The groundwork for one of the most monumental undertakings in the history of poker has begun, but even with a number of announcements that point towards the International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) becoming a reality in May 2013, the poker world is far from sold on the idea,Read Full Article

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

There seems to be some good news for distraught online poker players from around the globe, however, the key word here is seems. Both eGaming Review and Gaming Intelligence are reporting that “sources” are saying a deal between Full Tilt Poker and Groupe Bernard Tapie is imminent; likelyRead Full Article

In a recent blog post I made the observation that every time the poker community starts talking negatively about the deal between Groupe Bernard Tapie and Full Tilt Poker, a statement magically appears from someone to explain the delays and ease concerns. Well, not long after Matt GlantzRead Full Article

It appears all of last week’s talk about Chris Ferguson single-handedly holding up the sale of Full Tilt Poker to Groupe Bernard Tapie (a deal being brokered by the United States Department of Justice) was off the mark, as it came to light today that player loans fromRead Full Article

Earlier this week it was reported, originally by Subject: Poker, that Chris Ferguson could have been single-handedly responsible for holding up the forfeiture of Full Tilt Poker’s assets to the US Department of Justice (and therefore holding up the eventual sale of the company’s assets by the DOJRead Full Article

After a majority vote by shareholders the sale of Full Tilt poker to Groupe Bernard Tapie is one-step closer to becoming a reality according to a report by Diamond Flush at Subject Poker. According to the article, multiple sources told the author that the vote passed allowing FullRead Full Article

It appears we may all have jumped the gun a bit after CNN Money posted an article (that was quickly taken down by the site). A new version of the article was posted on CNN Money on Friday, with some corrections made; corrections that will not sit wellRead Full Article

In a post by CNNMoney.com that was later taken down (the article appears to be under embargo at the moment) it was stated that Full Tilt Poker had been sold to Groupe Bernard Tapie for $80 million. If the story turns out to be accurate (which is quiteRead Full Article