The Howard Lederer Files is the first interview with Howard Lederer since Black Friday, PokerNews.com gets an exclusive in-depth video interview.

Lederer sat down and answered every question thrown at him, and sheds some light on the way the Full Tilt Poker operated including payment processing, segregated player accounts, and everything from the start of Full Tilt Poker and events leading up to Black Friday.

The Howard Lederer Files will be released as a six or seven part video interviews, the Howard Lederer Interview was recorded at The Palazzo, Las Vegas.

With the Full Tilt Poker Deal completed, and players getting repaid when the New Full Tilt Poker launches on 6 November 2012.

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Breaking News – Pokerstars Buys Full Tilt Poker, yes it’s finally official. PokerStars have acquired FullTiltPoker assets after reaching a deal with the Department of Justice which includes reimbursing players outside of the USA.

USA players funds will be handled and processed by the U.S. government, players from the rest of the world will have their funds available for withdrawal within 90 days.

PokerStars plan to relaunch the former number 2 poker site as a separate company and maintain segregated accounts ensuring players funds are available for withdrawal at all times.

Until now no official statement was released regarding the Pokerstars Rumor Full Tilt Poker Deal, a detailed PokerStars statement now features on the Full Tilt Poker homepage confirming all the rumors that Pokerstars Buys Full Tilt Poker deal is true.

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A new rumor surfaced this week alleging that Pokerstars have pulled out on Full Tilt Poker deal, and the deal was just a ploy to prevent GBT from acquiring Full Tilt Poker. As strategic as this rumor sounds, Pokerstars Head of Corporate Communications Eric Hollreiser retweeted, ESPN Andrew Feldman tweet which stated that ‘Twitter rumors of PS folding on the FTP deal is false’.

While no actual statement has been made as to how and when the supposed the Full Tilt Poker deal is to take place, negotiations and settlement discussions are an ongoing process.

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A quick update on the $80 Million Full Tilt Poker deal with Groupe Bernard Tapie for those of you like us with portions of their bankroll still tied up.

Groupe Bernard Tapie’s lawyer Behnam Dayanim made a statement to PokerStrategy.com that the parties involved have mutually decided to extend the previous deadline and that positive progress had been made with the Full Tilt takeover deal.

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Some good news for Full Tilt Poker players, the Groupe Bernard Tapie have reached an agreement with the Department of Justice and signed a deal which includes:

• GBT repaying customers outside of the USA.
• DOJ to repay US players from seized funds.
• GBT acquiring Full Tilt Poker for $80 million.

Full Tilt Poker still need to agree and sign the deal to start the process of the sale of the company, while there may still be further negotiations, representatives from both parties seem optimistic about the recent developments. Hopefully we’ll see Full Tilt Poker open it’s doors to players and restore their negative reputation and regain players trust.

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