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04-24-2012 , 11:40 AM

#526

vughtzuid

grinder

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 556

deal is OFF for tapie

gg

04-24-2012 , 11:40 AM

#527

Zaarg

adept

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 735

and today is my birthday

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

04-24-2012 , 11:40 AM

#528

potconTROLL

enthusiast

Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 72

Tom Victor ‏ @egamingreview

Cerrar

GBT: "our efforts to obtain final DoJ approval to acquire the assets of Full Tilt Poker have ended without success" - more to follow
Retwitteado por Kevin Mathers

https://twitter.com/#!/egamingreview...12312429924352

04-24-2012 , 11:40 AM

#529

getya45

adept

Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 809

Great news! I did not have that much stuck on FTP, but I can imagine people running around their houses knowing they will get their BR back.

04-24-2012 , 11:40 AM

#530

BeerBottlez

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,909

You would think a Pokerstars spokesman would of put this to rest before it got out of hand saying it was untrue if indeed it was right?

The fact nobody has done that peak my interest and gives me a glimmer of hope for the moment.

04-24-2012 , 11:40 AM

#531

rebonkulous

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 19,761

04-24-2012 , 11:40 AM

#532

allthegold

enthusiast

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 63

wow what is that good or bad

04-24-2012 , 11:41 AM

#533

mckrogh

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,495

What the hell is going on!"!"!"!""!"#"!#!"#"!¤"#¤#"!¤

04-24-2012 , 11:41 AM

#534

BillNye

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Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10,048

Does tapie out mean we're ****ed or does it confirm stars swooped in?

04-24-2012 , 11:41 AM

#535

peterc1992

old hand

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,384

This pokerstars stuff has to be true so?

Random guy says that pokerstars will buy full and pay everyone back in a deal with the DOJ.

CEO of Chilli poker confirms a deal and gives actual figures.

Tapie pulls out.

This surely means that pokerstars have got it?

04-24-2012 , 11:41 AM

#536

gimmepilotwings

centurion

Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 105

Quote:

Originally Posted by dillchips

At first I was really happy about this, FTP software + stars support is Teh nuts, but then Stars will take monopoly of online poker for sure. It's good if stars buys FTP, because players get their money back, but then it sucks because then stars will only go downhill from there. I really want players to get their money back, but not stars taking monopoly.

Until legislation, you want consolidation. The game needs bigger prize pools and tournament entries for satellites.

It is not too late to run satellites for the main event.

Besides, the other option was GBT and Tapie running FTP. A known felon convicted of fixing football games.

04-24-2012 , 11:41 AM

#537

1-ZiZaZo-1

stranger

Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blinky2099

did you just call Apple a monopoly...?

LOL

04-24-2012 , 11:41 AM

#538

BreakYaNeck

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Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,187

April 24th will be my new favorite day of all time!

04-24-2012 , 11:41 AM

#539

omnishakira

High Troller

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,732

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillNye

Does tapie out mean we're ****ed or does it confirm stars swooped in?

YET, it only means we're ****ed

04-24-2012 , 11:42 AM

#540

Gankstar

adept

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,041

Quote:

Originally Posted by dillchips

Everyone who has said this...

...do you guys understand the difference between a coerced monopoly and one that exists without barriers to entry in the market?

If they raise rake too high, and they have no regulations to restrict competitors from entry into the market (which we all know they don't), then there is no coerced monopoly (or the problems people generically associate with "monopolies").

It's like a hooker having a monopoly on BJs...if she starts getting lazy about it, some other hooker can always come along and give a better deal or a better quality BJ.

04-24-2012 , 11:42 AM

#541

whpatterson

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 114

What took them so long?
Also, did they sabotage GBTs deal with DOj?
Does this mean we get to Ivey in a PS patch?
Will the Big Game and PAD both come back?

04-24-2012 , 11:42 AM

#542

Cherry_Reign

newbie

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 45

So Is this whole Deal off and BTG backs finally out or is this good cause Pokerstars is buyin FTP and so they will pay all the payers?

04-24-2012 , 11:42 AM

#543

blankoblanco

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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,395

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillNye

Does tapie out mean we're ****ed or does it confirm stars swooped in?

polarized range

04-24-2012 , 11:42 AM

#544

ANTRODAX

enthusiast

Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 83

BOOOOM

http://www.poker-red.com/noticias/ul...ull-tilt-poker

igamingFrance: Laurent Tapie announces that the Deal is off. Sabotage, he says.

04-24-2012 , 11:42 AM

#545

holden

enthusiast

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 79

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterc1992

Stop posting info that we already saw.

Most sites are gettin info from this thread and using it .Pretty ****y journalism,

Only actually reliable source we have it from that chilli poker guy as I see no reason for him to make this **** up.

While I agree linking those articles ITT is dumb, those articles themselves are good journalism, so long as they make it clear it is nothing more than rumor. Not everybody reads 2+2 or NVG and this is news everybody remotely interested in online poker would be interested in.

04-24-2012 , 11:43 AM

#546

sayhey69

adept

Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 831

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blinky2099

did you just say Apple makes the best sh*t...?

fyp

04-24-2012 , 11:43 AM

#547

Tendencies

enthusiast

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 75

There's no case for a monopoly because the other networks/sites have sufficient numbers and customers usually have active accounts on multiple sites

04-24-2012 , 11:43 AM

#548

APhantomHand

newbie

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blinky2099

did you just call Apple a monopoly...?

well they are the closest thing to being one...i was exaggerating a bit obv

04-24-2012 , 11:43 AM

#549

akcbr954

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 334

Soooooo many pages of nothing.....plz stfu and wait for some news

04-24-2012 , 11:43 AM

#550

imfromsweden

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10,152

Why would DN go out and proclaim that there was zero chance for us to get any money back and we should all just forget about FTP a few weeks ago, if Stars was working with a deal with DOJ? Surely he is high enough up to know about such a deal. I hope for the best, but doubt this is true

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