PokerStars announced on 31 July that they had reached an agreement with the United States Department of Justice: they purchase the assets of Full Tilt Poker (FTP) for $547 million and take it upon themselves to fully compensate non-US players with the re-launch of the room within 90 days. Counting started on 9 August, when all the necessary documents got properly signed.
On several occasions, PokerStars has since indicated that they plan to restart FTP on 6 November, when players would be able to access their bankrolls frozen on their accounts and play can resume at the virtual tables. The planned date of re-launch is now official, as is apparent from the letter FTP owner Rational Group has sent to the players:
“Full Tilt Poker will re-launch under new ownership on November 6th, 2012.
“The Rational Group, which owns and operates PokerStars, acquired assets of Full Tilt Poker in August 2012 and appointed new senior management to re-open and operate the site as a separate brand to PokerStars, providing the online poker community with another high-quality poker platform.
“Following re-launch, you will have complete access to your account - including your full balance - and you can once again play on the innovative online poker platform that made Full Tilt Poker home to serious online poker players.
“This means you'll soon be able to return to the Full Tilt Poker games and tournaments that you've known and loved for years, secure in the knowledge that your experience is now backed by the same account security and game integrity that millions of PokerStars players have trusted for more than 10 years.
“Full Tilt Poker now operates under a license in Isle of Man, which is among the most trusted and rigorous e-gaming regulatory jurisdictions in the world. The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission maintains vigilant standards for e-gaming, particularly the safeguarding of player funds. Information on these standards can be found here.
“Since August, we've been carefully reviewing all Full Tilt player accounts in preparation for re-opening. In the coming weeks we will be completing the restoration of all non-US player accounts including yours, in preparation for re-launch day.
“What this will mean for you:
“We thank you for your patience during this time. We will update you further as re-launch day approaches. For more information please see our Full Tilt Poker account FAQ.
“In the meantime, we welcome your feedback and ideas to help make Full Tilt Poker your number one poker site - please click here to visit the feedback page.
“Sincerely,
“Full Tilt Poker”
For those who have forgotten their passwords, or are otherwise unable to log in to their accounts, need to contact FTP support at support@fulltiltpoker.com. In order to receive a new password, players need to provide their e-mail address used for their FTP-registration, their user name, the registered postal address, a copy of their photo ID and a copy of a recent invoice.
Since FTP does not enter into the regulated European markets yet, players from these countries will be compensated via PokerStars.
While details concerning the VIP system, rakeback and the re-launch promotions are only due late October, it is now certain that the FTP online poker championship, FTOPS returns. The FTOPS XXI will be organised between 2-16 December, the schedule is to come soon.
On several occasions, PokerStars has since indicated that they plan to restart FTP on 6 November, when players would be able to access their bankrolls frozen on their accounts and play can resume at the virtual tables. The planned date of re-launch is now official, as is apparent from the letter FTP owner Rational Group has sent to the players:
“Full Tilt Poker will re-launch under new ownership on November 6th, 2012.
“The Rational Group, which owns and operates PokerStars, acquired assets of Full Tilt Poker in August 2012 and appointed new senior management to re-open and operate the site as a separate brand to PokerStars, providing the online poker community with another high-quality poker platform.
“Following re-launch, you will have complete access to your account - including your full balance - and you can once again play on the innovative online poker platform that made Full Tilt Poker home to serious online poker players.
“This means you'll soon be able to return to the Full Tilt Poker games and tournaments that you've known and loved for years, secure in the knowledge that your experience is now backed by the same account security and game integrity that millions of PokerStars players have trusted for more than 10 years.
“Full Tilt Poker now operates under a license in Isle of Man, which is among the most trusted and rigorous e-gaming regulatory jurisdictions in the world. The Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission maintains vigilant standards for e-gaming, particularly the safeguarding of player funds. Information on these standards can be found here.
“Since August, we've been carefully reviewing all Full Tilt player accounts in preparation for re-opening. In the coming weeks we will be completing the restoration of all non-US player accounts including yours, in preparation for re-launch day.
“What this will mean for you:
- normal access to your Full Tilt Poker player account with your current password
- renewed access to all Full Tilt Poker real and play-money games
- access to your total balance without restriction, including withdrawals
“We thank you for your patience during this time. We will update you further as re-launch day approaches. For more information please see our Full Tilt Poker account FAQ.
“In the meantime, we welcome your feedback and ideas to help make Full Tilt Poker your number one poker site - please click here to visit the feedback page.
“Sincerely,
“Full Tilt Poker”
For those who have forgotten their passwords, or are otherwise unable to log in to their accounts, need to contact FTP support at support@fulltiltpoker.com. In order to receive a new password, players need to provide their e-mail address used for their FTP-registration, their user name, the registered postal address, a copy of their photo ID and a copy of a recent invoice.
Since FTP does not enter into the regulated European markets yet, players from these countries will be compensated via PokerStars.
While details concerning the VIP system, rakeback and the re-launch promotions are only due late October, it is now certain that the FTP online poker championship, FTOPS returns. The FTOPS XXI will be organised between 2-16 December, the schedule is to come soon.
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