Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 24, 2012 Posted in Poker Player News, Poker Room News | No Comments »
Annette Obrestad

While the news of the day is squarely focused on the potential sale of Full Tilt Poker to PokerStars, another online poker site is making their own waves in the poker ocean, as Lock Poker has announced the signing of one of the top players in the game:Read 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 21, 2012 Posted in Poker Player News, PR | No Comments »
Annette Obrestad

It looks like one of the top free agents in poker may soon have a new home, as it was announced on Friday that Annette Obrestad has signed with the poker representation firm Poker Royalty. Historically this has been a sign that the player in question will soonRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 17, 2012 Posted in Online Poker News, Poker Gossip | No Comments »
fulltiltpoker sold

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 16, 2012 Posted in Live Poker News, Online Poker News | No Comments »
Poker News Boy

This past weekend was the one-year anniversary of Black Friday, one of the blackest moments in poker history, and an event that caused a seismic shift in the current poker world. In addition to the dubious anniversary the weekend also brought a number of other headlines, including theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 13, 2012 Posted in Legal Poker News, US Poker News | No Comments »
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With the anniversary of Black Friday (April 15, 2011) mere days away, a group of poker players has filed a class action lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker owners and executives in Nevada. The players which include Todd Terry, Steve Segal, Nick Hammer and Robin Hougdahl, are seeking $150Read Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 05, 2012 Posted in Online Poker News, Poker Room News | No Comments »
party poker software update

After the success of Full Tilt Poker’s innovative poker game Rush Poker it was a little surprising that more online poker rooms didn’t “Rush” to copy the new poker format that was taking the game by storm. One possible motivation for the other online poker sites sitting onRead 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 Legal Poker News, Online Poker News | No Comments »
black friday

In place of our usual Friday Wrap weekly column I’ve decided to run a Black Friday Wrap, detailing some of the recent developments in the still-ongoing Black Friday saga that began nearly a year ago on April 15,2011. There have been a number of developments on the BlackRead Full Article