Online Poker

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.

• Sunday Briefing: Six Players Earn Close to Six-Figures in the Sunday Million

  August 24, 2009,

  It was business as usual on Sunday as the main online poker sites ran their standard Sunday majors. Collecting the heftiest payday was Jarod “shawry5” Shawcross at $146,483 for a third place finish in the PokerStars Sunday Million. A deal was...

   

• The Online Railbird Report: Tom "durrrr" Dwan Wins a $600,000 Pot from Who?

  August 20, 2009,

  Over the last year, pot-limit Omaha emerged as the game of choice amongst the online high-stakes elite. If no-limit hold'em was in the picture at all, it was in the $500/1,000 mixed HA games on Full Tilt Poker frequented by the likes of Patrik...

   

• Sunday Briefing: "Poligraph" takes the FTOPS Main Event

  August 17, 2009,

  Another big weekend on the online poker circuit saw several big winners emerge. Full Tilt’s FTOPS XIII concluded, crowning its biggest champions of this installment to date as Jake “psutennis11” Toole and "Poligraph" each earned pay days of close to

   

• WCOOP: A Closer Look at the Upcoming Online Championship Series

  August 13, 2009,

  With players chomping at the bit to get this years PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) started, we decided to sit down with PokerStars Tournaments Team Leader, and Poker Room Management Bryan Slick to discuss the upcoming event...

   

• The Online Railbird Report Vol. 26: South Still Surges as Benyamine Swings

  August 12, 2009,

  Despite the start of FTOPS XIII, the high stakes cash games over at Full Tilt have continued to go strong. Some players have boosted their bankrolls six figures while others have gone in the opposite direction. The last few days have seen a familiar...

   

• FTOPS XIII: Final Table Deals Rule the Night

  August 12, 2009,

  It was a busy night last night on Full Tilt Poker as three more FTOPS champions were crowned, with the biggest winner of the night "River_Vlad" actually finishing second in Event #15, but receiving more money than first due to Full Tilt's new...

   

• FTOPS XIII: Joe "hoodini10" Udine and Kevin “GetPWN3D” Saul Grab Gold

  August 11, 2009,

  FTOPS XIII continued last night crowning two more champions and awarding five people six-figure scores. Leading the way was Joe “hoodini10” Udine, an online pro, who on Full Tilt alone has amassed almost a million dollars in tournament earnings...

   

• The Sunday Briefing: "h2oace" Walks Away the Big Winner

  August 10, 2009,

  It was an action-packed Sunday as hundreds of thousands of dollars were on the line in events all across the virtual felt. For most online poker sites, it was business as usual

   

• Near Miss for Andy Bloch in FTOPS Event #5

  August 08, 2009,

  The thirteenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) continued on Friday with two more events. Among all of the notable finishes, one in particular stands out. Team Full Tilt member Andy Bloch took second place in event #5, a $200+16 stud...

   

• The Online Railbird Report Vol. 25: Cole South and Ashton Griffin Bank Wins

  August 06, 2009,

  The action at the Full Tilt Pot Limit Omaha tables has been fast and furious this week. We're not even a full week into August, and still, hundreds of thousands of dollars has changed hands. Ashton “theASHMAN103” Griffin is off to a blazing start to b

   

• FTOPS XIII Starts Today

  August 05, 2009,

  The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) begins Wednesday for its 13th installment. The tournament series will feature 25 events with $19 million in guarantees and will run through August 16th.

   

• Lock Poker Adds Big Name Pros to Their Line-up

  August 05, 2009,

  Online poker site Lock Poker recently announced the signing of several professional players to their roster of endorsed pros.

   

• Stephen "MrTimCaum" O'Dwyer wins the Full Tilt $1k Monday

  August 04, 2009,

  375 hopefuls shelled out the $1,060 needed to play in Monday's biggest online tournament over at Full Tilt. Only one would walk away not scratching his head wondering what would have happened if he had played Ace-Jack differently. It was 27-year

   

• "Sosnoviy" and "DOOLfan" Rule the Day - The Sunday Briefing:

  August 03, 2009,

  “Sosnoviy” and “DOOLfan” were the big winners of online poker on Sunday, triumphing in the PokerStars Sunday Million and Full Tilt $750,000 Guarantee, respectively. Sosnoviy scored the night’s biggest payday of $236,610.23 in the PokerStars Sund

   

• Phil Ivey Wins Close to $1 Million - The Online Railbird Report Vol. 24

  August 03, 2009,

  With the World Series of Poker in the rearview mirror, a busy week of online high stakes poker produced several big winners.

   

• Playlist 1: Start of Tournament, Bubble Play and Finale Table Stage

  August 02, 2009,

  For both serious, and casual online poker players, Sundays are (hopefully) a long grind. For those who don't want to play in a meditative state, music can be the perfect middle ground between total silence and the distraction of television. Don't know wha

   

• Let's Make a Deal: Full Tilt Poker Rolls Out New Software

  August 01, 2009,

  Rolled out on July 30th, Full Tilt's latest software upgrade includes three unique lobby views, with advanced filters, personalized lobby widgets, allowing you to glance at your Full Tilt Points balance, favorite game selections, and your account balance

   

• ‘route666’ Rolls to Victory in PokerStars Super Tuesday

  July 29, 2009,

  The PokerStars Super Tuesday drew a crowd of 394 this week, with a first-place payday of $76,239...

   

• Ty ‘GimmeDa1time’ Reiman Wins Full Tilt $1K Monday

  July 28, 2009,

  The Full Tilt $1K Monday attracted 401 runners to the virtual felt this week, with a top prize...

   

• PokerStars Announces Americas Cup of Poker

  July 28, 2009,

  It’s a battle for international bragging rights as PokerStars has announced its 2009 Americas Cup of Poker. This inaugural Americas Cup of Poker...

   

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