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PokerStars 10th Anniversary Reload Bonus – Add $10 to Your Bankroll!

November 15, 2011 at 6:44 PM |

Reload your PokerStars account before 23:59 (ET) on 30th November – or 05:59 (CET) on 1st December – to receive a cash bonus worth 10% of your deposit, up to a total of $10.

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Bitar & Co Resign, Green Lights for Groupe Tapie

November 15, 2011 at 3:50 PM |

Ray Bitar, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson and Rafe Furst, the four main defendants of the Full Tilt Poker (FTP) scandal have declared their resignation and thus cannot be reagrded as the leaders of the poker room anymore.

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Full Return Percentages in Our Poker Rooms with Rake Races

November 10, 2011 at 3:46 PM |

This analysis has been written for those of our players who care about having good return percentages. As many players cannot estimate the expectable rakeback percentages when looking at a rake race, we have made an exact analysis using the results of previous months.

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World Record Attempt: PokerStars to Organise the Biggest Tournament Ever

November 8, 2011 at 3:50 PM |

PokerStars aims to organise the biggest online poker tournament ever, with 150,000 players expected at the tables.

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PokerStars Celebrates 10 Years with $10M Sunday Million and More

November 4, 2011 at 12:51 PM |

PokerStars celebrates its 10th birthday this year, giving out gargantuan prizes in the process: they are organising a $10M Sunday Million as well as giving away 100 PCA packages worth $15,000 each.

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Groupe Tapie and the Department of Justice Come to an Agreement

November 3, 2011 at 2:22 PM |

Groupe Bernard Tapie and the Department of Justice (DoJ) have finished the ongoing trials with success and the only steps left are the clarification of certain minor issues and the vote of the shareholders in order for the agreement to come into effect.

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Groupe Bernard Tapie Settles With DoJ, FTP Sale Pending

November 2, 2011 at 12:32 PM |

After a long and tirening wait, finally here's some good news for the FTP players out there. Groupe Bernard Tapie and the US Department of Justice reported that they struck a deal, allowing FTP's acquisition to continue.

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Betfred VIP Program Analysis

October 25, 2011 at 2:56 PM |

In our current analysis we have taken a closer look at Betfred Poker's VIP program. After getting to know the details of the program, you will be able to easily calculate how much time it will take you to get to a certain level and what bonuses you can expect there.

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AGCC Knew that FTP Players' Money was not Held on a Separated Account

October 10, 2011 at 7:50 PM |

Andre Wilsenach, Executive Director of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) told public in a video interview that he does not think it was a problem that the players' funds had not been held on a segregated account.

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Getting it Straight: FTP Facts and Fiction

October 5, 2011 at 5:01 PM |

Ben Dayanim, lawyer of the Groupe Bernard Tapie, tried to explain the current situation with Full Tilt Poker and prove it with documents.

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Full Tilt Poker and Department of Justice Meeting Is On

October 4, 2011 at 6:40 PM |

On 4th October, Monday in the morning, representatives of Full Tilt Poker and the United States Department of Justice sat down in New York to start the negotiations that would pave the way for the acquisition of the room. FTP attorney Jeff Ifrah says players will be paid soon after the deal is made.

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Tapie Expects Full Tilt Poker to Reopen in January

October 3, 2011 at 2:30 PM |

As we reported last week, Groupe Bernard Tapie and FTP announced they signed an acquisition agreement. This is indeed good news, however, there are still many obstacles in the way of reopening Full Tilt, which Tapie expects to be happening in January 2012. The group will begin negotiations with the DoJ this week.

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BREAKING NEWS - Full Tilt Poker Acquired by Groupe Bernard Tapie

September 30, 2011 at 7:40 PM |

Will the players all get their money back after all? - Full Tilt Poker has recently announced in a press release sent to pokerstrategy.com that it has signed an acquisition agreement with the Bernard Tapie Group.

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FTP - Department of Justice can Recompense, French Investors Get Green Light

September 30, 2011 at 5:00 PM |

Although the decision of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) on Thursday raised panic among players, Full Tilt Poker's future fate really depends on the investor.

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BREAKING NEWS - Full Tilt Poker License Revoked

September 29, 2011 at 7:52 PM |

As reported earlier, it was likely that the AGCC would suspend Full Tilt Poker's license after the poker room was not able to meet the requirements set out by ther Gambling Control Commission.