by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 1, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With FTOPS XIX in the rear view mirror and 2011 SCOOP off in the far distance there is a bit of a lull in online tournaments between major series. Still, online tournaments were feeling the effects of FTOPS XIX as attendance remained up across the board yesterday....
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 25, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Last November, Tom Dwan was rumored to have pulled in a massive $8 to $9 million from the most recent Macau Big Game. The current Big Game going in Macau has been running for more than a week now, but this time, the game has a different set of faces to match the new...
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 | FTOPS, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker Series (FTOPS) XIX Event 44 was the series’ penultimate event. As such, over 6,000 players registered for one last shot at FTOPS’ glory. The format of the tournament was a doozy – a Super Stack Knockout played Six-Handed. The players...
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 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With FTOPS XIX wrapping up this past weekend the STR shifts its focus mainly on the world’s largest poker site, PokerStars. With five major events spanning all of Sunday there was plenty of action for those also playing in the FTOPS Main Event. Each and every...
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 20, 2011 | FTOPS, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Nearly 1,000 players registered for Full Tilt Poker Series (FTOPS) XIX Event 33. The $1 million guaranteed event was a $300 rebuy played shorthanded, so it attracted some of the most skilled tournament poker players in the world. Hosting the event was Isaac Baron,...
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 17, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This past Valentine's Day saw many considerable winners, one of the most exciting (and difficult to pronounce) of which hails from the shores of Finland. His name is Artuu Pitkakangas, and his winnings topped £7,000 during Betfair's Poker Live event in London.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 16, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WPT
Sam Trickett, sitting second place at the final table, owned the spotlight. In 2011, Trickett has already earned $2,892,889 and was the clear favorite to win in the World Poker Tour National Series in Paris. That is until he quickly doubled up three opposing players,...
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 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With FTOPS XIX kicking it into high gear this weekend there was almost too much action to follow in the online tournament world. Between PokerStars Sunday majors and a handful of big events on FullTilt players everywhere had the opportunity for a massive weekend cash....
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.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2011 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After just over four hours of play, Nick “Grippolio” Grippo has snagged the title of champion in FTOPS XIX's Event #6.
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 9, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With FTOPS XIX finally underway there was a lot of buzz circling online tournaments this past weekend. Every time a major tournament series runs it tends to boost attendance across all poker sites as more and more grinders appear online. This past Sunday was no...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 2, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This past Sunday marked a big day in online tournaments as PokerStars and FullTilt both had huge days in their major events. FullTilt, never the one to sit on their laurels, decided to up the ante this week with double guarantees in all of their tournaments. This...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 1, 2011 | Online Casino News, Online Tournaments
From time to time, everyone needs a helping hand. Full Tilt know this and so do Flop Turn River. These kind souls have got together to create a magnificent offer for all their members. If you’re the sort of person who likes free money, then you’ll like this. By using...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2011 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
This week we bring you a midweek report on this past weekend’s online tournament scene. There is plenty going on in the online world lately, including another Isildur1 challenge this time with Daniel “Jungleman28” Cates set to take place this...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 10, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments took a bit of a back seat this past weekend as a lot of internet and live professionals were in the Bahamas for the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The huge tournament series sponsored by the world’s largest poker site is going on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 5, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The 2011 online tournament scene started off with a bang this past Sunday. A lot of players must have found their stocking stuffed a little bit more this past holiday season as attendance was up across the board. One of the biggest jumps was seen in the $215 buy-in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 1, 2011 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Just over five years after turning professional, Welsh-born Roberto Romanello has claimed his first major tournament win.
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 29, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The final Sunday of 2010 is in the books. While most players were busy with holiday celebrations both PokerStars and FullTilt continued further with their typical weekend majors. In a bit of a surprise there was not a huge drop off during the Christmas weekend as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 21, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments continue to steamroll into 2011 as tournament attendance and prize pools keep growing each and every week. This past Sunday a few events, including the Warm-Up on Stars and the $1,000,000 Guaranteed on FullTilt saw a nice boost in entrants. Other...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 15, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With the high-stakes online poker world in a bit of a lull for the rest of the year it was a surprise to see how well the Sunday majors fared the past weekend. Perhaps MiniFTOPS XVIII is having a bigger effect than most could have imagined. Every event hit its...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 8, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With just a few Sundays left in the year there are only a handful of opportunities to make your mark in 2010. Online tournaments have never been stronger as lately events such as the $750k on FullTilt and $500k on PokerStars have risen out of the cellar and once again...
by FTR Poker Admin | Dec 1, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments continue to thrive as 2010 winds down. Coming off a big month which saw the World Series of Poker Main Event culminate live on ESPN and another very successful FullTilt Online Poker Series in the books, it seems online tournaments are back and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 28, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
Event #9 in PokerStars first ever USA COOP saw 425 players fight it out on Saturday. When the smoke cleared, the last man standing was MTT specialist Luke “Tobia$ Bluth” Nettles. Like many of PokerStars USA COOP events, in Event #9, $215 re-buy $300K...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 28, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
The inaugural USA Championship of Online Poker (USACOOP) tournament series continued on Friday, November 26th with Event 7, a $300+20 No Limit Hold’em 6-max event. While most people were eating Thanksgiving leftovers or bargain shopping on Black Friday, some...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 27, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Defying the odds like no other in recent memory, Italy's Simone Lombardo has emerged as the latest victor on the European Masters of Poker circuit.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 25, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
In what amounted to just over an average American work shift, one lucky player took home as much money as some citizens make in an entire year. After close to eight hours at the tables, David “gaucho2121” Paredes netted an even $25,000 in the fifth event of PokerStars' first ever USA Championship of Online Poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 24, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The fourth event of the inaugural USA Championship of Online Poker cost PokerStars, the largest poker room on the planet, over $415,000. USA COOP Event #4 boasted a hefty guarantee of $750,000, but only 1,114 ponied up $300+$20 or satellited into the event. PokerStars...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 23, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Withe FTOPS XVIII coming to an end our Weekend Tournament Report shifts focus solely to PokerStars and their Sunday majors. For updates on all of the biggest events in FTOPS XVIII be sure to check out our poker news section. Even though FullTilt garnered most of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 23, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
PokerStars has recently begun running more regional events and the response has been quite positive. In fact, there has been enough attention that the world’s leading online poker site decided to run a Regional Championship of Online Poker shortly after the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 22, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After close to a half day's worth of play, timkrank has earned the coveted golden jersey in FTOPS Event #33.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 18, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After one of the hardest fought battles we've seen during the current FTOPS running, Private ATM has emerged from the Six-Max Rebuy ordeal that was Event 22.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 17, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With FTOPS XVIII in full swing the focus of our weekend tournament report shifts completely onto the world’s #1 online poker site PokerStars. There was plenty of action on Stars this past weekend as they ran their typical Sunday events including the Warm-Up,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 14, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
In as much time as it takes most of us to complete a single shift at a day job, Mr Perfekt managed to rake in an astonishing $138,696.50 in the ninth event of the 18th FTOPS running. After punching in for this Rush No Limit Hold'em matchup, the winner took down the lion's share of the guarantee-beating $645,100 prize pool.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 10, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With most of the focus on the World Series of Poker Main Event finishing in Las Vegas this week it would have been acceptable to see a lack of interest in online tournaments. However, it seems the publicity of the November Nine provided at least a temporary boost to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 6, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Bodog Poker is offering the chance for their users to join the ranks of poker royalty. Thanks to their upcoming King of the Felt promotion, two players each will compete each week for the prestigious King of the Felt crown.
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 3, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
It was an up and down weekend in online poker tournaments as numerous tournaments garnered huge attendance numbers while others struggled to reach their guarantees. Without much excitement surrounding online tournaments lately it is logical to see a bit of a drop-off...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 27, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments are in a bit of a holding pattern as the end of 2010 draws near. With the majority of online tournament series in the rear-view mirror there just is not a whole lot to get excited about on a weekly basis. Since the end of MiniFTOPS XVII and the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 24, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
After navigating a record field of 1,611 players, Brett Schwertley captured the Gold Ring at the World Series of Poker Circuit event in Hammond, Indiana. The win, good for $77,438, set high-water marks for both the victor and the tournament organizers.
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 21, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WPT
Randal Flowers, who plays online as “RandALLin”, has already made a name for himself in the online poker world. The 22 year old has already amassed 2 million in online tournament earnings. On Wednesday, he made a name for himself in live tournaments when...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 20, 2010 | Online Tournaments
Online tournaments continued to move in the right direction this past weekend as both PokerStars and FullTilt saw a nice boost in attendance during their Sunday majors. Without a major tournament series on the horizon the Sunday Million and FullTilt Sunday $1,000,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 12, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments continue to march on in October and while 10/10/10 might sound like a small-stakes tournament on PokerStars it was actually the date of this weekend’s major events. The majority of the Sunday majors have seen a nice boost from the 2010 WCOOP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 5, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With two major online tournament series in the books it is time to get back to the weekly tournament report. The first Sunday after an FTOPS or WCOOP series finish is always an interesting one. Will the Sunday majors come back better than ever with a new influx of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 23, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
For just about 15 hours worth of work, $123,000 isn't a bad payday. Just ask dcg30, who finished in the top spot in the 49th event of PokerStars' current WCOOP running.
Kicking off at 12:00 ET on September 22 and wrapping at 3:14 ET the following morning, 1,654 players bellied up to the digital tables for this $200+$15 No Limit Hold'em event. Each player was allowed one rebuy and one add-on (costing an additional $200). Not willing to simply bow out after one beat, 1,172 of the contestants opted for a rebuy, while 942 spent the additional cash to pad their chip stack.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 20, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After outlasting an astonishingly large field in Full Tilt Poker's MiniFTOPS Event #32, norajean is basking in the sweet smell of success.
Beginning on September 19 at 13:03 ET, this $300,000 guaranteed tournament went into the wee hours of the morning before wrapping at 00:24 ET on September 20. Hosted by Michael Tureniec, this $24+2 event saw 16,572 players ante up for a chance at one of the biggest prize pots in the latest running of Full Tilt's MiniFTOPS. The massive enrollment totals bested the guaranteed money by $31,440, bringing the final tally to just under a third of a million dollars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 20, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
In the marathon heads-up matter that was PokerStars' WCOOP Event #38, SixthSenSe19 emerged as the top dog in what is arguably the most challenging game in online poker.
Outlasting 943 other entrants, SixthSenSe19 took home the lion's share of the $600,000 guaranteed prize pool. The $500+$30 buy-in event finished short of its expected enrollment, but still managed to last nearly 36 hours.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 16, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
With all the acumen of a lightning chess professional, Lov10kk fought their way to an impressive win in the latest event in the MiniFTOPS lineup.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 14, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars
It took two full nights of solid play, but Sydney’s kevinnok managed to take home the gold in the one of the richest of PokerStars’ recent WCOOP tournaments. Though his winning sum of $340,698.50 doesn’t amount to the biggest payday handed out for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 11, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After an intense ten hours of poker, MiniFTOPS’s Event #5 winner, DrMcBoy, stood victorious on Friday night. It was an impressive victory, considering the size and sheer quality of the field in this No-Limit Hold’em event. At the affordable price of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, WCOOP
Four hours, when you think about it, isn't a lot of time to work for a $200,000 payday. Just ask Xanston, who captured a $213,986.82 victory in the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker's sixth event.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 31, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments have been up and down lately but with the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker just a week away there were plenty of players on hand yesterday shaking off the rust in preparation for the biggest series of the year. For daily updates on the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 30, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After making his way through a field fraught with professionals, talented amateurs, and the usual crowd of fortune seekers, Charlie “CHAZ_MAN_C” Combes took the crown in the latest running of the Ultimate Bet Online Championship. This Monster Stack NLHE Event featured a total of 1,032 entrants, each of whom ponied up $1,000 + $50 for their shot at the $1,000,000 guaranteed cash.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 23, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This week marks a bit of a lull in online tournaments as FTOPS XVII is officially in the books, the WSOP has long since passed, and WCOOP IX is on the horizon. Tournament attendance was notably down across the board yesterday but online only one major, the $750k on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
With a field made up of an astonishing 5,055 players, Event 32 proved to be both one of the most lucrative and exciting matchups of this latest FTOP running. With $1,000,000 in guaranteed money on the line, players flocked to this $240 + $16 6-Max tournament.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 16, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This Sunday marked the final day of FTOPS XVII, a wildly successful tournament series run by the world’s 2nd largest online poker site, FullTilt Poker. The 17th installment of the FullTilt Online Poker Series saw players compete over the course of two weeks and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 11, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
After less than seven hours of play, JBurleson emerged as the winner of FTOPS XVII's Event No. 19. After wading through a field of 729 players in this $500+$35 shootout, the top finisher was awarded a prize of $76,545.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Sunday tournaments were out in full force yesterday as PokerStars ran their five majors and FullTilt was smack dab in the middle of FTOPS XVII. With a bunch of big guaranteed events and some of the best players in online poker on hand, this was one of the better...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 3, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With the 2010 World Series of Poker now completely in the rear-view mirror, online poker tournaments have started to recover. Still not fully resuscitated from their pre-June peak, tournaments like the $750k on FullTilt have struggled to get back in the black....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 26, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With online tournaments completely out of the shadow of the 2010 World Series of Poker this past weekend proved hopeful for the rest of the year. Last week saw a big boost in attendance and yesterday it became a trend as tournaments were up across the board. With...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 20, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The 2010 World Series of Poker is winding down and with that online tournaments have finally seen some improvement in attendance. With just 9 players left in the Main Event most of the poker community has already headed home for the summer where they were comforted by...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 12, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments continued to struggle this pas weekend as the majority of the Sunday majors again failed to reach their respective guarantees. While tournaments saw a slight rise from the July 4th weekend,they are still nowhere near their peak just before the World...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 7, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
More often than not, those playing for the love of the game triumph over players who are simply seeking the big payday. Such was the case in the final regular WSOP event of 2010. On the eve of the Main Event, software engineer Tomer Berda outlasted a loaded field, capturing his first gold bracelet and an astonishing $825,976.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
With the brain power exerted on a regular basis at his day job, the challenges of the WSOP didn't seem to faze Marcel Vonk. The 36 year-old theoretical physicist from Holland managed to outlast a field of 3,844 players in the $1,000 NLHE Event #54. It was his second cash in four attempts, earning him a handsome reward of $570,960.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 5, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
A very happy Independence Day weekend to all! Amidst the parties, fireworks, hot dogs, and family reunions there was plenty of poker to be played the weekend. The 2010 WSOP is starting to wind down and a few major events concluded over the long weekend including the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Whether he knew it or not, the WSOP's Event No. 49 champion has poker in his blood. It was only recently, in fact, that young Michael Linn discovered that his mother's brother, Barry Greenstein, is a famous poker player.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The presence of the 2010 WSOP has put a big dent in online poker tournaments lately. PokerStars and FullTilt have both felt the effects of the world’s biggest tournament series and yesterday was no exception. With the $1,000 NL Hold’em Event #47 running...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Dean Hamrick isn't used to being one of the older men at the table. But he was this past Friday, with a first place prize of $604,222 on the line in the the Event #42, a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament. In a final table which held three recent college grads, the tournament's eventual winner would use his maturity and experience to nab his first WSOP victory.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Only two months removed from his 21st birthday, Steven Kelly has earned his first World Series of Poker bracelet. With a total prize pool of $1,885,950 on the line, the young pro outlasted a field of 1,397 to take home the crown.
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2010 | Online Tournaments
With the World Series of Poker in full swing the world’s two largest poker sites turned their attention to the WSOP Main Event which starts July 5th. The Sunday Million on PokerStars and the $750k on FullTilt were both replaced by WSOP Main Event satellites...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The 2010 World Series of Poker continues to hit online poker tournaments hard as for the third consecutive week attendance was down in the majority of Sunday’s biggest events. Over the past week a few big names made deep runs in the smaller events including Men...
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 7, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Two veteran members of FlopTurnRiver.com nearly clenched WSOP titles this past weekend. First, Max Steinberg finished runner-up in WSOP Event 8, $1500 No Limit Hold ‘Em. Max is a prolific member and can be found posting under the name Numbr2intheWorld....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With the 2010 World Series of Poker in full swing out in Las Vegas, online tournaments have seen a lot of their participants leave the virtual felt for the real deal at the Rio Casino. This blog is typically reserved for online poker talk only, but while many of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 31, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This past weekend was not kind to online poker tournaments. Between being a national holiday, the WSOP starting in Las Vegas, and coming off the heels of SCOOP and FTOPS events the online poker world took a bit of a breather. Tournament attendance was way down across...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 29, 2010 | EPT, Live Poker Results, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Remember the day that the purity of our live poker tournaments got tarnished with a crazy heist (that by-the-way had nothing on Ocean’s 11, but hey), armed to the teeth with revolvers and even old school machetes, finding their way home with some of the prize...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 22, 2010 | Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Somewhat lost in all of the hype surrounding Full Tilt's notorious FTOPS event has been the great action found in the latest installment of their MiniFTOPS series.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 18, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
It's one of the biggest events in the online poker world, with prizes so rich that it takes a full two days to dole them out. It's the annual Spring Championship of Online Poker's Main Event, and it's made more than one player rich beyond their imagining.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 17, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
There was a ton of high-stakes tournament action this weekend as the final few days of the 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker were contested on PokerStars. The Main Event will end later tonight and is set to restart at 17:00 PokerStars Lobby Time. The high...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 12, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
In what turned out be one of the best-attended events in this year's Spring Championship of Online Poker, three players walked away with some major cash. All told, 21,526 players showed up for the trio of events, with nearly $1.5 million on the line. Check out the results for each below:
by FTR Poker Admin | May 10, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With FTOPS XVI finishing last weekend and the Spring Championship of Online Poker in full swing there was supposed to be a large boost in tournament attendance across the board this weekend. Unfortunately a few of the Sunday majors failed to get the memo as even the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 7, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker has been in full swing for several days now, and few events have matched the quality of play and prizes found in Event 12. Made up of three separate tournaments, there were nearly 20,000 participants combined. Here are the results of each of the trio of tourneys.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 5, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, SCOOP
The PokerStars SCOOP 2010 Event #3 is in the books! Many dreams came true, and others got shattered, in what was an awesome display of tournament magnificence. As we know, each SCOOP event is broken down into 3 tourneys, with each one catering to a different audience...
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 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
An abbreviated version of the Sunday Tournament Report comes to you this weekend as both FullTilt and PokerStars replaced the majority of their events with FTOPS and SCOOP tournaments. The $640 FTOPS Main Event concluded earlier this morning as did SCOOP Event #1-H...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 3, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
In the world of regular joe's, $20,000 per hour is a pretty impressive wage. After earning that kind of cash for a full day, most of us may not need to work for a little while. Such was exactly the case for Dihxm, the winner of FTOPS XVI's 28th Event. After a 9.5 hour stretch at the tables, he emerged victorious. The prize for that playing session? A whopping $191,020.
by FTR Poker Admin | May 1, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Just after a quarter-past midnight on May 1, 2010, play completed for the 22nd time in the FTOPS XVI contest. With a first place position worth $86,716.56 on the line, two competitors fought to the finish.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 29, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another day, another dollar, and we also have another FTOPS event in the books! Today’s coverage is for the FTOPS XVI event #17, which is a cash out tournament. This is a unique tournament format, currently exclusive to Full Tilt, which allows players to cah out...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2010 | EPT, FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker is the king of knockout tournaments. This was apparent on Sunday when nearly 9,000 runners turned up for FTOPS XVI Event 7, No Limit Hold ‘Em with bounties. Each player had a $20 bounty on their head, and the remainder of their buy-in formed a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With FTOPS XVI starting over the weekend there was a lot of buzz centering around online poker tournaments. In the past, online tournament series such as FTOPS and WCOOP have proven to be quite beneficial for the overall health of Sunday majors as the additional...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 26, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Tournaments, Poker News
If this keeps up, people will remember FTOPS XVI for its repeat champions. Earlier, in Event #1, it was BRO20. This time, it was JackQKA taking home the gold after an epic shootout in heads-up No Limit Holdem.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 24, 2010 | FTOPS, Full Tilt Poker, Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another great FTOPS event is in the books, and we have another big-money winner. Today was a particularly special one, because it was a super turbo 6-Max event. Every player would start with only 300 chips, with blinds at 15/30! Needless to say, it was a very fun...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 21, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
It's almost time for the 2010 running of the WSOP and we at FlopTurnRiver are absolutely stoked! So too, apparently, are the people at Bodog, who are now offering players three different ways to join them at the 2010 Main Event in Vegas. If you dream of seeing yourself on an episode of ESPN's coverage, then this may be one of your best available avenues. Check out our breakdown of each of Bodog's three routes.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online tournaments continue to roll on as FTOPS XVI and SCOOP loom in the near future. The 16th installment of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series begins April 23rd and runs for into May. The two tournaments actually overlap as SCOOP begins before FTOPS ends. Perhaps...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 14, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Despite the lack of a certain mysterious Swede, PartyPoker's Big Game IV turned out to be everything a fan of the game could want.
Over the course of the 48 hour marathon, only two players managed to play the entire time. One, Neil Channing, will perhaps be best remembered for his large pots played against David Viffer, who was the game's only other iron man.
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 12, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With multiple online tournaments series on the horizon there seemed to be a slight boost in attendance this week as players are sharpening their games for both FTOPS XVI in April and SCOOP in May. Each series looks to build off of previous successes from 2009. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 5, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
As we spring into some warmer times, online poker tournaments should begin heating up. With huge events such as SCOOP and FTOPS on the horizon and the sustained momentum from the beginning of the new year, online poker tournaments have never been bigger or better....
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 29, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online poker tournaments continue to “march” even as the final Sunday of the month comes to an end. This month saw a lot of great poker, big names winning major, and the continual growth of online tournaments. Even between the lull that occurs during March...
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 15, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Online poker tournaments fell off ever so slightly the past weekend, with tournament entries and prize pools finally seeing a drop after February’s FTOPS and Billion Dollar Hand promotions. Fortunately this week saw a lot less chip-chops and more final table...
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 9, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Chip-chops were in the air yesterday as some of the day’s biggest events ended rather abruptly. Not only did the two biggest events of the day fail to come to a normal end, they both ended with around half of the final table still in play. Unfortunately this...
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 1, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With one final day left in a February that saw some record-breaking numbers, online tournaments looked to carry that momentum into March. While this weekend could have been a big letdown compared to last week’s FTOPS and Sunday Million 4-year Anniversary bash,...
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 22, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
One of the biggest days in recent online history has come to an end. Yesterday not only marked the final day of FTOPS XV but it was also the 4-year anniversary of the PokerStars Sunday Million. Finishing up on FullTilt was the $500+$35 FTOPS 2.5M Guaranteed Main...
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 19, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another day gone by, and another FTOPS Event in the books! Today we had the pleasure of witnessing the action of FTOPS XV, Event #9: $500+$35 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em. Heads-UP NLHE is one of the toughest forms of poker available, period. No amount of books can...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 19, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another day gone by, and another FTOPS Event in the books! Today we had the pleasure of witnessing the action of FTOPS XV, Event #15: $200+$16 No Limit Hold’em Turbo. This event was hosted by Brazil’s own Leandro “Brasa” Pimentel, a feared live...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 19, 2010 | Online Poker News, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another day gone by, and another FTOPS Event in the books! Today we had the pleasure of witnessing the action of FTOPS XV, Event #15: $200+$16 No Limit Hold’em Turbo. This event was hosted by Brazil’s own Leandro “Brasa” Pimentel, a feared live...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 15, 2010 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
With FTOPS XV in full swing online poker tournaments were on the rise this past weekend. Three FTOPS events started and finished yesterday including the $120+$9 KO Event #8, the $500+$35 Heads-up Shoot-Out Event #9, and the $300+$22 NL Super Stack event #10....
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 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Ever wonder what could slow down online tournaments? Well, keep wondering, as even the Super Bowl could not stop the Sunday Majors from huge fields and big prize pools. Online poker did quite a smart thing last week when both sites managed to run record-breaking...
