Mike Gentile
Managing Editor
Mike has experience in business, technology, accounting and real estate with a background in media. His online poker career was derailed by the events of Black Friday. At the same time, he co-founded pokerfuse to help players in in similar situation to him understand what was happening in the industry. Over a decade later, and he oversaw the business blossom into the leading publication in online poker. For many years, Mike was the Editor in Chief of pokerfuse. Today, he oversees advertising and partnerships across the company.
This Week in Poker Podcasts
In a new regular feature on pokerfuse, we wrap up the week in poker audio.
Full Tilt Deal Finalized: Civil Claims To Be Dismissed, Tapie To Buy Assets for $80m
Groupe Bernard Tapie and the DOJ agree on terms that will allow it to acquire the assets of Full Tilt Poker.
What Can Online Poker Rooms Do to Make Your Account More Secure?
With the large amounts of money held in online poker accounts, security is of the utmost importance. What additional measures would you like to see online poker rooms adopt to increase the security of your account?
How Will You React to the New Wave of Analytical Poker Software?
Will you upgrade to Holdem Manager 2, wait for PokerTracker 4, or are you happy with what you have?
US Responds To Motion to Dismiss Charges by Campos and Elie
The DOJ reveals its strategy to prosecute those involved in the Black Friday indictments.
PokerStars Responds to 70 Billionth Hand Controversy
Following the outrage by players claiming that the actions of the winner of the 70bn hand promotion acted outside of…
PokerStars 70 Billionth Hand Promotion Results in Controversy
Poker room pulls blog post announcing the winner as accusations of “abuse” cast a dark cloud over $70k prize.
Laurent Tapie Expects to Finalize Full Tilt Deal in the Next 15 Days
Laurent Tapie, Managing Director of Groupe Bernard Tapie, has stated that he expects the deal with the Department of…
Entraction Implements Geo-Restrictions
In September, the Entraction Network announced that it planned to block residents from Canada, Israel, Norway, Russia…
Are You Using a VPN to Play Online Poker?
Whether for security reasons, to circumvent geographical restrictions, or any other reason: have you used a VPN to play online poker and do you think the consequences being administered by PokerStars are fair?
DOJ Waives Filing Deadline for Swiss Accounts Related to Full Tilt
The US Government has agreed to “waive all filing time limits” to claim the assets of two frozen Swiss bank…
Cereus Plans to Liquidate Assets, Repay Players
A “potential solution” prepared by Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet parent company would redistribute funds to US and non-US players.