PokerStars are attempting to break their own Guinness World Record by hosting the largest online poker tournament on the 4th December 2011 as part of the PokerStars 10th Anniversary promotions.

The current PokerStars Guinness World Record which still stands was achieved in 2009 when 149,196 players registered in one tournament breaking all previous records set by Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars.

Players can be part of poker history in the latest attempt which hopes to attract more than 150,000 players to register for a low buy-in tournament of only $1 players can play for a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.

With no US players playing on PokerStars since Black Friday the record breaking attempt will face it’s biggest challenge with only countries outside of the USA allowed to participate.

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Great news for fans of Full Tilt Poker, the former #2 venue in online poker and even better news for those who have had their bankrolls frozen at the site since Full Tilt’s worldwide closure after the AGCC revoked their gaming license.

Full Tilt Poker looks set to make a comeback deal with Groupe Bernard Tapie taking over command of the once so popular poker room, the deal which has the approval of the DOJ will include paying all outstanding players worldwide that have money suspended in their Full Tilt player accounts.

Although exact details of the deal have not been fully disclosed to date, Managing Director of Groupe Bernard Tapie, Laurent Tapie has confirmed that “payment terms are defined” and that he expects an agreement to be drafted and signed within the next two weeks.

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In the ultimate poker showdown with Cake Poker vs Carbon Poker we compare the two online poker rooms to help you decide where to play poker online in the aftermath of Black Friday. The two USA poker sites are still accepting worldwide players including US players.

Both poker rooms are the flagships sites on their poker networks, CakePoker on the Cake Poker Network and CarbonPoker on the Merge Gaming Network.

While neither of the two sites can be compared to PokerStars or Full Tilt Poker, but they are still great alternative poker rooms where the recreational poker players can still play poker online for real money.

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The AGCC (Alderney Gambling Control Commission) have revoked Full Tilt Pokers gaming license despite the recent French investor testifying their “intent to purchase” the company Full Tilt Poker. The AGCC decision to revoke three of the four Full Tilt Poker licenses would make it harder to close the deal with the investor.

The AGCC released a statement which claims that Full Tilt Poker were in “serious breaches of AGCC regulations include false reporting, unauthorised provision of credit, and failure to report material events.” The AGCC also stated that “It is important to note that the revocation of FTP’s licenses does not, as has been suggested, prevent a reactivation of the business under new ownership and management.”

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York have also released a statement on the AGCC’s decision which includes what actions the Department of Justice plan on taking from here which could possibly include Full Tilt Poker players funds being returned by recovering funds from the alleged fraudulent activities. They also stated that the case “will last for many months at the least.”

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888Poker are currently working on new concept by introducing Home Games with PokerCam, the new addition is nothing new to the industry since the release of PokerStars Home Games and Full Tilt Poker Request Private Tournament at the beginning of 2011. However the 888poker lounges features pokercam tables for home games format making it more intimate and personalized for family and friends to play their own customized private poker tournaments or cash games.

The 888 PokerCam tables were also introduced earlier this year, the feature allows players to play poker face 2 face using webcams to stream audio and the video feed of each players is displayed as their player avatar.

The combination of PokerCam and Home Games will keep 888Poker ahead of most online poker rooms with their latest technology, which should also attract more traffic to the site. 888 poker lounges will be released soon and is currently available in the beta mode, read more to see a sneak peak of the new software.

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