Sorry but what does "Si" stand for?

As in Spanish for 'yes'.

Oh right LOL

Thought there was a deeper underlying meaning going on here.

Just noticed an update to the OP too so I guess they were trying to update information but deleted thread instead.

actually it means "if" without an accent over the i.
I'm learning spanish!
...in central america

DF:

Is the GBT deal falling through going to likely delay FTP's coming back or not affect it, if you had to speculate?

Yvw.

Hypothetically speaking, if such a deal were to be finalized, there could be several options on how licensing might be accomplished. That's not meant to dance around the question btw, it really is the truth, imo.

wtf, how is that even legal?!

It like Apple and Microsoft would merge, no way this can happen if antitrust-laws are still alive...

Well technically I suppose it's already been delayed, since that "deal" could have been completed a long time ago. If you are asking me to speculate on whether a new deal by another party is likely to result in another 6-9 months of delays, my opinion would be, assuming that agreement is finalized, absolutely not.

It wouldn t make sense if they are spending all that money. best to reopen FTP site and run it seperately. In the end, they will have a bigger market share. There are diffeeences between the sites and how they run, and we as players can pick and chose

Here's a guide on how to cut down your thread reading to a minimum while still keeping up on the updates of nothing happening.

Step 1. Check the Op for updates.

Step 2. Click on Diamond Flush, select 'find more posts' read those. Ignore everything else in the thread.

Optional extra of just scrolling through the pages until you see a green or blue name and stopping to check there as well.

I'd like to see your list of "tons of options" for someone that multi tables and doesn't want to deal with the Party/ipoker/ongame bots.

Mondogarage's post is most likely imo and I had nothing left there when they shut down, but would be the nuts if DOJ still went after it and FTP players ended up with it as penalties and interest for what they've been through.

This is your choice to limit the sites that you can play on. It is similar to saying Shell have a monopoly because I don't want to buy fuel from a company that dumps millions of gallons of oil into the sea (BP).

Just because you don't want to play on those sites, doesn't mean that PS is a monopoly

What will change after the FTP acquisition? Either way, Stars is your only option.

I didn't say PS is a monopoly?

He said there's a tons of options which is not true and frankly quite a dumb thing to say post black friday.

If you're a multitabler, want good traffic and feel somewhat secure with your money Stars is the only option.

you gonna make an appearance on QJ"S DF?

The DOJ is going after it:http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pokerstars.html

I wonder how many interested buyers are in line in case PS negotiations fail. Many people have made the valid case that it is beneficiary for PS to buy FTP and settle with DOJ for $750 mil. I am also thinking that if there aren't any additional interested parties besides GBT that PS could have just tried to sabotage the deal to eliminate the threat of the resurrection of its most feared competitor. If someone is waiting in line right behind PS however, it is more likely that PS is seriously considering buying FTP as opposed to just ensuring that GBT is unsuccessful in acquiring FTP.

So far I think that this ordeal has gotten enough attention that PS would rather have FTP under its umbrella rather than having to worry about someone else stepping into the arena with the FTP brand.

I never said you said it was a monopoly ... The post you quoted was in reference to monopolies.

My point still remains valid. YOU are restricting the sites available by YOUR criteria. There are tons of sites, but you have chosen to not play there.

+1

Antitrust laws could be the deal-breaker on this IMO

The other item thats missing are additional liabilities that would be inherited in particular money owed to affiliates, outstanding accounts payable and player vip points. Is there a working number of how much rakeback affiliates are owed?

df, this is where i read about you being under a nda(that was you response to the person saying about you being under a nda and other confidential agreements....not at pc so I cannot multi qoute)...A reasonable person wouldve read this had to do with ftp/gbt. If you're not under a nda can you expound?

I think PokerStars could sidestep this a bit by saying we don't work with affiliates.

DNA not NDA.

She was making a joke.