by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 22, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
Bob “The Bus” Ferdinand went wild on the PokerStars Big Game and ran over his competition. In a high-stakes-seemingly-made-for-TV-drama, the very last Loose Cannon of the season, went into full on God mode with under 30 hands remaining, to win a total of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
While things in the online poker world are starting to quiet down in terms of tournament series, the cash tables have been heating up and railbirds will have been delighted by the recent flurry of durrrr challenge sessions. Tom “durrrr” Dwan has sat across...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 17, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The filming of Season 7 of GSN’s High Stakes Poker has begun. This season is sure to bring more exciting cash game action as familiar and new faces join the cast of players this season. High Stakes Poker is GSN’s wildly popular cash-game poker show. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker fans throughout the United States and the internet have been eagerly awaiting the airing of the latest season of High Stakes Poker, with filming due to start today, but there have been some unexpected changes to the show’s lineup which may leave fans...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
Railbirds will rejoice with PokerStars’ latest signing of Isildur1. Most poker players remember Isildur1 from his heated battles at the Full Tilt Poker nosebleed tables against Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Patrik Antonius, and other high stakes players....
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Tony G is once again making noise in the poker world. Earlier in the week, we broke the news that Peter Eastgate was auctioning off his WSOP Main Event Bracelet on eBay. Proceeds from the sale will benefit UNICEF. According to Tony G’s blog, the boisterous...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker After Dark will be filming soon with an entirely new format. For poker players living under a rock, Poker After Dark is a very popular poker television show that has been on television for six seasons. A handful of famous professional poker players have been...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Television poker has exploded in popularity over recent years with almost the same force as the actual game of cards itself. In the beginning we just saw coverage of tournament play, then the introduction of contrived Sit & Go tournaments with famous pros until...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 28, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
With the Halloween weekend rapidly approaching, it seems as though one of poker's biggest names may be playing in costume.
The player in question is “raiseonce”, who has become a frequent fixture at the nosebleed tables over at PokerStars. After appearing sometime during 2009, the mystery man has made a name for himself with a hard-driving, aggressive style. This, combined with several other factors, has led many online wizards to predict that raiseonce is, in fact, Full Tilt pro Phil Ivey.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 23, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Everyone’s favorite cash game poker show is back. The seventh season of GSN’s High Stakes Poker has been announced and will tape from November 18-20. While the lineup hasn’t been set, fans will surely be entertained, once again, by the high stakes...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 19, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The Poker Hall of Fame is a collection of the best poker players in the world. It was founded by Benny Binion in 1979 who also owned the rights to the World Series of Poker. However, when Harrah’s Entertainment acquired the rights to the WSOP in 2004, they also...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 18, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Doyle Brunson showed his sense of humor in a recent poll he conducted on his Twitter page. Since he is known as the patriarch of poker, it was only fitting that he be the poker player to hold this unofficial poll. Additionally, with poker players being the tight-knit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 17, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
When you think of online poker, the thing that rouses the most excitement is probably the durrrr challenge. The shear amount of action involved and the quality of the poker being played is enough to get anyone’s heart racing, or it would be if any cards were...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 15, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
It’s possible we will be seeing Isildur1’s name in red, soon. Swedish high-stakes blogger Sohello “BankTheMan” Shah has reported that “a famous Swedish high stakes player” got sponsorship from a well known poker site. While the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 12, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
If you’ve been following our online poker news section, then you’ll know that Tom “durrrr” Dwan recently lost one million dollars in just one week. Not to be outdone, famous poker player Gus “The Great Dane” Hansen has turned around...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Once embraced as one of the most likeable characters in the game, Daniel Negranu has drawn a sizable amount of heat over the past several months. From his criticism of Ultimate Bet to his well-publicized slur toward Annie Duke, Kid Poker has found himself in the limelight a bit more often than he and his employers would like, perhaps.
Now, it seems, he's given detractors more fuel for their hate machine.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 2, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
“Devilfish – The Life & Times of a Poker Legend”, Published Penguin on September 9, Shines Light On Poker Star’s Near Murderous Prison Past London, England September 2, 2010: The UK’s most successful ever tournament poker player, Dave...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 2, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
The public polls are closed for the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame nominations, with voting winding down on the final day of August. This marks the end of a two month long deluge of internet balloting. In total, there were 102 players who received votes from the public, 44...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 25, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
For those who may not have been paying attention, a somewhat bitter conflict has arisen between two of the game's biggest names. In a recent interview (parts of which were thought to be “off the record”), Team PokerStars member Daniel Negreanu blasted away at top female pro Annie Duke, labeling her as a “fucking cunt.”
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 24, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
The fourth week of the PokerStars Big Game is in the book. The PokerStars.net “Big Game” is a televised high stakes cash game featuring an amateur Loose Cannon, provided with a $100,000 stake courtesy of PokerStars, facing off with poker professionals. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker’s golden boy may have turned heel with his latest comments about fellow poker professional Annie Duke. Daniel Negreanu, member of Team PokerStars, was caught on record calling Annie Duke a “fucking cunt.” Unfortunately, this is not taken out of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
In a surprising move this week, Peter Eastgate has announced that he will be stepping away from poker. Just twenty months after bursting into the poker limelight, the young pro has made the decision that soul-searching and introspection are called for in his life,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 7, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
Week 3 of the PokerStars Big Game has concluded. The PokerStars.net “Big Game” is a televised high stakes cash game where an amateur Loose Cannon, provided with a $100,000 stake, faces off with poker professionals. The Loose Cannon retains any profit they...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Poker rooms sponsor poker professionals in a similar way large brands sponsor NASCAR racers. The poker professional is expected to promote their brand by wearing their branded apparel and being seen on television. In return, sponsored professionals receive free...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2010 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
FlopTurnRiver is quickly approaching the one million posts mark. As you may have noticed when logging into the forums, the top banner reads “Over 997,000 Posts!” (at the time this article was written). This is no small task. FlopTurnRiver has grown by leaps and bounds...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
With the World Series of Poker in full swing, the online high stakes action is certainly beginning to settle down. However, this does not mean that it is totally non-existent. Everybody’s favorite high stakes player, Isildur1, is back. Ziigmund and he were playing at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
12 June 2010 – RedKings Poker Team Pro Ramzi Jelassi showcased his awesome live poker talent yesterday by winning the Main Event of the 2010 Helsinki Midnight Sun in Finland. The 2850€ buy-in tournament drew a field of 139 players with Jelassi taking down an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 12, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
Outside of Men Nguyen's win and the handful of first time bracelet winners, there have been very few big stories. There is, of course, the player who was banned for sweeping in a tablemate's chips. And there's also the news that players caught smoking marijuana in the Rio parking lot will receive a lifetime WSOP ban.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Wherever he goes for the rest of his life, Men Nguyen will carry the stigma of a supposed cheater. But if there's anything that can distract him from the pain, it's a World Series of Poker bracelet. Well, Men got his Bandaid this year, capturing his seventh career win in the 2010 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 8, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
It’s official: the world is ending soon. Phil Laak gave it his best effort to have a record to his name, in this case the “Longest Poker Game”, which was previously officially in the hands of Larry Olmsted. Larry Olmsted’s official time was 72...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Phil Laak, a popular poker player that is a regular on television shows like High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark, has shattered the world record for continuous poker play. Phil Laak sat at the $10/$20 No Limit Holdem tables on June 2nd, 2010 at the Bellagio and set...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 5, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, WSOP
It's been a slow couple days in the poker world, outside of the always exciting WSOP. Most of the online giants are holding off on the big promotions, spending their money instead on lucrative sponsorship and advertising deals. While this is great for the visibility of the game, it sure does make for some boring online play.
But as we say in poker, there's always another game. There are plenty of interesting news nuggets to find, if your ears are open and your reads are sharp. With that in mind, here is a brief rundown of the latest info from the digital and tangible felt...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
It is as if Joran van der Sloot enjoys the negative spotlight. Most of you may remember the poker professional, van der Sloot, as the chief suspect in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway in 2005. He is now the prime suspect in the murder of another...
by givememyleg | May 28, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
With two new series and the ever-popular High Stakes Poker now on Saturday night, Game Show Network could be the best place to watch professional players hit the felt. With ratings going up and up, and with the start of the 2010 World Series of Poker today, watching...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 26, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Sometimes, no matter how much preparation and anticipation go into an event, things don't work out the way we plan.
Such was the case with the opening of Phil Ivey's poker room, hosted by the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The initial event, a $1,000,000 Freeroll was attended by some of the biggest names in the game. Chino Rheem, a member of the 2008 WSOP's Main Event Final Table, took home an extra $100,000 bounty for taking out Ivey.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 25, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Daniel Negreanu used his blog to dish some not-so-pretty words towards the CEREUS network, which hosts the sites Absolute Poker and UB. The Cereus network has recently found itself in some pretty hot water, again, for lackadaisical network security. Basically, an...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 23, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The High Stakes action has slowed down in recent weeks with players like Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius absent from the big, online games. However, this doesn’t mean that the tables have been totally vacant. Players like Ziigmund and Brian Hastings have been...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Brian “sbrugby” Townsend’s troubled career as a professional poker player has reached a new hurdle: a $2.8 million downswing. Since the start of 2010, Townsend has lost $1 million playing Omaha and $1.8 million playing HORSE, adding up to a massive...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 17, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
Nearly 1000 runners paid a hefty buy-in of $2100 to compete in the high orbit of SCOOP Event 37. The game was the Cadillac of poker: No Limit Hold ‘Em. The eventual champion was Taknapotin. He battled through a tough field to claim just over $230,000. The final...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 17, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Most poker fans know Michael Mizrachi as “The Grinder.” He has been featured on High Stakes Poker and is one of the world’s best at online poker. He has earned over $6.7 million from live tournaments and an unknown amount in online games. However, The Grinder has hit...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 14, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
About 350 of the highest rollers ponied up $1050 for SCOOP Event 23 H, NLHE with rebuys. In the end, mistakooll took it down for nearly $250,000. His road the to the championship was not easy. Online poker legend Isaac Baron, aka westmenloAA, finished in 18th place....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Those who follow poker know that prop bets are a way for poker players to have fun with each other and gamble on just about everything. At times, these prop bets are made as a means for a player to better himself or herself. During the 2007 World Series of Poker, Mike...
by carlcarlsoniv | May 8, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Online legend Annette Obrestad finally got to see her name in red when she signed on as the newest Full Tilt Pro this week, just in time to host the FTOPS XVI Main Event on May 2nd. Obrestad’s years of play on Full Tilt have paid off big for the young rising...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 6, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan Poker announces the seven man line-up of its 2010/11 pro poker team. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire – May 6, 2010) On Monday May 3rd, Titan Poker announced the seven man line-up of its 2010 professional poker team, known as Team Titan. Led by rising...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 4, 2010 | FTOPS, High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Over 4500 runners ponied up $640 to take part in the FTOPS Main Event on Sunday. The event failed to meet its guarantee, so Full Tilt Poker was forced to cover the $300,000 overlay. $3 million was on the line when the cards started flying. Recently signed poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Tom “durrrr” Dwan had a harsh weekend as he lost $667,473. His worst beats came at the hands of jungleman12 and Phil Ivey. These players beat him for $614K and $247K, respectively. Players like TheASHMAN103 and Jungleman12, on the other hand, had great weekends...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
25-year-old Philadelphia, PA native Amanda Musumeci calls Las Vegas home and tries to spend as much time enjoying the great outdoors as she possibly can. From hiking to camping to rock climbing to paragliding, Amanda clearly has a passion for adventure sports. Enter...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 1, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Over 1200 players registered for FTOPS XVI Event 19, $216 NLHE, 1 rebuy 1 add-on. The tournament is one of the few FTOPS events that failed to exceed its guaranteed prize pool of $600,000. The event was hosted by Bruno Stefanelli. Stefanelli is a 7 Card Stud wizard,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Three weeks ago, StoxPoker.com founder and high stakes poker pro Nick Grudzien admitted to using multiple accounts on Full Tilt and PokerStars but denied charges that he was colluding. Earlier today, NoahSD posted a detailed investigative report on the 2+2 high stakes...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2010 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Danny Steinberg is a regular poster on FlopTurnRiver under the name “IowaSkinsFan” and a regular high stakes heads up hold’em player called “Mirttinur” on Full Tilt and “heybude” on PokerStars. Today, he returns for another...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
According to a blog by poker pro Tony G, the internet phenom known as Isildur1 has backed out of the upcoming PartyPoker.com Big Game IV. Fans of the mystery man will have to wait to see him under the TV lights. The highly anticipated event will kick off tomorrow, only hours after losing one of its biggest draws.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 6, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Tom “durrrr” Dwan is to be featured in a series of new Full Tilt Poker commercials. The sneak peek can be seen on the Full Tilt website. In addition to durrrr, the commercial features Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, and Chris Ferguson. The commercial conveys the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Phil Ivey and durrrr lit up the nosebleed stakes last week by winning $288,594 and $144,172, respectively. They are even featured in one of the three biggest pots of the week. ZeeJustin, Brian Townsend, and Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu were the biggest losers losing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
77-year old Jerry Buss, who happens to own the Los Angeles Lakers in the way you and me would own a watch or a bottle of cologne (a very profitable watch or a bottle of cologne that is), decided to become a poker pro recently. Money could definitely not have been a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The high stakes poker action toned down a bit with the absence of Isildur1. However, that does not mean that there was a complete break in the action. Cole South, Ziigmund, and durrrr were involved in all of this week’s action on tables ranging from $200/$400 to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 27, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Celeb Poker is kicking off the season swing with a fresh batch of great promotions!
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 26, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Those with money being generous. It’s a really noble concept, which is often lost and/or forgotten in the real world which is full of tyranny, thieves, and people who really do not care about anything else in the world than themselves. Who but Robin Hood helps...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 24, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Building on the success of his critically acclaimed “Hold'em Wisdom for All Players”, Daniel Negreanu has returned for a second round.
In the aptly named “More Hold'em Wisdom for All Players”, Kid Poker presents readers with 50 additional playing tips. As with the first volume, each bit of wisdom is presented in a clear, easy to understand fashion. Retailing for $14.95 US, you'd be hard pressed to find a better read for the money.
by carlcarlsoniv | Mar 20, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
After days of angry discussion on 2+2’s poker forums, High Stakes pro and StoxPoker.com founder Nick Grudzien admitted to playing on multiple accounts while denying claims that he colluded with other players. The accusations surfaced in this thread, which began...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 14, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Isildur1 is back and making his presence felt rather quickly on the high stakes tables. This last week was no exception. Playing the action-packed game of pot-limit Omaha with nosebleed players such as durrrr and Urindanger was the perfect recipe for huge pots. This...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 13, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Bodog Poker is offering players a chance to sit in on the action at Montreal's Four Aces Poker Pro Canada Classic. The live event cranks up staring April 15, with players vying for an expected prize pool of $500,000.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Annie Duke, once better known as Howard Lederer’s sister, can now add a new bullet point to her resume: “NBC National Heads-Up Champ, 2010”. She has demonstrated extraordinary poker prowess, and dominated the whole minefield that is the road to that...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Dying to get a shot at the 2010 World Series of Poker? 888Poker.com may have just the ticket you need. Right now, they're offering players a shot at 88 seats to this year's biggest dance. Each month, they'll be sending several players on trips to Vegas.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 6, 2010 | EPT, High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
A group of six armed robbers halted play this morning at the 2010 PokerStars.net EPT event in Berlin. The break in occurred around 2:30 PM local time inside the city's Grand Hyatt Hotel.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 4, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Hold onto your hats and grab your red capes – Everest Poker is gearing up for their third run at the critically acclaimed Spanish Poker Tour.
The calender consists of six events spanning the proud nation, each boasting a minimum prize pool of €150,000 guaranteed. Starting on April 9 at Madrid's Gran Casino Aranjuez, players from all across the globe can expect a wild ride all the way up until the November 23 Grand Finale at the Gran Casino Costa Brava where €300,000 will be at stake.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Bet365 is heating up March with some hot promos! First, Bet365 is challenging you to beat Jesper Hougaard! It will be no easy task, Hougaard owns both a WSOP and WSOPE bracelet. Your first chance to face Jesper is in the $20 + $2 $150 Added Tournament on March 10. On...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Have you ever wanted to play poker on the tallest mountain in the world? Well, Everest Poker has teamed with Volvo to give players just such a chance. In one of Germany's most exciting live poker events, card lovers from across the globe will be treated to a weekend of skiing, snowboarding, archery, and of course, one of the most unique poker experiences in the history of the game.
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Among the many high stakes poker tournaments held around the globe, the Los Angeles Poker Classic stands out as one of the most popular. Just a short hop from Vegas, the LAPC gains added weight from its association with the World Poker Tour, which brings the promise...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Among the many high stakes poker tournaments held around the globe, the Los Angeles Poker Classic stands out as one of the most popular. Just a short hop from Vegas, the LAPC gains added weight from its association with the World Poker Tour, which brings the promise...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 24, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Betfair, one of the largest and most well respected gaming establishments in the world, has joined forces with the Amateur Poker Association and Tournament. Now, on the cusp of an APAT season which will feature 28 live events across Ireland, the UK and the European mainland, Betfair has become the exclusive host for the organization's online qualifying tournaments.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 23, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Clonie Gowen has been denied for the third and final time, effectively ending her bid to capture a 1% stake in Full Tilt Poker and its partner companies.
U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Jones ruled last week that, no matter what may have taken place at the now-infamous Golden Nugget meeting between Gowen and the members of the Full Tilt brass, the company owes no additional compensation to the plaintiff.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 20, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Congratulations to shuriken555, who took home the gold in Fult Tilt Poker's latest marque tournament, the 20th event in this year's FTOPS XV. It was a long, hard road which began at 14:02 PM ET on Friday, February 19.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
There was another $1,500,000 at stake on Sunday night over at the Full Tilt Poker tournament tables. The tenth FTOPS event of 2010 kicked off at 6:03 PM ET, hosted by renowned pro Chris Ferguson. 4,682 players bought in to the $300+$22 event in which the top 720 places were paid.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 8, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
If you ask the legions of poker fans to name their favorite TV show, many of them would punt for High Stakes Poker. The faithful reporting of high level cash play, coupled with a close look at the skills of the world’s best, makes HSP an irresistible cocktail to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
In a desperate attempt to get in line with iPoker's impending policy changes, VC Poker has banned several dominant players from its cash games. Some of the site's more accomplished winners have been notified via email that their money will no longer buy them a seat outside of tournament play.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
There are few sadder things in the world of poker than hearing about a great player forced to pawn one his own bracelets for some quick cash. Such was the fate which befell T.J. Cloutier a few weeks ago, when he handed over his $5,000 No Limit Hold ’em WSOP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 3, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
There are few sadder things in the world of poker than hearing about a great player forced to pawn one his own bracelets for some quick cash. Such was the fate which befell T.J. Cloutier a few weeks ago, when he handed over his $5,000 No Limit Hold ’em WSOP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 28, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
It has been more than a year since Tom Durrrr Dwan issued his heads-up challenge to the world, and at its current pace, we might see the second-coming before Patrik Antonius and Dwan finish their 50,000 hand battle. There have been a lot of different excuses for why...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 25, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Cole South and Ziigmund won some huge pots last week. All pots were played on Full Tilt Poker’s $300/$600 Pot-Limit Omaha tables. Unlike most of the high-stakes pots we are accustomed to seeing, most these pots were not played heads-up. A number of various players...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 22, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Anyone with a decent memory will remember a time when PartyPoker ruled to the roost in the world of online poker and the rise of PokerStars and Full Tilt was a mere figment of imagination. Then came the UIGEA, a bill that proved to have horrific consequences the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 20, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
There’s no greater accolade than a World Series of Poker bracelet. Millions of players around the world dream of one day winning their own piece of WSOP history. Anyone with the gall enough to wear one of the 14 karat, diamond encrusted bands is instantly marked...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 20, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
There’s no greater accolade than a World Series of Poker bracelet. Millions of players around the world dream of one day winning their own piece of WSOP history. Anyone with the gall enough to wear one of the 14 karat, diamond encrusted bands is instantly marked...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 20, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Chapter Two of the Clonie Gowen vs. Full Tilt saga could be even uglier than the first.
The online poker giant has launched a return volley straight for the heart of their former representative. Gowen, who filed suit in November of 2008 after she was released from her contract, claims that she was offered a 1% stake in the company. If this were true, she would be entitled to a return of approximately $40 million. Full Tilt has added a lawsuit of their own to the mix, requesting that Gowen make a statement in which she disavows her claim of owning any stake in the company.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 18, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The producers at Poker After Dark like to group together top quality pros around a particular theme. Be it commentators or bracelet holders, there’s usually some cohesive property shared by everyone at the table. Despite being one of the most tenuous themes ever...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 18, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The producers at Poker After Dark like to group together top quality pros around a particular theme. Be it commentators or bracelet holders, there’s usually some cohesive property shared by everyone at the table. Despite being one of the most tenuous themes ever...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 14, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
We’re just two episodes into the fourth season of FullTilt’s “Million Dollar Cash Game” and there have already been a slew of huge pots including a $500,000 battle between Tom “Durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius. The show is currently...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 11, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
This weekend, the poker community has been coming to terms with the untimely death of poker pro Amir Vahedi. The popular Iranian professional had been a mainstay on the U.S. tournament circuit for over a decade and was very well regarded by his peers. The news first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The High Stakes tables were a bit quiet last week with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure taking place, the Holidays winding down, and Isildur1 absent. All of last week’s pots in this edition of the High Stakes Rail were played on Full Tilt Poker’s $100/$200 Pot-Limit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Those staying up late during the week will be treated to a few new episodes of Poker After Dark starting this month. Poker After Dark began as a $20,000 buy-in winner-take-all shout out paying $120,000 to the last man (or woman) standing. In the beginning players like...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 7, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Justin Bonomo is no longer a part of the Bodog team, and leaves behind the popular site to pursue other endeavors. Ed Pownall, the Global Public Relations Director for BodogBrand.com, issued a statement in which the news was confirmed. It read as follows: “Bodog and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 2, 2010 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News
As with nearly all pastimes, increased study brings on an improvement of skill. While many novice players may scoff at the idea of learning poker from a book, there are many valuable lessons to be had in the printed word. Books such as the ones I’ll discuss...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 27, 2009 | High Stakes Rail
This year is winding down but the high stakes action just keeps going. This week, a huge session between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius resulted in the largest pots of the week. All hands were played at Bovada Poker’s $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha tables. This...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 20, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
This week seemed to be a break in the monstrous pots that we’ve become accustomed to. With the largest pot at $200,000, Isildur1’s dropping down to the $300/$600 Pot-Limit Omaha tables this week was definitely felt. The big winner this week was Brian Townsend taking...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 16, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Live Poker Results, Poker News
What tilt leads players to do is quite amazing. Some steam ala Phil Hellmuth, others simply decide to play tighter and become as still as a mouse. But according to several reports and a forum posting on TwoPlusTwo, someone at the Bellagio decided to take matters into...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 13, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
The huge pots keep on coming with Isildur1 still playing poker’s elite in the action-packed game of Pot Limit Omaha. This week we see Ziigmund, Brian Townsend, and Brian Hastings take a shot at the anonymous Swede. All of this week’s hands were played at Bovada...
by carlcarlsoniv | Dec 8, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
The holidays are in full swing over at PokerStars. Want to earn entry to a PokerStars $20,000 added $5 tournament? Simply answer the PokerStars quiz containing 12 questions that cover 2009 PokerStars Promotions: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB229YATQYWA8....
by carlcarlsoniv | Dec 8, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars
The holidays are in full swing over at PokerStars. Want to earn entry to a PokerStars $20,000 added $5 tournament? Simply answer the PokerStars quiz containing 12 questions that cover 2009 PokerStars Promotions: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB229YATQYWA8....
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 3, 2009 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, High Stakes Rail, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
Joe Cada 2009 World Series of Poker Champion On November 10th, Joe Cada changed poker history as the youngest man to ever win the World Series of Poker Main Event. Few expected the record would be broken so soon, since Peter Eastgate had just set it in 2008 at the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 29, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
High Stakes action was at its best this week as Isildur1 kept on competing with the game’s elite. With the game’s elite, a Swede that is ready to take on anybody, and the action-packed game of pot-limit Omaha, the pots were bigger than ever this week. In this week’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 20, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
FullTilt’s newest sponsored professional, Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, took time off from playing in the world’s biggest online games to challenge three high-stakes poker players in London over the past three days. For those unfamiliar with the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 13, 2009 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
World famous poker players are almost always signed to one company or another. There are very few well known pros who continue to operate without the backing of a major online poker site. Tom Dwan was one of these players, but has now been snapped up by the most...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 12, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Joan Rivers has made a career out of not pulling her punches; a comedic tactic that has alienated countless members of her audience throughout her 50-year career. Earlier this year she took part in Celebrity Apprentice, alongside well known poker player Annie Duke....
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 12, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Joan Rivers has made a career out of not pulling her punches; a comedic tactic that has alienated countless members of her audience throughout her 50-year career. Earlier this year she took part in Celebrity Apprentice, alongside well known poker player Annie Duke....
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2009 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker, the site with the slogan “Learn, Chat, and Play With the Pros”, has added a new member to the team. Normally,when a new member is announced, there really is not much fanfare or anticipation. Full Tilt has dozens and dozens of “Red...
by carlcarlsoniv | Nov 11, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
The WSOP Main Event has already come and gone. The final table started with 9 players who would play 17 hours until the last two were left standing. The biggest story coming into the final table was Phil Ivey’s presence. Despite being short stacked, many felt if...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
November 11th 2009 – In his biggest live win to date RedKings Finnish Qualifier Ville Salmi scooped €100,000 by winning Estoril Live in Portugal this week. Playing great poker throughout the Tournament Ville just let his cards do the talking especially dominating the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
After four months of waiting, the much anticipated final table action of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event have played out and left Joe Cada as the youngest ever World Series of Poker champion. The 21 year old walked away with a total of $8,546,435 along with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 8, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
High stakes poker is heating up with the pots getting bigger and bigger week by week. Three of last week’s huge pots were over $300,000 and the two other pots were not far off by much. Ziigmund, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius and Tom “durrrr” Dwan remained constant on...
by carlcarlsoniv | Nov 7, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
We know Phil Ivey is now playing for the most coveted prize in poker, the WSOP Main Even bracelet. What we don’t know much about is Ivey’s personal life, until now. Ivey allowed ESPN’s E60 crew to follow him around the globe from north America to...
by carlcarlsoniv | Nov 7, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
We know Phil Ivey is now playing for the most coveted prize in poker, the WSOP Main Even bracelet. What we don’t know much about is Ivey’s personal life, until now. Ivey allowed ESPN’s E60 crew to follow him around the globe from north America to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 6, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
While the likes of the PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge and Full Tilt’s Face the Ace might be good for the industry, real poker fans will enjoy nothing more than the news that High Stakes Poker is due to start filming Season 6 next week. There have been some big...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 3, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Last week’s large pots were huge but very different from the other pots covered in this series. This is because all of this week’s pots were played at Pot-Limit Omaha tables. Every single one of these pots were $200,000 or over with one going over $300,000! Ivey...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 28, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
For all their obvious poker talent both on and off the felt, the Shulman family haven’t shown much aptitude for endearing themselves to the poker community. After years of influential media coverage at the helm of CardPlayer Magazine, father Barry and son Jeff have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 28, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
For all their obvious poker talent both on and off the felt, the Shulman family haven’t shown much aptitude for endearing themselves to the poker community. After years of influential media coverage at the helm of CardPlayer Magazine, father Barry and son Jeff have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 26, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Last week, High Stakes poker saw the comeback of player Brian Hastings. He put in a huge session last week to win $267,450. Other players that did well include kingsofcards and THENUTHUNTER. Most of this week’s high stakes action was on Full Tilt Poker on tables as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 19, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
High stakes action was huge last week as railbirds saw a pot totaling over $250,000 and four pots over $100,000. Players such as Tom Dwan, Patrik Antonius, kingsofcards, and FlopTurnRiver’s very own nutsinho took part in the action this week. Most of this week’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 19, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
High stakes action was huge last week as railbirds saw a pot totaling over $250,000 and four pots over $100,000. Players such as Tom Dwan, Patrik Antonius, kingsofcards, and FlopTurnRiver’s very own nutsinho took part in the action this week. Most of this week’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 13, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
This past week was a very exciting week in the world of high stakes online poker for all at FlopTurnRiver as our very own nutsinho was in the middle of all the action. The majority of last week’s action was found on PokerStars’ $200/$400 No Limit Hold ‘Em tables. In...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 5, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Another week of poker has come to a close. This past week, there was a lot of action at the $500/$1000 NLHE tables on Full Tilt Poker. Most of the action was during this week’s heads-up matches between Patrik Antonius and kingsofcards, but some involved players such...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 5, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Another week of poker has come to a close. This past week, there was a lot of action at the $500/$1000 NLHE tables on Full Tilt Poker. Most of the action was during this week’s heads-up matches between Patrik Antonius and kingsofcards, but some involved players such...