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

The saga of 5050 Poker and the Microgaming Poker network seems to have come to the final chapter and for players at the site the news is not good at all. According to a shareholders report released on Tuesday the site will be liquidated after being terminated byRead Full Article

I’ve been around the poker world for quite a while and have been witness to all forms of “life-tilt” in that time: I’ve seen tables flipped over; players punched; and on one occasion a player walk around the table, pull over the chair of another player, and proceedRead Full Article

With Full Tilt Poker shut-down since late June, the nosebleed action at the online poker tables has switched to PokerStars, where many Full Tilt Poker castaways have found a new home playing against familiar foes and some new faces. Amongst the big winners at the PokerStars tables haveRead Full Article

As was promised by Full Tilt Poker attorney Jeff Ifrah during his weekend correspondence on 2+2, the first detailed statement was issued by the beleaguered poker site on Wednesday, and for the first time we received the Full Tilt side of the story as to why they haveRead Full Article

A few days ago we brought you word of a new high-stakes player at PokerStars by the name of JayP-AA, who was on a three-day, $250,000, heater at the $25/$50 PLO tables against some of the site’s best PLO players including Daniel “w00ki3z” Cates. Now, the anonymous playerRead Full Article

Gus Hansen starting to rebound on Full Tilt Poker After being down $3.6 million for 2010 Gus Hansen has gone on a massive heater over the past two weeks winning over $1.25 million in that time-frame. Still confronted with $2.2 million in losses on the year, Hansen hasRead Full Article