Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 05, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

After last week’s announcement that PokerStars had settled with Department of Justice and purchased their longtime rival Full Tilt Poker, the first question every player wanted answered was “when will we get our money?” For non-US players the answer was quite simple, as they will have access toRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 01, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Tuesday the poker world received the news it had been patiently awaiting when PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and the US Department of Justice announced they had come to terms on a deal that would see Full Tilt Poker forfeit its assets to the DOJ who in turnRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Aug 01, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

On Tuesday the poker world received the news it had been patiently awaiting when PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and the US Department of Justice announced they had come to terms on a deal that would see Full Tilt Poker forfeit its assets to the DOJ who in turnRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 31, 2012 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

Now that the poker community has breathed a deep sigh of relief, thanks to today’s announcement that PokerStars has officially taken control of Full Tilt poker from the US Department of Justice and ALL players will in fact be repaid, I’ve decided to take a deeper look atRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 31, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

The news came one day later than expected, but given the official announcements that have been hitting the Internet in the past few minutes it appears that the nightmarish run for Full Tilt poker players in the aftermath of Black Friday is coming to an end. Thed newsRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 27, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
PokerStars versus Full Tilt

There was a report earlier today in Poker Player Newspaper by Wendeen Eolis where she stated the deal between Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and the US Department of Justice has come to a head, and that an announcement would be forthcoming soon. Eolis stated that more details couldRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 05, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

One of the biggest stories in the poker world over the past couple of days was Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar surrendering to US authorities stemming from civil and criminal indictments handed down on Black Friday (April 15, 2011). Bitar turned himself in at John F KennedyRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on May 11, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 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 Apr 27, 2012 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »
Poker News Boy

Where to begin! When the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final is pushed off the front page you know it’s been a busy week in the world of poker. By far this has been one of the most interesting weeks of 2012 in terms of poker newsRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 26, 2012 Posted in Poker News | 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