All the FTOPS events have been a success and the tournament series that is currently running is no exception. Many Red Pros have entered the tournaments to take a shot at the top prizes and players have gotten the chance to test their skills against professional poker players. Since the events started on December 9th… Read more »
One of the recently aired episodes of the popular poker show “Poker After Dark” featured an extremely competitive table. After all having Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Gus Hansen and Daniel Negreanu at the same table is not something that happens every day. But even though they tend to attract a lot of attention… Read more »
One of the biggest live tournaments in the world will take place in eighteen days from now and it will be held at the beautiful Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. A total of fifty events are scheduled and millions of dollars will be at stake. Poker players from all parts of the world will be… Read more »
It has been a difficult year for many poker pros, with factors like the economy and downswings that have put their bankrolls in serious jeopardy. But what doesn’t kill them will only make them stronger and they will hopefully continue to play at the high stake levels. The latest addition to the Full Tilt Team,… Read more »
Bodog is in the Christmas Spirit and they have put some great prizes at stake for all their players. The promotion started today and it will extend until December 27th The way the promotion works is extremely simple, players will only have to play poker and earn Bodog Poker Points. Those points will be accumulated… Read more »
Isildur1 has returned to the Full Tilt Tables, but not to the limits most of the railbirds and fellow players want to see him at. He has made a wise decision after experiencing a terrible downswing. The incredible story of Isildur1 is that he managed to beat most of the Full Tilt Pros and high… Read more »
Poker pro Thuy Doan was born in Vietnam in the ‘80s and her mom survived the Vietnam War, unfortunately for her the consequences of the war followed her across the world after her family moved to the United States to start a new life. Just after graduating from college, Thuy was diagnosed with Cancer on… Read more »
The Italian Poker Tour has ended for the year after hosting six successful tournaments. The last tournament on schedule was the San Remo Four which began on December 10th and concluded this past Sunday. After several days at the tables the field of players narrowed down and the competition got even tougher. The final table… Read more »
After several days of play the two hundred and fifty nine player field was narrowed down to just nine players. Four of those players were locals, so the title had a legitimate shot at staying in the country. The British player Paul Marrow started the final table with a very aggressive style of play, as… Read more »
Isildur1 returned to the tables several days after taking a complete beating from Brian Hastings, a session that saw him drop over $4 million. In his brief appearance on Sunday, he managed to leave the tables down only $240K, which is not bad for the limits he was grinding. He has experienced bigger swings at… Read more »
The Aussie Millions is one of the largest poker tournaments in the world and as such, it attracts players from all corners of the globe. Since traveling to Australia could get pretty expensive depending on the part of the world the player is at, each package that was awarded by Party Poker includes $500 to… Read more »
The two hundred and fifty-nine player field was reduced to just nine after three days of intense play. The total prize pool at stake was $690K. In seat one is Irishman Michael Graydon, who despite his young age of 24, is well known in the online poker world for being a feared SitNGo player. The… Read more »
It’s no surprise that the biggest weekly online guaranteed tournament brought thousand of players to the PokerStars virtual felts. A total of 8,358 players registered, pushing the prize pool to $1,671,600. A total of 1,260 players left the tables with extra money in their accounts, and the top prize was $245,897.13. It took less than… Read more »
With the terrible downswings that Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Gus Hansen, and Isildur1 have experienced, they have opted to take a few days off from poker to re-think their entire strategy. Afterall, a player’s bankroll can be completely destroyed in just a few hours of play at the nosebleed table limits. But durrrr is a very… Read more »
Recently, a new tournament series was launched with scheduled stops in Ireland, England and Scotland. There are a total of nine stops scheduled, culminating with the grand final in London. The first tournament will start in a few hours in Galway, Ireland, at The Radisson Hotel. The event is scheduled to be played over four… Read more »
When Isildur1 appeared at the Full Tilt tables, players and railbirds were excited because he wasn’t scared to play anyone. He managed to put in long sessions multi-tabling against several Red Pros at a time, and quickly built his bankroll up to more than $6 million. But unfortunately for him, the high stakes regulars adapted… Read more »
Doylesroom is announcing a new promotion that will reward players for the hours they spend at their tables. When players sit at the ring game tables or enter tournaments they are awarded with Frequent Player Points. As points are accumulated players begin to earn Gold Chips. Those gold chips will now form stacks that will… Read more »
The miniFTOPS events started yesterday and thousands of players fired-up their Full Tilt software to participate in the $20 No Limit Hold’em 6-max event. The total guaranteed prize pool was $250K but due to the 16,711 entries, the prize pool swelled to $334K. Competition was fierce like at any tournament at Full Tilt, and after… Read more »
Even though the Gold Stacks promotion was announced just a few days ago, players are already stacking up the gold chips and flying through the different levels of the promotion. The Gold Stacks promotion is very rewarding and players are enjoying the added benefits, as in one of the most recent posts in the Cake… Read more »
Full Tilt Pro Patrik Antonius recently spoke about Isildur1 and expressed a lot of respect for his game, saying that he uses a much different perspective, constantly forcing his opponents to make very tough decisions. Antonius compared Isildur’s style of play to the aggressiveness of Tom “durrrr” Dwan. Another topic that Antonius talked about was… Read more »
One of the top poker magazines in the world, Bluff Magazine, is currently hosting a survey asking readers to list their favorite poker players of 2009. There are several categories and a few surprises in them. The readers will be asked to vote for their favorite player in ’09, with the choices being: Full Tilt… Read more »
Full Tilt is running their Iron Man Challenge promotion this December, but they have added several new features which make the promotion very rewarding to players who reach the higher levels. First of all players, have to opt-in to the promotion on their accounts and then play normally at the cash tables they like or… Read more »
Ultimate Bet has rebranded its poker room to UB, but it has also implemented physical changes such as icons for each type of tournament and cash game table, new tournament structures, synchronized breaks, and new guaranteed tournaments. But Ultimate Bet wants to celebrate its re-branding with its players, and what better way to do that… Read more »
After taking some time away from virtual felts at Full Tilt, Isildur1 returned this past weekend and several successful sessions against the Red Pros and high stakes regulars. At one point, Isildur1 was multi-tabling against Patrik Antonius and lost around $430K to him. He was also playing against Ilari “ziigmund” Sahamies and profited for more… Read more »
Playing at the biggest online poker room in the world has its benefits, especially if most of the world champions are sponsored by that poker room. Beginning today, players will see the following more often on Tuesdays as part of PokerStars‘ “Outlast the Pro” promotion: Joe Cada, Chris Moneymaker, Peter Eastgate, Daniel Negreanu, Bertrand “ElkY”… Read more »
