Prior to when Black Friday struck on April 15th, 2011, Full Tilt Poker was firmly entrenched atop the high stakes scene. Every night you could count on seeing regulars such as Gus Hansen, Dan “Jungleman12” Cates, Phil Galfond, Viktor “Isildur1’ Blom and Ilari Sahamies on the FTP tables. Unfortunately, Black Friday and Full Tilt losing  Read more »

Sahamies Scores BigWhile Ilari Sahamies is known for his wild month-to-month swings at the high-stakes tables, the Finnish poker professional was able to tone things down a bit and keep himself far in the green for the month of October. With action heating up in anticipation of PokerStars’ re-launch of Full Tilt Poker, several of  Read more »

After months of swirling speculation, finally the truth has been revealed that PokerStars Inc. has decided to buy out the remaining shares of Full Tilt Poker and its affiliates, granting them ownership and full custody over the recently closed online poker brand.After two years of intense scrutiny, Full Tilt Poker will finally be able to  Read more »

Amidst the controversy and speculation over the future of Full Tilt Poker, one of its most recognized sponsored players, Phil Ivey, has dodged the public eye from the beginning of conversation. Although poker has progressed in the absence of one of the best players in the world, followers can’t help but wonder — Where is  Read more »

For those that still may be confused from the everlasting legal woes of Full Tilt Poker, we’re here at High Stakes Report to lay out a definitive timeline of what’s been going on, along with the details from both Full Tilt Poker, its correlated parties, and specific player opinions on all of these happenings.From the  Read more »

The answer to that question may be a resounding yes, as Full Tilt Poker releases a statement just a day after they were issued license revocations from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. It mentions that they have a financial agreement in place with the Bernard Tapie Group, for the acquisition of the company.In a surprising  Read more »

As the September meetings between Full Tilt Poker and the Alderney Gambling Control Commission have concluded, the AGCC releases information about their decision to end their licensing agreement with the online poker entity.Effective immediately, the governing poker body stated that their decision to part ways with three of the four trading companies of the online  Read more »

As Full Tilt Poker’s hearing with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission is scheduled for September 19th, both parties make important statements in regards to how the meeting will commence.While the most important thing on players’ minds is when the repayment of their funds will begin, the AGCC and Full Tilt Poker have released comments that  Read more »

Full Tilt Poker, which has been in a two-month standstill with the Alderney Gambling Control Commission over unpaid licensing fees, has finally relinquished the estimated sum of €250,000 to remove its debt according to recent statements by the AGCC.Just weeks ago, both parties were engaged in an intense battle over the discussion of reinstating Full  Read more »

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission, or governing body for Full Tilt Poker, has recently adjourned their latest meeting, which was set to discuss the reinstatement of Full Tilt Poker’s operating license.The meeting was attended by the public, and of an estimated 150 attendees, nearly a third of them were from the media.Luckily enough, all members  Read more »