by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 16, 2012 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Complaints are still rolling in to the Alderney Gaming Control Commission (AGCC) by disgruntled former FullTilt Poker players. The AGCC issued a statement to remind players that FullTilt Poker is no longer licensed by their organization, and thus are unable to help...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 16, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
There has been a sizable amount of news surrounding Full Tilt Poker lately, most of which has been troubling.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 3, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week, it was confirmed that the Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) came to an agreement to buy the Fulltilt name, assets and debts from the U.S. Department of Justice for a sum of $80 million. The agreement stated that the GBT would be responsible for paying back all...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Last week Group Bernard Tapie (GBT) and the Department of Justice came to an agreement which would allow the GBT to purchase Full Tilt Poker and its assets. Currently Full Tilt Poker and all player funds are being held by the American Justice Department. The GBT is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 30, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Pocket Kings Ltd., longtime force behind the Full Tilt Poker machine, has announced another round of layoffs in their work force.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 27, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
French magazine Live Poker, this week, began calling Full Tilt Poker players with money stuck online. Live Poker has withheld how they came to possess names and phone numbers of Full Tilt Poker players, but speculation suggests that rather than a breech of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 23, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
A pair of California residents have filed a lawsuit against beleaguered online gaming giant Full Tilt Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 19, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
With new ownership waiting in the wings, it appears as though Full Tilt Poker may be gearing up to re-apply for their license with the Alderney Gaming Control Commission. Group Bernard Tapie, the main suitor involved with the beleaguered gaming giant, has high hopes regarding a potential reinstatement.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 18, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Recently, with the Full Tilt scandal, online poker in the USA has been getting lots of bad press across the country. With the exception of a few bright spots, such as Tom Dwan’s defense of online poker in a recent Fox News interview, most of the headlines have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship will not be returning for an eighth season. Adam Freifeld, NBC Sports Senior Director of Communications, has confirmed the cancellation. The invitation-only event was launched in 2005, inviting only 64 of the top poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 11, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Both Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars now have a new lawsuit on their hands, this time courtesy of software company Cardroom International.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker (FTP), the world’s most beleaguered poker room, announced Groupe Bernard Tapie purchased the company Friday. The group bought FTP despite legal pressures from the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ). Furthermore, FTP’s gambling...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 27, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Lawyers for Full Tilt Poker have fired back at the US Justice Department following the leveling of civil charges against the former online gaming giant.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 25, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has issued a statement regarding the latest round of allegations leveled at Bovada Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
Earlier this week, a member of the PokerStars management team, going by ‘PokerStars Stefan,’ posted a very interesting announcement on the 2+2 forums. According to Stefan, “PokerStars is developing a fast moving ring games product. We expect it to be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
The United States Department of Justice is hot on the trails of the owners of Full Tilt Poker. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice amended their Black Friday papers to include money laundering allegations aimed directly at Bovada Poker. The Department of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 22, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News
Annie Duke’s day job is as a promoter, and she’s clearly good at her job. Epic Poker is yet again in the headlines; although, to be fair, not for the best of reasons. The Epic Poker League (EPL) has suspended two of its most prominent players: Howard...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 22, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News
Going from bad to worse, Full Tilt is still in hot water, and wow: they are getting scalded. The Department of Justice just claimed that Bovada was a massive, international Ponzi scheme racking up $444 million in Ponzi-ed money. Back in April, Tom Dwan was so...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
The biggest news of this past week in the gaming law arena has to be the accusations against Full Tilt Poker. The U.S. Justice Department has deemed Full Tilt a global Ponzi scheme that defrauded countless online poker players to the tune of over $300 million. It has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
The Hendon Mob, a London-based group of professional poker players, has terminated their exclusive relationship with Full Tilt Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker has issued a brief press release, in which they discuss several facets of their current situation.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Manhattan’s U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, on Tuesday, called Full Tilt Poker “a massive Ponzi scheme against its own players.” The Department of Justice is now amending the legal papers of Black Friday to include new charges specifically targeting...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 14, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker's upcoming hearing before the Alderney Gambling Control Commission will be held behind closed doors, according to a recent report.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 11, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker has another lawsuit on their hands, this time by virtue of Canada's Consumer Law Group.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 6, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has delayed the hearing for Full Tilt Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Jeff Ifrah and David Deitch, two of the lead lawyers representing the eight members of Team Full Tilt who are embroiled in a class action lawsuit, are attempting to distance themselves from the skirmish.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 25, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
After remaining closed-mouthed on the rumors regarding a purchase by European investors, Full Tilt Poker has finally decided to address the matter.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 12, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News
Phil Ivey: the myth, the legend, the Tiger Woods of poker. What does a successful poker player look like? Phil Ivey, right? As it turns out, the popular view of this poker icon might be remarkably different from the truth. Most readers will be aware of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 6, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
Weeks ago, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) suspended Full Tilt Poker’s gambling license. The AGCC has just released a statement that Bovada Poker has paid its overdue licensing fees, which will allow the hearings on its suspended license to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 30, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
Federated Sports & Gaming, Inc. is about to make a big bet in the poker industry. The start-up company promotes poker-related businesses and is expected to announce a deal with the newly founded Epic Poker League. Though many have reacted with doom and gloom to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Amid rumors of their impending purchase by mysterious European buyers, Full Tilt Poker's public hearing over their suspended license may soon become a private affair.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
This past Sunday, Tom Dwan published a few of his thoughts on Twitter which didn’t exactly reassure Full Tilt poker players. The Full Tilt sponsored poker star, in a series of tweets, said the following: “Lotsa ppl pming me n messaging on twitter w/o...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 15, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Since Full Tilt Poker had its gaming license revoked by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), there has been one clear winner: PokerStars. Upon losing its license, Full Tilt was immediately closed, only adding to the crippling effects of Black Friday. But...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
The Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne (ARJEL) has announced the suspension of Full Tilt Poker's license to operate within French borders.
by givememyleg | Jul 4, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
On June 29 in the early morning, the AGCC suspended Full Tilt’s license which halted all real money play. Since this happened, there has been little information on what the next step is for the company and its players who have millions of dollars locked up on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The sorry saga that is Full Tilt Poker continues to rumble on, with news that the company’s former star player, Phil Ivey, has withdrawn his law suit against the site. However, hot on the heels of that reprieve comes another class action filing, this time aimed...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
In a new wrinkle to the drama caused by online poker’s Black Friday in April, it seems FullTilt could have finally found the financial relief necessary to pay American players. Over the past week the world’s second largest poker site had been rumored to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
In a stunning move early Wednesday morning (6:30 EST) the Alderney Gambling Control Commission suspended FullTilt’s poker license pending a hearing set in late July. This decision comes more than two months after the United States government shut down operations...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
With an estimated $60 million deficit, Full Tilt Poker has been in desperate need of liquidity since Black Friday on April 15. The company has been actively pursuing potential investors and bank loans, all to no avail. Enter Jack Binion, who reportedly is considering...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
In the most positive piece of news since Full Tilt Poker players from the United States had their accounts frozen following FBI indictments against Full Tilt, the site is claiming to have successfully regained access to a bank account holding significant funds. There...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Black Friday is now officially over a month and half over with. Most U.S. players seem to have figured out a new site or travel arrangements to allow themselves to play at their old sites. Non-U.S. players are obviously having an easier time figuring out where they...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Erick Lindgren, member of Team Full Tilt, this week married fellow poker pro and poker personality Erica Schoenberg. The wedding took place in Las Vegas just in time before the start of the WSOP. Friend of the pair, poker brat Phil Helmuth was in attendance, as well...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Despite the rumors of impending payouts, the US Department of Justice has denied the thawing out of Full Tilt Poker's bank accounts.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tiltware took no time to get back at Phil Ivey after he announced he was suing the company and skipping the 2011 World Series of Poker. In a statement released through Public Relations representative Michele Clayborne, allegations are made against Phil Ivey. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 1, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News
Phil Ivey, the most recognizable face in poker and regarded by most as the best player in the world, has released a statement that he will not be playing in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and is suing Tiltware. Ivey has won eight WSOP bracelets and $5.3 million...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
The first account belonging to Full Tilt Poker has been unfrozen by the United States Department of Justice. The Irish account belongs to Full Tilt’s co-founder Raymond Bitar, and frees up at least one third of the $100-$150 million still owed to American...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
Full Tilt is celebrating the launch of the 2011 World Series of Poker with a tournament run of their own. Known as the Mini Series of Poker, this marathon schedule kicks off on the final day of May and runs through Main Event Time in early July.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Patrik Antonius is known for being an extremely talented and successful poker player. The Finn phenom has excellent results both online and at live tournaments and cash games. However, it looks like he is human after all. Recently, Antonius has continued his success...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 13, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
In one of the most positive signs of positive momentum since Black Friday, Gary Loveman has published strong, unequivocal support for the legalization of American online poker. Loveman is the CEO of Caesars Entertainment Corporation, operating over 50 casinos, hotels,...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 11, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
It is no secret that Black Friday caused massive questioning from online poker players from not only the United States but all around the world as well. PokerStars has manned up and was able to allow players from outside of the U.S. to withdrawal. And then recently...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
It was only a week ago when I posted how Ziigmund had announced his retirement from Full Tilt Poker completely. Knowing Ziigmund’s personality, it’s only fitting that his self-ban from the site has already been lifted. Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
It has been more than two weeks since Black Friday, the April 15th date that shocked the online poker world. Just days after the government crackdown both PokerStars and FullTilt Poker domains were returned to their site owners in order to begin facilitating...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 3, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
A defense lawyer, renowned for dealing in financial and corporate criminal activity, publicized to the gambling industry on Tuesday that the federal indictments of Black Friday were not meant to be attacks on internet gambling. Fred Heather stated that the federal...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 2, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The FTOPS XX has been under way for a little while now at FullTilt Poker with the usual large amounts of entries. Play got underway earlier in April on the 17th and wouldn’t stop until the FTOPS XX Main Event on May 1st. Event #40 was one of the most popular. It...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 2, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
If you need proof that online poker is alive and well outside the US, look no further than Event 45 of FTOPS XX, the Main Event. The showdown started at 16:05 ET and continued until the early morning, finishing up at 7:04 ET. The guaranteed prize pool was $2,500,000,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 29, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker’s FTOPS Event #37 was action-packed and a showcase for aggressive, winning poker from scores of players. Iseeyouthrough won the tournament, but not without extremely stiff competition from pros and amateurs alike. Mike McDonald, the young...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 29, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
FTOPS XX Event #35 featured 278 entrants buying in for $500, in a 3X shootout. In this format, each player who made it to the final table had to win one table in a freezeout, win another table in a freezeout, then move onto the final table. The tournament lasted for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 27, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, PokerStars
Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies has been playing poker with the big names for a long time. He started out at the age of 15 playing with high stakes player Patrik Antonius. Since then he’s been seen at the highest stakes at major sites often playing under...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 27, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker lost players from the United States, but FTOPS XX is still going strong. FTOPS XX Event 22 was a multi-entry, super stack, knockout-fest. The tournament drew over 10,000 entrants who all had their eye on the $165,000 top prize. FTOPS XX Event 22...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 27, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Although players from the United States are unable to play at Bovada Poker since the recent FBI indictment on April 15, Full Tilt continues to be the place to be for players from the rest of the world as the twentieth FTOPS is currently in full swing. We’re...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 27, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News
The shuttering of Full Tilt’s American market has made ripples in the UK. Today, a televised poker tournament scheduled to begin in Cardiff stopped filming, because Full Tilt was unable to produce promised money to fund the tournament. Full Tilt Poker, based in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
In the wake of the banning of American players from the online poker scene, the Finnish have come to dominate the nightly action on PokerStars and Full Tilt. Perhaps no one player has been more successful than Patrik Antonius, who recently completed a $560,000 weekend.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Whether it’s because you have continued playing on Full Tilt or whether you have been following our coverage here on FlopTurnRiver.com, you probably already know that FTOPS XX is in full swing. Players from all over the world have stepped up to the plate and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Poker is nothing if not resilient. Whether it be on the back streets of Texas or ethereal internet avenues, the game just keeps on trucking. Full Tilt is currently battling indictments in the U.S., having withdrawn their custom for that nation’s citizens, but...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 24, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS XX, added a little adrenaline rush for its 20th Event. The event cost players $200+$16 to enter and guaranteed a total prize pool of $150,000. In all, 555 players registered for the tournament and surpassed the guarantee by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 22, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Officials from Antigua and Barbuda are considering taking legal action against the United States for the FBI’s part in shutting down the major American online poker sites last Friday. The two-island nation, which licenses internet gambling and online poker,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Reactions from poker celebrities, law maker Barney Frank, one of the eleven defendants, and more: Greg Raymer, 2004 WSOP Main Event Winner Only a few months ago, Greg Raymer was a member of Team PokerStars and, since 2004, Raymer has had ties to the business-side of...
by FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | 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 FTR Poker Admin | Mar 28, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker has released the schedule for FTOPS XX, which looks to be one of the biggest FTOPS to date in terms of guaranteed money. The series will run from April 17th until May 1st and will have tournament fans watching their calendars. Full Tilt Poker’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 25, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, WSOP
To poker newbies, watching thousands of people pack the Rio in Las Vegas for the $10,000 buy-in Main Event can be a confusing experience. Where did they all get $10k to blow on a poker tournament? Even if it is the most important event of the year? The answer is that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 24, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Poker News
Over 45,000 players registered for the MiniFTOPS XIX Main Event. This tournament was multi-entry so entrants could purchase multiple $75 entries and increase their chances of cashing. The prize pool ballooned to a whopping $3.2 million. Poker pros and amateurs brought...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
The great debate of legalizing online gambling has picked steam at the state level, and one Las Vegas casino owner would like Nevada to take the lead. Michael Gaughan is now the first owner of a brick-and-mortar Nevada casino to become a public supporter of legalizing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As MiniFTOPS XIX rolled along, action continued to be hot as players took their shot in the $20 + $2, 6-Max, NL Hold’em Multi-Entry Tournament that was Event 37. After it was all said and done, 20,209 separate entries ended up battling it out for the $404,180....
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
It goes without saying that one of the major differences in live v. online tournament play is the breaks in the action. When you’re playing online, outside of the 5 minute synchronized breaks, you play until you’re finished, end of story! Or at least...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The MiniFTOPS XIX Main Event is only hours away, but there are still a few side events of note to wrap up before the series reaches its climax. Over the weekend, the third and final Heads Up event took place. Event #42 cost $50 + $5 to enter, with a guarantee of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 20, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Earlier this month, millions of people in Japan were devastated by an earthquake, a tsunami, and additional crises as a result of these natural disasters. Citizens of the world have gathered together in support of the grief-stricken country to donate their time and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 19, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
In just over two and a half hours, Full Tilt user betudontbet turned a $52+$3 entry fee into a $27,840 payday.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 17, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The miniature version of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series continues to roll on. MiniFTOPS XIX, which comes to an end this weekend, now has more than 30 events in the books as late last night Event #33 capped off another big day of online tournaments. The $33 re-buy,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 15, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Yesterday, Full Tilt Poker unveiled their latest creation, The Onyx Cup. If you’re clued in to the latest news, you’ll have watched as Ali Nejad glibly informed us of a new series of high stakes poker tournaments that will, “pit the greats, against...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker, one of the world’s largest and most respected online poker sites, has launched the all-new Onyx Cup Series. Full Tilt has labeled it a historic “tournament of tournaments.” The Onyx Cup will consist of six live tournaments held...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
MiniFTOPS XIX featured its largest buy-in event on Saturday: the two-day $1,000+$60 No Limit Holdem Heads-Up tournament. Full Tilt kept the guarantee for this event quite low at $100,000 probably because it is a new event and they had no idea what to expect. An...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Full Tilt’s Rush Poker, where players are rushed to a new table the second they fold a hand, makes for exciting, fast-paced tournaments. And MiniFTOPS XIX Event #26, one of Full Tilt’s exciting Rush Poker tournaments, did not disappoint! The Rush Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Full Tilt’s Mini FTOPS Series is definitely a place for recreational players to make a big, career-changing score, and usually these events meet or at least come close to meeting their guaranteed prize pools. What they usually don’t do, however, is nearly...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As MiniFTOPS continues, action is heating up in the popular Full Tilt Poker tournament series. Event 15 was a multi-entry tournament, which means players could have more than one entry in the tournament, ZeeJustin style. Overall, this $31+2, No Limit Hold’em...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Nearly a year after his last big cash, Ylaan emerged as the winner of Full Tilt's MiniFTOPS Event 10.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Wherever an FTOPS treads a MiniFTOPS shall follow in its wake. Probably not a surprise then, to see MiniFTOPS XIX cresting the hill just as its bigger brother has been and gone. The miniature series was conceived as a way for non-stacked players to experience the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Players with bankrolls of all sizes are hitting the online poker tables hard this week, as the Mini Full Tilt Online Poker Series is now well underway. It’s been over a month since the beginning of FTOPS XIX which was an enormous success. Mini FTOPS XIX looks to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 9, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
MiniFTOPS is up and running! Coming off the heels of a record breaking FTOPS XIX, the 10% version of the popular poker series has already completed more than a handful of events. Players from all over the world are competing for big prizes in events with buy-ins as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 8, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Continuing his first-quarter surge, Phil Ivey has propelled himself to a $1 million-plus payday with a solid weekend at the Full Tilt tables.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 7, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
With $300,000 guaranteed, and a bargain buy-in at $20+$2, the MiniFTOPS XIX Event #1 was sure to attract a lot of action. The prize pool ended up at a staggering $550,780, generated by the 27,539 players who made up the day’s field. 3,240 places were paid. Full...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 5, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Prior to the festivities of this year's National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Greg “Fossilman” Raymer was spotted wearing a Full Tilt Poker patch.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 24, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Casino News, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
In only a few years time, Australian native Jackie Glazier has gone from tennis to mathematics to poker, seemingly without missing a beat. As it turns out, her accomplishments have not gone unnoticed by the industry leaders.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Casino News, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Continuing his early rebound, Phil Ivey posted a profit of $476,000 this past weekend against some of the top talent in the online world.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Casino News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
The nineteenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series finally came to an end early this week, after an impressive 45 tournaments were played out. The series has been great for players and railbirds alike, with the giant guaranteed prize pools drawing huge crowds of players and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 22, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
The endurance of tournament players all around the world was being tested as the Full Tilt Online Poker Series started approaching its end with event 40. In addition to the constant lineup of actual events and satellites pushing the stamina of tournament players to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Casino News, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Besting 6,581 of his fellows, “A Caveman Can” defied the odds to capture the crown in Friday's Event 37 of the 19th running of FTOPS.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 21, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
While FTOPS XIX winded down, the action remained hot as 1,895 ponied up $100+9 to play in FTOPS Event #41, a No Limit Hold’em Rush Poker rebuy. Full Tilt guaranteed a prize pool of $600,000 but after all the entries and rebuys, the prize pool escalated to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 18, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Casino News, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Since January 1, 2011, Hansen has already won $3 million total in online poker. Presently, this makes him 2011’s biggest winner by far
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 18, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Casino News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Alexander_rus made a comeback to win FTOPS Event #38, with a dramatic comeback 4th place finish (but second in money) by Julian Gardner.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Mike ‘CuteiswhatIaim4’ Telker won Full Tilt Online Poker Series XIX Event 27. First prize was good for $408,068 in this multi entry $1,000 NLHE event. There were 2321 entries for a massive $2,321,000 prize pool, smashing the $750,000 guarantee. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As the Full Tilt Online Poker Series continues, more players are fulfilling poker fantasies by scoring big in a tournament. Event #26 would do the same, as 1,907 players put up $200+$16 for their chance at the $350,000 guaranteed prize pool. With so many people buying...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Tournament action is getting as hot as it comes this month, as thousands of internet poker players from every corner of the earth meet at Bovada Poker to do battle in FTOPS XIX. There are a huge range of events to choose from, but for the massive crowd of players who...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Casino News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After an incredible 14 hours of play, LilPokerGirlie emerged victorious in Full Tilt's FTOPS XIX Event #22. The long stretch of running time was due in large part to the structure, which featured deep-stack, multi-entry gameplay. Knockouts were available as well, each going for $20.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
This past Sunday was even bigger than usual for online tournaments because of FTOPS XIX. Rebuy enthusiasts took part in Event 23, a $150+$13 NL Holdem rebuy tourney with $800k guaranteed. There were 1,791 entrants and with 2,213 rebuys and 1,381 add-ons, the prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 14, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
As far as online tournament series go, the FTOPS tends to be pretty accessible. The buy-ins encourage the best online poker players and healthy prize pools, without being prohibitive. Of course, there are always exceptions to that rule. Event #19 of FTOPS XIV was just...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 13, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series always offers up some exciting tournaments and event 14 was no exception. 1,364 players put up $200+$16 in this one rebuy, one add-on No Limit Hold’em Event. The prize pool was $500,000 guaranteed but after 993 rebuys and 954...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 13, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Over 2,000 players ponied up $216 to enter FTOPS XIX Event 20. the name of the game was Rush Poker so the pace was fast and furious. In Rush Poker, players are instantly sent to a new table each time they fold. The runners were also given a starting Super Stack of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 13, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
3500 players entered the FTOPS #15 event. Sam ‘Miserd00d’ Stein took first place for $182,447. Before this year the biggest all time win for Sam ‘Miserd00d’ Stein had been $52,000 in FTOPS Event 8 in 2008. In 2009 Miserd00d had cashed twice in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 13, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Poker News
Poker players young and old all around the world are sitting down at their desks and powering up their computers this month, as the poker action is getting hot on Full Tilt Poker. The nineteenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series is in full swing, and with serious amounts...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 10, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Casino News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Following a disheartening $1.7 million downswing, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond has hit an incredible hot stretch. Following a recent session with noted pro Scott “URnotINdanger2” Palmer, the gutsy Galfond managed to rake in an incredible $646,000.
