The Full Tilt high stakes tables have been quite busy in the last hours, and a few players managed to take advantage of the downswing that Tom “durrrr” Dwan is having. The red pro Phil Ivey in combination with Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies managed to take around $850K from durrrr at the Pot Limit Omaha tables. … Read more »
This past weekend was special at Full Tilt Poker because besides the regular big prize guarantees there was an additional tournament with a $250K prize pool, meant to get players pumped-up for the FTOPS events starting on November 4th. The FTOPS warm-up tournament was a complete success that brought more than 43,000 players to the… Read more »
November is full of poker everywhere, and the November Nine will gather to play until there’s one man standing and the new world champion takes Peter Eastgate’s place. But before that happens Full Tilt Poker will be hosting the FTOPS events 48 hours from now. The added prize pool for these events will be $20… Read more »
Tom “durrrr” Dwan is considered to be among the best poker players in the world, and this year has been a veritable seesaw for him. At the beginning of the year he had one of the biggest downswings in his career, which took his bankroll into red numbers for almost 4 million dollars. He managed… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker Pro Phil Ivey was featured in this weeks WSOP coverage on ESPN because he is by far the player who will attract the most attention from the media as well as from the players railing the action. Like all of the ‘November Nine’, Ivey has one million dollars guaranteed in his pocket,… Read more »
A popular name at the Full Tilt high stakes tables is Ilari “Ziggmund” Sahamies, who has measured-up against some of the best poker players in the world and has demonstrated that he definitely has the skill to play against them. Ziggmund showed what he is capable of recently at Full Tilt where he ran over… Read more »
It’s almost the end of the month which means FTOPS and its $20 million in guaranteed prizes is fast approaching. But before the FTOPS XIV start there will be a unique tournament hosted that will have players fighting to make it to the money and take home a chunk of the $250K that will be… Read more »
A new player under the screen name “Isildur1” has been spotted at the high stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker. Apparently he wants to gamble it up against some of the best poker players in the world. Over his first 4K hands his balance took a dive of about half a million dollars but he… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey will be on the cover of the ESPN magazine that will be hitting news stands on November 2nd. We are currently only two weeks away from final table of the ’09 WSOP and the crowning a new world champion. The magazine article will spotlight a side of Ivey that… Read more »
The last 24 to 36 hours have been really slow at the Full Tilt high stakes tables where not much has gone on. The red pros and the high stakes regulars seemed to be busy with live tournaments, or they are just playing at another poker room. Patrik Antonius played a tiny session yesterday against… Read more »
Each sport has its prominent stars; in tennis we have Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and in MotoGP there’s Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo. In poker one name that stands out is Phil Ivey who has definitely proven to be a prominent star in the poker world. Phil’s success in poker embraces all types of… Read more »
One of the most successful players in cash games has been Patrick Antonius, who signed with Full Tilt Poker this year and has been playing remarkable poker since 2008 on the Full Tilt virtual felts. In just seven months of play in 2008 PA recorded a profit of $1.35 million, and in 2009 his numbers… Read more »
The Big Money Sunday’s bring in thousands of players who all want to win life changing money, and the best part is that any payer who has top notch skill plus a bit of luck can take down any of the big events that are played at Full Tilt. Michael Craig and Vivek Rajkumar, both… Read more »
For all those players that enjoy traveling to exotic locations, Full Tilt Poker will be awarding seats to the Red Sea Poker Cup that will be hosted in the Casino Aladin at the Domina Coral Bay Hotel in the luxurious resort Sharm el-Sheikh. This is not only a great opportunity to play poker in a… Read more »
Players will have to choose wisely when picking the tournaments that they want to participate in this weekend as there are hundreds of thousands of dollars up for grabs starting today. Players will also get the chance to experiment with the new feature that FTP has activated on a few tables called “Run It Twice”. … Read more »
For players who are familiar with TV shows like High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark, the request of running a hand more than once is not new. Players get a better value for their money and the probabilities of hitting the card or cards they need increases. It’s mostly used when players have all… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker has created a tournament that will have players battling to reach the money and win a chunk of the massive $250K in a tournament called The FTOPS XIV Warm Up that will be held on November 1st. The winner of the event will also win a $535 seat to the FTOPS XIV… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pro Patrik Antonius is considered one of the best poker players in the world and he prefers to play cash games because he can win more money in a shorter time period. But even though he does not play in many live tournaments, he is considered a successful player in tournaments and… Read more »
The durrrr Challenge railbirds could be disappointed since durrrr and Patrick played against each other but their session was not at the official challenge tables. They played over 170 hands and their session lasted around 30 minutes. Patrik was ahead at the end and ended with a profit that was more or less $115K. The… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker has thousands of dollars on the line every weekend. Players will be able to warm-up for the weekend tournaments with several big guaranteed prize pools later today. At 6 pm a No Limit Hold’em turbo tournament with a buy-in of $200 + $16 will have a minimum of $40K up for grabs.… Read more »
Now that the live events have ended in London, the Red Pros are hitting the virtual felt more often. Gus Hansen started the action yesterday and Cole South was crushing him, but Hansen was able to turn things around and win back a large percentage of his losses back. As action heated up at the… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker is always innovating and has a new promotion that will award players with pieces of Phil Ivey’s action at the WSOP final table. Players will have to opt-in to the promotion in their Full Tilt accounts. After that, to participate in the promotion players can play at different cash games or tournaments… Read more »
With the recent live tournaments that took place in London, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Full Tilt Pro Patrik Antonius have been in the same city, which has apparently put them in the mood to play a few sessions for the durrrr challenge. The challenge started with a great pace but it has since slowed down,… Read more »
Gus Hansen has had a difficult second half of the year on the Full Tilt Poker tables. In the first six months of the year he was up $3.2 million at one point, but lost nearly all of it back in June. The following months, July, August and September have brought Gus one of the… Read more »
The European Poker Tour London had 730 players registered and among the field there where some of the top poker pros in the world. As the tournament kept progressing players like Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, John Juanda and many others were forced to the rail. The tournament is down to less than 30 players and… Read more »
