action is huge in Vegas, action online never dies as the Sunday Million got almost the same amount of entries...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2013 | WSOP
All of the poker media attention on the 9th of July in Las Vegas was pretty much all concentrated on the two day 2s happening in the Rio Casino. The two separate flights were both being run to allow the much bigger Day 2c to have enough room on Wednesday. The Open...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
It seems that Viktor Blom has decided not to partake in the gluttony of poker that is the World Series Of Poker this year, as the final day to start playing the Main Event was yesterday, and Viktor Blom was amongst the runners. Where was he instead? He was online...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2013 | WSOP
The 8th of July only had one World Series Of Poker Event going on, but it was the biggest event of the year, and the Main Event is currently the centre of the poker universe. The Rio Casino has some of the biggest names in poker sitting at their tables, and there are...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2013 | Online Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars Reveals New Security Measure for Player Accounts PokerStars has just announced a brand new security feature designed to protect player accounts. The service, titled “SMS Validation”, is free to all users and is accessible through the latest...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | Canada, Poker News, WSOP
Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will open in Coquitlam, British Columbia The Hard Rock Casino Vancouver will be a brand new renovation of the old Boulevard Casino, in the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia (Metro Vancouver). The new 80,000 square foot casino will offer...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week $15K in Monthly Freerolls On the second and last Sunday of each month Bovada runs a freeroll with $7.5K in guaranteed prizes. You can gain a direct entry for 1,000 Poker Points or qualify via a satellites running virtually around the clock for a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Explore Southeast Asia Hit the tables with Bovada from July 1 to August 11 and earn up to $300 in weekly cash bonuses and the chance to score a $5K Trip to explore Southeast Asia! With cash bonuses up for grabs over the course of six weeks, you have the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | WSOP
Joining Dana Castaneda, last week’s winner of Event # 54, among the first women other than Vanessa Selbst to win a WSOP event since 2007, Loni Harwood conquered the field of more than 2,000 entrants and won her first WSOP bracelet and $609,017 in cash. Having reached...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | United Kingdom
GUKPT Walsall Main Event starts on Thursday The £500+£50 GUKPT Main Event is due to kick of in Walsall on Thursday at the G Casino. The Festival started on Sunday, and will run for two weeks. Satellites are available in the casino, with a £30 re-buy turbo everyday...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | WSOP
The $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Event #61 was the last event to finish before the Main Event takes sole control of the limelight in Las Vegas. This event attracted a small field of 386 players, but didn’t skimp on quality. Players who made the money included...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | WSOP
The Little One For One Drop attracted an impressive 4,756 players creating a $4,280,400 prizepool with over $600,000 going to the winner. Initially the tournament was supposed to run for 3 days, but due to the high player turnout it was extended to 4 days with the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | Australia
Sapphire Series Main Event gets its winner The uber popular Sapphire Series poker tournament hosted at the Crown Hotel and Casino, Perth, recently came to a conclusion with Eddie Setyanto taking home the title. Who said the romantic poker story is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2013 | WSOP
The 7th of July has always been a favourite day for me. Maybe it’s because I’m British, and Andy Murray won Wimbledon yesterday, maybe it’s because the Main Event of the World Series of Poker is going on, or maybe it’s just because it was my...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 7, 2013 | WSOP
As the last of the WSOP events are coming to a close, the biggest one of them all is just beginning. Day 1A of the WSOP Main Event is in the books and with two more starting days to go this years’ Main Event promises to be as good as ever. That being said, many of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2013 | WSOP
Chip leader going into the final table, Matt Perrins of Great Britain continued the heater on Day 4 of the tournament and took care of business capturing the title and $792,275 in cash. Final table was set at the end of Day 3 and had these players occupy the nine...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2013 | WSOP
Today saw the making of two more bracelet winner, surprisingly enough, both of them are repeat WSOP champions and are very well known names in the world of poker. Event #57: No-Limit Hold’em The $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em attracted 784 players and generated...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2013 | WSOP
One of the most anticipated events of the WSOP is the $50K Poker Players Championship which as usual attracts the top notch players who are willing to put up $50,000 each. This year 132 players entered this event, creating a $6,336,000 prize pool with almost two...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 5, 2013 | WSOP
In the biggest draw yet of this year’s WSOP – 1,736 players – so big, in fact, that the heads up play had to be scheduled for Day 4; Nikolaus Teicherts needed a little help from the deck on the last hand to come through. He came from behind on the dominated ace...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 5, 2013 | WSOP
You really would expect the 4th of July to full of fireworks, and the WSOP hasn’t disappointed. We had two final tables, a massive entry to the Little one for one Drop, and all the other action you’d expect from Las Vegas this time of the year. Event #55...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2013 | Canada, Poker News
Another Final Table for Watson while Duhamel reaches the top Michael “SirWatts” Watson has made yet another World Series of Poker final table with a fifth place finish, on Canada Day, in Event 53 USD$1,500 No Limit Hold’em. Watson managed to navigate through...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2013 | WSOP
Tuesday was a day that brought us bonus final table action when the final table of Event #53 ran over, and went into a fourth day of action. We also saw the aside action in the Players Championship start to have an effect, and all around the Rio, players busted out of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2013 | WSOP
2883 players took to the felt in No Limit Holdem Event #54, each putting up $1,000 creating a massive $2,594,700 prize pool. Three days later the final table was set and Barry Hutter was well in the lead with 2,408,000 chips, over a million chips ahead of Philippe...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2013 | PokerStars
Seoul Poker Cup dates released PokerStars have recently announced it will be supporting the second annual Seoul Poker Cup, set to be hosted at the Paradise Casino Walkerhill, from 23-25 August. The Seoul Poker Cup will feature two official Asia Player of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2013 | WSOP
Tuesday was a day that brought us bonus final table action when the final table of Event #53 ran over, and went into a fourth day of action. We also saw the aside action in the Players Championship start to have an effect, and all around the Rio, players busted out of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
It’s time for another Isildur1 Watch, which means that Viktor Blom still isn’t in Las Vegas for some reason. He is still working on taking apart the competition left on Full Tilt Poker, as the majority of the high stakes community enjoys the summer in Las...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2013 | WSOP
Bob Geldolf may not like Mondays, but I’m quite a fan after the action from the Rio on this particular Monday. I have a man I know leading the race to be a WSOP champion, and Doyle Brunson is back deep in the poker action at the WSOP, in short it was a busy day....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2013 | Online Tournaments
Another great weekend across the board on all the major sites with players steadily returning from the WSOP and numbers in the biggest weekend majors increasing just as steadily with their return. As usual action kicked off on Saturday with the first tournament in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week Take Asia All In By subscribing to this promotion, you will earn up to $50 in weekly bonuses for a period of six weeks, and you will receive an entry into the grand prize draw with each bonus installment. The Grand Prize given away at the end of six...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | WSOP
Topping a field of 954, Canadian Kristen Bicknell won her first WSOP bracelet and the $173,922 first prize. The final table about 5 hours and 120 hands and had the following starting players. Seat Player Chips...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Nevada, New Jersey, Poker Law
The first US regulated Online Poker provider, Ultimate Poker is going to be working with Trump Entertainment Resorts to provide Online Poker to New Jersey residents. Ultimate Gaming, the owners of Ultimate Poker, have signed a deal with Trump Taj Mahal Associates to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | United Kingdom
GUKPT Walsall starts on Sunday The GUKPT is out and about again, this time the festival bus is stopping in Walsall. The Festival starts on Sunday, and runs for two weeks. The Main Event starts on the 11th of July, and you can satellite in at the G Casino in Walsall,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Sunday is traditionally the biggest day in the online poker week. With all the high guarantee Sunday Major tournaments, and the cash games that can spin off those, many fortunes have been won and lost online on a Sunday. But with so many of the usual high stakes...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | WSOP
The $25,000 6-Max Event #52 brought us a final table of six that could never be described as “soft.” With Phil Galfond, Steve Sung, Dani Stern, Richard Lyndaker, Stepehn Chidwick and Max Lehmanski all making it, and all having WSOP final table experience,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Poker’s Mini Series From June 24 to July 18, Bovada will be running 35 Mini Series events with over $150K in guaranteed prizes. There will be at least two events every day, as well as a $40K Guaranteed Main Event on July 14. You can buy in to an event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | WSOP
Sunday’s are traditionally a day of rest, but for us in the Poker Media, during the WSOP, days off are given the same standing as Unicorns and Bad Poker Players with limitless money reserves. I haven’t had a day off in weeks. Given this, you would have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2013 | WSOP
The most diverse event of the WSOP in terms of games played is the six handed 10-game mix Event #50. Players compete in a rotation of 10 different games (Limit Hold’em, Omaha Split 8-or-Better, Razz, Stud Hi, Stud Split 8-or-Better, No-Limit Hold’em,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2013 | Australia
Asia Championship of Poker releases July tournament schedule for the Platinum Series PokerStars have announced the dates and details of the upcoming schedule for the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) Platinum series 2013. The ACOP Platinum series is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2013 | WSOP
4 days ago the biggest event of this years’ WSOP kicked off and it was Event #47, the One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold’em event. This, of course is no regular event, but a charity based event with a massive $111,111 buy-in, 3% of which would go directly to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2013 | WSOP
Saturday saw the One Drop Event #47 keep on grabbing the limelight, as it overran it’s scheduled time, over shadowing some of the other smaller events. We still managed to grab the information to bring you all the important action from the Rio Event #47 We have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2013 | WSOP
This was the ever first tournament of this type at the WSOP: no blinds and an option to bring in for the smallest chip in play, but players ante every hand. Greg Hobson outlasted a field of 939 players to claim the bracelet and $256,691 in cash. The extra chips...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2013 | WSOP
As you’d expect, the majority of the attention in the Amazon room on Friday was grabbed by the big buy in $111,111 One Drop Event #47. It was expected to play down to a winner, but life is never that easy. The other big event was the start of the $25,000 6-Max...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2013 | WSOP
On the day of the Big One For One Drop Event #47 kicked off, the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better Event #46 also started and with all the biggest names in poker concentrated in the high roller event, Event #46 was a good chance for other players to shine. With...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2013 | WSOP
Most of the attention on Thursday was grabbed by the $111,111 One Drop Event #47, but we also had our eyes on the two final tables booked for the day, and the two new events starting during the day. Event #45 The $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold’em Event #45 has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | WSOP
WSOP Event #44 that concluded early morning at the Rio had over a thousand entrants and featured many notables, including Randy Lew, Lauren Kling, Matt Marafioti, and Jason Mercier. Sandeep Palusani ended up being the most successful pretender and claimed the crown of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | WSOP
Can you remember what you were doing 7 years ago, back in 2006? Jeff Madsen can – he was winning 2 WSOP Bracelets and gaining two 3rd places on his way to becoming 2006 WSOP Player of the Year at the age of just 21 years and 5 weeks. Even at that young age, Jeff...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
It is starting to seem that Viktor Blom is not going to Las Vegas this year. I’m as surprised as anyone, I was sure Viktor would have left his comfy London home, and headed over to the US to partake in the worlds biggest poker festival. He’s even missed...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | WSOP
The 25th of June saw a single final table in the form of the $3,000 NLHE Event 44, with the other events being over shadowed by the start of the first of the “Big Three” starting with the beginning of the $111,111 One Drop Event #47. Event #44 The $3,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | WSOP
In the biggest starting or, should we say, startling, field of 2,100 in the 2013 edition of WSOP, Hungarian Norbert Szecsi took it all to capture the title, his first bracelet, and $345,037 in cash. At a relatively quick final table that lasted only 132 hands and less...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Yesterday, Viktor Blom logged into Full Tilt Poker. “What’s unusual about that?” I hear you ask. Well, nearly everyone who plays the high stakes games is in Las Vegas, a place that doesn’t allow people to play on the site. So, Viktor seems to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | WSOP
The 25th of June saw the culmination of two WSOP Events, so we have two new bracelet holders out there. We also saw the start of two new events, as well as the continuation of Event #44. In all, it was a busy day, and yesterday also saw us post an interview of Max...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | Online Tournaments
Another online poker Sunday is in the books at PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The two leading online poker rooms were jam-packed with players this week, and several notables were awarded big paydays across the many major events on the schedule. Let start off with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2013 | WSOP
Exactly 400 players put up $5,000 each creating a massive $1,880,000 prize pool in Event #41. This was a six handed PLO event and many high stakes pro’s were right there gunning for the $488,817 first place prize. After three days of play only 7 were left, playing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
Rob “Hippy” King talked to Max Steinberg about his recent WSOP near misses, and how he feels he reached so many final tables recently.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
With the WSOP happening in Las Vegas, I was expecting to be covering high stakes games from the floors of the strip casinos involving the enigmatic Viktor Blom. Thing is, he hasn’t left yet, and is still playing online. I don’t get why he hasn’t gone...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2013 | WSOP
The 24th of June was the 26th day of the 2013 WSOP, and saw the culmination of two Events, awarding two bracelets. There was also action in three other events, and we have the round up of all the action below. Event #40 With 21 players heading into Day 3 of the $1,500...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
7 Card Stud is a game that many professional players had to master to survive in the game year ago. Now in 2013 it is still going and the WSOP is the place where you will see the biggest 7 Card Stud tournament, not to mention 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. This $1,500 was in fact...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week Poker’s Mini Series From June 24 to July 18 Bovada is running a massive promo for tickets to side events at WSOP 2014. You can play your way to the World Series of Poker and compete for huge WSOP-sized prizes for a fraction of a buy-in. Daily...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
566 people took to the felt in Event #38, a 4-handed No Limit Holdem Event that really requires some skill to compete in. With a $2,500 buy-in the prize pool ballooned to $1,287,650 with almost $350,000 going to the winner! Like many other WSOP events, this one had an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
You will rarely find a poker player that hasn’t heard of the WSOP, after all it is the place where every poker player should one day travel and where dreams are turned into reality. However, most poker players probably never heard of One Drop – a non-profit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Poker’s Mini Series From June 24 to July 18, Bovada will be running 35 Mini Series events with over $150K in guaranteed prizes. There will be at least two events every day, as well as a $40K Guaranteed Main Event on July 14. You can buy in to an event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | United Kingdom
UKIPT Series Event Back at the Hippodrome The UKIPT Series is a low buy in tournament for those of us who find the Main UKIPT tour a little expensive. The second of these series events kicks off on Friday, and the first of these £250 + £25 Events was won by Jake Cody....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
The 23rd of June 2013 saw the culmination of two WSOP Events, and the start of two more, including the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw event, that was bound to be full of big name players. As usual, we’ve brought all the action together for you in this handy...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | Australia
APPT Macau crowns its champion. Alexandre Chieng cruised pasted a talented final table to take home the title from the latest stop on season seven of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) to become Macau’s latest champion. APPT Macau began with a deep field of 388...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
The World Series of Poker is poker’s longest serving tournament dating back 40 years to 1970, an era when the game was viewed upon as the habit of luckless drunks and degenerates who had nothing better to do with their time but sit round a table and gamble. Poker has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2013 | WSOP
Bulgarian Simeon Naydenov bested a field of 1194 to take the WSOP bracelet and $326,440 cash in WSOP event #36, $1,500 No-Limit Holdem Shootout. This was his second final table at a shootout tournament at this year’s WSOP: coming up tenth in that event, he ended up at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2013 | WSOP
The 22nd saw a large number of big name pros walking the halls of the Rio Casino, and saw a lot of them jump into the $5k 6-Max PLO event. We have the action from all the day’s events coming up for you. Event #36 The final day of the $1,500 NLHE Shootout Event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2013 | Online Poker News
Ultimate Poker is giving away $1 million in cash and prizes during their newest promotion, the Million Dollar Summer. The promotion runs from June 21 – Sept 21 and offers several opportunities to win free cash and prizes. Free $50 Deposit $50 by Midnight Saturday....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2013 | WSOP
The 21st of June is the Summer Solstice, and on the longest day of the year, we saw some pretty impressive poker. It seems poker players are more likely to be sat in the Amazon Room of the Rio Casino rather than our on a hill top, dancing naked to celebrate the height...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2013 | WSOP
Erick Lindgren has struggled to stay out the poker news in recent years, but mainly for the wrong reasons. However, he’s back in the limelight for the right reasons after winning his 2nd WSOP bracelet in Event #32 – a 6 handed No Limit Hold’em event....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2013 | WSOP
Belgian pro Michael “Timmy” Gathy joins his countryman David Kitai as a two-time WSOP bracelet winner after beating a field of 1,629 in Event #34, $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Holdem, winning $278,613. The final table was reached late on day two and consisted of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2013 | WSOP
Razz is often thought of as an old man’s game, but this year’s WSOP Event #33 saw a Razz event won by a 21 year old pro, who beat out the man who had held the chip lead for the opening two days for the title. Bryan Campanello was holding $178,052 and a...
