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Email Notification for Full Tilt Remission Process is Now Complete
The email notification portion of the Full Tilt Poker remission process is now complete, according to the Garden City Group (GCG).
- The GCG states that it has sent out over 1.4 million emails to former players and it has already received 23,500 petitions through their online filing system.
- Additionally, the GCG will continue notifying players whose email addresses were deemed undeliverable, by sending postcards to those whose physical addresses they have on file.
- The deadline to submit a “Petition for Remission” is Saturday, November 16, 2013.
Cates Adds Another $197k to Lead Over Dwan in Durrrr Challenge
Cates extends his overall lead to approximately $1.5 million.
- The pair played for over three hours at the $200/$400 NLHE tables on Full Tilt Poker while getting in 1485 hands.
- They have modified the original deal, but the terms of the new deal have not been disclosed.
Merge Poker Rooms Reduce VIP Tiers—Top Tier Becomes Invitation Only
Six levels become three, and the top level is invitation only at Carbon Poker.
- Merge gaming rooms Carbon Poker and Aced have stripped their VIP schemes down to three levels.
- The top level is now invitation only.
- Players have reacted angrily to the reduced benefits.
- Merge skin PokerHost retains its five level scheme, at least for now.
EPT London Kicks Off Today
Season 10 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) continues today as EPT London kicks off from its new venue—the Grand Connaught Rooms in London’s Covent Garden.
- The poker festival, taking place October 2-12, spans 36 events including events under the United Kingdom Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) banner.
- On Friday October 4 the £50,000 EPT10 8-Handed Super High Roller with Unlimited Re-Entry is expected to draw some of the biggest names in professional poker to the felt.
- EPT Live, with Joe Stapleton and *James Hartigan, will be back on the air covering all the action.
Intertops Network Problems Disrupt Tournaments and Deposits
Severe server and network problems at Intertops disrupted play at the Revolution Gaming poker room yesterday.
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Timoshenko battles Tabali in a key hand on Day 6 of the 2013 World Series of Poker main event espn.go.com
In case you missed ESPN’s coverage of the WSOP last night, you will want to check out this video of a huge hand that develops at the feature table.
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WPN, Revolution, Merge Neck and Neck in US Offshore Market
For the first time, WPN nudges ahead of both its competitors to take the #2 spot in the dot-com US-facing market, while Revolution slips to #4. Three of the four top online poker networks that continue to accept players in the US are practically tied in online poker traffic, the latest data reveals.
Regulation in Review: Europe and Beyond
A weekly review of the latest developments in gaming regulation outside the US. This week: Spain, Bulgaria, Austria, the UK and Guatemala. UK
Amaya Gaming Moves to the Main Canadian Stock Market
After several years on the Venture market Amaya has qualified for a listing on the biggest stock market in Canada. Amaya Gaming is making the big leap from the Canadian TSX Venture Exchange to the main Canadian market, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
Rational Group Recruits Betfair Exec to Lead Full Tilt Casino
Sam Hobcraft becomes the new Director of Gaming for the Rational Group. Betfair’s ex-director of gaming Sam Hobcraft will take charge of adding casino games to Full Tilt Poker. The Rational Group announced the new product strategy for Full Tilt in July and Hobcraft was appointed in August.
