Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 11, 2012 Posted in Online Poker News, Poker Gossip | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

Based on some new rumors (where is 2+2 when you need them!) it seems that there was some movement on the potential sale of Full Tilt Poker to PokerStars. According to the website CompatiblePoker.com, representatives from Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, and possibly UB/AP Poker were in the USRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 05, 2012 Posted in Poker Gossip, Poker Site News | No Comments »
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The 2+2 poker forum was hit by an unprecedented cyber-attack last week (unprecedented in terms of poker anyway), and after over a week of being down there still seems to be no end in sight for the 2+2 poker forums, which released a third update on the situationRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 27, 2012 Posted in Poker Gossip, Poker Site News | No Comments »
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During one of the most important poker-related discussions of the past year (the potential sale of Full Tilt poker to PokerStars) the go-to place for the latest news and updates has been hit by a cyber attack. On Thursday the 2+2 poker forum was inaccessible to members afterRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 26, 2012 Posted in Online Poker News, Poker Gossip | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

After a flurry of activity on Tuesday, as the first whispers of a deal that would see PokerStars buy Full Tilt Poker turned into roars, poker players are once again waiting for the news that they will receive their now-frozen Full Tilt poker funds. There has been littleRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 24, 2012 Posted in Online Poker News, Poker Gossip | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

Tuesday April 23rd, 2012 will likely soon have its own catchy name if the rumors circulating throughout the poker world are correct, and Full Tilt Poker is being bought by PokerStars. According to the earliest report which appeared on 2+2 Tuesday morning (by an anonymous first-time poster): PokerStarsRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 24, 2012 Posted in Online Poker News, Poker Gossip | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

Keep in mind these are early reports on a breaking story, and nothing below is considered fact at this point in time. The poker world is swirling with rumors that the deal between Groupe Bernard Tapie and Full Tilt Poker is off, but PokerStars has jumped into theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 17, 2012 Posted in Online Poker News, Poker Gossip | No Comments »
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After the most recent round of rumors that a potential sale was in the works that would see Full Tilt poker taken over by Groupe Bernard Tapie, yet another month has gone by and there is still no official progress. However, unlike previous times, when “anonymous sources” statedRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 08, 2012 Posted in Legal Poker News, Poker Gossip | No Comments »
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File this one under “Unconfirmed but possible”. Last week a poster on the 2+2 poker forums started an interesting thread where he described an encounter between himself and a pair of Secret Service agents investigating a pair of payment processors. The thread written by “bmorganonnap” was met withRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 03, 2012 Posted in Online Poker News, Poker Gossip | No Comments »
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In what is being taken as a sign of an impending sale, Full Tilt Poker’s parent company Pocket Kings Ltd has posted 14 separate job openings on an Irish Internet Jobs Site. The job postings were made at the beginning of March, roughly one month ago, which lendsRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Mar 30, 2012 Posted in Poker Gossip, Poker Player News | No Comments »
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The one thing Daniel Negreanu will never be accused of is keeping things bottled up. Negreanu spends most of his time trying to right the wrongs in the poker world, and taking certain people to task over their conduct; even his half-hearted defense of good friend Erick Lindgren’sRead Full Article