Entries from the ‘The Week at FTP’ Category
Reader Mail: Lord, Thy Name Be Antonius
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
We’re only a few days into the World Series of Poker, and Full Tilt Poker is already lighting the poker world on fire. We’ve just signed uber-hunk (and The All-In-Uit fave) Patrik Antonius to Team Full Tilt, we’ve had more than a few of our pros reach final tables in the first couple of events, and we even had the first bracelet winner of 2008 in Nenad Medic. Expect all this and more to be fodder in this week’s edition of Reader Mail. Email us at pokerfromtherail@fulltiltpoker.com with any comments, questions, or non-sexually explicit fantasies about the poker playing hottie of your choice. On to the show:
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Tags: Patrik Antonius, WSOP
WSOP Edition
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
So, there’s this poker series taking place in the
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The Week at FTP: Heads-Up Madness!
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
Welcome to The Week at FTP, where the only thing on our minds is the $25K Heads-Up World Championship. Considering Big Donkey’s strong aversion to heads-up play, we thought it best if I took a crack at giving you a recap of the largest buy-in heads-up tourney ever. Without further ado, let’s get this show on the road:
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Tags: $25K Heads-Up World Championship, Phil Ivey
The Pros Speak (For a fourth time!): Howard Lederer
Posted by The Captain | Filed under The Week at FTP
The last time we spoke with Howard Lederer, we covered a lot of ground. As usual, he was good enough to field a lot of questions and share his thoughts on all things poker. Of everything that we discussed, one question that came up was how – or if – other games relate to poker. As we expected, “The Professor” had an interesting take on what games best translate to poker, but also on how playing games in general helps develop critical thinking skills. Here’s what he had to say:
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Tags: Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer
The Week at FTP: FTOPS, We Hardly Knew Ye
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
And so it goes. FTOPS VIII is officially in the books, but please try to hold back your tears. After all, FTOPS IX is only a few short months away, so we’ll get to do it all over again very soon. For those of you who just can’t wait that long for more thrilling high-stakes action, the $25K Heads-Up World Championship kicks off this weekend. Don’t miss your chance to take on some of the world’s best players mano y mano – Nenad Medic will be there, will you?
As for FTOPS VIII – we’ve had some good times, we’ve had some bad times, and we’ve had quite a few gastro-intestinal problems. But overall, we’ve seen a lot of great poker being played over the past twelve days. Without further ado, here’s a recap of FTOPS through the eyes of one pissed off (and tired) primate:
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The Week at FTP: FTOPS, FTOPS, FTOPS
Posted by One Angry Monkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
Ah FTOPS – it’s like Christmas for degenerates. And Christmas comes four times a year. And instead of getting some crappy sweater-vest and a book on how to be a better man from your girlfriend, you get the chance to win hundreds of thousands of dollars playing in a donkament. The only thing that’s missing is the eggnog.
So in lieu of Big Donkey giving you The Week at FTP, I’ll be giving you the rundown on the first nine amazing FTOPS VIII events. We’ve had some good laughs so far, shed some salty tears, and ingested many cans of Coke Zero in an attempt to bring you all things FTOPS. Here are the highlights thus far:
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Tags: Erick Lindgren, FTOPS
The Week at FTP: One Clever Piggy
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
This time around, we’re talking about the man, the myth, the swine legend that is Allen “Clever Piggy” Cunningham.
For those of you who haven’t had the pleasure of sitting across from the quiet Mr. Cunningham at the poker table, all we can say is consider yourself lucky. It’s not that Allen is a bad guy. Far from it – he’s one of the nicest, mellowest people you’ll ever meet. He’s also a bad-ass motherfucker who’ll take every last chip from your stack and get you to thank him for the experience.
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The Week at FTP: The Comeback Kid
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
The good news: you’re heading into heads-up play at the WPT World Championship where you’re guaranteed to walk away with at least $1.7 million in prize money.
The bad news: your opponent is Team Full Tilt’s Gus Hansen and he’s got a 5-1 chip advantage.
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The Week at FTP: WPT Action
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
It’s that time of year again – the days are longer, the weather is warmer (or really friggin’ hot, depending on where you are), and poker is again the name of the game in Sin City.
With just over a month until the first event of the 2008 WSOP, the game’s biggest names are already gathering in Vegas. For some, it’s a chance to return home and rest up before the six-week poker orgy that is the 54-event series. For others, it’s a chance to sharpen up their games and build their bankrolls in preparation for the upcoming madness. And, for just about everyone, it’s a chance to play the World Poker Tour’s $25K World Championship at the Bellagio.
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The Week at FTP: I Didn’t Jinx Seidel!
Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
Let’s start the week with the really important news; even Big Donkeys get things right once in awhile.
If you’re one of the three people who read my post from last week, you’ll remember that I predicted a WPT victory for Erik Seidel at the Foxwoods Poker Classic. Well, lo and behold, I was right.
Sure, my prediction didn’t earn me anything like the nearly $980K that Seidel took home for the victory, but a couple of fivers from the Monkey, the Captain, and the Inuit will pay for a few brews at the end of the day.
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Tags: Erik Seidel, UIGEA
