The merger makes perfect sense for the company from a business point of view making it easier to run as a single entity sharing the same games and promotions.
Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars will still be separate software downloads but they will share the same network, poker games, players and promos. Players signed up on both sites will benefit from the merging of the software. Full Tilt Poker recently dropped out of the list of top 10 poker sites in the World.
Players will be refunded the amount they had in their bankroll on Black Friday, 15 April 2011.
For two and a half years USA poker players have not had access to their Fulltilt funds, while the rest of the World have already been refunded to the sum of $184 million.
US Players must submit their claims before 15 November 2013 using the submission form available on the Full Tilt Poker Claims Administration website.
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Player traffic at FullTilt Poker has been on a rapid decline as measured by their cash game traffic according to the stats found on Pokerscout an independent poker traffic stat tracking site.
The once popular poker room Full Tilt, find themselves occupying the number four spot in global poker traffic stats since being reopened under the control of PokerStars.
When FullTilt Poker reopened back in November 2012, albeit without their USA players, they immediately catapulted back to their original second place spot that they had occupied prior to closing and it certainly seemed like Full Tilt were back on track to maintaining steady traffic flow once again, however this traffic was short lived as many players simply cashed out their funds (USA players can only cashout now) and moved on to greener pastures including the likes of PartyPoker, 888 Poker and iPoker (Titan,Winner).
To a large extent, FullTilt Poker have created their own demise by offering players below par bonuses and thinking along the lines of PokerStars management who offer little in terms of player rewards.
One could always argue that PokerStars deliberately intended to crash Full Tilt Poker, doing so would surely improve their own position in the market with less competition.
PokerScout Current Traffic rank (7 day average):
The massive task will return funds amounting to $159 million to more than a million US poker players who were victims of fraud in the Full Tilt Poker debacle.
The Full Tilt Poker Claims Administration website will allow players to submit their Petitions for Remission claim and receive compensation if eligible. Read More …
A new count down timer appears on fulltiltpoker.com counting down the days till the poker room is back online, with less than a month to go many poker players have been anxiously waiting for this day since June 2011.
Gus Hansen has been confirmed as the brand ambassador and face for the new Full Tilt Poker. Popular promotions will also been returning including the Full Tilt Online Poker Series FTOPS XXI which is scheduled for December 2012.
Full Tilt Poker will be managed separately from PokerStars both sites will continue to operate as they always have with different promotions and tournaments, after all they are separate companies.
