The new Full Tilt Poker is set to reopen on 6^th November 2012 under the new owners PokerStars amid a wide range of controversy and without US players.

The latest controversy stems from Full Tilt Poker not paying affiliates their outstanding commissions and all previously referred players will not be carried forward, while this news was somewhat expected to some extent, they added further insult to injury by emailing their intent of a policy to remove amounts already paid into affiliates player balances from their player balances/bankrolls.

The Rational Group which operates PokerStars have denied any accountability to the debt owed to Full Tilt Affiliates despite the agreement reached between themselves and the US DOJ which clearly stated that the company must make available to foreign players all balances that were held in the Full Tilt accounts within 90 days.

The Full Tilt Poker affiliate website will remain inaccessible until they establish a new affiliate program which hints of a cross PokerStars / Full Tilt one access affiliate site where both brands will be promoted from, set to open sometime in 2013.

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The new Full Tilt Poker has landed quite literally, server racks and equipment that make up the Full Tilt Poker servers were flown from Guernsey to the Isle of Man in anticipation of FullTilt’s 6^th November relaunch date.

The server equipment was too large to fit onboard a regular aeroplane, so the new owners PokerStars opted to transport the 30 tons of hardware via a massive privately chartered Hercules Aircraft which touched down safely on Friday.

PokerStars head of corporate communications Eric Hollreiser mentioned in an interview with Isle of Man News – MTTV that all outstanding issues with the DOJ had been resolved and that PokerStars are committed to reopening Full Tilt Poker within the 90 day period ending on 6^th November 2012. The equipment landing plays a significant role in ensuring that Full Tilt Poker opens in time.

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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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