Major poker players take big losses online

April 6, 2014

The latest High Stakes Data Base report on the high stakes online poker action at Full Tilt Poker notes something that is rarely seen – four of the biggest names at the nosebleed tables all at the top of the “biggest losers this week” list. The four – Cates, Ivey, Blom and Hansen – each […]

German ace ring the crest of a high stakes poker wave

April 4, 2014

Top German online high stakes poker player Niklas “ragen70” Heinecker enjoyed a profitable 48 hours this week on the nosebleed tables at Full Tilt Poker, seeing off some of the best players around to end a 48-hour period $754,750 in profit, according to a report on the High Stakes Data Base site. Already last year’s […]

New Full Tilt Poker managing director appointed

March 28, 2014

The Isle of Man-based Rational Group, parent company of Full Tilt Poker and Pokerstars, has confirmed that experienced industry executive Dominic Mansour will take office as the managing director of Full Tilt Poker with effect from April 22 2014. Mansour, who has previously filled senior management posts in companies like GTechG2, the UK Health Lottery, […]

Cates the big nosebleed poker winner this week

March 8, 2014

Online poker ace Dan “Jungleman” Cates cleaned up this week on the nosebleed tables at Full Tilt Poker, adding a hefty $486,380 to his account after steamrollering some top quality opposition in 3,600 hands of action. The High Stakes Data Base site reports that Cates was the biggest winner last week, outshining kagome kagome ($419,489) […]

U.S. Full Tilt customers in the money

March 5, 2014

Full Tilt Poker Claims Administrator Garden City Group has posted an update at fulltiltpokerclaims.com saying it had made more than 27 500 payments totaling around $76 million on February 28, 2014. Petitioners who had confirmed their FTP Account Balances were in the money almost three years after the Black Friday indictments. A second round of […]

GCG to begin Full TIlt remission payments at end of week

February 25, 2014

In a website post, Garden City Group said it will begin its first round of remission payments to U.S. Full Tilt players who have filed claims, had their petitions approved and their bank account information verified on Friday, 28 February 2014. In the days leading up to the payment date, petitioners will receive an e-mail […]

Patient poker fans in line for $82 million

February 19, 2014

The Garden City Group – the independent financial administration company selected by the US Department of Justice to dish out legitimate Full Tilt Poker payments – has announced that the first tranche of pay-outs will involve $82 million dollars and will go to 30,000 former Full Tilt players who have no dispute with the amount […]

Full Tilt Poker claims about to reach affiliates?

February 2, 2014

Garden City Group, the administrator contracted by the US Department of Justice to assess and manage claims against Full Tilt Poker following its shutdown by the authorities in 2011, has now turned its attention to the thousands of affiliate marketer claims after dealing with the first tranche of player submissions. On Friday GCG disclosed that […]

Garden City issues advisory on Full Tilt Poker payments

January 25, 2014

The Poker Players Alliance advisory earlier this week that owed Full Tilt Poker players will soon be hearing from administrator Garden City Group was followed Friday with a statement from the administrator advising players: “GCG has been informed that the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section has approved the first round of […]

Payment at last for Full Tilt Poker players?

January 23, 2014

The Poker Players Alliance action group, which has been closely involved in attempts to get US players paid in the wake of the Full Tilt Poker debacle (see previous reports) has posted news that the almost three-year wait for payments may at last be almost at an end for some players. Breaking the news on […]