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Full Tilt Poker Pros Take A Beating

October 3, 2009

Online poker players that are members of Full Tilt Poker have this month seen an increase in tournament and ring game offerings as the site looks to become more active, especially the H.O.R.S.E poker and Seven Card Stud poker tables.

The additional tournaments have meant that players from all over the world are now becoming able to participate in multi table tournaments (MTT) due to the bigger variety of starting and running times becoming more convenient for them.

Increased tournament and ring game schedules at Full Tilt which were announced at the start of October 2009 has meant that a large number of the members at Full Tilt Poker have become more active, participating in the new increased schedule.

Included within those players were a number of the Full Tilt Poker Pros who were looking to increase their bankroll as they enter into games and tournaments against players from a huge array of backgrounds and statuses.

The professional players that are affiliated with Full Tilt Poker offer a huge range of ability and success, with many names being well known across the poker industry, both online and within live tournament situations.

With the profile of Full Tilt Poker being so large, they have quickly become the second largest online poker room on the internet, finding themselves below Pokerstars who boast a massive 20 million plus members. If you want to sign-up at Pokerstars instead of Full Tilt please check out our Pokerstars referral code & bonus code which will give you a huge bonus. Read this Poker Stars review for more info.

With the action unfolding on October 1st 2009, some of the professionals found themselves having a tough time at the tables, with David Benyamine finding his bankroll over $640,000 lighter, Gus Hanson watched on as he lost $122,000 and Brian Townsend saw his bankroll lose $114,000 due to his participation.

Not all of the pros found themselves in the losing rhythm though, Richard Ashby recorded a $350,000 profit and Phil Ivey, who is one of the biggest names in the poker community won $109,000 during his time at the poker tables.

With the action been mixed for the professionals, the limelight was passed onto some of the bigger name online amateur players with Ashton “theASHMAN103” Griffin winning $211,000, Tom “durrrr” Dwan recorded a profit of $209,000, Tom “Kingofcards” Marchese won $180,000 and Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond cashed $175,000.

With the apparent change of luck for the professionals, it seems that there is an increase of players who are willing to place their bankroll on the table against the Full Tilt Poker Pros, entering into the ring game tables that were graced with the big name stars.

Something that players who are reading this article and thinking that they are going to head to the tables to trade plays against the professions should think about is that although some of the professionals had a tough time at the tables at the beginning of the month, their game will improve and staking funds that you can’t afford to lose is not recommended.