Michael 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.
Ongame Network For Sale
Bwin.party wants to offload the Euro network to “recycle surplus assets.”
Players File Class Action Lawsuit Against Full Tilt
On behalf of all United States account holders, Todd Terry et al. file suit against the company and known associates.
Ivey Drops Lawsuit on News of Potential FTP Sale
The LA Times and Wall Street Journal report that unnamed European investors are working to strike a deal to buy majority stake of the embattled poker room.
Hold’em Manager 2 to Enter Public Beta
Cloud sync, mobile platform and all-new interface among the new features in Hold’em Manager’s next generation tracking software.
Alderney Suspends Full Tilt’s License; Forces Poker Room to Close
FTP room shuts and all player withdrawals ceased pending a hearing in July, whilst MoneyBookers suspend all FTP deposits.
Cake Poker Moves to Avoid Possible Domain Seizure
Cakepoker.com now redirects players to cakepoker.eu
QuickTender: No Money to Re-imburse Seized Withdrawals
In an email sent to customers, QuickTender says they will not cover funds seized in transit and suggest those affected should file forfeiture claims.
Poland Moves to Ban Online Poker
As most of Europe moves towards regulation of online poker, Poland moves towards prohibition.
PokerStars Promotes New Saturday Tournament Lineup
A new schedule of guaranteed tournaments is being offered by PokerStars on Saturdays.
Poker News Daily and PokerTerms.com Go On Sale
eBay auction begins for Play Poker Network properties.
Scotty Nguyen, Mario Ho, Ansky, Bellande Join RISE Poker
New subcription-based site unveils impressive roster of Team Pros.
Pinnacle Sports To Close Entraction Poker Room
Popular sportsbook will shut the poker room from Wednesday due to incompatibilities with their Curacao license.