Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu has been on the warpath against Full Tilt Poker in recent weeks, notably singling out Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, and Ray Bitar, and his words have left little to the imagination when it comes to Daniel’s true feelings about the trio. Terms likeRead Full Article
Daniel Negreanu is never afraid to tell it like it is (he admits as much quite often) and this was no more evident than in his most recent blog post at www.fullcontactpoker.com where he both clarified and expounded on some of his recent comments in an interview withRead 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
The title of the article basically says it all, so here are my choices for the 15 craziest, zaniest, mind-boggling stories from the world of poker over the past year. So in no particular order here are #’s 6-10: The Hollywood Home Game debacle Earlier this year theRead Full Article
Over the years there have been a lot of scandals involving poker players and in most of these cases the transgressions that occurred would eventually be forgiven provided the money involved wasn’t off-the-charts, and the perpetrator was willing to pay their dues and rehabilitate their image. However, thereRead Full Article
On the same day that Barry Greenstein and Doyle Brunson came out in defense of Howard Lederer and Chris Ferguson, another high-profile poker player was blasting the decision-makers at Full Tilt poker, specifically Howard Lederer and Ray Bitar. The website PokerAkedemia.com was able to get Daniel Negreanu toRead Full Article
It’s not surprising to me when I see some random online magazine running an op-ed piece written by some Focus on the Family mouthpiece, pulling BS statistics out of the air about the dangers of online poker. But this latest op-ed article, from of all place Forbes Magazine,Read Full Article
Two of the major players in the online poker advocacy arena were quick to respond to today’s breaking news that the Department of Justice is seeking to amend the civil complaint that was unsealed on April 15, 2011. Both the Poker Players Alliance and the American Gaming AssociationRead Full Article
As principles from Full Tilt poker are busy meeting with the Aldernay Gambling Control Commission over in London regarding their currently suspended license, the principle owners of the company are finding themselves in some potentially serious legal troubles back in the United States. On Tuesday US Attorney PreetRead Full Article
After months of silence Full Tilt Poker finally came out from under the rock they were hiding last week and issued a statement on the ongoing talks with potential investors the site is currently engaged in. While the statement was short, and lacking any specifics, this first stepRead Full Article