by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2013 | WSOP
Chip leader going into the final table, Matt Perrins of Great Britain continued the heater on Day 4 of the tournament and took care of business capturing the title and $792,275 in cash. Final table was set at the end of Day 3 and had these players occupy the nine...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2013 | WSOP
Today saw the making of two more bracelet winner, surprisingly enough, both of them are repeat WSOP champions and are very well known names in the world of poker. Event #57: No-Limit Hold’em The $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em attracted 784 players and generated...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 6, 2013 | WSOP
One of the most anticipated events of the WSOP is the $50K Poker Players Championship which as usual attracts the top notch players who are willing to put up $50,000 each. This year 132 players entered this event, creating a $6,336,000 prize pool with almost two...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 5, 2013 | WSOP
In the biggest draw yet of this year’s WSOP – 1,736 players – so big, in fact, that the heads up play had to be scheduled for Day 4; Nikolaus Teicherts needed a little help from the deck on the last hand to come through. He came from behind on the dominated ace...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 5, 2013 | WSOP
You really would expect the 4th of July to full of fireworks, and the WSOP hasn’t disappointed. We had two final tables, a massive entry to the Little one for one Drop, and all the other action you’d expect from Las Vegas this time of the year. Event #55...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2013 | Canada, Poker News
Another Final Table for Watson while Duhamel reaches the top Michael “SirWatts” Watson has made yet another World Series of Poker final table with a fifth place finish, on Canada Day, in Event 53 USD$1,500 No Limit Hold’em. Watson managed to navigate through...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2013 | WSOP
Tuesday was a day that brought us bonus final table action when the final table of Event #53 ran over, and went into a fourth day of action. We also saw the aside action in the Players Championship start to have an effect, and all around the Rio, players busted out of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2013 | WSOP
2883 players took to the felt in No Limit Holdem Event #54, each putting up $1,000 creating a massive $2,594,700 prize pool. Three days later the final table was set and Barry Hutter was well in the lead with 2,408,000 chips, over a million chips ahead of Philippe...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2013 | WSOP
Tuesday was a day that brought us bonus final table action when the final table of Event #53 ran over, and went into a fourth day of action. We also saw the aside action in the Players Championship start to have an effect, and all around the Rio, players busted out of...
by Mike1013 | Jul 3, 2013 | WSOP
Event #53 of the WSOP schedule, held in No Limit Hold’em format, saw 2,816 entrants pay $1,500 each, creating prize pool of close to $4 million. Taking the largest chunk of this prize pool home was winner Brett Shaffer, of Kansas, who walked away with $665,397...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
It’s time for another Isildur1 Watch, which means that Viktor Blom still isn’t in Las Vegas for some reason. He is still working on taking apart the competition left on Full Tilt Poker, as the majority of the high stakes community enjoys the summer in Las...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2013 | WSOP
Bob Geldolf may not like Mondays, but I’m quite a fan after the action from the Rio on this particular Monday. I have a man I know leading the race to be a WSOP champion, and Doyle Brunson is back deep in the poker action at the WSOP, in short it was a busy day....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2013 | Online Tournaments
Another great weekend across the board on all the major sites with players steadily returning from the WSOP and numbers in the biggest weekend majors increasing just as steadily with their return. As usual action kicked off on Saturday with the first tournament in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week Take Asia All In By subscribing to this promotion, you will earn up to $50 in weekly bonuses for a period of six weeks, and you will receive an entry into the grand prize draw with each bonus installment. The Grand Prize given away at the end of six...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | WSOP
Topping a field of 954, Canadian Kristen Bicknell won her first WSOP bracelet and the $173,922 first prize. The final table about 5 hours and 120 hands and had the following starting players. Seat Player Chips...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Nevada, New Jersey, Poker Law
The first US regulated Online Poker provider, Ultimate Poker is going to be working with Trump Entertainment Resorts to provide Online Poker to New Jersey residents. Ultimate Gaming, the owners of Ultimate Poker, have signed a deal with Trump Taj Mahal Associates to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | United Kingdom
GUKPT Walsall starts on Sunday The GUKPT is out and about again, this time the festival bus is stopping in Walsall. The Festival starts on Sunday, and runs for two weeks. The Main Event starts on the 11th of July, and you can satellite in at the G Casino in Walsall,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Sunday is traditionally the biggest day in the online poker week. With all the high guarantee Sunday Major tournaments, and the cash games that can spin off those, many fortunes have been won and lost online on a Sunday. But with so many of the usual high stakes...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | WSOP
The $25,000 6-Max Event #52 brought us a final table of six that could never be described as “soft.” With Phil Galfond, Steve Sung, Dani Stern, Richard Lyndaker, Stepehn Chidwick and Max Lehmanski all making it, and all having WSOP final table experience,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Poker’s Mini Series From June 24 to July 18, Bovada will be running 35 Mini Series events with over $150K in guaranteed prizes. There will be at least two events every day, as well as a $40K Guaranteed Main Event on July 14. You can buy in to an event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | WSOP
Sunday’s are traditionally a day of rest, but for us in the Poker Media, during the WSOP, days off are given the same standing as Unicorns and Bad Poker Players with limitless money reserves. I haven’t had a day off in weeks. Given this, you would have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2013 | WSOP
The most diverse event of the WSOP in terms of games played is the six handed 10-game mix Event #50. Players compete in a rotation of 10 different games (Limit Hold’em, Omaha Split 8-or-Better, Razz, Stud Hi, Stud Split 8-or-Better, No-Limit Hold’em,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2013 | Australia
Asia Championship of Poker releases July tournament schedule for the Platinum Series PokerStars have announced the dates and details of the upcoming schedule for the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) Platinum series 2013. The ACOP Platinum series is...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2013 | WSOP
4 days ago the biggest event of this years’ WSOP kicked off and it was Event #47, the One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold’em event. This, of course is no regular event, but a charity based event with a massive $111,111 buy-in, 3% of which would go directly to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 30, 2013 | WSOP
Saturday saw the One Drop Event #47 keep on grabbing the limelight, as it overran it’s scheduled time, over shadowing some of the other smaller events. We still managed to grab the information to bring you all the important action from the Rio Event #47 We have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2013 | WSOP
This was the ever first tournament of this type at the WSOP: no blinds and an option to bring in for the smallest chip in play, but players ante every hand. Greg Hobson outlasted a field of 939 players to claim the bracelet and $256,691 in cash. The extra chips...
by Mike1013 | Jun 29, 2013 | WSOP
Event #48 ($2,500 LHE 6-max) of the WSOP played down to a winner Friday night. That winner was Marco Johnson, of Walnut Creek, California, who was finally able to clinch his first career WSOP bracelet, after three second place finishes. In addition to the gold...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2013 | WSOP
As you’d expect, the majority of the attention in the Amazon room on Friday was grabbed by the big buy in $111,111 One Drop Event #47. It was expected to play down to a winner, but life is never that easy. The other big event was the start of the $25,000 6-Max...
by Mike1013 | Jun 28, 2013 | WSOP
Event #45 of the WSOP is in the books and has crowned a victor in the person of Ben Volpe. The resident of Chicago, Illinois triumphed over a field of 678 competitors, each entering for $1,500, earning his first WSOP bracelet and $201,399. The structure of the event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2013 | WSOP
On the day of the Big One For One Drop Event #47 kicked off, the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better Event #46 also started and with all the biggest names in poker concentrated in the high roller event, Event #46 was a good chance for other players to shine. With...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2013 | WSOP
Most of the attention on Thursday was grabbed by the $111,111 One Drop Event #47, but we also had our eyes on the two final tables booked for the day, and the two new events starting during the day. Event #45 The $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold’em Event #45 has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | WSOP
WSOP Event #44 that concluded early morning at the Rio had over a thousand entrants and featured many notables, including Randy Lew, Lauren Kling, Matt Marafioti, and Jason Mercier. Sandeep Palusani ended up being the most successful pretender and claimed the crown of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | WSOP
Can you remember what you were doing 7 years ago, back in 2006? Jeff Madsen can – he was winning 2 WSOP Bracelets and gaining two 3rd places on his way to becoming 2006 WSOP Player of the Year at the age of just 21 years and 5 weeks. Even at that young age, Jeff...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
It is starting to seem that Viktor Blom is not going to Las Vegas this year. I’m as surprised as anyone, I was sure Viktor would have left his comfy London home, and headed over to the US to partake in the worlds biggest poker festival. He’s even missed...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | WSOP
The 25th of June saw a single final table in the form of the $3,000 NLHE Event 44, with the other events being over shadowed by the start of the first of the “Big Three” starting with the beginning of the $111,111 One Drop Event #47. Event #44 The $3,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | WSOP
In the biggest starting or, should we say, startling, field of 2,100 in the 2013 edition of WSOP, Hungarian Norbert Szecsi took it all to capture the title, his first bracelet, and $345,037 in cash. At a relatively quick final table that lasted only 132 hands and less...
by Mike1013 | Jun 26, 2013 | Live Poker Results
Local Reading financial advisor James Martin has emerged victorious in the main event of the Reading leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour, winning £22,640 and a £2,125 seat to the Grand Final in London later this year. The Main Event, a £500 + £50 tournament with a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Yesterday, Viktor Blom logged into Full Tilt Poker. “What’s unusual about that?” I hear you ask. Well, nearly everyone who plays the high stakes games is in Las Vegas, a place that doesn’t allow people to play on the site. So, Viktor seems to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | WSOP
The 25th of June saw the culmination of two WSOP Events, so we have two new bracelet holders out there. We also saw the start of two new events, as well as the continuation of Event #44. In all, it was a busy day, and yesterday also saw us post an interview of Max...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2013 | Online Tournaments
Another online poker Sunday is in the books at PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The two leading online poker rooms were jam-packed with players this week, and several notables were awarded big paydays across the many major events on the schedule. Let start off with...
by Mike1013 | Jun 26, 2013 | WSOP
After battling his way through a tough and fearless crowd, each of whom put up $10,000 to play, Jesse Martin was crowned the No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball champion Tuesday night at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas, receiving a prize of $253,524. The event, #43 of the WSOP...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2013 | WSOP
Exactly 400 players put up $5,000 each creating a massive $1,880,000 prize pool in Event #41. This was a six handed PLO event and many high stakes pro’s were right there gunning for the $488,817 first place prize. After three days of play only 7 were left, playing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
Rob “Hippy” King talked to Max Steinberg about his recent WSOP near misses, and how he feels he reached so many final tables recently.
by Mike1013 | Jun 25, 2013 | WSOP
Jared Hamby, a professional player from Elkhart, Indiana, just collected a cool $525,272 for his victory in WSOP Event #40. This win marks Hamby’s first career WSOP bracelet. The tournament featured a buyin of $1,500 and attracted a large field of 2,161...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
With the WSOP happening in Las Vegas, I was expecting to be covering high stakes games from the floors of the strip casinos involving the enigmatic Viktor Blom. Thing is, he hasn’t left yet, and is still playing online. I don’t get why he hasn’t gone...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 25, 2013 | WSOP
The 24th of June was the 26th day of the 2013 WSOP, and saw the culmination of two Events, awarding two bracelets. There was also action in three other events, and we have the round up of all the action below. Event #40 With 21 players heading into Day 3 of the $1,500...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
7 Card Stud is a game that many professional players had to master to survive in the game year ago. Now in 2013 it is still going and the WSOP is the place where you will see the biggest 7 Card Stud tournament, not to mention 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. This $1,500 was in fact...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | United States
Bovada This Week Poker’s Mini Series From June 24 to July 18 Bovada is running a massive promo for tickets to side events at WSOP 2014. You can play your way to the World Series of Poker and compete for huge WSOP-sized prizes for a fraction of a buy-in. Daily...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
566 people took to the felt in Event #38, a 4-handed No Limit Holdem Event that really requires some skill to compete in. With a $2,500 buy-in the prize pool ballooned to $1,287,650 with almost $350,000 going to the winner! Like many other WSOP events, this one had an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
You will rarely find a poker player that hasn’t heard of the WSOP, after all it is the place where every poker player should one day travel and where dreams are turned into reality. However, most poker players probably never heard of One Drop – a non-profit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | Bovada
Poker 1. Poker’s Mini Series From June 24 to July 18, Bovada will be running 35 Mini Series events with over $150K in guaranteed prizes. There will be at least two events every day, as well as a $40K Guaranteed Main Event on July 14. You can buy in to an event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | United Kingdom
UKIPT Series Event Back at the Hippodrome The UKIPT Series is a low buy in tournament for those of us who find the Main UKIPT tour a little expensive. The second of these series events kicks off on Friday, and the first of these £250 + £25 Events was won by Jake Cody....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
The 23rd of June 2013 saw the culmination of two WSOP Events, and the start of two more, including the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw event, that was bound to be full of big name players. As usual, we’ve brought all the action together for you in this handy...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | Australia
APPT Macau crowns its champion. Alexandre Chieng cruised pasted a talented final table to take home the title from the latest stop on season seven of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) to become Macau’s latest champion. APPT Macau began with a deep field of 388...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2013 | WSOP
The World Series of Poker is poker’s longest serving tournament dating back 40 years to 1970, an era when the game was viewed upon as the habit of luckless drunks and degenerates who had nothing better to do with their time but sit round a table and gamble. Poker has...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2013 | WSOP
Bulgarian Simeon Naydenov bested a field of 1194 to take the WSOP bracelet and $326,440 cash in WSOP event #36, $1,500 No-Limit Holdem Shootout. This was his second final table at a shootout tournament at this year’s WSOP: coming up tenth in that event, he ended up at...
by Mike1013 | Jun 23, 2013 | WSOP
The $5,000 Limit Hold’em Event #37 played to a close Saturday night. The winner was 63-year-old Michael Moore, who finally realized his longtime dream of winning a WSOP bracelet. Along with the gold bracelet, Moore took home a prize of $211,743. The field for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 23, 2013 | WSOP
The 22nd saw a large number of big name pros walking the halls of the Rio Casino, and saw a lot of them jump into the $5k 6-Max PLO event. We have the action from all the day’s events coming up for you. Event #36 The final day of the $1,500 NLHE Shootout Event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2013 | Online Poker News
Ultimate Poker is giving away $1 million in cash and prizes during their newest promotion, the Million Dollar Summer. The promotion runs from June 21 – Sept 21 and offers several opportunities to win free cash and prizes. Free $50 Deposit $50 by Midnight Saturday....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2013 | WSOP
The 21st of June is the Summer Solstice, and on the longest day of the year, we saw some pretty impressive poker. It seems poker players are more likely to be sat in the Amazon Room of the Rio Casino rather than our on a hill top, dancing naked to celebrate the height...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2013 | WSOP
Erick Lindgren has struggled to stay out the poker news in recent years, but mainly for the wrong reasons. However, he’s back in the limelight for the right reasons after winning his 2nd WSOP bracelet in Event #32 – a 6 handed No Limit Hold’em event....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2013 | WSOP
Belgian pro Michael “Timmy” Gathy joins his countryman David Kitai as a two-time WSOP bracelet winner after beating a field of 1,629 in Event #34, $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Holdem, winning $278,613. The final table was reached late on day two and consisted of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2013 | WSOP
Razz is often thought of as an old man’s game, but this year’s WSOP Event #33 saw a Razz event won by a 21 year old pro, who beat out the man who had held the chip lead for the opening two days for the title. Bryan Campanello was holding $178,052 and a...
by givememyleg | Jun 21, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
Ryan “Micro2Marco” McEathron was the eventual winner of the $4,000 WSOP prize package promotion that was held for FTR members at William Hill earlier this month. He will be heading out to Las Vegas in early July to compete in the $1,500 WSOP Event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 21, 2013 | WSOP
The 20th of June saw three final tables, one of which was won by a player who has a less than spotless record away from the table, and another giving Jason Duval the chance to knock Daniel Negreanu off the top spot in the Player of the year race. We also saw action...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
Viktor Blom is a complicated man, and over the past few months has been making my life very interesting. I have been “stalking” one of poker’s elite around Full Tilt poker, and it has given a fairly decent insight into the world of a high stakes...
by Mike1013 | Jun 20, 2013 | WSOP
Australian Jarred Graham just shipped his first WSOP tournament last night in Event #31, a $1,500 PLO Hi-Low tournament. The event drew 936 competitors, generating a prize pool greater than $1 million, of which Graham took home $255,942. Among the entrants were Daniel...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2013 | WSOP
With the Player of the Year race starting to get pick up the pace, and with action spread over five different events, the 19th of June was always going to be a busy day for those of us in the Poker Media. The following is a condensed version of all the action of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2013 | WSOP
The $1,000 No Limit Holdem Event #30 attracted an impressive crowd of 2,108 players, creating a $1,897,200 prizepool which awarded almost $350,000 for first place! After 3 days of intense action, 10 players gathered for the unofficial final table to decide the final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch
We’ve not been expecting to see much of Viktor Blom in recent days, due to a certain small poker festival happening in the Nevada involving large amounts of American currency. I’m starting to think Viktor isn’t going to head off the WSOP this year,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2013 | WSOP
This year’s WSOP is seeing more final tables being delayed because of action taking longer than expected, and this Tuesday saw yet another one come to a close in Event #29. We have all the action from the Rio in Las Vegas, including the action from the two final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
Four New PokerStars VIP Live Events in 2013 PokerStars has announced four new VIP Club Live events in 2013, stopping in Vancouver in July, Berlin, Germany in August, São Paolo, Brazil in October, and London, UK, in November. The Live Event is a party open to all...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 19, 2013 | Canada, Poker News, WSOP
PokerStars VIP Live Event in Vancouver on July 13 PokerStars has announced four VIP Club Live events in 2013, including a stop in Vancouver on July 13. The Live Event is a party open to all PokerStars players. In order to attend, a player must use FPP loyalty points....
by Mike1013 | Jun 18, 2013 | WSOP
The $5,000 HORSE Event #29 played down to a single winner Tuesday evening. It was the same winner as the previous $1,500 HORSE Event #15 – Tom Schneider. The pro player from Scottsdale, Arizona outlasted and outplayed a field of 261 to win his fourth career bracelet...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews
Norman Chad is a sportswriter and a syndicated columnist hosting a weekly sports humor blog “The Couch Slouch” on washingtonpost.com. He is most famous for his commentary on ESPN poker broadcasts, including the World Series of Poker and The United States Poker...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2013 | WSOP
Jason Duval won his first WSOP bracelet yesterday in the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event #28 when he beat Majid Yahyaei heads up for the bracelet and $521,202 in prize money. The final table was set up when Timothy Stickradt was busted in 10th place when he got it...
by Mike1013 | Jun 18, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The Mixed Max No Limit Event #27 of the WSOP saw a winner Monday night, as Isaac Hagerling defeated FlopTurnRiver regular Max Steinberg in heads-up play. The event, which cost $3,000 to enter, received 593 entrants, making a prize pool over $1.5 million, of which...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2013 | WSOP
Bob Geldolf doesn’t like Monday’s, and considering he didn’t have the World Series of poker to keep him entertained, that may have been reasonable. We on the other hand have more delayed final tables, and another two bracelets handed out to cover....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
It took three days of play for Kenneth Lind to overcome a field of 4,407 players, but he did walk away a winner with the gold bracelet, his name on the Golden Eagle Trophy, and $634,809 in cash. Others started taking notice of Lind early on day two, when he became...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Australia, Poker News
Tasmanian Poker Championships announced. Just a short flight from Melbourne is the idillic and scenic island of Tasmania, an island home to beautiful views, sweeping cinematic landscapes and the infamous Tasmanian Devil. This is, however, not an advertisement for...
by Mike1013 | Jun 17, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
After four days of exciting play, the PokerStars Marbella Festival Main Event had a champion Sunday night as Ludovic Geilich came out on top of a field of 763 to capture first place and €130,000. Geilich, hailing from Glasgow, was one of four professional players at...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Poker News, United States
Bovada Offers Anonymous Poker Series Next Monday, June 24, Bovada resumes its APS promotion – qualifier series for a $6,600 package to Southeast Asia. You’ll get a chance to win a seat to an exclusive live 100K APS Finale to be held on January 2014...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Poker News, WPT
North Cyprus is going to be the site of the first Event of Season XII of the World Poker Tour, and to celebrate the WPT are rolling the welcome wagon out with $3,000,000 worth of guarantees over the 35 events scheduled. The Festival is due to run between the 12th and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Poker News, United Kingdom
GUKPT in Reading all Week The GUKPT has rolled on to another event, this time they’ve head to Reading, and the “G” Casino in Rose Kiln Lane. Day 1a is Thursday, and the £500+£50 event has a £50,000 guarantee. There are also live satellites leading up...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Poker News, This Week at FTR
It’s that time of the week again when we point you in the direction of extra value to help you in your quest as a poker player. This week is mainly going to focus on the great value from the continuing PokerStars 100 Billion hand promotions, but we also have...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Bovada, Online Poker News, Poker News
Poker 1. Win a $5K getaway! From June 3 – July 30, play poker to earn up to a total of $160 in weekly bonuses, and win a draw for an extra $500 Cash and the chance to choose between three different $5K Getaways. Enter now to start cashing in on the Summer Selection....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
On Sunday the 16th June, PokerStars added another record to their trophy case. They hosted the biggest ever Multi Table Tournament, when the $1 buy Event that was part of the 100 Billion Hand celebrations. 225,000 players joined in, and maxed out the event, all of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
According to the bible, Sunday is meant to be a day of rest, but as poker players, it’s generally considered our busiest day of the week. This Sunday saw 5 WSOP Events going on, with two planned final tables, so was crammed full of action. Event #26 The $1,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Besting a huge field at the WSOP event #24, amateur Corey Harrison was the last man standing after 12 hours of play on day three, taking the bracelet and the $432,411 cash prize. 17 players returned to play on day three with a dream of holding a WSOP bracelet. Even...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The $5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better Event #25 of has been won by Danny Fuhs after a heads up battle that required an extra level of play to be added to the day’s schedule. Fuhs adds $277,519 to his history of cashes, as well as a gold bracelet for his jewellery...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
After a day off from keeping an eye on the WSOP, I was starting to get withdrawal symptoms, and I was even in my local casino, so it can’t be down to a lack of poker! I guess the WSOP really is an addictive substance. We’re going to bring you your daily...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2013 | Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
Thursday marked a day for the record books for PokerStars, as the online poker giant celebrated its 100 billionth hand. On top of that, The 100 Billion Hand Promotion, which began June 7th, has paid out over $2 million to players on PokerStars. While it was a...
by Mike1013 | Jun 15, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The twenty-third event of the WSOP this year was a $2,500 buyin Seven Card Stud event that attracted 246 entrants. After three days of grueling play, a winner emerged: pro player David Chiu. Chiu added another bracelet to his previous four, and another $145,520 to his...
by Mike1013 | Jun 15, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Despite having cashed in seven WSOP events over the years, Josh Pollock had never made a WSOP final table until last night. The 29-year-old resident of Maryland added a bracelet to his record, earning $279,431 in event #22, a Pot Limit Omaha tournament with a $1,500...
by Mike1013 | Jun 15, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Friday’s action at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas saw two WSOP bracelets awarded, one in PL Omaha event #22, and the other in Seven Card Stud event #23. Other action included day 2 play in Event #24, a No Limit Hold’em $1,500 tournament, and Event #25, an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2013 | FTR AMAs & Interviews, Poker News
On June 30, at 7 PM ET, FlopTurnRiver will host an AMA with Matt Savage, a popular tournament director, WPT executive, and the founder of The Poker Tournament Directors Association (PTDA). Mr. Savage has been involved with poker for all of his career, working his way...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Online Casino News, Online Poker News, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars 100 Billion Hands Celebration: $300,000 World Record Tourney PokerStars 100 Billion Hands Celebration is now under way! PokerStars is offering a special $300,000 World Record Tournament on June 16, including $25,000 for the winner and cash prizes for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2013 | New Jersey, Poker Law, Poker News, PokerStars
PokerStars’ parent company, The Rational Group, today appealed the a court ruling made on the 17th of May regarding their purchase of the Atlantic City Casino in New Jersey. This deal would have given PokerStars access to attempt to break into the newly...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
German pro Martin Finger overcame 805 others – one of the biggest fields yet at this year’s edition of WSOP – to win his first WSOP bracelet and $506,764 in cash winning event #21, $3K 6-max NL HE. By Thursday evening, the third day of play, the field was...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
I’m not sure if I’m alone, but it seems strange that Viktor Blom isn’t sitting in Las Vegas playing in high stakes cash games or making some recreational player’s dreams come true by sitting down next to him at a WSOP Bracelet event. In an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
It’s not often that a WSOP event runs over it’s allotted schedule, but that’s what happened to the $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split 8 or better Event #20 on the way to seeing Calen McNeil winning $277,274 and a very tasteful gold bracelet. It’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
We were expecting to be bringing you a report of the only final table of the 12th of June, but fate has conspired against us, and we’ll just have to do that tomorrow. What we do have is action from all four events from the Rio. Event #20 Sometimes it takes a bit...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
A short while ago, I was sat at a bunch of tables trying to get my part of the action from the staggering promotion that PokerStars had put together to finish off the “Road to 100 Billion Hands.” My $0.04/$0.08 Razz tables and my single $0.01/$0.02 NLHE...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
So, Wednesday the 12th of June has given us a few interesting things to talk about in regards to our friend Viktor Blom. He played across about 11 hours of the day, and got in over 1200 hands of action, so playing volume is not an issue. Viktor has always been a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
We were expecting to be bringing you a report of the only final table of the 12th of June, but fate has conspired against us, and we’ll just have to do that tomorrow. What we do have is action from all four events from the Rio. Event #20 22 Players started what...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 12, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
Viktor Blom is still not in the US. I only know this because he was playing poker on Full Tilt yesterday. That an I have a GPS tracker embedded into his brain. Viktor does seem to be concentrating on playing online while a lot of his top class opponents have taken a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 12, 2013 | Poker Law, Poker News
It has been announced today that Mark Scheinberg, current CEO of PokerStars and son of PokerStars founder Isai, has entered into a final deal with the District Court for the Southern District of New York. The deal states that Scheinberg will forfeit $50 Million as...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 12, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The 11th of June 2013 saw 2 bracelets being awarded, and lot more action besides. The Amazon Room in the Rio Casino is full of the excitement that only comes from the WSOP, and players are clambering to get their hands on some gaudy golden wrist adornments. Event #18...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 12, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The $5,000 buy in Event #19 was a Pot Limit Holdem event which attracted 195 of the top tournament players to compete for a chunk of the $916,500 prizepool. The field was indeed very talented and some of the most talented players in the world made it to the final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 12, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The $1,000 buy in Event #18 was a huge success, attracting 2071 players who battled it out for 3 days hoping to score a nice chunk of the $1,863,900 prize pool. This time the player eliminated in 10th place, just missing the final table was James Epner, who got...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 11, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #17 was a NL Holdem event with a buy in of $1,500. This 3-day event attracted 2,105 players, creating a prizepool of $2,841,750 with the winner receiving more than half a million dollars! The man who just missed the final table this time was Paul Francoi...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 11, 2013 | Poker News, PokerStars
The PokerStars supported Italian Poker Tour (IPT) has brought on board a sponsor in the form of the world’s biggest electronic payment organisations, Neteller. The IPT is a joint venture between PokerStars and the Pagano group, and is now heading into it’s...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 11, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Here we go, the start of the second week of the 2013 WSOP, and we have 17 new bracelets in circulation, as well as a lot of prize money. The 10th of June saw only one final table, but we have action in another three events to bring you. Event #17 Event #17 came to a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Online Casino News, Poker News, PokerStars
100 Billion Hands Celebration PokerStars 100 Billion Hands Celebration is now under way! The public vote for the Greatest Ever Hand in the History of PokerStars is open until Monday, June 10, and the winner will be announced on June 11. The final 300 milestone hands...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Canada, Poker News, WSOP
Mark Radoja Wins 2nd Bracelet in WSOP Heads-Up Event Guelph, Ontario-native Mark Radorja won his 2nd WSOP bracelet, winning Event #16, the $10,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em and taking home $258,960. Radoja defeated Don Nguyen heads up for the title, who earned...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Bovada, Online Poker News, Poker News
Poker 1. FTR Bovada $490+ Added tournament on June 12th Don’t miss FTR’s exclusive money added tournament on Bovada which will be taking place on June 12th! The buy in is only $3.30 and $300 are added to the prize pool as well as 5 tournament tickets worth $38.5 each!...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
Navigating a tough field in one of poker’s most testing formats, knock-out heads-up, Canadian pro Mark Radoja captured the WSOP bracelet and $331,190 in cash in the $10K Heads-Up No-Limit tournament that concluded last Sunday night at the Rio. The initial field of 162...
by Mike1013 | Jun 10, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
The WSOP $1,500 HORSE Event #15 saw a field of 862 participants, of whom 21 survived to participate in day three on Sunday. After the dust had settled, Tom Schneider emerged as the victor, earning $258,960 and adding a third bracelet to the two that he had won in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Isildur1 Watch, Poker News
I was thinking that Viktor Blom had head off to Las Vegas to join in the yearly “shooting fish in a barrel” convention that has been taking place in the Amazon Room in the Rio Casino, Las Vegas. It seems that he hasn’t, as he logged into his Full...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 10, 2013 | Poker News, WSOP
As I sit here catching up on the action from the Amazon Room in the Rio Casino, I am eternally grateful that I get to do this for a job. There is nothing to equal turning on your computer and wanting to work, and speaking of which, it’s my job to bring you all...
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