Here you will find stories about online poker. From the online poker rooms themselves to the business of online poker, and the culture that surrounds the game. Poker players who are mostly known for their online play are also featured here.
Online poker action remained strong at PokerStars as the Stars Super Tuesday drew 467 entrants with a first-place prize of $89,897.50. Notable finishers included Michael 'mman_status' Meredith in 10th place ($6,071)...
Event #14 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $500+35 H.O.R.S.E. tourney guaranteeing $300,000. The total purse amounted to $351,500, with 703 participants aiming for the $75,572.50 winner's payday...
Event #13 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI), $200+16 NL Hold'em (1R/1A) easily topped its pre-tourney $300,000 guarantee. The number was nearly doubled after 1,210 entrants, 861 rebuys...
Event #12 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $1,000+60 no-limit hold'em 'second chance' affair guaranteeing $1,500,000. The tournament allowed for one free rebuy per player if he or she were...
It was elevens up at Full Tilt on Monday, as Event #11 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) brought a $200+16 'HA' tourney (half PLHE, half PLO) guaranteeing $150,000, with a runner-up...
Event #10 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $300+22 no-limit hold'em tournament guaranteeing $1,500,000. It drew a field of 5,325 to create a total prize pool of $1,597,500, the biggest purse...
The PokerStars Sunday Million put up strong numbers this weekend as 8,748 entrants created a total prize pool of $1,749,600. Notable showings included those of Luke 'Bdbeatslayer' Vrabel in 12th place ($8,748), wmmcl...
Event #9 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $500+35 no-limit hold'em heads-up special. 1,332 participants entered to create a total prize pool of $666,000, with the winner taking home $115,884...
Event #8 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was $240+16 NL Hold'em Knockout 6-max, guaranteeing $600,000. A whopping 4,411 players registered, creating a prize pool of $882,200 with first place offering...
Event #7 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $100+9 no-limit hold'em w/ rebuys affair guaranteeing $500,000. After 2,235 original entrants, 3,286 rebuys and 1,361 add-ons, the total prize pool...
Event #6 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $500+35 pot-limit Omaha six-max tourney with a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000. A crowd of 896 entrants gathered and easily trumped the guarantee...
Event #5 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XI was $200+$16 Limit Hold'em 6-max. A field of 1,603 duked it out for the winner's payday of $44,327.10. Notable finishes included Keven "Stamdogg" Stammen in eighth place...
Event #4 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XI, $300+$22 NL Hold'em Triple Shootout, drew a full house. The cap of 729 entrants was reached and first place offered $45,927. Notable finishes included MrRenniW in 18th...
Event #2 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $240+$16 Pot Limit Omaha H/L with knockouts. It drew a field of 1,428, with the winner receiving $61,404. Notable finishes included bastet2004...
Event #3 of FTOPS XI was a $200+$16 stud (hi only) tournament. A field of 593 turned out at Full Tilt to vie for a first-place prize of $27,503.34. Notable finishers here included Grayson "The_Dean221" Nichols in 10th...
Full Tilt's FTOPS XI kicked off with a $200+$16 no-limit hold'em poker featuring a million-dollar guarantee. Event #1 drew a crowd of 6,275 for a total prize pool of $1,255,000 and a first-place prize of $216,512.60...
Final tables loaded with top talent and recognizable stars marked the Full Tilt $1K Monday and the PokerStars Super Tuesday, getting the online poker world off to a fine start to the week. The Stars Super Tuesday saw a tight...
The social occasion that is Super Bowl Sunday traditionally results in a slight dip in attendance in major online events. Yesterday's big tourneys stayed true to expectations, though the overall turnouts remained...
A big January for online poker drew closer to its conclusion with major weekly events on Monday at Full Tilt and Tuesday at PokerStars. Well-known online players triumphed in both events, with Scott 'stpauli111'...
Heavy turnouts marked many of the major online events on the final Sunday in January, led by guarantee-smashing crowds at the PokerStars Sunday Million and Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee. Top honors in the Sunday Million...
Seriously now Billy Idol just took the stage. I'm in 80's heaven!
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