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

What started off as a fairly slow weekend in the world of poker really picked up steam Sunday and into early Monday as news story after news story came to light. By the end of the weekend the poker world was not only talking about the MicroMillions onRead Full Article

A fourth poker news outlet has come forward to say the Full Tilt Poker sale to Groupe Bernard Tapie is virtually a “done deal”. Citing an anonymous source, the website PocketFives.com quoted their man as saying, “They are finalizing the deal with U.S. Department of Justice, but it’sRead Full Article

WickedChopsPoker.com is the latest outlet to claim that the Full Tilt Poker deal to Groupe Bernard Tapie is slated to happen soon. According to the Insider’s Section of the popular poker website (which resides behind a paywall) unnamed sources have told Wicked Chops that Groupe Bernard Tapie isRead Full Article

Last week saw a number of online gaming outlets posting stories about an imminent sale of Full Tilt Poker, possibly as soon as this past Friday. Well, Friday has come and gone, and there hasn’t been a single word of a deal or progress on a deal; whichRead Full Article

It was another busy week of headlines across the poker world, and in addition to the EPT Madrid tournament taking place in Europe, there was plenty of poker news coming in away from the tables. Here is a look at the top stories over the past week fromRead 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

According to an article on iGaming Post (www.gaming-awards.com) there may be a new suitor for Full Tilt Poker waiting in the wings. iGaming Post is reporting that they have confirmed this second suitor (an unnamed UK investment firm) from three separate sources, stating that they will be interestedRead Full Article

Perhaps the poker world IS better off not hearing from the owners of Full Tilt Poker is the statement issued by Ray Bitar to PokerStrategy.com is what we have to look forward to. Bitar spoke publicly for the first time since Black Friday on Tuesday giving an explanationRead Full Article

The fallout from Black Friday has been very wide-reaching, and it appears the latest poker player who has been caught up in the Black Friday undertow is Team Full Tilt Poker pro Erick Lindgren. Lindgren’s troubles began when Groupe Bernard Tapie called out the poker superstar (along withRead Full Article