Nick Jones
Managing Editor
Nick has been involved in the online poker industry for over two decades, at various times a professional poker player, poker coach, video instructor, blogger, software developer, journalist and editor. In 2011, he co-founded pokerfuse, and was for many years the lead writer and Editor in Chief of and our industry trade site, Poker Industry PRO. Today, he leads overall site strategy and product development.
Tapie’s Audacious Attempt to Hire Full Tilt Staff, Launch New Poker Room
A leaked email shows a last-ditch effort by Laurent Tapie to hire key FTP employees and launch his online poker vision, “Game Cubed.”
All Usernames, Passwords on 2+2 “Considered Compromised”
Poker forum Two Plus Two has been taken offline today, after it emerged that someone had gained access to usernames and…
PokerStars Mobile Client Rolls Out Across Europe
Following successful deployments in Italy and the UK, PokerStars is making its popular real-money mobile client available in France, Scandinavia and beyond.
AGCC Application of FTP Subsidiary Withdrawn
The application by Orinic Limited for a category 2 gaming license in Alderney has been withdrawn, according to a…
PokerStars Confirms Active Settlement Discussions with DOJ
Behind closed doors: Discussions continue but no parties yet confirm that an agreement between the US Department of Justice, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker has been reached in principle.
Full Tilt Lawyer: “More Optimistic than Ever”
FTP attorney Barry Boss has stated that he is “more optimistic than ever” that Full Tilt players will be…
PokerStars to Address Lobby Concerns with Table Groups Innovation
A new feature currently being tested on play-money tables should reduce the lobby lists and make it easier to join games.
PTR to Provide Opt-In Service for PokerStars Players
Data-miner PokerTableRatings plans to allow players to decide whether to publish their PokerStars player profiles to the public.
Poker Won’t Get its Day in Court: Judge Accepts Campos Plea Deal
US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan has accepted the plea deal of John Campos, the last of five defendants accused of…
AGCC to Hold Public Hearing for Full Tilt License Application
The Alderney Gaming Control Commission will hold a hearing to review the application of Orinic Limited, a Full Tilt…
PTR “Fully Complies” with Demands, Takes Down PokerStars Profiles
The blindfold goes on as data-mining website PokerTableRatings agrees to remove all PokerStars player profiles following legal demands.
PokerTableRatings Goes Temporarily Offline Following PokerStars Cease and Desist
The first shots fired between PokerStars and PTR as website blinks briefly out of existence.