Is Matusow Broke Again?

Just saw a tweet from Mike Matusow (and retweeted by his brother Scott) pimping some free online poker room at a site called "Make Poker Legal" Mike and his brother have been retweeting posts for some time now and I can only imagine that either Mike owns a piece of this or he's pimping a free online poker site for a friend.

It's also possible that this is somehow Full Tilt Poker related but I would think that Full Tilt would have higher standards than to launch a site that looks like this:

Scott Matusow (Mike's brother) is listed as a sponsor so maybe he's doing the pimping and Mike is helping him out a bit.

Full Tilt Poker Announces FTOPS XVII Schedule of Events

Yes, it's that time again. Full Tilt will be running 34 events under the banner of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series and you could get your hands on some serious cash. The FTOPS starts on August 4th with a $750K online poker tournament and wraps up with a $3 million main event. All in all $19 million is on the table in guaranteed tournaments.

All of the normal events you would expect from the FTOPS are there, Hold'em, Omaha, HORSE, Stud, and Razz but to throw in a little twist sex events will be in Full Tilt Poker's Rush Poker format. Talk about exciting action.

As with all FTOPS you can satellite and super-satellite into the events on Full Tilt Poker so you should get over there now because the first event isn't too far away.

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Ted Forrest Drops The Weight and Mike Matusow Drops Some Cash

Mike Matusow's prop bet with Ted Forrest ended with Matusow and Justin Smith having to pay Forrest $2 million. Back in May, Smith and Matusow bet Forrest that he couldn't lose 50 pounds by July 15. If he did, they would pay him $2 million. If he missed he had a second shot at the 50 lbs loss if he could get his weight down by September 15th. If he made the September date he would get *only* $1 million but if he missed he owed them $150,000. Hmmm . . . at those odds I might have even taken the bet!

Well, Forrest made it to the Pavilion Room at the Rio where Huck Seed was waiting with an electronic scale. After some calibration Forrest stepped on the scale coming in at 139.8 pounds - 1.8 pounds short of the goal. Wait! Forrest had some stuff in his pockets and then his heavy jeans and weighed in again at 138 right on the nose.

Though Matusow wasn't there to witness the weigh in (he was reportedly sleeping) there were enough witnesses that Mike won't have much wiggle room if he wants to challenge the weigh in.

What a remarkable feat! Observers say they were literally shocked by Forrest's transformation. Some commenting that he was lucky his diet and exercise regimen didn't kill him in the process.

Full Tilt Poker's Rush Week

Here's a great little way to pocket up to $250 next week courtesy of Full Tilt Poker. If you play in Full Tilt's Rush Poker cash games Full Tilt Poker is willing to throw a little money at you to make it worth your while.

Earn at least 10 Full Tilt Points (FTP's) per day for four days and earn $5

If you earn at least 10 FTP's per day the entire week they'll give you $10

Crank it up a bit and if you earn 100 FTP's per day for four days you'll get $50. Do at least 100 FTP's per day all seven days and they'll give you $100

And for the truly committed, if you earn at least 1000 FTP's per day for four days they'll give you $125. Do it all seven days and they'll pay you $250.

It's a great deal if you already love Rush Poker and a great way to get paid to do what you already love to do.

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