by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 3, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Betfair, one of the most popular online gaming companies on the planet, is now admitting that they suffered a major security leak in 2010.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Nevada has laid out a framework for online gambling, and this past Monday (September 26th), they allowed it to be questioned by the public in a regulatory workshop. The workshop, which lasted an hour and fifteen minutes, hosted former regulators, officials from gaming...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker…yeesh, what a year! 2011 has been quite the rough run. The company has reportedly been bought out, but in the mean time, there is still a lot (and I do mean a very large amount) of hot water to wade through. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has labeled...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News
Full Tilt Poker…yeesh, what a year! 2011 has been quite the rough run. The company has reportedly been bought out, but in the mean time, there is still a lot (and I do mean a very large amount) of hot water to wade through. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has labeled...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 30, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
A new online poker website is hitting the scene on October 1st. Surebet Poker has already signed its first celebrity sponsor, Trishelle Cantella, a reality TV star and Playboy model. Cantella formerly worked as an Ultimate Bet sponsor, until she (and the entire...
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 29, 2011 | bet365, Online Poker News, Poker News
Looking to learn the game of poker but not sure where to start? Aside from learning here at the FlopTurnRiver forums, there are other ways to learn how to play poker. One fascinating way to learn to play poker is bet365’s Poker University. On top of teaching new...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 29, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Canada has for years produced a steady stream of PokerStars customers, and with the increasing number of Americans moving North, PokerStars has a well-timed launch for the PokerStars Canada Cup I. The event is all-new, and will be sure to attract thousands of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 29, 2011 | Poker News
Just days after parting ways with Full Tilt, the Hendon Mob has signed on with Genting Poker.
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 27, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Once again the Sunday Tournament Report is a bit shortened this week as the 2011 WCOOP was coming to an end. Be sure to check out the FTR News Section for updates on all the tournaments including the $5,000 Main Event. With the WCOOP finally over, it will be...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 27, 2011 | Poker News, WCOOP
The final events of the PokerStars 2011 World Championship of Online Poker launched on Sunday, all of them two day events. This meant that any player hoping to earn one of these massive scores would have to put in quite a bit of time to do so. A $215 No Limit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 27, 2011 | Poker News, WCOOP
The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker has come to an end. With more than $40,000,000 in prizes handed out over the course of 62 events, the 2011 WCOOP was one of the biggest tournament series of all time. For three weeks some of the best tournament players in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 26, 2011 | Poker News, WCOOP
As the 2011 PokerStars WCOOP drew to a close, player HR_DUB took down event #55, the $530+R. It featured 831 players for $440,430 in initial prize pool, but that was just the beginning. Rebuy tournaments attract players with deep pockets, and this was no exception! By...
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 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
After just over fifteen hours of play, PjotrNL took home the gold in the 50th event of this year's WCOOP at PokerStars.
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 | Poker News, PokerStars
Everyone in the poker community loves a man of mystery. Xwink and Isildur1 come to the mind of most. Xwink, who is rumored to be a 21 year old Canadian, turned $4,000 into $2 Million in four days. Isildur1, whose identity was later revealed to be Viktor Blom, had a $7...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 21, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Team PokerStars has steadily been making changes to its team since April, but this month mission makeover at Team PokerStars picked up some speed. Back in February, 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer left PokerStars when they tried to give him a paycut. The...
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 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Polish poker professional Olorionek won WCOOP Event 30 taking first place and the prize of $54,814! Event 30 was a triple shootout tournament. Shootouts are getting more and more popular. In a shootout format tournament you play each table until you beat all the...
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 21, 2011 | Poker News, WCOOP
The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker is nearing its conclusion, but some of the best events are yet to come. WCOOP Event 44, a $320 No Limit Hold’em 2x Chance, was undoubtedly one of the toughest fields yet. The 2x chance meant that if a player were to...
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 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
There is a lot going on in the poker world lately. Between the 2011 WCOOP, new developments with FullTilt, and the WSOPE just on the horizon, there is much to talk about. This past weekend online tournaments continued to grow as both attendance and prize pools were...
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 19, 2011 | Poker News, WCOOP
One of the most prestigious events in the 2011 WCOOP is in the books. Event #41, a High-Roller Heads-up Championship, came to an end late Sunday night. Thirty-two of the world’s best poker players paid the $10,000 entry fee creating a $320,000 prize pool. ...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Poker Refugees: this small start-up, run by MBA and former pro surfer Kristen Wilson, relocates American poker players outside the reach of Uncle Sam, to enable careers in online poker. Poker Refugees helps find apartments, set up bank accounts, and find a reliable...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 19, 2011 | Poker News, WCOOP
PokerStars promised huge action for its WCOOP Event 35 making it a rebuy and add-on tournament. The $215 No-Limit Hold ‘Em tournament allowed rebuys and add-ons. Friday’s event drew 1,254 players; 1,265 of these players rebought while 869 added onto their stack during...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 19, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Land-based casinos in America have put together a sorry track record over the last ten years in supporting online poker. In fact, close to nothing the casinos have done has been supportive of this enormous industry. However, with the majority of industry analysts...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The state of Massachusetts has taken the first steps toward legalizing online poker.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 17, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
1,714 grinders bought in for the $320 WCOOP Event #32, creating a $514,200 prize pool. First place was to take down a life-changing prize of $83,557.50, a prize decided after two days of play. Day One narrowed down the playing field to the final ten. Insanocut earned...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 15, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
This year’s World Championship of Online Poker is in full swing at PokerStars, with players from around the globe competing for awesome prize pools in exciting tournaments. We’re fast-approaching the halfway mark of the series, so a huge amount of cash has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 14, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
It’s the most wonderful time of year: the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is in full swing! If you’re not in the middle of a WCOOP event, tune in to PokerStars.tv. PokerStars.tv is showing cards for final table highlights from all 13 of the...
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 14, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
Nearly 4,000 players registered to do battle in WCOOP Event 22. The tournament required a $530 buy-in, but numerous satellite winners littered the field. The game? The Cadillac of poker: No Limit Texas Hold’Em. When it was time to shuffle up and deal, each...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 13, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
The state of Massachusetts has begun looking into adding online poker to its list of revenue raising activities.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 12, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
As the second weekend of the 2011 World Championship of Online Poker came to an end, so did a solid day of high-stakes online poker tournaments. Not only was there a lot of action on PokerStars, but sites like Party Poker, iPoker, and Merge Poker had big events...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Erik Seidel has won more than $16 million in lifetime live tournaments. That number only includes public live tournaments, and doesn’t include private tournaments or cash games. With the kind of bank roll this consistent pro has, it would be very difficult to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Tournaments, Poker News
Mike ‘Timex’ McDonald just retired from poker, at age 20. McDonald made his name by winning the EPT Main Event for $1.3 million, and by earning himself a seven figure bankroll in online poker. But months later, he’s right back out of retirement,...
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 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is now offering the ANZ Tournament Leaderboard, and to celebrate the month of September, the PokerStars ANZ Tournament Leaderboard is offering extra cash added! Added cash will be put into the prize pool of the WCOOP, the Sunday Cubed and The Daily Bigs!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
N4kai, the first Polish player to post a win in the WCOOP, has taken the gold in Event 18.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 10, 2011 | Poker News, WCOOP
As most poker players may know, the World Championship of Online Poker is underway at PokerStars. Event 14, a six-max knockout event, lasted two days and drew 3,568 registrants. With a $265 buy-in, $50 of which was a bounty, a mammoth $713,600 prize pool was created...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
With the summer season drawing to a close, InterPoker is preparing to celebrate with some good old fashioned racing action.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The influx of American business that the Merge Gaming Network has enjoyed since Black Friday appears to be coming to an end as it looks like Merge is the next DOJ target. There are reportedly plans to seize the assets of certain payment processors that have been...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
FlopTurnRiver had the opportunity to interview the hosts of the 2011 WCOOP Radio Show – Joe “Stapes” Stapleton and Nick Wealthall. Stapleton is known for his co-hosting and commentator role on The Big Game, along with his outstanding sense of humor....
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Back in 2008, there were huge cash games running on Full Tilt Poker, and massive pots were played, with a handful of pots totaling more than a million dollars. Players like Isildur1, Durrr, Antonius and Phil Ivey were going back and forth on a regular basis....
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 8, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker came roaring out of the blocks this past week, as more than a handful of events either flirted or past the million dollar prize pool mark. On Wednesday, another trio of high-stakes tournaments looked to do the same. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WPT
You haven’t lived until you’ve been to France and once you go you’ll always be trying to go back! The WPT keeps moving along! After exciting stops in France and Slovenia, the WPT came to Los Angeles last week for an amazing main event where Will...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
The United States Department of Justice has released funds from a formerly frozen account belonging to PokerStars.
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
The world’s biggest online tournament series, the World Championship of Online Poker, is underway! Welcome to the WCOOP 2011, which features 62 events, and over $30 Million in guaranteed prizes! The WCOOP features players from all around the world, battling it...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars, WCOOP
With the swell of uncertainty that has billowed up around online poker in these past few months, there was a collective sigh of relief to see the familiar face of the WCOOP swinging into view. It was also invigorating to see an old adage be reaffirmed, with the winner...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 6, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The Sunday Tournament Report took the Labor Day holiday off, but we are back today with a recap of all the major happenings from the past weekend in online poker. The 2011 World Championship of Online Poker kicked off, and with it, a renewed interest in internet...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 6, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
The World Championship of Online Poker started this past Sunday, and PokerStars wants everyone to get involved. There are daily satellites for those with bankrolls that can’t handle the large buy-ins and a fantastic leaderboard to celebrate the greatest...
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 6, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Thuy Doan, the young female poker pro who immigrated to the United States from Vietnam at the age of 7, has lost her battle with cancer. Thuy got seriously involved with poker and improved her game to the level of top professional while in college in Virginia, coming...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 6, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Mike Matusow isn’t called ‘The Mouth’ for nothing. Two weeks ago, Matusow played a highly controversial hand with Hellmuth on Poker After Dark, although ‘played’ might be too generous a term. The majority response has condemned both...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 5, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Last week I reported on the online poker trial scheduled to be held in Washington D.C. It was supposed to start on September 1st, but it has been delayed thanks to opponents of the bill. Originally around 30 bar and hotel venues were to offer legal online poker to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 5, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News
Greg Mueller, a poker pro from Vancouver, BC, is a former professional hockey player, and not the best guy to try to steal chips from, as a robber at the Aria hotel and casino in Las Vegas found out a few nights ago. After Day 1b of the Epic Poker League Pro/Am event,...
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 | Sep 2, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Ah, the thrill of big pots. You might play $0.25-$0.50 and get excited by $10 pots, $1-$2 and find yourself jazzed over a $450 pot, but no matter what level you play, you know what size pot is always exciting? $1 million pots. Unfortunately for this round-up of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 2, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
Poker players in America have been up the creek since the FBI’s crackdown on April 15, 2011, finding it difficult to find a reliable internet poker home. There has been talk of American players moving overseas to be able to play again, but until recently, much...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 2, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Titan Poker is celebrating their sixth anniversary with a special heads-up tournament where all players will be allowed to compete. There will be two phases to the Heads-Up championship. During the first phase, all players will be allowed to compete in 24-hour points...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 1, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
According to several sources, popular online gaming company Bwin.Party is positioning themselves to enter the future American poker market.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 31, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker is set to begin this weekend, boasting over $30,000,000 in guaranteed prizes.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 31, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
Exciting, outgoing, brash, old school… these are all words used to describe 2011 WPT Legends of Poker champion Will “The Thrill” Failla, who took the championship and $758,085! The tournament, held at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 31, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoAsYMqhavs Skip to 8:20 of this video! Dwyte Pilgrim made a dramatic entrance into the elite poker ranks in 2010 by winning the WPT Borgata Poker Open in Atlantic City, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious tournaments....
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 30, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Nevada Regulators Propose Internet Poker Rules A bill was recently passed in Nevada requiring the Nevada Gaming Commission to have rules and regulations in place by January 2012 for online gambling. As such, regulators from Nevada have recently drafted some new rules...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 30, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Nevada Regulators Propose Internet Poker Rules A bill was recently passed in Nevada requiring the Nevada Gaming Commission to have rules and regulations in place by January 2012 for online gambling. As such, regulators from Nevada have recently drafted some new rules...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 30, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars and Daniel Negreanu are hosting a special event in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 30, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker Law, Poker News
Opportunities in the market of online poker have been stymied, to say the least, since April 15, 2011. Not all in the industry are sitting on their hands, however. Jamie Gold is launching a new poker site called FreeGoldPoker.com, geared specifically towards American...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 30, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
This past weekend proved to be a bit of a lull in online poker tournaments. Attendance was down across the board, and really showed itself on the European-based sites like iPoker and Party Poker. While PokerStars continues to roll on, the other rooms are showing an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 29, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Prop bet, also called a side bet, prop, or exotic, is a bet made on an outcome or a proposition. These can be anything from statistics and happenstance in a regular game to personal, one-of-a-kind bets. Poker is a thoroughly entertaining game, from the suck-outs to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 29, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
It’s funny how “bold predictions” usually work. You see sports analysts picking Super Bowl champions before the first week of games, and they’re usually wrong. You see the weatherman guaranteeing rainfall or blue skies on a certain day, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 28, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak has reintroduced a new version of his popular bill which would legalize online casinos and poker clients in the Garden State. Lesniak’s original proposal was vetoed a few months ago by state governor Chris Christie, who stated...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 28, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
In the recent online poker meets Washington debate, we’ve often heard the terms intrastate and interstate being lobbed around. To clarify, intrastate poker would mean online poker players in California, for example, can play only against other players also in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 28, 2011 | Poker News, WPT
The four day WPT Legends of Poker event has just wrapped up Day 2. Taking place at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, this year’s tournament offered a $3,500 buy-in on day 1A, last Thursday, with an optional re-buy on day 1B, last Friday. This was the first WPT...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 26, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Daniel Negreanu has been making a number of big life moves in recent history. Just this month, Negreanu temporarily relocated to Canada. The popular poker professional luckily holds Canadian citizenship, making his relocation a breeze. American pro Daniel Cates was...
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 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is literally just around the corner, running September 4 through 25. As the world’s biggest online tournament series, it’s also one of the easiest tournaments to play in, thanks to the easy access points...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
It’s hunting season at bwin Poker and they’re ready to give awesome prizes to the best hunters. Hunters will hopefully be supplied with bullets to go out onto the virtual felt and hunt ducks. These hunters will be given instructions on how exactly their...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 25, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WPT
I don’t know everything about your life, but I do know a few things. First off, I know that you like poker. In fact you like it so much that you actually seek out extra news coverage of poker, and incidentally you’ve found a great site for that! I also...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 23, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
After spending eight months searching for a new Chief Marketing Officer, PokerStars has named Alex Payne to the position.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 23, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
It was another strong weekend for online poker tournaments as Sunday major attendance was up across the board. Sites like Party Poker, Titan, and the Merge Network continue to grow as more and more players return to online poker. The past month has been a strong one...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 23, 2011 | Online Casino News, Online Poker News
If you have always dreamed of winning a World Poker Tour (WPT) event, you are not alone. The WPT has run some of the most prestigious poker tournaments in the world for several years now. Unfortunately not a lot of normal working people have the time or money to play...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 23, 2011 | Online Poker News, Party Poker, Poker News
One thing PartyPoker does extremely well is offer a large number of satellites to live poker events. Their latest tournament package is for Grand Series of Poker (GSOP) Live Greece, which takes place in Porto Carras Greece from October 11th to 15th of this year. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 22, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
There is just over one week left in PokerStar’s VIP Club Mega Month, and it’s going out with a bang! From August 22nd through August 28th, all VIP 10 and 20 FPP Tournaments will have doubled prize pools. That’s an extra $30,000+ being given away for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 22, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
The Epic Poker League is a brand new event series, featuring an all-star cast of the world’s best tournament poker players. As their first event, the Epic Poker League went all out with promotions, including plastering signage all over the Palms Casino, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 22, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Starting August 22nd, Victor Chandler is going absolutely freaking bananas, offering sick incentives to play cash games! Play the Wheel of Fortune, August 22nd and 22nd, by winning a hand with the wheel straight A-2-3-4-5 and you’ll earn a spot in the €1,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Most of the Merge Network of poker sites have been open to US players for some time, but with the exception of Carbon Poker – one of the largest poker sites at Merge. Earlier this year, Carbon announced a temporary leave from the American market to address customer...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is gearing up for the eighth World Cup of Poker, and so should you! Stage 1 qualifiers to represent your nation in the WCP battle begin soon, running August 20th through August 21st. Make the team and defend your nation well and you could find yourself in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 18, 2011 | Poker News, PokerStars
Vicky Coren, a PokerStars pro from England, has stated that she plans to take full advantage of her benefactor's latest bonus offer.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 18, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If you are already a player at InterPoker, then you’ll no doubt have a very exciting month with all of the promos already running on the site. If you are a new player, there’s never been a better time to sign up! InterPoker actually has three promotions...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2011 | Poker News
Knowing your opponent and reading their hand is, of course, a big part of the game. If you can put your opponent at least on a range of hands, you’ve added ammo to your arsenal, putting you that much closer to victory. Equally important, but rarely mentioned and often...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Senator Joe Barton's online poker bill has added another five sponsors to its cause.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
Senator Joe Barton's online poker bill has added another five sponsors to its cause.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
As many online poker players already know, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is just around the corner. 17 days from now, on September 4, PokerStars launches the series, which in 2011 will include 62 events and $30 million in guaranteed money. Hands down,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, one of the world's strongest tournament players, will be pictured on the latest cover of Card Player Magazine.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Online Poker News, Party Poker, Poker News
The 2011 version of Oktoberfest is about a month away, and PartyPoker wants to give their Palladium VIPs the chance to attend. Even if you don’t live in Europe, you won’t want to miss out on this event taking place in Munich Germany. Over 5 million people...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
We seem to have hit a bit of a lull in online poker tournaments. With the 2011 World Championship of Online Poker three weeks away, and the WSOP squarely in our rear-view mirror, there just is not a lot of buzz around internet poker events. Still, most of the events...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 15, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
If you haven’t already, now is the time to try the new Bounce Sit N Go, which is only found at Bwin Poker. It’s unlike any Sit N Go that’s come before! In Bounce Sit N Gos the blind levels are constantly changing. Can you adapt fast enough to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 15, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Recently on FTR.com we introduced you to the story of Jose Mecado, who is well-known in the poker world for his meteoric rise through the online stakes, and for his subsequent admission that he was scamming players on the Merge Network. Mecado also admitted that he...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 13, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars is upping the ante on their VIP Club, lowering the requirements for several exciting and exclusive benefits.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 12, 2011 | EPT, Poker News
The European Poker Tour features some of the most prestigious poker tournaments in the world, and Season 8 is officially underway! Season 7 set the bar high with memorable tournaments, including last year’s epic Grand Final in Madrid, which had a prize pool of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News
Now at Bwin you can qualify for the Grand Series of Poker 7. The Grand Series of Poker is one of the most highly anticipated poker series on the net! Grand Series of Poker 7 action runs from September 25th to October 9th. The Grand Series of Poker 7 features 18 main...
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 12, 2011 | Online Poker News, Party Poker, Poker News
Atlantic City is the place to be for world class East Coast poker action, and now at Party Poker you can qualify for a chance to play in the WPT 2011. Main event prize packages are valued at over $7,000. This is your chance to experience Atlantic City in style. Win...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 11, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News
Bad beat stories: you see them in forums, read them in chat bars, and hear them at every live table you play at. They can get old, because everybody experiences them. But there are some bad beats that are just too entertaining to get old. Unsurprisingly, these involve...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 11, 2011 | Poker News
Voting for the second annual British Poker Awards is now open to the public.
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2011 | High Stakes Rail, Online Poker News, Poker News
Ever since April 15, US poker players have been in a scramble to find a site that would allow them to play. Many had to abandon their usual site and even some quit altogether. Phil Galfond is taking a different route. Known for winning millions of dollars in online...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Poker Law, Poker News
The Merge Gaming Network will be allowing American players to sign-up at their 60+ skins within a week. This news comes on the heels of Sportsbook.com allowing US-based sign ups yesterday. Other skins should follow including RPM Poker, Lock Poker, and Carbon Poker....
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WPT
Atlantic City is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. While it is known for offering fantastic shopping and fine dining, it is most famous as the “Las Vegas of the East” thanks to its large collection of casinos and gambling...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Poker News
Day 1 of the first Epic Poker League (EPL) Main Event has just wrapped up, and according to the world class pros who played, the league has on its hands a knockout success. The EPL Main Event is a star studded event, billed as the most exclusive series of poker events...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 10, 2011 | Live Poker Results, Poker News
For some reason several of my friends in the poker industry have been very excited recently about this whole concept of “managing luck.” I think that part of it has to do with the fact that these friends are trying to prove how skillful poker really is as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 8, 2011 | Online Tournaments, Poker News
Another weekend of big online tournaments is in the books. With FullTilt still shut down, the WCOOP on the horizon, and no other major series running, it was up to the standard Sunday events to steal the show. Party Poker was one site looking to do just that as they...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 8, 2011 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
If you are a Sit & Go player on PokerStars, you probably already know all about the Battle of the Planets leaderboards. Sit & Go players are ranked on one of 16 leaderboards every week, and the top ranked players win cash prizes. Every week PokerStars gives...
